Northern Illinois vs #8 Kentucky (7:30 PM, ESPN2)

[snarcks]

7-7, 2nd quarter. UK’s O line having some issues protecting Levis. Has given up 11 sacks so far this year.

 

[snarcks]

Wow. Tied 14-14 at the half.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

UK is overrated.

I fail to see the hype in them right now.

 

[Volfan1000]

Northern Illinois is trying to pull off an MTSU type upset.

 

[snarcks]

I’ve watched 2 of their games. They hang their hat on defense for sure. They completely shut Anthony Richardson down. Only allowed 4 yards rushing against him the entire game. They make a lot of boneheaded mistakes in offense though and beat themselves in situational football with turnovers. And their O line is not good at all. They get Chris Rodriguez back next week. Will be interesting to see if he is as good of a runner without the good O lines they have had the last few years. I’m not sure if they are overrated though, after how their D dominated UF in the swamp. Feels like the jury is still out on them.

 

[panhandlevol]

UK is overrated.

I fail to see the hype in them right now.

Agreed the only game they played good in was the Florida game. Way overrated

 

[90 Vol]

What did I miss? Didn’t NIU intercept a pass?

 

[snarcks]

UK fumbled.

 

[joevol33]

UK is overrated.

I fail to see the hype in them right now.

No sir, had several KY fans on Facebook today tell me Tennessee don't have a chance, and they'd probably beat Georgia

 

[Zues1]

Lol

 

[GVol1966]

7-7, 2nd quarter. UK’s O line having some issues protecting Levis. Has given up 11 sacks so far this year.

They’ll be much better when the Drunk Driver returns

 

[VOLnMiami]

Kentucky looks like crap...We'll beat them senseless.

 

[ENGRVOL]

Those fans are as quiet as……. well Kentucky football fans watching their team struggle against Northern Illinois.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Kentucky 31-17 over Northern Illinois not very impressive. I think Kentucky will lose to Ole Miss and Miss State and they will be 5-2 going into the game with Tennessee in Knoxville.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Kentucky 31-23 over Northern Illinois late in the 4th quarter

 

[imavolfan]

The refs just refuse to call a PI against KY

 

[90 Vol]

Dumb move by NIU to go for 2

 

[Jeff Clark]

The refs just refuse to call a PI against KY

Ole Miss,Miss State,Tennessee and Georgia will pound Kentucky

 

[Dudleys87]

But they’re going to beat Tennessee

 

[Rockytoptalker]

Seems like UK struggles with one or two of these type of teams every year, but all 3 of their wins against OOC opponents up to this point have been thoroughly unimpressive. I think they’ll continue to improve offensively as the season goes on, though to what extent will be the question.

 

[Boston Vol]

Seems like UK struggles with one or two of these type of teams every year, but all 3 of their wins against OOC opponents up to this point have been thoroughly unimpressive. I think they’ll continue to improve offensively as the season goes on, though to what extent will be the question.

If they don’t get Rodriguez back, they’re in for a rough rest of the season. It’s also obvious how much they miss Wandale Robinson. Dane Key looks pretty good, but relying on a true freshman as your go to playmaker isn’t a recipe for success in the SEC.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Kentucky will lose to Ole Miss and Mississippi State two out of the next three weeks and limp into the Tennessee game with a 5-2 record.

 

[BreatheUT]

UK is overrated.

I fail to see the hype in them right now.

I agree with this. They are still living off the Florida win like Florida was living off the Utah win. Vandy blew out Northern Illinois the week before. They are probably overrated but we'll find out more after this week.

 

[Jeff Clark]

UK is overrated.

I fail to see the hype in them right now.

UK is overrated and wont be in the Top 25 when they come to Knoxville with a 5-2 record after losing to Ole Miss and Miss St.