After winning at Rupp in game one and game two,

The Cats headed to Vegas - and were followed by Tru ;)

Kansas State was up first in our Vegas showdown.

The crowd made them feel like they were in our hometown!

The first half was great.  Meeks played like a dream!

Going in at the half, he had outscored their whole team!

The second half was different, and not in a good way.

K-State was coming back.  They had turned up their play.

Their shots started falling.  Their defense got mean.

Soon they were back from being down seventeen!

Coach G went to Liggins to come into the game

Who stayed in his seat saying, "Thanks all the same."

But the Cats scratched and clawed and won according to plan

WIth Meeks our "High Roller" and Billy G. our stickman.

A close win by two and  20 hours gone by,

It's the Cats and the Mountaineers coming in off a high.

So, we won by two and they crushed their opponent.

A win here makes us champions so we need to own it.

The game started out, our Cats came out slow.

Our turnover total, continued to grow.

Bad pass by Porter.  Harris gets stuck.

For being in Vegas, we arent having much luck.

Both teams playing sloppy, struggling to score.

We'd get in a few shots, but they'd get a few more.

Down by 10 at the half - Will the Cats win???

Hell yeah - this is Vegas!  Now, hit me again!

Somewhere in the second half, we decided to play

With sophomore Josh Harrellson leading the way!

Pat Patterson, double-double in the City of Sin

And tonight even Liggins agreed to come in! 

They dug in and fought. Our team scored at the line

And since Huggy Bear's couldnt, the score realigned.

Nine minutes to play and we take the lead!

A roar goes throughout the great Big Blue sea!

54-43, Kentucky is the winner!!!

Champions in Vegas - Winner winner, chicken dinner!!!

Who is that, out on the floor?

Cant be Kentucky - have you seen the score??

It is Kentucky!  I hoped I was wrong.

Why  are they wearing shorts that are so long?

Get me the phone - I need to place an order.

Yes, I'd like a new point guard, one that ISNT Mike Porter!

Dickie V. is killing me, think I'll turn on the radio.

Is Meeks playing basketball or Hot Potato??

He shoots on the pass wherever he stands.

I have to believe the ball is burning his hands.

Miller and Liggins and new guys we've chosen,

Look like deer in headlights - just frozen.

Where is P-Pat, isnt he on our team?

A victory tonight feels like a pipe dream.

Why is Stevenson at half court?  Where is Galloway?

Why do we keep giving the damn ball away???

We're getting killed out there, just murdered on the court.

What ever the plan was, Billy G. should abort!

Our defense is failing, our offense shut-down,

We have to figure out how to turn this around.

Well that game is over, a loss is once more.

So, let us mourn FOR TONIGHT our basketball score.

But, tomorrow a new day will begin,

And soon our team - KENTUCKY - will win.

We'll win one game here and another one there,

And soon Big Blue Nation will have to declare,

The season's not over, we've been given reprieve!

And all it will take is for us to BELIEVE!!

GO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have a BIG game today and I, for one, am too excited to focus (fully) on work!  I am ready for GAMETIME!!!  I thought I would open up a fanpost in case there are others out there -like me- ready to get fired up about tonight's game!!!! This can be our own little "war room!"   

Funny story - A Louisville fan stopped by my office today and said that he heard the federal government was working on a "bail-out" plan for Kentucky's basketball team.  I have to admit, I DID think that was pretty witty, being easliy baited as I am, I responded with, "Yeah, just wait until we knock off number one tonight!"

(BTW, this is my first fanpost, too!)  GO CATS!!!!!!!!