Wednesday, October 29, 2008

U of L and UK Football - Who is better now?

I am a die hard Kentucky Fan. After seeing them blow out U of L during the season opener and hanging close against Alabama, I truly thought Kentucky would finish 8 and 4 during the season.

Injury after injury has changed my opinion about that. I am not sure if Kentucky can even pull off a 7 and 5 season. Heck, after seeing them play Florida (which was a total nightmare) I'd be happy seeing them go 6 and 6.

U of L on the other hand has many things going in their favor. First off, they are much more healthier. Their schedule is also nothing like that of UK. U of L has a very legit shot at either an 8 and 4 record and even a 9 and 3 record. No one in the Big East really stands out. Every team left on U of L's schedule is beatable. And the Cards look much better then they did in game one against UK.

One thing U of L has that UK doesn't is a running game. UK cannot run the ball against any good defensive team. Proof of that was clearly seen against Florida. Besides the UK and UConn game, U of L has looked good rushing the ball.

U of L freshman have also looked good. Besides Cobb, who does UK have that looks like a future star? And even Cobb is unproven. He's only getting playing time because UK sucks at the QB position. If Woodson was still there Cobb wouldn't even be a name talked about.

If UK and U of L were to play today, I'd say U of L would win 17 - 7. Again, I am a die hard Kentucky fan. U of L has improved game by game. Kentucky has done the exact opposite.

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