The mental deflation from the gut-wrenching 28-27 loss to the Florida Gators is still lingering for many fans of the Kentucky Wildcats. On the UK Postgame show on ESPN 680, my co-host Lachlan McLean asked me which was worse: losing to Florida in a one point collapse or being blown-out like in 2015.
At the time, I answered being blown-out. In a blowout I never have any illusions of winning and I can come to terms with the loss as the game progresses. There’s not much worse in sports than believing that your team is going to win and then having the rug yanked out from under you.