L, NO!

Let me say this. I HATE LOUISVILLE FANS. There is literally no one more annoying than a pompous fan who thinks he is entitled to more than what they are. If Alabama, Ohio State, or USC fans were running their mouths at the rate that UL fans were, I would still be annoyed yet they would at least have a leg to stand on. Just remember, Louisville fan only a short 20 years ago you could get free tickets to see Little Brother play in a minor league baseball stadium when you bought $200 worth of groceries at Kroger. Claiming that you are among the national elite is a big stretch with the lack of quality wins they possess. Yes they have been to bowl games in 9 consecutive years. But in those 9 years they have defeated the stalwarts of: Wake Forest, Boise St, and BYU. They also have losses to Virginia Tech, Marshall (twice), Miami (OH), Colorado St, and Boise St. Is Little Bro a national power? No way. Are they a legit top 20 program? Of course they are. If only duh ville fans would act like they are a top 20 program and not the greatest college football team in history I could possibly stand it a little more.

That being said, duh ville has some legs to stand when talking smack to the cats. This is my 7th year at the University of Kentucky, but I have only seen the cats beat the Cards once. (This was a glorious day in 2002 but I digress). There is nothing more annoying than your rival talking smack, unless your rival is a fan of duh ville. (Allow me to preface this statement by saying my wife-to-be is a UL alumnus and there are people in my family who are UL fans). All fanbases have those nut jobs that ultimately becomes the caricature for all of their fans. For UK this would be the mullet wearing, toothless, redneck with a Kentucky basketball shirt from the 1996 national championship (1998 doesn't count, Tubby did it with Rick's players). Also the UK fan has no knowledge of football whatsoever. They are throwbacks from the Hall Dumme era that wants to fake every punt, throw on every down, and lose an "entertaining" game 68-40. This UK caricature also includes doing the wave while a player lies injured on the ground, cheering when our team is on offense and attempting to call an audible, and not cheering when our team is on defense. (Just for reference, the typical UK Bball fan wants to shoot 40 3's a game, press for 40 minutes, and "put Ritchie in"). I realize these stereotypes are what most people think of me as a UK fan, and I am OK with that because despite the fact that they have a lot to learn about football, they come out in droves and that is a start. So go brush those teeth you have let, get ready to buy a new t-shirt when Billy Clyde hangs another banner, perm the end of that mullet and show up to commonwealth on Saturday and scream your brains out.

After some pondering, I have come up with a title that I feel befits the annoying fan of duh ville: "the urban redneck". It's a bunch of white men with jean shorts, K-Swiss, scripted "L" hats, and throwing up the universal hand signal for loser which is supposed to be a gang sign for your team. This just in: you are not Kanye West trying to dress "hip" makes you look like an idiot. Despite this gear, their fans still guzzle just as much Natty Ice as UK fans, they just try to hide it a little better. Just 'cause you come from the "big city" doesn't mean your necks are not as red as ours, you just have your collar popped to try and hide it.

That's it for this post, expect a couple of more with updates including the Coach Durbin Locks of the week.