I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever buy into the Louisville hype again until they actually beat Kentucky on the field.

Please pin this to the top moderators, thank you

Most impressive stat of the game considering the history.

… touched the rusher on that sack. Pitiful.

Is that correct?

Dinner on U6 tonight.

Someone better at this stuff than me, need that clipped video/GIF or whatever the fvck.

It may be my new favorite moment in this rivalry.

Just classic.

Come see about it.

Cats still your daddy.

L’s down

Welcome to the Official Kentucky @ Louisville Prediction Contest!

Follow the rules below and make your prediction. I'll publish the results after the game. You can put any comment you would like below your score prediction (put '***' after your prediction to make it easier to separate the comments) but try not to put anything above your prediction as my scripts may not be able to find your prediction.

The rules are simple. Whoever predicts the correct winner with the score closest to the actual score wins. The method of determining your score is to take the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the Kentucky score and the actual plus the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the opponent score and the actual. You now don't have to have the correct winner to make the list but you incur a penalty of the worst score of those who picked the correct winner. In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is used. In case of a tie in the tiebreaker, we have more than one winner.

I will be awarding points for the first 10 places and including a bonus of 3 additional points for making a perfect prediction. I will track cumulative point totals and the number of games you make the top 10. This contest will end after the bowl season.

Your post should look something really close to what is between the lines below. Remember the ":"s and the word "Tiebreaker:"! Do not!! use a "-" as a separator because some of our tiebreakers can be negative.

This week's tiebreaker is Louisville Turnovers.

Kentucky @ Louisville game:

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Kentucky: 16
Louisville: 41

Tiebreaker: 2
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Just cut and paste everything between the lines above into your reply and then modify the scores and tiebreaker as you see fit. If you don't know how to do that, type very carefully. Remember to type in the word "Tiebreaker:" so that I can find it. Anything my scripts can't figure out will not count.

Don't edit your post or try to post a score after the game has started.

BTW I really would prefer exact names for the teams, but whenever we play Louisville, I'll make an effort to accept any name you can think of that is not obscene.
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Football Prediction Scores - Kentucky @ South Carolina (tiebreaker was 50 South Carolina Rushing Yards):

