We have top 25 class with 3.4-star rating according to the way I read Rivals

[The-Hack]

I'm a UK Football fan, and I don't care what anyone says about it. I was a big fan when they sucked on the field and will continue to be when they do well.

I was very proud to be a part of our 20K at the Music City Bowl. Sure, the outcome was decided when Crod and Levis opted out.

But our core football fans didn’t opt out. We were all there cheering our stingy defense ‘till the end.

And the defense made the trip worthwhile.

 

[The-Hack]

Our class is a 3.44!

I will not run the numbers until at least Summer, but lots of these transfer portal additions were 4 and 5 Star High School talent.

Just sayin’ . . . .

 

[Magilla Gorillla]

Yes, but for decades we had three or four 4-Star players matched up with 60 for the top of the conference.

Next year will be our (new) peak under Stoops, with more than 30.

At this level we should have a competitive advantage with our 4 OOC opponents, Vandy, Mizzou and be on the same level with Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and South Carolina.

Looking backward from 2012, it has been since the 70's that we have fielded as many or more Blue-Chips than half of the SEC.

Every year or two, with Stoops, we seem to be approaching closer to the "magic" Blue-Chip ratio of 50%+.

And TCU's win over Michigan should give everyone some hope: it was the first time since the BCS/Playoffs that a team that had not recruited 50% or more blue-chippers won a game in the BCS/Playoffs, with only 17 former 4 Star players on the roster, about half of the total I think we end up with come September 1st.

The peak talent we’ve had? But @catben says UK football is headed for a downfall.

 

[catben]

The peak talent we’ve had? But @catben says UK football is headed for a downfall.

You are the one that is deceiving everyone with your RIGHT NOW scenarios. I'm looking at the FUTURE of UK Football. How many of these kids will stick around when other schools come calling with BIGGER NIL deals than UK can provide because of Mitch and JMI's insistence on playing HARDBALL with NIL Collectives???

The more you keep DENYING it, the BIGGER it is going to become.

 

[Magilla Gorillla]

You are the one that is deceiving everyone with your RIGHT NOW scenarios. I'm looking at the FUTURE of UK Football. How many of these kids will stick around when other schools come calling with BIGGER NIL deals than UK can provide because of Mitch and JMI's insistence on playing HARDBALL with NIL Collectives???

The more you keep DENYING it, the BIGGER it is going to become.

Yeah, we’re really falling apart. I’ll enjoy the team, you enjoy your lies and gloom and doom scenarios.

Funny how you’re clueless as to how everything works but you’re an expert on collectives. There’s a reason you can’t explain how JMI and UK are “playing hardball” with collectives or what that even means. Y’all just make a bunch of dumb vague accusations but can’t ever explain them. UK football is gonna fall apart in the future because UK and JMI are “playing hardball” with collectives.


People who run collectives say that’s false but clueless about everything Catben says it’s true. Who should I believe? Catben who doesn’t even give to a collective, makes up lies, predicts gloom and doom for UKs future to uphold a narrative, or people who run actual collectives?

 

[catben]

Yeah, we’re really falling apart. I’ll enjoy the team, you enjoy your lies and gloom and doom scenarios.

Funny how you’re clueless as to how everything works but you’re an expert on collectives. There’s a reason you can’t explain how JMI and UK are “playing hardball” with collectives or what that even means. Y’all just make a bunch of dumb vague accusations but can’t ever explain them. UK football is gonna fall apart in the future because UK and JMI are “playing hardball” with collectives.


People who run collectives say that’s false but clueless about everything Catben says it’s true. Who should I believe? Catben who doesn’t even give to a collective, makes up lies, predicts gloom and doom for UKs future to uphold a narrative, or people who run actual collectives?

-Charging TOO much for the copyright to players
-NOT encouraging PARTNERSHIP with corporate sponsors with NIL
-DISCOURAGING sponsors and boosters NOT familiar with NIL to give to NIL but CONTINUE to give BIG to UK EXCLUSIVELY
-JMI NOT allowing coaches to participate in EVERY NIL opportunity
-JMI and UK DISCOURAGING players or coaches from doing events that THEY deem CONFLICTING with THEIR control.

That's just SOME of the areas that I have been VERY SPECIFIC in what is happening!!!

You just throw out "Matt Jones" to distract from the areas where UK AND JMI are a STUMBLING BLOCK.

So again it is YOU that is HARMING the football program!! You're the one with a "narrative" that is DEFLECTING from the ACTUAL problems that are COMING for UK Athletics!!!

 

[CatPatrick13]

Yeah, we’re really falling apart. I’ll enjoy the team, you enjoy your lies and gloom and doom

His opinion is not a lie. To you everyone lies. And any day you wanna compare how much you give to a collective vs anyone else let me know, you insufferable prick.

 

[catben]

His opinion is not a lie. To you everyone lies. And any day you wanna compare how much you give to a collective vs anyone else let me know, you insufferable prick.

Exactly!!

