Season is over

[bkimrey2]

Hypothetically, we could get Oweh and Garrison back. We are going to do what we did all over this year with a better freshman class that'll take a few years to grow and compete in this league. I hope we get lucky in the transfer portal because next year's roster could be a step back with the lack of experience, youth, and ability to compete against size and experience. I think next year has the potential to be worse than this year

 

[BBNinSC]

The second half of our SEC schedule is easier.
This team has 22 wins by the conference tournament.

 

[Terrapin_Station]

Hypothetically, we could get Oweh and Garrison back. We are going to do what we did all over this year with a better freshman class that'll take a few years to grow and compete in this league. I hope we get lucky in the transfer portal because next year's roster could be a step back with the lack of experience, youth, and ability to compete against size and experience. I think next year has the potential to be worse than this year

Not "could be" - it will be a step back.

Oweh - starter
Garrison - bench, low IQ
Chandler - bench, not SEC caliber
Perry - bench, may improve, but will always be defensive liability
Noah - bench, disappears
Johnson - starter, likely less productive than Jaxon
Lewis - bench, listed at 6'2", probably 6'1"
Moreno - bench, far from ready

Add 3-4 guys in the portal. If they're not top 50 guys, it looks bleak.

 

[SkyPrince1]

Not "could be" - it will be a step back.

Oweh - starter
Garrison - bench, low IQ
Chandler - bench, not SEC caliber
Perry - bench, may improve, but will always be defensive liability
Noah - bench, disappears
Johnson - starter, likely less productive than Jaxon
Lewis - bench, listed at 6'2", probably 6'1"
Moreno - bench, far from ready

Add 3-4 guys in the portal. If they're not top 50 guys, it looks bleak.

Pull up the rosters of the 16 SEC teams and see how many returning starters are coming back in '26.
The SEC will look entirely different next season.
UK has just as good a shot as anyone else. They could also be middle of the pack.
There's not one returning SEC roster that you would put above a " wait and see"

 

[Terrapin_Station]

Pull up the rosters of the 16 SEC teams and see how many returning starters are coming back in '26.
The SEC will look entirely different next season.
UK has just as good a shot as anyone else. They could also be middle of the pack.
There's not one returning SEC roster that you would put above a " wait and see"

I don’t need to see anybody else’s roster to know that our potential roster is weak as hell.

 

[SkyPrince1]

I don’t need to see anybody else’s roster to know that our potential roster is weak as hell.

You play against the field

 

[AJG-15]

If Butler and Kriisa are out , I agree that our chances for a run in March and April are minimum.

If just Butler is back and is fully healthy, we could make the tournament but and maybe win a game or two in post season until you get another team like Bama , Auburn, Duke, Houston, Iowa, TN, Ole miss , or Florida.

So getting healthy and staying healthy and having spirits high until is very important. As fan base we should help the team and not attack the players and coaching staff.

 

[Terrapin_Station]

If Butler and Kriisa are out , I agree that our chances for a run in March and April are minimum.

If just Butler is back and is fully healthy, we could make the tournament but and maybe win a game or two in post season until you get another team like Bama , Auburn, Duke, Houston, Iowa, TN, Ole miss , or Florida.

So getting healthy and staying healthy and having spirits high until is very important. As fan base we should help the team and not attack the players and coaching staff.

I appreciate your optimism, but I’m pretty sure these players’ spirits are already down. I think they’ve hung it up already.