Left tackle
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For some wierd reason I'm not worried about this -- Dare was good, but not great (my opinion) -- think he really needed another year to become elite, but i'm okay with his decision...
We should have a couple of capable folks ready to step up....?!
We should have a couple of capable folks ready to step up....?!
A transfer, Buford, Flax or another swing tackle, but I think ultimately it’ll be Goodwin’s job by mid season.
We need a LT from the transfer portal. Unfortunately I think UK missed out on a couple that already have selected new schools.
Was there a OT from Bama that entered?
Was there a OT from Bama that entered?
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He has a small window to get dedicated and in shape . Some guys just won’t do what it takes when they think they aren’t going to be playing much. When they realize they can be the guy , they get their asses in gear . Bully was kinda like that . Hopefully Flax will be.
Brown is the OL from Bama. What is his history?
And I saw a guy named Tyler Steen from Vanderbilt is a OT with 32 starts under his belt also in the portal.
IMHO, I think Goodwin should start Day 1, but I wouldn't mind hitting the portal for depth purposes.
8+ months until the first game. Coaches have plenty of time to portal a kid or coach someone up. They've done it way more often than not.
UGA is likely to have some OL enter the portal. Some we don't mind entering and a couple that will be tough losing.
Can you send the ones that would be tough to lose to us and the others to that school in East TN.
Yeah, Steen was Vandy's starting RT two years ago and has been their starting LT last two years.
Hope UK can add Steen. A OT that they could plug and play while the young guys can gain experience.
UK recruited Steen out of HS. May be one to watch for.
We need two LT to get through a season. Hopefully a couple people have good spring practices.
Lol, hoping we can keep some of those that would be tough to lose. 2 frosh started against Bama, and a third broke his foot in the opener had surgery and missed the year. RT may return but is eligible for the draft and is a 2 year starter, so who knows.
A couple RS Jr probably won't see much time next fall, 1 is former 5* that just can't keep the weight on. Struggles to stay at 280. I won't be surprised if we don't start a Jr, 3 soph and a fr on OLthis fall, almost expect it.
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Some of our fans would love to have your RS juniors problem!
We have guys that we know could play and be ok so it’s not as bad as the CB situation. But finding a great transfer is difference in an ok line and a good one.
Here is the 10 minute cut of Kentucky-Vandy game.
Steen (54) is clearly visible in at least 15 Vandy offensive plays. He has no problem blocking Weaver. Gets to the second level quickly.
At 315 he looks light on his feet.
He got help from a chipping back when Pascal went to his edge, but everybody would need help against Pascal.
He looked good!
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Ltackles on our returning roster: Goodwin, Buford, Wohlabaugh. John Young might be able to play the position as well. Young has the necessary length and flexibility, just lacks experience. I do not think Ltackle is the position for Horsey, even though he played it in the CB out of necessity earlier this month.
Referring to the trip to Gainesville, my early thought would be that the pressure is mostly on Napier and UF in that one. Big game, for sure. But UK's football program is stable. UF's is anything but. We beat them down there in 2018, when they were better than they are now. We beat them in Lex in 2021. We return a better team (and more coaches) than them. Kentucky will be favored.
UK will not be favored. Its at UF and the media will fix ate on the Letters on the Jersey not the actual talent and coaches for each team. It gets almost nauseating the love for South Carolina and Missouri every year(and a few others). Its already started. Iowa who we just beat is preseason ranked 12 to 15th. We are ranked 22 to unranked. I think Coach Stoops and the players like it that way!
There seems to be a misunderstanding. The media does not set the betting line. The people in the gambling industry who set betting lines for college football are in it to make money. That means they have to be accurate. They could not care less about any of the factors you cited. I think Kentucky will probably be favored by several points. If you saw the Citrus Bowl and the Gasparilla Bowl, you would understand why. Kentucky is a much stronger football program than UF right now, and Kentucky has a better group of inbound players too. It may take some time for Kentucky fans to adapt to how far our program has come.
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True, but "the people in the gaming industry" that set the lines are the actual betting public that bet on the teams. And of course the big betters have a lot more to do with the lines than the casual betters but the casual betters numbers make them important. And of course the turnovers or a missed tackle may end up deciding the winner.
It is called gambling for a reason. The one time when I thought I had an advantage is when a state without gambling at the time played UNLV and all those Wisconsin fans that came out of the cold to come to Las Vegas where they could bet on their team legally should have influenced the odds.
It shouldn't have to be said that Wisconsin covered the spread
I understand I may be arguing semantics, but I felt compelled to clarify. The bettors don't directly set anything. The books, those accepting wagers, are trying to get an equal number of dollars bet on both teams, thus eliminating their risk and they collect the juice or fees from each bet. They have handicapping committees, if they are big, or they use vendors. As bets come in, they usually adjust the line to encourage/discourage bets and move them to the other side of the ledger. I say usually because on occasion they know something that hasn't made to the public yet and, in that case, would continue to take bets on the other side of the ledger because they feel the risk is justified. In those cases, the Director of the sports book would need to approve the move.
