This weekend's sibling rivalry

The UK-U of L game over the weekend was one of the best games in that series. Kentucky had a terrible first half, managing only sixteen points, as Louisville surprisingly dominated the inside against Kentucky's less experienced size. But how many times have children in Kentucky lived the last five seconds of the game, in a gym or backyard playground, shooting the ball as the clock (nearly) expires, getting fouled, and making the free throws to bring the team from behind and beat an arch-rival? Way to go, Patrick. Congratulations, Cats.

But as Han Solo said, "Don't get cocky." Louisville is good, and we may see them again.

One ingredient adding intrigue to this year's game has been Pitino's recent comment when asked his thoughts on whether Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino should stay at Louisville:

"I made a big mistake in my life professionally. I thought I needed a new challenge, thought I needed this or that, and I never should have left UK, looking back on it. I didn't know it then; hindsight is great. . . .

"What makes you happy as a basketball coach is seeing your family happy, winning and spending quality time with your players because they're good people. And I had all of that at UK. We had a dynasty going and I made more than enough money. Money wasn't a factor. It's only a factor when you can't pay your bills, but that's not the case with college coaches."

Some Louisville fans were a bit peeved that Pitino seemed to be pining for his old job on his U of L radio show. I don't doubt his commitment to Louisville. But it was nice to hear what Big Blue Nation has known all along -- he had it great at UK, and should have stayed.