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The KY passing game would have to shape up immediately for a 13-0 KY season. But I like the thought at least. Have been able to dream about that a few of the recent seasons. Usually until we play GA...
I originally thought we'd be about 18, but none of the teams higher up had any bad losses - all losses were from top 25 matchups, I think. So KY was stuck somewhere around 20-22, and ended up at 20. No worries. Keep winning and it takes care of itself. Monster game against GA this week...
Of course the 2 losses are to GA and TN, with a win over AL? We have some time to fix the passing game before AL... Just sayin'.
This ignores the reason why you think Bama can still get in with a loss. Any SEC team with 1 loss can still get in - by still eeking out the east or west and winning the league. GA loses to KY, KY loses 2 other games, etc. Also, depends on the overall look of all the other teams in college. Didn't someone get in with 2 losses a while back? Because the 2nd loss was to the SEC champ?
How is thinking something is distasteful the same as being a snowflake? - I don't hear anyone "howling" about it. - Nobody is saying people shouldn't be allowed to say this They are commenting on a public statement, not standing on a college campus to keep a speaker out just because they don't like what he represents. Free to say what you think, not free to keep other people from speaking. Now, appropriate to inject this topic and speech into a sports program? Different question.
Well, as my prior comment is at the sensor board (and haven't seen them progress past that before).. I'm not sure which words it doesn't like. Let's try again. Making an analogy to a person (let's just call him "J") who is the icon of a large body of people who believe something specific about him (let's call them "Cs"), that has a heavily spiritual and religious meaning, having to do with salvation, eternal life, etc., and comparing that to a common sports play is, at least wrong, if not distasteful, offensive, etc. Salvation of man, vs. a tackle. Bad analogy whether you consider it offensive as a C or not.
I originally estimated 18, but once I saw that no one higher had a bad loss (all were to other people ranked in top 20), I figured about 20. We have only really beaten Florida (though at home), who has beaten TN (though at home). That's why we're 20 and not 22. Just keep winning and it takes care of itself. Next week will be a hard pull away @ GA though.
^^ This. They did exactly what was expected. That's how SC's D mauled us when Levis couldn't play. And then after a stunning win against Miss St, they just assumed that was the new formula. Run the ball first 2 downs, throw on 3rd. I could have played DC for TN in this one.
Such vile venom. I hope whatever is wrong in your life gets fixed. Bless your heart.
KY isn't the only team that hasn't been able to cover TN. While KY's offense looked like a pile of garbage, their defense wasn't any worse than AL, both having been #2 in the SEC until they met TN. I'll give credit where credit is due. TN was a far superior team on last Saturday. But I agree with your assessment of the article's click-bait title!
You're not giving enough credit to the UK D. Other than a special case against SC, they haven't given up more than 2 TDs all season. I think TN will break that, but I wouldn't be surprised if we can somehow hold them to 4 or maybe less. KY plays uglier games than TN is used to. :)
They don't necessarily need turnovers, they need stops. TN doesn't punt much... More directly, they need to not get out of position and have safeties covering Tillman (if he's back) and Hyatt - like AL did and gave up many TDs.
The O-line looked very solid against Miss St. 239 yards rushing and only allowed 1 sack. That wasn't all CRod - Miss State has a good run D. IF (and it's a big if), the O-line is finally settling in we could see their best game yet. Still can't give KY the edge here, but they have a good chance to pull off the upset. I think it will come down to special teams and the turnover story.
TN being a good team is neither here nor there without considering how good a team KY is. Obvious, but seems to be missing from your comments. Odds are different from outcomes. ESPN FPI puts TN chances to win at 83%. Even if I accept that, it gives KY a 17% chance to win. 1 in 6. Roll a die and hit 1. It happens. Everyone's talking like KY has no chance. That's the flip side of your argument. Class of 98 has it right. These teams are relatively close. Which doesn't mean the game won't be lopsided. If TN gets an edge and wins some early battles, it could get ugly. KY tends not to win by a ton, but this season against any kind of good opposition - TN hasn't either.
And yet, UK beat Florida by 10 in the Swamp, and TN only beat them by 5 at home. All your attempt at proving your point with stats falls a bit flat with the only straight-up comparison we have to this point in the season. Does that mean KY will win? No. I would even give the edge to TN. But you talk like your stats can predict the outcome. They can't.
