re: Let's talk about the Kentucky Wilcats

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Is that true? All of that?

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UK has the strictest moral guidelines followed by Georgia under Ricth. Put it this way, Garcia probably never gets to play if he went UK over SC. It extends across all sports and means a Petrino or Briles will not be on the UK sidelines calling plays.

It is what it is.

As for tickets, UK was like SC in the ability to put 70K (official capacity was listed like 67K) even in bad years because like the Cocks, the Cats had fans exceeding their historic football failures. Parking was free and prices were reasonable so you had lots of folks coming to games even when UK was not winning. Like SC, UK was in the Top 25 - Top 30 in attendance for ages.

Then came the Perfect Storm

UK hired Joker
UK jacked donations
UK jacked parking (~300 or so this year and a x 10 "donation")
UK dropped 120 million (reported) on high rollers seating while eliminating 10% to 15% of the seating capacity
UK hired Stoops and spent 120 million + 40 - 50 million on adjoining practice facilities.

I suggested to longtime ticket holders the insanity of dropping that much dough AND reducing seating with a coupled thinking that prices would not rise. Few listened and now they have gotten jacked and are not real happy.

On top of that add Stoops 12 million buyout and his assistants 6 million buyout and nothing good can come from this.

It's been a terrible disappointment for any UK football fan. And while most of us take a lot of flack, I'm a football fan first, then basketball. It's a given we will be at the top in basketball, but I've enjoyed the few times UK has been competitive both nationally and in the SEC.

The 2007 season was magical for a UK fan, beating #8 Louisville, and #1 LSU in the same season, and hosting gameday. That season was a lot of fun. It's nice to have them once in a while.

Some fans are pretty spoiled, just like UK basketball fans, we take success for granted.

I liked the Stoops hire, he's been the only hire I really liked of Barnhart, although I understood the Joker promotion. To say that 4 years later it has really been a disappointment is to make it an understatement.

In 4 years Stoops has gotten tremendously wealthy, had 4 of the best recruiting classes in UK football history, and teams that can't play defense, and he is a defensive coach. I can tell we have players with talent and speed, but it's not translating into wins on the field. I'm at a loss for why. It's not like he hasn't been given every resource to succeed he has needed.

Some people are just not head coaches. Joker wasn't, Kiffin wasn't, and it appears Stoops isn't either. I'm a sad Kentucky fan for my team.

Extend Stoops by 9 years and 9 days and for 9M/yr.

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As a Scar fan im scared to death to play Kentucky saturday. We cannot score. You know out scoring your opponent is how the games are counted. As bad as Kentuckys defense is im afraid Booms offense cant break over 20 points. Im going to be so embarrassed.

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I think this is a game UK can and should win. I expect UK to put up some points, but it will depend on what the defense can do.

Not happening. Your terrible defense will make Brandon Mcilwain look like Lamar Jackson or Vince Young. Your offense will move the ball on us, but we force turnovers at the 1/2 yard line.

Go 'Cocks. Beat the kittycats from Lexington!


Disclaimer, I actually played HS with one of your receivers, he's a stud and I don't know why he doesn't see the field.

.....not trolling. You guys are one of my favorite groups of the sec and I honestly want you guys to have sucess.