Kentucky fans, media frustrated with OC Eddie Gran after abysmal performance vs. Mizzou
By Adam Spencer
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The Kentucky Wildcats had their 5-year winning streak over Mizzou snapped on Saturday, as the Tigers dominated time of possession en route to a 20-10 victory.
The Kentucky defense wasn’t the problem. No, this was about the Wildcats’ offense, which only managed 36 plays for 145 total yards.
Naturally, that sort of ineptitude brought some criticism of OC Eddie Gran on Twitter. Fans are frustrated with some of Gran’s decisions this season, and that boiled over on Saturday evening.
Here’s some of the negative reaction to Gran’s play-calling from Kentucky fans and media members after Saturday’s loss:
Who am I to tell Eddie Gran what to do, except that I feel pretty solid about saying:
Buddy, run the damn ball.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) October 24, 2020
Eddie Gran on third-and-long pic.twitter.com/a74MGNXfE8
— Wildcat Hub ? (@WildcatHub) October 24, 2020
Eddie Gran has an entire Waffle House menu playbook to choose from but orders toast over and over
— matthew mahone (@M_E_Mahone) October 24, 2020
Larry Rountree carries: 37
Kentucky offensive football plays: 36— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) October 24, 2020
No way we only have 46 passing yards…
— Mike Edwards (@M__Edwards7) October 24, 2020
And this is the kid of season, regardless of past success and the W-L record with Eddie Gran at OC, that has to make Mark Stoops think long and hard about a change in the play caller's seat. https://t.co/OJj9QSmKKF
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) October 24, 2020
Start playing the young guys at WR. Josh Ali can't hold on to the ball when he actually does make a catch. No one else can catch. Eddie Gran completely choked this game away too. A top-3 worst game under Stoops.
— Bobby Reagan (@BarstoolReags) October 24, 2020
3 things:
1. Eddie Gran was HORRIBLE today. No other words. Horrible play calling. Horrible personnel choices. 2. The defense didn’t look great but played well enough to win. 3. The @SECNetwork C crew that called the game should be promoted to viewers like us— Hunter Osborne (@JHOsborne20) October 24, 2020
I think this is an SEC low in yardage under Eddie Gran. Only had 149 against Florida in 2016. 178 against Texas A&M in 2018. Those were the two I thought might have been worse than today.
— Derek Terry (@DerekSTerry) October 24, 2020
Im glad everyone is finally seeing what trash Eddie gran is…..
— Eric Dixon (@TeamChadJohnson) October 24, 2020
Kinda done with the mental gymnastics. The offense is holding the program back.
— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) October 24, 2020
That’ll do it. Shameful performance by Eddie Gran, horrible execution on run defense. Had trap game written all over it, we’ll see what will happen next week against the Dawgs…
— Brent Wainscott (@BrentWainscott_) October 24, 2020
I’m no football guru, as ive mentioned many times, but what stops us from hanging the ball to Rodriguez and letting him get 2-4 yards every play like we did with Benny? Why do the coaches refuse to do try it when literally nothing else is working?
— Things #BBN Likes (@ThingsBBNLikes) October 24, 2020
Kentucky's 145 total yards fewest since 96 at South Carolina on Oct. 8, 2011. UK lost that game 54-3. #bbn #ukfootball
— John Clay (@johnclayiv) October 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/sportstalk_sec/status/1320159468181663744
1. Terry Wilson is not our guy
2. AJ Rose is not RB1
3. Chris Rodriguez is RB1
4. Fire Eddie Gran
5. Joey Gatewood— Travis Humphrey Jr. (@humphrey_travis) October 24, 2020
Will the Wildcats be able to rebound this coming weekend? Facing Georgia’s stout defense provides a host of additional challenges for Gran’s stagnant offense to overcome.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
