That constantly trash and complain? I guess consecutive SEC wins plus a winning SEC record will make them disappear. I think we all know who they are.
Where are those "certain" posters
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There's a lot of them on my ignore list. Disagreements are one thing. Jackassery is another. I like the board I'm seeing right now.
Yeah. Don't know that we need a thread challenging them to find a reason to complain. They'll just find something and litter the board with negativity.
I recommend people use that ignore list. You're not going to argue these people from being trolls. But you can starve them of attention. And believe me, you won't miss them.
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I was so concerned about Primes absence I checked to see if he had been on the board lately. Yep, this morning. When we're winning he has nothing to say. As soon as we lose he'll be posting like a 14 year old girl texting about her first boyfriend. I have no idea why these fake fans aren't banned.
What makes you think you guys are any different? Ive seen several threads on here complaining about fans leaving and posters. Everybody is going to gripe about something just like this thread is griping. Human nature.
Gaslighting sycophants!!
I don't think any poster who hides their post history should call out anyone else...
Just my opinion...
Just my opinion...
I know that I, and a lot of posters were not happy with Coach Stoops play calling the first two years, and some of the calls earlier this year. It appeared the game was moving to fast for him, and I understand this, since he had never been a HC. I don't think you will find many fans who were happy with him after the USM game.
What most of us said was, "He needed to show improvement over the last two years, and if he did, he should get at least one more year."
The biggest difference is better play calling, and improved Ol and DL play, and Coach Stoops managing the defense.
I don't think most fans wanted to see him fired and start over. I know I didn't.
The main thing most fans,and it should be all fans,want, is for UK to WIN. I want to WIN, and I'm tired of seeing UK lose, when I know we can do better.
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What most of us said was, "He needed to show improvement over the last two years, and if he did, he should get at least one more year."
The biggest difference is better play calling, and improved Ol and DL play, and Coach Stoops managing the defense.
I don't think most fans wanted to see him fired and start over. I know I didn't.
The main thing most fans,and it should be all fans,want, is for UK to WIN. I want to WIN, and I'm tired of seeing UK lose, when I know we can do better.
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Just show up during a game. They're all over the place. The only negative thing I said is I would give my left nut to have Towles back. I stand by that statement.
Let's win a road SEC game and then we can talk about possibly going to a Bowl. Cause it's going to either take beating Mizzou on their field or beating the Dawgs at home coupled with a win over LetsGoPeay to make it happen.
How much more painful is that Southern Miss. loss now? How much worse will it look if we lose at Missouri and at home vs. Georgia?
How much more painful is that Southern Miss. loss now? How much worse will it look if we lose at Missouri and at home vs. Georgia?
Threads like this smh...
I think posters like myself who want more for the program don't believe Stoops is the man to get us there but now were winning games but we all should be proceeding with caution because this thing can go any which way from here on out! The last 3 wins could've easily went the other way but improvement is obvious. I remember during John Walls year Cal saying we should be 0-9 jokingly instead of 9-0 because of all those down to the wire games and the same could be said for this year's fball team. We could easily be 1-6 but hey, we're not so let's keep this going!
I'd love for Stoops to prove me wrong because if he does, then that means UK has achieved a level of success not seen in my lifetime. Who would not want that?!
Obviously I want to win and root my *** for them each and every game. OP, If I need to be "called out" then do so, but before anyone on here talks any ish, they should wait until the season plays out. It's a crazy year and things are going our way in these games that NEVER do...so hopefully the ride will continue. We're overdue some good fortune BUT this is UK football and we've been here before.
I think posters like myself who want more for the program don't believe Stoops is the man to get us there but now were winning games but we all should be proceeding with caution because this thing can go any which way from here on out! The last 3 wins could've easily went the other way but improvement is obvious. I remember during John Walls year Cal saying we should be 0-9 jokingly instead of 9-0 because of all those down to the wire games and the same could be said for this year's fball team. We could easily be 1-6 but hey, we're not so let's keep this going!
