We're on probation.
May not constitute cause, but, as other programs have demonstrated, cause is not all that high of a hurdle if the team continues to look utterly unprepared for every remaining opponent not named Murray St or Ohio...and, make no mistake, we were utterly unprepared for and, arguably, outmanned against South stinkin' Carolina!
Worse. Perhaps our most egregious weaknesses/failures were all too familiar.
We're now in our 3rd season of below average Oline performance and at least two seasons of substandard secondary play. It occurs to me that if the coaches knew how to fix these persistent problems, they'd have fixed them by now - but...they haven't.
With the new season underway and the coaches & roster set, it's damned difficult to foresee any significant improvement this season in those two position groups.
In the absence of significant improvement in the performance of those two position groups, it's simply delusional to look for improved results on the field.
All that said, I won't be at all surprised if this season turns out to be CMS' last at UK.
MB may not want to initiate it, but, given any additional CMS or program noncompliance missteps, however minor, the big boy boosters may force his hand.