As best I remember the Dad was a handful.

Forgive me if this has been talked about, but I keep seeing that we must have a mass exodus more than double what we already have in order to field our class and really hit the portal. I haven’t looked at the roster but did we just not have that many seniors? Because I see a lot of schools every year that bring in full classes for HS and the portal. Does anyone have some insight there?

First, really an entertaining game between them and the Packers.

Second, Dan Campbell is a gunslinger but gave the Packers a TD by going for 4th down on his own 30-yard line. That's not smart. Like the guts, but he needs to also play the percentages at times. Also went for 4th down late well within game-winning FG range (they picked it up). If they get stopped, Lions would have fumbled a chance to kick a go-ahead FG with << 2 minutes on the clock and GB out of TOs. Really not a smart move that could have backfired spectacularly.

Third, Goff is hitting > 70% of his throws this season. If you watch, they throw short into the flat and a LOT between the hash marks in the 8-15 yard range - A LOT. And us a ton of PA from under center. Why we don't follow the NFL lead and do this also is beyond my comprehension. We throw outside the hash marks often, rarely into the flat and throw a lot more long passes than the Lions do. But, hey, our OC is obviously smarter than the OC for the Lions who are 12-1 in the NFL, right?

We have to fix the scheme, recruit players that fit the 'fixed' scheme and then do our best to execute. Asking college players to do things that NFL OCs don't ask of their players is madness.

In the portal.

Top recruits are flipping.
Assistants are putting out feelers for other jobs.

I love the guy....great memories. But I see what's happening....

Stoops wants to be fired. The program is dead right now. He wants Mitch to fire him. And honestly, Mitch knows this....I think Mitch is a loyalty guy and will give a good guy like Joker a chance to fix it. But Stoops is a guy he's paid well and he's not going to let this happen....he knows what will happen and he won't sit through it IMO. At least with Cal last year, we knew 2024-25 would be bad but at least Cal could put a competent and talented team on the floor that would be in the NCAA tournament....not a 3-9 mess that Stoops will have next year. Basketball would be underachieving but still decent....football will be a disaster. I don't see Mitch wanting that...

It's like when your dating relationship is failing....the fights stop and you both don't care. One spouse is losing weight and going out with friends. You sleep in different rooms. You don't have any conversations. You both know it's over....the signs are there....you just have to accept it.

Bobby Petrino did this at Louisville.
Bobby wanted to compete for titles. He couldn't do it at Louisville. He thought UofL would get his reputation back. Even with Lamar Jackson and such....no one came calling. He wasn't going to get his shot at a SEC or blueblood schools....none of them called him. After Lamar left and he saw the roster....a few games in he knew what was happening. He stopped recruiting. He stopped talking to people. He knew that they had to fire him....he didn't care.

Stoops wanted to go to Texas A&M and have one chance to be at a SEC program with national title level resources. They failed. Problem is....he's now made it so bad at Kentucky that no other school will want him....heck not even school in the P4 on our level or lower would want him now like the situation Cal had. He has 0 motivation now to improve. He's not winning a title here and it's not going to get better. He's never getting a better job.

Stoops now wants us to fire him. Now we'll see how hard he works to see if I'm right....but in my mind? He's going to do it his way.

In his mind....he's not going to leave $44 million on the table. Also...he knows he'll never get another P4 head job....so no motivation to improve. He can do it his way and take the heat....and still collect his $44 million. Motivation matters to a coach more than anything....what's Stoops? It's sh*tty to do and maybe it's not true....but the signs are there....

It's not falling apart....it's FALLEN APART. It fell apart after the Ole Miss win and the bye week....he fixed it for UGA and Ole Miss....but ignored the other issues and didn't work on anything. Then out of the bye week....we got whipped and the program cratered over those 4 weeks.

It's now on Mitch and the donors....the President and the board....
Honestly...I wish we had held out those NCAA allegations until later in this season where Mitch would've had the leverage to fire him for cause....but it came out preseason and we've lost that out.