I'd love for Stoops to prove me wrong because if he does, then that means UK has achieved a level of success not seen in my lifetime. Who would not want that?!
Obviously I want to win and root my *** for them each and every game. OP, If I need to be "called out" then do so, but before anyone on here talks any ish, they should wait until the season plays out. It's a crazy year and things are going our way in these games that NEVER do...so hopefully the ride will continue. We're overdue some good fortune BUT this is UK football and we've been here before.
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Everybody has a sore spot with this program. I think we are all tired of losing. For me, the sore was not being competitive.....there are legit reasons not to win a game, but over the past years there have been far too many games where it seemed the team was beaten before the first snap.
I like this effort that has come out. Sometimes as corny as it sounds if the team plays smart and hard it makes up for some of the talent difference.
I like this effort that has come out. Sometimes as corny as it sounds if the team plays smart and hard it makes up for some of the talent difference.
Assuming losses to the Vols and Cards and a win over Peay, we will be 5-5 without playing Mizzou and UGA. If we beat just one of the two, we will end up at 6-6. If we beat both, we will wind up at 7-5. Lose both at it's another 5-7. I don't think another 5-7 is in the cards (pun intended) since both Mizzou (away) and UGA (home) are winnable games. Of course anything can happen and Johnson's fumbles will have to stop in order to win both games.
I was pretty vocal against CMS earlier in the season.
I did say that I really hoped that we could turn it around and that if we DID turn it around, that Stoops will have coached his *** off!
I'd say that with the turnaround of the defense and the play of Stephen Johnson, who wasn't even heard of this time last year, things are looking better.
Get to a bowl this year and I think we finally see the program turning the corner going forward.
Getting another conference win and getting to a bowl is EVERYTHING though!!!
I did say that I really hoped that we could turn it around and that if we DID turn it around, that Stoops will have coached his *** off!
I'd say that with the turnaround of the defense and the play of Stephen Johnson, who wasn't even heard of this time last year, things are looking better.
Get to a bowl this year and I think we finally see the program turning the corner going forward.
Getting another conference win and getting to a bowl is EVERYTHING though!!!
There always seems to be a crossroads for a coach where he can either fold or have a moment. In season two, CMS had his crossroads on fourth down against Florida, and he folded. Saturday against MSU, he had his moment. It looks, for now, like he's turned this thing around. GA and MO are winnable games at this point, and 7-5 would definitely be considered a success considering the early loss to USM. If we finish 7-5 we will go to a moderately respectable bowl and CMS definitely will deserve another year. 6-6 is still mediocre IMHO; doing just enough to get by. If we beat UT then I will recant everything I've said about the guy, publicly.
A bowl game gets this team on track for next season. The building of this team has been geared toward next season. UK should be 5-2 right now, but the youth on defense really showed early. Still shows, but is getting better. This team is a year away, but needs a bowl.
I also wonder how this team would look had Gran been hired last season and Stoops taken the defense then.
very true, but you know what they say about the iffin game. what happened happened, nobody more than him hates that choices & decisions he made screws up - but he deserves credit for fixing them.
Dawson, mistake, gone in less than a year, very effective replacement found. The space-aged High Performance program wasnt getting great results, Korem out the door & a more traditional strength & conditioning program been put in place - I think we can say the results are good, especially on the O & D lines. Special teams by committee was not good in '15, now in '16 with a dedicated coordinator it is a strength of our team. D was failing, he stepped in, simplified things & has dramatically improved. needs to keep getting better though.
there is a certain number of posters on here & in the fanbase who made up their mind back after game 1 & simply refuse to admit they were wrong & have been proven to have an awful judgement on such matters. And it pisses them off to be so demonstratively shown to be wrong as each game goes on this season.....so they move on to other false nitpicks as a screen from their awful judgement & detract from the coach & the team's wins. clock management! bad QB play! incorrect player rotations! bad uniform combinations!
hopefully yet another SEC win this weekend will continue to unify our fanbase & we have a packed house acting completely insane for 4 hours against Georgia in 12 days.
I picture him under him in the fetal position sadly sticking needles into his Stoops voodoo doll.
