College basketball is back and Kentucky has the best recruiting class in the sport once again.
Expectations are high for the team with many people calling it “championship or bust.” In fact, Kentucky has the fourth-best odds to win it all only behind Kansas, Duke and Purdue.
One question that isn’t being asked enough, however, is whether or not this be the expectation at all.
Kentucky has struggled in the past three years, especially in the non-conference. The Cats are 4-11 in the last three years versus out-of-conference power-six teams with a record of 1-8 versus AP Top 25 out-of-conference power-six teams.