- "It's fun going to the (football) games. Tailgating is more fun though." - student Barclay Pierce.
I asked Barclay to compare football games to basketball games. She said, "The crowd is just a lot more calm at a football game."

- "In general, I like football better than basketball, but I like UK basketball better than UK football. - Summer Brown

- "I'd say I enjoy watching basketball more." - Robert Oakley.
I asked him why the students like basketball more than football. He said, "The team is better. It's a lot more fun to watch your team win than lose."

I also spoke to Carol Behr, a diehard Kentucky fan who goes to every football game she is in town for. She owns "Kennedy's Bookstore" across the street from campus. She said, "Overall I like football a lot, but when you live in Kentucky you grow to like basketball more."

I asked her to compare a football game to a basketball game.

"A Kentucky football game is a social, party kind of thing with your friends," she said. "Kentucky basketball is about watching some excellent athletes win."

Basically, I came away with two impressions yesterday. First of all, many of the students and fans of Kentucky either were born or grew up in this state, so they were brought up on basketball and that's a big reason they prefer hoops. The other reason is the success of the two programs. Several people I spoke with seemed to think Kentucky football would be just as popular as Kentucky basketball if the Wildcats won more games on the football field.

Beating Georgia today could be a nice start.