Tennessee, Saint Peter's Fans In Charlotte Come Together In Celebration Of Kentucky's Loss To Oakland

CHARLOTTE, NC_ Whether it was because there was an arena filled with Tennessee fans on Thursday night in Charlotte, the video board crew inside Spectrum Arena did a great job at getting the crowd riled up, thanks to Kentucky. 

There is no compassion for Kentucky fans from those who wear orange, but Tennessee fans had some help inside the arena from one of the last teams to beat Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament. Saint Peter's fans had themselves a nice laugh as the video board cut from the in-game action to the ending of Oakland and the Wildcats. 

Just two years ago, it was the Peacocks who defeated the Wildcats in Indianapolis, during the first round of the tournament. I'd have to imagine the moment brought back some feelings of joy as they looked up at the video board to see another team upset the Wildcats. 

As for the Tennessee fans in attendance, they were out for blood with the Spectrum Arena crew who kept switching off the game, for in-game action in Charlotte. There was a small chant of ‘Turn it back on’ as Oakland went to the free-throw line to put the game away in Pittsburgh. 

It did not take long for fans clad in orange to realize what was going on, while sharing high-fives with each other around the arena. On a night where a totally different game was occurring in-front of them, Tennessee and Saint Peter's fans were glued to a game happening in Pittsburgh. 

Who knows how many of these folks had money on either Oakland or Kentucky, since online-gambling was legalized in North Carolina just ten days ago, but the atmosphere certainly felt as though they were watching something monumental. 

As for Kentucky fans, they are going to have an absolute meltdown over this loss, and I don't blame them. One NCAA Tournament win in five seasons is not cutting it, especially for a coach like John Calipari, who's getting paid more than the Oakland budget for basketball operations. 

Who says the energy of March Madness doesn't flow to every arena? All it took was Kentucky losing to bring two fan bases together on a night in Charlotte.