Pat Forde, What are you doing? When you dont like what a national columnist writes, ignore it. Hits and generating controversy is what most journalists live for and I have learned that all the emails and complaining usually does is lead the columnist to want to write more, not less, negative things about Kentucky and the UK fanbase. While it may feel good to send the email to the writer in which you let him have it and give all your well-reasoned points, 99 times out of 100 it is either ignored or simply used as proof of the “delusional fanbase” point that they were initially making.
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However I am going to make an exception today. After the last few weeks, it is impossible not to wonder what is the deal with Pat Forde. While I know many dont like that I say this in regards to Pat, it is true. I do like him personally and he has always been very nice to me. Having said that, these last few weeks have shown a scale of professional hypocrisy that seems beyond strange to me and is definitely worth questioning. Pat is (along with Katz), THE major college basketball voice on the most powerful sports network in the country. What he says matters (unlike say a local columnist in Memphis) and thus it cant just be ignored. His recent hypocrisy can be seen in his coverage of two stories: Read Full Column at Kentucky Sports Radio Mob Blog...




