Middle Tennessee State University @ Kentucky
by Glenn Logan on Sep 13, 2008 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintMiddle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders at Kentucky Wildcats, Sep 13, 2008 7:00 PM EDT
There is no way, regardless of competition, that going 3-0 is a bad thing at Kentucky. Yes, four of our first five games have been and will be against inferior competition, but after that, we will not be facing anything but tough. Alabama at Tuscaloosa, South Carolina, Arkansas, at Florida. Those games will really test the 'Cats, and it's time for us to make hay while the sun shines, because before long, the weather will get a lot more threatening. I encourage you to check out Ken's excellent pre-game analysis if you haven't
Today will mark the first time this year that Kentucky has faced the dreaded Spread Option Offense this year. Kentucky has not shown that it can stop this offense, and it must face it several more times this year, so this is a relatively big test for the defense. The offense must also prove that it can score consistently against lesser teams, because it is only going to get tougher from here. To add a little more suspense to this game, Maryland, who MTSU defeated last week, beat #23 Cal today.
Kentucky will be successful if:
- The defensive line is able to get pressure on the quarterback consistently.
- The linebackers can contain the Spread on the ground.
- The 'Cats wins the turnover battle.
- UK continues to excel on special teams.
- The two headed quarterback works out.
Kentucky will struggle if;
- The Blue Raiders move the ball on offense consistently.
- The UK offense struggles.
- The offense turns the ball over.
- The running game fails to materialize.
- The Wildcats take MTSU for granted, as they were earlier this week in practice.
3-0 is a good start, and we need this game badly. Without it, the path to a bowl game gets very much more difficult.
Go, 'Cats!
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Where can i listen to the game?
Where do i need to go to be able to listen to the game on the computer?
you can listen on yahoo
sports.yahoo.com you can listen here guys
bad feeling
Does anyone else get a bad vibe from this game?
Cobb
Dicky lyons fell on his leg while was blocking for him .. they have ice on his leg/ankle
Tackle the guy
If we can just make some openfield tackles we will win this game!
Negative
Ky has the ball with 2 mins they are at the mtsu 43 3rd and 3
You Must be Sound in the Kicking Game
Lones misses a gimme
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
High ankle sprains ...
… what Brooks said at the half.
Not good, but not the end of the world in football. Cobb’s is the most troubling.
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Hopefully, get through this game alive and recover during the bye week.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Because ...
… we seemingly have no meaningful offense with Hartline at the helm.
Hartline isn’t playing bad, he just isn’t getting the job done.
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14-10 MTSU.
Tom Leach: “Perhaps thinking back to the Mississippi St game last year.”
Ugh.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
Just poor.
Hartline has dropped at least 3 balls this year in his throwing motion. How do you do that?
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In many ways,
I consider him the anti-Woodson. While Woodson would hold onto the ball until he’s sacked, Hartline throws the ball away at the slightest pressure or drops it in his motion.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Slant ...
… over the middle after a Hartline fumble.
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I know I was the lone dissentor
and thought we should have kept Pulley. I just wonder how things may have been different. Its totally irrelevant but you never know.
Good job by the D.
Now if the O could only show up for a series.
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Good return by Lyons.
For God’s sake, guys, do something on offense! Please!
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Survive
Hartlines feeling the pressure 4 incompletes in a roll .. he needs to get a first down
Hartline is getting...
… no help at all from his receivers.
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Broken play and we get the first down.
Doesn’t say much about the team’s mindset if they can’t pay attn to the plays in such a critical juncture.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
Big play by Hartline.
We needed that first down in the worst way.
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Congrats to Dicky Lyons
who is sixth all time receiver.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
Offensive Line
I’m beginning to think that our offensive line is just not very good at run blocking. They’ve not played a good game, in my view, this year.
Unbelievable
Dicky Lyons showing no leadership out there. If he can’t catch the passes, what hope do we have for our other WR?
I didn’t think USC’s realness was in doubt (-:
by BBallSophist on Sep 13, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Can our offensive line ...
… be any more incompetent?
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9 points left on the field. Ridiculous. He’s gone from average at best to well below average.
by BBallSophist on Sep 13, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Defense holds again.
Good work.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions
Leach:
“Joker Phillips has made a nice adjustment.” Out of the mouth of babes….
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Once again, good field position. Can we possibly put up some points???
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T.C. Drake gets first down yardage!
Making people forget about Jacob Tamme?
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
Listening online or on the “Big Blue Radio Network”?
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Matt Roark!
I wondered when he was going to show up.
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Touchdown!