Matt Jones, trust us, that interview with Vince did NOTHING to reassure us.

We know UK told you to try to pump up the fans about another year of the same Stoops trash.

We are NOT buying it.

PS. Have some pride and stop being Baghdad Bob for the Administration.

Were the hustle plays. 50/50 balls.

We would have overcome putrid shooting and bad refs if our effort had matched or exceeded Clemson’s.

Wasn’t the worst I’ve ever seen, and the second half was better than the first.

I had this modeled as pretty close to a pick ‘em, so a 4 point loss was far from the end of the world. The important thing is do we learn from it?

Long season full of hot and cold streaks, but effort is non-negotiable.

He's currently #5 all-time. He needs 507 yards to be #2 (Keenan Burton), and 1,030 yards to break the record (Craig Yeast).

I hope he removes his name from the portal, we get him a QB that has accuracy and time to throw, and then he pushes for it next season. Being UK's all-time leading receiver would be an amazing accomplishment that he would carry for the rest of his life.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kentucky/receiving.html

Are we suuuuuuure that Vince is sticking around?

would someone please list the early enrollees again?

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Must be nice to be a fan right now. College World Series champs, Football going to be in the playoffs, and undefeated in Men’s and Women’s Basketall. Good God I hate them. That is beyond rediculous

It seems like we need at least $20 million just for the portal guys - I know you can probably do it for much less - but to win in the SEC it will probably take that much - or am I way off base here - more or less?

Go Big Blue!

This sounds familiar, I remember another coach quitting multi-team events because he was a sore loser...

"Waaaah!"

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Friday After Next has an outstanding cast. While Ice Cube and Mike Epps are the stars, John Witherspoon steals the show. Katt Williams perfects his pimpin' character. It's a fun little romp.

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This is a battle for the ages. I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to choose.

Elf is a fun tale about a full grown human who has been raised by Elves. Starring top-of-his-game Will Ferrell and Zoey Deschanel at her Zoey-Deschanel-est, this film will be sure to bring a smile to your face as Buddy navigates his way into the world outside the North Pole. I've probably seen this movie more times than any other in my life, and I'm not sure that's a good thing.

Bad Santa is just bad ass. Billy Bob Thornton plays the anti-hero to a T and somehow makes a philandering, foul-mouth, thief into a sympathetic character. Also starring a dwarf, his wife, a fat kid and a possibly dead grandma, the supporting cast is phenomenal.

I've seen a lot of overreactions to players transferring that had zero positive production for our bad team (i.e. Dingle). It feels like some people are just reacting to names they've recognized from catching one pass or making one tackle over the last three years versus reacting to exits that will actually hurt because that player was impactful. No one leaving from a 4-8 team has a 10/10 "sting factor" unless they were the star quarterback (which we didn't have).

I've also seen references to us having MAC-level talent next year just because Barion or Dane have transferred. I think quite a few people are forgetting the talent depth up and down this roster (especially on defense). Or they've forgotten what a MAC roster actually looks like in terms of talent.

Now for the disclaimer: I don't trust Stoops will figure it out in any one year span. He's too paid and too stubborn at this point. But if he learned a lesson from coddling the divas, maybe he can take the next year or two to right the ship on the culture that will allow for a more stable program to be inherited by the next coach.

STAYING

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Ben Christian just entered the portal. Who do yall think is next? Let me see your predictions below. Mine is Brandon White

Unique for this yr will be this many playoff teams and portal entries when their season ends . Guys that are unhappy with NIL , not starting or just want a change of scenery. If each team just loses 7-8 that’s close to. 100 in the portal late , and many were highly recruited players

per the other site

Has our talent been overstated? I know Stoops and Marrow are masters of propaganda. Is the majority of our talent misused? It is majority of the fault on the coaches.

I tend to believe its 40 percent talent overstated and 60 percent incorrect use and coaching of the talent.