4 games left in regular season

[dyersburgcatfan]

What's your prediction for these final four? Here's mine.

UGA -- W
AP-- W
UT-- W
UL- L

I think UT game is a toss up right now, but if we win our next 2, I think we go into Knoxville with just enough MOJO to pull it off.

 

[Dakota25]

2-2. With all non Austin Peay games being competitive. UK beats AP by several touchdowns easily.

 

[zac_limanni]

What's your prediction for these final four? Here's mine.

UGA -- W
AP-- W
UT-- W
UL- L

I think UT game is a toss up right now, but if we win our next 2, I think we go into Knoxville with just enough MOJO to pull it off.

We play UT before AP... I still think we go into UofL at 8-3 winning 8 of 9... And anything can happen in that game

 

[CGblue]

What's your prediction for these final four? Here's mine.

UGA -- W
AP-- W
UT-- W
UL- L

I think UT game is a toss up right now, but if we win our next 2, I think we go into Knoxville with just enough MOJO to pull it off.

I can't see winning at Knoxville or Louisville, sadly. Probably a toss-up against the dawgs.

 

[akaukswoosh]

UGA W
AP W
UT L
UL L

2-2, 7-5 record

 

[CGblue]

2-2. With all non Austin Peay games being competitive. UK beats AP by several touchdowns easily.

UGA W
AP W
UT L
UL L

2-2, 7-5 record

I'd take that and be happy.

 

[BIGCAT4LIFE]

Just play hard, and be competitive all I ask for.

 

[KMKAT]

Let's go way out of the box here. With all the sound mojo going on within the program, and with Stephen Johnson becoming a steady hand, why can't we go 3-1?

Only loss: Tennessee

I thought Jacob Eason would put up big numbers, but they really don't look fluid under Jim Chaney, who used to be Derek Dooley's OC at UT.

That road game to Knoxville is our toughest matchup, because we have plenty of motivation to take down Petrino. Would be nice to impact the Heisman candidacy while we're at it.

That gives us, what, 8 wins? Wow, New Year's bowl is in the offering.

 

[jauk11]

Drat!

All those months that dragged by and it is two thirds gone already.

Well not quite I guess, we will get to go bowling.

 

[CGblue]

Drat!

All those months that dragged by and it is two thirds gone already.

Well not quite I guess, we will get to go bowling.

For me it makes the holidays and bowl season much better when UK is in the mix somewhere, anywhere..

 

[Anon1660081258]

I think we stand a better chance of winning out than most are prepared to accept, but I am not going to say I think it likely. Offenses with strong running games travel well.

We had the opportunity to crush Mizzou. It could have easily been a 35 point victory. However, you must allow for their injuries.

7-5 with a win Saturday and another against The Guvnahs seems fairly likely, however.

 

[3Ringer]

Just play hard, and be competitive all I ask for.

I couldn't agree more with this! If the players play hard and minimize the big mistakes, AND the coaches have them prepared and make the necessary adjustments....I can deal with any outcome.

 

[JasonRDunn]

I think we stand a better chance of winning out than most are prepared to accept, but I am not going to say I think it likely. Offenses with strong running games travel well.

We had the opportunity to crush Mizzou. It could have easily been a 35 point victory. However, you must allow for their injuries.

7-5 with a win Saturday and another against The Guvnahs seems fairly likely, however.

UTe has some significant injuries as well. If the game was at Commonwealth, I would be more confident. Still, every game left on the schedule looks to be interesting.

 

[KWilt43atbuzz]

We shock college football and win out.
This team is realitively healthy, hungry and they have the talent and the momentum to pull it off especially when you consider the remaining two road GMs will be rivalry grudge matches.

 

[EliteBlue]

If Florida beats Arkansas and our shot at the East is gone; I would sacrifice the UGA/UT games to beat and spoil the playoff birth of that team down the road.

But how about we go get all 3 anyways?

 

[NCukcat62]

Can't wait til Saturday. Georgia is not a very good football team. Their defense isn't bad but nothing special to say the least. Offense is putrid. Passing game is complete garbage. They do have a nice running game but that still is a hit or miss. Georgia however is still very talented and that could wear us down by the end. Third best team we've faced so far.

