We left Lexington Friday afternoon, spent the night with friends in Marietta, and got to Gainesville in time for a late lunch yesterday. The Hilton Hotel is nice. We just had a good breakfast, and will head back to Lexington soon.
We sat in Section 44 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. I got to talk with several former UK football players last night. All of them were exceedingly classy gentlemen. One former Curci player who sat in front of us told me some interesting items about the growth of program that we might get into here sometime. He couldn't have been nicer. Or prouder.
For all of the UK fans who were high-fiving one another on West University Avenue after the game last night, what a special experience that was! I enjoyed meeting all of you. Our fans travel well!
The streak is over now. The negative folks have nothing left to complain about except what they feel they must manufacture for face saving and sanctimony. As a practical matter, their complaints are discredited now.
Prior to kickoff, the former player explained to me why our defense is underrated. When an intoxicated UK fan started yelling complaints about "Turnover Terry" and "Stoops never has us ready", the former player corrected him. The rest of us appreciated it.
Generally, I thought officiating was inconsistent to shoddy. We were called for a couple of pass interferences that didn't look correct to me. Florida's OL held Josh Allen all night, but never got flagged for it. But the officials did not determine the outcome. The wide-right FG will continue to be questioned, but Florida really needed a TD on that drive. The officials got the final call (Felipe Franks' fumble) correct.
The Cats controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the game. Our OL was sensational. EJ Price and Asafo Adjei are the most physical pair of OTs we have had in some time. Stenberg pancaked some guys. The former player sitting next to me said Benny is the best football player in the SEC.
We are still mistake probe. Despite having a great night, Terry Wilson threw a pick and put the football on the ground once. Lynn Bowden dropped a very catchable pass. We had more than 100 yards in penalties, including two obvious face masks. Our kick coverages need to be tightened up. But we got away with all that because we controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the football. That is how games are won.
UK racked up 303 rushing yards and 454 yards of total offense. At halftime, we had almost doubled Florida's offensive output. We had the sense it was just a matter of time.
Wilson completed 11-16 for 151 yards. The striking part of his game is his ability to make big plays when the moment demanded it. Wilson has a big arm. He has to protect the football better, but he is still learning. My biggest concern is he took some big hits last night.
Kentucky fans used to talk about the "talent gap". That is gone now. People might not see this if they treat class rankings like gospel. But when you actually watch the football game, you see it is gone. We have a better football than Florida. We are creating winning streaks against South Carolina and Missouri because our football team is better than theirs. We are still behind Bama and Georgia in overall talent, but we should be competitive in every game. This team hasn't even begun to scratch the surface.
We sat in Section 44 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. I got to talk with several former UK football players last night. All of them were exceedingly classy gentlemen. One former Curci player who sat in front of us told me some interesting items about the growth of program that we might get into here sometime. He couldn't have been nicer. Or prouder.
For all of the UK fans who were high-fiving one another on West University Avenue after the game last night, what a special experience that was! I enjoyed meeting all of you. Our fans travel well!
The streak is over now. The negative folks have nothing left to complain about except what they feel they must manufacture for face saving and sanctimony. As a practical matter, their complaints are discredited now.
Prior to kickoff, the former player explained to me why our defense is underrated. When an intoxicated UK fan started yelling complaints about "Turnover Terry" and "Stoops never has us ready", the former player corrected him. The rest of us appreciated it.
Generally, I thought officiating was inconsistent to shoddy. We were called for a couple of pass interferences that didn't look correct to me. Florida's OL held Josh Allen all night, but never got flagged for it. But the officials did not determine the outcome. The wide-right FG will continue to be questioned, but Florida really needed a TD on that drive. The officials got the final call (Felipe Franks' fumble) correct.
The Cats controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the game. Our OL was sensational. EJ Price and Asafo Adjei are the most physical pair of OTs we have had in some time. Stenberg pancaked some guys. The former player sitting next to me said Benny is the best football player in the SEC.
We are still mistake probe. Despite having a great night, Terry Wilson threw a pick and put the football on the ground once. Lynn Bowden dropped a very catchable pass. We had more than 100 yards in penalties, including two obvious face masks. Our kick coverages need to be tightened up. But we got away with all that because we controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the football. That is how games are won.
UK racked up 303 rushing yards and 454 yards of total offense. At halftime, we had almost doubled Florida's offensive output. We had the sense it was just a matter of time.
Wilson completed 11-16 for 151 yards. The striking part of his game is his ability to make big plays when the moment demanded it. Wilson has a big arm. He has to protect the football better, but he is still learning. My biggest concern is he took some big hits last night.
Kentucky fans used to talk about the "talent gap". That is gone now. People might not see this if they treat class rankings like gospel. But when you actually watch the football game, you see it is gone. We have a better football than Florida. We are creating winning streaks against South Carolina and Missouri because our football team is better than theirs. We are still behind Bama and Georgia in overall talent, but we should be competitive in every game. This team hasn't even begun to scratch the surface.
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