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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-31-2015, 11:07 AM:

We beat Notre Dame and the game is over and the score isn't going to change. The media has always made Notre Dame their untouchable team and doubt that will ever change.

Kentucky coach John Calipari didn’t back off his postgame comments after his team’s win over Notre Dame Saturday in the Midwest Region final despite being blasted nationally on social media for saying his team played “poorly” and would not say Notre Dame was the toughest foe the unbeaten Wildcats had faced.

“We played Texas A&M and they took us to double overtime and we were lucky to get to overtime. We played Mississippi in overtime and we were lucky to do that. Florida played us in a tough game on the road. I can go on and on. LSU had us beat down there,” said Calipari on the Final Four coaches teleconference Monday.

“I mean, to say that that was by far the toughest game, I could have lied (during the postgame TV interview) and said, ‘Oh, yeah, absolutely.’ But what I did say after the game was, Notre Dame played great. Then when I got up on the stage, I said, ‘Let's give them a hand for the great game that they played.’ Now, it really doesn't matter what I say, it could be construed however.”

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Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 03-31-2015, 11:47 AM:

That's the media making a mountain out of a mole hill. He was very complimentary to Notre Dame after the game and basically stated the truth, we did not play up to our normal level defensively against Notre Dame. I felt Notre Dame played as well as they possibly could and we didn't so I guess that puts me on the same page as Coach Cal. We were very lucky to get a win out of that game all things considered.