UK Out of Playoffs After tonight’s game.
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We are a good team that's been playing well above our level for a while. Right after the loss I too felt like we dont deserve it.
After sleeping on it I changed my mind. There are only 2-3 actual title worthy teams. Someone has to make up the rest of the field. Might as well be us instead of some poser that played one tough team all year.
Fun follow, but should not have overset expectations. They'll have to win out to get in, will be a tough road.
5-2 record, but outscored by opponents.
Defense has given up twice as many points as Tenn defense.
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Furman and Kennesaw State scored more points against UT than UK.
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Nice. Now do this same excuse making for sc, lsu and Oklahoma from their fans perspective. And they lost one score games turning it over and 2 of the 3 had more yards. But wait if someone did that u would tell them shut up loser scoreboard.
Stop this lame whining. We got our asses kicked and credit 100% to TN.
It’s possible that GA finishes 11-1, and us, AL, TN, and TX finish at 10-2. If that happens, we will be slotted as the 5th best team in that group. Then it becomes a question of does the committee take 5 from the SEC…they did last year, but who knows. That’s why I say we really need LSU to take out TX or TN (or both) to be sure
I think Will uses this loss to rally the team and they finish strong. We need LSU not to lay down and knock off Tennessee or Texas or both. A lot of football left to be played.
I hate texas. They get officiating help too. I agree we probably need both the UTs to finish with 3 losses to feel 100% lock at 10 and 2..
And dont look now but florida lost again and Missouri will have a 4th loss when we play them so 0 top 25 wins left this season on paper.
Kiffin is a prick but hope he causes some chaos.
My only concern is about Florida next week.
1. A 2 loss KY team 100% will get in
nit to 12 team playoff could be
1. Miami
2. Utah (ugh)
3. Notre dame
4. UGA
5. TN
6. Indiana
7. Ucla
8. Bama
9. BYU…2 losses
10. Boise st…ugh
11. Wake forest
12. Texas
So I can make a case for 2 loss Ky over slot if those bottom 3 teams. We just need lsu to knock off Texas or Tennessee…and we then are solidly in playoff to me
Not to mention ucla, wake forest, etc have possible losses as well. So regardless of how you think UK looks in losses….we are still in the playoffs mix big time
nit to 12 team playoff could be
1. Miami
2. Utah (ugh)
3. Notre dame
4. UGA
5. TN
6. Indiana
7. Ucla
8. Bama
9. BYU…2 losses
10. Boise st…ugh
11. Wake forest
12. Texas
So I can make a case for 2 loss Ky over slot if those bottom 3 teams. We just need lsu to knock off Texas or Tennessee…and we then are solidly in playoff to me
Not to mention ucla, wake forest, etc have possible losses as well. So regardless of how you think UK looks in losses….we are still in the playoffs mix big time
There’s no whining or excuse making so kiss my ***. I merely pointed out we didn’t play well at all. Our strength this year has been not beating ourselves, wasn’t the case last night. The scoreboard says we got our *** kicked, the stats of the game say otherwise.
Why is Utah ugh? Just because they're Utah? I think some of you think the playoffs should just be the top 12 teams in the SEC
Idaho
Arkansas
Utah st
Iowa st
Kansas
Colorado
Houston
Cincy
Byu
Arizona
Tcu
Wesr Virginia
It’s clear to me…at thjs point after all this conference alignment…we need two conferences like NFL model. But 10 and sec.
That is pitiful schedule and even their hard games are surrounded by scrubs …so it’s much easier to get dialed in for a big game and not worry about let down
we keep letting in Tulane and James Madison last year and SMU two years ago and all they do is get annihilated. So let Utah do the same and get throttle…
Latest PROJECTIONS after last night
Sports Illustrated - Has UK 11th
ESPN - Has UK 10th
Not official of course but a pulse of where we "MAY" be.
