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The Source of Kentucky’s Road-Dog Mentality away from Rupp Arena

The 2019-20 Kentucky Wildcats show no fear in opposing arenas. In fact, the players relish in the big moments away from Rupp Arena. They aren’t so different from their coach.

Kentucky is 3-1 this year in true road games, only falling to South Carolina on a desperation, bank-shot three-pointer at the buzzer. Tomorrow they’ll enter a sold out road arena for the third straight Saturday. Victorious in the first two, John Calipari believes he knows why his team is so prepared to play.

“We played a lot of road games early this year,” he smugly said. “Oh, we didn’t?