Tale of the Tape: UK vs. UCONN

Written by Ian | 09 December 2009

ESPN will be showing a big showdown with the SEC's Kentucky Wildcats meeting the Conneticut Huskies tonight in New York.  We thought we'd look at the tale of the tape in this showdown to help predict who will win.

Husky

Average weight = 45-60 pounds, average height = 21-23.5 inches, life span of 12-15 years.  According to wikipedia, Huskies are know to be terrific sled dogs and when confronted in the wild will attack animals such as rabbits.

Wildcat (United States Bobcat)

Average weight = 16-30 pounds, average length = 28-40 inches.  Again, wikipedia shares the pearls of wisdom, saying that Wildcats generally hunt prey in the range of 1.5 to 12.5 pounds.  Damn, Huskies are a little bigger than that.  Wiki goes on to say when the Wildcat is lacking small game it will attack foxes, minks, and small dogs.  Well, at least it attacks dogs when needed, but 45-60 pounds is bigger than your average fox or mink.  Wikipedia culminates the Wildcat's hunting tendencies by saying in winter it will attack deer and can bring down prey up to eight times it's own weight during the cold months. 

Now that's what I'm talkin' about!  That means the Wildcat can take down an animal between 124-240 pounds!  That's 2 to 4 times as big as a puny Husky! 

Take heart Kentucky fans, it's in the bag!  With a predicted low of 31 tonight the Wildcat is going to be cold, hungry, and on the warpath!  Look out UCONN, you may be licking your wounds when the dust settles!