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Sounds like a great hire for LSU. They should grab him!
Part of this comes down to conference money. The SEC gets the most television dollars of any conference and bowl game payouts are split amongst conference members. If you’re already in the SEC, why go to the ACC? In Stoops particular case, he doesn’t need to leave now that NIL is fully underway. I think the traditional powers are going to have a hard time keeping elite recruits on the sidelines for two years. Those players are coming to UK and other schools where they can cash checks from early playing time.
Yeah. Two SEC teams in the CFP means all the lower bowl-eligible teams get a bump up.
Yeah! Golf balls, mustard bottles, and tobacco spit cups make me nervous about attending a game there ever again. The wife and I went five years ago. It’s surprisingly a terrible GameDay experience and horrendous facilities. The Vol Navy is really cool, but Neyland up close is nothing like it looks on television. Hard pass on future visits!
Only injury I’m aware of from UK/UF was high school WR Dane Key’s mother breaking her tailbone after jumping over the wall. Apparently it didn’t stop her from celebrating.. That sounds like a memorable recruiting visit. Oh, but I’m sure your recruits had a wonderful time in Knoxville too ;)
If UK deserves a $250k fine for peacefully rushing the field against Florida, what punishment is warranted here?
Ruining it for who exactly? Wan’Dale Robinson went from running straight into 300 pounders for Nebraska to the leading SEC receiver and a $150,000 NIL deal with Stockton Mortgage (along with others). NIL will actually help keep some college players from leaving too early because they can finally make a living.
Why should Stoops leave Kentucky for a program that will run him out of town two years after winning a national championship? I’m not saying UK can keep him. I believe he’ll be short-listed for many jobs and interview with at least 1-2 top programs. I just don’t think LSU wants him for starters. Secondly, he is better off waiting for another spot to open up.
It’s an 11:00am game in Baton Rouge… Go watch the UK/UF game again and compare to UK/LSU the following week. Florida is a top 10 program. LSU will be lucky to land in the Birmingham Bowl this year. Gators to the Citrus.
UT is the one that scares me the most, but not after going through their roster. They have serious depth issues and an annual Bama beat down before they get to us. Miss State is way too one dimensional. The game is in Starkville which is annoying, but won’t be insurmountable. We’re just going to run out the clock on them too. Louisville will feel like a home game when we get to the season finale. Their fanbase is already checking out of the season early after that collapse to Virginia.
Totally agree! Emory Jones will have 120 yards rushing himself. Lots of 3 & outs for LSU’s offense this week.
Winning out would include beating Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2006… plus #13 Ole Miss, #11 Kentucky, and #1 Georgia. You don’t have the depth for that. Please come back down to earth.
You can run it, throw it, kick it, or any combination of the three. Leave your punter at home. Gators by at least 3 touchdowns here.
One more tidbit to account for is losing your regular season ticket seats. Many fans (including myself) would move from very nice lower level seats to the upper decks. This will be a deal breaker for many fans.
You’re not Arkansas or even Missouri, but it is long past time to make a head coaching change.
Once again the Buckeyes are undefeated going into December. Next thing they will be clamoring for an actual CFP spot.
I was thinking the same thing. It’s as if they practice on asphalt parking lots. Maybe someone in their analytics group can do a deep dive into the data.
He would be 2nd or 3rd string for Week 1. QB1 is Terry Wilson. QB2 for that week could be Sawyer Smith.
Agreed, I see Florida winning by three touchdowns. It’s hard enough being a first year coach, but having guys miss 2 weeks of practice due to CoVid will handicap any staff.
UK hosts Ole Miss in Week 2. That’s a very experienced group (staff and players) going against a new coaching staff. If the Rebels have starters missing practice already, then Kiffin could be in for a rough start.
Gann (and other rooster fans), how do you feel about Muschamp at this point? Does he get a pass with an all conference schedule this year? A lot of teams could be pretty solid and still end up with 4-6, 5-5, and 6-4 records. UK has a very experienced group, but could easily land at the 4-6 mark.What’s the threshold for Muschamp to stay employed given “unprecedented” circumstances?
I thought this virus was a joke at one point, then my mom (53) landed in an ICU in April. Opinions shift the closer it hits to home. Before this is over, all of us will know someone who has suffered severely in health. The other side is also true. The economic impact will be far more expansive than the roughly 60% of us that will eventually contract the disease. Oh but the vaccines! Yes, the vaccines. The first one out will be from Moderna. A company that has never been able to commercialize a single product to date will be the one to save us all. Keep in mind the flu vaccine, which we have decades of research for, is only 20-50% effective each year. We need a magic a bullet to restore American confidence even if it is a placebo.
I was shocked looking back at the stat line. Neither team had a fumble or interception. Only turnover on downs. Although, I had a great view on our muffed punt and swear Arkansas recovered that one.
It’s not what was said that I picked up on. It was eye contact.
What matters more is Wins and Losses. In that same timeframe he is 19-12 (7-6,10-3, 2-3). Maybe he owes his job to a historically incredible defense, but we don’t fire coaches that have a 61% win rate. That is 7.32 wins a year which, as you know, is enough to keep your position at UK. I’d like to see us in 2nd place in the SEC East this year, but we don’t have a QB. We lost Terry, lost Hoak and Clark in the offseason, lost Scalzo before the season started, and the grad transfer we have is duct taped together. With Bowden, we’re on QB6 in the SEC. This year is over. Our best bet is to increase the snaps for the younger guys at all positions and hope we can continue to build on that with additional bowl practices. It’s not going to be a good bowl, but we need the practices.
It’ll be interesting to see how both these teams respond coming off bye weeks after a horrendous start. Both teams have been so inept at times that I could see each side blowing out the other or, more than likely, a one possession game. In regards to UK’s QB, there’s smoke pointing to Lynn Bowden taking over the reigns to start the game. He is probably our best chance to win on Saturday, but the offense would be highly predictable. The weather forecast for Saturday is rainy with a high of 60 and low of 36. Ball security could be the difference here. In the event of rain, I think I would actually want Walker Wood out there. Sawyer Smith can have the job back as soon as he is healthy. Finally, this won’t be a true road game environment. A slow start with a 7:30pm kickoff on a cold night is a recipe for a low attendance.