Who is Kentucky Anyway?

The Wildcats are once again preparing for a top five team after playing the Florida Gators last week.

Kentucky coach Rich Brooks has already said that playing Alabama "will test our manhood" in front of the Big Blue Nation. Of course, Brooks just needs to wish that at least someone camping out in front of Memorial Coliseum for Big Blue Madness tickets shows up for the game.

On offense, Kentucky still has Mike Hartline at QB and no longer has to worry about Randall Cobb taking his job over as Cobb is now a full time wide out. The Wildcats are struggling to get things going on the offensive side of the ball to the point Rich Brooks has tweeted about it. The bad news for the Kentucky offense will be the missing link on the offensive line as RT Justin Jefferies will be out of the game. The trick for UK is going to be controlling the line and allow Hartline any time to make a play against the Crimson Tide.

On defense, Kentucky has been average for most of the season and took an absolute thrashing from Florida. Sure, Wyndham may have gotten a good hit on Tebow, but other than that, the Wildcats did nothing. Kentucky will also be in trouble in the secondary as Paul Warford will be out for the game, but Trevard Lindley is one of the better corners in the SEC. The only problem for Kentucky is that Alabama is no longer a one-trick pony on the outside. With so many options, the pressure will be on Kentucky to make all of the plays to even have a chance.

On special teams, Kentucky is replacing former kick returner Dicky Lyons, who was one of the good guys in the SEC. Also, Alabama has a history of long returns in Lexington, and Javier Arenas is itching to break one this season.

The keys for Kentucky in this game is starting fast and just pray for the best. The Wildcats have never played back-to-back teams ranked this high, and Coach Brooks has been very impressed in preparing for Alabama. He will get his chance to view the Tide in person Saturday morning while he fans continue to wait for basketball practice tickets.