Are you kidding? He played small ball all night, and SC was schemed up for that. Didn't air it out until the very end of the game in panic mode. The SC D could just load the box and cover screen plays and had it's way with us. That's nothing like the game plan with Levis. You toss a few 20-30 yarders early on and with a few catches the D has to loosen up. Even the bomb at the end was right on target, just good defense and a really athletic play on the ball to intercept it.
"will not beat"... still haven't learned after Miss St, eh? I think you need a statistics for dummies class or something. The O-line looked pretty stout against Miss St (239 yards rushing, only 1 sack). and now they are healthy as well. This may be the game where we see for the first time just how far KY's offense CAN go.
Why do we have to stop you from scoring to win? Just need to slow you down and force a couple extra punts and FGs. We have a top 10 defense in scoring. Besides the D being given the task of defending the 1 yard line on the second play against SC they have kept every team to 2 TDs or less this season. I don't think they will keep TN to 2 TDs, but look at how they shut down FL, Ole Miss, Miss St. I wouldn't be surprised if they keep TN to 4 TDs or less. And... O-line... we'll just have to see. We'll find out in a few days anyway!
oskie - have you watched Levis play healthy this year? He can pick apart the TN secondary at least as good as FL did, possibly as good or better than AL did. Ole Miss was riddled with other team errors and the O-line was still shaping up and injured (didn't have the same starting mix the first 4 games, I believe). Despite being worst in the league in sacks taken (I believe), Levis has had pretty stellar completion rates and passing numbers. If the O-line shows up the way they did against Miss St, this offense could be downright scary.
Yes, the KY O-line is rebuilding and with injuries has been a turnstyle at times. However, their last game was by far their best, against a pretty good Miss St D. Hopefully, the KY D saw how TN got their best WRs misaligned against AL safeties and can outscheme TN in that regard. I'm not saying KY will win for sure, but I'd say there is a better change then FPI is giving them. If this is a 21 point TN win like some people on here are predicting, then KY will have fallen apart worse than the Ole Miss and SC games. Which version of both teams show up?
We certainly have the weapons to attack the secondary. We'll see how well the O-line has really advanced or maybe come together for KY - the Miss St game was easily their best game yet - over 200 yards on the ground and only allowing 1 sack. I'm more curious to see if we can hold TN to 4-5 TDs though. I believe we can hold them to fewer points than AL did, but really hard to judge. Depends how much of a shootout it becomes or if TN can cut several KY drives short.
Though, as the article pointed out, they may have a top run defense because teams have figured out how weak their secondary is and are mostly throwing the ball. Granted, they score so fast they play more time on defense, but they give up a lot of total yards. But I like your confidence. Make sure you drop a line to your team this week telling them how awesome they are. In fact, they shouldn't even worry about KY... start focusing on GA. ;)
Transitive property from another angle: - KY beat FL by 10 in the Swamp - FL loss to TN by only 5 at Neyland - Therefore, KY wins by at least 5 against TN at Neyland.
I really don't know what to think of this one. Can the cats win? Absolutely. It's strength on strength with TN O against KY D. I think if they win it will be from a solid run game (not as good as Miss St), but Levis picking apart the TN secondary. While time of possession would be great, that's also a great way to stall possessions. We just need to force more punts than TN is used to. Will be tough without our best edge rusher (Weaver), but I believe all the rest of the top starters are back.
And, AL showed us to make sure our cornerbacks line up against their top receivers, not the safeties... I hope we can manage that.
The team that beat FL by only 5 at home is going to beat KY by 4 TDs? This is the team that beat FL by 10 at the Swamp. It *could* play out that way. But I'd take the other side of that spread in a heartbeat!
Best case for UK still has TN winning by 11? Oh how we love our rose colored glasses!
Some TN issues: Hooker's first pick (or were there two?) against AL. Defensive secondary all season (FL only lost by 5 and had a shot at the end, AL certainly gashed them and only lost by 3 on a last second FG). If the promise that the KY run game and O-line showed against Miss State is for real (over 200 yards rushing, 200 yards passing, only allowed 1 sack), it could be a really interesting game...
It's the other way around, I think. TN has a bad secondary, by the numbers. Meanwhile our run game is back, but when it had to be due to Levis not being 100%. I see a very balanced attack that forces the D to play a guessing game. Then TN's got a top 3 offense, but KY has at least a top 10 defense. Strength against strength. It should be a good game, if lower scoring than people anticipate due to Stoops likely playing keep-away with TN's offense, as much as possible.