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iPhone app leads to 2 arrests
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Slow-paced game gives Cats a 14-3 win over Hilltoppers
By Drew Teague news@kykernel.com
Two men were arrested Wednesday evening after an iPhone application tracked them down. A group of students were playing soccer on Haggin Field when two men took their backpacks, police said. An iPhone was in one of the backpacks, which had the Find My iPhone application installed, and police used the app to track the men. UK Police caught up to a vehicle on New Circle Road at 7:29 p.m. and preformed a traffic stop. When officers approached the vehicle, they used the app to make the iPhone ring. UK Police arrested Robert Dobson, 50, of Louisville and the driver of the vehicle, John Lewis, 51, of Lexington. According to the police report, the men were charged with stealing more than $2,000 worth of items. Police have also connected the two with a theft on Stoll Field on Aug. 23. Police said Dobson and Lewis used some stolen credit cards from the Stoll Field theft to make purchases at the Liquor Barn Express on North Broadway for $235.60, as well as at a GameStop and Speedway. Before police arrived, Dobson and Lewis also used some of the credit cards from the Haggin Field backpacks at Liquor Barn Express for another $372.49, the police report said. They also had possession of five cell phones, three wallets and books from the two backpacks. “They were arrested and taken to the Fayette County Detention Center,” UK Police Chief Joe Monroe said. Both men are charged with fraudulent use of a credit card, theft by unlawful taking and tampering with physical evidence, with additional charges pending. Lewis was also charged with operating on a suspended driver’s license. Monroe said he thought the case was pretty much solved within 30 minutes. He said all students should put a tracking application on their phones, so it will help police locate them.
Lectures can travel a distance By Mary Chellis Austin news@kykernel.com
UK offers new online courses each semester so students can use distance learning, an out-ofthe-classroom education concept, to earn credits from home. While most people think of this home schooling as being strictly online, it can also involve students traveling to remote sites and learning from videos. “Distance learning has taken multiple forms over the years,” said Jeffrey Huber, director of the School of Library and Information Science. Now, UK uses Blackboard to execute online courses. “Students can complete a master’s program online,” Huber said. UK distance learning lets students customize their schedules, as it differs from traditional course design. For some non-traditional students, like a parent working full time or someone juggling a commute and a job, a typical classroom lecture is inconvenient. But those who take the traditional route also can still incorporate distance learning into their degrees. Alex Thomas, a psychology and philosophy senior, is now enrolled in an online medical terminology class. “Generally when you think online, you think less effort, but it’s all about convenience. I was behind and wanted to take more hours,” she said. Distance learning allows some students to literally get credits from a distance. Janine Parkinson, an art education junior, took an online summer class at Montgomery Community College in Blue Bell, Pa., near her hometown. “I was in Lexington for part of the summer and then went home for a while and could take the exam there,” she said. Yet, Parkinson’s experience reveals that online ease is not guaranteed with every course. “It was so hard to do stats online,” she said. In addition to the flexibility and distance factors, technology plays a huge role. “These classes take advantage of technology whereas others may not be able to,” Huber said.
PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFF
Running back Josh Clemons celebrates his touchdown during the first half of UK’s season opener against Western Kentucky University, played in Nashville, Tenn. His was one of two touchdowns during the game,both of which were scored by UK. By Ethan Levine elevine@kykernel.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After hundreds of hours in the film and weight room, after dozens of practices and a summer of promise, the UK football team charged onto LP Field in Nashville, Tenn., for its season opener with Western Kentucky University ready to play some football. The Cats then showed that they may not be ready for football after all. After 60 minutes of relatively uninspired play from both teams, in front of a small and
uninspired crowd amounting to under 25,000 fans, the Cats managed to escape Nashville with a 14-3 victory over the Hilltoppers. From the opening kickoff, UK underperformed, and at times the team was outplayed by WKU, who managed just two wins all last year and fell to UK 63-28 in Lexington in 2010. “I want to take our hats off to Western,” head coach Joker Phillips said. “They have a really good football team — a physical team. Especially their defense did a good job of stopping our offense.”
