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why you noles getting so damn salty, who cares n the end, fsu > kentucky in football and will always be
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Originally Posted by zoomlito
why you noles getting so damn salty, who cares n the end, fsu > kentucky in football and will always be
Originally Posted by zoomlito
why you noles getting so damn salty, who cares n the end, fsu > kentucky in football and will always be
UK's Brooks, not FSU's Bowden, is bowl's star coach
This is the number of four- and five-star recruits Bobby Bowden has signed at Florida State over the past four years: 59, according to Rivals.com.
This is the number of four- and five-star recruits Rich Brooks has signed at the University of Kentucky over the past four years: five.
This is how many stars should be yanked from a Kentucky victory of any size over Florida State in the Music City Bowl because an academic scandal and other problems have reduced the Seminoles' roster by 36 players: none.
That's what I see when I look at these teams and programs as we approach the game that will be played in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday: Brooks has done more with considerably less. He absolutely has.
Brooks, not Bowden, is the one who has done the four- or five-star coaching job this season.
Brooks does more with less
Brooks has provided stability that has often been elusive for UK's football program. He has taken recruits who couldn't get their telephone calls returned by schools such as Florida State and coached them to back-to-back Music City Bowl appearances.
Brooks should not be overlooked because of the howling surrounding Saint Bobby at this game.
"All I've tried to do is be consistent in my approach," Brooks said. "That's what I've tried to get these players to do.
"Don't let the wins or losses have any impact on how you go about doing your work. Just work at it consistently every day. Eventually you'll see results."
In a Southeastern Conference in which the average annual salary has jumped to more than $2 million for the 12 head football coaches, Brooks has made himself a bargain at a little more than $1 million per season.
He knows how much (nearly $1.8 million) Steve Spurrier is being paid to stay at home during bowl season at South Carolina and about the $1.85 million Mississippi threw at Houston Nutt, a coach whom Brooks and UK beat when Nutt was coaching Arkansas it September.
Brooks has been called many things during his five seasons at UK. A bargain has rarely been on the list. It is now.
Brooks is 66. But he doesn't wish that he was 36, not even after he hears the chatter that Duke -- Duke!!! -- will pay David Cutcliffe more than $1.5 million to coach football next season.
"No, I really don't," Brooks said. "Every coach can always say that he came along at the wrong time. That's the way it works.
"I try to approach it like a lot of the old-time NFL guys and remember when we did it for the love of the game. I have a great job and great opportunity."
Even greater goals at UK
Brooks isn't simply talking about the opportunity to finish another 8-5 season by dispatching Florida State. He's already talking about taking Kentucky into back-to-back-to-back bowl games -- and then adding a fourth straight bowl in 2009.
Kentucky has done the three-in-a-row thing only one time -- during the 1949, '50 and '51 seasons. UK has never done the four-in-a-row thing. Never.
"Consistency in postseason play, that's one of the goals I'm working toward," Brooks said. "I don't want to go after a two-year cycle of success. I want a third bowl game and then a fourth and hopefully an SEC East championship.
"I'd be disappointed if we're not in a postseason game next year. I'm sure a lot of people are going to look at the people we're going to lose off this team and say, 'That's it. Kentucky's going back into the cellar.'
"I don't believe it. I just don't believe it."
Believe this: Rich Brooks, not Bobby Bowden, is the one who has done the four- or five-star coaching job this season.
Brooks > Bowden
j/p
to the respectable FSU fans on this board, its all love. can't wait for this game, i need some UK football in my life right now (can't remember the last time i said that in late December.)
no reason in the world why we should lose this game.
Go Cats!
no reason in the world why we should lose this game.
1 reason
give him the ball 40+ times this game
no j/p. We'll have to play our best game this season to win this 1
give him the ball 40+ times this game
i ain't gonna lie, i had to check and see who that was. he's listed as a WR, but i saw that he's been getting some carries lately. y'all using him similar to the way Florida uses Harvin?
either way, McFadden and Felix Jones combined for 40+ totes and 300+ yards when we played.
they took an L.
Kentucky by 3 tds
Why am I not surprised.....
Wildcats Rib Seminoles
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Kentucky football team got the week off to a good start by defeating Florida State in a pair of rib-eating contests during the official Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Team Welcome Party held Thursday night at the Wildhorse Saloon.
