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Patience pays off for Mark Stoops at Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A steady rain pelted the turf at Kroger Field on Saturday night as Kentucky's players waded through jubilant fans to the locker room after not just beating then-No. 14 Mississippi State 28-7, but beating up the Bulldogs physically.

Offensive tackle E.J. Price, his face soaked with a mixture of rain and sweat, summed up perfectly this whole "New Kentucky" mantra that has engulfed the Bluegrass and carried the Wildcats to their first 2-0 start in the SEC since 1977.

"That's how you dominate. That's who we are," Price barked. "You keep pounding until they quit.