SEC East Showdown: Georgia vs. Kentucky

Suddenly, the Cats find themselves miraculously right in the middle of an SEC Championship race. After losing their first two conference games in ugly fashions, they put up a terrific effort against Auburn but fell short again to fall to 0-3. Last week, the Cats finally held on to beat #10 South Carolina. That win combined with a Florida loss to Mississippi State, puts the Cats just a game within first place. If Vandy beats South Carolina tonight, then Vandy will occupy first place in the East. It's anybody's game. One more loss from South Carolina and one more loss from Florida is all that the Cats need to rely on. If the Gamecocks beat Florida, and Florida losses to Arkansas or Georgia (the most probable of scenarios), then the Cats can control their own destiny with a favorable schedule the rest of the way.

Both teams fighting tonight at Commonwealth Stadium have as good of a chance as anyone. Both teams, Georgia and Kentucky, will have to win out to have a chance. Neither team can have a chance if they don't escape Commonwealth with a win tonight. It's often a cliche when coaches call one particular game the biggest ever in program history (as Spurrier did a week ago); however, the championship implications of this game is something that hasn't been experienced at this stage of the season in Kentucky in maybe over a half century. In 2006, the Georgia win was what sparked the turn-around of Kentucky football. Last year's win on the road "between the hedges" sparked confidence from a young team trying to climb the SEC ladder. This year's affair with the Bulldogs could get the Cats' to that next level in SEC supremacy. The LSU win could have been bigger, but this one will be more meaningful tonight.