I think we will probably have a more competitive team this upcoming season. Of course that depends on better offensive line play (we still do not have a left tackle), better QB play, better defensive line play, and better overall team discipline and effort. However, I don't think we win more than 4 or 5 games. The schedule is just too tough. My guess is we will be favored in only 3 games. The middle of the schedule has 6 SEC games that we have practically no chance at winning. Of course strange things do happen (Indiana makes the playoffs). That's my take on things right now. We really have no idea how the 18 portal players will perform or if any of the incoming freshmen can contribute. Love to see us win 7 or 8 games but it will take a major turn around.
Better Team in 2025 But Not a Better Record
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I agree this is a better team after the winter portal. But the schedule was very difficult last fall. I can't buy into the idea it will be worse this year even though the SEC is always tough. We are one player away from a winning record. A LT who can block SEC edge rushers. We will get that one in the spring portal if not sooner. With a better OL, our team will be respectable and more successful. It all starts upfront in the trenches. The groundwork for the rebuilt OL has been laid.
Valid points. However, if you believe it was coaching as more than roster this past season - I would post the following question to you? If this team is equal or better as many are starting to think - why can this team not win 7 games or more? I say this with a straight face - because most people that are upset thought we should have won 8 games this past year. I agree our schedule it difficult - but in reality it is actually easier than last year. Most of the teams we lost to will not be any stronger than this year. So, if the coach is really working to do better - with tougher conditioning, stricter discipline and better game planning - it should be a better year for us!
Go Big Blue!
Hopefully they get a LT. ON3 predicting pate to Nebraska
So you feel good about going 4-8 or 3-9 because it was a "better team?"
What on earth are we doing?
What on earth are we doing?
No, I did not say I feel "good" about going 4-8 or 3-9. I will not feel good unless we can get to 6, 7 or more wins. All I am saying is we can have a better team than 2024 and still only win 3 or 4 games because I believe the schedule is too difficult. Hope coaching and great play will turn us back to a winning team. It is possible.
Oldfootballguy, when has UK ever had an easy schedule, never in my 50 plus years of following.
I strongly disagree on the 6 games in the middle of the schedule that we "practically have no chance to win".
In the end your 3/4 win season may come to be.
But this will not be like the 0-10-1 team.
Hope for a 6 plus win season myself. Stoops is a damn good defense coach, now the offence not so much.
I strongly disagree on the 6 games in the middle of the schedule that we "practically have no chance to win".
In the end your 3/4 win season may come to be.
But this will not be like the 0-10-1 team.
Hope for a 6 plus win season myself. Stoops is a damn good defense coach, now the offence not so much.
Well we were competitive in games this year. We just lost every competitive game we played against anyone halfway decent except Ole Miss.
The roster looks like it may be better in certain spots. The offensive line looks to be much improved once we add Pete to the fold. The RBs (Patterson, Wilcox, Mizell) will get bigger and stronger. Dowdell is a good addition. I have no clue how good the QB (Calzada/Boley) will be. I am hoping for 6 wins.
The roster looks like it may be better in certain spots. The offensive line looks to be much improved once we add Pete to the fold. The RBs (Patterson, Wilcox, Mizell) will get bigger and stronger. Dowdell is a good addition. I have no clue how good the QB (Calzada/Boley) will be. I am hoping for 6 wins.
A lot of good comments here. However as someone mentioned about the coaching staff etc…. Until Mark Stoops begins to decide he wants to be at UK, and not somewhere else, Texas AM, late night bourbon and babe escapades, at practice full time instead of part time, his side businesses and the like, we won’t be dangerous on the football field. Our coaches and players, just like the vast majority of people on the planet, take their direction from leadership and can tell if a leader is not plugged in.
Being pessimistic (not saying it is completely unwarranted in this case) is a defense mechanism. Some fans are fragile and this is exacerbated after a year in which the hype train was running a bit faster than normal. So while many fans can get their hopes up every year and deal with the disappointment of unmet expectations, other preemptively expect disaster, so anything better is a blessing in some way. We all have our line when we turn into a snowflake, I'm just not there yet and a big part of that is due to having been a UK FB fan for over 40 years and as someone who make their living analyzing risk, I know it could get much worse than this, so the lower risk option is supporting this team wholeheartedly.
Not competitive in USC, Florida, Auburn or Louisville games.
Competitive losses...UGA, Vandy, Texas to a degree and Tennessee.
So, it's mixed bag but it's not reality to argue we were a hair away from being 6-7 wins....we had no shot in 4 games and were soundly thumped. And very disappointing as Florida, Auburn and UL were not really good teams by any stretch.
Not to be argumentative here but we were not competitive against South Carolina, Auburn, Florida, U of L, Texas, and could say we played poorly against Vandy.
Pretty good take IMO. If Stoops and Hamden have a better year themselves then 5/6 is the floor and 7/8 is attainable.
The Auburn and Tennessee games I'd consider competitive. There were moments in those games where if they get 1 score theres a chance to win. Not that I'm defending this shit storm of a season or coaching staff. The losses are still losses. I think Florida and Louisville were good teams.
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