Who Kentuckians like more? Calipari or Pitino
by Creig Ewing and James R. Carroll, USA TODAY Sports
Public Policy Polling conducted a poll of 1,266 registered Kentucky voters this month and threw in a few sports questions among the political ones.
How the PPP managed to find 17% of people who weren’t sure if they were Kentucky or Louisville fans is beyond us.
Here are the results:
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari?
Favorable – 49%
Unfavorable – 15%
Not sure – 36%
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino?
Favorable – 44%
Unfavorable – 32%
Not sure – 24%
Do you consider yourself to be more a Kentucky or Louisville sports fan?
Kentucky – 66%
Louisville – 17%
Not sure – 17%
In addition, 25% said the Cincinnati Bengals were their favorite NFL team with the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers second at 11% each. The Indianapolis Colts were next at 9%.
Ewing and Carroll write for the Louisville Courier Journal
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