Kentucky 17 @ Mississippi State 24: Postmortem
by Glenn Logan on Oct 30, 2010 10:43 PM EDT
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PrintCongratulations to the Mississippi St. Bulldogs. They did enough to win this game, and Kentucky continues to do just enough to lose. But the Bulldogs deserve credit for getting in there, fighting off the Kentucky Wildcats, and claiming their 7th win in 9 tries.
I have to be fair and say that the defense did not lose this game, as they have so many others. This time, the offense helped quite a bit. Dropped passes at critical times, an uncharacteristically jittery Mike Hartline, and overall lack of performance by the offensive line were big contributors to the loss. But credit MSU with some really good defensive play, particularly on the Hartline pass near the end of the first half, and getting in Hartline's face all night long.
I have to say that the defense stepped up overall tonight, and played a pretty good game by this year's standards. They still gave up three big plays, and were unable to make a stand when UK really needed it, but at least they did all they could to redeem themselves by holding the Dawgs to a 3 and out when they could have easily rolled over and died.
It's frustrating to be a Kentucky fan this year. This football team has so many weapons, yet they are incapable of sustaining effort throughout an entire game. For the defense, that is understandable -- they are very young, and youth is punished in the SEC. But the offense had a chance to win this game, and failed utterly by error, not by overwhelming opposition.
I suppose I should wax pragmatic and point out that losses on the road are expected in the SEC, especially against ranked teams. With that said, the fan in me wants to pull out my hair, swear bitterly, and stomp around the house in frustration. All of which I did tonight, and I'd be willing to bet that I wasn't the only one.
Observations:
- This may have been one of Randall Cobb's best performances ever. Statistically, it was only so-so, but he made so many huge plays that looked small, I lost count.
- Mike Hartline was not sharp tonight, and I think he has been reading his press clippings. He simply did not take advantage of opportunities, and seemed awfully timid about the rush.
- To be fair, Mike had a lot of help. La'Rod King dropped a potential touchdown. Nick Melillo dropped a first down. Chris Matthews made a bad play and allowed an INT. It was a team effort in offensive failure.
- CoShik Williams really made an impact late in the game. Well done.
- Great job by the D on the last MSU possession. MSU had been moving the ball pretty well and had great field position, but this time the defense stood up and said, "This far, and no further." Good for them.
- UK could have used a couple of missed calls. But MSU probably had a couple too, so I don't blame the officiating.
- UK did not kill itself with penalties this time. But turnovers continue to plague the Wildcats. Kudos to Phillips for not jerking Raymond Sanders after his fumble. That was a good call.
- What the Hell is this suspension of players for a quarter or a half? This does more harm than good, in my view. Run them 'till their tongues hang out or sit them the whole game. Good grief.
- Punt coverage sucked tonight.
- Safety play was really weak tonight.
Well, just like the rest of you, I'm disappointed. Once again, UK surrendered a winnable game and it just makes me want to ... throw things. Fortunately, I know better than to do that, but I wish I were in a large warehouse with a concrete floor and lots of breakable items I could throw and hear a satisfying shatter.
But alas.
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Good post mortem Tru
I really believe we will be a lot better next year! I hope we make a bowl just to get the practice in. It would help too if that cobb guy stays another year I guess
Heh.
Yeah, that Cobb guy could have a big impact on next year.
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by Glenn Logan on Oct 30, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
if recruiting
had been done properly 2 or 3 yrs ago, the D wouldnt be young….sooo whos at fault there ??……
We had a couple of tough breaks.
Several D-linemen (Mister Cobble comes immediately to mind) are missing due to factors other than recruiting.
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by Glenn Logan on Oct 30, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Cobble and Warford
would have both been a big help. As much as I’ve blamed Steve Brown it’s not entirely his fault. I think Turner will help. David Turner is the guy that recruited Mcphee ( that guy that was kicking our tails tonight). It’s gonna take a lil time, but the program is in good hands.
Missing Locke really killed us
Sanders had over 21 rushes but only averaged 3.0 per before he fumbled and Joker put in Russell for a few series.
