The key word in this is potential. Potential goes two ways though. I do hope the kid has a good career, I will say that.
SDS - Reasons why Kentucky has no business losing to South Carolina
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The key word in this is potential. Potential goes two ways though. I do hope the kid has a good career, I will say that.
My reading comprehension is a bit low myself. I don't really understand why you are spending so much time on establishing USC is average. Ok, maybe we are. That is very possible.
I'm just Not sure how that translates to Kentucky having the upper hand.
We could look at your own stat sheet and see how the numbers there relate to South Carolina's numbers.
We could discuss whether it is more difficult to play La-La at home or UNC at a neutral site.
Maybe we could hammer out whether UNC would be likely to beat La-La if they played. And attempt to draw some conclusions from the stat line about UK's strengths and weaknesses.
Like what does UK giving up 240 rushing yds to La-La mean? What does giving up 33 points mean? Is that better or worse than giving up 13 points and 400 yards to UNC?
Does it even matter?
Its a silly arguement, both are very good, but they are different kinds of backs. Boom is better at making people miss, has good speed, Hood is bigger and stronger, he is better at breaking tackles and he also has good speed. Both are good backs, but different kind of backs with different skills they excell at. Who has the best stats at the end of the year depends on touches.
Tell me if this sounds about right when it comes to the SEC east.
Georgia:
Defense: returns starters but truly when has Georgia been dominate in stopping somebody especially when it comes to running the ball.
Offense: Nick Chubb.. QB is smokescreened at best from over the weekend. A kid who threw 11 INTs in the ACC last year is not going to come into the SEC a truly make a lot of noise the way people say he is after 1 game against Ul Monroe.
Tennessee:
Defense: AWFUL. All off season we heard about how great they are and that DL Line is unstoppable. BGSU comes in puts 30 and very easily should've had close to 50 but left points on the field.
Offense: looks strong but the offensive line will cost them at times this year against better talent than BGSU.
Missouri:
Defense: this defense is not nearly as tough as the past 2 years at Missouri. They will give up points and the sack will be cut by 1/3 or more.
Offense: other than the running game is not special due to the AWFUL AND INCONSISTENT QB play. Maui still is not very good and does not have the luxury of having a sure fired defense that will bail them out and keep them in games against teams deep in the 4th quarter
Kentucky:
Offense: Strong but PT IS Inconsistent. The first game against ULL is a great example of this. I also believe his WR bail him out quite a bit and the running backs while aren't considered "Stars" they are fresh and able to put yards on anyone.
Defense: in the run game they are not great at all honestly, and have yet to show any resemblance of improving. The secondary is strong especially at safety and against the deep ball but teams also put the ball on the ground quite a bit more than throwing so we will see.
South Carolina:
Defense: ???. That's is the best thing to be said. Against UNC yards were given up but points were very limited, turnovers plenty, and sacks often. I really want to see the base 4-3 defense that is coming up this weekend.
Offense: running game is strong and can only get stronger. While Mitch didn't look good at all, his receivers dropped passes and would not get open to help him out in any way shape or form. If you can get a 60% completion rate and around 225 yards a game passing then this team is dangerous.
Vandy:
Defense: looks pretty good but defense at Vanderbilt has been a strong point in the past.
Offense: let's not
Conclusion everyone in the east has a shot except Vanderbilt. However I believe Missouri is going to run out of luck and the offense and QB play cost them 4 or more game easily. Everyone can jump on the Tennessee bandwagon but before the season I said they were overrated and the 1st game honestly truly showed me that. SC, Kentucky, and Georgia in my mind really have the best shot.
Georgia:
Defense: returns starters but truly when has Georgia been dominate in stopping somebody especially when it comes to running the ball.
Offense: Nick Chubb.. QB is smokescreened at best from over the weekend. A kid who threw 11 INTs in the ACC last year is not going to come into the SEC a truly make a lot of noise the way people say he is after 1 game against Ul Monroe.
Tennessee:
Defense: AWFUL. All off season we heard about how great they are and that DL Line is unstoppable. BGSU comes in puts 30 and very easily should've had close to 50 but left points on the field.
Offense: looks strong but the offensive line will cost them at times this year against better talent than BGSU.
Missouri:
Defense: this defense is not nearly as tough as the past 2 years at Missouri. They will give up points and the sack will be cut by 1/3 or more.
Offense: other than the running game is not special due to the AWFUL AND INCONSISTENT QB play. Maui still is not very good and does not have the luxury of having a sure fired defense that will bail them out and keep them in games against teams deep in the 4th quarter
Kentucky:
Offense: Strong but PT IS Inconsistent. The first game against ULL is a great example of this. I also believe his WR bail him out quite a bit and the running backs while aren't considered "Stars" they are fresh and able to put yards on anyone.
