
... in 2002, is a day that will go down in infamy for your beloved Kentucky Wildcats. One of the most sickening feelings I’ve ever had as a UK fan. Two words: Gatorade bath. Excuse me while I go vomit.
Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach
A Lexingtonians' take on University of Kentucky athletics, among other things.


... in 2007, Billy Clyde Gillispie’s second game turned out to be a disaster as the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs upended the #20 Wildcats, 84-68 in Rupp Arena. The game was supposed to be an easy win on the way to a four team tournament in Madison Square Garden with Connecticut, Oklahoma, and .......ahem....... Memphis. Gardner-Webb’s win forced them to fly cross country the night before the Madison Square Garden game because they hadn’t planned on making the trip to New York. At this point, it was clear to many Kentucky fans that Billy Clyde’s honeymoon was over. I’m just not sure Billy Clyde ever got that memo. Years later, the aforementioned Kentucky head coach would be arrested for Driving Under the Influence after completing a round of golf at 2:30am in Lawrenceburg, KY. I wish I was making that up.



... in 2002, Derek Abney returned two punts for touchdowns as your Kentucky Wildcats rolled to a 45-24 thumping of Mississippi State in Starkville. The Bulldogs led 17-16 at halftime, then Abney took a punt 69-yards to paydirt to give UK a 23-17 lead. Artose Pinner gave the Cats a 30-17 lead on a 1-yard plunge minutes before Abney’s 52-yard touchdown return to put the game out of reach. Pinner finished with 104 yards, his sixth straight game over 100 yards. Abney finished the game with 225 total yards and cemented himself as the premier return specialist in college football. The Bulldogs ended with 230 yards rushing, led by Jerious Norwood’s 138 yards. Four interceptions by the Kentucky defense helped move our record to 6-3.
Today in Lawrenceburg, KY. Per ESPN. Hopefully, this is the last we hear from this guy. That is, until he gets a new gig and the NCAA pairs us up in the Tournament.
... in 2003, the University of Kentucky lost a heartbreaker to Arkansas (71-63) in 7 overtimes at Commonwealth Stadium. It was the longest game in NCAA history, matching a seven overtime game between Mississippi State and Arkansas in 2001. The game lasted 4 hours and 55 minutes. Kentucky forced overtime with a 13 yard touchdown pass from Jared Lorenzen to Chris Bernard with 1:38 left in the fourth quarter, tying the game at 24. The best chance for a Wildcat victory came in the third overtime after holding Arkansas to a field goal. The Cats had it 4th-and-goal on the 1-yard line, but were penalized for illegal substitution, forcing their hand. The 86 total points scored in overtime set a record for most points ever in an overtime (ya think?). Jared Lorenzen finished the game with 326 yards passing. Derek Abney caught 10 passes for 91 yards.

