[BelfryPride]

EKU outplayed and out-coached Kentucky for all but the last 7 minutes of the game and overtime. UK should have lost the game but they did not.

I'm not taking up for them, but these are college kids. They hear the media all week and even their own coaching staff promising that Drew Barker would get playing time, in essence saying we're going to beat EKU with no problem. EKU played their asses off for their fallen team mate and UK wasn't expecting that.

UK has a 12 day advantage to prepare for Auburn that rolls into Lexington very beatable for a Thursday night game on ESPN. That game is a sellout already and will more than likely be UK's "Blackout" game.

The 12 day layoff comes at a good time for Kentucky to heal up some. The back half of the schedule is very favorable for Kentucky having 4 of the 7 games remaining in Lexington.