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UK Class of 1979

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I still say Leary is leery (pun intended) of getting clobbered in a game. In my opinion, he has not recovered from his injury psychologically, even if he has recovered physically. Saw the same thing from Terry Wilson a couple of years ago. It's too bad because I was believing all the Leary hype that was coming down the pike pre-season.
The way Leary is playing reminds me of Terry Wilson the year he was attempting to come back after his injury. For whatever reason, Wilson just couldn't match the level of play he had prior to the injury. It may be the same with Leary. Here's hoping we can be "up enough" for the Missou game. We can still have a very good season...in spite of this beat down. Go CATS.
I don't get the Rattler hype. He couldn't make it in Oklahoma, and has yet to take a snap in the SEC. Yet, everybody thinks he is the second coming of...well, Brock Berlin (?). I get it he was highly rated coming out of high school. Great. Whoopee. Maybe the sun, moon and stars will align this year. Then again, maybe not. Maybe OU was just too dysfunctional for a talent like his. Maybe he really is that good. Let's put him against some SEC East defenses this fall, and then we can evaluate again in January.
Good point GatorMania. While we pulled the upset in Mullet's first year in GNV (2018), and contributed to Mullet's demise last year in LEX, it may be a considerable trap game just in the second week. Last year might have gone to the Gators if it had not been for the UK defense making an eight play goal line stand at the end. The kick six and the interceptions of Jones were not enough. The offense was not quite clicking all the way, and the defense had some extraordinarily good plays to save the day. This year our offense should be better out of the gate. The defense may be the weak point. If that is the case, it may turn out like the UT game did for us last year: a barn burner with the team scoring last winning the game. Then again, it may be two in a row for the Cats, and three out of the last five. Go CATS!
True dat. Based on recent successes (football: 4 post season wins in 4 years; basketball...not so much) Kentucky is fast becoming a football school. Football is king in the south, and while the Cats aren't royalty yet, they seem to be moving up in peerage. It always surprises me how many "experts" there are in Florida about Kentucky fandom and our priorities. I have lived in Gainesville for over twenty years. It just boggles my mind that still believe that, as good as our football team is doing, we are all just waiting around for midnight madness and the basketball season to start. That may have been more valid during the Bill Curry and Joker Phillips' years, but it is really not the case now.
He should receive the Gunther Behnke award for not playing. At least Behnke can claim homesickness.
I am certainly looking forward to seeing this offense in the 2022 season. They steadily improved last year, and should continue the process this year. The improvement of Levis and the offense from the first few games to the last few games is incredible. Defense won the first few games, offense the last few (even though Tennessee was a loss, the offense shined). Joe hits it on the head while talking about the offensive line and defense being potential weak points. The overall performance next year will hinge on how well defense holds up and how well the offensive line can protect Levis. But, I don't see the offense slowing down otherwise. (barring injuries, of course). Bring it!!
Agreed Kirk. A signature win against a Kentucky team that somehow mysteriously forgot how to tackle or cover receivers.
Awesome job! Great game! Congrats! I hope the Hogs go all the way now. You’ve beat the best, now beat the rest.
Good point... although hardly a consolation prize.
Arktrav is true. SEC crowing has taken a big hit. Sorry to let the conference down.
Shows that UK is really a football school now. Basketball is just a diversion before spring practice.
We already have T. Robinson from VA Tech. If we can land this guy, that will add considerably to the mix. One more is always welcome.
I think Tennessee was out for blood as well after the shellacking we gave them in 2020. They were starting to gel as a team, were motivated, and had to prove something against a team that should have been a challenge. In the end, it became a shoot out, with the last team that scored winning the game.
I would agree with SicEm. Bennett has accomplished what nobody else has accomplished at UGA in over four decades. Even if he comes back there would be no guarantee that UGA would win it all again. He would potentially risk all that goodwill he has made. He probably should retire from football and start his career. I can see him making a fortune doing endorsements and ads all over Georgia.
Congrats UGA. One for the SEC East! Great game. 41 years in the making.
Rattler shouldn’t be on this list at all. He is not a returning QB. He has not taken one snap at USC, nor has he in the SEC. Next year, maybe. But not now.
Welcome to BBN. Nice addition to the Big Blue Wall. Go Cats.
Sorry we can't play the Buckeyes. Any teams out west need to fill a slot? Is UNLV still around?
I don't know what happened to the defense in the past two games. Miss State passed it all around and had their way with us. Same for Tennessee. They couldn't have been tired, they barely saw the field. Injuries count for some of that, but not all of it. Considering that the defense saved the day against Florida (8 stops at the end), it just boggles my mind. And this is no disrespect to UF, the were still playing well at that point in the year. Let's win the last three, starting with Vandy, and then we can reassess the year.
UK scored two TDs against UGA as well. More than any other team. Not even the Mighty Gators matched that feat. Win out Dawgs. It’s your year.
Why does anyone pay any attention to Twitter? Why should we ever read it?
I am hoping UF doesn't score 13... or if they do it is because of field goals. We need to keep the honor of the second touchdown all to ourselves.