Does a resumption of the Kentucky series actually have hope this time?

Mike Woodson was requested earlier this week in a podcast concerning the potential for resuming Indiana’s sequence with Kentucky, and actually, his reply sounded too generic to warrant an article.

“That may probably occur sooner or later,” Woodson stated on the podcast with Jon Rothstein. “I simply suppose that (Kentucky coach John) Cal(ipari) and I and the ADs and the administration, now we have to simply come to some widespread floor and see what occurs. I do know that our followers would like to see it and I’m positive Kentucky followers would like to see it as effectively.”

That appeared like the newest approach of claiming nothing was taking place anytime quickly.

However at present, a brand new spherical of noise emerged surrounding the sequence.

It began with a Twitter submit by Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports activities radio.

Quickly thereafter, well-known radio persona and IU basketball participant Dan Dakich appeared to substantiate one thing was up.

Since then we’ve talked to sufficient folks to consider issues are legitimately shifting within the path of a renewal of the sequence.  The almost certainly strategy?  A impartial web site rotation with cut up crowds, very similar to we noticed within the Nineteen Nineties and early 2000s.

Now, to make sure, rumors like this have popped up from time-to-time for the reason that sequence led to 2011.  So in the event you’re skeptical, that’s comprehensible.  However this time appears a bit completely different.  And if it will get finished, a willingness by Woodson and AD Scott Dolson to not play video games on campus will possible be what made the distinction.

Indiana vs. Kentucky is a sequence that dates again to 1924. The packages have met 57 instances since then, together with yearly from 1969 via 2011. From 1992 to 2006 the groups performed at impartial websites (Indianapolis and Louisville) with the group cut up roughly 50/50.

Indiana received the newest common season assembly in 2011 when Christian Watford’s buzzer beating shot shocked the No. 1 Wildcats in Bloomington and despatched the house crowd right into a frenzy. Since then the packages have solely met within the postseason — a 2012 NCAA Event sport received by Kentucky, and the final matchup, a 2016 NCAA Event sport received by IU.

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