The game couldn't have started worse for the Cats, who accumulated negative nine total yards in the first quarter. UK quarterback Morgan Newton was 0-5 passing in the quarter with an interception that led to a WKU field goal. For the quarter, UK managed just one first down, ironically on a play in which it committed two penalties, thanks to a personal foul after the play by a WKU defender. But WKU had its fair share of blown plays in the first half. Hilltoppers quarterback See FOOTBALL on page 4
Chemistry pilot students make the grades By Melody Bailiff news@kykernel.com
A class once seen as the “dream killer” course may have met its match. The chemistry department has been working on developing a CHE 105 course — general college chemistry — that includes a recitation portion to help improve the success rate in the course. CHE 105 affects a numerous amount of majors on campus. With 1,700 students enrolled in the course, only about 150 to 200 are chemistry majors. This fall the department opened a pilot course to 240 students in CHE 105 that includes eight sections with a recitation. These students meet with a teaching assistant outside of lecture to do extra homework, take quizzes and discuss class material. Students also receive 13 percent of their final CHE 105 grade from the recitation portion of the class. Stephen Testa, the director of general chemistry, has been pushing for this change for years.
“I don’t want Chemistry 105 to be seen as a dream killer course,” Testa said. “We cannot make chemistry any easier. We have high standards. By providing students with the help they need through these recitation courses, we are able to improve grades and not lower our expectations, which is a win for both students and the department.” CHE 105 has been seen as the main “blockage” course in the chemistry department, he said. Many students who drop or have to retake the course end up changing their major. “I approach the problem as, the university accepted these students,” Testa said. “They are able to succeed, so by increasing time on task with these classes, we are able to help the students advance in their major.” The department first began integrating a recitation section into CHE 105 in fall 2010. The fall 2010 recitation was a pilot course tested with 60 students, in two recitation sections of 30. When grades were compared among fall 2009, fall 2010 non-pilot and fall 2010 pilot classes, data showed a clear improvement rate
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for students who signed up for the recitation class, according to data compiled by Testa. The DEW rate (number of D’s, E’s and W’s) was cut in half between 2009 and the 2010 pilot course from 41.6 percent to 20.6 percent. The number of A’s more than doubled between the two classes from 12.9 percent in fall 2009 to 28.3 percent in the pilot 2010 class. “Most institutions that we are compared to have this recitation course, it’s what we have been lacking,” said chemistry professor Mark Meier. “This program can push the university ahead; UK has been behind in retention and graduation rates, but if we can keep more stuSee CHEM on page 2
Bicycle ‘ambulance’ mends brakes, tires, more By Kellie Oates news@kykernel.com
Wildcat Wheels is taking the shop to the streets with an environmentally friendly and free bike repair vehicle. The bicycle ambulance is run by two students, Mike Wood, a mechanical engineering senior, and James Baunach, a forestry junior and Wildcat Wheels shop manager. These two bicycle paramedics will set up shop every Wednesday night from 5 to 7 p.m. outside of Kirwan Tower. Six students worked on the construction of the mobile bike shop; five of which are employees at Wildcat Wheels. The box itself was based on a Dutch design and it holds an array of tools used for jobs
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like adjusting brakes and fixing flats to truing a wheel. “We've got every tool we need for basic bicycle maintenance,” Wood said. Baunach added that the only service they don’t offer is specialized frame adjustments. “We even have an umbrella if you just need a shady spot to hang out; all we need now is a solar-powered boombox,” Wood joked. The idea came from Shane Tedder, UK sustainability coordinator and founder of Wildcat Wheels, UK's bicycle repair shop located in the basement of Blazer Hall. Wildcat Wheels “is a really exPHOTO BY KELLIE OATES | STAFF citing way to continue promoting a Wildcat Wheels shop manager James Baunach fixes a student’s tire See BIKE on page 2 tubing on South Campus Wednesday.
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CHEM Continued from page 1 dents and more majors on track, we can be on level with who we have previously been compared to.” Jonathan Brigham, a sophomore biology major and chemistry minor, took the 2010 recitation course as a freshman. Unaware he had signed up for the course with extra homework and quizzes, he was not disappointed. “I heard coming in chemistry was a hard class to take in college, so I wanted to stay in the recitation section so I could get extra help, and it really didn’t take up much more time,” Brigham said. Brigham said the recitation provided a look at a wider range of problems, many of which provided the same concepts seen on tests. “I got a 100 on two of my tests and somewhere in the 90s on the other,” he said. “A lot of students in other classes would have done better because they would have already seen problems the test had.” Brigham also said when moving onto CHE 107 he felt better prepared and did not struggle. The department is working toward opening the recitation to all students in the near future, Meier said.
