It has become a relevant question.
Could Kentucky catch fire and win a conference title, and go to the playoffs?
Most football indicators say no. Only one playoff/BCS team got a slot without 50 percent (or better) recruiting of 4 or 5 Star players over a 4 year time period . . . Cincinnati last year.
And (without doing a detailed accounting) we will have about 30 former 4/5 Star players on the roster next season: not the magic number of 43, but far ahead of the 2019 Citrus Bowl 10-3 squad (about 18 then).
But considering that we have several top-notch, key, mature players who were three stars that militate against our “mathematical chances,” it makes it interesting. Will Levis was just a 3 Star Rivals player, and is pretty close to a consensus pick to be a 1st draftee. Crod was a three star, but if healthy, will again lead the SEC in rushing. Cox was an unknown three-star and will anchor our offensive line. D’Erick Jackson and Marquez Jones were three stars coming out of high school. Who in the SEC would you prefer at their linebacker spots?
Is this the year that a magical Kentucky QB and Top 15 defense shocks the world?
Are we really that far away from the total mix of talent that carried Joe Burrow’s LSU team to a title 3 years ago?
It is a question unanswered, but relevant nationally.
Could Kentucky catch fire and win a conference title, and go to the playoffs?
Most football indicators say no. Only one playoff/BCS team got a slot without 50 percent (or better) recruiting of 4 or 5 Star players over a 4 year time period . . . Cincinnati last year.
And (without doing a detailed accounting) we will have about 30 former 4/5 Star players on the roster next season: not the magic number of 43, but far ahead of the 2019 Citrus Bowl 10-3 squad (about 18 then).
But considering that we have several top-notch, key, mature players who were three stars that militate against our “mathematical chances,” it makes it interesting. Will Levis was just a 3 Star Rivals player, and is pretty close to a consensus pick to be a 1st draftee. Crod was a three star, but if healthy, will again lead the SEC in rushing. Cox was an unknown three-star and will anchor our offensive line. D’Erick Jackson and Marquez Jones were three stars coming out of high school. Who in the SEC would you prefer at their linebacker spots?
Is this the year that a magical Kentucky QB and Top 15 defense shocks the world?
Are we really that far away from the total mix of talent that carried Joe Burrow’s LSU team to a title 3 years ago?
It is a question unanswered, but relevant nationally.
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