Tugging on Superman's cape... UK vs WVU

"You don't tug on Superman's cape;
 You don't spit into the wind;
 You don't pull the mask off of no Long Ranger;
 And you don't mess around with Jim."

     Before Thursday night's game against WVU there was quite a bit of talking - trash talking by a number of players from West Virginia's team.  Trash talking is a long standing tradition - in fact, I can even find the king of Israel and king of Syria doing it against one another somewhere around 800 BC (I Kings 20:11).  That wasn't the only biblical occurrence, but it was the one with the best applicable line. The king of Israel replied to the Syrian king's boast (trash talk) by saying (roughly translated to English) "Let him who puts on his armor not boast like one who has taken it off."  In other words, don't boast like you have won till you have.
     Now look, when you are asked by reporters about your opponent, there is nothing wrong about expressing confidence in your team, your teammates.  But there is a line you have to draw mentally that keeps you from saying stupid things.  Tell me, if your opponent has not lost a game in over 30-plus straight, is their conference regular season and tournament champion, and is the undisputed top-ranked team in the country - what do you say when asked about playing them next?  I wouldn't be saying "They gonna be 36 and 1 after tomorrow."
     The Harrisons, when asked about the quote, gave a perfect response "What else is he supposed to say; is he supposed to say were going to lose?'  They betrayed no extraordinary emotional response - it was almost as though the words didn't even matter.  WCS was a little more open with what he thought - he admitted to be a little more motivated, a little "turn't up." Though Willie said he wasn't Superman in an interview the other day, there were certainly some fools tugging on his cape. He wasn't the only UK player who showed up highly motivated and highly focused.

    The score didn't even tell the whole story about how badly Kentucky beat them, but a 39-point blowout, and holding your opponent to 39 points isn't bad.