UK cheerleader walking after potentially fatal fall By Alex Ruf news@kykernel.com
Just two months after a serious accident, cheerleader Dylan Smith is walking to all of his classes with no assistance. Over the summer, Smith, a prenursing sophomore from North Smithfield, R.I., was put into critical condition after a gymnastics accident. While teaching tumbling to kids in Rhode Island, he fell backward into a door while performing tricks. The door opened outside, and he fell four stories to the ground.
He was hospitalized for a fractured pelvis, dislocated hip, ruptured spleen and partially punctured lung. Smith is determined to get better, he said. After just one month of physical therapy, he is walking with little to no difficulty. The day before classes started, Smith decided to stop using his cane and walk on his own. He said he could not have done it alone. “The Big Blue Nation and the whole UK community inspired my recovery,” he said. Every day after the accident, Smith
BIKES Continued from page 1 bike friendly campus and to generate a buzz about biking,” Tedder said. “Biking is a healthier, cleaner, cheaper and often faster way to get around campus.” But safety comes first, and the employees at Wildcat Wheels want to make sure students are educated on safe riding. They'll be promoting smart cycling by giving out “Bicycling Street Smarts” pamphlets while fixing bikes. The pamphlet includes information on where to ride in the road, riding in the dark and how to avoid certain obstacles while riding. “It's a great resource for people who are learning to ride as their main mode of transportation,” Tedder said. “The overall goal is education and teaching people how to maintain their bicycles by themselves.”
Tyler Hess, a sustainable agriculture transfer student, was the first “customer” of the day. Hess said he rides 40 minutes to campus every day and relies on his bike for getting around. “I've been surprised and pleased at the level of bike awareness I've seen on campus,” Hess said. After getting a step-by-step tutorial on how to change the tubing in his tire, Hess said his service at the mobile bike shop was welcoming and informative. James Rogers, a mechanical engineering freshman, complained of his front gears not shifting properly. While Baunach fixed his gears, he ended up fixing Rogers’ brakes as well. Tedder said there is talk of a second stand being built so that every Wednesday evening Baunach and Wood will be able to alleviate students’ bike woes more efficiently.
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‘Lost’ actor accused of assault LOS ANGELES — Matthew Fox has been accused of assault by Cleveland charter bus driver Heather Bormann, the 29-year-old mother of three who filed a complaint against the actor Tuesday afternoon. Fox was detained by police very early Sunday morning, though not arrested, after he allegedly started swinging at Bormann, hitting her in the legs, chest and crotch when she refused to let him board the privately chartered bus she was driving. She finally clocked him back, hitting him in the face and drawing blood. “But by the time I got home, it was all tears,” Bormann told the Cleveland PlainDealer. “He really scared the crap out of me.” She’d been chatting with two of her 17 bachelor-party passengers when Fox allegedly attempted to get on the bus, she told the paper. Her complaint, which CNN said is being investigated by the Cleveland prosecutor’s office, could lead to an assault charge against the “Lost” actor. The prosecutor’s office photographed bruises on Bormann’s legs and arms that she
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said she suffered from Fox’s blows. She also claimed to have hurt her wrist when she punched him. The punch sent Fox stumbling backward into a fence, she told the Plain-Dealer. He wiped the blood from his mouth, flicked it to the ground and then attacked her again, she said, adding that she thought she might have hit him also in the back of the head. Three men came to her aid, she said. An off-duty police officer who was working security at the Shooters bar she was parked outside detained the actor, eventually sending him home in a taxi with a friend. “He smelled like a liquor cabinet — like a bar,” Bormann told People on Tuesday. “I told him, ‘Sorry buddy, this is a private party. You have to get off my vehicle.’ I told him three times. He never said a word. He just looked at me.” Fox has been in Cleveland working on the movie “I, Alex Cross.” A police report obtained by the Plain-Dealer described him as 6foot-1 and 200 pounds.
