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57939names, I have been off the Cal train for about 2 to 3 years. That said, I would still rather keep Cal at least one more year than Pope. I honestly want Pope to do extremely well, but I just have a bad feeling on this one. I hope we don't have another mess like the Billy Clyde Gillispie years.

This is just my take, but if Pope is hired and it turns out bad, UK might be looking for a new basketball coach AND a new AD. Mitch... I think you had better be right on this one.

Nothing wrong with celebrating a big win Irresistible. I hope Nate and the boys and can bring a round ball natty back to Tuscaloosa.

Another day and another... CONGRATULATIONS TIDE!!!

Now wait a minute... everyone knows Bama is JUST a football school! Right? Wrong! I think there are a few programs in the SEC that can excel in both football and basketball and Alabama is one of them. I'm hoping to see the Tide in the final four. Good luck Tide... RTR!

Congratulations Bama! Keep it rolling, keep it rolling... RTR.

I have been off the 'Cal Train' for about 3 or 4 years now. Can he recruit? Sure. Can he motivate? Maybe. Can he coach... in the difficult games when it counts? NO! I think the bigger problem is with Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart. Good luck to the rest of the SEC teams that are still alive.

But one thing remains constant... janefonda can still comment at will.

Is it just me, or has SDS decided not to allow comments on a number of their recent stories? Also, is it just me or has SDS has decided to make this more of an ACC site... even at the expense of SEC stories?

Kentucky OCs may come and go for Stoops, but one thing remains constant... 86 year-old Jane Seymour Fonda continues to be one of the most frequent commenters in SDS chat only trailing LeghumperU, gwhite, TDOWTheGreat, RonMexico1, LSUSMC, mrtruth, and Booches94. Thank you Jane for all your efforts to keep the discussions going! * * Please note: the preceding is a joke, so if you are offended by being included (or excluded) from the list please file a complaint with our 'GET OVER IT' department.

Connor, I think the formatting on your chart got messed up. I didn't realize the drop-off in offensive production that occurred during the year Scangarello was the OC. I personally think a big part of the offensive decline was due to O-line issues. Thanks for the info.

It looks like it's official... Coen has taken the OC position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

There are several reports out now that Coen has taken the OC for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If so, see ya' Liam... and don't comeback.

At this point, I'm tired of the whole 'Coen interviewing with an NFL team'. This is just my opinion, but If he was really interested in being at UK, he would just tell the NFL teams he wasn't currently interested in returning to league and not even bother to interview. I have to wonder if he is just using UK as place to coach until something more to his liking comes along (which happens a lot in real life). I hope he stays, but he has to realize the uncertainty of whether he will be at UK is hurting recruiting.

PJatHome, you are absolutely correct about Coach Schlarman. A couple of weeks before the start of the 2017 season, Stoops was on the Monday edition of the WLAP sports call in show. I had some questions about the O-line so I called in and got to speak with Stoops on the air. If memory serves me correct, we lost 2 O-line starters and a key backup from the 2016 team due to graduation. At that time, I don't think the line was referred to as the 'Big Blue Wall' but you could see the improvements that were happening with the O-line play. I expressed my concern to Stoops about the losses and asked how he and Coach Schlarman planed to handle the losses. He told me they had 7 (it could have been 9) O-line players on the roster that played over 400 game snaps. He had someone else from the team with him there in the studio, and I heard him confirm with them that he was correct on the number of O-line players with that much experience. I heard the same thing you did about Wolford not intentionally working in the younger O-line men... and it showed the next year.

BamaBaller, I don't know if this story is correct, but what I understood happened is Wolford left UK for Alabama during a recruiting trip. He apparently got and accepted the Bama offer while he was on the road and didn't come back to the UK football offices to let them know face-to-face. Then he tried to get the high school player, O-line man, he was recruiting for UK to follow him to Alabama. Again, that is how I understood the way things went down but that could all be 'hearsay' (or it could be the so called 'reporting' of a certain UK fan site known by 3 letters that likes to hang it's hat on being one of the first break stories - see my first post for the 3 letter abbreviation). Hey UK fans... did any of you hear something different about how Wolford left town?

To me this is totally bizarre. What Derek failed to mention in the article is how Wolford left the Cats a few years ago. I read the reports of his return over on KSR and ASoB, but it still just blows me away. I was thinking that if the o-line didn't show continued improvement in the 2024 season, then Yenser would be gone, but I never though Stoops would take Wolford back after how he left UK. Other than KSR and ASoB, has anyone read anything else about this?

Man, has it really been 40 YEARS?!?! Okay, now I feel old... like real old.

I miss Saban already... and the Pirate and the SEC on CBS, and 'Uncle' Verne Lundquist calling Saturday game. Man the game and the league has changed so much over the last 15 years.

bball... what's that??? Oh, that's what you do between the bowl game and the spring football game... got it!

Sorry for the loss Tide fans. Get back to Tuscaloosa, regroup, refocus and get ready to make a run for next year's natty. Good luck next season... and please tell Nick to go easy on my Cats next time.

CONGRATULATIONS DAWGS!!! I told some FSU fan that the Dawgs were going to eat the alive and yes, Kirby and company did exactly that. I'm looking forward to seeing if UGA can get another natty next year.

Yelp, the Noles are GOING TO GET EATEN ALIVE by the Dawgs.

I wonder if he might be considering heading up I-75 to 'UGA's north campus' in Lexington. I think the Cats are looking for some help at the CB position, so there should be some playing time to be had.

Congratulations Tide. That said... ouch, that one hurt. I'm still on board with Stoops and my Cats. IF, and that's a big IF, the Cats win out and get a win in the bowl game then it's a 9 - 4 year. Yes, I'd like to see the Cats with 10 wins, but to the Stoops haters all I can say is I remember the days hoping we would beat Vandy so that we could get a 6th win and make it to the Holiday Bowl.

We're waiting for little atlas to post his ul icon. How's the weather over on Floyd Street?

Congratulations JD!

Hey Gators... can we trade QBs??? PLEASE!!!

We feel your pain in the Bluegrass.

He is right about the lack of discipline and even the casual football fan can see that in the number AND type of penalties. I'd like to see how many personal fouls and holding calls the Cats have had this season and then compare those numbers to the other teams in the conference. This is just my opinion, but the other 3 big issues that need to be addressed over the break are: 1) Devin Leary's performance, 2) the number of drops by the receivers, and 3) continue to work on the offensive line. The announcers of the game actually talked late in the game about Leary's issues. I had asked the question a few weeks ago if part of his problem might be with him picking up the offense. If that is indeed the case, then Stoops and Coen need to look at how they make the passing game easier for Leary to manage. Hopefully Coen can make some changes that will help Leary. I still have to wonder is the torn muscle has played a role in his poor performance. As to the receivers, don't the have machines that can be used to repeatedly 'throw' the ball to the receivers? If so, I hope the receivers are making use of them everyday. Also, hopefully Leary and the receivers are putting in extra work together outside of practice. As for the offensive line, hopefully everyone can get healthy and focused over the the break. Any thoughts fellow Cat fans? As always GBB!!!