Mark Stoops’ first bowl game as a head coach was my first Kentucky bowl game. Even though we left without an ideal result, the reward for Kentucky’s 7-5 regular season was still an enriching experience. Here’s the good and the bad, beginning with the bad (around the New Year, you must always finish with the glass half full).
5. The Basketball Watch Party
I do not intend to put the UK Alumni Association on blast. The event was fine with the hand they were dealt, but it’s an example of the biggest problem with the TaxSlayer Bowl: Jacksonville simply doesn’t have the infrastructure to support the BBN.