Derrick Locke reception!
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
I guess ...
… we are a little spoiled. Burton and Johnson would have caught all the balls, nearly, that Lanxter has been thrown.
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Hartline 23/39 with two TD, no INT.
Many drops. Good drive 6/7.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
And more than amazing
Lones puts it through! (I kid, somewhat)
17-14 Good guys.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
I am not going to say anything more ...
… about Seiber until after the game.
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12:00
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Big Third down
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
Let's hope it isn't serious.
We can’t afford too many more injuries
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn ...
… we are losing our whole starting defense. What the hell are these guys doing out there?
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In other scores from the SEC
Auburn3
MSU 2.
7 minutes to go in the fourth
Typical sec defensive game?
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
That's BS
Leach just said that someone was saying that the offensive line wasn’t getting a jump off the ball because “they’re so used to pass blocking from last year”. We had a very balanced attack last year. They should be plenty use to run blocking…
Lyons just keeps doing the work.
Now we are seeing some leadership.
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Hartline throws it away.
Sounds like a broken record. Although the alternative (sack, int) isn’t appetizing.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
Seiber in for 26 yd attempt.
and its good. 20-14 UK; 6:36 to go.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Good deal.
WE are by no means safe, but our defense needs to step up and do the work.
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Only given up to first downs this half.
Need to keep it up though.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Red Zone Offense
We are going to be extremely hampered in the red zone all season if our offensive line can’t improve. You have to be able to move the pile in situations like that…
O line
The offensive line is weak .. we need to improve big time
Enjoy
hearing the loud “Blue! White!” cheer from the crowd.
Good work from the folks at Commonwealth.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Anyone else nervous about this MTSU drive?
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
Very
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by Glenn Logan on Sep 13, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
You saw that at least 7 seconds before I heard it.
I had no idea what was “HUGE!!!”.
I now know. Woohoo!
Offense better not get too conservative. Look to score here…
by BBallSophist on Sep 13, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Marcus McClinton
“sliding over like he was fielding a punt!” Interception!!
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
YESSSSS
Sweet hope we can put a nail in the coffin on this drive
Do the new clock rules help or hurt here?
Hurt, I think.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
Fourth and one for MTSU?
What do you do?
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
Didn't get it!
D holds again!
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
YYEEESSS!
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by Glenn Logan on Sep 13, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
100 seconds to go,
Time to sit on it.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
FG blocks
and returned to the 29 yard line
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
Caught and
Tackled at the one to end the game!
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
speechless
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply actions
picking jaw off the floor
omg that was too stressful
Well said.
Unfortunately.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm staying up to hear Brooks press conference.
Should be worth the price of admission.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions
been following UK for 40 years
and it still ticks me off when a UK FOOTBALL team gets overconfident. Damn near blew it. Not enough Scotch in the house . . .
Spoke of how this resembles old UK,
but, you know, past teams would have likely lost this game. Probably a testament to the team that they didn’t bring their A game but still won.
That’s my silver lining at least.
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by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Sep 13, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
Next week our offense....
has to show improvement. After all it is their 4th game and something has to click.
Hartline...
is coming along fine. I think he played very well considering that he had no help from the running game and very little help from his receivers, with the exception of Dicky Lyons Jr. in the second half.
The offensive line simply must get better, and at this point in the season I am becoming more and more pessimistic that that is going to happen.
by BBallSophist on Sep 13, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I was in the stadium...
and thought we have lost. Deng, Coach Brooks need to do something to calm the team’s nerve in situation like this.
Hartline
This isn’t working. ~4 yards per attempt just won’t work – without any credible threat to stretch the field, everyone will be sitting on these slants, and we’ll see a LB going the other way with the football. I hope Cobb’s injury is not that severe, or we can do something with Hartline over the next 2 weeks, but we have got to improve this offense if we want to be competitive in the SEC.
C! A! T! S! CATS! CATS! CATS!
I couldn't disagree more...
As I said before, with the exception of the fumble, Hartline played a hell of a game. He had no help from the running game at all, and very little help from his receivers. When you’re throwing to guys who don’t know which route to run, who drop balls, and who run out of bounds for no reason, it’s difficult to stretch the field.
Hartline is coming along fine. It’s the people around him who aren’t getting the job done.
Plus, I’ve heard Cobb is out 6-8 weeks, so frankly it’s time to get on board and accept that Hartline is going to be the man for this year.
The offensive line and the wide receivers must improve for this offense to be successful. If they do not, it’s going to be a long SEC schedule…
by BBallSophist on Sep 14, 2008 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
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