Rupp- Here We Come!

The Mocs are heading to Rupp Arena to take on the number three team in the country in the Kentucky Wildcats. The Mocs should be very excited about this opportunity.

There are few places in college basketball at special as Rupp Arena. The Mocs have already played at Indiana and at Butler this year. The Mocs played well early against Indiana and was ahead with four minutes left in the first half. The Mocs were within one score of Butler with three minutes remaining.

And now the Mocs are playing one in Rupp.

Honestly, regardless of what happens over the remainder of the year, this has been a memorable year for this group of Chattanooga Mocs players. They have played in truly special places this year. Rupp will add to that.

Look- no one is pleased with the way the season has gone to date- least of all these players who had hoped for so much more heading into this year. But playing college basketball is about life experiences and creating memories. No matter the result against the Wildcats, the Mocs will have something to tell their children and grandchildren after they perform in this game. They will have played in Assembly Hall, Hinkle Fieldhouse, and Rupp Arena this year. They will have a lifetime worth of memories, and that's what college sports are supposed to be about.

So, as all of us have been frustrated by the start to the season, let's remember that these guys are making memories that will last a lifetime. It's been great to play in these special places.

I'm ready for some positive memories for myself. And those haven't come yet. But hey- this is the season for miracles, right? Maybe one sits right around the corner on Saturday night. Not likely, but you never know.

On top of that, let's make a note that Keegan Bell is likely to set the all-time assists record for the Mocs on Saturday  night. He just needs to come up with three assists to set the record and pass Tim Brooks and Wes Moore. After all the bashing of Bell that has been done over the previous two plus years by certain members of the Mocs community, the truth is that he has been one of the better Mocs in history. He's in the Top Ten nationally in assists and is second in the SoCon in assist-to-turnover ratio. So, while I'd like some memories, I think the memories of watching Keegan Bell play may be one of the fondest. At the beginning of last year, there were times when he drove me nuts, but I find him more and more appealing, and like him more and more all the time. He's developed into one of my favorites.

Let's go make some memories!

GO MOCS!