All I wanted to see was a competitive, well coached, exciting team
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That's Kentucky football though. I was actually much more surprised by the first half.
I still believe in Stein. If he can't turn UK into a contender, then who can. I just looked at schedule. Based on what I have seen so far, Bama is better than every team on the schedule with the exception of maybe LSU. That doesn't mean that UK can beat the other SEC teams, but UK may have just played the best team on the schedule.
The issue wasn’t so much the fake punt itself but having your backup blocking TE try to run the ball for a first down didn’t make any sense. That was Joker-esque dumb.
Yeah, I’m not as critical of the fake punt as others. With the way momentum had completely shifted, I think he correctly concluded that things were about to cave in on us if we didn’t retain possession there …and we only needed like one friggin yard.
He took a risk that didn’t work out, but I totally understand the logic behind the decision in that situation.
We paid more for this offensive line than Bama did for their defensive line and Kentucky's line got dominated.
You have to be fully committed to be competitive. We’re fully committed to basketball and failing. Not a good recipe for revenue success when you need one to help amplify the other
I think you are correct....Alinen appears to ahve better feet and Knox appears to be good enough inside to hold up. Wood.....he simply has been a bust in limited time the past 2 years.....and his first game in his 4th year ddint look good.
What I liked:
- The Defense held up nicely for a half.....I have hope that Stein won't be Mumme-esque with all offense and a pitiful defense. But that 2nd half was bad.
- I think we are finding some guys that need more snaps in Patterson and Darby.
- Bryant and Casteel are strong safety duo.
What I didn't like:
- The lack of ability to get short yardage.....really went from a loss to a blow out. Running game in thsoe spots was bad and just not able to get short passing game to pick it up...total mess on that front.
- Malachi Wood looked really bad to me....in limited spots the past 2 years....he's not shown much for his potential. TO be in his 4th year and looking that bad....doesn't feel like he's an answer this nd next year.
- We have really bad CB.....Nichols is always hurt and we need him.
- Bo Barnes doesn't appear to be ready for MLB.
- Stein had no 2nd half adjustments offensively.....he needed to get that unit to perform better. 7 of our 17 pts were defensive TD....and we gave up a pick 6.
- The Defense held up nicely for a half.....I have hope that Stein won't be Mumme-esque with all offense and a pitiful defense. But that 2nd half was bad.
- I think we are finding some guys that need more snaps in Patterson and Darby.
- Bryant and Casteel are strong safety duo.
What I didn't like:
- The lack of ability to get short yardage.....really went from a loss to a blow out. Running game in thsoe spots was bad and just not able to get short passing game to pick it up...total mess on that front.
- Malachi Wood looked really bad to me....in limited spots the past 2 years....he's not shown much for his potential. TO be in his 4th year and looking that bad....doesn't feel like he's an answer this nd next year.
- We have really bad CB.....Nichols is always hurt and we need him.
- Bo Barnes doesn't appear to be ready for MLB.
- Stein had no 2nd half adjustments offensively.....he needed to get that unit to perform better. 7 of our 17 pts were defensive TD....and we gave up a pick 6.
You just make yourself look stupid saying things like this. By your estimation how many teams in D1 football qualify as good?
All Brainfart had to do was fire Stoops 2 weeks earlier, when he should have, and we’d have Sumrall right now. Just 1 of 40,000 crippling decisions by Mitch that’s resulted in both programs being in the toilet 5+ years running.
Not a bit. I’m more pissed at myself for letting the idiots on KSR talk me into believing we actually had a chance. I won’t make that mistake again. I’d have been okay with anything except a blowout. There’s no excuse for that.
Once Bama saw we had no passing game past 15-20y...the sit down... And took away the short game... There secondary was good enough for 1 on 1,ans they just blitzed and pressured... 3 and out... Defense held there own till they got gassed. The fake punt was not bad.... But you have to put someone alittle faster.... More athletic to make someone miss.... To many penalties some questionable calls... And seemed to be no adjustment.. If you QB can't stretch the field, the defense is just going to line up and T off on you.... Hence the 2nd half.
Yeah the fans were outstanding. Hope Stein and the team enjoyed the atmosphere because I’ll be shocked if they get that again this after how they played. The only way they’ll get another crowd like today is if they upset someone. They’ll have to actually prove themselves now because relying on hope and hype ain’t gonna work after today.
It surprised some of our gullible season ticket holders. I know a few.
What has sumrall done that stein hasn’t? If we change schedules we are 2-0 and they are 1-1
They one their first 2 games by a combined score of 93-27. That doesnt say bad team . Now what do you see that says bad team?
They one them? Good stuff. Bama fans don't want their current coach and it's only a matter of time before they make a change.
You must not talk to many bama fans or see what his contract is
I’m not basing my opinion on what Sumrall has done the first two weeks. I always wanted him. He was the perfect hire for UK IMO. Played and coached here. Went on to have major success as a head coach himself. I just think he was more of a sure thing to win here than anyone else we realistically could have gotten.
Let’s see what he does against elite teams first. No guarantee he would’ve even took the job anyways. He is a stoops guy and might not wanted to follow him.
An almost 70 million dollar buyout says he isn’t leaving anytime soon. Also with a stacked roster now and more talent he’s got coming. He’s got an elite defense to buy time for the offense. Grubb is the problem imo with them. He’s not a good OC by any means.
We coming after his *** soon!!
No. Grew up in a bama household. Most my family are bama fans. I’m the only Kentucky one. But Deboer isn’t going anywhere anytime soon at least. If Russell gets comfortable and going they will be extremely tough to beat. That second half he settled in.
Wood's struggles today killed the offense. We couldnt drop back at all. Not sure why a change wasn't made , but youre right
2 levels of competition. There is a reason Alinen came to Kentucky and isn’t still at bama. Also the rb missed several pickups on the right side on overload blitzes. It’s not always on the oline on a sack. It’s qb calling proper protection, it’s rb pickup or it could be route concepts to get rid of ball quicker on 5-6 man pressures. Also when the defense knows its pass and the qb isn’t a running threat it’s easy for them. Just push up field hard and fast as you can.
No body was going to beat Bama passing, but I thought they could run on the tide.
Once Baxter got hurt we seemed to abandon it. Patterson needs more carries and anyone besides Barnes. He looks awful.
We won the first half, they won the second half. Game was a lot closer than the score indicated.
We had 59 yards in the second half and were 1-14 on third down. We simply must be better than that against SEC teams.
today they played the Little House on the Prairie Fighting Camels, who did they thump in week 1? Please stop talking about Florida being good when they have only played two cupcakes...
It is early in the year so we will see how it plays out in the end but if you are ranked #12 nationally that is a very strong sign you are at least good.
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