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Final odds and predication as Kentucky's defensive resurgence is about to hit a Diego Pavia reality check

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Let’s take a deep breath and be honest with ourselves for a second.

It has been fun watching Kentucky football beat up on Auburn, Florida, and Tennessee Tech. Seeing the Cats outscore opponents 90-20 over the last three weeks has felt like a return to the Mark Stoops identity: punishing defense and controlling the tempo.

But if you look closely at who those wins came against, an Auburn team in crisis, a Florida team that quit, and an FCS school, you have to ask the uncomfortable question: Is this defense actually "back," or have we just been bullying weaklings?