The Stoops haters want this team to fail.
Every loss bolsters their self-proclaimed football genius.
They're just waiting for that "I told you so" moment...
Every loss bolsters their self-proclaimed football genius.
They're just waiting for that "I told you so" moment...
I'm here as well. And while I am happy we've gone 4-1 in the last 5, I mantain it's fools gold. We beat very bad teams and did so in games that could've gone either way. I believe we only beat AP going forward and get stuck on 5 wins again. I hate typing that, admitting or whatever, but that's how I honestly feel.
I'm not bitching to *****. Yes I'm a real fan. Yes of course I want us to win and succeed in football. I just don't believe in Stoops. He has done a tremendous job of recruiting here, it has been a considerable upgrade over what we we're used to. I just don't feel that he is a great coach, motivator or game manager. Again, we beat bad teams and struggled to do so. I think this is fools gold. When we are stuck on 5 wins again, maybe more will agree.
Now I hope I'm wrong. I hope we win out and I look like a moron. Just don't believe that will happen. We shall see soon enough.
I'm not bitching to *****. Yes I'm a real fan. Yes of course I want us to win and succeed in football. I just don't believe in Stoops. He has done a tremendous job of recruiting here, it has been a considerable upgrade over what we we're used to. I just don't feel that he is a great coach, motivator or game manager. Again, we beat bad teams and struggled to do so. I think this is fools gold. When we are stuck on 5 wins again, maybe more will agree.
Now I hope I'm wrong. I hope we win out and I look like a moron. Just don't believe that will happen. We shall see soon enough.
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On-On-UK, You may be right, but I don't think you have that many Coach Stoops haters on here. I really believe most posters on here just want to see UK WIN, and they don't "Give a ****" who the coach is, as long as he wins. I know I was a big Coach Stoops backer when he was first hired, and especially after his first recruiting class. I then soured on him after seeing some of his game management in the first three years. He was behind the flow of the game. Maybe it was because he didn't trust his OC's. I don't know, but I saw mistakes that were evident to a lot of us. He appeared to be rattled on the sidelines.
I've always felt a coach needed five years to prove himself, but only if he's showing improvement in the fourth year. After the USM game, there were a lot of doubts about his improvement, but I think that has changed now. Were seeing improvement in the OL, DL, play calling, better defense calling (Since Coach Stoops took over), and definitely better game management.
I definitely think he should get a 5th year, regardless of the outcome of the remaining games. I know a lot of posters on here will disagree with me on this, but that's their right. It doesn't make them right or me wrong, just a difference of opinion, which were both entitled to.
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I've always felt a coach needed five years to prove himself, but only if he's showing improvement in the fourth year. After the USM game, there were a lot of doubts about his improvement, but I think that has changed now. Were seeing improvement in the OL, DL, play calling, better defense calling (Since Coach Stoops took over), and definitely better game management.
I definitely think he should get a 5th year, regardless of the outcome of the remaining games. I know a lot of posters on here will disagree with me on this, but that's their right. It doesn't make them right or me wrong, just a difference of opinion, which were both entitled to.
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UK isn't beating a lot of great teams but they are winning. Kentucky continues to catch the breaks, make some plays, and eventually you have to buy in to this team for right now. It doesn't mean I'm all in on Stoops and it also means you can't be "Fire Stoops" either. To this point, they have turned it around from a disastrous start. Beat Mizzou next, followed up Austin Peay and get to a bowl game. I never expected to beat Miss St so that was a pleasant surprise. Getting to a bowl is the first step.
Kentucky is not beating any great teams. But like you said, we are catching breaks that usually break our tends.
Why would you post this? We all know what MIGHT happen. I'd rather enjoy what HAS happened, injuries or not, we're looking at a good shot at 7 wins, going to a bowl for possibly 8.
First - We already played NMSU and won. (I assume you meant Austin Peay).
Second, it's be damned if UK beats USC, Vandy, NMSU and MSST, and be damned if they don't win. That's a pretty tough spot to be in for a program trying to climb the ladder.
