October 1st: On this date...

... in 2007, the pollsters advanced your University of Kentucky Wildcats to #8 in the most recent AP and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 rankings. This was the highest ranking for the football Cats in 30 years. The last time Kentucky was in the Top 10 was as the season ended in 1977, occupying the #6 spot. The 5-0, (1-0 SEC) start was the best start since 1984, also a 5-0 start. The Wildcats were 10-1 in the last 11 games dating back to 2006, the best stretch since the 10-1 record in 1977. They were halfway rewarded with a Thursday night ESPN game at #11 South Carolina (4-1). It ended up being a missed opportunity on a national stage as Eric Norwood frustrated Andre Woodson all night. Norwood tied an NCAA mark by returning two fumbles for touchdowns. The win pushed Steve Spurrier’s all-time record to 15-0 against the Cats. Woodson ended with 227 yards passing, while Rafael Little added a fifth 100-yard game in six games, finishing with 135 yards rushing in Columbia.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach