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Im sorry Beef, but I dont agree with Clay. I think UK is still a lower tier SEC school that has to schedule fairly soft non conference teams in order to give them a fair shot at post season football. I think this is a solid move for both teams, and dont sleep on Western for long. If UK goes to playing a Michigan State or a Texas A&M, its too risky at this time, and would jeopardize a bowl season. Lets face it, UK will be LUCKY to win 2 SEC games this year. Very lucky. They already play in the toughest conference in the nation, so they can afford to pad their non-conference schedule..

Unfortunatley, I agree with you. It's a catch 22, if they don't win football games, they don't get recruits. If they don't go to Bowl Games, they don't get recruits. The balance is scheduling enough non-conference games to give you the wins that you need in order to get a Bowl game. They then have to win those Bowl games to get better recruits. With better recruits, then then can start having a better chance to compete - may not beat - with the power-houses in the SEC.