Okay. I am completely calm now. LOL! I laugh when a poster tells me to take a deep breath, or calm down. It tells me that he can't refute what I am saying. As a former athlete who knows other athletes, I would say that players don't make their college decisions over a couple of wins and losses. I was lucky enough to have help from my parents. Some players don't get much of that, but everyone tries to figure out where their lives will be best in the next 4-5 years. The rapport with the head coach and the position coach is critical. You have to believe the coaches have the ship headed in the right direction. If you have other career interests besides football, the school must offer the right academics. I have never seen a player say he is going to a school if they win 6 games, but he won't go if they win 4 or 5. And that includes kids without parental supervision. They care about the future, not the past so much. If I was considering signing in Kentucky's 2017 class, I certainly care whether the program appears to be in sound hands. I care a lot about the campus environment. I care a lot about my relationship with Coach Stoops. But why do I care about the 2016 record? I won't even be there in 2016. I sure as hell care about the record in 2017-20, but that's a different issue. That requires an assessment of the direction the program is headed in. So I see new construction everywhere, a new practice facility, a remodeled stadium, and great recruiting classes in 2016 and 2017. Relatively speaking, whether Kentucky wins this game or that game in 2016 means nothing unless I see something in those games that makes me believe Stoops is failing. Usually, you can't see that in 1 or 2 games, especially when the coach is recruiting as well as Stoops is now. I hope this helps.
Mac Jones Flipping to A&M?
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Don't be a jerk. Nobody here has to justify themselves to you.
Wow, just wow. You have the worst reading compression on the board. To respond to your little smart *** rant yes 1 win is a big difference. If you need me to explain to you the difference then I will have to ask you which bowl game did we go to this past season? None? You guessed it. That's what 1 win difference is. It's even bigger than that in case you haven't been following. Stoops is on the hot seat whether you like it or not. Even if Mitch is committed to him do you really think it would be hard for rival recruiters to say that he could get fired. There is atleast enough for a cloud of doubt to be hung over Stoops' head. Or do you just not think that kids care about whether or not the coach they commit to will actually be there or not.
If you don't believe that we need to show a history of success then I would suggest that you have never been around one of these kids when they are making their decision. It's all business to them. Also keep in mind that the last starting QB we have had that finished his career here was Morgan Newton. I kid you not. Every starting QB since Newton has transferred. And Newton didn't even end his career as the starter. We are not only not getting kids to the NFL we aren't even getting them to their senior season. And it's not from a lack of talent. That is not the record of success that any recruit wants to see. It is absolutely essential that we reach a bowl game, if for no other reason than to put to rest the Stoops on the hot seat talk. It is also essential that we demonstrate that we can actually coach the QB position at a competent level.
Yea, you're the site jerk-defining authority. LOL. Do you ever get tired of name-calling?
Ramble on.
Coming from 1 of the most ignorant posters on the board, I regard that as a compliment.
Okay, fine. You have 17,336 posts and 376 likes. Checkmate. GFY.
Mac Jones is certainly an interesting prospect. He has grown 2 inches in the last 2 years. He needs to get stronger. But his throwing mechanics, accuracy, and leadership skills are elite. Looks like his ratings keep going up as his size and physical strength increase. Months ago, I predicted Hudson would be the hardest commitment to hold onto. I think Jones will stick. Apparently he isn't interested in Alabama. He has stopped taking campus visits. He has a good rapport with Gran and Hinshaw, and he says he likes their offense. Unless Jones has 1 other school specifically in mind to wait for an offer, I think this may be about over.
Bama took a QB commit after the offer to Jones. A&M took a QB commit after the offer to Jones. Ole Miss was the most recent offer but haven't heard of interest by Jones there. Three Florida schools took commits from others early on. This is probably over unless something unforeseen pops.
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The numbers don't lie. 17,336 posts. 376 likes. That's ugly. It's the board's vote on you. Not mine. Might want to find another hobby, because blowing up other posters isn't working for you.
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I think so. Things can always change with any prospect, and interest in Jones is bound to keep rising. But he stopped taking campus visits. He gets along well with Gran and Hinshaw, and he likes their offense. The Kentucky opportunity is great for Jones. He gets to play behind Landon Young, Drake Jackson, GAA. Maybe Wills, we will see soon enough. Kentucky has a huge young stable of receivers, with Richardson also coming in. At Kentucky, Jones will inherit the quarterback job. At other schools, he would have to compete for it. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to me.
I think the initial hysteria about Jones flipping in the near future are way overblown. If Jones were to flip, it will be much later this year if the program goes into dumpster-fire mode. I don't think that's going to happen, but the last two seasons have indicated a trend of late-season collapses. That can't be allowed to happen this year, otherwise Jones and other commits will have other programs trying to sway them away.
I agree with you. But 2016 will be another rebuilding season with some disappointing weeks. We just don't have enough bodies, skill, or experience along our defensive front yet. I don't get the sense that Mac Jones' decision will be influenced by that. He says he is solid to Kentucky, and I believe him. From his point of view, the key is the direction of our football program in 2017 and beyond. He will be playing behind Landon Young, Drake Jackson, GAA, and he will have a lot of talented receivers including Greenwood and Richardson. It looks a very good situation for Jones.
Looks like a good situation for a lot of players if we add a win or two to show our coaches can coach. Of course wins aren't everything, but they are hard to ignore and will affect recruiting, although they have overcome the lack of wins so far.
One extra win on its own may not make a difference. However, if that win extends the season, excitement, hype and upward swing of the program's trajectory it might make a difference. Win 6 and the momentum rolls, getting stuck on 5 and no bowl again and things get much tougher all the way around. Talking heads, fans, hs coaches, recruits all begin to wonder if Stoops can get it done.
We should have finished last year at 7-5 and gone bowling. Same in '14...bodies be dammed just piss poor coaching.
Agree. Exceedingly important on several levels to be on the improve and make a bowl this season.
And yet it looks to me that you where right. Shows how much some of these know it all's really know.
And, if we won in 14 and 15 as you and others have stated, the resulting messages would state how easy the east schedule was and we didn't really beat anyone.
