Kentucky Football: Kentucky Wildcats Face The Pittsburgh Panthers in the BBVA Compass Bowl

I genuinely HATE only 4 sports teams (pro or college), and Pitt (any sport) is #1 even though I grew up in Pittsburgh. I will feel as bad (or worse) than I did on Saturday if UK loses this bowl game.

Full hate disclosure: 1 Pitt (all sports); 2 UNC basketball; 3 Duke basketball; 4 Cincinnati Bengals

Fans won’t be able to complain about this one. It may be the lesser bowl, but I like the circumstances of it. Getting Pitt and Wannstedt for a post new year’s bowl is a win win for the program in my opinion.

Of course we do have to beat them. But all things considered thisis not too bad for Joker’s first year at the helm. Not what I thought he might be able to do, but not as bad as it could have been. we can call it whatever we want, but we definitely bought this bowlgame. And for this year, that’s all we could do.

This is more like it! The “Big Blue Victory Association Bowl”. Hope our defense is ready. Pitt is no patsy and they have a very experienced coach. He was an assistant at the Dallas Cowboys under Tom Landry. I don’t remember for how long but we were living in Irving, TX at the time.

Pitt is a good opponent. They have underachieved this year (sound familiar?), but can play with anyone when so motivated. Almost like a good OOC game in teh regular season that I’d like to see.

I surely hope Joker has the team very prepared for this game. I’m pretty sure Dave Wannstedt will for the Panthers.
If we were to lose it would be the first losing season (6-7) since 2005.

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It is a good “name” opponent, and the only one scheduled for that day. If we play well, it will be good for the program.

But this is no longer something that I agree with:

… although it’s hard to be too disappointed about Kentucky football when it manages enough wins to get into a bowl, even an afterthought bowl like the BBVA Compass.

There are more teams qualifying for football bowl games currently than qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in basketball. I think we can aspire to more than just the equivalent of a 13 seed in the basketball tournament that is “just happy to be here!”

This bowl has worked out pretty good, given the opponent- but I don’t think it is too unreasonable to be disappointed in that:

• We finished 2-6 in a season with several windows of opportunity
• If Pitt beats us, we will finish the year with an overall losing record, and that’s with the “buy wins” even included.

I think we can win, and of course really hope we do- as recording into the archives a losing record will put a dent into the whole “fifth straight bowl game” thing. I think there is a lot riding on this game.

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No team that is 2-6 in conference play should be in a bowl, period.

Because they both at one time were very heavily into steel production and had a lot of mills. I’ve been through there many times late at night in the 60’s and the city was lit up some from that industry and the freeways had these weird yellow cast lights. I assume it’s changed some since then.

there have been a handful of plays each yr that have kept us from having a 10 win season, this yr was no different, and its disappointing, but I’m happy for the young men, they get to play another game

Mike Huguenin of Rivals.com has ranked all of the 35 bowl games, but not the outcomes. I’m showing his rankings and comments on the two bowls that would be dearest to our hearts; UL vs Southern Miss and UK vs Pitt:

29. BBVA Compass Bowl, Kentucky (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (7-5), Jan. 8: Pitt was the preseason pick to win the Big East. Dave Wannstedt should use this matchup as a teaching point: “Guys, when we mess up during the season, we get sent to Birmingham in the postseason. Let’s not mess up anymore, OK?”

27. Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl, Louisville (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (8-4), Dec. 21: Louisville is a nice story, earning a bowl bid in coach Charlie Strong’s first season. Southern Miss has a strong offense. Hey, so this won’t be epic; you can tune in while you’re wrapping gifts.

“Dandy Don” Meredith dead at age 72. One of the funniest guys in the game when he was in the booth.

I wonder where coach Cal falls on this one. Will be hard for him to root against and Pennsylvania team.

I have been at work the last couple of days, and have been too busy to visit ASoB much, but wanted to let everyone know that Alcoa, TN. won their 7th straight high school football title last Saturday. Congrats to Randall Cobb’s former team. They must have a bunch of great athletes, and a great coach and program to accomplish this. I think Joker needs to go down there, and find us some more Randall Cobbs!!!