 

[Anon1639625937]

UGA W
AP W
UT L
UL L

2-2, 7-5 record

my guess as well..my hope is that we go 4-0 the rest of the way.

 

[BARRYBLUE1]

I think Florida still has to play SC. So,
even if Gators beat Hogs, doesn't eliminate UK.

 

[billoliver40]

I'm going to say 1-3 and hope to get ridiculously happy.
Georgia has more talent than we do
Tennessee is playing with their backs against the wall.
Louisville has a legit Heismann level quarterback and a mad genius for a coach.

 

[tntuk]

If Florida beats Arkansas and our shot at the East is gone; I would sacrifice the UGA/UT games to beat and spoil the playoff birth of that team down the road.

But how about we go get all 3 anyways?

Technically you are probably right, but UF has to also play USC (in the swamp) before the LSU game.

USC has a good defense, their new Fr QB Bentley looks to be be pretty good, and Muschamp looking for some sweet revenge. Doubt USC will win, but they took some punches and still beat UT Saturday.

 

[ville 77]

I will give you guys credit for being confident. You have gone from fire Stoops now to we can win 8 games. The Cats have done well changing from a poor passing team to a running team and you have beaten 4 pretty bad SEC teams but then again you did beat them.

For the final 4 game step up in class for the 2 final SEC teams. Both Georgia and UT have more talent but they have been playing poorly by their standards. At the same time their backs are against the wall.

Georgia - has a sold run defense and a poor offense. Should be strength against strength and I expect the Dawgs to win a close game.

Tenn- ON the road in Knoxville as not been good for the Cats. Tenn has a chance to win out and get a good Bowl slot. If they win as expected this week I expect the to beat UK. Should they lose this week the death spiral might start and UK might beat them.

Austin Peay - Automatic win against a winless team. (Cats Bowl Bound)

Louisville- UK has actually played UL better in Pappa Johns than in Commonweath over the years. I could see UK run a bit and play ball control to keep the score down but I have a hard time seeing the UK defense hold UL under 35 and the UL defense is decent against the run. Hard to see UK scoring enough to win unless there is lots of turnovers like early last year. Petrino will not let UL come into this game flat and they could have the Orange Bowl and the Heisman on the line.

Bottom line is I see 1-3 but it would not be a total shock to see UK upset Georgia because of their weak offense. so 2-2 is possible.

 

[tntuk]

I will give you guys credit for being confident. You have gone from fire Stoops now to we can win 8 games. The Cats have done well changing from a poor passing team to a running team and you have beaten 4 pretty bad SEC teams but then again you did beat them.

For the final 4 game step up in class for the 2 final SEC teams. Both Georgia and UT have more talent but they have been playing poorly by their standards. At the same time their backs are against the wall.

Georgia - has a sold run defense and a poor offense. Should be strength against strength and I expect the Dawgs to win a close game.

Tenn- ON the road in Knoxville as not been good for the Cats. Tenn has a chance to win out and get a good Bowl slot. If they win as expected this week I expect the to beat UK. Should they lose this week the death spiral might start and UK might beat them.

Austin Peay - Automatic win against a winless team. (Cats Bowl Bound)

Louisville- UK has actually played UL better in Pappa Johns than in Commonweath over the years. I could see UK run a bit and play ball control to keep the score down but I have a hard time seeing the UK defense hold UL under 35 and the UL defense is decent against the run. Hard to see UK scoring enough to win unless there is lots of turnovers like early last year. Petrino will not let UL come into this game flat and they could have the Orange Bowl and the Heisman on the line.

Bottom line is I see 1-3 but it would not be a total shock to see UK upset Georgia because of their weak offense. so 2-2 is possible.

Thanks?

Btw - UK defense only gave up 3 TDs against Bama....who arguably has a better offense than UL.

 

[tmuck]

1-3, but win our Bowl Game.

 

[red rage 2016]

Thanks?

Btw - UK defense only gave up 3 TDs against Bama....who arguably has a better offense than UL.