10 1 . rockycard : 14 points, tiebreaker=153
9 2 . Nuke99m : 20 points, tiebreaker=115
8 3 . UKortho : 20 points, tiebreaker=135
7 4 . ORCAT : 21 points, tiebreaker=136
6 5 . U Go UK : 21 points, tiebreaker=175
5 6 . RocknRollCats : 21 points, tiebreaker=189
4 7 . kywildcat41086 : 21 points, tiebreaker=194
3 8 . Blueworld_3.0 : 23 points, tiebreaker=155
2 9 . UK Widget : 23 points, tiebreaker=156
1 10 . howercat : 24 points, tiebreaker=110
.. 11 . Hang_Time_2 : 24 points, tiebreaker=125
.. 12 . Roe07 : 26 points, tiebreaker=175
.. 13 . ThreeHogNight : 27 points, tiebreaker=116
.. 14 . *CatinIL* : 27 points, tiebreaker=117
.. 15 . rivercatinfl : 27 points, tiebreaker=160
.. 16 . UK Cats1 : 28 points, tiebreaker=141
.. 17 . cathouse : 28 points, tiebreaker=145
.. 18 . LetDueceLoose97 : 28 points, tiebreaker=177
.. 19 . cat tat2 : 30 points, tiebreaker=130
.. 20 . TOMCATS1990 : 30 points, tiebreaker=133
.. 21 . entropy13 : 31 points, tiebreaker=143
.. 22 . BurgLife : 31 points, tiebreaker=167
.. 23 . Creed Bratton : 35 points, tiebreaker=113
.. 24 . JSgorocks : 45 points, tiebreaker=97
.. 25 . BigBlueFanGA : 49 points, tiebreaker=115
.. 26 . maysvilleky : 49 points, tiebreaker=160
.. 27 . Jazzycat : 49 points, tiebreaker=178
.. 28 . CatOnRockyTop : 51 points, tiebreaker=96
.. 29 . ukalum1988 : 51 points, tiebreaker=116
.. 30 . number8please : 51 points, tiebreaker=129
.. 31 . jsyeag : 51 points, tiebreaker=133
.. 32 . SpeedisEverything : 52 points, tiebreaker=89
.. 33 . Bigbluecaleb : 52 points, tiebreaker=97
.. 34 . Chad Rock : 52 points, tiebreaker=105
.. 35 . Old_Red : 53 points, tiebreaker=129
.. 36 . Kycatspaws : 53 points, tiebreaker=139
.. 37 . blubo : 54 points, tiebreaker=97
.. 38 . warrior-cat : 55 points, tiebreaker=111
.. 39 . casino_gambler : 55 points, tiebreaker=117
.. 40 . jameslee32 : 55 points, tiebreaker=120
.. 41 . docholiday51 : 55 points, tiebreaker=123
.. 42 . ArtLaibsGhost : 55 points, tiebreaker=125
.. 43 . Dncmaxwell : 55 points, tiebreaker=134
.. 44 . Serenity Now!!! : 56 points, tiebreaker=115
.. 45 . M4CAT : 57 points, tiebreaker=117
.. 46 . BeardedKatFan : 58 points, tiebreaker=125
.. 46 . pappy52 : 58 points, tiebreaker=125
.. 48 . cat888 : 58 points, tiebreaker=135
.. 49 . WalterTheHippo : 58 points, tiebreaker=142
.. 50 . kybloo92 : 58 points, tiebreaker=145
.. 51 . gblue5744 : 59 points, tiebreaker=130
.. 52 . TheBlueCat : 61 points, tiebreaker=140
.. 53 . Uk##1 : 62 points, tiebreaker=99
.. 54 . mgp913 : 62 points, tiebreaker=120
.. 55 . Short-Dawg-69 : 62 points, tiebreaker=126
.. 56 . kywildcatsfannumber1: 62 points, tiebreaker=144
.. 57 . Littlefeller : 63 points, tiebreaker=109
.. 58 . ILiveBlue-GoCats : 63 points, tiebreaker=161
.. 59 . FormerlyKnownAsSOLLY: 63 points, tiebreaker=165
.. 60 . SWVA WildcatFan : 65 points, tiebreaker=118
.. 61 . jimmy cowboy : 67 points, tiebreaker=137
.. 62 . Blueisbest : 70 points, tiebreaker=131
.. 63 . GrandePdre : 73 points, tiebreaker=98
.. 64 . Bilrus61 : 75 points, tiebreaker=64
.. 65 . YardCat : 76 points, tiebreaker=144
.. 66 . RedLotMudcat : 77 points, tiebreaker=54

Football Prediction Contest Leader Board:

25 : *CatinIL*
23 : Littlefeller
23 : UKortho
21 : Short-Dawg-69
20 : cathouse
20 : UK Cats1
18 : ORCAT
17 : BurgLife
17 : kywildcatsfannumber1
16 : Bilrus61
16 : Blueisbest
16 : rockycard
16 : TheBlueCat
15 : Bryguy
15 : Nuke99m
14 : Blueworld_3.0
14 : JPFisher
14 : jsyeag
14 : Roe07
13 : casino_gambler
13 : Creed Bratton
13 : MidseasonTweak
13 : RocknRollCats
13 : TOMCATS1990
11 : Hang_Time_2
11 : RedLotMudcat
10 : Cat4life_
10 : docholiday51
10 : FltDoc
10 : tdjohnsky
10 : warrior-cat
9 : cat888
9 : Chad Rock
9 : Dncmaxwell
9 : nickhorvathsuxazz
9 : pappy52
8 : billoliver40
8 : CatOnRockyTop
8 : Freetaxreturn
8 : howercat
8 : maysvilleky
8 : Old_Red
8 : WalterTheHippo
7 : FormerlyKnownAsSOLLY
7 : rivercatinfl
7 : SpeedisEverything
6 : Cobb4uk
6 : Deli owl
6 : pumpedupcats
6 : U Go UK
5 : kybloo92
5 : Ukgold
4 : Kampus Korner
4 : kywildcat41086
4 : Serenity Now!!!
4 : TheKentuckyKid
3 : cat tat2
3 : number8please
3 : RonRajon
2 : jimmy cowboy
2 : josh72484
2 : LetDueceLoose97
2 : M4CAT
2 : UK Widget
1 : blubo
1 : bthaunert
1 : Jperry1987
1 : mgp913
1 : theGreatestTradition
1 : ThreeHogNight


