Meh, Kentucky is not an abject horror at football anymore.
Honestly, they are just misplaced in terms of conference affiliation. They just don't have an SEC football program which is built for long term success. Never have and never will.
Put them in the ACC or B12 and they probably win 9 games consistently. They would probably do better in the B10 also than they do in the SEC. This league is brutal man. There is a pretty clear line of who is being serious about football and who is not. I'm just glad Tennessee is back on the right side of that line