GirlDad12121
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I just got back from the game. Terrible coaching but that's already been discussed. I felt so bad for the players. As soon as UT got that last touchdown one of the UK players (couldn't see which one) threw his helmet and walked into the tunnel. As the team walked by they all looked so sad. One of them kept had a towel over their head (I guess to hide their crying) and another just kept screaming curse words. You could tell this one hit them really bad.
I heard on the radio that Newton was blaming himself and couldn't even look the seniors in the eyes. They also said Cobb was pissed off and a few other players were crying. The team needed this win, but our coaching staff took it away from them. Way to go Joker. Way to go Rich.
What's being lost in this whole situation is that Kentucky was only in this game because of a horrible decision by Crompton on the first series. That pick-6 obviously gave them an early 7-point lead, but it also got the crowd fired up and got every bit of the momentum on their side. If Crompton sees that backer, which he would 9 times out of 10, then Kentucky doesn't even have a legit chance at the end. Tennessee owned TOP and the yardage battle. Rich Brooks and Joker Phillips DID NOT lose this game. In fact, I'm pretty sure they never even played a single down. CMK made adjustments to stop the Wildcat in the 2nd half, and it worked, which is why Joker went away from using it as much. Kentucky fans are delusional if they honestly think the coaches lost this game. Coach Brooks/Phillips are the reason they were even in the game.
I guess this goes to show that Kentucky fans are only as good as the team they cheer for.