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Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 10-13-2024, 09:32 AM:

This team sure is enigmatic.

en·ig·mat·ic
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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
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[ 10-13-2024, 09:56 AM: Message edited by: handycat ]

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 10-13-2024, 10:05 AM:

Not at all. It's what it is and has always been and always will be. Very few deviations since the "Bear"

Stoops is a "wanabe", and he is getting paid way too much for that job. This new offense is just not hacking it and I'm not really impressed with the guy. We have wasted 2 years of some great receivers careers with the coaching we provide them.

We appear to have a bunch of guys that can't play football without causing penalties. Yesterdays game had to have set a record for UK penalties in one game.

We really have no running back like we have had for a number of years and our QB doesn't have the ability to play at this level.

So...........like I've said in previous years, it's s good thing that basketball has started because I am departing football. Probably for good or until we get a new coach that can produce what he is getting paid for and not a 5-7 or 6-6 season like what is most likely to be our record this year.

GO BB!!!

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 10-13-2024, 04:23 PM:

Here are some facts to consider

(1) UK is 5-8 coming off a bye week under coach Mark Stoops. Already, the odds were against us.

(2) UK is 2-10 in recent home SEC games. We actually play better on the road.

(3) This is the same Vandy team that beat Alabama last week.

(4) The Vandy coach said publicly that they are copying Mark Stoops' style -- make the game ugly, win the time of possession, and squeak out the victory. They just beat us at our own game.

Posted by ukman (Member # 3032) on 10-13-2024, 05:25 PM:

Tip, the difference between the 2 teams is that UK is paying their coach 10 million, and Vandy is only paying 3.7 million. We have some solid recruits/players and should be playing better. I don't expect 10 wins every season, but we should be capable of 7 every season, and occasionally 9 or more. I blame Barnhart for the pay. He has made 2 stupid moves with coaches when he did the Cal contract and paying Stoops this much. Time to get a new coach who can do the same thing, for half the salary. We can use the other 5 million to help get players.

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 10-13-2024, 09:08 PM:

I agree he is overpriced. That’s on Mitch. I’m not sure it’s a good idea to fire him or run him out of town because of the reasons we have discussed previously.

In my mind, there’s little doubt that Stoops has raised UK a couple of notches in the college football world. I doubt he can elevate us much higher. However, I don’t think that is all on him. Unlike basketball, players outside of Kentucky do not have a burning desire to play for UK. Unfortunately, that’s for for a good reason.

[ 10-14-2024, 07:27 AM: Message edited by: handycat ]

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 10-13-2024, 09:44 PM:

The news said it was 9 mil but whos splitting hairs. He still does not get them up/ready for some games. The talk about good practices this week doesn't offset a loss caused partly by guys doing dumb things and getting penalties. I still think he wasted another year on his new offensive coach and also the defensive coach hasn't done all he can do to teach these guys how to tackle. This is a pretty poor defensive team when it comes to tacling the runner. So now we just live with what we got thru the 2037 season and pay 9 Mil for it.

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 10-14-2024, 07:50 AM:

Its not just players who don't dream of coming to Kentucky for football. Coaches too. Paying top dollar is our only hope of attracting and retaining coaches.

So, if Stoops goes, his replacement won't likey be much cheaper.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 10-14-2024, 12:05 PM:

You're so right Tip. That's why I'm saying let it be what it be. We know what we have and don't have much hope of changing it. When the stadium is half full and the NIL coffers run dry for football maybe some changes will take place. For me, I am all about basketball and football has ended.