Should there be a statue of Rich Brooks built?

[martycat1]

No.

 

[willievic]

No Way! Jerry Claiborne would be more deserving, but I don't think we have anyone that deserves a statue at the present time. I hope someday Stoops might be the person, but that's a long time off.

OLD STOLL FIELD GUY!

 

[TravisKY]

I believe statues of Greg Page, Nate Northington, Wilbur Hackett, and Houston Hogg will be placed around CWS, correct?

 

[The_Godfather_rivals]

No.

If they want to built a statue build it of Paul Bear Bryant who coached us to a national championship. Why those running the program over the years never embraced the legacy of Bryant is beyond me. people will say "well no one associates The Bear with Kentucky" yea that's right becasue we never laid claim to him, instead we named the football field after a basketball player.

Can't agree with you more!!

I've been pushing this for over a decade on here and I feel that most posters end up agreeing that this should be done.

The Bear was at Kentucky for EIGHT SEASONS!! So many fans are under the mistaken belief that he was here and then ran off as soon as he had some success.

The Bear remains the WINNINGEST COACH IN UK HISTORY. His 60 wins is still 13 more than second place (Curci).

The Bear took UK to 4 bowls in his 8 seasons. This was back when it was actually difficult to get to a bowl. This included appearances in the Sugar, Orange and Cotton Bowls.

The Bear went 60-23-5 while at UK for a 72% winning percentage. No other coach before that era and most certainly after that era comes close to that level of sustained winning at UK.

It's actually absurd that UK has not embraced this era more than it has and it's ridiculous that UK has failed to recognize the unique greatness that was the Bear Bryant era at UK.

 

[Glenn Fohr]

I'm a huge Brooks fans...I wished he would have stayed a few more years...at least 3 more...

...but absolutely not...

mostly because he didn't accomplish enough...and because I don't think college coaches should have statues built...in fact, I don't think any body should be immortalized like that...but that's a long rant for another day...

He was done working for Mitch. Mitch wouldn't spend the money then and he should have for Papa Brooks. Wonder where we would be now?

 

[Deeeefense]

The Bear was at Kentucky for EIGHT SEASONS!! So many fans are under the mistaken belief that he was here and then ran off as soon as he had some success.

Which is far longer than the average head coaching tenure in the SEC in modern times, yet he remains little more than an afterthought.

 

[WeepNoMore]

Need a statue of our AD of the year! (Sarcasm noted!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

[JStaff21]

I want a statue built of Matt Roark. The guy had a 100% winning percentage at QB and our only win over Tennessee since I've been alive.