The tattoo of the UK logo reads “2014 Nati9nal Champions,” with the “9” signifying that had Kentucky won, this would have been their ninth national title.
But they didn’t win. They lost to UConn 54 to 60. Whoops. So what’s Black doing with the tattoo now?
Despite the fact that it’s now very incorrect, Black told ESPN.com that he’s not getting it removed.
“I’m keeping it,” Black said. “It’s a way to remember this team and it’s part of my life story.”
It is pretty impressive that when he got the tattoo on March 13, Kentucky wasn’t even in the top 25 teams in the tournament. After unveiling the ink, Black was ridiculed, with some haters telling him he should chop his leg off, which seems pretty dramatic to us. But when Kentucky started burning their way through the NCAA tournament, people changed their tune and started calling him the “ink prophet.”
Unfortunately Tyler fell one game short of truly becoming that prophet. But at least he has an interesting conversation starter with the ladies. And hey, if he picks up someone who doesn’t follow basketball, he can just lie and say that he predicted the outcome with a tattoo. Chicks dig prophets.