* My night got off to a rocky start when I attempted to access the Orange Lot from Tates Creek. Big mistake. The cops routed us through the Greg Page apartments and back onto Nicholasville. This took about 40 minutes and left us with a little over an hour to tailgate. Our tailgate spot made up for it. Our neighbors in the lot had a 50 inch plasma hooked up, and some great tunes cranking.
*Obviously, the story of the evening was Randall Cobb. After two games, it seems clear that to score enough points to win in the SEC, we won't be able to rely on a conventional offense. Breaking out our version of Antwaan Randle-El (perfet comparison, no?) seems like the ticket. Rich Brooks is rightfully reserving judgment on his quarterback situation. But the facts are thus: As of the moment Cobb took over the offense yesterday, Kentucky had scored one offensive touchdown all season. On a drive that started on the Louisville 2 yard line. One quarter later, that number had quadrupled.
*Setting aside what happened in the fourth quarter, when NSU's defense had to be exhausted, our running game was scary bad. I don't think Tony Dixon is the answer. The blocking has not been the best, but Tony just doesn't seem to have the knack for running to daylight. Derrick Locke has not looked as good as he did as a Freshman until he busted the 68 yarder. I still believe he is our best runner.
*I hated the booing last night when Hartline came in, but disagree with how it is being characterized. I don't think that people were booing Hartline, rather they were booing the coaches decision to put him back in. This distinction is probably little comfort to Hartline. A good rule of thumb might be to not to boo your players or your coach when they've won two games by a combined score of 65-5. Ridiculous.
*Cobb sounded like a great kid in his post game interview. He praised his teammates (especially Hartline), admitted his own mistakes, and came to Hartline's defense with an unsolicited comment about the fans' reaction. This kid gets it. While I'm on the topic, Hartline seems like a good guy too. He was the first guy to congratulate Cobb after the first scoring drive.
* Trevard Lindley got his seventh career pick last night. UK's all time interceptions leader for a career is Darryl Bishop, with 14. If Trevard does not go pro this year, the record is in play.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
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Scutch - you, my father and his law school buddy seemed to like other things that were nearby the tailgate. And she was NOT a sorority sister of mine!
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