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Absolutely zero chance Barnhart talks to Pearl. He was asked in an interview a few years ago and said he would have no interest in any candidate who had broken NCAA rules and/or lied to investigators/their employer.

He played both in HS. He committed to Wisconsin as a RB, but decommitted this summer and accepted a scholarship from WF as a linebacker. It seems, after going through summer workouts, he decided he didn't want to play LB, so he contacted Vince and asked if he could come play at UK, since we had recruited him pretty hard. He was told there was no scholarship available, but he could walk on and earn a scholly next year.

INterestingly, UK could be much better than last year and have the same number of wins given the difficulty of the schedule. I'm predicting 8 wins.

UF has picked up their recruiting so far this cycle, but if Napier only manages 5 or 6 wins what are the chances he keeps everyone in the fold? He selling a dream to these recruits, as he should, but I suspect the fanbase gets hot if they miss or limp into a mid December bowl game.

UK scored 5 runs on Skenes in 6 innings (most runs scored against him this year, if I'm not mistaken) and also scored 13 runs on the Saturday matchup (which I believe is a season high against LSU), then had to score 3 in the final two innings to overcome a 2 rund deficit in the Sunday rubber match. LSU should be favored, but I hope they are as overconfident as some of the fans posting here. This could series might surprise a few.

Pac12 on Twitch!

UK with some love, I love it! Go Cats!

Agreed. I kind of feel sorry for whoever wins the starting job in 2024 with him on the pine. Every loss the calls for Cutter to start will get louder, then the coaches have to walk the tightrope of he's not good enough yet, but don't want to be too emphatic, so as not to hurt his confidence.

The expectation is for him to redshirt. He's a high 4 star, but he needs some development time, as his footwork is less than stellar which leads to accuracy issues. He's got a gun and has gotten by with his superior athleticism, but UK will get another portal mercenary to start next year and Cutter vs Wade to fight it out for 2025 starter.

Hell yeah! Come on down Cutter. No Little Indy 500 in Lexington, but we'll think of something! ;)

Bizzare that that this keeps getting flagged.

Not sure why my prediction has been awaiting moderation all day. Must be a Vol fan not happy that it was 100% accurate.

Virtually zero chance he picks the Vols.

Bach, bach, bach. Cockadoodledoo!

Everything I have read indicated FSU and Clemson as the primary SEC targets. Also read that NC St prefers SEC and UNC prefers B1G and their state legislature wants them to travel as a pair. Most speculation I have read is the SEC would not be so interested in Miami.

Yup. This is a depth piece with a chance at rising.

In Lexington on 10/28 will be a toss up.

I suspect UT is going to realize how special Hooker was. His completion percentage was about 70%. Milton's is closer to 60%. If that holds out, then they're probably looking at about 8 wins instead of playing for the East.

Maybe you can get a prince if you kiss a frog.

Amazing how some people who have reached a respectable level of success, then throw it away for greed.

I bet we know why.

Faith=gut instinct<observable facts/data.

I'm loving the Mertz sarcasm. I hope he does well enough to keep it coming.

I'm picturing a slimmed down, post-mono like He-man character with his sidekick Ufla the Croc, as opposed to Ucla the Mock.

I appreciate the self deprecating sarcasm and I must say that I never thought I'd see the day that UF settled for a QB recruit/transfer that UK passed on. He has a decent arm, but square wheels. Looking forward to the game in September. See you there!

Big get! The retooling of the Oline has been impressive. Now last year's LT Horsey will go back to LG where he was All Sec caliber in 2021 and Cox will move back to RG where he was All Freshman SEC and season All American in 2021 before his injury and the supplanted starters Buford, Flax and Bolles from Bama along with 1-2 underclassmen will mean we have a 9 man rotation for the first time since Coach Schlarman died. The Big Blue Wall is being reformed.

It's a dumb rule because players can transfer out of the SEC. Better to keep them in the league than enhancing parity from the outside. No rule is perfect, but you need to look at what helps them most teams/league, most of the time. A player transferring within the league is a wash, as the negative to one cancels out the positive of the other, but losing talent is an overall negative.

Might want to fact check yourself. In 2021 UK had one of the best Olines in the country. They were Joe Moore Award finalists (only 4 teams) for best Oline in the country. They had consistently been one of the top 5-10 O lines in the country until last years aberration.

Last year we had some injuries and our LT unexpectedly left for the draft and didn't get drafted, so we had 5 o lineman all playinnew positions and the new OC brough on the Shanahan wide zone offense that was too complicated for the guys to learn. It wasn't lack of talent, as much as it was lack of experience and scheme. We got the to LT on the portal, so everyone can move back to their normal positions. I expect the line will be much better, but not great.

Why is Liam Coen writing articles for SDS under an assumed name?