GrayWolfNOrlando's Blog

Another top 10 team goes down in defeat with #17 Kentucky defeating #1 LSU 43-37. I've watched Kentucky play quite a bit this year either on national/regional tv or through pay per view.  Kentucky has come a long way since Rich Brooks took over as coach. From the depths of probation with the team having losing seasons the first 4 years on the job and finishing last year with a 8-5 record and a bowl win in 22 years.  Kentucky has played 2 top 10 teams now, the other being then #9, arch rival Louisville and defeated both of them.  The only loss for Kentucky was against then #11 South Carolina.  I wonder how many people now think Kentucky is for real with the defeat of  LSU. Over the years, Kentucky had been close in defeating top rated teams from the SEC, only to come up short. Like in 2002, Kentucky takes the lead against LSU with a few seconds left in the game when the LSU Quarterback threw a 75 yard hail mary pass. The fans and players started celebrating before the pass and LSU won the game. Last years teams took a thumping from LSU 49-0. Kentucky has played well in some games against Florida and also taken a thumping in others.  One of the CBS anouncers mentioned that he had talked with  Coach Rich Brooks of Kentucky and Brooks stated that he wanted to compete with the top rated teams in the SEC and Lundquist stated to the audience that, not only can Kentucky compete, they can win against any team in the country.  In LSU's first 6 games, the opponant was averaging 58 yards ruching. Kentucky rushed for 125 yards and two running touchdowns without their starting running back in Andre Little who was injured.  Kentucky scored 43 points against the #1 defensive team in the country. I know it went 3 overtimes, but 43 points is 43 points, no matter how you look at it.  Now Kentucky plays Floida next week in Lexington and maybe Kentucky can snap that 22 game losing streak.  Kentucky has always been the door mat in SEC Football where they could compete at times. Now Kentucky can compete and win against any team in the conference or the country.