WildcatRick
08-18-2008, 11:14 AM
There's no rest for the weary, and I'm headed to Kentucky on Monday morning to spend some time with coach Rich Brooks, who's attempting to do something this season that hasn't been done since Bear Bryant was roaming the sidelines in Lexington.
If the Wildcats make it to a bowl game for a third straight year, it would be the first time that's happened at Kentucky since 1949-51. Brooks, who turns 67 on Wednesday, faces a difficult challenge in making it three in a row after losing so many key players on offense from last season's 8-5 team.
But this time two years ago, there were a lot of people around the league (and in Kentucky) who didn't even think Brooks would still be coaching the Wildcats, much less making a run at the Bear.
Check back on Monday afternoon, and I'll have something up from my chat with Books. I'll also catch up with a few of the Wildcats' players. Is it really true that the defense might have to carry this team this season, especially early?
We'll see what they think in the Land of the Big Blue.
Link (http://myespn.go.com/blogs/sec/0-1-215/Trucking-toward-the-Bluegrass.html)
If the Wildcats make it to a bowl game for a third straight year, it would be the first time that's happened at Kentucky since 1949-51. Brooks, who turns 67 on Wednesday, faces a difficult challenge in making it three in a row after losing so many key players on offense from last season's 8-5 team.
But this time two years ago, there were a lot of people around the league (and in Kentucky) who didn't even think Brooks would still be coaching the Wildcats, much less making a run at the Bear.
Check back on Monday afternoon, and I'll have something up from my chat with Books. I'll also catch up with a few of the Wildcats' players. Is it really true that the defense might have to carry this team this season, especially early?
We'll see what they think in the Land of the Big Blue.
Link (http://myespn.go.com/blogs/sec/0-1-215/Trucking-toward-the-Bluegrass.html)