I wanted to share what it was like to attend the IU/UK game on Saturday. Hope you guys enjoy.
Here is an excerpt:
First, let me just say that I made the decision to wear a blue, collared shirt to the game because a) it was [COLOR=black]clean and matched my pants and b) I figured we could all just get along.
We grabbed our laptops,[/COLOR] cameras and other various media tools and headed to the arena.
After about 10-15 steps (literally), I heard a loud and obnoxious: “F*** KENTUCKY!!!”
My first thought was, “is he [COLOR=black]talking[/COLOR] to me” and my first reaction was to look in that general direction.
Sure enough, I was greeted by a double, two-fingered salute and a loud, “yeah! I said it!”
An aside: I did notice that the kid had a big Greek “SAE” painted on his back. Let me just say Phi Alpha to you brother. If you don’t mind, try to represent the True Gentleman with a little more class and character. By the way, didn’t IU temporarily kick their SAE chapter off campus for being stupid a decade ago?
Now, getting back to the story. We worked our way through the crowd with some limited hazing, but nothing out of the way.
[B]Impressions of Assembly Hall[/B]
For me, entering storied Assembly Hall for the first time was like entering a museum of basketball greatness.
The first thing I noticed when I walked through the door were Hall of Fame plaques and championship trophies. I was enamored with the pictures of legendary Hoosiers such as Calbert Chaney, Keith Smart, Steve Alford, Jared Jeffries and on and on. Even the pictures of “The General” Robert Montgomery Knight reminded me of the greatness that once was Indiana basketball. I never cheered for those guys, but I certainly respected them.
Even though I had seen that Indiana logo on television numerous times, [COLOR=black]walking[/COLOR] into the arena for the first time gave me cold chills. I will admit, it was bigger than I expected and I knew immediately that it was going to be a tough environment.
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