Sometimes, the more things change the more they stay same.
Example: Kentucky football at Tennessee.
This was the year these door-kicking Wildcats were finally going to kick down that ugly Big Orange Door. Kentucky was ranked (No. 11); Tennessee was unranked. Kentucky had won five SEC games; Tennessee just one. Kentucky had snapped streaks; Tennessee had struggled. Kentucky was good; Tennessee was, well, mediocre.
The anticipated bottom line: For the first time since 1984, the Cats were going to leave Rocky Top with smiles on their faces and history under their belts.