UofL is #1 in Total Offense
UofL is the only team in the country ranked in the Top 10 in both Total Offense & Defense

Yes UK only gave up 3 TD's to Alabama but you also gave up 3 to a bad Missouri team and 4 to an even worse Miss. St. team.

The fact is UK still lost by 28pts to Bama which is the same amount of points that WKU lost to Bama by and WKU even scored a TD on Bama where UK couldn't.

 

[jauk11]

UofL is #1 in Total Offense
UofL is the only team in the country ranked in the Top 10 in both Total Offense & Defense

Yes UK only gave up 3 TD's to Alabama but you also gave up 3 to a bad Missouri team and 4 to an even worse Miss. St. team.

The fact is UK still lost by 28pts to Bama which is the same amount of points that WKU lost to Bama by and WKU even scored a TD on Bama where UK couldn't.

And where would they be rated if they had played Bama's schedule?

They were lucky to pull one out of the fire against NCS, where they were a 32.5 point favorite-------I guess they waited until there was less than a half minute to pull it out so NCS wouldn't have much time left to score, great planning, never any doubt, right?.

 

[cardkilla_rivals379685]

Write it down...Cats win out. This train is starting to roll. That win over Miss St has propelled this team to believing it can win and they are taking that lunchpail attitude into games now.

UGA - W (cats pull away late in the 3rd)
UT - W (last second heroics)
AP - W (time to rest up baby)
UL - W (Cats knock Lamar out of game due to concussion - kid is ok, but can't play)

Just my prediction. Probably wrong, but I don't think so. [roll]

 

[red rage 2016]

And where would they be rated if they had played Bama's schedule?

They were lucky to pull one out of the fire against NCS, where they were a 32.5 point favorite-------I guess they waited until there was less than a half minute to pull it out so NCS wouldn't have much time left to score, great planning, never any doubt, right?.

I am not sure where they would be if they played Bama's schedule cause Bama has only played one team so far with a top 50 defense and UofL has played against 2 Top 30 defenses.

 

[tntuk]

UofL is #1 in Total Offense
UofL is the only team in the country ranked in the Top 10 in both Total Offense & Defense

Yes UK only gave up 3 TD's to Alabama but you also gave up 3 to a bad Missouri team and 4 to an even worse Miss. St. team.

The fact is UK still lost by 28pts to Bama which is the same amount of points that WKU lost to Bama by and WKU even scored a TD on Bama where UK couldn't.

UL doesn't play in the SEC West.

 

[Michigan Fan]

I am not sure where they would be if they played Bama's schedule cause Bama has only played one team so far with a top 50 defense and UofL has played against 2 Top 30 defenses.

True and it appears Jauk confused UVa to NC State...Louisville crushed NC State in Papa John's.

Also, right now it is more likely Kentucky can pull the upset at Neyland than at Papa John's...Tennessee currently is a dumpster

 

[tntuk]

UofL is #1 in Total Offense
UofL is the only team in the country ranked in the Top 10 in both Total Offense & Defense

Yes UK only gave up 3 TD's to Alabama but you also gave up 3 to a bad Missouri team and 4 to an even worse Miss. St. team.

The fact is UK still lost by 28pts to Bama which is the same amount of points that WKU lost to Bama by and WKU even scored a TD on Bama where UK couldn't.

Mizzou game. It was 35-7 with about 9 minutes to go. We also had missed a FG and Boom fumbled in the first half when we were driving (likely at least a FG on that drive), and SH threw a pick at the end of first half and we were well within FG range. Point being - we should have had at least 9-15 more points.

As for Mizzou's TDs late in the 4th quarter. We punted to Mizzou, they ran the punt back to the 1 yard line and scored the next play with their 320lb lineman running the ball.

Their 3rd TD was a long pass and our DB got beat, with about 4 mins ago.

Their 2 TDs in the 4th quarter were garbage points. Bottom line. The game was never in doubt and UK dominated them.

Now, to be clear, no one is saying UL isn't a good team, b/c they are. I'm just saying the Bama is almost certainly better than UL on offense and defense, regardless of the stats rankings.

