Kentucky Tailgating

We are 5 days away from the Battle of the Bluegrass with our hated arch enemy, and little brother, The University of Louisville Cardinals. I thought I’d give a little insight into why we hate them. These are some things to remember if you are traveling to the pizza delivery stadium this weekend.

First off, their mascot. A Cardinal? Really? I used to take out these pests with my pellet gun when I was a young child. They chirp. That is the most vicious they get, chirping. I hating chirping birds, therefore I hate little brother.

Their Jealousy is next. that is right. They are jealous and really want to be us. So much so they run out and hire an old has been coach of ours who loves Blondes and Italian eateries. Also, go to any UL message board and you will see that the topics are predominately about our beloved cats. This obsession is borderline stalkerish, and a restraining order is in the works.

Finally, it is their fans. Serious. Look at this photo, and you will understand. Who is not going to hate a bunch of Slim Shady Wannabes?

It is six more days until our beloved Wildcats take on the communists of Louisville. The long wait is almost over. Operation Win gets its start, and Charlie Strong will see how weak his team is against its Big Brother.

This also means tailgating season is upon us. The first home game is against Western in under two weeks! Two Weeks and we all get to come together, get well oiled, and go scream until we are hoarse. It will be a great time with great friends. If yo are one of the many people who are stunbling upon our peice of the web, come visit us! We are a welcoming bunch. This year we are going to try and make things even more fun. At some point we will have a cornhole tourney. Perhaps a weekly picture of the Tailgate cotestw here you can win the priceless prize of bragging rights. And whatever else we can come up with.

So get ready for another great season! And come to the greatest tailgate you can find at Commonwealth Stadium. I’ll ramp up some notes this week aboutt eh team and give details about the tailgate in two weeks. And remember, come see us at the corner of Cooper and Sportcenter.

Our beloved Cats have practice in full swing! The battles for numerous positions are reportedly fierce. A good amount of optimism is coming out of Operation Win’s headquarters. Joker is getting the boys ready for a nice run and we are getting fired up for some high octane tailgating!

This year there will be a new tent that is a tailgater’s dream. We will have good friends, drinks, and food. Oh, and lets not forget about the hottest ladies on any gameday. Kentucky girls are the best of the best!

So get ready to get loose before the game at the tailgate, and get loud at the games. We will try and have some fun stuff. So come on out to the corner of Cooper and Sportcenter for the best tailgate around. To, Dirt and the boys will always treat you right!

It was announced yesterday that Four wildcats made the All SEC team as selected by the AP. This is a great honor for a team that most did not pick to make it back to a bowl, much less guarantee a fourth consecutive winning season.

First team had Randall Cobb who has seen time as a punt returner, kickoff returner, wide receiver, running back, quarterback, heart surgeon, psychologist, and geologist for the University of Kentucky this year.

Second team had Derrick Locke, the speedy running back who was sometimes a threat to throw the ball out of the wildcat package. Joining him was Corey Peter’s, the defensive tackle who seemed to always make HUGE plays when needed. And rounding it out was Sam Maxwell. Maxwell was a bright spot of a pretty good line backing core. The sad thing for this senior is that he will miss the Music City Bowl due to a shoulder injury.

Congrats to these Wildcats and lets hope they can lead us to a fourth straight bowl victory!Nashville should be a great time for all and I will need all of you going to send me some tailgating pictures.

This picture is from a previous Tailgate this year and features a couple of nice looking young ladies with their version of the Randall Cobb Yin and Yang.

The Cats have officially been announced to play Clemson in the Music City Bowl. This will be the second time in four years the two have met in Nashville and this should be a very good match up and very good exposure for Kentucky as the game will be at 8:30 Eastern the Sunday after Christmas, Dec 27th.

And finally on the recruiting front. UK had a very good weekend in this regard with a couple of very nice Corner Backs committing to our beloved Wildcats to suit up this coming fall. First is a 3 star recruit named Dale Trimble. And Second is a four star recruit name Anterio Sloan. Both a extremely good gets by this coaching staff. So the Basketball win over HATED North Carolina got us one step closer to 2000 victories and landed us a couple of talented defensive backs. The future looks bright for the Wildcats!

Here are a few pictures form the UT tailgate this past weekend. I’ll post more over the next few days.

The word is that UK will be playing in the Music City Bowl. While nothing official about any bowls will be released until after the SEC championship game, yesterday saw a whirlwind of activity as the Outback Bowl chose Auburn instead of UT and fueled speculation about who would end up going where. After all the dust settled, it appears Nashville will be awash in Blue!

Now, who the opponent will be is a bit up in the air. A lot of speculation seems to suggest either UNC or Miami. Although some have said the loser of the ACC championship game will be joining the Cats. Personally, I would like to face Miami. Yes, there would be some buzz about UNC because of the basketball rivalry, but I’d rather take on a traditional football power like Miami. A win against them would be better for recruiting purposes and prestige in my humble and ill-informed opinion.

Regardless Cat fans, get your reservations for Nashville now as they will fill up quickly. Take tons of pictures and send them to me at kevin@kentuckytailgating.com since I will not be able to make the trip.

In spite of the loss this past Saturday, there were a few bright moments as we can see in this video below. I have a ton of pictures that I will be posting as the week goes on.

That was a tough one! Just when you think the Cats would catch a break, that old friend I like to call heartbreak comes by to say hello. I wanted this win so bad. So did the players and fans. Oh well, need to rally and prepare for the upcoming bowl game.

In tailgating news, we had a great time! There was a TON of chili that was enjoyed by all. Lots of corn hole was played and there will be plenty of pictures for me to post early this week. I have a ton to go through.

So tune in early this week and I will have pictures posts, as well as add them to the album. I will also add some best ones from past tailgates at Commonwealth.

While tailgating is done for the year inside the Bluegrass, there will probably be many that go to the bowl game. Also, we are already starting to plan next year’s festivities! It is an exciting time. During the off season I will continue to update on football related news as it comes available as well as some other items, such as Tailgating pictures of the week. You can submit those to me at kevin@kentuckytailgating.com, so send them to me!

Just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a happy thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for. Personally, I am thankful for great friends and family. It is the people in our lives that make this life exciting and fun!

Hopefully we will see a bunch of friends and family tailgating at Commonwealth this Saturday. Come on out early and lets beat the Vols! And since it is senior night, lets show our 26 graduating Wildcats how thankful we are for them.