The lip-smackin', rib-crackin' fun began with a four-man team competition. UK fielded a veteran lineup with senior wide receiver Steve Johnson, senior quarterback André Woodson, senior offensive guard Jason Leger, and junior offensive guard Josh Winchell. Paced by Leger, who scarfed an amazing 15 ribs during the two-minute pig out, the Wildcats prevailed, 41 ribs to 31 for FSU.
Then it came time for a new competition, a one-on-one, mano-a-mano rib eater. Last year's champ - dubbed the "Boss Hog" - was Wildcat center Jorge Gonzalez, when he led all eaters in the team competition with 12 ribs in the two-minute time limit. That performance made Gonzalez the natural choice to represent the Wildcats in this year's new one-on-one contest. Although he took down only seven ribs this time, it was enough to nip his FSU opponent, 7-6, making Gonzalez the "Boss Hog" for the second consecutive year and giving the Wildcats a sweep of the events.
There will be a more serious competition on Monday when the Wildcats take on the Seminoles in the Music City Bowl at 4 p.m. EST (3 p.m. CST in Nashville).
any FSU fans wanna make a friendly wager? we lose, i'll rock an FSU avy of your choice for 2 weeks. we win, i'll make you a UKavy for you to use for 2 weeks.
Originally Posted by jville819
i see you on that bet wildKY
i was just hoping that Keenan would get to play in his final game, seeing as how he's one of the main reasons for our programs turnaround. Stevie's been that dude this season. you're definately right, he's been making huge plays all year.Originally Posted by jville819
ya i've been reading that Burton listed as probable. i'm more worried about Steve Johnson he seems to play his best in big games. i can't believe i just called the music city bowl a big game for FSU
besides this Preston Parker cat, who else should i look out for?
On kickoffs, Michael Ray Garvin he's the second fastest player in college behind the kid at LSU. He hasn't done much this year but if he can get ablock or 2 nobody's gonna catch him.
Also Greg Carr he's our 6'6 WR he can't do much but catch jump balls but if you guys have short corners he might go up and grab some. We gotplaymakers all over the field if they all played to their potential our whole roster is practically made up of former 5 and 4 star players
jville819 wrote:
ska i never knew you were wildcat fan. you got too many damn teams in your sig
Yeah, I've been meaning to distinguish my 5 teams from the rest of the ones named. I just haven't had a chance to do it. I was thinkingabout maybe... naming those 5 above the others. I think that would help. And maybe... having my teams stand out more, with a different font than the rest of mysig, and with color gradients that match the team names. That would certainly help make it known where my loyalties lie.
If only I had the time to get those things done.
It sure would help.
Yeah, I've been meaning to distinguish my 5 teams from the rest of the ones named. I just haven't had a chance to do it. I was thinking about maybe... naming those 5 above the others. I think that would help. And maybe... having my teams stand out more, with a different font than the rest of my sig, and with color gradients that match the team names. That would certainly help make it known where my loyalties lie.Originally Posted by 23ska909red02
jville819 wrote:
ska i never knew you were wildcat fan. you got too many damn teams in your sig
jville819 wrote:
ska i never knew you were wildcat fan. you got too many damn teams in your sigOriginally Posted by 23ska909red02
Yeah, I've been meaning to distinguish my 5 teams from the rest of the ones named. I just haven't had a chance to do it. I was thinking about maybe... naming those 5 above the others. I think that would help. And maybe... having my teams stand out more, with a different font than the rest of my sig, and with color gradients that match the team names. That would certainly help make it known where my loyalties lie.
If only I had the time to get those things done.
It sure would help.
SoHi 23 wrote:
I'll translate for you guys:
"JBlackout, help a brother out"
Terrible translating.
Let me help you help everyone else:
"I don't know how you could have missed that I'm a UK fan. I have a lot of teams named in my sig, but my 5 teams are clearly distinguished fromthe others. The font for my 5 teams is different than the rest of my sig. The font size for those 5 teams is much larger than the rest of my sig. My 5 teamshave color gradient matching each team's colors.
All of that was done on purpose so that there would be no confusion among the intelligent where my loyalties lie.
Oh, and thanks, jblack."