There was an uneasiness entering this one, knowing what was on the line in a rare must-win on December 2 with two ugly power conference losses to open the year in two tries, followed by a month of essentially nothing but difficult competition before conference play begins in January. The SEC is down this year compared to its historic dominance a year ago, so the wins could pile up then, but it won’t help much on Selection Sunday. We were facing a reality that if Kentucky was going to fall on its face against Louisville and Michigan State to open the year, it needed to make up for it by getting through the North Carolina, Gonzaga, Indiana and St.
Feeding the Duds: Kentucky’s got an identity crisis with no immediate answers in sight
