NCAA Tournament 2012: The Kentucky Wildcats Are in Their Own Hunger Games

"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do."
-Shaquille O'Neal, rehashing Aristotle

When the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team lost their second game of the season to Vanderbilt recently, it didn't expose their weaknesses, it instead revealed their strengths. Yes, this team lost, but a lot of times, we have to realize that great men are just like us—human.

These young men, who have been doing unbelievable things all year, reminded us that they are exactly that: young men doing incredible things.

You don't need a bow and arrow to see that this group of young men are hungry in these games, and with the Madness and the Ides of March upon us, you can predict this top seed in the NCAA tournament will not break rank.

The future hopes and dreams of other universities' teams of cutting down the nets are hanging on by a thread, and legendary coach John Calipari and his 'Cats are holding the scissors.

Right now, it's UK, all-day like London, as this team is hoping to join basketball royalty. Forget Olympic basketball in England's capital, or even the NBA Finals this year. Right now, this is the ticket.

Other towns' and cities' brass bands may play, but from the noise Kentucky is making, they're looking at making the painted faces of opposing fans run and ruin with tears. This is no joke.

Just look at the 81-66 rout of Western Kentucky at the KFC Yum Center! That was more than tasty—the Colonel would be proud. The wonderful state of Kentucky has something else to be proud of, as these young men are frying the opposition like chicken. With more and more served and others coming back for more, just how many other teams will have to wait 40 minutes for a large portion of buckets?

These "Comeback Cats" are doing the unbelievable and unforgettable, proving to be untouchable like Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Ron Mercer, Antoine Walker or Walter McCarty. Rajon Rondo and John Wall must be proud. Anthony Davis, Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb are the real deal. The big leagues are waiting, but right now, it's the NCAA, not the NBA, that's the biggest stage.

March Madness is about to get real crazy, and it's because of these Wildest 'Cats and their insane talent. The Syracuse Orangemen have to settle for second best. The color is blue right now and the claws are out. You can't scratch a record or growl at this team's pride. The Bluegrass State Showdown was just the beginning.

The show goes on.