10-2?! Yes. Sounds good
by hoboat33 on Aug 20, 2009 6:57 AM EDT
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As we enter the football season optimism is running rampant across America. Every team is "even better than last year", has "great freshmen stepping into roles" and no one has lost a game. I fall right in line with that optimism when it comes to this years Cats and go on to rationalize a 10-2 season. WHAT? 10 - 2? Yep.
Follow me on this week by week drama........
First, to establish just a few assumptions. (These are always handy as an excuse should the season spiral into something resembling a slo-motion train wreck.)
- Hartline will find in himself a confident arm
- Running backs will carry the ball with authority
- Receivers will run correct route/catch balls
- Our defensive ends will rise to the occasion
Sept 5 - Miami (OH) at Cincinnati - Win by 17
A win, but not by as much as expected. Game missed by most folks when ESPNU accidentally rebroadcasts the 2004 Mich State vs Hawaii game.
Sept 19 - Louisville at home - Win by 35
Remember Florida vs Ohio State two years ago. Same thing - Louisville returns Kick-off for TD then pretty much collapses. Kragthorpe enshrined at UK.
Sept 26 - Florida at home - lose by a 18
Highlight of game - Tebow jump pass doesn't work and Florida doesn't score a safety.
Oct 3 - Alabama at home - win by 3
Alabama's new quarterback intercepted by Trevard Lindley twice, once run back for TD. Running backs carry load in first half. Hartline on fire second half and receivers catch everything in a come from behind victory. Visitors locker room door needs replacing when Saban rams horns through door after game. Note: Petrino softened up defensive secondary the previous week.
Oct 10 - South Carolina away - win by 28
Garcia completes three passes to Spurrier. Spurrier responds by hiding favorite driver in Garcia'a anatomy while rotating freshmen quarterbacks the rest of the game. Hartline has off day but Sieber goes 7 of 15 on field goals and defense scores 2 TDs.
Oct 17 - Auburn away - win by 10
Gus Malzahn's offense can only be figured out by the Kentucky defense. Auburn held to Tuberville numbers while Kentucky passes and runs and passes and runs - well, you get the idea. Fun day except for some fumbles and interceptions. Cats should have won by 30. Cheesesteak says "It worked at Iowa State, though - almost"
Oct 24 - La. Monroe at home - win by 45
My word, what a butt kicking! Everything works - Tydlacka scores TD!
Oct 31 - Miss State at home - win by (pick a number between 14 and 60)
Shouldn't have been this close. MSU only able to field 20 players after previous week pummeling by Florida. Mullen realizes he's not in Gainesville anymore and is seen clicking his heels together a saying "I want to go home, I want to go home."
Nov 7 - Bye week Eastern Ky - win
Kentucky starts all freshmen on both sides of the ball and uses single wing offense. Newton runs/passes for 500 yards.
Nov 14 - Vandy away - win by 21
Just like the old days. Vandy goes to third string quarterback after Maxwell, Peters, Huzzie, Johnson, Lumpkin, Cobble and company destroy Vandy's O-Line and knock out the first two. It helps that this is their 11th game without a bye and previous week was at Florida. Thank you Gators.
Nov 21 - Georgia away - lose by 28
Reality check. They build up with Tennessee Tech then Auburn before Kentucky. They are ready, we are not. Coach Brooks provides succinct explanation -"bullshit!"
Nov 28 - Tenn at home - Win by.....who cares...we WIN!
The stars align. College Gameday shows up, ESPN tells Davis, Bilas, Knight and Phelps "Wrong Ky/Tenn game, come back later". Monkeys leaving Lexington by the hundreds. Most popular baby names in Kentucky are Joker and Brooks and for at least 45 seconds less than 1000 people in Kentucky are simultaneously thinking about basketball.
Ahhh, what a year.
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Well, I knew if I lived long enough I would
see something like this…..UK Basketball Hysteria has finally bled over into the Football program….hehehe…..Hobo, I gotta hand it to ya…..that Alabama prediction is the ultimate leap of faith. And if we beat SC by 28 AT SC…..Brooks will take over as athletic director…..at Florida!….You do realize this blog will be used as billboard material for every coach on our schedule right???…..
