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No fan base travels like Kentucky basketball.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:03 pm
Holy shite.....
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Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:03 pm to harmonics
Indianapolis is pretty close by.
I still remember y'all bringing a ton of fans to the Rose Bowl against UCLA.
I still remember y'all bringing a ton of fans to the Rose Bowl against UCLA.
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Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:05 pm to harmonics
That's cause they were all Indiana fans earlier this year then bought their Kentucky tees earlier this week.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:05 pm to harmonics
They like to watch Kentucky in stadiums rather that at home because stadiums have indoor plumbing.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:06 pm to Korin
90% of their fans are retired.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:11 pm to harmonics
It's not just that they travel well (though they always do) it's that they're very, very, spread out. The Cats are a home team in several states due to the size of BBN which is immense.
Also, UK football fans though smaller in number and less sidewalky travel well to places like Knoxville and always have. Indy is close enough to where they'd have a huge crowd even without the enormous size of the basketball-only BBN fans.
I think a lot of folks forget UK basketball is a national brand. The Lady Vols are as well. And the reach of both is far beyond the fans normally generated even by great teams.
Also, UK football fans though smaller in number and less sidewalky travel well to places like Knoxville and always have. Indy is close enough to where they'd have a huge crowd even without the enormous size of the basketball-only BBN fans.
I think a lot of folks forget UK basketball is a national brand. The Lady Vols are as well. And the reach of both is far beyond the fans normally generated even by great teams.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:12 pm to harmonics
well...some of those are Duke fans...
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:12 pm to tcroot
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90% of their fans are retired.
Have to be. Never seen so many missed days from work
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:13 pm to harmonics
A lot of them a duke fans also mayne
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:14 pm to 5thTiger
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well...some of those are Duke fans...
Boom
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:27 pm to WilliamTaylor21
Right, not that Kentucky hoops fans don't travel but you have a ton of Duke fans there as well.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:42 pm to JesusQuintana
A lot of UK fans can get tickets to SEC and regional tournaments easier than getting them to Rupp.
Friend of mine lives on Natucket, and went to SEC tourney for that reason.
Go Badgers
Friend of mine lives on Natucket, and went to SEC tourney for that reason.
Go Badgers
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:57 pm to harmonics
First off Indianapolis is close to Lexington. Second of all, the term "traveling well" is way overused. Teams that have a lot of success get a big following across the country and are national brands. The reason half of the stadium in Kansas City is rooting for the Yankees is not because 25 thousand people travelled from NY. Same goes for fan bases like the Steelers, Cowboys, Lakers, Duke,etc. it's not a function of traveling so much as gaining a large national bandwagon following
Posted on 4/4/15 at 9:15 pm to LL012697
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Same goes for fan bases like the Steelers, Cowboys, Lakers, Duke,etc. it's not a function of traveling so much as gaining a large national bandwagon following
Very true esp with KY & Duke tonight.
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