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To maintain its successful formula, Kentucky may need to schedule more winnable nonconference games against other Power Four opponents.

While fans may want the rivalry to continue, the program's best interest might be to drop the emotionally charged game for a more favorable one.

Kentucky football can no longer afford to play Louisville every year.

The SEC announced its new nine-game schedule for the next four seasons Tuesday night. That extra conference game essentially destroys the formula coach Mark Stoops has successfully used throughout his tenure and was largely responsible for his run of eight consecutive bowl games.

Stoops has predominantly played Mid-American Conference and Football Championship Subdivision schools sprinkled with a program from a Gr

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