Kentucky Feeling The Blues

Kentucky fans, it's officially time to panic. Wednesday night, on senior night, the dreadful Georgia Bulldogs, who had won only 10 games coming in and fired their head coach over a month ago, spanked the Wildcats in Rupp Arena 90-85. The Bulldogs who's offense can't hit the broadside of a barn shot 50% from the field, 68.8% from 3 point land and made 25 of 30 on the charity stripe. UGA's 90 points is 30 more than the 'Dogs were averaging in SEC play.

"It's entirely my fault. I'm having a hard time finding five guys that play hard, smart and together the whole time." Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie said after the loss to Georgia. "We are trying a lot of different things but none of them seem to be working right now. Georgia played great. They made a lot of shots. We didn't do that. I guess we aren't mature enough to understand what we need to do. We didn't play the way we needed to in order to win. Georgia really took it to us.”

As I kept hearing throughout Lexington when I was up there last weekend: "What the hell is wrong with the Wildcats! They are going to the NIT."

"We want to make it to the NCAA tournament." Kentucky Patrick Patterson said. "We want to still be playing ball at the end of March and beginning of April. We want to keep playing. We know that Kentucky has a great tradition and history. They have made it to the tournament for the past 20 years almost and we don't want to be the team that didn't make it.”

There is no doubt the loss to Georgia will be a glaring stain on the UK NCAA Tournament resume. Losing 7 of their last 10 won't impress the selection committee either. The only hope for Big Blue to make it to the NCAA's is win the SEC Tournament. It's either that or go to the NIT.

The way Kentucky's stock is free falling the Wildcats are in dire need of a stimulus package. Sorry, their's no bailout in sight.

Look on the bright side UK fans, spring football is coming up. Is that change Wildcat fans can believe in.

Here's your highlights plus commentary from Billy Gillispie.

Photo Courtesy: Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader