in his first G league game…

Looking real good for us with Branham, Trilly and Graf all feeling good on our chances.

Announcing UK tomorrow.

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How many of the defensive players are eligible to come back next year? I think it’s everyone. Feels like we have a ton of experience back but we sneaky have a somewhat young defense. I went through and tried to figure out the eligibility for our defense and unless someone can point out an error I believe every player who saw the field Saturday can be back next year. Obviously it’s very unlikely everyone returns and this year has just started but gives the staff a ton of potential options looking ahead.

DB Alex Afari ... (sophomore)
CB Maxwell Hairston ...(RS sophomore)
S Jalen Geiger ...(RS senior but has Covid year)
DL Jamarius Dinkins ... (RS sophomore)
DL Keeshawn Silver ... (RS junior)
LB Trevin Wallace ... (junior)
DL Josaih Hayes ... (Senior but has Covid year)
DL Deone Walker ... (sophomore)
DL Kendrick Gilbert ... (freshman)
S Ty Bryant ... (freshman)
CB Andru Phillips ... (RS Junior)
LB Martez Thrower ... (Junior)
LB Daveren Rayner ... (Senior has Covid Year)
LB D'Eryk Jackson ... (Senior has Covid Year)
LB Tyreese Fearbry ... (RS freshman)
S Jordan Lovett ... (RS sophomore)
DL Tommy Ziesmer ... (freshman)
CB Jantzen Dunn ... (RS sophomore)
LB JJ Weaver ... (RS Senior has Covid year)
LB Noah Matthews ... (RS freshman)
LB Keaten Wade ... (sophomore)
DL Kahlil Saunders ... (RS Sophomore)
LB Darrion Henry-Young ... (RS junior)
S Zion Childress ... (RS Junior)
CB JQ Hardaway ... (sophomore)
DL Octavious Oxendine ... (RS Junior)

Obviously there is no way to determine this as 'talent' is somewhat subjective. But, even if we just use the player ratings as incoming freshmen, I would say very few coaches have a winning record against teams whose ratings numbers are higher. Nick Saban is widely considered the greatest coach in college football history maybe. But, at Michigan State his record was 34-24...good, but not what it is at Alabama. Unless you have top ten talent, your record against top 10 teams probably isn't going to be too good regardless of who you are. Granted, I think Stoops deserves some criticism for the way UK has competed in losses to Alabama and Georgia. But, I guess my point is, it isn't easy to beat top 10 teams without top ten talent. And, it isn't easy to recruit top 10 talent to UK. The honest question UK fans need to ask, is has UK peaked, or has Mark Stoops peaked at UK. For those that think Stoops has peaked, but UK can go higher, the second question would be, who for sure can get UK higher? The answer is, we don't know that for sure, but we do know there are those who weren't able to get them to where he has them. So, for those of you who have read this far, please don't start bashing me as a Stoops homer and and all that stuff. I am just trying to take a realistic look at the situation. I want to Cats to win; I don't care who the is.

Went off tonight scoring 50.
Love this kid’s effort and smile. Wish we could have played in the tourney with him

A great quarterback and a even better person.

Just had this sent to me. It's really ugly.

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I’ve loved what Stoops has done for the program but he has to find new strategy to prepare our guys for important games against elite teams. Actually, he may need to find a better way to prepare himself.

What we’ve seen this year looks like an atrocious lack of preparation and ambition to compete. That can’t happen.

I’m gonna be depressed a day or two and then move on but my feelings will remain the same. Fix this problem. You don’t have to win to WIN. Show up and fight like hell and the fans will give you respect for the effort (against superior teams).

One more thing- if you are at a talent deficit then take some risks. Our toothless & timid defense is painful to the eyes. Again, the strategy must change.

Enjoy the rest of your night.
KB

Hearing Darrion Henry-Young will probably miss the last two games of the regular season, against USC and Louisville. Don't know if it will be long term, but should be the last of the regular season games.

"...the whole idea was the way they play on defense is take what the defense gives and we nickel and dimmed the first couple drives and then we hit a couple big plays, so I thought they did a great job on offense and it was a great team win for us."

It's so obvious to everyone except our coaches? 80% completions on short passes against us in SEC games.

The combined score of Kentucky against Bama & UGA after the first quarter.

The ball games was over before the first quarter ended. It’s like the preparation & execution has gone backwards.

35--7 & both games over before the first quarter of play was ended.. We have a problem, not saying it can’t be fixed but we are in backwards mode at the moment..

on the airline tickets...
and tickets to the game to have those seat wide open in the first sections.....
EFF THOSE "FANS"!

Always cool to see local kids get to live out their dreams. Back to back classes will have Bluegrass kids featured in them. Has Kentucky ever won a title without a KY high school player on the roster? Not as old as some of you.

Perry brings immediate shooting to the table. Obviously he’s a great scorer, he’s the state’s all-time leader heading into his senior season. I’d predict a 40-45% from the outside guy over his career. Can shoot off the catch and off the bounce.

Good ball handler. Not the quickest or craftiest, but does a good job of maintaining possession and can run the offense. Can play on or off of the ball.

Not a super athlete by any means, but if you surround him with athletes that can create advantages and get down hill, he’ll always make you pay off of drives and kicks.

Good defender. Not the same style as Reed, but I’ve seen him have similar impacts. High IQ, quick hands.

Will pull up other stats & analytics shortly.

Fire Kiffen number 9 and UGA mopped the floor with him!!

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For the record I still think moving on from stoops is a horrible idea.

Only 54.5. Vegas knows things but that seems low to me. Both teams defense is suspect for sure.

Has anyone else noticed recently that whenever I’m on this site with my iPhone I constantly have to deal with a blank video screen popping up? I have to swipe across the screen to get back to the page. Even happens as I’m typing a post. WTH is going on? Is there an iPhone setting or browser setting I can change to stop this? It’s extremely annoying.

Parting ways with HC Jimbo Fisher.