October 20th: On this date...

... in 2007, ESPN College Gameday made its first appearance in Lexington, KY, for the SEC clash between 8th ranked Kentucky and 14th ranked Florida (read that sentence again). Coming off a triple-overtime 43-37 upset of #1 LSU the previous week in Commonwealth Stadium, the football Cats were once again the center of the college football universe. The most popular college preview show in history chose the northwest side of the massive William T. Young Library to set up shop for the day. They were greeted by a gigantic audience and scholars maintain it was the loudest group of people ever assembled in one place (in the history of the world). The Gators would ultimately win the shootout 45-37 with a Tim Tebow rushing touchdown with 1:30 remaining in the fourth quarter. Andre Woodson finished the game 35-50 for 415 yards and 5 touchdowns. Stevie Johnson and Dicky Lyons, Jr., both had eight catches for well over 100 yards a piece. A brave and proud effort from a program that was clearly on the rise.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach