Sunday, June 15, 2008

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.

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