As most of you know, I'm usually very positive about the team, or I at least try to be positive when I post on this message board. But with the way the team played Saturday and has played in every competitive game this season, I don't see an easy W anywhere on the schedule. Now, we SHOULD beat South Carolina at Rupp on Tuesday, but if we play the way we did on Saturday, is that a definite win? I don't think so. Yes, they just got destroyed by Tennessee but we just got destroyed by Alabama. They're gonna be desperate for a win. From there, a loss at Tennessee is almost a guarantee at this point, the only question is margin. I'd set the odds in Tennessee's favor and at least in the teens for a betting line. Georgia comes to town next week and should be a win, but they're playing better of late. Texas A&M is Jan 21 and they're playing very well, with stifling defense, very physical, which is exactly the thing that this team struggles with. At Vandy is always an adventure in their freaky gym, and then Kansas comes to town to avenge what we did to them last season, and they likely will beat us by a similar margin, maybe more. We end January at Ole Miss, a sure sell-out, t-shirt giveaway and rowdy crowd, and a likely loss. February doesn't get any easier and the SEC always back-loads the UK schedule to end the season with the toughest matchups.
You get the point I'm making. I'm sure the team will win some of these games but I doubt they hit 20 wins. That's why I'm saying NIT is likely. Would a 19-12 UK team get in the Dance? How about a 20-11 UK team with 0 quad 1 wins? I don't think so. I would have never believed it in August. If someone had said NIT back then, I would have laughed it off. But this is where we are.
You get the point I'm making. I'm sure the team will win some of these games but I doubt they hit 20 wins. That's why I'm saying NIT is likely. Would a 19-12 UK team get in the Dance? How about a 20-11 UK team with 0 quad 1 wins? I don't think so. I would have never believed it in August. If someone had said NIT back then, I would have laughed it off. But this is where we are.
Last edited: