U of K Football on the Rise

U of K football is progressing under the same coaching staff that was almost fired a few short years ago. Rich Brooks endured some major pain and heartache with many Kentuckians calling for his ouster after he arrived.

It was unbelievable to me that so many U of K fans acted like idiots with no knowledge of football whatsoever. It made no difference to many U of K fans the U of K football program was in the middle of probation and struggling to regain any kind of recruiting success. Not sure why, but players like Andre Woodson chose to join U of K and help turn around the program.

If it wasn’t for players like Woodson, Woodyard, and Burton, the U of K rebuilding process would have taken so much longer. I know these guys, including Tamme have gotten a lot of praise, but when you analyze the U of K situation a few years ago, they truly deserve all the praise they’ve gotten. Now U of K football is on a different track that should continue to get better with more talent and experience on the team.

U of K football fans are also getting more excited each season with wins over teams like LSU and UL. The fans have also been making a great showing at the bowl games getting behind the Cats for the last two years. Expect more from U of K football. I believe this trend will continue. I always believed U of K football was a sleeping giant because there’s a lot of high school talent in the state of Kentucky.

In addition U of K football has a lot to promote. The Cats have some of the best practice facilities, academic support is great with the CATS center, and the campus is beautiful. Players also graduate at a high rate when leaving U of K football.

U of K Basketball - Is UK Basketball Bigger than the SEC?

I have to believe U of K basketball is on the rise under Coach Billy Gillispie. U of K fans have been frustrated recently with an inability to reach the Final Four. Tubby Smith left the program very dispirited and they’ve been struggling to recover ever since.

Coach Gillispie is knows as a miracle worker, but even a coach with his talents will have a hard time resurrecting a U of K basketball program to nation prominence again. Today, the landscape of college basketball has changed dramatically. For one, the SEC has other top college basketball programs that usually didn’t exist.

Florida has won two national championships under Coach Billy Donovan and Tennessee is a top 10 program now under Bruce Pearl. U of K basketball is not sitting alone on top of a mountain in the SEC. Those days are long gone and they will continue to dwindle in the future. There is just too much money behind many of the athletic programs in the SEC for basketball programs to struggle.

If SEC basketball coaches aren’t winning games, there is enough money in athletic budgets to hire another coach. With more winning, comes more fan support. Places like Florida will continue to solidify quality basketball programs as they win more games and draw more fans to games.

U of K basketball is still U of K basketball though. It will just take more time and effort to dominate the SEC like in years past. The name Kentucky on the front of a jersey is still very appealing to many recruits and I’m sure U of K basketball will continue to grow in tradition with many talented players and championships.

As we know, U of K basketball is bigger than any coach and it will continue to flourish as the top college basketball program with the most loyal fans.


Tyler
Wildcat-Sports.com

UL Really a Tough Game?

I am so tired of hearing about UL football from UL fans. I'm sorry, but UL fans are the most delusional fans I've come across in all of sports. I've lived all the way around the country in several places and I stand by that statement.

This year, UL has both a decimated offensive line and defensive line while UK returns a lot of talent on both lines. In fact, many believe UK's defensive line is the best they've seen since Art Still's team in the 1970s. Couple this with a defensive secondary being anchored by Trevard Lindley and a very talented group of linebackers, and you've got the recipe for a great UK defense.

UK's running game could be one of the best in the SEC with Derrick Locke, Alphonso Smith and senior Tony Dixon. They will be running behind a UK offensive line that was impressive last year and will only get better this year with players such as Zipp Duncan, Jeffries, and Alexander.

So how could UL be favored to win? Many people around the country just don't believe UK can survive the losses of Andre Woodson, Keenan Burton, and Raphael Little, but they haven't looked very deep into our roster. People, who know UK football know that UK has a lot of talent returning in all spots. The only spot I'm worried about is wide receiver because we are very young at the position.

In closing, I don't even think it's going to be close. UK will win this game running away easily. UK will control both lines of scrimmage and they will run the ball and the CLOCK effectively. UL has lost all of their running backs to scandal, transfer, or injury and I don’t believe their O-Line can protect Hunter Cantwell effectively against UK’s D-Line.

I can't wait to see the UL delusions wiped away with a new pair of glasses once UK wins the first game of the season.

See ya soon,

Tyler
Wildcat-Sports.com