GameDay Update

That's right folks, College GameDay is in Lexington. Let me say that again, COLLEGE GAMEDAY IS IN LEXINGTON. After 7 years of hard knocks, so far this year I have seen: the Cats break the losing streak to the Cards, the Cats given retribution to LSU for the Bluegrass Miracle, and now the boys of College GameDay and Mr. Corso of headgear fame have come to LexVegas. Don't adjust your TV sets, hell has not frozen over this is the alternative universe known to many as Kentucky Football 2007.

• Is it a sign that today's dictionary.com word of the day was jocund? Here is the excerpt: jocund \JOCK-uhnd; JOH-kuhnd\, adjective:
  Full of or expressing high-spirited merriment; light-hearted; mirthful.
  Is it possible that I willbe jocund after the game once again, or will it be the stupid gator fans that are?
• Today is another Saturday in a great string of Saturdays this year. One could argue that there have been 3 games termed "the biggest game in Commonwealth history," including this one. As a Cat fan, we have experienced too many hardships in the previous years to believe that this could possibly be real, but I just pinched myself and it is really happening. Could the Cats break the NCAA's 3rd longest current losing streak to an opponent and beat the Gators for the first time since '86?
• GameDay is without a doubt the greatest TV show in the history of time. Chris, Lee and Kirk really have it rough travelling to campuses all over the country every week and talking about college football. How does one end up in their position? Word on the street is that Jack Bauer envies the GameDay trio and was unable to even get a tryout for the show. Expect cameos from Billy Clyde himself on the set. From the looks of yesterday's update on the grass outside Willy T, it looks like Lee is going to be putting the Gator head on instead of the Wildcat head. That is not necessarily a bad thing as Lee's record with the mascot head pick is not very stellar.
• The one thing the Cats have going against them is the fact that ESPN simulation picked the gators by 14 over the cats. So far this season, the simulation is perfect in picking the winner, including the Cats over the Cards in week 3.
• I'm about to take off for the gameday run, but here at derekaburden.blogspot.com we have some breaking news. Steve Brown, DC for the Cats, has been spent every waking hour researching how to stop the Cyborg known as Tim Tebow. We have just learned that coach Brown discovered a substance deep inside Mammoth Cave that will render the Florida QB ineffective. Just remember you read it here first.
• Despite the fact that Florida has 2 losses and a ranking much lower than the Bayou Bengals last week, I feel a little less confident in the Cats this week. 2 of the things that kill the Cats are mobile QBs, and trick plays. With the combo of Urban Meyer and the Cyborg Tim Tebow the Cats will face both. We just need to roll the dice and hope for a few breaks. Thus far this season, the Cats have proved that their offense is only stopped when they make turnovers, so prevent those and hopefully we will have a chance in a shootout. I say Steve Brown unveils his secret weapon late in the 3 quarter and Tebow makes a couple of mistakes that give the Cats the chance to take the lead and hold on to it until the end. I say Cats 38 Gators 31.
• By the way, those wondering about Sam Bright's thoughts on the game: "Basically we completely outman this team. With Vegas setting the spread for this weeks game as the Cats a 45 point favorite, I plan on turning it off at half-time. They have no team speed and they have no history in football. It has been years since Florida competed for the SEC, much less the NCAA championship. They fold under the pressure of GameDay and the Cats win by 100."

Have fun folks and feel free to stop by the tailgate if you come out today.