What they're saying: Social Media reacts to UK vs. UofL

by:Hayden Hooper12/01/19
Ah, it seems like "Satterday" was ruined in Lexington yesterday, when the Cats beat the Cards 45-13 inside a rainy Kroger Field. Let's relive some great moments with commentary from Twitter.

Pre-game

All the sports are getting in on the L's down, "Come See About It" festivities: https://twitter.com/UKSwimDive/status/1200883395355500544 https://twitter.com/KentuckyMBB/status/1200869886853099521 https://twitter.com/Kentucky_Hockey/status/1200788492688736256?s=20 Shoutout to the UK hockey for getting the job done over the Cards earlier this year. We also had some celebrities in the house for the last home game of the season: https://twitter.com/kevinrichardson/status/1200825192110600193?s=20   https://twitter.com/DrewFranklinKSR/status/1200819493859143681?s=20 You know it's a big game when Marlana Vanhoose is singing the national anthem.

Lynn Bowden Jr. Highlights

Let's relive those historic rushing yards from last night: https://twitter.com/colecubelic/status/1201161797744640001?s=20 https://twitter.com/DrMikeUK/status/1200910312653889537?s=20 https://twitter.com/MacStephens/status/1201166243606204418?s=20 https://twitter.com/StanfordSteve82/status/1201182821244637185 https://twitter.com/RoushKSR/status/1200864845047840773?s=20 https://twitter.com/alex_kirshner/status/1200850542391640070?s=20 https://twitter.com/tom_hart/status/1200868216572186624?s=20 https://twitter.com/livingstonway/status/1200970907579305984?s=20 https://twitter.com/NotJerryTipton/status/1200866003451809797?s=20 Everyone all had to something to say after a record night for the quarterback running the ball.

Kentucky Alums and Coaches rooting for the Cats

Some alums and Coach Calipari also came to Twitter to show their pride after the huge win against the Red Team. https://twitter.com/BarstoolReags/status/1201179244841328642?s=20 https://twitter.com/vincemarrow/status/1200896389548564483 https://twitter.com/PJWashington/status/1200865084668559361?s=20 https://twitter.com/UKcoachbrooks/status/1200875572777213952 https://twitter.com/benny_snell/status/1200889239254241283 https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1200874459114213378?s=20 https://twitter.com/cjconrad1/status/1200924402294108163

Lynn Bowden Jr wins MVP

What an emotional scene it was right after the game when Bowden Jr. is announced as MVP of the game! https://twitter.com/ADChernoff/status/1200944422139109377?s=20 https://twitter.com/MrsTylerKSR/status/1200879380693688321?s=20 https://twitter.com/UKFootball/status/1200887244904525824?s=20 https://twitter.com/NotJerryTipton/status/1200978778459127808?s=20

Player's reactions to the game: current and future!

https://twitter.com/IsaiahGibson_96/status/1200891620754960386?s=20 You have to love this quote tweeting right here. It starts with this post from UK Football. https://twitter.com/UKFootball/status/1200897515052158976?s=20 Then Justin Rigg wanted to get his guys in it: https://twitter.com/justinrigg83/status/1200918855633252352?s=20 Then Allen Dailey wanted his guys in it, too. Everyone was in blocking mode yesterday! https://twitter.com/Ymm_Allen9/status/1200965386847559685?s=20 https://twitter.com/_KS20_/status/1200913658345394176 Plenty of other Wildcats weighed in on the win:   https://twitter.com/Max__Duffy/status/1200926913440690179?s=20 https://twitter.com/AndruPhillips/status/1200878124138991616?s=20 https://twitter.com/QBohanna/status/1200974169820860417 https://twitter.com/LynnBowden_1/status/1200942440712146945?s=20 https://twitter.com/calv_huncho/status/1200874063188516865?s=20 https://twitter.com/ChristopherOats/status/1200953220673261568 https://twitter.com/the_johnyoung/status/1200865271252242433?s=20 https://twitter.com/_KS20_/status/1200887277762863104?s=20 https://twitter.com/LynnBowden_1/status/1200909264828747782?s=20

Missed the post-game interviews? Here are some clips from KSR's Nick Roush

https://twitter.com/RoushKSR/status/1200899074620297216?s=20 https://twitter.com/RoushKSR/status/1200898260501745664?s=20 https://twitter.com/RoushKSR/status/1200897677942312960?s=20
As you can tell, what a day it was when the Cats demolished that Red Team down the road. It also nice to end the season like that for the seniors. What this team has accomplished is amazing. Go Cats!

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