Boy, Huggy Blew This One

Give the man some cheese to go with his "whine." In reality, they could've called many more on WVU, because this time they actually began to call out TRUE fouls for all the hand insertions, slaps, and body blows (when WVU was on defense). Not unlike a few years ago in the tourney, when a very strongly seeded WVU got absolutely curb-stomped by Kentucky because the refs simply called the game like they should call it when WVU plays, as opposed to how the refs typically call it in Big 12 conference play.

But more than that, the disparity tonight was due to WVU living beyond the arc all night. They didn't drive nearly as much as we did, and you're not going to get the foul activity when that happens. KU went inside a lot more.

But I'm not going to belabor it. KU came back in a gutsy performance, and the game was well over when Huggins decided to try to make the "narrative" of the KU win all about fouls and refs. He then proceeded to do that in his presser.

Sour grapes. He thought they might have a shot at a title co-share (if the chips fell well) with a win over us tonight. He thought they were going to FINALLY stop KU from pursuing #14 with a legit shot. AND he thought he had pocketed his little $25K bonus check (or is it $50K) for having beaten KU. But it wasn't to be. We fought like hell, came back, and beat their rears. It's as simple as that.

On to OU. I could give two **** about WVU at this point.

"West Virginia is ranked 333rd in the country in defensive free throw rate. Their whole system is predicated on pressurized, gambling defense. They also jacked up 26 threes. Still led by 10 under 4 mins. But it's the refs' fault."

Good point, Hawknmo, though I try to avoid directly quoting statements that turn out to be duplicitous or from the mouth of a forked tongue.

(Don't get myself or HawkE started on Dean Smith and hotel rooms in New Orleans)

Keeping it upbeat here, after the big win last night.