I live in Lexington, KY. Do you know what that means? It means people ask me if my blue eyes were to support UK. I feed patients with blue colored food, they think that's because of UK. At times, I imagine the pulmonary patients we see whose skin turns blue from the eastern Kentucky hills, I can see some people thinking "wow, they really go all out for the team." What's astonishing to me is this- we have year round sports, but just happen to wipe the floor of NCAA Basketball courts like an overly assertive cleaning service. Being a Georgia girl, I have SEC Roots, and also ACC (go noles!), but honestly the SEC at UK feels kinda like being asked to take your cousin to prom. It's all wrong.
What I've decided is this: the UK football team is bad. We know it, they make fun of the coach, who admittedly sometimes doesn't seem to fully understand the rules of college football- but his name is Joker...he's come a long way with what his mama gave him. The problem is this- without fans, ticket sales, justification our team WON'T be good. As a girl who loves a project, my new mission is to help UK Football. I am buying season tickets, getting a tailgate with a large blue overhang, possibly even making themed brunches to accompany it...whatever it takes. I'm only one person, but I do have friends and those friends have friends. The reality is this- they can fire the coach, they might even teach the players some rules of football, or a play besides, hold onto it and run directly toward the other end of the field even if the other team's defense is collectively 5 tons. We can do this...I almost think it could be a reality show "From Mildcats to Wildcats: The genesis of football in Kentucky" Thoughts?
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