Players Who've Made the Top Ten at Least Once:

4 : *CatinIL*
4 : Littlefeller
4 : UK Cats1
4 : UKortho
3 : Blueisbest
3 : Blueworld_3.0
3 : Bryguy
3 : BurgLife
3 : jsyeag
3 : kywildcatsfannumber1
3 : ORCAT
3 : RedLotMudcat
3 : RocknRollCats
3 : Roe07
3 : Short-Dawg-69
2 : Bilrus61
2 : casino_gambler
2 : cathouse
2 : Creed Bratton
2 : Freetaxreturn
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : howercat
2 : JPFisher
2 : kybloo92
2 : MidseasonTweak
2 : Nuke99m
2 : Old_Red
2 : pappy52
2 : pumpedupcats
2 : rockycard
2 : TheBlueCat
2 : TOMCATS1990
2 : WalterTheHippo
1 : billoliver40
1 : blubo
1 : bthaunert
1 : cat tat2
1 : Cat4life_
1 : cat888
1 : CatOnRockyTop
1 : Chad Rock
1 : Cobb4uk
1 : Deli owl
1 : Dncmaxwell
1 : docholiday51
1 : FltDoc
1 : FormerlyKnownAsSOLLY
1 : jimmy cowboy
1 : josh72484
1 : Jperry1987
1 : Kampus Korner
1 : kywildcat41086
1 : LetDueceLoose97
1 : M4CAT
1 : maysvilleky
1 : mgp913
1 : nickhorvathsuxazz
1 : number8please
1 : rivercatinfl
1 : RonRajon
1 : Serenity Now!!!
1 : SpeedisEverything
1 : tdjohnsky
1 : theGreatestTradition
1 : TheKentuckyKid
1 : ThreeHogNight
1 : U Go UK
1 : UK Widget
1 : Ukgold
1 : warrior-cat


Total Players:
Kentucky vs Ball State : 118
Kentucky vs EKU : 95
Kentucky vs Akron : 94
Kentucky vs Vanderbilt : 94
Kentucky vs Florida : 85
Kentucky @ Georgia : 89
Kentucky vs Missouri : 79
Alabama vs Tennessee : 57
Kentucky vs Tennessee : 75
Kentucky @ Mississippi State : 65
Kentucky vs Alabama : 82
Kentucky @ South Carolina : 66

Season Average for Players: 83.2


Football Prediction Champs:
Kentucky vs Ball State : Roe07: 1
Kentucky vs EKU : UKortho: 10
Kentucky vs Akron : cathouse: 4
Kentucky vs Vanderbilt : docholiday51: 7
Kentucky vs Florida : Cat4life_: 3
Kentucky @ Georgia : tdjohnsky: 15
Kentucky vs Missouri : JPFisher: 6
Alabama vs Tennessee : warrior-cat: 3
Kentucky vs Tennessee : Short-Dawg-69: 2
Kentucky @ Mississippi State : cathouse: 7
Kentucky vs Alabama : FltDoc: 4
Kentucky @ South Carolina : rockycard: 14

@Deeeefense

The entire drive.

for playing a complete, penalty free game for four straight quarters. A tremendous effort from both the offense, defense and special teams! Thank you.

