Not even the august presence of a certain comedy legend could inspire Nebraska in this one. (Maybe the best celeb sighting at a KU game since Jay-Z at St. John's, like 5 years ago.)
I was starting to feel almost sorry for Doc and co. when the score hit 39-6. I thought, this is a Nebraska-KU football score, only reversed (before the brilliant Mangino era, of course).
We didn't finish as well as we started, but after a first half like that you can't really hope for more than a holding pattern the rest of the game.
Things got so relaxed late that Brandon was joking with ushers.
BTW, both the Star and Journal-World opted for the "Creamed Corn" headline, proving once again that great minds think alike.
What about that girl who goes to all the Kentucky games?
ReplyDeleteI agree with the assessment, DGL: after such a strong start, the fact that the 2nd half was a bit of a deflation seemed fine. Great rebounding margin, by the way (47-21).
How about tomorrow? Will the GameDay business distract the team? Or will it get them up, like playing Florida and OSU did?
As for A&M, they look pretty tough, and a lot like us: loss at Texas Tech, big margin over OSU. Only thing they lack is an embarrassing loss, although the 5 Dec. loss to LSU is looking shaky now that those Tigers are in a tailspin. A&M is also missing the sort of marquee win they would have if they beat us tomorrow; I hope we can match their intensity.
Here's one noteworthy stat: the most points the Aggies have allowed all season? 69, which Colorado put up in the course of losing by 18 in Boulder.
If we can hit 70, I think we win.
Hence, a prediction: KU 75-64.
KU 88 A&M 72. I predict A&M gets blown out of the gym early and never manages to crawl back in. They will wilt under our defensive intensity and we will capitalize on the resulting easy baskets.
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