The Morning After

I'm not gonna lie. I did not sleep well last night. And after a performance like the one the Cats gave last night, can you really blame me?

If the team had just folded and lost by 15 or 20, I wouldn't have watched the second half or elevated my heart rate immensely for about 30 minutes and a peaceful night's sleep would have been much easier to come by.

As it happened, though, UK staged a pretty impressive comeback and had not one, but two possessions in the final ten seconds with a chance to win the game. But just when UK fans had the audacity to hope for victory, the volatile nature of this young team reared its ugly head yet again, and a turnover and half court desperation 3 were all it could muster.

Moral victory? No. In fact, hell no. We are the Kentucky Wildcats. Moral victories are for teams that play us and keep the game close. The Kentucky Wildcats do not accept "moral victories," and I would hope that no fan is happy with any part of the performance last night. Last year's team realized very quickly what it means to have every team in the conference (and country for that matter) gunning for you, giving you their absolute best game night in and night out. This year's squad has lost its first two conference games on the road and still hasn't picked up on the lesson.

Every single team in the SEC circles its games against Kentucky every year. It is every team's biggest game. Our team needs to realize that and elevate their level of play accordingly. All I can hope is that they do it before Saturday @ South Carolina.