SEC Schedule a Day: Kentucky

Let's see. Basically the same old Kentucky. They have a few players but nothing much to speak of. Sadly, the biggest splash they could make this year would be changing up their uniforms and getting rid of the blue man group look. Rafael Little is actually a decent running back and I guess you could QB Andre Woodson is dynamic, but that's about it. I would expect the defense to fair better against running teams and to get torched by the pass happy teams of the world.

Sept 2 @ Lousiville L: This one could get really ugly. 59-17 sounds about right. I don't even think it matters if Bryan Brohm has fully recovered from his injury let. You don't just roll into Papa John's Stadium and expect to come out with a win any more. You expect to get embarrassed. What's really surprising is how much the Louisville/UK basketball matchup has dropped of recently. Didn't you think one of these teams would have made the Final Four since Pitino returned to the NCAA?

Sept 9 Texas State W: Call a cream puff if you will, but I admire scheduling the school that was the backdrop for Necessary Roughness. You think Scott Bakula, I mean Paul Blake, returned to his alma mater as a QB coach or Offensive Coordinator? One can only hope. At the very least, Lexingtonians should look for a Sinbad sighting at the game. He's edgy.

Sept 16 Ole Miss L: The Rebs are popping up on the home schedule a year too late for the Wildcats to pick up a win. Good chance for Brent Schaeffer to knock off the rust and put up some stats after a tough two opening games. I imagine the drive from Oxford, MS to Lexington, KY is pretty desolate. Up to Memphis, over to Nashville, and then through God's country.

Sept. 30 Central Michigan W: They better win cause they don't have many opportunities this year. Why would UK schedule a game against the feisty Chippewas though? I'd say that UK should be about a 3 point favorite in this one, and considering that CMU will have already faced Michigan in Ann Arbor, I doubt they will be intimidated. The only reason I'm giving this game to UK is because they were actually improved last year and played most of their games relatively tight.

Oct. 7 South Carolina L: If I wasn't trying to finish this up before leaving work, I'd go back and look up Spurrier's career stats against UK (maybe for the USC preview). Though I do remember them struggling for a half or so on some mid 90's JP games, I'm guessing he handed out a few shellackings. He'll have less talent, but still get the job done. Expect Blake Mitchell to have over 350 yards passing. Sidney Rice with get a helmet sticker on the late night ESPN Gameday show.

Oct 14 @ Louisiana State L: I don't see UK returning the favor of the Bluegrass miracle from a few years ago. Maybe some Kentucky fans will make the trip, not get hassled too much by the natives in Baton Rouge, and enjoy some good food and scenery. The UK fans that came down to Auburn a few years ago were quite nice. They realized they weren't going to win but still enjoyed following their team around.

Oct 28 @ Mississippi State L: Battle to see who the worst team in the SEC is. Seriously one of these teams needs to start cheating again.

Nov 4 Georgia L: I mean, I guess they could sneak up on Georgia since the game is sandwiched between the Cocktail Party and the Auburn game, but I doubt it. Best case scenario for the Wildcats is keeping it close for 3 quarters before losing by a couple of TD's.

Nov 11 Vanderbilt W: I don't really know on this one. My general knowledge tells me that UK is a really young team and Vandy has guys who used to be in a similar position who are now seasoned and ready to capitalize on an opportunity like this. But then I checked out last years score, and unbeknownst to me, UK beat Vandy last year. So what the hell.

Nov 18 Louisiana Monroe W: Woohooo two wins in a row. Break out the Woodford Reserve.

Nov 25 @ Tennessee L: When I say last year was your chance, I mean it. Prepare for many more losses at the hands of the Volunteers. Probably another good opportunity to break out the Woodford Reserve.

Well, I had to talk myself into giving UK 4 wins and allowing them to go 4-8. If they have to play Louisville every year, I'd really try to find the worst teams in America for the rest of my out of conference games. However this does look to be a young and promising team, and somehow they've won some recruiting battles in the past few years. They're pretty much all instate defensive players, but that's better than nothing. This team was infinitely more entertaining with Jared Lorenzen, now they're just another sucky team.