Stickin' around, or going the way of the Dodo?

We have known for weeks now that Coach Cal is being proactive in the ever changing world of conference realignment. He already prepared BBN for the changes that are to come, and even asked their opinion on the matter of possibly eliminating one of the more 'traditional' non-conference series that our fanbase holds so dear. It's all done to comply with an increasing number of conference games, and to allow Kentucky, as Calipari puts it, to be able to play anybody, anywhere, anytime. Yeah, we're looking at you Dookies. (although our participation in the Champions Classic, takes care of that game every three years.)
Don't fret, however. It appears that our traditional games on the schedule of us having those certain programs that allow us to marvel at our skills, and showcase what we are capable of doing will still be there, ready for us to dissect every minute detail of our game and continue to over-analyze our play against a far inferior opponent.
It's the games he listed as the ones to be dropped that raised some eyebrows. Right off the bat, fans began clamoring for the removal of Indiana and Louisville over UNC. I could not disagree more.
After the work Tom Crean has done in Bloomington, and introducing another hated Christian into our mythos(sounds a lot worse than what it is), The Indiana game is on the cusp of being everything it used to be. Folks, that rivalry, those games, well, they are college basketball. Two states that hold basketball only a hair below God and Family deserve to be able to battle it out year-in and year-out. Heck, talking to some in both states, you get the feeling that it's held even higher than there religious beliefs, and would smack their own grandmothers in the name of their team.
And just for the record, anyone who thinks that Louisville is less than a rival of ours than Tennessee on the hardwood needs to have some alone time, that doesn't involve pornographic movies, and rethink their place on this planet. Most of those are the ones who think by believing such is the ultimate slap in the face to Louisville, proving how insignificant the Birds really are to us. It's not, though. I can't fathom why anyone would not want to promote the single greatest rivalry in college basketball, yes bigger than UNC-Duke. Secretly, what they are doing is taking out their frustrations with our football program in the guise of Bleeding Blue for the hardwood. I mean seriously guys, Tennessee Basketball? I know your public stance, one in which is taken by such folks as often as they get the chance to talk louder than anyone else, is that you hate Kentucky football and it means nothing to you. We are a basketball school. So, I will pick any other football program in America as claim fandom for. And, I also understand how moronic it is when you have people in the southern part of the state who root for the Vols in the fall, and when the leaves turn and drop, return to the Cats just in time for the roundball season. Knox County, we are looking right at you here.
To give that much credence to Tennessee's basketball program is absurd.
So, i think the only vital option here is to drop the UNC game. It means nothing. We play plenty of early season games against other powerhouses in various tip-off classics each and every season,so chances are we won't even notice they are missing every season. I would be willing to bet that not every fan realizes we even have a deal with them in place now.
I digress. The Kentucky/Indiana series reaches it's climax this season. The deal is officially expired. Kentucky has stated that they wish to continue this series, however they would like for it to return to the original format of playing the games at alternate sites each season. Matter of fact, that is the only way they will continue the rivalry with the Hoosiers. So as they say, and have said on other sites, the ball is in Indiana's court. It's up to them to decide whether or not to continue this.
Keep in mind Hoosiers, you play in the Big Ten.
3 more days BBN.