With nearly 50 years of association with SEC sports, I have come to the conclusion that the fan bases whose socio-economic success, as a whole, is...

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... so far separated from the success of the college athletic program are:

• Football - Alabama
• Basketball - Kentucky

The UK fans visiting last night's game at the Steg served to remind me that a large number of its fan base are hardscrabble Appalachians not more than one generation removed from abject poverty. Sure, every program has its haves and have-nots, but UK basketball fans are overwhelmingly comprised of people whose self-worth is largely dependent upon the success of the basketball team.

And, in that respect, they very much model the typical Bama fan vis-a-vis football.

 

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