Barrett Sallee

[hUTch2002]

Every season we’re supposed to lose to Kentucky, EVERY season they’re an automatic win…unless our HC is in his death throes.

They’ve become the UGA of the 90s. When I was in school every year UGA was FINALLY going to beat UT and every year UT not only beat them but beat the crap out of them.

 

[hUTch2002]

I disagree with that too ... There have been years under Stoops when they should have been able to beat Tennessee, such as in 2018, and even 2019 and 2021 when they were at home ... They played tentative and scared.

That 2018 game still kills me ... Kentucky finished 10-3. Tennessee finished 5-7. Tennessee won 24-7. Kentucky looked tight from start to finish. Don't tell me that the past results didn't play a role in that. Sometimes ... history matters. We are in their heads.

One exception BB. In 2021 they didn’t play tentative or scared. UK played a helluva game, we just came out on top as our offense was clicking.

 

[hUTch2002]

Don’t go bringing facts into this. It’s hilarious that if anyone ever says one thing that can be construed as negative towards us that they instantly become public enemy #1. People have made some pretty bad comments about Herbstreit in the NCAA Forum. They probably don’t remember him talking about there not being a better place in the country on game day than Neyland when he did the Kentucky game last season.

To be fair, I’m sure Herbie has said that about multiple places.

 

[hUTch2002]

Orange meet apple.

Yeah. If UK's WRs and QB play the games of their lives against a UT secondary with pretty much one CB healthy enough to play... and then every break that can go against the Vols does... then UK can beat UT.

However, these are two programs going in completely different directions. Recruiting to UK has always been tough. Give credit to Stoops for finding underrated players and developing well. But with UT and USCe now flexing some muscle... he isn't likely to get enough talent to stay out of the cellar. He should have taken one of his opportunities to level up. He was loyal to UK but if their next few years are reflective of their recruiting... they'll probably fire him.

I don’t know. That’s kind of what happened in 2021 and we still won.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

UK is trending off. Stoops reminds me of Fulmer at the end. He has had enough success that he thinks he just needs to "tweak" what he's doing to get over the top. Fulmer's famous line was something like, "We've won a lot of games around here doing what we're doing so we ain't changin' now." Stoops is kind of the same.... without as much talent.

USCe has enough talent to be the next level threat. If A&M gets their act together then they could be dangerous.

That Fulmer comment came in the middle of the 2005 season

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Surprised the A to Z guy hasn't written an article about this yet. "A national CFB analyst shuns and disrespects Tennessee by picking a fierce rival to beat them." Now click here to read about it so I get paid and please repost this on message boards so I get more clicks. The more "controversy" the better.

The offseason click bait articles never fail........

And many of our fans succumb to it, and then get angry about it