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said he received countless texts, emails and phone calls, all supporting and wishing him the best. These messages came from not just his cheerleading squad but the entire UK community, including faculty members. “The outpour of support made me want to come back to Kentucky,” he said. Smith’s accident has put things in a new perspective for him, he said. He said is trying to focus on school and has set goals to improve his GPA. He hopes to take his competitive attitude to sports and apply it to nursing.
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But Smith hasn’t given up on cheerleading. The support from UK students and faculty drove Smith to push himself, he said. He has set the goal to be in ready for the national tournament for cheerleading next January. “When I think of a real outgoing cheerleader, he is what comes to mind,” said cheerleading head coach Jomo Thompson, adding that Smith was always positive. “There were times this summer when I was getting down about the accident, and Dylan was the one who brought me up,” Thompson said.
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Student opposed to Washington pay increase BRIAN HANCOCK Kernel columnist
Though I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not nearly as knowledgeable about politics as I should be, I do try to follow the ever-streaming drama that pours out of Washington whenever I can. And, like many Americans, I always enjoy getting upset with those who govern us. The debt ceiling fiasco several weeks ago was one example, as Republicans and Democrats ‘bargained’ until the last second before ‘saving the day’ in the 11th hour with a compromise. The brevity of foresight by Congress was made clear as the U.S. credit rating was nevertheless downgraded, and markets around the world plunged. The Dow experienced one of its most unstable weeks in history. Not surprisingly, the congressional approval rating hovers at around 17 percent today, making the federal government the worst rated industry in the United States, according to a new Gallup survey. Given this info, the latest news
to come from Washington comes as quite a surprise. It was announced Monday that several members of Congress don’t think they are getting paid enough. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., was recently reported as saying, “If you think this job pays too much … I’ll just tell you. This job don’t mean that much to me.” Sean Duffy, R-Wis., and Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., are among other representatives who think that higher wages should be established. Members of Congress receive an annual salary of $174,000. In addition, House members are given nearly $250,000 each year for office expenses, including travel, while most Senators collect even more. While House Representatives and Senators receive the same health care plan as other federal workers, they also collect both a 401k and a pension. Pensions can equate to around $60,000 a year. The median household income in the U.S. was $49,945 from 200809, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Members of Congress only work about half of the year. Special breaks are delegated for cam-
CHRISTOPHER EPLING, Kernel cartoonist paigning. If a congressman or woman is not up for re-election, this time is simply extra vacation. In contrast, 82 percent of employed persons worked on an average weekday in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. There is no mistaking the importance of the role our congressional men and women play in leading our country. Quality bills are passed every single day. Nevertheless, it is the right and duty of the citizens to keep those in power in check. At a time when unemployment hovers around 9 percent, this new request for increased congressional wages hardly seems justifiable.
Those wanting more money may need to be reminded that it is the American people they have been elected to serve. Brian Hancock is an english junior. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
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kernelsports ethan levine
sports editor | elevine@kykernel.com
The women’s soccer team defeated Ohio University 21 last Friday after a game-winning goal freshman Stuart Pope, No. 21.
Cats’ offense off key CODY PORTER Kernel columnist
PHOTO BY QUIANNA LIGE | STAFF
Goals revitalized By David Schuh sports@kykernel.com
The city of Lexington is driven by UK sports. They make headlines and fuel bar-side debates. However, no matter the season, basketball and football dominate. The less renowned sports get some recognition, yes, but only when they succeed beyond expectation. And to put it simply, the UK women’s soccer team has lacked that recognition in recent memory. It has been respectable, but inconsistent. From 2004-2008, the program achieved 10 wins just twice and finished higher than fourth in the SEC East only once. It struggled mightily in conference play and couldn’t make up for it out of conference. Winter, 2008; enter Jon Lipsitz, the second head coach in program history. Lipsitz was hired away from Charlotte, where the women won 70 percent of their games and increased their win total in each of his four seasons. “I really loved Charlotte,” Lipsitz said. “It was a difficult decision, but I
