The preseason talk is the strongest it has been for Kentucky in my life.
So, I’ve decided to step back and look at realistic expectations and hopes for the season.
Yeah, in August, we have a shot at a lot, but so do teams we are damn near overlooking in our rose colored projections. Mizzou and USCe are hardly being mentioned as competitive foes, but we beat both by less than a TD last year.
I want at least a 9-3 with a bowl win. I’d love 10-2 with a NYD6 bowl birth.
But if we pitch an 8-4 season, and win the Outback or TS/Gator, we will end the season ranked. And that will be the first time since 1951 that we were ranked both preseason, and post-season. And a 9-4 record would be the 6th best season in my lifetime.
9-4 will satisfy me. Anything above that is gravy!
So, I’ve decided to step back and look at realistic expectations and hopes for the season.
Yeah, in August, we have a shot at a lot, but so do teams we are damn near overlooking in our rose colored projections. Mizzou and USCe are hardly being mentioned as competitive foes, but we beat both by less than a TD last year.
I want at least a 9-3 with a bowl win. I’d love 10-2 with a NYD6 bowl birth.
But if we pitch an 8-4 season, and win the Outback or TS/Gator, we will end the season ranked. And that will be the first time since 1951 that we were ranked both preseason, and post-season. And a 9-4 record would be the 6th best season in my lifetime.
9-4 will satisfy me. Anything above that is gravy!