Mark Stoops had a number of monkeys hanging on his back entering the Vanderbilt matchup, namely Kentucky‘s abysmal record coming off bye weeks while carrying a losing streak in SEC home matchups. He relayed that message to his players, using it as a motivational tool before taking on a group coming off an upset win over No. 1 Alabama. No overlooking the Commodores — or so he thought. The Wildcats responded by extending the streaks to 5-10 after the bye and 2-10 in conference home games — six straight in the latter category. As double-digit favorites, UK laid a massive egg, just as it did again…
