An English breakfast cereal apparently helped fuel Kentucky’s journey to the Sweet 16.No. 3-seeded Kentucky outlasted No. 6-seeded Illinois, 84-75, in their second-round NCAA Tournament matchup at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Mark Pope guiding the Kentucky Wildcats to a Sweet 16 appearance is even more impressive when considering how other programs have done in similar positions.

Next week could have really stunk. A loss to Illinois would have been perfectly understandable — the Fighting Illini were favored, have first-round NBA Draft talent, and, if we’re honest, it feels like this Kentucky team has been living on borrowed time for a while;