Just like the LSU win in Commonwealth a few years ago, a win over Tennessee tonight could be one of those defining moments in the rebuilding of Kentucky football under Rich Brooks. This win would not only break the 24 game losing streak, but would give the Cats a 2nd place finish in the SEC East and almost guarantee an Outback Bowl appearance on New Years Day. For those reasons, it would be an even more overall significant win than the one against #1 LSU two years ago.
Year, after year, after year, after year...when you ask Kentucky fans, "What is the one team on the schedule that you want to beat more than anyone else in the world?" The answer is always Tennessee. I've even heard some fans say they'd trade away a Final Four in basketball to beat Tennessee in football.
To put it simple: tonight could be the best night in the history of UK football. Even though the Vols are not ranked and have won one less game than the Cats have so far, the goalposts will be brought down if the Cats win tonight. To outsiders, this might seem ridiculous. But for a Kentucky fan who has never witnessed a win over Tennessee in my lifetime, I understand the significance of ending the streak and finishing off the best season Kentucky has had in 30 years. This win will propell the Cats very close to the top of that SEC mountain that we've been climbing for so long and we're not finished yet (just ask a certain sophomore qb/wr/punt returner). Commonwealth will be rocking tonight, possibly like it never has before.
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It's a big game. But "rebuilding of Kentucky football?" That's like saying we're gonna rebuild a settlement on the moon.
ReplyDeleteVery true, I don't think I actually meant to say "rebuilding". I think I was typing too fast....the building of Ky football would have been more appropriate. I agree.
ReplyDeleteBut, the point was we were in the worst shape of our history when he took over. For even a program that has historically been down ever since Bear Bryant left, Brooks took the job at an all-time low for the probation, with limited scholarships and facing probation.
*an all time low for the program.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's saying a lot at Kentucky.