I could list out at least seven different things that will factor into this game but I do that every year and it doesn’t matter. UK couldn’t throw the ball a few years ago and it didn’t matter. Their defense had flaws last year and it didn’t matter. Louisville was on a heater last season and it didn’t matter.
It doesn’t matter because, in my opinion, Louisville has too many players who lose focus and get caught up in the rivalry. Malik Cunningham, Renato Brown, and Monty Montgomery are three players who have a history of doing so either in this game or others.