December 30th: On this date...

... in 2002, Chuck Norris’ role model, one Richard “PaPaw” Brooks was named head football coach for your University of Kentucky Wildcats. It was a move that 99% of Big Blue Nation kept bookmarked as a reason to want to fire Mitch Barnhart. Most fans felt we needed to go young and energetic, but we have been proven wrong. Anyone that tells you they liked this hire when it happened has just lied to your face. As much grief as Mitch has gotten over the years, you have to admire his patience with the hire and the football program in general. He got a proven winner head coach to come into a no-win situation and the head coach has WON. It may have taken a while to get here, but no one can tell me anyone else would have done it sooner. Brooks successfully rebuilt a current Pac 10 power and had laid the foundation for the same in Lexington. We might not compete in the BCS year in and year out, but we’re competing. Just remember: all of the current Joker Phillips haters were the Joker Phillips backers just a few years ago. The haters apparently don’t trust Rich Brooks.

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