The Kentucky Wildcats are above .500 in SEC play for what feels like the first time in my life. UK is also sitting alone in second place in the SEC East standings this week. Let that sink in for a minute; seven games into a season that many gave up after game one, Kentucky is one game behind Florida for the SEC East lead. That is truly unbelievable.
Glass-half-empty fans will point out that the three SEC wins so far are against three of the four worst teams in the league…and they would be correct. But glass-half-full fans like me can counter that UK teams would typically have lost all three of the SEC games that they have won, especially after such a disastrous start to the season.