In a recent He Said/She Said, BluegrassLady and I decided to flip the script and debate why the other person’s team would win the upcoming Florida-Kentucky game.  WHAT WERE WE THINKING???  Well, we’ve come to our senses and with this weekend’s match-up looming large, we’ve decided to once again don our school colors.  This week, we have each agreed to post a fictitious dialogue held between the two of us and let you, the readers, determine which would be closer to the actual conversation.  Let the games begin.

Brrrrrrring…………brrrrrrrrrrrring…….

Bluegrass:  Hello?

Rev:  Is Adolph Rupp there?                                        

Bluegrass:  Ha ha, very funny, Rev.  Are you ready for your third consecutive loss?

Rev:  I don’t know, BG, are you ready for your 21st?

Bluegrass:  Oh, Rev, that was low.  You know we’ve had this date circled on our calendar for some time.  The Gators are going down Saturday.

Rev:  Well, we all have delusions of grandeur…. er, aspirations for greatness.  By the way, congratulations on a fine victory last weekend.  You guys did what we should have?

Bluegrass:  What’s that?  Stay sober for the entire ballgame?

Rev:  Are you insinuating that I partook in a few snorts of whiskey while in Baton Rouge?

Bluegrass:  Rev, when’s the last time you haven’t?

Rev: Good point.  So, let me ask you this, BG.  If the Kentucky Wildcats are ranked AHEAD of the Florida Gators in both the BCS and the conference standings, why are the Gators still a seven-point road favorite?

Bluegrass:  C’mon, Rev.  You know those Vegas lines have more to do with perception and betting patterns than reality.  If you didn’t have all those gambling degenerates in Gainesville dropping their college tuition on football games, my ‘Cats would be favored, and rightfully so.

Rev:  So what are you doing in preparation for the game?  Burning effigies of Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Chris Doering on your lawn?  Do you remember that game in the mid-90’s where Wuerffel and Terry Dean combined to throw seven interceptions and still managed to win on the last play of the game?  Doering’s got the touchdown!  Doering’s got the touchdown!

Bluegrass:  La la la la la la. I am not listening to you.  Besides, you need to stop living in the past.  Your time was last year, Rev.  Our time is now.   We hear there’s even a conference championship game in Atlanta if we win out.  We had no idea.

Rev: Ok, so let me ask you this.  When we win this game, which quarterback will get more Heisman play, Tim Tebow or Andre Woodson, and will Jared Lorenzen weigh more than both of them combined?

Bluegrass: Tim who?  Rev, smell the litter box.  UK is outscoring, out-passing, and out-gaining Florida in total yardage.  This is not your traditional Kentucky football team.  Woodson already has 21 touchdown passes.  If Tebow could throw to himself, you guys might have yourselves a ball club.  And uh, at least our players can stay out of the pokey.

Rev:  That whole Tony Joiner thing was all a misunderstanding.  Besides, whatever happened to chivalry?  He was just trying to rescue his girlfriend’s car from the clutches of an evil tow lot.  I’d do the same for you if your big blue, jalopy was impounded.

Bluegrass:  I bet you would.  Hey, Rev, I heard to spark a fire under your team, the coaches actually held a scrimmage against the players this week.  At least your team finally found someone they can beat.

Rev: Hmmmm, well I heard the SEC fined the University of Kentucky $50,000 for rushing the field last week after beating LSU.  At least you won’t have to worry about that happening again.

Bluegrass: That’s right, Rev.  We don’t play LSU this weekend.

Rev: Alrighty, dear.  I’ll let you go cook your Gator stew.  Promise no crying in the sundress when we bring the KittyCats back to reality.

Bluegrass: And no crying for you when you get your third game in loss column.  Do you still want Ron Zook’s phone number?

Rev: BG, Just keep in mind, you’re still winless in the East.  The Ol’ Ball Coach has made sure of that.  Time to face the music…. and it sounds swampy.

Bluegrass: Alrighty, Rev, just no throwing your visor when you drop another heartbreaker.

Rev: Deal, love.  Same to you.  I’d wish you good luck, but I’m afraid I can’t bring myself to do that this week.  I’ll be thinking of you when your defensive backs are looking at the back of Percy Harvin’s jersey.

Bluegrass: And I’ll be thinking of you when you guys can’t get a grasp on Woodson.  Good luck.

           THIS WAY TO SHE SAID: ON THE MATCH-UP