“I believe they’ll find Charlotte people to be very warm, upbeat, hospitable, Southern and enjoyably overall.  We welcome our friends from Louisville,  whom we love, with the exception of when Louisville plays Carolina or Duke in basketball!!!”  So started my conversation with good friend, Mike Donovan, foodie and radio god. Mike has lived in Charlotte for years, even used own a couple of restaurants. 

It's been long awaited, hyped up and discussed endlessly throughout the message boards, sports talks shows, etc. of Louisville Sports.

Now the moment is finally here.

The highly-touted Freshman, Kevin Ware, a 6'5 guard from Georgia, has officially joined the Louisville Cardinals Basketball team; participating in his first practice Wednesday afternoon.

Don't Call  a travel agent today. Stay off Expedia.  The servers may be down for a while today, as U of L fans are busy re-booking airline flights from Florida to Charlotte, North Carolina.
 
A funny thing happened while some were counting their oranges, Cincinnati (and WV) won and now U of L is headed THE BELK BOWL.

Well, one of the state’s biggest obsessions is just starting up, college basketball, most notably in this area, University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky.

Now, how these two teams will do in the regular season is difficult to say and quite frankly I don’t think anybody really cares about my conjecture. None the less, many will be getting a first view of the two teams in full effect tonight.

The Wildcats are suiting up for the Blue/White Scrimmage game tonight at seven at Rupp Arena, meanwhile the Cards are taking on Pikeville at the KFC Yum Center.