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Matt Jones Talked About Some Football Stuff on Basetball Post Game Show

Said he's hearing some concerning stuff. And that UK Football will look radically different by next Friday.
It just means that some of our potential older quality players are entering transfer portal and probably 3 or more coaches will be shown the door. If you have been listening to Stoops recently that is obviously the plan. Remember, Indiana had 50 new players on its roster this year. So did Colorado. I think that will be the "new" approach Stoops is going to adapt.

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It just means that some of our potential older quality players are entering transfer portal and probably 3 or more coaches will be shown the door. If you have been listening to Stoops recently that is obviously the plan. Remember, Indiana had 50 new players on its roster this year. So did Colorado. I think that will be the "new" approach Stoops is going to adapt.

Go Big Blue!
Well, he needs to try SOMETHING. Because I see Stoops next year as his last shot. Fans are already not happy with the direction of the program. A win tomorrow at least gives you a nice end to the year, but lose, and lose bad? He's gonna have to take some drastic steps.

And if he doesn't fire the OL coach, his behind should be shown the door.
 
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Transfers? So what? If guys can't help you win why do you want them around? I hope there are massive transfers.

There's been no indication...NONE, that recruiting class is falling apart. Wed, Dec 4, is signing day so we'll find out.
Kinda depends on who those transfers are, doesn't it? If they're mostly up and coming talents and veterans who've played well and have eligibility remaining, but are tired of playing for a declining program that's poorly coached and ill-disciplined leadership-wise...well, then that would suck.

If it's locker room cancers, then that's addition by subtraction. But that wouldn't be cause for concern...

As to recruiting, we'll see soon. Hopefully the class holds together.
 
Transfers? So what? If guys can't help you win why do you want them around? I hope there are massive transfers.

There's been no indication...NONE, that recruiting class is falling apart. Wed, Dec 4, is signing day so we'll find out.
Yeah, see, I don't think we have a major personnel issue. I think we have a major coaching issue.
 
If I had to guess, Brad white may be moving on. That’s honestly bad news. We will already need to rebuild the roster so it will help to have some stability on that side of the ball. White leaving certainly wouldn’t help us keep the recruiting class intact.
 
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at this point…this is so silly and why not just fire stoops snd be done with it? What staff changes will amount to anything at this point?

1. Brad white is a solid d coordinator
2. I don think Bush is good but why fire him when you’ve been a literal merry go round at OC for 5 years?
3. The staff ain’t sparkling butStoops is the biggest dead weight. Outside of Buffano maybe Wilford…what big gain will you get as Stoops is in year 13 and decline. A good up and comer ain’t moving to UK

Players wise….we already expect to lose guys like Deone Walker, Hairston, Key, Barion etc along with a good Sr class.

You can’t start losing some younger defensive guys that were highly touted and Boley , Wilcox, Gilmore etc. while they will take lumps in 2025…they are the backbone of when Ky can start winning again


All in all..simply a mess Mitch allowed with this absurd contract he gives. Just give ancodch five years and if they aren’t cutting it…move on. Or here is a novel idea..if a coach leaves for Texas am…redo the whole contract. The position we’re in is on Mitch
 
It just means that some of our potential older quality players are entering transfer portal and probably 3 or more coaches will be shown the door. If you have been listening to Stoops recently that is obviously the plan. Remember, Indiana had 50 new players on its roster this year. So did Colorado. I think that will be the "new" approach Stoops is going to adapt.

Go Big Blue!
Rowland tried to give a 'what to look for in the off season" a couple of days ago but was more confusing than anything else. One paragraph said Stoops would hit the portal hard but he followed that up by another paragraph stating UK wouldn't be making as many moves as first thought. I admit to being dense but I failed to grasp what he was talking about.
 
If I had to guess, Brad white may be moving on. That’s honestly bad news. We will already need to rebuild the roster so it will help to have some stability on that side of the ball. White leaving certainly wouldn’t help us keep the recruiting class intact.

