And so it begins: 3 # star OL commit flips from us to Clemson. Tucker Kattus

[mrschwump]

You're both right. Some people want the program to crash and burn so they can say, 'I told you so' and be happy about that. Some people believe the program plateaued a few years ago and Stoops' and staff's performance has slipped badly the past 3 years. This year it's hard to make the case that any position group excelled and got better as the season wore on (with, presumably, more coaching occurring each week). For all the grief Hamdan has rightfully received, White's defense slipped badly this season as it went on and the defense was supposed to be a strength and potentially an above average SEC defense. They were not.

I've been a long time fan and truly believed we'd seen the last of the really bad years once we won 10 games twice in just a few years. I really thought Stoops and the program had turned the corner. Now, I discover that was fool's gold. We're not only quickly going in reverse, we may end up lower than the worst of the Curry/Joker 'eras'. And that's saying something.

I want the program to do well. My expectations have always been sort of the SEC's answer to Iowa. Probably not going to win the conference or the CFP, but consistently win 7-9 games with outliers both positive and negative every 7-10 years. I thought we were there. We are not. No telling what the roster will look like next year but the schedule is just as brutal so we could be looking at another 3-4 win season. That's hard to stomach for me as I've seen dozens of years over my 54 years of following the team just like that. I don't have the patience any longer for 'building a program takes time'. If this all falls apart this offseason, I may become a VERY casual UKFB fan and watch more of good games between 2 good teams that I have little rooting/emotional interest in.

Yeah, I'm pretty much with you. But for me, I'm 77 years old...I mean, how many 4-8 seasons do I have left? I'm in reasonably good health(knock on wood) but one never know when one gets called to that Great End Zone in the sky.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Everyone needs to take a step back from the ledge at least for the moment. These kids at least most are getting paid some big dollars to play for KY. Most aren’t leaving to take pay cuts unless the team is so toxic they just want out. As bad as most of the team played all season can’t imagine to many takers for the services of some undisciplined and lazy over priced talent.

 

[bishop45acp]

Who cares about any of that? We need stars 4 stars, 5 stars, 6 stars... and a smiley face!
That will make our team better.