[alfus21]

Not writing them off, butUK better catch up quickly, because the East surely isn't going to be as weak as it has been in recent history. The SEC is no longer UK plus 1 or 2 other teams and the rest, it's 3 or 4 power teams, and UK is on the verge of being in the second tier....

I wouldn't say they are on the "verge" of being in the "second" tier because of one bad season...2nd tier would mean they're not even real competition for Florida and Tennessee any longer...I'll be curious to see how Bruce Pearl rebounds next year after losing 3 senior starters...

The SEC isn't going to be weak anymore, but as a UK fan I love that..I think it only helps UK with competition, and will help them in the tournament, and I definatly don't think UK has any catching up to do, but rather the other teams are finally catching up to Kentucky..