Jordan Jones Admits Teammates are Quitting
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If a player is not giving 100% and he has quit on the team, 2 games into the season, pull his scholarship and send him home. If this is true, it's evident that Stoops has lost control on the team.
What bothers me most about Jordan's comments are that #1, he is willing to say it, so that seems like the team control is not there by the coaches and belief, and #2 - the culture by coaching staff is not setting the expectations and #3 - there is dissension in the ranks and mutiny of some buying n and others not and does not seem like accountability.
I'll just say what I already said in a previous post. I don't know the backgrounds of many of our players but that kid stood out like a sore thumb. He busted his *** every play. If we had a bunch more like him we'd be a damn good team. I take my hat off to him.
Maybe Max Godby addressed his letter to the wrong group of people.
We sure have loads of UL trolls on the site. Go Jordan..he is a young guy trying to be a leader.
It's what I stated after last weeks game, when the players lose confidence in the ability of the coaching staff to improve the team, they will start bailing.
When certain players stop respecting the coaches and their team mates, it's nearly impossible to turn it around.
This is TOTALLY on Mark Stoops!!
When certain players stop respecting the coaches and their team mates, it's nearly impossible to turn it around.
This is TOTALLY on Mark Stoops!!
He didn't name names, just speaking generally. The truth hurts sometimes,maybe this is a good kick in the pants for some !
UK football just completely confounds me.
Who goes through spring and summer camp only to quit trying 1 or 2 games into the season? It makes no sense.
None of the situation makes sense. It looks like bad (very bad) coaching, but then the assistants leave here and have success elsewhere. Or they came here with some level of proven success. What is it about being here that makes the coaches suck and the players quit?
Who goes through spring and summer camp only to quit trying 1 or 2 games into the season? It makes no sense.
None of the situation makes sense. It looks like bad (very bad) coaching, but then the assistants leave here and have success elsewhere. Or they came here with some level of proven success. What is it about being here that makes the coaches suck and the players quit?
Why? He had teammates publicly quit in front of thousands.
The ones who didn't aren't offended....those who he was speaking of I could careless if they are offended.
That was kind of what I thought. If your unhappy with your coach I understand, a lot of us are, but what does it say about the players if they just give up and quit? Not much IMO. I think Stoops deserves what he's getting, but I also know it's the player's who have to keep trying or we may not win but 1 or 2 games.
I think that, unfortunately, this is also a product of our program. I think when you are a team that is used to winning then you expect it and even when you get kicked and you fall down you are able to pick yourself up as a team and you make comebacks and win. However, when you're used to losing and things start to go wrong it is much harder to pick yourself up and defy those odds. You become a product of your nature. That is what the entire program has to overcome. They have to learn to win and always be confident that they can win. Stoops has not proven that he is the guy to instill that confidence. It's time to move on to someone that can.
What is Elam so mad about? He is showing more fight over a card game than the football game.
But the reality is these are kids and they are demonstrating the same attitude as so called fans. The fans, just read the board, have quit the team. And these are mostly adults.
Coach Stoops has failed miserably in convincing his team that HE is capable of fulfilling the hype he was selling to his players.
His in-game coaching has instilled DOUBT in the players. Once hope is gone, then the players will to work hard will soon follow. That's what we are seeing now.
By the players checking out only 2 games into the season, this tells me that this program is in even worse shape than the horrible performances on the field have shown.
SAD
His in-game coaching has instilled DOUBT in the players. Once hope is gone, then the players will to work hard will soon follow. That's what we are seeing now.
By the players checking out only 2 games into the season, this tells me that this program is in even worse shape than the horrible performances on the field have shown.
SAD
I was hoping to see the first half team that played against USM put four quarters on the field against Florida. Having visited during our game I came to respect what KY is trying to accomplish. I see your concern about players quitting on the coach and recall us hiring Ellis Johnson after our 12-2 season. The team lost faith is his coaching ability and that 12-2 team (most players returning) was quickly an 0-12 team. When a coach loses a team's confidence then it can be a disaster. Hope for the fans sake that Stoops learns how to coach on the same level that he's done as a recruiter. Talent is wonderful but without leadership even that talent can fail. Good luck the remainder of the season.
The other guys may have told him "There is no 6 ft. sub coming."