UK at Season Crossroads

Roughly 24 hours from now we will see if these Cats have claws. They are coming off of a tumultuous loss at Alabama, which was their second loss on the road against an SEC squad. The first time they lost against an SEC team they were able to bounce back at home against a terrible Auburn team. This time the Cats won't be so lucky.

They are heading to South Carolina and everybody knows what that means: Sandstorm. There hasn't been a song as identifiable with a team since Tennessee's "Rocky Top" or the "Super Bowl Shuffle" from the '85 Chicago Bears. Everybody is in agreement with me on this. Sandstorm sucks and may be the most annoying song ever composed.

But that's not all they will face. The Gamecocks are atop of the SEC East at the moment (gag) and are 12-5. They beat Florida, which doesn't mean anything anymore, and Vandy. They were picked to finish last in the East and they are surprising a lot of people. This was the team that gave UK it's first loss last year and then Sandstormed the court:

I hope John Calipari is showing this to his team. I hope he is making it clear that if they go 0-3 on the road that this could be trouble. If they go 0-3 to the likes of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, then what will they do at Vandy, at UT and at Florida? Calipiari hasn't lost yet in Rupp, too bad all of the games can't be played there. This game is about toughness, something the Cats haven't shown a lot of lately.

This team is at a crossroads right now and how they start the game will say an awful lot about how they finish it. Terrence Jones is ready to go and has put Mother Bleeper-gate in his rear view mirror. A win at South Carolina gives this team a win against their division leader and a shot of confidence. The place will be rocking but they have proven to win in a hostile environment by beating the Cards in the Chicken Coop. Although, the crowd was like 50/50 UK/Uofl, especially in those nice seats near the floor. I hear that Tom "Little Chavez" Jurich had his Hench-Men taking pictures of the seats to chase down the lowlifes who dared to sale their tickets to dirty Cats fans. And when he finds him he will stick them in a "reeducation camp" to make sure they know The Ville is the Greatest Sports Town in America. And he will educate them the hard way. Besides...oh wait, I'm rambling.

Go Cats. Beat the 'Cocks. Win the SEC.

P.S. Louisville will blow out a terrible Providence team tomorrow