SMITH: Nothing like a trip to the Conch Republic

Loran Smith

Kentucky football has never reached the level of Wildcat basketball over the years and some of that probably has to do with the weather. Before you laugh, think about the fact that it gets cold in the Bluegrass state in late fall and winter, which is a time to find your way indoors.

Every backyard in Kentucky has always featured a basketball goal. It is a game you can play by yourself. You don’t have to get up a team. It only takes a younger brother. Or sister. Kids play the game year-round but there was always a gymnasium of some type nearby when the temperatures began dropping. Basketball became the sport of choice in Kentucky. (This, of course, is exempting horse racing, which is another story.)

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