No, having a night game isn't a guarantee of a win. Far from it. But it's a major factor. Exhibit A was our win over A&M last year. A&M was visibly rattled by the crowd early on and it factored directly in us scoring. It was a pretty tight contest, and we likely lose that game without the effect of the home. night crowd. For whatever reason, crowds at night games are simply more raucous than day games. I think someone said on here once the whistle blows and the game starts it's only about the players on the field. That poster didn't see the A&M game last year. The crowd was the main reason we jumped out to a 17-0 first quarter lead. If not for that, we likely lose.
As far as UK is concerned, they have played in one hostile environment all year, at UGA, and they got walloped. Granted, it was UGA, so the loss was inevitable, but they got vaporized. UK's only other road games this year are Vandy and Mississippi State.
Not making any bold predictions, but our margin for error is VERY narrow. UGA was gonna beat UK whether they played at noon, 7 pm or 8 am, though it did happen to be a night game and likely contributed to the magnitude of the blowout. But we aren't UGA. We need EVERY advantage we can get, however minimal. This game being at home, is HUGE. Being at night is big.
The crowd needs to bring in a big way.
