Let’s forget about how Joker Phillips and the Kentucky staff may have out-thought themselves a bit in the fourth quarter by not giving Randall Cobb a single touch.

Let’s forget about the fact that Kentucky now sits at 4-4 and must defeat Vandy in Nashville to claim another berth in a Tennessee bowl game.

Let’s instead think about what makes college football so great.

We went into the Mississippi State game knowing that it was a big one. We knew they had to stop Anthony Dixon. We knew if Kentucky got an early lead and forced the Bulldogs to throw, that they were in trouble.

We knew Randall Cobb was a beast.

That is why we were so thrilled to be the honorary bodyguards of the most famous sign in the Commonwealth, The Legend of Cobb.

After hours of tailgating, drinking beers, cornhole, more beer and strip steak sandwiches, we stood in front of The Legend of Cobb, decked out in our Strait Pinkie black t-shirts, and even asked a Cave Man, a Bat Man and a referee to join in the festivities.

We were ready to flip the sign. We were ready to add another touchdown to the Cobb legacy. We were so ready that when Morgan Newton scampered in and gave Kentucky a 14-3 lead, one of our cronies ripped off the 11, thinking it was Cobb. “18″ and “12″ can sometimes be difficult to tell apart, especially when you have some bourbon in you.

When Cobb finally ran in from three yards out, giving Kentucky a 24-17 lead with 7:49 left in the third, we breathed a sigh of relief. Due to some premature rippage, that 11 already was a 12. Luckily, he got it. High fives all around.

Then he pointed at us. All was good in Section 123.

We had just been permanently entrenched into the legacy that is Randall Cobb.

From that point on, there wasn’t much to celebrate.

Cobb got one more touch the rest of the game. He threw an incomplete pass to Chris Matthews, just before the end of the fourth quarter.

As Morgan Newton was sacked with just over a minute to go, ending the game, our heads sunk and The Legend of Cobb sign rested up against the bleachers.

After sitting there silent for a good ten to 15 minutes, we slowly walked back to the car. Thinking of the multiple plays that could have turned the game the right way.

On a perfect day, the only thing that didn’t turn out perfect was the reason we were all there. Kentucky didn’t come out on top.

Still, for a day we were the holders of The Legend of Cobb.

Special thanks goes out to Murph, the creator of The Legend of Cobb, for letting us be a part of a growing tradition.  Here is his e-mail to us and all who have assisted in making this thing grow.

With the help of the fake gimel and the straitpinkie.com crew, I think we may have created a monster. I hope everyone had fun and thanks for continuing the tradition. I ask that all of you who are on facebook to please become fans of, The Legend of Cobb. I just created this page today, hoping to find honorary bodyguards for away games. Please send photos if you have them and I can upload them.

I noticed on the TV coverage that it showed Randall pointing in your direction, I knew right away it was at you guys. I told Randall that I wasn’t going to be there but to look in section 123, obviously it shows the LoC means a lot to him in order for him to process that information during a game and to completely understand his surroundings at that at time. Go to ukathletics.com and go to the MSU game summary, click on photo gallery and check out pics 58 and 59, they are awesome!! He’s pointing right at you guys.

Murph