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Post by Lawdog on Oct 30, 2010 22:58:50 GMT -5
Our whole problem, other than defense and special teams play, is our recruiting. People say we have talent but, I really don't think that they are looking at the product as a whole. Kentucky is at, or close to, the bottom of the league in recruiting class ranking every year. Every year! We can NOT compete in the SEC with a team that has a 2.5 star average. Not going to happen and if it were not for our soft 'non conference' scheduling, we would not have made it to ANY bowls the last 4 years. For us to be competitive in the SEC, we have got to get better players in here. It's that simple. The best defensive player coming in next year is a corner back that is a 3 star player and the 29th best at that position. Then we move to the next best and he is a 3 star DT and 79th best at that position. Follow these guys with 2 star players and here we are. I understand that SOME great players (like Cobb) come in rated low but, it takes 11 players to do the job. JMHO.
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Post by BlueCat on Nov 1, 2010 19:58:26 GMT -5
Amen! The problem has always been recruiting. The state of Kentucky doesn't produce enough 5 and 4 star recruits to field a team which leaves us recruiting players out of Ohio (OSU), Indiana (ND), Tennessee, (UT), Georgia (UGA) etc etc. It is near impossible for us to pull the 4 and 5 star players away from these traditional powers. We do get one every once in a while, but recruiting against Florida in Football is like Vandy recruiting against Kentucky in basketball. It's a tall order to fill.
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Post by Lawdog on Nov 2, 2010 16:27:09 GMT -5
Amen! The problem has always been recruiting. The state of Kentucky doesn't produce enough 5 and 4 star recruits to field a team which leaves us recruiting players out of Ohio (OSU), Indiana (ND), Tennessee, (UT), Georgia (UGA) etc etc. It is near impossible for us to pull the 4 and 5 star players away from these traditional powers. We do get one every once in a while, but recruiting against Florida in Football is like Vandy recruiting against Kentucky in basketball. It's a tall order to fill. YES SIR!!!! |
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Post by ukfanfromeku on Nov 2, 2010 18:39:24 GMT -5
boise st. has been doing big things without a bunch of high rated recruits for years
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Post by Lawdog on Nov 3, 2010 21:12:59 GMT -5
boise st. has been doing big things without a bunch of high rated recruits for years They have the first and only 2 time winner of the Paul "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year award as coach. Even he would have it tough if Boise State were in the SEC. |
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