Players graduate at every school. This is why a new recruiting class is signed every year.
At schools like UK...we don't just re-assemble a roster after highly productive players graduate like Bama. Do you really think UK won't see a substantial fall off in talent for the 2019 season?
What is “at schools like UK” supposed to mean? That says everything. You believe there will be a “fall off in talent”. Whether that actually happens will depend on players like Terry Wilson, Kavosiey Smoke, Keaton Upshaw, Allen Dailey, Deontae Crumes, Darian Kinnard, Jake Pope, Marquan McCall, Davoan Hawkins, Jordan Wright, Chris Oats, Deandre Square, Tyrell Ajian, Yusuf Corker, Moses Douglass who you haven’t even given a chance yet. When Benny Snell got here, I was 1 of very few who said he would have a great college career, while most people were just scared to death that Boom would leave.
I would put it a little differently. I personally believe Stoops has the necessary talent and experience on hand to win 8-9 games this year, with a better bowl opportunity, and I would have some questions to ask if he can’t. But I think it’s possible to win 8 and still have some disappointments (for instance, if a couple of close SEC East games are blown), or win 6 and actually look pretty good (for instance, if key injuries are overcome and a late season upset victory is pulled off). Fact is, some people here will habitually criticize Stoops no matter how many games he wins, others will be patient regardless, and only the most observant will carefully follow week by week developmental issues.
well you might want to think about rooting for Bama, then you still will be disappointed! No missed tackles, alignment problems blown coverages? Impossible, it happens with ALL FB teams, you know that!
First...schools like UK just simply take a step back when losing all time leaders. Mizzou did when their DLine kids left, Miss St when Dak left, Ole Miss did when their bunch left 2 years ago, and UL will after Lamar Jackson era.
The article isn't about developmental issues or being patient, it is about Stoops needing a breakthrough season to keep the program moving forward in the eyes of recruits & fans. Be as patient as you like and explain that we broke through with 6-7 wins because we had whatever developmental issues. I think you'll be in a lonely place if you take that position thru the season.
Truth there. Regarding earlier discussion about Beamer at VPI, I think he "discovered" fairly early that there was some pretty good HS football being played in VA.
I agree. The questions will be RB, DBs, and maybe OL. Everything else should be better or equal. You could argue LB will take a hit, but we've got some quality depth. Ultimately Benny and Edwards are gonna be the toughest to replace. Smoke or Rodriguez needs to pan out or we need a legit true freshman in 2019.
Fans get bashed all the time here for being optimistic. Now a fan is being threatened with isolation for discussing the difference between optimism and withholding judgment. That's extreme.
Nonsense. No one is threatening anyone. It's a prediction that if some think a 6-7 win season can still be viewed as a breakthrough due to "development issues", whatever those are, that they won't have much company in that view.
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It stands to reason that the better you recruit, the more the losses will be felt when those players graduate. We dread Benny’s loss because he is a big piece of the offense, but he was not a high profile recruit. These younger players deserve their chances, and they will have them. The real question here is whether MS can continue to up the recruiting ante by signing better players in future classes. His 2016, 2017, and 2018 classes looked strong to me, and I think fans will similarly lament loss of those players when the time comes for them to graduate, after they have made their marks on our team.
