GAMETHREAD: Kentucky vs. New Mexico State

After a thorough dismantling last week in The Swamp, the Cats return to the friendly confines of Commonwealth Stadium in search of the season’s first victory. They will play in uncertain weather (as I type this, my excellent Yahoo weather app is telling me humidity is at 79% in Lexington and there is a 100% chance of thunderstorms for 6 PM.) and in front of disgruntled fans so frustrated with the results they’ve seen on the field thus far one intrepid man set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds to pay for the $12m buyout of HC Mark Stoops’ contract. (Thankfully no one has contributed, because UK Football needs another public black eye like Taco Bell needs a more complex menu.) There’s anger from people who feel they’ve been misled as to Stoops’ leadership skills, dismay from former players who want nothing so much as to see the team they shed blood, sweat, and tears for to succeed, and salivating glee from hated rivals who somehow think UK having a difficult football season will magically equate into them winning a somewhat important basketball game on December 21st.

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