re: Our press conf. Was louder than Rupp

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do think coming into that scene after 15 years at one program like KY can break the best bluffer. Tonight there was an element of reality inserting itself and it dragged out. I do not think it is something he will flake on but our fanbase worries me. Odds today would have us out of the tourney next season. The expectations became very real in that 1 hour.

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Yeah, he is still taking it in. Tonight was a reality check he is no longer in his familiar comfort zone he got used to. Hopefully he adapts and gets going quick. Probably easier to do without all the cameras and hooplah going on.

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I mean it was a whole exaggerated event, he buckled in for it and was happy to see it end. It’s an awkward amount of attention, especially at this point in his tenure.

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I wonder how we see it so differently? Personalities? inherent tendencies? past experiences? not sure.

I saw a man who seemed overall at ease with a huge crowd that he just met, at a new job, winning the presser. He used history, knew past players, gave out the needed appreciations to endear himself. He acted professionally and had a demeanor of success. And he leaves almost immediately to accept the Wooden Award in LA in the next day or two. anywho...