Nice Job…..havent had a dream like that one in a while. Double digit wins…..what a concept!!! Although you did leave out the Bowl prediction….What do you think, Sugar Bowl?? Win by 3TD’s??
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Wow
I think we have reason to be more optimistic than the projections the national pundits have for us. But 10-2? Wow…that is absolute best case scenario. I could MAYBE be talked into 9-3 (I’m personally thinking 8-4 isn’t out of the question), but this may be more optimism than I can handle!
Not sure you should drink that much in the mornings. . . ;-)
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." -Inigo Montoya
Who's Florida!
Maybe if the wind is blowing right and all the stars line up we could go 12-0. Remember the fact we are playing Florida right there in our version of ‘Death Valley’, Ole Commonweath. I say we get Florida in overtime.
Hey, it could happen. And Tebow could be the new editor of Playboy too.
actually Paris, they are trying to make him GQ editor I think....
wife said he got a new shirtless photo spread …..he may actually become bigger than Florida!….
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Quote of the Day
“Garcia completes three passes to Spurrier. Spurrier responds by hiding favorite driver in Garcia’a anatomy…”
by from_left_to_right_on_your_radio_dial on Aug 20, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions
That one ...
… was particularly funny, I thought. :-)
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Glenn Logan on Aug 20, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
2-10
I would be satisfied if we only beat spurrier and the vols! No, not really! GO CATS!!! 10-2 sounds good. FIrst born son, Brooks Noland. Kinds has a ring to it!
by BornBlue84 on Aug 20, 2009 12:28 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I Think UK Likely Winds Up 6-6 (Maybe 7-5)
Bowl game is probable with either record.
by FortyYearCatFan on Aug 20, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
Just BEAT TENNESSEE-
Nashville sports talk radio didn’t give us much a chance this morning. Mark Howard and Co. say we don’t have much of a running game. they also, say we don’t have much of a quarterback in M. Hartline either. If we struggle to score, I say bring on one of the freshman Quarterbacks…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
OK, if you are a football fan this is funny
Look for the Carson Palmer “hand” video…..
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
That had to be put on for the cameras
It is hilarious
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
I like your thinking
I would say that 10-2 is a good expectation. Seems implausible only cause of the history of the program. Now if we can get the players to believe this……
I LOVE COOKING WITH WINE
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
that was great hoboat
now if the stars will line up……
Not Gonna Happen
But I guess it’s great to be a dreamer. I don’t see a 10-2 season in UK’s future anytime soon. Like I have said before on here,how many will actually care by the time Midnight Madness rolls around?
That will depend on the record
If UK is rolling and looking good against SEC competition, our fanbase has shown that they can support two teams.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Penn State?
hoboat, I’ve been told we play a much harder schedule now than when Curci did that. Penn State certainly wasn’t any good then. Duck, her comes the Brooks and Barnhart faithful. Naw, we’ve still fixing the reputation at Memphis to worry about football.
No chance
of going 12-0! We would have 2 more games to play! 14-0!! Go Cats!!! That’s what I’m talkin about. Now we are starting to get the spirit. The “Bear” would be proud, and so would the “Duke”! As in John Wayne. Those two never entertained the idea of losing. Which is where we need to go! Why do you think Superior never loses to us? Bottle this up and give it, not sell it, to all the players. We need this for our own bullitin board. I think Georgia is honestly beatable. Florida is the only team on the schedule that scares me. I’ve said, and thus I’ll repeat, we’ll win 8 to 10 games. Good write hobo, really enjoyed it.
When a great nation falls, it falls from within. There is only two ways to do this. One must "take" power by force, or when the other side simply "gives" it to them. me
Actually I'd settle for six and six
Florida is the only team on the schedule that scares you?You are a BRAVE fan.
The only ones we are sure against are Eastern and Miami. We should be sure against Louisiana-Monroe but maybe they’re peeved they didn’t get enough in the buy win contract.
I’ve seen too many Kentucky football teams, especially lately, that we start out 4-0 or 3-1 and end up having to beat Miss State and Vandy and pray someone else is having a terrible season. i.e. last year’s Arkansas and Miss State. Vanderbilt didn’t get the script I guess.
Sure we would love to win eight. Nine, we build the statue and Brooks retires. Joker takes over and we win the SEC championship in four years. Right?
Just my opinion and don’t forget I’m the old surly guy!
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