That is all ;-)

That’s why they’re little brother.

This was the best game I have see all year. UK play a very good game today. Glad to see UK beat UL. This was great win for UK today.

LOL

Oline has to be completely revamped in addition to a new coach.

QUICK TAKES: Kentucky 118, Marshall 82​

Kentucky's Rob Dillingham had 18 points, five rebounds, and eight assists off the bench Friday in the Wildcats' 118-82 romp over Marshall. (Jordan Prather/USA Today Sports)

Jeff Drummond • CatsIllustrated
Managing Editor Edit
@JDrumUK

In our regular postgame feature, the Cats Illustrated staff offers its first impressions from Kentucky's 118-82 win over Marshall on Friday night at Rupp Arena...​

DAVID SISK:

There isn’t much to say that the box score won’t divulge. Kentucky hangs 118 points, 60.8% shooting, 59.3% 3-point shooting (16-27), 80% from the foul line, and 27 assists. Here is the bottom line: the current lineup is incredibly talented and explosive. I don’t think there is a small-ball, perimeter-heavy team in the country who is better. This young team is also gaining confidence, and experience through much-needed reps. A week ago, BBN was waiting on D.J. Wagner and Justin Edwards to play up to the hype. Both are now doing that. Wagner has scored 50 points this week, and Edwards is getting comfortable. He’s not going to take a lot of shots, but he is efficient. Next up is 10th-ranked Miami. I would expect the fan base to be at a fevered pitch between now and next Tuesday night.

JUSTIN ROWLAND:

Every year we talk about early season overreactions, and recent seasons have been perfect case studies in the dangers of reading too much into things too quickly. But at this point it's pretty obvious that this team is special in at least several areas: ball movement, shooting, and ball handling are absolutely elite. That was some of the best ball movement we've ever seen from a Kentucky team. I really believe that. Marshall isn't a very good defensive team and looked like a bad matchup for what Kentucky has, but this was as efficient an offensive game as you're ever going to see. Shooting 16 of 27 behind the arc and scoring 48 points in the paint? Impressive.

TRAVIS GRAF:

It was an absolutely great offensive showing by the Cats, who scored the most points of the Calipari era. They have a team full of high-IQ basketball players who love to share the ball. Let’s see if these shots continue to fall against Miami next week as a tough opponent comes to town for what should be a track meet. This team is definitely so much more fun to watch than in years past.

JEFF DRUMMOND:

I'm still not sure what this team's ceiling is until we see the big men return to action but, wow, these Cats are fun to watch. Even the dud games are exciting because you might see UK do something special like they did tonight. Not since Pitino's Bombinos have we seen a Kentucky team run the floor, share the ball, and fire from beyond the arc so confidently. These guys are not only taking a ton of 3s -- anybody can do that -- they're making a ton. I'd be surprised if there was a better perimeter shooting team in college basketball right now. It was also nice to see DJ Wagner's breakout game. We all knew it was coming sooner or later.

Finally played some disciplined football.

With 2:33 to go for the upset over our heated rivals.

Just wondering?

He’s taken a ton of crap on here from all of us but he’s stepped up today when we needed him the most. Great game from him today win or lose.
Now let’s run down the clock and kick a FG to win as time expires.

L’s Down Forever.

You see what you get when you play a team from a real conference!

… Again beats a top tier ACC team

NFM!
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I love Mark Stoops and want him to be our coach. However, I would support removing him if he won’t remove his brother. The LB’s are just horrible and there’s no excuse. They’re out of position every play. UL is begging us to stop them and the LBs just won’t get to the edges before runners or pass catchers are 5 yards upfield. We’re to talented at that position to be this bad. He should be the first guy out. You don’t get to do nepotism making 9 mil.

L's DOWN!

Great day!!!!

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