FB: Should you temper expectations?

[Beatle Bum]

Stein’s first season schedule rated as 2nd hardest

 

[FilmNerd]

10-2 or bust!!

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

We win six I'm ok. 7 I'm happy

 

[Cliffhanger82]

We win six I'm ok. 7 I'm happy

If we go bowling I’m taking it as a great start

 

[Gobigblue812812]

If anybody is expecting 9-3, you probably need to slow your train down a bit.

 

[Artlaibesghost]

Yes we definitely should temper expectations for next season at least. The schedule is just a beast. We need to give our new coach a year to get more of his personnel in place. I think we will be much improved as a football team but it might not show up on our record this year.

 

[rick64]

Just so folks remember what the schedule looks like for 2026 with the preseason rankings:

Youngstown State
Alabama (11)
@ Texas A&M (9)
South Alabama
@ South Carolina (24)
LSU (10)
@ Oklahoma (12)
Vanderbilt (31)
@ Tennessee (15)
Florida (19)
@ Missouri (20)
Louisville (27)

If Stein gets UK bowl eligible, that's one heck of a start.

 

[vhcat1970]

I'm happy with Stein & expect he will do well by UK standards long-term. But I see no reason to expect immediate success - meaning 6-6, +/-, given the schedule, his newness as an HC, and the necessary roster rebuild. Net, I'm at 3.5 wins & won't fret about it - as opposed to how many on here behave; i.e., the sky's falling. Give the guy a chance, please.

 

[TheKentuckyKid]

I don't think fans expectations are out of control. Most would be ecstatic if we won 6. How we lose the games we lose is important though.

 

[PhattyJ]

I’m just excited to have competency on the field.
No 9 player defenses on critical downs. No more playing not to lose. No more red assed coaching forgetting we have another play because he’s so irate about what happened 3 plays ago.

 

[JDHoss]

I expect us to be marginally to much improved in most aspects of the game, but we could still have the same record. So, my expectations are tempered.