I like your optimism OP. Stoops has y’all on the right track. Hope your team becomes a consistent thorn in the side of the other west teams.

That said, Saturday’s gonna be brutal for KY. Hear me out.

KY has a good defense. But vs LSU, y’all were missing your starting nose guard Bully McCall. That LSU RB ran for 150 yards. 150 yards. Holy shite dude. And now your starting DT Oxendine is out. Even Stoops mentioned in his presser Oxendine’s absence is serious.

Now consider the past few games, GA’s rushing 200+ yards/game. Doesn’t matter who starts as GA’s QB or how good that QB is because that dude’s gonna be handing the ball off.

Saturday’s game is GA-Arkansas 2.0. That game we ran for 273 yards. Sure, they played a 3 man front. GA adapts to what the D gives them. In KY’s case, y’all present a weakened DL. Y’all are gonna have to play that true freshman DL Saunders and, let’s be honest, he ain’t ready for GA.

GA pounds KY’s DL all game with some devastating play action sprinkled in & wins going away.

That -23.5 is a reflection on your two missing DL starters as well as your starting WR Ali. Add to that the Sanford setting & it’s gonna be a long day for KY.

Here’s to an injury free game & I hope y’all go 11-1. I’ll be rooting for ya…after Saturday.