Friday night, Virginia Military Institute's basketball team made the college basketball world stand at attention when it walked into Kentucky's vaunted Rupp Arena and upset the Kentucky Wildcats 111-103 in their home opener. Some observers are already calling it the greatest win in the history of VMI basketball.
Last year, the Billy Gillispie era got off to a rough start when Kentucky lost its second game of the season to Gardner Webb. Gillispie had been hailed as the savior of Kentucky basketball, but doubts arose all over the bluegrass state as soon as the Wildcats fell to a supposed "cupcake" opponent in Gillispie's second game as head coach.
Gillispie will be afforded the benefit of the doubt if the Wildcats make considerable improvements over the course of the season. But Kentucky fans have extraordinarily high expectations, and as such, Gillispie had better get things turned around soon. Tubby Smith won a national championship in his first season at Kentucky, but it didn't endear him to Kentucky fans (although it probably did buy him time with regard to the Athletic Department and the university's administration). With no championship ring on his finger, Billy Gillispie won't be granted as much of a honeymoon.
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