“The Season Without Celebration”: Going into the 1977-78 season, the Wildcats faced perhaps the most suffocating expectations of any UK team. That year’s senior class had, as freshmen, lost in the 1975 final to [URL=”http://www.nationofblue.com/index.php?title=UCLA_Bruins”]UCLA[/URL] in [URL=”http://www.nationofblue.com/index.php?title=John_Wooden”]John Wooden’s[/URL] final game as Bruins coach. The seniors had an outstanding supporting cast, and most Kentucky fans would have accepted nothing less than a national title. Despite its successful run to the title, the team was widely criticized, especially by its own fans, for being too serious and focused, giving rise to the “season without celebration” catchphrase.
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