re: Who is Kentucky's biggest rival in the SEC (B-Ball)

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Alabama and Kentucky had some wars in the 1970's and 1980's.

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Isn't that the truth. I grew up watching those battles between Wimp and Joe B. Bama always had an elite big man in the 80s, ala Robert Horry or Derrick McKey. Wimp had personality which really spiced up the rivalry. I see the 70s/80s as the SEC's golden years. You had Wimp, Sonny Smith, Hugh Durham, Dale Brown, the Ernie and Bernie show, and UK was up and down enough that all of these teams had years when they won the conference and had success in the NCAAs

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Alabama and Kentucky had some wars in the 1970's

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Alabama's three year run of winning or sharing the SEC title from 1973-1974 thru 1975-1976 is one of the SEC's most underrated achievements.

Kentucky won the head to head in '75 denying Alabama the opportunity to play the first round game at home. At least that year the 'at large' berth started. The year before Alabama tied Vandy with Vandy winning both games and Alabama sat home as co-champ with the Mideast Regional at Tuscaloosa.