Eagle fans need to get realistic about this game. A 4 TD underdog is about right.

A simple eye opener guys..........Kentucky beat Missouri last year 35-21. Missouri destroyed us 61-21. Nuff said.

Kentucky is a legit middle of the pack SEC team, that won 7 games last year, including wins against Missouri, South Carolina, Vandy, Mississippi State and Louisville. Their head coach, Mark Stoops, has been recruiting very, very well the past 4 years, so they have a lot of talent on that team.

The author assumes our DLine will be 'severely outmanned' by their OLine, and they 'should be able to run and score at will' against us. On this assumption, I disagree. We've got some big boys on our DLine, and I find it highly unlikely that Neathery will just let them run the ball down our throat. If they have early success, he'll load the box and make them beat us with the pass (something our previous DC did not do). Kentucky is a very good, run first team, so I'm sure they'll try to establish the run early.......so it should be a test of the big boys and defensive adjustments during the first quarter and a half.

On the flip side, my biggest concern is their defense running over our OLine, and just overwhelming us with agressiveness and athletic ability. They have a 4 star DTackle that goes 6'7, 360!

I hope we can make a much better showing than last year's Mizzou embarrassment. Get out of there without another 40 point blowout, with no injuries, and live to fight another day.

I reserve the right to change my opinion after watching our first 3 games, haha.