So....Does Korem stay or go?
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Unless he's the guy responsible for getting Kentucky lined up on defense or special teams, I have no idea why they'd fire him. I mean, Stoops can bounce around the football facilities and replace whoever he wants, but at the end of the day, this roster is woefully deficient. UK certainly needs upgrades, but mostly on the field.
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Considering his celebrity and the commitment to new training facilities I can't see him going. Also as pointed out earlier he's not the one who can't keep the edge against a running QB
This. Fire the student assistant responsible for filling the Gatorade if you want, but it won't make any difference to what we see on the field, that kids not a coach. Coaching improvements need to be made first and foremost.
He will still be here, but there will likely have to be some changes to the way he runs his high performance program. I think it was a bone of contention with a lot of the players. He is going to have to make it more player friendly in terms of how they go about it.
I think too many are expecting his program to trot out a bunch of "rock" look alikes. The high performance program is different from the strength and conditioning. That being said, despite our problems, we stayed relatively healthy. Boom got hurt on a freak play, Melvin Lewis broke a bone, McGinnis had a groin issue, but outside of that the other injuries were generally minimal across the board. We're seeing far fewer nagging things like high ankle sprains that seemed to always plague us before, so I have to think something good is coming out of that program.
I think too many are expecting his program to trot out a bunch of "rock" look alikes. The high performance program is different from the strength and conditioning. That being said, despite our problems, we stayed relatively healthy. Boom got hurt on a freak play, Melvin Lewis broke a bone, McGinnis had a groin issue, but outside of that the other injuries were generally minimal across the board. We're seeing far fewer nagging things like high ankle sprains that seemed to always plague us before, so I have to think something good is coming out of that program.
Very true and the similar program he worked in at FSU resulted in I believe a 90% reduction in soft tissue injuries.
If the high performance program is not beneficial I wonder why other college teams like FSU and now some pro teams like the Seahawks and Eagles are putting them in?
The HP program has wowed a lot of recruits on their visit and it's one area where Kentucky actually has a leg up on most of the teams we recruit against, yet people want to get rid of it becasue some players are complaining? Maybe we need to get rid of wind sprints and up and downs as well as 2 a days in the spring and fall - too hard.
His program is a joke IMO! Training needs to be done somewhat oldschool IMO!
Maybe bc the team has gone into 2nd half collapses the past two years. I think you're seriously under appreciating what a good S&C can do to a program. It starts with them. Sometimes it's the smallest of changes that can make the biggest difference. If the players aren't receiving the correct advice on nutrition and workouts during the season, it can be just as big as a factor of which gap they need to hit on Saturday
S&C is a different program than the HP Program. Most of what I have heard about our S&C program has been very positive.
Ironically enough that is the problem - they don't do enough gassers, sprints, conditioning stuff. People in the program that have been at top programs have commented that they don't do nearly enough conditioning work. He is running the HP program like a lab and the players are the guinea pigs, but we don't have the same size, speed, and strength necessary from him. Ask the players and they will tell you the guys who train with Corey do much better than EK.
Also, someone asked about nutrition and Monica "mama" Fowler does a very good job with that part of the program as well. Not a bash on Korem, but if you did not know we had a high performance strength coach would you know by how our team looks, size, speed, and strength that we had one. Look at our oline - they have the least development of any SEC team out there. Look at photos of them and every other team. No way this should happen.
Good post. Its very beneficial and it says alot about the players that some dont like it. Translation: it catches them loafing, and they dont like that. Pretty illustrative of whats wrong with the team imo.
As you said, its the one area we actually have a leg up on other schools. For the love of god, lets not throw it away.
Well if it stays I would like to see some evidence. All we have is speculation and innuendo about it. He should be required to report and provide some comparison data. I think a high performance program on the cutting edge would be one of the extra additions that could separate us to recruits. Certainly worth the investment as an avenue to give us separation.
If he merits retention then Stoops needs to shut down any internal criticism.
If he merits retention then Stoops needs to shut down any internal criticism.
Huh. There have been so many head scratching moments from these coaches this season. I disagree I think the coaches are definitely most of the problem, way more so than the players. We lost the vandy game due to one of the worst coaching performances I've ever seen. Not the players. We never make adjustments at halftime. The coaches are to blame for the players not being lined up correctly sometimes. The coaches have cost us games this season. Which is why we're not in a bowl game. Just my opinion.
Elam's problem is between his hand and mouth. You can't make someone lose weight unless you confine them 24/7 and restrict their diet. Without 40-50 lbs of weight loss he will always have a problem with conditioning.
This. I see no reason why anyone would believe Korem is the issue. We do have an old school training program that is similar to what other teams do. The HP program is something different. We do this in addition to strength training. I see no reason to believe the HP is holding us back. The issue is coaching not training.
The coaches and our players are to blame. You can't coach if the players are missing assignments or giving less than 100%. And you can't play if the coaches call the wrong plays or adjust. Majority of the blame lies with our coaches, I'd like to see half of them let go.