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Title: something I did not know about CPBB Post by: bamalum67 on December 22, 2011, 07:30:03 AM One more for the Bear: University of Kentucky Bryant coached at the University of Kentucky for eight seasons. Under Bryant, Kentucky made its first bowl appearance (1947) and won its first Southeastern Conference title (1950). The 1950 Kentucky team concluded its season with a victory over Bud Wilkinson's #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl. The living players from the 1950 team were honored during halftime of a game during the 2005 season. Bryant also led Kentucky to appearances in the Great Lakes Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Cotton Bowl Classic. Kentucky's final AP poll rankings under Bryant included #11 in 1949, #7 in 1950, #15 in 1951, #20 in 1952 and #16 in 1953. The 1950 season was Kentucky's highest rank until it finished #6 in the final 1977 AP poll. His 1950 University of Kentucky team has actually been retroactively named co national champions by the NCAA for their defeat of then #1 ranked Oklahoma.[/font][/color] Title: Re: something I did not know about CPBB Post by: pmull on December 22, 2011, 09:29:25 AM CPBB had some good football teams at Kentucky. I have read before that he was not happy at Kentucky because they did not support football even with successful teams. Coach Rupp was the basketball coach at the time and basketball was and still is king at Kentucky.
I remember hearing a story that CPBB knew where he stood at Kentucky when at the year end sports banquant Rupp got a new Cadillac and Bryant got a cigarette lighter. Title: Re: something I did not know about CPBB Post by: XBAMA on December 22, 2011, 09:49:50 AM I'm really glad they were a basketball 1st school at Kentucky
worked out great for us :thumbsup: :clap: |