UK-NSU Gameday

With what is supposed to be a guarantee game on the slate today, its time to play best case/worst case.

Best case: UK controls the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. We break off a couple of long runs, get a comfortable lead, and try some things in the passing game. Hartline gets comfortable with some long range throws and continues to avoid mistakes. Without showing too much of the playbook, Joker finds a way to get Randall Cobb the ball in space, Cobb leads a successful series as QB some time in the second quarter. NSU never gets any traction against the defense.

Worst case: The Cats come out flat and have a costly turnover early. NSU quarterback Dennis Brown (who was a starter at UCONN not long ago) is able to string first downs together by getting outside of the pocket and running. Offense cannot produce and the air starts getting sucked out of the stadium. The game is within 6 points mid-way through the fourth quarter. Disaster strikes. My kids end up with a much nicer spring break trip because Dad didn't raid the vacation fund to go to Birmingham or Memphis in December.

Reality will probably be somewhere in the middle. It is hard, however, to picture UK coughing this one up.

I'll be in the Orange Lot today, soaking it all in. Its the Home Opener, ba-by. Have fun and be safe.