The 2025 SEC football schedule reveals something terrible about Kentucky football

As the schedule was being released, fans and commentators were noticing how brutal the schedule is for 2025. That Kentucky will see all the best teams in the SEC and then it became a bit more obvious about what was happening.

What was the narrative of the last few weeks of the season by all the top teams? "The SEC is the hardest conference, and we get penalized for losing games against other SEC foes." Coaches were talking about how they should schedule more cupcakes and fewer SEC games. They were talking about how three SEC losses were stronger than losses in other conferences.

Then, this schedule was released, and it became clear. The best teams in the conference need more SEC wins; what's a way to do it? Put them up against the worst teams in the SEC. It still counts as an SEC win, and yet it's still a win. Now, I know that much of this was set last season in terms of opponents, but the talking points this year, combined with the scheduling last year, make it seem clear that Kentucky is considered one of the bad teams.

Who are the best brands in the SEC? Georgia, Texas, Ole Miss, Alabama, and even a little bit of Tennessee. Who does Kentucky see on their schedule? All of them except for Alabama. To verify the theory that Kentucky is the SEC's cupcake next season, it will be important to look at Mississippi State's schedule.

Once again, we see the big brands on Mississippi State's schedule; Georgia, Texas, and Ole Miss. Once again, without Alabama. It seemed a bit peculiar that Alabama doesn't see either Mississippi State or Kentucky, but then when you look at the Alabama schedule, what does it look like?

In their SEC schedule, they only see one other of those "brands" that the SEC is trying to promote with Tennessee, and let's be real, the Volunteers are iffy at best as one of that echelon.

Is the SEC trying to stack wins for their brand names? If so, doesn't that reveal something terrible about the state of Kentucky football?