Well, it’s here. The long-awaited Governor’s Cup will be played on Saturday night in the Derby City. The Cardinals are red-hot after beating up on Syracuse and Duke by a combined score of 103-25. Kentucky had similar results against Vanderbilt and New Mexico State. Louisville is favored in spite of a 6-5 record. The brightly lit buildings in the desert perceptibly value the Cardinals’ losses more so than UK’s wins. Mark Stoops relishes in the underdog role. Pregame prognostications are providing ample motivation for his football team.
To put it nicely, these two teams and fanbases don’t like each other very much.