Saturday, October 16, 2010

Kentucky 0 - 14 S. Carolina (4:40 left in 1st Quarter)

Well, this has been very pathetic from Kentucky so far. South Carolina holds, gets the ball, and drives the length of the field for another touchdown.

Kentucky 0 - 7 S. Carolina (11:53 left in 1st Quarter)

That didn't take long. South Carolina took the opening kickoff, drove straight down the field, and scored an easy touchdown.

Kentucky 0 - 0 S. Carolina (14:54 left in 1st Quarter)

And we're underway on a beautiful evening in Lexington!

Kentucky v. South Carolina

Kentucky and South Carolina only met three times before the Gamecocks joined the SEC East in 1992; since then they have played every year. When South Carolina joined the SEC, Kentucky fans hoped that the Gamecocks would be one of their easier conference games, but it hasn't worked out that way. South Carolina leads the all-time series with a record of 14-6-1 and has won the last 10 match-ups between the two teams.

It should also be pointed out that Steve Spurrier, the Gamecock coach, has an all-time record of 17-0 against the Big Blue in his years of coach Florida and South Carolina. I do not think that streak will be broken today.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

The Deuce

The next UCFC game, between the Kentucky Wildcats and the South Carolina Gamecocks, will be played at 6 PM Eastern Time. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Kentucky

The Kentucky Wildcats are one of the few teams in the SEC never to have won the UCFC. In fact, they have only played in seven UCFC games. Here they are:

December 6, 1924: W. Virginia Wesleyan 24, Kentucky 7
September 19, 1942: Georgia 7, Kentucky 6
November 25, 1967: Tennessee 17, Kentucky 7
October 23, 1971: Georgia 34, Kentucky 0
November 23, 1974: Tennessee 24, Kentucky 7
October 17, 1987: LSU 34, Kentucky 9
September 26, 2009: Florida 41, Kentucky 7

It will be interesting to see whether Kentucky scores 10 points in a UCFC game for the first time next week.

S. Carolina 35 - 21 Alabama (Final)

Well, that's that. A very, very impressive performance by the Gamecocks, who knock off the number one team for the first time in history, and who are now 4-11 in UCFC games. They take the title for the first time since 1989, and they will defend it next week against the Kentucky Wildcats.

Alabama's run as UCFC champion ends at six. They fall to 29-13 in UCFC games, and they will be hoping that they get another shot at the title this year -- perhaps in the SEC title game.