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Anyone familiar with the storied history of the Kentucky Wildcat football program is surely familiar with their iconic use of the checkerboard pattern as a distinct – oh that’s right, that’s Tennessee.
Nike inexplicably janked Tennessee’s traditional design as part of UK’s new football uniforms, unveiled today. As much as a series currently boasting a 26-game win streak can be considered a “rivalry,” UK’s pettiness is to be commended, or in the prism of Wildcat fans, this is probably return fire for Tennessee exposing the world to Bruce Pearl.
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Don't think so.
Kentucky’s basketball uniforms have that pattern. I think that’s where the nod is.
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by Glenn Logan on Jun 30, 2011 5:06 PM EDT reply actions
It is a nod to the colors worn by Secretariat
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by btcoop71 on Jul 1, 2011 9:45 AM EDT reply actions
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