Predictions for offense

[KCKUKFan]

Never understood Football "only" fans when you are a fan of a college team. I'm a UK fan. I may be football "first" but I'm not football "only". I root hard for basketball and all the other UK sports. I just happen to put football first because that's what I grew up on. My parents were 30+ year season ticket holders from around the time Commonwealth opened. I would attend a game or two a year with my Dad as a kid up until I went to UK in '89. I got my own season tickets in '93 when I graduated and have been going ever since. So I may post more on the football boards in general, I'll still be an the basketball boards as well rooting for them too.

Agreed.

The football/basketball bickering is pointless.

[Trueblujr]

I'm a fan of both sports. Always have been. I don't mind to admit that I get a little jealous of the SEC schools who traditionally have good football teams. I like Stoops fine, as long as he gets it together this season. I have my doubts they'll be any good, though. Then we'll be right back to square 1. We may already be back to square 1 anyway.

I wouldn't say we're back at square one. This team is far and away more talented than Joker's last couple of seasons or Stoops first couple of seasons. I consider Stoops first season square one. But with the portal now, If and When Stoops leaves, there's likely a huge exodus of talent that transfers out. So it will be up to whoever takes over to use that portal to keep our foundation strong.

[Matt Dillon]

Never understood Football "only" fans when you are a fan of a college team. I'm a UK fan. I may be football "first" but I'm not football "only". I root hard for basketball and all the other UK sports. I just happen to put football first because that's what I grew up on. My parents were 30+ year season ticket holders from around the time Commonwealth opened. I would attend a game or two a year with my Dad as a kid up until I went to UK in '89. I got my own season tickets in '93 when I graduated and have been going ever since. So I may post more on the football boards in general, I'll still be an the basketball boards as well rooting for them too.

This describes me to a "t".

[EKYCat]

I wouldn't say we're back at square one. This team is far and away more talented than Joker's last couple of seasons or Stoops first couple of seasons. I consider Stoops first season square one. But with the portal now, If and When Stoops leaves, there's likely a huge exodus of talent that transfers out. So it will be up to whoever takes over to use that portal to keep our foundation strong.

If they go 3-9 this year, it's back to square 1. Not much difference, record-wise. How much talent do we have now? I guess we'll know when it gets teed up here in a little over a month. Hoping the portal was good to us. All going to depend on the offensive line and QB play.

[dencat]

The offensive line has mostly been a disappointment since Schlarman passed. He's the coach that everybody pretends Marrow is.

Schlarman was a great coach and his players loved him. One difference between now and then is Schlarman used to sub players to keep them fresh and build experience.

[Helix]

Have to think there's some truth to Stoops laying low at this point. Either he doesn't want to field all the questions about his being on the hot seat, or he doesn't want to overly raise expectations. I'm hoping he's laying low with a chip on his shoulder to prove everybody wrong about him. That's best case. but we are still a few weeks away from practices starting, so we just don't have much to work with yet.

"laying low with a chip on his shoulder to prove everybody wrong about him" --> My hope too

[The-Hack]

of course if Mark Stoops manages a COY and wins seven he automatically gets another year added.

A common misconception from prior contracts. His Mega-deal now requires nine (9) wins for that automatic extension to apply.

And, frankly, I hope he hits the mark (yes, extremely unlikely).

If he can pull 7 or 8 wins, he might lure a serious look from Iowa, where I think he is destined to finish his career. Prior to his 4-8 season last year, there was at least one lengthy thread on a Hawkeye forum and while not wildly enthusiastic, a lot of Iowa folk have noticed Stoops got Kentucky to 10 wins: a rare feat.

Yes, Iowa has a Coach . . . who was an assistant when Mark Stoops played there. He’s long in the tooth!!

[40bill]

A common misconception from prior contracts. His Mega-deal now requires nine (9) wins for that automatic extension to apply.

And, frankly, I hope he hits the mark (yes, extremely unlikely).

If he can pull 7 or 8 wins, he might lure a serious look from Iowa, where I think he is destined to finish his career. Prior to his 4-8 season last year, there was at least one lengthy thread on a Hawkeye forum and while not wildly enthusiastic, a lot of Iowa folk have noticed Stoops got Kentucky to 10 wins: a rare feat.

Yes, Iowa has a Coach . . . who was an assistant when Mark Stoops played there. He’s long in the tooth!!

Thanks Hack...I was definitely unaware of the 9 win automatic extension. Yes Iowa has been the program I have heard most often connected to Coach Stoops.

As far as 'football only' i think the last few years of the Calipari run soured me on the basketball forums. Im not an NBA fan so i dont really keep up with a lot of that end of the game. I felt Calipari openly ran a farm team....and while this is now obvious, coach Pope at least seems to acknowledge this level is a lot more about team and program than individual.

[largebluej]

A common misconception from prior contracts. His Mega-deal now requires nine (9) wins for that automatic extension to apply......

Whenever the topic of Stoops' buyout comes up, one of my season ticket buddies always says that since we had to vacate wins due to the payroll record keeping business, we should be able to knock a year off the contract since he now officially didnt hit that threshold in 2021.

[UKWildcats1987]

It's a Stoops offense so I expect it to not excel. It will have its moments but will let us down n key moments. It should hopefully be an improvement on last season though.