Big Blue reactions from around social media after Kentucky football beats Florida
Mark Stoops became the winningest football coach ever at Kentucky, the Wildcats beat Florida twice in a row for the first time in 45 years, and UK fans savored every minute of Saturday night’s historic 26-16 victory at Gainesville.
Reactions around Twitter were swift and joyous after the 20th-ranked Wildcats shut down Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson and the 12th-ranked Gators to improve to 2-0.
Here’s a sampling of postgame reaction from former UK athletes, media members and others:
Gotta be Top 10 https://t.co/BPmH0yFKYj
— Ryan Timmons (@Rimmons_5) September 11, 2022
Shoot maybe Kentucky really is a football school
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) September 11, 2022
Yes FOOTBALL IS BIG AT KENTUCKY! Now @UKCoachStoops has passed Bear Bryant as the all time leader in wins in @UKFootball pic.twitter.com/XQl3CSQm2U
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 11, 2022
LFG! Burn it down Lexington
— Kash Daniel (@KashDaniel15) September 11, 2022
Defense most underrated in the country
— Quinton Bohanna (@QBohanna) September 11, 2022
Let’s goooooooooo!
— Rex Chapman (@RexChapman) September 11, 2022
Cats by 90
— Terry Wilson (@Terrytouchdown3) September 11, 2022
Great win!!!
— Darius Miller (@DmillerKY) September 11, 2022
KENTUCKY WINS
Before today, the Wildcats had not won back-to-back meetings vs. the Gators since 1976-77! pic.twitter.com/FsO3MMyLfl— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) September 11, 2022
Congrats to the boys on an unbelievable win…when no one in the country gave them a chance. But most importantly congrats to the GOAT Mark Stoops @UKCoachStoops on becoming Kentucky’s all time wins leader. You deserve this coach
— Maxwell Smith (@Maxwe11uk) September 11, 2022
Take over the swamp
— Lonnie Johnson jr. (@Lonnie30johnson) September 11, 2022
really clamped them boys
— Boom Williams (@boom_that_guy) September 11, 2022
Give Stoops a statue dammit
— Kash Daniel (@KashDaniel15) September 11, 2022
And that's the bottom line ...@DaneKey6 @KashDaniel15 @steveaustinBSR pic.twitter.com/OYwOznTBWE
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) September 11, 2022
Gatorade bath for Mark Stoops
Back-to-back wins over the Gators for @UKFootball! pic.twitter.com/WLCVLUW7Pk— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) September 11, 2022
Let's goooo! I know Coach Schlarman is upstairs proud of how the OL finished that game! These guys don't quit. Congratulations to Coach Stoops! Couldn't be happier to be a Wildcat! @OL_Coach_Yenser kept the guys up front going and never let them quit
— Drake Jackson (@Drake_Jackson52) September 11, 2022