 

[Michigan Fan]

No one is saying UL isn't a good team, b/c they are. I'm just saying the Bama is almost certainly better than UL on offense and defense, regardless of the stats rankings.

Only issue I take is offense for a very simple reason....the person that touches the ball on every single play. A player that has outscored all but 18 FBS Schools by himself...QB Lamar Jackson

 

[tntuk]

Only issue I take is offense for a very simple reason....the person that touches the ball on every single play. A player that has outscored all but 18 FBS Schools by himself.

Lamar has the edge on Bama's true freshman QB, no question. I'm not disputing that one bit. LJ has to be one of the top QBs this year, if not in the top QB. He has a great shot to win the Heisman.

But UL does not have the stable of 5-star RBs and 4/5 star WRs that Bama has. Let alone, the stable of 4/5 star OLinemen.

 

[Michigan Fan]

Lamar has the edge on Bama's true freshman QB, no question. I'm not disputing that one bit. LJ has to be one of the top QBs this year, if not in all of college football. He has a great shot to win the Heisman.

But UL doesn't not have the stable of 5-star RBs and 4/5 star WRs that Bama has. Let alone, the stable of 4/5 star OLinemen.

Talking about the ability to put points on the scoreboard. Even with the 5* on offense not really Bama style. They are grinders...Louisville is averaging over 50 a game against 6 P5 schools which is #1 in the Nation.

It is a interesting debate and not really disagreeing with you...

 

[tntuk]

Talking about the ability to put points on the scoreboard. Even with the 5* on offense not really Bama style. They are grinders...Louisville is averaging over 50 a game against 6 P5 schools which is #1 in the Nation.

It is a interesting debate and not really disagreeing with you...

I don't know what Bama is averaging but it was 46.5 a game when we played them.

I think their lowest point totals this season are 33 and 34 against A&M and UK. They have been very consistent this year.

Would be an interesting and fun game to watch if it were to materialize. Whether UL could beat Bams would depend on what UL team shows up. Would UL that played FSU show up, or the one that played Duke/UVA?

 

[JimboBBN]

I can see anywhere from 1 - 3 to 3 - 1. I think we beat Georgia and AP, Tennessee is a toss up at this point, and even though I don't see us beating Louisville, we will be much more competitive than I originally thought. I have to admit, I was a bit harsh on Stoops like a lot of other posters on here earlier in the year, but he has done a fantastic job with our guys after all of the adversity they went through. Way to go, CMS. We are rolling and it feels good!

 

[bluedog79]

LOSERVILLE has not faced a running game like ol' kentuck's! They will learn the name Benny Snell real quick. *** them.
in Snell we Trust

 

[Michigan Fan]

So you're saying Snell > Dalvin Cook...ok....lol

 

[tntuk]

So you're saying Snell > Dalvin Cook...ok....lol

Dalvin has 60 more carries than Snell.

D Cook. 178 carries, 1069 yards and 11 TD, 6/ypc

B. Snell - 118 carries, 661 yards, 8 TDs,
5.6/ypc

B. Williams - 108 carries, 821 yards, 3 TDs,
7.5/ypc

It should be noted that Benny's stats are through the last 6 games. He did not get a carry in either of the first two games. If you give Snell 60 more carries at his 5.6/ypc he would have 997 yards - 72 yards shy of Cook. Who knows how many more TDs Snell would have with 60 more carries. (He scores a TD every 14.75 carries).

I don't think UL has seen a 1-2 punch like these two RBs for UK. I hope that UL football team takes them as lightly as UL fans are.

 

[macsauce13]

No way we beat Louisville at Lou. Think we have a chance at Tennessee. Going to beat Georgia and AP. 2-2 most likely, 3-1 if they really have turned the corner.

 

[tntuk]

No way we beat Louisville at Lou. Think we have a chance at Tennessee. Going to beat Georgia and AP. 2-2 most likely, 3-1 if they really have turned the corner.

No one is saying here that UK is going to beat UL.

I will say however, if UK plays a ball control game like Duke did (keeping Jackson off the field), anything can happen.