Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Basketball is a Big Deal in Kentucky

By Jared Dyer

The University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky are arch rivals in basketball and both colleges are both in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Louisville and Lexington are the first and second largest cities in the state of Kentucky. These two cities are also home to the first and second largest colleges in the state. The UK Wildcats have called Lexington, KY home for a very long time. The school was founded way back in 1865.

The University of Kentucky has had a lot of high profile coaches. Adolph Rupp was a long time coach at Kentucky and is one of the most successful college basketball coaches to ever live. Rupp is a hall of fame coach who won four national titles at Kentucky. Several decades later Rick Pitino coach at Kentucky before eventually moving to his current position at the University of Louisville.

Before Rick Pitino went to Louisville the Kentucky Wildcats were by far the most dominant college

Greatest Draft Choices By The Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are one of the more historic teams in the league. Indianapolis was set up in 1953 as the Baltimore Colts and transferred to Indianapolis in 1983. While in Baltimore the team took home four NFL Titles and since moving to Indianapolis the team captured Super Bowl XLI in Miami in 2007 (check our Super Bowl predictions to see who the favorite is this year). There were a number of good players selected by the Indianapolis Colts. The best players selected by the Indianapolis Colts are Marvin Harrison, Raymond Berry and Peyton Manning.

No. 3: Marvin Harrison, WR, (1996 - 2008)