Defense: in the run game they are not great at all honestly, and have yet to show any resemblance of improving. The secondary is strong especially at safety and against the deep ball but teams also put the ball on the ground quite a bit more than throwing so we will see.
South Carolina:
Defense: ???. That's is the best thing to be said. Against UNC yards were given up but points were very limited, turnovers plenty, and sacks often. I really want to see the base 4-3 defense that is coming up this weekend.
Offense: running game is strong and can only get stronger. While Mitch didn't look good at all, his receivers dropped passes and would not get open to help him out in any way shape or form. If you can get a 60% completion rate and around 225 yards a game passing then this team is dangerous.
Vandy:
Defense: looks pretty good but defense at Vanderbilt has been a strong point in the past.
Offense: let's not
Conclusion everyone in the east has a shot except Vanderbilt. However I believe Missouri is going to run out of luck and the offense and QB play cost them 4 or more game easily. Everyone can jump on the Tennessee bandwagon but before the season I said they were overrated and the 1st game honestly truly showed me that. SC, Kentucky, and Georgia in my mind really have the best shot.
UK has no shot if they can't slow down USCjr run game. Im not convinced that PT is ever going to be a great qb. He still stares down receivers, and that won't cut it in the SEC. It looks like he makes up his mind where he is going to throw the ball at the pre snap read. He has to learn to go through progressions to find the open receiver. He has all the size and arm talent tangibles but may not ever get to his potential due to his deficiencies in reading defenses.
It is fashionable and easy to be down on Towles. But a P5 quarterback with 13 starts, on his way to more than twice that many, is still learning and maturing at this stage of his career. I have never seen a perfect quarterback. At the same stage of Andre Woodson's career, he was not as successful as Towles. Dawson is a solid coordinator, a former quarterback himself, and an experienced quarterback coach. Dawson has had Towles and Barker since last winter. If your criticisms of Towles were actually true, then Barker would be starting. Towles is starting because our coaches see him advancing in the areas you mentioned, and more. Seldom mentioned here is the fact that Towles absorbs more sacks and hits than any other quarterback in the SEC, but this factors into everything. Like you, I am skeptical. My skepticism has to do with our offensive line. It may be improved, but we still have 1 of the worst pass blocking lines in our league. This cannot be ignored when we discuss why Towles struggles at times.
You could also add that they should be graded on a curve. Boom has to play SEC teams 8 times.
I think CMS is probably going to push Dawson to employ Horton earlier and more often in an effort to achieve and maintain the level of physicality that was so ballyhooed during camp, though obviously not abandoning Boom. We need someone who can reliably deliver 5 yds on the ground even with 8 in the box. I keep looking at Horton's TD run and thinking THAT is what a more physical UK offense looks like. He simply trucked that kid at the 5 yd line. Horton is a different player this season.
It's a 2 way street. USCjr equally has no shot if they can't slow down UK's run or pass game. In the last game, the running backs averaged over 10 yards per carry over 19 carries. If UK has a passing effort like they had in the first half of last game, it's going to be tough for USC to stop, because they do not play the pass or the run well (unless the ball is thrown directly to them).
To be fair we really didn't try running it when they stacked the box very often. The O got a little pass happy.
He seems to have some anger issues towards our team. Not sure why but nothing but insults. Should be a good game and dont see any Gamecocks fans on here running their mouths.
Projections mean nothing. We were projected to win the East last year by many and we saw how that turned out. Not saying we will be a very good team this year. Just too early to tell.
Anyone who doesn't think the cats have a shot in this game, watch closely on Saturday. You are wrong!!!
I don't know who will win, but our D looked bad and USC jr,s QB looked scared and terrible. In fact Towles second half looked better than his whole game.
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This is exactly what I said. I am a huge Kentucky fan as shown by the name. I am very nervous about this game, I believe we can win a game in the 20's but do I think we will? Probably not, our defense is very very young and is missing key players. I think the USC D has a major advantage UNLESS Towles goes off like he did against Florida and MSU last year. Towles is very inconsistent, I wish nothing but well on him and hope he does well but he does not have a clutch instinct about him. However if this game goes into the 30's or around that I see Kentucky winning. High scoring we will win, low scoring probably not. Very nervous about this one, because honestly we have to win one of the next two to make a bowl this year.
I'd much more worry about Mr. Cooper running the wildcat against us than I would Mitch.........Cooper can and will throw the ball out of the wildcat I believe....as well as his running. I truly believe USCe will use the wildcat against us a lot. I hope most UK fans are not underestimating this USCe team. We will have our chances against them, but our OL and DL have to make a statement tonight as well as Pat being on with his passing game. If he is off in the short game, we could be in trouble....especially if we can't establish the run game.
It should be a very interesting game for both teams
