I tend to think that Pulley is the more athletically gifted of the quarterbacks, but if Hartline had won the job, I don’t see how Pulley could have been left on the sidelines. He is simply to good. I think there is a strong possibility that we were headed in the direction of playing two quarterbacks, but of course we will never know.

Hopefully injuries which effect depth won’t become a problem, but going into a football season that’s “whistling in the wind”. There will be injuries, and if the injuries are at the “wrong” positions, then a definite negative impact could be felt.

As I wrote above, lack of depth has been a huge problem over the years, but hopefully the program is deep enough to withstand the hit.

This piece is primarily about there being no excuses. It’s in the players and coaches hands to ensure that a beat isn’t missed.

Dr. Pepper and cheese cracker part.

Nice hook for your story line but you’re taking a gamble that all fans have the same feelings re: Gillispie, especially portraying him as an “advisor/mentor/sage” to Brooks. Can’t speak to readers on ASOB but on other sites you would get a considerable pushback, to the point of: Are you jesting? Gillispie can’t carry Brooks’ clipboard!

Just for fun, you all know how much I think of Barnhart and what he’s done for Kentucky athletics.
I’m old. Therefore I remember when Kentucky was actually THE basketball program in the country. We didn’t worry about getting a new coach off to a great start and cancel games such as the UMass game as Barnhart did last year.
In the ole days when you bought your season tickets you knew there was a better than average chance you were going to see someone on the schedule you had heard of.
For example, the year Rupp opened the pre conference schedule was:
Wisconsin, TCU, Indiana, Kansas, South Carolina, UKIT included Bowling Green and Utah, and then Notre Dame. I don’t think Hagan was making sure Joe B, got off to a ‘great start’ that year.
In the 77-78 year, we won the national championship. The pre conference schedule was SMU, Indiana, Kansas, South Carolina, UKIT included Portand and St John’s, then Iona and Notre Dame.
I know this is not doing any good but maybe some day, some how you’ll see we actually saw someone other than those teams you have to suffer through now.
Oh, and the last football team, Curry coached played Louisville, Cincinnati, Indiana, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, LSU, Georgia, Miss State, Vandy, and Tennessee.
The scheduling gods had yet to arrive at Commonwealth.
Hey, I’m not saying we aren’t still the University of Kentucky. I just wonder when we started worrying about wins and loses over quality wins.
Your Old Pain in the Butt
Bye, Bye

Huh?
My point is when you are paying to see the Cats play it would be nice to see them play someone you’ve actually heard of. I guess you’ve been following Norfork State since you were old enough to turn on the TV. How many division one schools have they beat? Western, how many? Middle Tennessee also. Please list the bowls those teams went to.
Curry couldn’t load the sc hedule with those teams so he could be half way to a bowl. He actually played nine SEC games then. Don’t tell me Barnhart is scheduling quality games. Ain’t no way. Who’s Georgia opening with? How About Alabama? They don’t look for pansies to play.
And now tell me how the basketball team’s schedule is compared to Hall’s.
We are and will continue to be an also ran until we actually find an athletic director who has the guts to go out and hire a football coach. I heard Spurrier inviewed on television when he took the South Carolina job. He was asked if anyone else in the SEC had approached him about becoming their head coach. “No” was his answer. Correct me if I wrong but I think Kentucky was in the conference then. No, we don’t want a coach that runs up the score and all the other garbage our fans say. Well, we’ve got one that doesn’t. Except against the three sister of the poor we play.
Brooks has done a nice job the last two years. But don’t compare the schedules he’s had with ANY other coach that’s been at Kentucky.
I anxiously await the comparison of the basketball schedules.
Whose place did Akron take on the schedule?

You all are right. We need to win at least 6 or 7. It doesn’t matter two of those wins are against former OVC schools and one NO one heard of until we scheduled them. Yes, we should play that caliber of teams so we can brag about going to a bowl.
I will admit. If we have to play schools like that to get into a bowl then no one is going to think of us other than an SEC bowl team. When outsiders mention the SEC and football we should be right there with the Alabamas, LSUs, and the others. Yep, I noticed Florida is playing both Florida State and Miami this year. Those fools. You’d think they actually wanted to be seen by everyone in the country. All those four and five star recruits coming in. And every one of them hoping they can get to play in Nashville in the Music City Bowl. It has saved Kentucky football. Praise the Lord and pass the kicking tee.
And of course your right about the Hall era and the Curry era. They were foolish to play some one who might beat us. We just want the wins! Oh, those stupid fools.
I think if we are worried about only paying someone to come into Lexington for a few hundred thousand dollars we should rotate the games between Murray, Morehead, Eastern and Georgetown. And in basketball we should stay away from the potential giant killers like Gardner-Webb, and San Diego State and play Centre, Berea and Transy. At least the money will stay in the state and it go into local programs. Hey, we probably could count those early.
Yes, I see my faults, its not the competition as much as it is wins. I understand now.
Sorry, I guess I just wanted us to considered great again. You know, a little better than a twelve seed in the Big Dance.
Who would have ever thought there would be 62 bowls games and all we’ve got to do is win three in the conference and we’re in.
Yes, we played a tougher schedule than Ohio State. And we both got to play in bowl games. Think Barhart would consider a home and home with them? Playing Ohio State, silly me. What would we gain from that?
Poor ole Tennesse is playing UCLA on national television. Georgia going to Ariz State. Alabama is playing in Atlanta against Clemson. Those fools. What do they expect to get other than a national audience. Alabama is suppose to go back to Atlanta again next year to play Virginia Tech.
Last year we moved the Louisville game so we could be better prepared. Before that game we were on national television. Not last year. At least not in Florida.

I give, you’ve got me. Glory to Barhart, Billy G. and Papa Brooks. Bring on the wins.
I am such a fool for not understanding. Its not who you beat but only if you beat someone.

I realize my sins.
Rupp’s last year he played a bunch of nobodies preseason. Northwestern, Kansas, Kansas State, Indiana, in the UKIT-Missouri and Princeton and Notre Dame.
I know now its only about the wins. We’ve rode his 800+ wins for years. Don’t hear anyone mention him anymore since Dean Smith and Bobby Knight passed him.
WOW and its all happening right in front of my face in football. 16-10 and we played six teams that would look good on Eastern Kentucky’s schedule to get six of those wins. I’m not going to say 10-10 isn’t a step up. Damn its actually a leap.
Hope you’re right
A win is a win and those wins against nobodies are just as important as the ones against SEC schools. Wonder if those wins have any standing when they pick who goes to what bowl?
Hey, is been nice in Nashville the past two years. Not exactly bikini weather but you don’t actually have to pull out you map of the Southeastern United States to find it.
At schools with the million dollar coaches they have to win or be gone. Nutt won the Western Division three times in ten years at Arkansas. They wanted him out. We’ve haven’t seen the top three in our division, well, please tell me. I’m tried of trying to prove you all are falling for the smoke and mirrors of Barhart’s magic.
You’re right.
We are what we are and fourth is good in the East. Maybe Billy G. needs to win a tourney game next year but a 12th seed ins’t bad. Is it? Barnhart told us what a trooper he was for agreeing to play Georgia the next day.

The point of the whole discussion was ‘when you pay to see Kentucky play home games would you would you not enjoy seeing them play a quality team or a sure win’?
Give me your opinion on that.

And in football? A Virginia Tech or Missouri or Illinois home and home or Nofork State, Middle Tennessee or of such caliber?

Thank you chirop1 for your response.
Others?

Indiana may have been an almost guarenteed win but it was a win against a conference who is in the BCS.
I’m surprised we are getting more response.