'Cats clobber overrated UofL, now lay off Tubby

I never cease to be amazed by the incredible pettiness displayed by the fans of my birth state. How can anyone — anyone — in Kentucky look at Tubby Smith and not be proud and happy to have him?

I understand that after his hollowed-out (thanks to the mind-bogglingly stupid decisions to go pro by Randolph Morris and Kelenna Azubuike) team was beaten by a mediocre North Carolina and totally whipped by the hated rivals from Indiana, folks were standing in line for a chance to take it all out on Tubby.

Please. December upsets are common and usually meaningless. The UK team as it is simply does not have the inside game to be considered a Top 10 team. On January 10, with Morris back in the paint, the Wildcats become a powerhouse if he can stop being a foul magnet. If Azubuike were in Lexington, instead of the NBA D-league, who knows?

Perhaps now that Pitino (the same bozos that howl at Tubby hate Pitino for taking $100 million dollars to go to the Celtics; I wonder how many of them would turn down a $1 per hour increase to jump from McDonald's to Denny's) and his overrated (they've eaten more cupcakes this year than Michael Moore) Cardinals have been righteously humbled, perhaps they'll lay off Tubby.

Or not. Mark Story:

Members of The Association of Tubby Bashers -- which seemed to have more members than Sam's Club early last week -- now have to put a sock in it.

Well, until Kentucky next loses.

In that case, they should find a bigger sock.