Almost has to be that and/or marrow. I don't think radically different would fit any other scenario.

If that's the case, fans once again get their wish in running off a great coordinator and the program will again be worse off for it.
 
Almost has to be that and/or marrow. I don't think radically different would fit any other scenario.

If that's the case, fans once again get their wish in running off a great coordinator and the program will again be worse off for it.
If he leaves, I would think it’s more of jumping off a sinking ship than fans running him off
 
If he leaves, I would think it’s more of jumping off a sinking ship than fans running him off

The perception of a sinking ship is also the noisy fans.

Stoops deserves blame too for sure. He knew bringing back coen was at best a year fix. Rehired wolf. Hired bush when coen predictably left us high and dry.

Unless another insanely beneficial Arkansas situation comes around, we might be losing one if not two very key staff with noone ready to step up.

If we do have an Arkansas situation, do we trust mitch to make a hire?
 
Stoops gonna fire another OC to save his ass, huh?

If White leaves and Stoops stays then our defense remains the same. Nothing lost, nothing gained.

If Marrow leaves then I'm not sure what that means. In the last few years recruiting evaluations have been so bad that it might be a good thing. Then again he might have little to do with eval and is instead the closer. That would be bad. idk.

If we yet again have a cancer in the locker room it is yet again on Stoops for not having control of his own program.

Everything begins and ends with Stoops. His time here has passed. Have some self respect and just leave. Damn.
 
Wouldn’t surprise me if offensive side is cleaned out. Don’t think it would be fair to boot BH after one season but I do think he may have to tell CMS he needs his people to recruit, develop, coach players for his system.
 
If White leaves I don’t think it’s necessarily bad news. It helps with assistant recruitment for guys to go to bigger jobs. White was a NFL position coach when Stoops brought him on.

I’m assuming it’s player transfers/turning pro announcements given it’s next Friday. I don’t think UK loses anyone we can’t cover with NIL so the departures aren’t actually going to be that bad.
 
at this point…this is so silly and why not just fire stoops snd be done with it? What staff changes will amount to anything at this point?

1. Brad white is a solid d coordinator
2. I don think Bush is good but why fire him when you’ve been a literal merry go round at OC for 5 years?
3. The staff ain’t sparkling butStoops is the biggest dead weight. Outside of Buffano maybe Wilford…what big gain will you get as Stoops is in year 13 and decline. A good up and comer ain’t moving to UK

Players wise….we already expect to lose guys like Deone Walker, Hairston, Key, Barion etc along with a good Sr class.

You can’t start losing some younger defensive guys that were highly touted and Boley , Wilcox, Gilmore etc. while they will take lumps in 2025…they are the backbone of when Ky can start winning again


All in all..simply a mess Mitch allowed with this absurd contract he gives. Just give ancodch five years and if they aren’t cutting it…move on. Or here is a novel idea..if a coach leaves for Texas am…redo the whole contract. The position we’re in is on Mitch
Well said.
 
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The perception of a sinking ship is also the noisy fans.

Stoops deserves blame too for sure. He knew bringing back coen was at best a year fix. Rehired wolf. Hired bush when coen predictably left us high and dry.

Unless another insanely beneficial Arkansas situation comes around, we might be losing one if not two very key staff with noone ready to step up.

If we do have an Arkansas situation, do we trust mitch to make a hire?

Mitch hired Pope. If he hires Sumrall I'm sure most of this fanbase would be happy.

Stoops isn't going anywhere though so expect more of the same nonsense going forward. 6 and 6 or 7 and 5 type years will be the high point.
 
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If Stoops stays and he has a similar season next year, there’s no way he can come back again no matter what the buyout is.
 
Needs to be changes. Has gotten stale. Who knows if changes work, but there needs to be several for the whole operation
 
This UK team is just looking forward to the end of the season. Team turmoil has just quit, just gooing through the motions. The OL is a complete joke, the defense has no pass rush.
The schedule for next year is brutal, the teams we had at home this year will be on the road next year. Going to be tough to be .500.
 
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