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UKWildcatsFAN 
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 5:38 pm to kywildcatfanone)
Lets talk Defense. I know that Stoops will improve the defense dramatically but how much and will he be able to do it with the current players that we have on the team.
Looking at D-Line this is who we will have for next year.
Returning
DE 41 Travaughn Paschal So
DE 46 Patrick Ligon Redshirt.svg Jr
DE 50 Mike Douglas Redshirt.svg So
DE 91 Farrington Huguenin Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 95 Langston Newton Fr
DT 51 Tristian Johnson Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 52 Patrick Graffree Fr
DT 60 Alvin Davis Redshirt.svg So
DT 64 Lionel Inanzala Redshirt.svg So
DT 78 Zane Williams Fr
DT 92 Christian Coleman So
DT 97 Mister Cobble Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 98 Thomas Chapman Fr
DT 99 Donte Rumph Jr
Gone after this year...
DE 94 Taylor Wyndham Redshirt.svg Sr
DE 96 Collins Ukwu Redshirt.svg Sr
Since we will be running a 4-3 (thank God) Who do you think will be the Starting front 7?
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UKWildcatsFAN
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 5:46 pm to UKWildcatsFAN)
DE 91 Farrington Huguenin
DT 97 Mister Cobble 6-1 328
DT 99 Donte Rumph Jr 6-3 308
DE 50 Mike Douglas 6-4 269
LB 2 Alvin Dupree 6-4 249
LB 40 Avery Williamson 6-1 243
LB 32 Miles Simpson 6-2 223
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CatFan81
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 5:53 pm to UKWildcatsFAN)
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DE 91 Farrington Huguenin
DT 97 Mister Cobble 6-1 328
DT 99 Donte Rumph Jr 6-3 308
DE 50 Mike Douglas 6-4 269
LB 2 Alvin Dupree 6-4 249
LB 40 Avery Williamson 6-1 243
LB 32 Miles Simpson 6-2 223
Looks about right to me.
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CatFan81
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 5:56 pm to kywildcatfanone)
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Mike Summers
He's the only coach worth retaining.
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UKWildcatsFAN
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 6:01 pm to CatFan81)
Is Jeff Badet worth having? He's Decommited from South Florida with the firing of Holtz.
I looked at his highlight video but he seems undersized at 6' 162#. I assume that's why he hasn't got any more offers from bigger named schools.
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CatFan81
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 6:09 pm to UKWildcatsFAN)
He's not too short, but he's a stick. That's likely why no big programs have offered him. He'd need to put on some weight.
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kywildcatfanone
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 6:23 pm to CatFan81)
Stoops wouldn't commit to the recruits already committed, just that he would evaluate. He did mention that running a 4-3 defense might not fit the committed personnel.
Kind of sounds like he's trying not to commit or decommit from any players till he reviews them.
He said he didn't have time this week to do any of that work because of prepping FSU's defense for Ga Tech, but will start that process tomorrow morning.
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kywildcatfanone
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 6:26 pm to CatFan81)
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Looks about right to me.
I agree. With a decent amount of young talent that we have on defense, I'm excited to see how they look on the field next year.
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UKWildcatsFAN
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 6:31 pm to kywildcatfanone)
The scheme change alone will help us improve on our defensive statistics but from the points we gave up last year its going to be an uphill battle for Stoops defensively.
I look forward to the aggressive defense that he's going to put on the field next year though. He's the right guy for the challenge though. His pedigree has shown that he can work with whatever talent that he has and turn them into a solid defensive unit.
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 6:38 pm to kywildcatfanone)
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Stoops wouldn't commit to the recruits already committed, just that he would evaluate
He's already contacted four of them. Jacob Hyde, Avonte Bell, Khalid Thomas, and Blake McLain have all received calls from him. He's already let those four know that their offers still stand.
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UKWildcatsFAN
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 6:45 pm to CatFan81)
Stoops is going to be a fricking awesome coach for us. I can already feel it.
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Heresaucer
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 9:06 pm to UKWildcatsFAN)
I'm really excited how many times he emphasized recruiting.
Really my favorite part was him talking about recruiting Ohio hard. That is something past coaches have never tried to do. Location wise it is one of the states we have an advantage with against the rest of the SEC.
Feel alot more confident than when Joker was up there mumbling. I think Joker will end up being a great OC somewhere, but I think he got in over his head here.
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Bho
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 10:00 pm to Heresaucer)
I watched the whole thing. I did like what he said. I do think he's going to be a fresh breath to the program. The only thing that I noticed was he was very nervous. You can tell he wasn't used to speaking in front of a group that large. It did sound like his DC was hired. I'd expect that to be the DL coach at FSU. I'd say Coley is probably out since he said he would be interviewing OCs this week. I'm excited and it looks like the fan base is as well.
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CatFan81
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/2/12 at 11:09 pm to Bho)
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The only thing that I noticed was he was very nervous. You can tell he wasn't used to speaking in front of a group that large
That's to be expected.
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Bho
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/3/12 at 7:54 am to CatFan81)
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That's to be expected.
Yeah, I know, I just felt bad for the guy.
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kywildcatfanone
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| re: Anybody watching the Stoops Press Conference (Posted on 12/3/12 at 8:52 am to Bho)
He was real uncomfortable/nervous at the beginning, even called Capiluto "Doc" once. 
He got better as the press conference went on, and going over and hugging and shaking the hands of the current players at the end was a nice touch. He will be fine.
I love the way he went back at Cutler, I don't see how that guy is still employed. 
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