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ways felt like Kentucky was a sleeping giant in women’s soccer. There was so much championship potential here. I honestly can’t imagine leaving Charlotte for anywhere but Kentucky.” Lipsitz arrived and immediately changed the mentality of the team. While he understood and appreciated the stamp of the basketball and football program, he knew that, in time, women’s soccer could make its mark. “I don’t want to change a thing about basketball and football,” he said. “We have to understand that they are the front porch to our athletic department. In reality, they’re funding the department.” “But this city is so passionate and we’ve received great support. Our responsibility is to be great community members and great role models and in time, the success will come as we grow.” The Cats came off a five-win season and struggled in Lipsitz’ first year, repeating that previous win total. Lipsitz came to Lexington known as a master recruiter. The spring prior to leaving Charlotte, he signed the 19th-ranked class, quite a feat at a school with limited financial abilities. Once he got on the recruiting trail in Lexington, the team immediately improved. Last season, the Cats doubled the win total of the previous two seasons and
reached the quarterfinal of the SEC Tournament, losing to 12th-ranked South Carolina 32 on penalty kicks. Heading into Friday’s game against Central Michigan, the women have started 3-0. And with a team led by only two seniors, a lot can be attributed to Lipsitz’ influence and leadership. “He made it clear from the beginning that everything needed to change,” junior Alyssa Telang said. “He has really emphasized that we all have to trust each other. Everybody is held accountable. Before we were playing to tie, but now we’re playing to win each and every game. That’s what has really improved this team.” In the grand scheme of UK sports, women’s soccer still sits on a lower tier. And that may never change. But Lipsitz has taken the program to an entirely new level. In just more than two years, he made it clear that the team is headed to bigger and better things. “I don’t talk about wins and losses. We don’t make team goals,” he said. “We just want to get better every day and we’ve done that pretty consistently. That’s my goal for this year and the years to follow. If you instead worry more about what kind of family you are as a team, you will get success simply from that. If we win a championship somewhere down the line, we’ll start over again the next day. It’s a never-ending climb.”
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FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 Kawaun Jakes missed two different open receivers in the end zone, costing his team 14 points. Hilltoppers kicker Casey Tinius also missed on a 34-yard field goal attempt early in the second quarter, costing his team yet another three points. Those 17 points could have been the difference between a WKU loss and a shocking upset in Nashville. Despite their miscues, the momentum remained with the Hilltoppers in the first half until a pass from Jakes to his unsuspecting fullback Kadeem Jones hit off Jones’ helmet and landed in the arms of UK safety Winston Guy for a game-changing interception.
Three plays later, freshman running back Josh Clemons took a handoff 14 yards to the house to give the Cats a 7-3 lead they would take with them into the half. “It’s amazing,” Clemons said. “I’m just glad to help the team win in any way I can. It was supposed to be an outside play, and I just see the crease and I hit it.” Clemons’ touchdown would remain the deciding play on the scoreboard for much of the second half until Newton scrambled for 58 yards, more than 25 percent of UK’s total yards for the game. Two plays later, Newton connected with La’Rod King on a 31-yard touchdown pass to ice the game for the Cats. Regardless of what the scoreboard said, the game didn’t feel like a victory for the Cats. Against a Hilltoppers team that
allowed 380 yards and 33 points per game last season, UK managed just 190 yards and 14 points. Newton finished the game seven for 18 for a minimal 97 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions, with offensive guard Stuart Hines finishing third on the team in receiving with one catch for six yards. The offensive line, which was promised to be the strength of the offense this season, was subpar. “I hope we’re better than that,” Phillips said. “That was one of our goals offensively is to stay ahead of the count in this game, stay ahead of the count down and distance-wise. Zero yards was a good play.” What won the game for the Cats was their play on defense. UK gave up just 234 yards to WKU, forced four interceptions. Two players stood out for UK de-
fensively. One was Guy, who excelled in his new position closer to the line of scrimmage with 10 tackles and two interceptions. The other was punter Ryan Tydlacka, whose seven punts averaged 47 yards per kick, with three landing inside the 20 and no touchbacks. As the defense continued to make stops, Tydlacka continued to reverse the field position, allowing UK to cling to the fourpoint lead it maintained for most of the game. “I wasn’t expecting to be out there that much,” Tydlacka said. “It’s great to actually help the team at my position.” After the win, which felt like a loss, King left Nashville with one short but sweet sentiment. “I feel terrible right now, I feel like this is the crappiest game I have ever played in my life,” King said.