I love Coshik Williams and have even called for him to get more playing time in the past, but he didn’t play until the final drive and his yards mostly gimmes from MSU. They sagged their safeties way deep and even allowed their linebackers to take a step back or two. They were completely comfy with us hitting 5-7 yard runs with 1 timeout starting from our one 5.
Half my fucking age…. Kiss my Alabama ass you wet behind the ears bluegrass horse fucker.
I've often found that those who point to "class" are generally those who wouldn't know what it is if it smacked them in the face
Not knowing you, however, I’m not going to make that assumption (see below). A Southerner understands how insulting it is to make remarks impugning another’s character without any basis for doing so.
Half my fucking age…. Kiss my Alabama ass you wet behind the ears bluegrass horse fucker.
Old South
Your tag is indicative of your upbringing. I’m glad to say that most Southerners I know are not as uncultured as you. Suhhh.
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
by alwaysblue on Oct 31, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually, that was something an Alabama fan said to me
The intent of the signature was to mock it. Don’t let that stop you from being insultingly presumptuous, though. Why ask someone what something means when you can just immediately assume the worst?
Half my fucking age…. Kiss my Alabama ass you wet behind the ears bluegrass horse fucker.
Old Louse
If people like you wouldn’t go out of their way to repeat such filth mabye people like me couldn’t say what I did about
your horrific tag. You must have thought it was funny. I’m not going to mention what our site policy says about that kind
of language. That’s a job for the moderators.
I was always taught, by Southern parents, that if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it surely must be a DUCK. Are you a duck? Sure quacked like one.
I know some people from Alabama and it doesn’t shock me in the least that one of them would be that brazen and crusty. Also you seem to be anxious to show that you have class. Better check again. LOL
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Old South
Sorry. I meant Old South. That was a typo. Hee! Hee!
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
turnovers killed us
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
I agree.
No turnovers in our 4 wins and a bunch of turnovers in our losses. Need to cut that out. On top of that, it was a frustrating last drive to watch as a big UK fan…
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by SaturdayDownSouth on Oct 31, 2010 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well ...
… I didn’t see the stats when I wrote this. It doesn’t seem like he caught that many long passes, but I know he caught a lot of important balls.
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Oh, I know, I was just having some fun with you,
trying to bring a bit of levity to a bad situation:)
Heh.
Well, it wasn’t all that bad, I guess, just frustrating. The little things killed us again, it seems.
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Ladies and Gentlemen its that time of the year(again) !!!!!
To stop caring about the Football team……..sorry guys maybe we can beat Florida next year along with going .500 in the SEC east (which is highly doubted)
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.
Mohandas Gandhi
-1
Don’t stop caring…that’s exactly what Cobb was talking about a few weeks ago
by Conis22 on Oct 31, 2010 10:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Conis22
An honest question. What would Cobb know about being a fan?
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Who to blame..
Joker continues to say the little things are whats stopping this team from showing it true potential. When does that become a coaching problem, and not a player problem?
Coaches don't commit TO's and that's this team's major problem.
They have more than enough talent to play with and beat the Georgia’s, Ole Miss, MSU, SC’s, UT’s, and have for about five years now. They gave the No. 1 team in the nation all they wanted and more for chrissakes.
Not that I don’t want to throw a brick through my TV sometimes :)
Cynical
After following UK football since the early 60’s I’ve become very cynical of the program and its lack of progression. We had momentary spikes when I thought we were turning the corner only to see us fall back again into mediocrity. The brief times we had under coaches Curci and Mumme gave us a small glimpse of what we may have become and then poof it was gone.
So over the years I’ve became a lukewarm supporter and viewed our football program as a fill-in till the real sports program Basketball started. In my view this will always be the case. The true UK football fan deserves better – I honestly don’t care anymore…!
Nick
a2d2
Mabye his loss is REALLY a gain. Don’t have to worry about less than top notch coaching and assistants. This has been the real problem since the “Bear” was secretly asked to leave. Not by Adolph but by the BB Alumni!! They didn’t like the competition.
I’ve been listening and watching this kind of heartache since 1948. With few exceptions it has never ended. And it won’t in my lifetime because I am almost 70 years old. Contrary to the opinion of many I’m no dummy when it comes to analysing BB and FB. I keep most of it
to myself because it is lost on this generation.
’Nuff said.
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
a2d2 hasn't been around long enough
Maybe in 30 more years she will understand, if she is still following the football program that is.
Nick
KansasCat
The way I see it…Truly caring about something means being there in good times and not so good times. You can write it down, if you want. I WILL be a UK FOOTBALL fan in 30 years even if I have to view them from Big Blue Heaven. Why you ask? Because caring about Blue is what I do.
I was born a BB fan but have evolved into a huge UK FB fan. Enjoyed the blue/white game but was wishing it was football Saturday. I celebrate a win and nurture a loss for the guys.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
by a2d2 on Nov 1, 2010 9:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
a2d2
That is something I also do and have for the last 45 years. But in marriage to a woman; not to a BB program. You see, a2d2, I was taught and am still learning througfh experience, how to keep my priorities straight. I’m in no way implying that you don’t. It’s possible to be a BB fan and for it to maintain a high priority. After all fan is short for “fanatic.”
You seem to have being a “fan” so high on your list of priorities that I would hope to not make the mistake of crossing the street wearing a U of L shirt and you behind the wheel of, let’s say, an SUV. LOL
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
a2d2
Just joking of course about crossing the street.
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Kansas
Perhaps. I’m sure she will be. Obviously I’m terribly disappointed in the FB team this year but after 62 years I’m still following them. I did so even for the 25 years that I lived in Texas. Bred into me I guess. LOL
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Tackle. Tackle. Tackle.
I Shall Always Be The Cat......In The Hat!!! The Artist Formerly Known As ABC!
by Greg Alan Edwards on Oct 31, 2010 9:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
The only thing left now
is the Tennessee game. Whether or not we make a bowl. . . meh, as far as I’m concerned – it will be something in Tennessee or (God forbid) Shreveport at best.
But ending the UT losing streak. . . man, that would make the year somewhat of a success.
NYCCats
Don’t hold your breathe. This team is totally demoralized and “Yokel” does’nt know how to get them back up off their butts. Too bad. What a waste.
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
I also want to add
I’m becoming more and more impressed with Danny Trevathan. Bob Davie (in the SC game, I believe) said that Trevathan “might be one of the best linebackers in the country.” I about spit out my beer I thought that statement was so absurd.
But then every game, he’s in the backfield making stops, getting the key one-on-one tackle, and defending the pass. Kid’s becoming a really good football player (even though Davie’s hyperbole is still a bit much).
Travathan is very good ...
… but he was out of position on the Ballard touchdown run.
He makes plays, but he also gets burned. He nearly got burned over the top for a touchdown pass. He’s a little too aggressive sometimes, I think.
But I’m sure glad we got him.
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Yeah,
I just think he does too much at times because he thinks he needs to. And he would not be wrong.
Sadly, that is so.
Well, we have a lot more linebacking talent redshirting this year. Next year will be better on defense. Of course, Hartline, Locke, and maybe Randall Cobb, will not be here.
But Sanders, Russell and Williams along with either Mossakowski or Newton may be able to do better. Who knows?
Sanders looked good at times, bad at others. Reminds me of Locke as a freshman.
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by Glenn Logan on Oct 31, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
NYCCats
So does Cobb. But nobody ever criticizes the “Greek god.”
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Not much to criticize from Cobb in this game, I'd say.
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Glenn Logan
Very well. Since it is still Sunday I’ll go immediately to the local Mars Hill Temple and worship lord Cobb. LOLx3
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Don't get carried away with the sarcasm, please.
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Glenn
I believe there was an LOLx3 at the end of my comment. But that’s OK. I’m used to the criticism by now. Even from you.
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Criticism?
Well, that wasn’t what was intended. What’s LOLx3? My decoder ring broke down the other day. :-)
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Apple!!!!!!!!!
just like basketball !!!!! Live &Die with the Football Team!!!!!!!!!! Greg Tackle. Tackle. Tackle.
GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heh.
Tackle? What’s that? :-)
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by Glenn Logan on Oct 31, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Glenn Logan
Last I heard it is equipment used for fishing. Ho! Ho!
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Heh.
Definitely it is something Kentucky needs to do better.
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Glenn
Now I feel like a butthole for the above response. Sorry man. Over reacted.
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
On the linebackers
One of the big stories leading up to the game was Ridge Wilson getting the start. Now, I was only half-watching for most of the game, but I didn’t notice him much. Anybody have a better read on how he played?
From my viewpoint ...
… pretty much like a sophomore.
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by Glenn Logan on Oct 31, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Hah! Sophomoric
Pretty much sums up the defense this year. Last night they were better, but not good enough.
BCinVA
There were sure better than what passed for an offense.
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Good overview
which is hard to do when nursing all those feelings of a game that should have/could have been won. This has been a painful year for the should have/could have games. I know it goes with the territory of believing the team can win a game but none the less…feelings of losses build up and undermine the positive anticipation for the next game.
I think you have hit on a business plan for both football and basketball. Please publish the address of the “warehouse for throwing”. I will bring my own objects to throw…and rent at least a few hours of time.
Heh.
Well, I don’t have one, I’m afraid. I just wish I did. :-)
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CAWebb
Couldest thou be referring to rotten tomatos? LOL
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Stevie Gets Loose
Well not quite loose but free enough to score tying TD for Bills and in so doing tied a Buffalo record with a TD catch in 5 straight games. As a Chiefs fan I found it a tad bittersweet. Game into OT with Bills getting ball first.
"I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes." Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776
Bills Lost, but Stevie is the MAN
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by SaturdayDownSouth on Oct 31, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Are diehard UK Football Fans Masochists?
I’m beginning to think we are. Or at least I am. I am one who, despite the score, always stays at the game until the clock reads 00:00. I don’t turn off the radio until the game is over, regardless how badly we are getting beat.
Take last night for instance. I had the flu. Head hurt so bad couldn’t even lift it off the pillow. The sound of the sheets crackling made my head hurt worse. Yet, I turned on the game. By halftime, I crawled to my computer and found the game on Justin.tv, and though the glare hurt my eyes, I watched every moment down to the heartbreaking game-ending interception, Needless to say, I felt much worse after game!
As a Kentucky football fan, I’m getting use to this feeling unfortunately. Yet, week after week, I keep coming back for more. And I’ll continue to come back for more. So does that make me a diehard avid fan or a masochist?
Probably both. :-)
But us fellow masochists/fans appreciate you. :-)
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bevcat
You deserve a fish. Sorry about the flu. Been there and had that like millions of others. LOL
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
You're in good company
I think there are thousands of cat lovers just like you. I feel the same way.
Win, lose or draw, i’m going to be there until the very end.
"SPORTS"--Not interested----"CATS"--Pull up a chair,I've got all night.
You are among friends
I love your comment. I can’t recommend from my phone so
+1.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
by a2d2 on Nov 1, 2010 9:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Bluehound
He may have sneaked to the locker room with 00:05 on the clock. LOL
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
Happier Note
Triple Double for Rondo — including 24 — 24! — assists.
"I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes." Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776
Rondo had “I’m great written all over him.” Great in HS, at UK and the Celtics. A real gentleman on and off the court. I truly wish that I possessed some of his attributes.
We're as good as the best and better than the rest.
In basketball that is.
Happy days are here again,
The skies are Wildcat blue again,
We have the best recruits again,
Happy days are here again!
FREE ENES!!
UK Pumpkin
My daughter came in from Louisville and helped decorate for Halloween.
She hand carved a UK logo and Go Cats on a pumpkin and put a blue light inside.
People noticed it from the street and would come up and have their pictures taken with it.
If It doesn’t ruin, it’s going upstairs in the same window as my UK blinds.
I also gave out UK sports mints in blue and white for candy.
"SPORTS"--Not interested----"CATS"--Pull up a chair,I've got all night.
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