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UK Football Defeats EKU

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This past Saturday we went to the UK Football Homecoming at the newly remodeled Commonwealth Stadium.  Before going to the game, we stopped to eat at Chili’s.  The restaurant is just off Man O War and Nicholasville road in Lexington, Kentucky.  This was the first time I have eaten at a Chili’s in several years.

I ordered the beef fajita and my daughter ordered the beef and shrimp fajita.  Both orders of fajitas were good.  The part of the meal that I enjoyed the most was the flavor of the beef.  Whatever the combination of spice and seasoning, Chili’s has really hit the mark.

My wife ordered the Margarita Chicken Bowl.  This entrée  is composed of a grilled chicken breast top with a pico de gallo and crisp tortilla strips.  All of this rest upon citrus rice and black beans.

After the good meal, we made our way to Commonwealth Stadium to watch the Wildcats.  The first half of the game ended with the CATS up by one point.  The CATS did not look like the same team we saw last week that knocked off a nationally ranked opponent.

I think that the Wildcats saw this as an easy win and were not up for the game.  EKU on the other hand had come to play football.  I just knew that the UK coaching staff would get the team’s attention at half time and we would see a different game in the third quarter.

I was right but I had the teams mixed up.  EKU came out and scored, taking a 13 to 7 lead on the Wildcats.  Kentucky quickly answered with six points to tie the game and I thought all is well.  EKU by this time had figured out that they could win this game. The Colonels scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take a 27 – 13 lead.

With 7:39 remaining in the game when EKU scored the second touchdown, things did not look good for the Wildcats. UK used only about two and a half minutes to move the ball down the field to score a touchdown to bring the score to 27 – 20.  The two teams fought until UK was able to score again with less than a minute to go.

Tied at 27 the teams went into overtime.  UK got the ball first and was able to score bringing the score to 34-27 UK.  The Colonels failed to score during their turn, giving the wildcats their fourth win of the season.

UK Football, City Barbeque

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We drove to Lexington Saturday for football and City Barbeque.  Saturday was planned as a great day of good food, tailgating and great football.  Well, we ended up getting two out of three.

We started the day by going to City Barbeque.  My wife had place the order on-line the night before.  This is great tool to take advantage of as you check the menu, select what you want and tell them the pickup time.

tailgating
tailgating

When we arrived our order was packaged and ready except for the fries and pork barbecue.   They wait until you arrive to place them in the bag to ensure they will be hot and fresh for you.  We ordered the family pack which includes: pulled pork, buns, cornbread, and two pints of sides which is enough for four people.

Along with the pulled pork and cornbread, we ordered an extra side of slaw.  With my grandson coming to tailgate with us, we also placed an order of Mac and Cheese and Chicken tenders.

The pulled pork was great.  It is some of the best BBQ I have ever eaten. City Barbeque has different sauces to pick from, but the pulled pork can stand on its own without a sauce.  The chicken tenders were also great.  The meat was tender and juicy  and the breading was perfection.  The fries were hot and good, the slaw was sweet but not too sweet and added to the pulled porks’ flavor.  The Mac and Cheese was good, real good.

tailgating City BBQ
tailgating City BBQ

We enjoyed our time eating and visiting, then we went to the game.  It is always fun to go to Commonwealth Stadium to watch the Wildcats, but sometimes it’s more fun than others.  This was not one of those times.  Florida defeated the Cats in a close game 14-9, but we had great food and a nice visit.