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‘El Shaddai’ is more than just a pretty face “El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron” may have the longest title of any game this year, but it is also the prettiest game to be released this year by far. “El Shaddai” is an action game from UTV Ignition and famed art director Takeyasu Sawaki. “El Shaddai” ZACH is his big directoWALTON rial debut and he brings his artistic Kernel style in spades to columnist this project. “El Shaddai” is one of the few games that is based on a book, an actual book in Judaic texts, the book of Enoch. Enoch is
charged to bring fallen angels back to heaven to prevent the elder council of heaven from flooding the world for humanity’s sins. It’s an interesting premise that provides a unique backdrop, but never tries to preach or push any agenda. Obviously, “El Shaddai” has more going for it than its fantastic visuals, but those visuals stand out the most. There are multiple environments that range from a sidescrolling, beach ball infested platforming section to a futuristic motorcycle chase inspired by “Tron.” None of these elements ever feel out of place and complement each other so well that the change is never disruptive. The gameplay is split between third-person exploration/combat and side-scrolling platforming. In any
other game, the addition of platforming only takes away from the combat experience; it feels more like a chore to hop around platforms to get to a new section just for another fight. “El Shaddai” evades this problem by containing each gameplay type to its own respective level. Any action game is only as good as its combat, and “El Shaddai” does not disappoint. While the combat may seem simple and perhaps to a fault at first, the game does not explain everything from the start. The combat is more about exploring Enoch’s abilities while the player joins him on his journey. While there are only three weapons, this leads to a rock-paper-scissors style of combat where one weapon can be weak against one enemy and strong against
others. The player is forced to steal weapons from other enemies to take advantage of these weaknesses. This keeps the player focused on the combat constantly instead of just mashing a button to win. “El Shaddai” is the most interesting game I have played this year. It takes an established genre and flips it, takes a seemingly normal book and turns it into an epic action game. “El Shaddai” is a breath of fresh air in a pretty stale action game market. From its visuals to its simple-yet-complex combat system, “El Shaddai” brings plenty of new things to the coffee table of action games. It should not be missed. If I could roll around in radiation and grow extra thumbs, I would give it eight very big thumbs up.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Thursday night it was the Music City that played host to the Cats and Hilltoppers. At the conclusion of the night it was UK that picked up the victory, 14-3, in the land of guitars, bars and drunks making fools of themselves. While it may be the Music City, whatever Joker Phillips’ Cats were playing tonight sounded more like fingernails on a chalkboard. Quarterback Morgan Newton finished the game completing only seven of his 18 passes for 97 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. He also managed a couple of decent runs, totaling 63 yards for the Cats after appearing to be rattled early in game. “He (Newton) made two big plays, we call them gap plays, one on the run, one on the touchdown pass,” Phillips said. “He could’ve easily had two more, we got to make those two plays. We tried to run a couple of takeoffs on them, but we just didn’t come down with it and those are two plays that may make Morgan look a little better than he played.” Everything about last night’s game was odd. Not only did fans not discover the Newton that Big Blue Nation expected, but they witnessed refs deflecting passes, offensive guard Stuart Hines catching passes, the new 3-4 scheme leading to a “RISE” in the defense, and Twitter crying out about the inability to score. This feeling resonated with Phillips. “I was expecting to put the ball in the endzone a little bit more than we did,” Phillips said with a chuckle during the post game press conference. Phillips’ main takeaway from the game was the ability of the defense to play up to his expectation. “I thought our guys did a good job of tackling and when we did miss him (Bobby Rainey), somebody was there to clean it up for us,” Phillips said. Last season the UK offense had no problem scoring on the Hilltoppers, putting up 63 points. That offense wasn’t there. Thursday night’s defensive struggle proved to be exactly what Rick Minter was looking for out of his defense. His defense slowed down the run of Rainey, who they held to a ‘tune’ of 107 yards on 28 carries. “As far as tonight goes, the kid’s came to the locker room a bit morbid,” Minter said. He then elaborated by adding why they needed to be more excited. “Runs are so hard to come by in this day and age, you got to feel great no matter what the odds, no matter what circumstances you need to do what you have to, to get the game ball,” Minter said. The Sept. 10 game against Central Michigan may now not seem as easy as it once did on paper. Although no worries should be at hand over the defense, worries about how the Cats will find their way into the end zone should have them singing the blues all next week during practice.
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