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4.0 (3 votes)

It's a process. It can be a tremendous struggle trying to become a good quarterback. So much to learn. Even though Mike Hartline's season ended last year against South Carolina, it was the best game he's every played. He's dreamed of playing like that. Now that he has, Hartline now believes he can do it again.

"Everything seemed to be in slow motion," says Hartline.

"To me everything seemed to slow down a lot. I was in such a zone. I think it has to do with preparing and practice and in the film room. It almost seemed surreal."

That is huge for any quarterback. Getting to the point where the game starts slowing down. That's what every quarterback hopes happens to them.

It's not easy at times playing quarterback in the SEC. If things don't go right, you take a lot of heat. Hartline has experienced tons of heat from fans. It's gotten to the point, and you can't blame him, he's gotten cold about it. He doesn't care what fans think.

"I really don't care."

"If people don't like me, you aren't supposed to like everybody in the world. That's fine with me. I care about the guys around me. This is a brotherhood. And, if people don't want to get on track, they can be a so called fan if they want to. But fans stick behind the team no matter what. And that includes the quarterback, middle linebacker, center, whoever. Whoever is out there you support them. If not, you can do your own thing."

"Fans are going to be fans. We love them. We hate them. We are always going to be there for them. We do this for the fans and that's it. If they can't support them, we are going to have a tough season. And that is a good thing about Kentucky fans. They always support us even if they are not liking us at that certain time."

For a long time, true blue fans remembered how special Bob Hardy was. He was 3--0 against Tennessee. Hartline can have the same record against Louisville with a win.