re: Is Kentucky the most important SEC member?

Yes. We are the buffer between you and the Mason-Dixon Line. We are the last line of defense between you and people who eat things like chili with chocolate or cinnamon in it. Between you and people who think Nick couldn’t hold Woody’s jockstrap (mostly because Woody is choking some opposing player with it). Between you and people who enjoy the damn snow for Christ’s sake! You may like to kid yourself that it isn’t true, that we aren’t the most important school in the conference but you don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want us on that wall. You need us on that wall. We use letters like C, A, T, S. We use these letters as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a fan base that rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it! I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way!