Even were we to upset Texas, a 2-6 SEC slate is pretty darn pathetic.
The ironies do abound: Stoops early in his career didn’t whine about facilities, he campaigned in a positive fashion and changes were made, and tens of millions were spent.
In a strange sense, our fan base is doing exactly what he told us from 2013 through 2017: expect better results!!!
He and his early teams used the slogan “why not Kentucky.” When we beat PSU and then Iowa on New Years Day, led the nation for a period in OOC wins, achieved a significant bump in our recruiting rankings, our players’ draft status and established strong attendance, almost all of us were on board for the ride.
The step-back in success has frankly been a shock, and only a steady, and confident voice is going to convince us there might still be a light at the end of the tunnel. Implying that NIL money has been lacking appears disingenuous given our successful transfers from Ole Miss, Miss State, Nebraska, Penn State, Georgia and even UT and Alabama.
I’m not so sure that an insufficient amount of money has been spent: it looks instead like it might have been unwisely spent.
