True Blue Kentucky

For the 2nd time in 3 seasons the Vanderbilt Commodores came to Lexington with the hopes of gaining bowl eligibility against the Wildcats. The last time the Dores went bowling? Let's just say it involves a combination of Michael Jackson's Thriller, Ronald Regan, and the 49ers winning the Super Bowl.

Unfortunately for Kentucky fans, Bobby Johnson's boys came to play from start to finish. And the Football Cats dropped their final home game of the season, 31 to 24, falling to 6-5 and 2-5 in SEC play. In a weekend that is sure to evoke a rise of veephobia in the Commonwealth after a rare basketball loss less than 24 hours before to the VMI Keydets, the Big Blue Nation holds these truths to be self-evident:

Kentucky Football Notebook / UK Press Release

LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky wide receiver DeMoreo Ford is giving up playing football because of concussions, Coach Rich Brooks announced Sunday.

 A native of LaGrange, Ga., Ford also has battled knee injuries during his career.  After sustaining a concussion in the Mississippi State game on Nov. 1, physicians have advised him to retire from the sport.

If a picture is truly worth a thousand words, a shot of a defeated Randall Cobb after the Cats 42-38 loss to the #14 Georgia Bulldogs says it all.

Heartbreaking.

But despite the angst and anguish of the Big Blue Nation we hold these truths to be self-evident:

This article was written by Alex with contributions from BBallsophist

 For the second year in a row Kentucky is playing a fresh Florida team coming off of a by-week while the Cats are licking their wounds. Last year our heroes in blue lost a hard-fought game at home after beating #1 LSU, but hard fought as it was, it was still the 21^st loss in a row against the Gators. This year UK is traveling to Gainesville as a heavy underdog, sporting a struggling offense and a great, but banged up, defense. So what are the chances that the Cats can pull out the upset?  Here’s a breakdown of the matchup.

Landing recruits from the Bayou is nothing new for the UK coaching staff. The current staff reeled in standouts in wide receiver Dicky Lyons, Jr. and running back Moncell Allen, both from Holy Cross High School in New Orleans.

Now, the Wildcats have dipped into Louisiana’s deep talent pool once again, getting commitments from brothers Jarvis and Myron Walker of Bishop Rummel High School in Metairie, Louisiana.

For 2009 Kentucky Offensive Guard commitment, Larry Warford of Madison Central, it was all about Kentucky.