You're entitled to your opinion, but what happens if we beat Mizzou and UGA and AP for a 7 win season. Still fools gold?
it is late Oct and UK is 2nd in the sec east. there is no reason to be bitching right now.
TNTUK>>>>First off, correct I meant AP. And no, if we beat mizzou and GA my opinion will change, it's that simple. Neither team is great, but mizzou is a conference road game and we have a little win streak presently... That will be impressive. And GA is a big boy SEC team, even if they are down a little but thus year. If he can keep the team focused and motivted to beat those two teams, my opinion will change and I will gladly eat crowe
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Overall record dude!! He isn't proving me wrong, that's my point. I'm glad he is up three games overall in one score games against crappy teams... But that proves Jack. Overall record is a clear indication of the program, not a stat about one score games.
If we beat mizzou and GA I will take my medicine on here. I will also change my opinion of Stoops. But if we drop those two, you will probably agree with me... again, we shall soon see.
I want this team and program to succeed. I don't want to feel this way about our coach. But my opinion is based on what's actually happening. The usm loss and inability to wax bad teams we are clearly more talented than makes me feel this way. I sincerely hope we beat mizzou and GA and I'm a fool. I love UK as much as anyone, I want us to compete yearly for SEC east titles.. I want what we all want. I especially want a capable coach to take us there... And at the present, I don't feel the current coach is that man. Hope he proves me wrong wrong wrong.
All good man. I hope we go out and win the next 2 and maybe we can start uniting as a fan base and all get behind these guys.
I'm thrilled that our team is winning games we have in years past lost. I am hoping that Coach Stoops has finally instilled the confidence his team desperately needs to win in the SEC.
Winning these next 3 games could springboard this program to the top of the SEC East. I am looking forward to seeing how Coach Stoops and our team respond.
At the end of this 3 game stretch, we'll know where we are as a program.
Winning these next 3 games could springboard this program to the top of the SEC East. I am looking forward to seeing how Coach Stoops and our team respond.
At the end of this 3 game stretch, we'll know where we are as a program.
Him along with a lot of others.
LOL, not sure how but the reply left out JHB4UK's quote which is what I was replying to: "hope he continues pissing you off & proving you wrong dude"
What happened mods, it shows up on the post that I edited.
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After the way we started the season it was more than reasonable for fans to be angry about the coaching, play on the field, lack of focus, lack of preparedness, lack of emotion..IMO the people who constantly paint an unrealistic picture about the positives are just as bad if not worse than those who are unrealistically negative..we've played quite a bit better these last few games and anyone who doesn't acknowledge that is just being silly, but to act like we've been some kind of world beater all year long and pretend that our fans are just looking for something to complain about is ridiculous
They will be back if we lose to Missouri and UGA OP. That said, the loss to Southern Miss still looms and we are "not in a bowl" yet so let's se what happens Saturday first.
Also, I am always amused at the "we should be 5-2" folks. Yes, one can make that argument but we were oh so close to losing to MSU and Vandy was driving late for a tie...and on and on. We probably are what our record should be now, we should just have traded a SEC win for the Southern Miss win.
Also, I am always amused at the "we should be 5-2" folks. Yes, one can make that argument but we were oh so close to losing to MSU and Vandy was driving late for a tie...and on and on. We probably are what our record should be now, we should just have traded a SEC win for the Southern Miss win.
Good question, hope you don't mind if I take a crack at it.
The answer is 'maybe.' I'd say 7-5 would be a good improvement from last season. However, if UofL blows us out in the final game and we don't win our bowl, then Stoops still has question marks for next season. He's here regardless, but it's a big letdown.
On the other hand, if we bring it against UofL and lose respectably but then go on to win our bowl game, 8-5 is a record that can't be ignored. Stoops MUST be considered 'the man' until he proves otherwise.
Now if we somehow manage to beat UT or UofL and we go 9-4, Stoops deserves another extension.
Did FSU keep it respectable against Transfer U? Do you think they won't try to run it up to the max against us?