I have had season tickets for football for the last 30 years and have seats in the 2nd highest K-Fund area. I had UK Basketball tickets until 2018. I also give to the 110% club every year. So I have given PLENTY to UK Athletics.

I will also give to the NIL collective that assures me ALL of their money goes to UK Football.

This dude is bound to be the spokesman for JMI.

 

[Magilla Gorillla]

His opinion is not a lie. To you everyone lies. And any day you wanna compare how much you give to a collective vs anyone else let me know, you insufferable prick.

His opinion? He’s making false claims and speaking as if they’re facts. He is lying to forward y’all’s BS agenda. What does what I give to a collective have to with you goofs lying at every turn? Give to a collective if it’s in you to give, don’t if it ain’t, but don’t lie and make up BS to forward an agenda.

Tell me more about how UK doesn’t allow people to give to a collective? That’s a lie the people you defend made up. Tell me more about JMI charging players. Another lie the clowns you defend made up. Tell me about Stoops and Cal going to Frankfort around Barnhart to get NIL done. Another pathetic lie from your buddies. Tell me about how we’re gonna lose half of our team due to NIL. More lies. Again, I’ll enjoy the most talented team we’ve had in my lifetime, you goofs can continue to lie and pretend that we’re falling apart due to NIL.

 

[Magilla Gorillla]

Exactly!!

I have had season tickets for football for the last 30 years and have seats in the 2nd highest K-Fund area. I had UK Basketball tickets until 2018. I also give to the 110% club every year. So I have given PLENTY to UK Athletics.

I will also give to the NIL collective that assures me ALL of their money goes to UK Football.

This dude is bound to be the spokesman for JMI.

You’ve had season tickets for 30 years and told numerous lies about UK to forward your KSR agenda. You’re a liar and KSR cult member before you’re a UK fan. That’s why you’re so desperate for us to fail and predict doom and gloom.

 

[catben]

You’ve had season tickets for 30 years and told numerous lies about UK to forward your KSR agenda. You’re a liar and KSR cult member before you’re a UK fan. That’s why you’re so desperate for us to fail and predict doom and gloom.

YOU are the one deflecting EVERY post to "KSR".

What I have posted has NOTHING to do with "KSR" and EVERYTHING to do with UK, JMI and UK Football's SUCCESS.

You speak ONLY about "this season", I am talking about UK football's FUTURE!!!

Now go back to your JMI day job. You care MUCH MORE about JMI than you do UK Football's future!!

When you say "us" you mean JMI and Mitch, NOT UK Football going forward. Which is DUMB on your part because the HAPPIER UK players and coaches are, the MORE successful UK and JMI become.


You are too SHORTSIGHTED to admit it!!

 

[Magilla Gorillla]

YOU are the one deflecting EVERY post to "KSR".

What I have posted has NOTHING to do with "KSR" and EVERYTHING to do with UK, JMI and UK Football's SUCCESS.

You speak ONLY about "this season", I am talking about UK football's FUTURE!!!

Now go back to your JMI day job. You care MUCH MORE about JMI than you do UK Football's future!!

When you say "us" you mean JMI and Mitch, NOT UK Football going forward. Which is DUMB on your part because the HAPPIER UK players and coaches are, the MORE successful UK and JMI become.


You are too SHORTSIGHTED to admit it!!

Yeah, that 2025 class is looking rough. You degraded our 2023 class too and we’re proven wrong. Like I said, keep making up stuff and hoping for our downfall while we enjoy the most talented team in UK history.

 

[catben]

Yeah, that 2025 class is looking rough. You degraded our 2023 class too and we’re proven wrong. Like I said, keep making up stuff and hoping for our downfall while we enjoy the most talented team in UK history.

I have NEVER 'degraded" ANYTHING about UK Football!! I LOVE our current 2023 class and am FIGHTING for UK to be able to ATTRACT an EQUIVALENT or BETTER class in 2025 and BEYOND!! YOU are the one that CONSTANTLY LIES!!

You are trying TOO HARD to create as many FALSE NARRATIVES about me and others that have called you out because you KNOW we are right!!!

You ONLY care about JMI and Mitch, NOT UK Athletics!! With EVERY post you are EXPOSING yourself even MORE as such,

 

[Magilla Gorillla]

I have NEVER 'degraded" ANYTHING about UK Football!! I LOVE our current 2023 class and am FIGHTING for UK to be able to ATTRACT an EQUIVALENT or BETTER class in 2025 and BEYOND!! YOU are the one that CONSTANTLY LIES!!

You are trying TOO HARD to create as many FALSE NARRATIVES about me and others that have called you out because you KNOW we are right!!!

You ONLY care about JMI and Mitch, NOT UK Athletics!! With EVERY post you are EXPOSING yourself even MORE as such,

Yet you can’t point to one lie I’ve told. Every word you type is either a lie or ignorant nonsense because you’re clueless as to how the real world works.

 

[Verbal Kint II]

Another big portal get.