WKU vs. UK = One of College FB's Most Intriguing Matchups in '13 (per Forde)

Cats and Hilltoppers fall at #17 on the list. Of course with typical Forde spin it's hoping Petrino beats a "bad Kentucky team" and Tennessee to make waves.

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17. Western Kentucky vs. Kentucky in Nashville, Aug. 31. No, this game will not have any national implications. But it is the return from exile of new Hilltoppers coach Bobby Petrino. If he can beat what should be a bad Kentucky squad and then take down a shaky Tennessee team the next week – two schools that had no interest in hiring Petrino last offseason – how many athletic directors pondering a coaching change will forget all about that motorcycle wreck in 2012?

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Also, Rick Bozich tweeted the following regarding the matchup:

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rickbozich @rickbozich WKU AD Todd Stewart said ticket sales for Toppers' opener with UK at 2 1/2 times the level of 2011 for comparable date. That game: 24,599. 3:59 PM - 6 Aug 2013

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