Definitely still got to continue to grow in many areas. But Toth did develop. He will have a shot at the NFL per JROW and the recruiting services. He graded out as the 2nd best center in the country behind A&Ms. Stamps played much better after losing his starting job, West and Flannigan was injured much of the year and missed tons of time. Hatcher was injured and suspended much of the year as well. But when he finally went a long stretch of practicing, he played very well.
I have proven all of your 'opinions' false. Stoops has not improved our team every year since being here. My FACT that proves that is we finished the last 8 games going 1-7 with a win over Charlotte. There proves we regressed and did not improve. We finished the season with the same record, but against a much easier schedule and we had 8 home games. Another fact that proves we didn't improve this season. Those are called facts, merriman. Those aren't my opinions, those are the facts of the situation. You compared this years USC team to last years Florida team by saying you can't call this years win over this USC team a quality win if I don't call last years game against Florida a Quality win had we won considering both teams are equal, those were your words merriman, and those words do not reference anything as far as historically speaking, you try to say you meant the history of the programs, but based on what you said that simply isn't the case you're just saying that to try and save yourself because you don't want to look dumb. But you can't take back stuff you said man seriously. And the way I proved that wrong was by saying last years 8-5 Florida team is way better than this years 3-9? USC team. Those teams are not equal so you can't say one win is equal to the other. That's a fact that proves you wrong, not an opinion. Your useless to conversation with because you always try to take back things you said and how you meant it to save face and it's just absolutely pointless arguing with such cluelessness and someone who always says they mean one thing then you prove them wrong then they say they meant something else. It's iust dumb man there's seriously no point in arguing with you because you no matter what say something that makes no sense then say it's correct because according to what you're saying are 'clear explanations' even though it's been proven wrong using facts.
Read the post above yours, that's the truth of the matter. Stoops hasn't developed anyone man. Smith was the same player when he got here by the time he left, you're so silly man. I haven't seen any player development and any improvement from our team for you to make a case that he does a good job developing players. You sure like to make stuff up. Forest and that was all because he put more into the game. That's the only player I saw improvement from. Outside of him there's another 80 players on the team that didn't improve.
Well well. The ole USC UF thing that you bring up in EVERY post. Get over it man. I have explained that many times. You just hang on to that because you have nothing else. And really, don't have that one. Yet you keep trying.
And I disagree and explained why I disagreed. Notice I didn't call him names in my response. I simply explained why I disagreed. You should try that.
I stopped reading after the 4 players to the NFL. Check smiths and buds stats their senior year, everyone loses players to graduation, this doesn't only happen at UK you act like we're the only team that lost players. In fact we returned a lot more players than most programs do and almost the entire offense! You seem to ignore that and you still use it as an excuse as to why we improved this season because what we lost? Even when your man stoops himself said this team was way better than the previous years team with smith and Bud? You're saying you disagree with your boy stoops and that we didn't have as much talent this year? And you're trying to say this years team had less talent? When in fact it had waayyyyy more talent and we were way better at every position except d line and o line and you keep using the loss of those 2 players that didn't put up barely any numbers as the reason we weren't good this year? As I said this is pointless you make zero sense man.
You are right. Teams do lose talent every year. But the difference in the teams that we play that lose talent is that they have equal talent replacing them that have been in their systems for 3 or 4 years. Big difference in replacing that talent with talented, yet very young players who haven't had time to develop as much like we do. As far as the number on Smith and Bud, you prove your knowledge of the game right there. Numbers don't tell the entire story. Bud wasn't a first rounder during to numbers. He was 1st rounder because he is good and did his job. Doing his job doesn't always mean he gets a stat.
Again, a tired argument from you in which you continue to leave out the part where I said historically. Give it up. It isn't working.
You need help.. Like seriously i feel like this lie you continue to say you've convinced yourself is true because you can never admit you're wrong. And for the record I hope we have a great season and I will gladly eat crownif we do. With that said from what I've seen so far the staff is totally inept and that's the god honest truth. Stoops is not a good coach. We have zero experience at OC, DC, and HC. That will never get it done in the SEC ever and the staff regressed between years 2 and 3 with MORE TALENT than the previous season, a lot more. which is a fact considering the schedules and how much less we competed against a lot of teams. And we will continue to underachieve with our talent as long as this staff is here. I wish they could get it done, merriman. And I know you love this staff and think they're so good at what they do just because they don the blue and white. And much like joker, just because they're kentuckys coaches, does not mean they're good at what they do. I know you thought joker was going to get it done until the very end and I wouldn't expect anything different from you with this staff or any staff ever. You bring up the fact we don't have depth behind smith and Bud. Why didn't he? This was his 3rd class someone should've been trained in the waiting
First, I never said Joker was a good coach. I supported him as our coach. But never said he was a great, or even a good coach. I have also never said Stoops was a great coach. I said he is a great recruiter, and that has been evident. I have said plenty of times that Stoops has to get better at some things.
So you point to the blow outs as non improvement what about the close games? Those don't show improvement? We are not there yet as a roster to compete with every team on our schedule. 2 1\2 years is not enough time to take the worst roster in the power 5 and win 8 or 9 games.
LOL. You think 12 on a list over three years is close to enough? Try 40-50, even 30, & we'll starting to get somewhere. And over 3 years, 45-50 is well short of a roster.
You referring to the DE's & LB's who defended the read option so well against LV?
You are right but expecting the posters on here to realize anything remotely intelligent is asking a lot. Stoops and his staff were supposed to completely gut and replace all the talent in all four classes in 2 and a half recruiting classes. Save your breath.
Garret Johnson was also playing with a really bad shoulder that hurt his production.
What I've been saying is strictly towards merriman. He tried to say this years win against USC was a great win because, because according to him, this years USC team is equal to last years 8-5 Florida team. So you're telling me, that when I say this years 3-9 (?) USC team isn't even on the same level as last years 8-5 Florida team. That its just my opinion? It's not a fact that this years USC team is way worse than last years Florida team? You're telling me that's just my opinion? Really now? So you can seriously make a case for this years USC team being equal to last years Florida team? So 8-5>3-9 isn't a fact? If you say so man.
