The time is finally upon us where the Wildcats can claim revenge for their only loss of the season, handed to them by the South Carolina Gamecocks. As many of you can guess the players are pretty hyped up about this game and are wanting to get some payback. So, out of the players on the team who was the most vocal about this? The controversial DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins? No. The fiery Eric Bledsoe? Nope. The uber competitive John Wall? Nuh-uh. The bombastic Coach Cal? Not even close. Who was it then? The quiet, polite and hard working Daniel Orton.
When asked by Brett Dawson of the Courier Journal if revenge is a factor Orton replied, "I have to say it is, yeah. I think so because the fact that they beat us before, and of course you want to get them back more than anything."
When pressed about Devan Downey's performance, Orton sounded chippy: "Down there, we couldn't even really touch him, to tell you the truth. Everything we did to him was a foul." Uh-oh. This spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E for the 'Cocks. If they have one of the more conservative guys on the team this fired up they better watch out.
There are a couple of things, other than a humiliating loss to an inferior team while being #1 for a day, that will drive the Cats even more. The letter from USC's student government claiming superiority and Devan Downey motioning to the crowd to storm the court after the loss. Devan didn't know that while beckoning the 'Cock faithful that he was beckoning the ire of the #2 in the nation.
Don't think for a second that the Cats have not been thinking about this for the past few months. In roughly 13 hours both teams will take the floor and all the talk and posturing will become meaningless. Talent and the will to win will be the only thing that matters.
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