There were no tickets to be found for Saturday’s UK/FL match-up and believe me I tried!! 71,024 fans filled Commonwealth Stadium to watch the Kentucky WildCats lose a heartbreaker to the Florida Gators 45-37. The Cats never quit, they have no quit in them. I continued to believe we would win the game until the Gators scored with 1:33 left on the clock bringing the score to 45-31. This game broke an 8-game home winning streak for UK.  Even after losing, Kentucky should be seen as valid adversaries.  After last week’s battle against LSU, the WildCats could have folded and fallen flat on their faces. We lost the game but we certainly didn’t fall flat on our faces. Although I am brokenhearted, I am extremely proud of my team.

Here are a few tidbits from the game;

* This made Florida’s 21st straight win over Kentucky. They are 16-10 in Lexington.

* On 3rd down conversions Florida was 7 out of 11.

* First half the Cats had the football longer and out-gained the Gators but did not outscore them.

* Kentucky gained 512 total yards. This was the most against Florida so far this season. For the game the WildCats had 512 total yards to Florida’s 427.

* Andre Woodson was 35 of 50 for 415 yards and tied his career high with five touchdowns. His pass efficiency rating was 172.7. He has thrown for at least 2 TDs in 9 straight games.

* Florida's Tim Tebow was 18 of 26 for 256 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. His pass efficiency rating was 202.71.

* Jacob Tamme became the 10th player in Kentucky history to have 100 career catches.

* Lyons’ 3 touchdowns was a career high for him.

* Injuries or sickness for the Cats - Keenan Burton suffered a strained knee in the second quarter, but returned. Tony Dixon left the game with a sprained ankle. Linebacker Johnny Williams could not finish the game because of an injured foot. Tamme has been bothered by turf toe, and suffered a bruised shin. Jason Leger did not finish the game because of a bout with the flu.

* Urban Myer on the Cats: "We made a couple of comments throughout the week that we saw this Kentucky team a couple of years ago. Rich (Brooks) is a very good friend of mine and that's one of the best-coached teams. Obviously, that offensive personnel is greatly improved as well as the entire team personnel, so we saw that coming two years ago when we played them here. That was a big win against a quality football team, a very quality football team."

Here is what the SEC East standings look like now:

South Carolina  3-2

Georgia  3-2

Florida  3-2

Kentucky  2-2

Tennessee  2-2

Vanderbilt  2-3

The Kentucky WildCats have no time to pause and lick their wounds. They must prepare for Mississippi State this Saturday. The much needed rest will come the following weekend and UK will need it for the upcoming back-to-back road games at Vanderbilt and Georgia. Then comes the season finale with big-time rival Tennessee. GO BIG BLUE!

It is official!! I will be on “Fox Sports Bloggers Show” tonight, June 13th. The show will begin at 10 P.M. EST and will last for 1 hour. I’ve been really busy today or I would have had this up much earlier!! I hope you all will tune in. It should be a good show. Tonight’s lineup will be rivjo, me and chuxtory. If you have a question for any of us just give Frank a ring. I will do my best to answer anything you throw at me as I am sure will rivjo and chuxtory!!

The number to call is (646) 478-5128. Here are some of the things we will be discussing;

1.        The NBA Finals - Can Cleveland win a game?

2.        Junior to Hendrick Motorsports...is the apocalypse upon us?

3.        The A-Rod situation - can he survive the season and will he be back in the Bronx next year?

4.        Billy Donovan - Is there still an outside shot he goes to Kentucky and can he help their program?

5.        A U.S. Open Preview - Will it be the Tiger and Lefty show or will someone else crash the party?

Once again, the number to call is (646) 478-5128. You are welcome to leave questions here as well but I am hoping to hear from all you tonight!!