What other message boards are saying (Kentucky pre-game edition)

#53
#53
Spiritof96 said:
10 wins twice was a big deal for us. Like many coaches of his generation he refuses to change and modernize. He whines about NIL and he hasn't grown as a game manager.

Contrary to wide spread belief, UK isn't a basketball school, it is a school (like every other) that built it's identity around the program that was winning. When Cal was flagging, football capturing significant fan marketshare, and fans were hand wringing about "apathy" towards basketball. UK fans will care about football again when it's fun and plausibly competitive against middle tier SEC teams rather than being 16 out of 16 with head scratcher game management.

UT will of course win this weekend and everyone is going to be digging in the couch cushions to come up with the $38M due in 60 days to make him go away. The AD will retire in 3 years or less.
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Thanks for the added perspective...always appreciate fans of other teams coming on here and providing civil, reasonable conversation.

BTW - if your screen name alludes, I was still a resident of the Commonwealth and that 96 UK basketball team was the most dominant one I can ever recall. 34-2...incredible.
 
#55
#55
Spiritof96 said:
10 wins twice was a big deal for us. Like many coaches of his generation he refuses to change and modernize. He whines about NIL and he hasn't grown as a game manager.

Contrary to wide spread belief, UK isn't a basketball school, it is a school (like every other) that built it's identity around the program that was winning. When Cal was flagging, football capturing significant fan marketshare, and fans were hand wringing about "apathy" towards basketball. UK fans will care about football again when it's fun and plausibly competitive against middle tier SEC teams rather than being 16 out of 16 with head scratcher game management.

UT will of course win this weekend and everyone is going to be digging in the couch cushions to come up with the $38M due in 60 days to make him go away. The AD will retire in 3 years or less.
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UK, IMO (enough caps for 'ya there?) would be best served by an up-and-coming FCS HC or OC/DC who does things a totally different way. The next Rich Rod of old at WVU, for example. Plays offense the way UT plays it. 50/50 run/pass. Guess what the next call is? Plays a 3-3-5 defense, and attacks relentlessly from multiple angles. Plays with their hair on fire. Boom or bust. But 60 minutes of fight. Every single game.

Y'know, like I wish UT played. And I'm okay with the 4-2-5 in our case. But the old WVU was a lot of fun to watch.

That's what UK needs. You are never going to have the money, or get the 4 and 5-stars to Lexington in order to compete with UGA, Bama, or the Texas schools. So you've gotta take the road less travelled. A coach who isn't afraid to let it rip, and a team of 3-stars with the attitude of Pavia.

UK could, with the right staff, be a solid 7-5 / 8-4 team. And then you just need a break every year or so to be 9-3 and in the hunt for the Playoff. If nothing else, you could ruin the chances for a UT / UGA / UF / any other team. David of the Bible never won a Natty, but he did knock Goliath out of the fight, so...

I'm glad we have UK as one of our 3 permanent rivals. I remember the beer barrel. Wish they'd bring it back. Hell, there's no beer in it, so let 'em play for it. Are we that soft now?

The SEC is better with a tough Kentucky team in it. So I hope they get there. Soon.
 
#57
#57
GVF said:
If you look at the evolution of their facilities lately, that'd be a very reasonable assumption. The stadium is no longer a dumpster. A lot nicer now for a school that previously did not care at all.
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It is nicer…. With a putrid capacity of 35,000, but there’s not a bad set in the house
 
#66
#66
McDad said:
It certainly looks like that have. Vanderbilt, being private, doesn't have to report the numbers though.
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Long time reader, first-time poster: I live in Nashville and from what I’ve heard, Vandy has competitive NIL budgets now. Apparently Pavia is getting between $3 and 4 mil, and I heard they have $5 mil to spend on mens basketball players. Not sure how that compares to the Vols but it’s sounds like a lot. Anyone know what the Vols have to spend? Also Vandy has a relatively new chancellor who used to be at Stanford, and it seems he’s the reason they have been spending a lot of money to improve their facilities and raising a lot of money for NIL.

BTW, I see a lot of people talking about Clark Lea leaving after this year. That‘s not gonna happen. He’ll be there a long time. He’s a Nashville native and a Vandy alum, and he’s said Vandy is his dream job.
 
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#67
#67
GVF said:
Have you watched Texas at all this year? They barely have a forward gear. KY did not play up to Texas like most want to believe.
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Well, we will know around 10pm Saturday nt. My hope is we play a sound, mistake free game. But something tells me we will continue the streak and have 6-8 penalties and struggle to put KY away until mid to late 4th qtr.

We should win by three scores
 
#68
#68
Bill Money said:
Long time reader, first-time poster: I live in Nashville and from what I’ve heard, Vandy has competitive NIL budgets now. Apparently Pavia is getting between $3 and 4 mil, and I heard they have $5 mil to spend on mens basketball players. Not sure how that compares to the Vols but it’s sounds like a lot. Anyone know what the Vols have to spend? Also Vandy has a relatively new chancellor who used to be at Stanford, and it seems he’s the reason they have been spending a lot of money to improve their facilities and raising a lot of money for NIL.

BTW, I see a lot of people talking about Clark Lea leaving after this year. That‘s not gonna happen. He’ll be there a long time. He’s a Nashville native and a Vandy alum, and he’s said Vandy is his dream job.
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Heard the same thing - Pavia getting $4 million.

Surely they were kidding when he said Pavia may petition for a 7th yr?

Vandy is getting more serious about sports. As far as TN, I think we spent about $14 million.

I’ll try to connect with a client of mine who works for Spyre
 
#69
#69
Bill Money said:
Long time reader, first-time poster: I live in Nashville and from what I’ve heard, Vandy has competitive NIL budgets now. Apparently Pavia is getting between $3 and 4 mil, and I heard they have $5 mil to spend on mens basketball players. Not sure how that compares to the Vols but it’s sounds like a lot. Anyone know what the Vols have to spend? Also Vandy has a relatively new chancellor who used to be at Stanford, and it seems he’s the reason they have been spending a lot of money to improve their facilities and raising a lot of money for NIL.

BTW, I see a lot of people talking about Clark Lea leaving after this year. That‘s not gonna happen. He’ll be there a long time. He’s a Nashville native and a Vandy alum, and he’s said Vandy is his dream job.
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Lea is 22-34 and 7-28 in the SEC, no one with a real program is hiring him...get serious
 
#70
#70
GVF said:
If you look at the evolution of their facilities lately, that'd be a very reasonable assumption. The stadium is no longer a dumpster. A lot nicer now for a school that previously did not care at all.
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Biggest issue with that stadium is for some reason it just holds in cold air. I swear we could play in Lexington in September and it would cold inside of that stadium.
 
#71
#71
Neal Brown isn't doing anything! Bring him home! (From Boyle County)

At least moving the UK game up allows Vol fans to go to Keeneland and color it orange!
 
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