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UK Football, City Barbeque

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.

University of Kentucky Football

After a great steak dinner at Malone’s, my oldest daughter and I went to the newly remodeled Commonwealth Stadium to watch the University of Kentucky Wildcats football team.

The fan turn out for the game was great the parking lots were full and there were lots of tailgaters.  It’s great to see this much excitement about UK football.

Fans at Commonwealth Stadium.
Fans at Commonwealth Stadium.

After walking through the parking lots we walked over to the Nutter Field House for the Cat Walk.  This is a great event were the football team walks from the field house to Commonwealth Stadium.  The fans line both sides of the path and cheers the team as they pass.

Fans lining path for the Cat Walk.
Fans lining path for the Cat Walk.

When the team passed into the stadium we walked over to the Green Lot to watch a concert.  The concert was Sundy Best.  Their lead singer is Nick Jamerson who attended college at Pikeville.  This is a great band and if you have not heard them you need to give them listen.

Sundy Best with lead singer Nick Jamerson
Sundy Best with lead singer Nick Jamerson

The newly remodeled stadium looked great and the football team looked great the first half.

Newly remodeled Commonwealth Stadium.
Newly remodeled Commonwealth Stadium.

The second half turned out to be a football game but the wildcat hung on to get the win.

Final score at Commonwealth Stadium
Final score at Commonwealth Stadium

UK and quarterback Patrick Towles will face South Carolina at South Carolina next week.  We beat Carolina last year and if we hope to get to a bowl we will need to beat them again this year.

Patrick Towles
Patrick Towles