Kentucky Tailgating

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!

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.

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!

This coming Saturday’s tailgating against the Tennessee Correctional Travel team will start approximately 10:00 AM. The main menu item will be chili, so be careful around open flames in the evening. I saw a student catch himself on fire the night before the Bama game. Don’t be that guy. for directions, refer to yesterday’s post here. You can also email me at kevin@kentuckytailgating.com any questions.

So come out early and lets cheer on our beloved Cats to victory over the convicts. This is senior night for several players that have done more at UK than any other class, go to four straight bowls. Also, rumors are circulating that Coach Brooks may retire this year. Just in case, lets be loud and send Pawpaw off with a bang!

What a fantastic weekend here in Kentucky Tailgating land. Locke, Cobb, Maxwell and company got the job done down in Athens. Here are some articles from the weekend talking about the great win and looking forard to UT.

• The great Larry Vaught has some interesting stats from the game.
• Rob Gidel talks about how important special teams play was in this win.
• Chip Cosby gives his take on the sunning second half come back.
• The rare victory is discussed by Bret Dawson.
• Check out Paul Jordan’s nice recap of the game as well.

This weekend UT comes to the frozen tundra of Commonwealth as early rpedictions are calling for frigid temps. Don’t worry, the tailgating will warm things up prior to the game.

(AP Photo/John Amis)

What an incredible night! First the Basketball team looked impressive in dismantling a dangerous Rider team. Then The Cardiac put together another impressive second half to come from behind and win in Athens for the first time since 1977.

What more can be said about this team and their heart. In years past, UK would fold. Not this team. They refuse to give up and seem to always get the big play when they need it.

This Saturday is a HUGE game for this team and program. UK has not beaten Tennessee since Moses walked the deserts of the Middle East. This game is for 2nd place in the SEC east and is the play in game for the Outback bowl! It will be senior day and we all need to arrive at the game early to honor these young men for doing something no other team in UK history has done, gone to four straight bowls!

Details for the tailgating will come early this week. With this being the final home game and one that will have huge implications for both teams. For me personally, this is the game I want the most. Growing up in Tennessee and now living in Knoxville, you cannot imagine what I hear from my friends. A few will be at the tailgate this year, so feel free to give them a hard time. They are good sports.

Here are a few articles from the early week

• Larry Vaught summarizes Coach Brooks’ press conference from Monday.
• Rob Gidel gives his take on the win over Vandy on Saturday over at Kentucky Sports Radio.
• John Clay speculates that the Cats just might win out.
• The Voice of the Wildcats, Tom Leach, comments on the Cats accomplishments so far.

There is a lot to get excited about! The UGA game is an away game this weekend, so no tailgating at Commonwealth. More coming this week from Kentucky Tailgating!