For more than two seasons, Kentucky fans kept showing up, hoping that the next home game would finally bring a breakthrough. On Saturday night, after another gut-punch loss in Lexington (this one a 16-13 overtime defeat to a very flawed Texas team), they reached their breaking point.
As fans filed out of Kroger Field, many voiced their frustrations with the coaching staff, and a lot of the language was for mature listeners only. Others, more sympathetic, simply shook their heads and said, “The players deserve better.”
Sadly, Big Blue Nation has grown used to the disappointment. The loss marked 10 straight home defeats to Power 4 opponents (the SEC and Louisville).