Bud Dupree Swears Success Next Season

  Kentucky sophomore starting linebacker Alvin "Bud" Dupree had a lot on his mind after UK's embarrassing 40-0 loss at home to Vanderbilt this afternoon. One can only imagine how a player has to feel when he walks out to find his stadium three-fourths empty and his own fans booing the team's performance. Of course, it is hard to blame Big Blue Nation for losing faith in UK football at this point, but it's too bad that such poor support from such a large fan base  affects the kids on the sideline who are just trying to suit up, play hard, and represent their school. After the game today, Dupree tweeted a statement to his fans vowing to perform better next season. https://twitter.com/Bud_Dupree2/status/264818625779736576 To be fair to Bud, he quickly corrected his typo and changed "want" to "won't" in another tweet. I hate it when my typos get quoted, so I think that's worth mentioning. Either way, the point stands, and even if it's just empty talk from a disgruntled player, it's nice to see that these young guys have some fight left in them. They want to improve. That tweet was followed up by this one... https://twitter.com/Bud_Dupree2/status/264818792809508866 Keep fighting, guys. It's no secret that this football season has been less than successful. Hell, it's been dismal. But between Towles' mature remarks about not regretting giving up his red shirt, Maxwell Smith's encouraging tweets to his team even after injury kept him on the sideline, and Dupree's oath to give fans more to cheer for next season, you have to love the maturity the players show in responding to adversity. As Dupree said earlier this week, "We just want to win." It's clear that the Cats are having trouble doing so, but the desire is there. As long as I see guys like this suiting up in blue, I'll continue to suffer through wind, rain, and miserable losses to show support. Cats. @AdamSchiltKSR