[Shady Grady]

I have disagree with you Shady. UK looked so unprepared for the speed that Ole Miss. had. Ole Miss's speed was not that great compared to other teams in the SEC. The throws that Hartline was completing against WKU, Akron, and UofL. were getting knocked down or intercepted because Ole Miss was quicker than the other opponents, Hartline and the receivers did not know how to adjust.
I am OK playing one cupcake. I believe if UK would have played someone tougher (not USC or Ohio St.) from a BCS conference, they would have been more prepared for the speed of the SEC in the first games. They also would have known how to react the first time UK faced adversity. Playing nothing but cupcakes gave them a false sense of security, IMO, and they thought they were better than what they were.

If you are okay with them playing one cupcake, and they finished 6-6 last season, would you be okay paying the ticket prices to see a 4-8 team? What none of you have ever stated on this thread is the fact that while playing a brutal SEC schedule, EVERY team needs some cupcakes for no other reason but to allow injured players to heal. Everybody talks about UK's schedule. Let's look at UK's and a few of the others. UK's non conference: Louisville (this is a state mandated game and one never knows what Louisville will have. Even in their off years, this is an instate rivalry that is a big game), Western Kentucky (If they play a cupcake, at least keep some of the money in state), Akron, Charleston Southern. The schedule included a five game stretch that had games with Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, South Carolina, and Georgia. Now year in and year out, that is a tough five games. So that makes UK's schedule three cupcakes plus Louisville. South Carolina had non conference games with Southern Miss, Furman, and Troy. Arkansas had non conference games with Tennessee Tech, Louisiana Monroe, and UTEP. Alabama had non conference games with San Jose State, Duke, and Georgia State. Auburn had non conference games with Arkansas State, Loisiana Monroe, and Chattanooga. Florida had non conference games with Florida Atlantic, Alabama Birmingham, and Furman. Now how does any of these schools' three games differ much from Western Kentucky, Akron, and Charleston Southern? So, again, the answer is not beefing up the schedule, the answer is spending more money on recruiting and coaching and beating the teams on the current schedule.