Sports Illustrated - Has UK 11th
ESPN - Has UK 10th
Not official of course but a pulse of where we "MAY" be.
This. We have had a great season. Take our ***whipping and go get ready for Florida. We need to win three tough ballgame and then the talk won't matter
The problem will be Alabama and Tennessee. Any sort of tie breaker would go to those teams as they beat us head to head.
Will Stein has let the SEC know that Kentucky will be a factor in the league going forward.
We’re all disappointed about last night, but there is something special building in UK football. Stein will learn some hard lessons and the Cats will be even better next season
We’re all disappointed about last night, but there is something special building in UK football. Stein will learn some hard lessons and the Cats will be even better next season
Just not true. The national media has been more than kind. Vegas, not so much. Even with some disrespect this is still the most adulation we have gotten in ages.
I didn’t say Vegas disrespected us. I said they weren’t so kind. We’ve been an underdog in nearly every game even as a highly ranked team. It’s fine. We beat their spread each time until last night
It’s quite possible that this years team will be steins least talented he will have at Kentucky
I gotcha. I’m just saying they don’t care about kindness. If “Vegas” thought UK would win by 30 but the analytics was telling them the betting public thought USC would win by 5. The line would be USC -5. Or somewhere around that. Wherever they thought they could get equal money on both sides.
There are not many agents that are going to take less money to go somewhere anymore. We don’t have money regardless of what some fans think. It doesn’t matter to win anymore. Texas A&M and Oklahoma are having awful seasons. Coaches fired at both schools. They still have #1-2 classes in the SEC for next year. Winning means nothing. Tradition, nothing. Only QB, and receivers will consider coaching anymore. Money won’t guarantee you win, but you will have the most talent. We will never have that. Even in basketball because we are a poor state.
How are you still on this ? We may not outspend Bama, Ohio St. or others but somehow have enough to be competitive in football and spend more than most in basketball
so if UK wins out, has a 10-2 record, but isn't in the playoff, you think the season is ruined? What was your preseason prediction? I'm betting it wasn't even 6-6
And we are doing it with less talent. Some years we click. Some years we won’t. You can’t possibly watch our BB team and believe we have the most talent. Or Football. Have you seen a Bam, an AD, an SGA a Wall on our roster since pay for play started? No. We get the Justin Edwards and TyTy Washington’s now.
Money can’t buy a championship. Texas A&M spent 100 million that first pay for play year to fire the coach and bring in the #1 class. They took their money as 18yo and partied the whole year. Lost 6 games. Then all transferred.
Money isn’t everything to a team, but it will buy you talent, strength and speed. If I watch Sykes get blown past again, it will be the 20th time.
I think those issues fall on who your coach is. All you can hope is you have a good one that evaluates talent well. Stoops spend 1m on a back up center last year and paid Calzada. Stein's 1st portal class shows he knows what hes looking for i think
I am looking forward to the next three games. This team has been fun to watch and I am thankful we get three more.
I think Stein did an excellent job spending the money we had. Pope, not so much. What everyone doesn’t realize is we don’t know Sh$t. Maybe Zoom was the cheepest, best PG we could land with the money we had.
All I know is since NIL started I have not seen a team at UK that I even could remotely think they could win a Championship. Just not Athletic or talented enough. Have you seen Cals team this year at Arkansas? Whoff, athletic. He wasn’t getting those guys here. Edwards and Wagner got rim blocked on their own 20 times his last year here. His teams there are playing above the rim again like we did before NIL. I can’t remember a single player in the last 5 years here that played above the rim.
Therro is maybe the most athletic in 5 years. He was basically a walk on that Cal recruited because his Father played for him. Our MOST ATHLETIC PLAYER IN 5 years was basically a walk on. Let that sink in.
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Man, I think we are going to handle them. I worry about Mizzou on the road. Hell, Louisville's defense is horrible, but they can put a lot of points on the board. I just think after this loss, Florida is walking into a hornet's nest. I feel good about that game.
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