The Kentucky Wildcats can relate to Inigo Montoya from “The Princess Bride.”
Montoya spent the classic 1987 film seeking to avenge his father’s death at the hands of a six-fingered man. After accomplishing his quest near the end of the movie, he wonders what to do with his life now that he’s no longer in “the revenge business.”
Kentucky is moving on to this week’s game against visiting Murray State no longer in the revenge business against Florida, having ended a 31-year series losing streak with last Saturday night’s 27-16 upset of the No. 25 Gators in Gainesville.
“There is no feeling like this,” Wildcats junior running back Benny Snell told reporters Saturday night after shredding the Gators for 175 yards on 27 carries. “It was what I dreamed about. It’s the best feeling in the world. I can barely talk I’m so happy.”
In addition to their first series win since 1986, when the Southeastern Conference contained 10 teams and had Georgia’s Vince Dooley, Alabama’s Ray Perkins, Auburn’s Pat Dye and Tennessee’s Johnny Majors among its top coaches, the Wildcats also prevailed at Florida for the first time since 1979 and defeated a ranked Gators team in the Swamp for the first time ever.