[Cactus Jack]

Did this week's performance against Georgia do anything to change anyone's mind about Stoops?

Did it do anything to change your outlook on the season?


For me, it solidified my opinion that Stoops is our guy for the foreseeable future (barring a scandal or a bigger program hiring him away).

It also made me think that barring major injuries, five to six wins is probably the floor (Vanderbilt, Ohio, and Murray State make four... and I feel better about getting at least two out of @Florida, Auburn, Louisville, @Tennessee, @Ole Miss, and @Texas).

Still feel like we'll find a way to lose at least one game we shouldn't but steal an upset in one we aren't.

Even with only six wins, the bowl might not end up being terrible since the Georgia score will jump off of our resume and plenty of SEC teams should be in the playoff. South Carolina keeping Sellers healthy and continuing to play would help, but they have Ole Miss, at Alabama and at Oklahoma in three straight weeks, so I'm not counting on that.

[King Kong]

Did this week's performance against Georgia do anything to change anyone's mind about Stoops?

Did it do anything to change your outlook on the season?


For me, it solidified my opinion that Stoops is our guy for the foreseeable future (barring a scandal or a bigger program hiring him away).

It also made me think that barring major injuries, five to six wins is probably the floor (Vanderbilt, Ohio, and Murray State make four... and I feel better about getting at least two out of @Florida, Auburn, Louisville, @Tennessee, @Ole Miss, and @Texas).

Still feel like we'll find a way to lose at least one game we shouldn't but steal an upset in one we aren't.

Even with only six wins, the bowl might not end up being terrible since the Georgia score will jump off of our resume and plenty of SEC teams should be in the playoff. South Carolina keeping Sellers healthy and continuing to play would help, but they have Ole Miss, at Alabama and at Oklahoma in three straight weeks, so I'm not counting on that.

Very well said CJ 

Our performance against Georgia has definitely given me confidence with this team moving forward. 

Got a big game this weekend vs Ohio.  I don't consider this to be the easiest of opponents.  I look for Ohio to be a tough team. 

Last year Ohio beat a good Iowa St team.  I know it was last year but Iowa St is currently ranked at 20 in the nation. 

Something about playing a smaller school from Ohio or Texas makes me a little nervous! 

believe we can get it done though !

[Cactus Jack]

How does the cover against Ohio have everyone feeling going into Oxford?

Think the early kickoff works to Kentucky's advantage and we've seemed to play well there recently.

At the same time, we aren't sneaking up on them or anyone else after the Georgia game.

Looking past this week, Vanderbilt looked pretty good at Missouri. Florida beat Mississippi State (who I wish we still had on the schedule) pretty badly.

Tennessee played well at Oklahoma. I expected more out of Oklahoma, but they looked to have some issues under center.

Still hopeful that a healthy Traynum takes us to another level as the South Carolina game gets further in the rear-view mirror, but starting to realize that we're going to be sweating lots of games every year under the new SEC format unless we drop Louisville and find a way to buy an automatic win A1 against a lesser power conference team.

[Van Hagar]

I think we have a shot at this one, like you said the 11 am local time kickoff helps. Our defense is, I think, legitimately good, but we will really be tested by Kiffin’s prolific offense. And even if we do a decent job of limiting their points, can our offense, which showed some signs of life against a lesser opponent Saturday, produce enough for an upset? If we could pull it off, (and I think we have a better chance here than we do at Tennessee or Texas later on) we’d be 3-2, exactly where most thought we would be after five games, just with a surprising path to get there.

One thing I took from Saturday’s game was the horrendous clock management at the end of the first half that ended with us not even getting a field goal try off before the half ran out (and we’ve got a superb place kicker). Context matters, of course, so in this spot it sort of got brushed aside, but what if the same scenario had played out with exactly the same outcome at the end of the Georgia game when we were down 13–12? People would be losing their freaking minds, and rightfully so.

[The Red Eminence]

How does the cover against Ohio have everyone feeling going into Oxford?

Think the early kickoff works to Kentucky's advantage and we've seemed to play well there recently.

At the same time, we aren't sneaking up on them or anyone else after the Georgia game.

Looking past this week, Vanderbilt looked pretty good at Missouri. Florida beat Mississippi State (who I wish we still had on the schedule) pretty badly.

Tennessee played well at Oklahoma. I expected more out of Oklahoma, but they looked to have some issues under center.

Still hopeful that a healthy Traynum takes us to another level as the South Carolina game gets further in the rear-view mirror, but starting to realize that we're going to be sweating lots of games every year under the new SEC format unless we drop Louisville and find a way to buy an automatic win A1 against a lesser power conference team.

Mississippi State always confounded me when they played UK. Recently, it seemed like whichever team is having a better season loses that game. 

Speaking of a Mississippi team, I don't know how UK will do. I don't necessarily like Kiffin, but I'm cautious of playing any of his teams. I hope UK wins, but I think Ole Miss takes this by several touchdowns.

[King Kong]

How does the cover against Ohio have everyone feeling going into Oxford?

Think the early kickoff works to Kentucky's advantage and we've seemed to play well there recently.

At the same time, we aren't sneaking up on them or anyone else after the Georgia game.

Looking past this week, Vanderbilt looked pretty good at Missouri. Florida beat Mississippi State (who I wish we still had on the schedule) pretty badly.

Tennessee played well at Oklahoma. I expected more out of Oklahoma, but they looked to have some issues under center.

Still hopeful that a healthy Traynum takes us to another level as the South Carolina game gets further in the rear-view mirror, but starting to realize that we're going to be sweating lots of games every year under the new SEC format unless we drop Louisville and find a way to buy an automatic win A1 against a lesser power conference team.

Ole Miss is a team that has a high octane offense.  They can explode and go off on you at any moment.  I believe our defense might just have something for them,  to slow them down somewhat. 

If I remember right,  we had a shot at beating Ole Miss,  last time we played them.  Can't remember if it was last year or year before.  It was a back and forth game whenever it was. 

Im guessing ole Miss is still a top ten team.  Haven't seen the latest rankings.  Be a huge win for us if we can get it done. 

If our defense can slow them down,  will our offense be able to put enough points on the board?  How will our offense perform against another top team in the country?

In all honesty I know nothing about the Ole Miss defense.

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How does the cover against Ohio have everyone feeling going into Oxford?

Think the early kickoff works to Kentucky's advantage and we've seemed to play well there recently.

At the same time, we aren't sneaking up on them or anyone else after the Georgia game.

Looking past this week, Vanderbilt looked pretty good at Missouri. Florida beat Mississippi State (who I wish we still had on the schedule) pretty badly.

Tennessee played well at Oklahoma. I expected more out of Oklahoma, but they looked to have some issues under center.

Still hopeful that a healthy Traynum takes us to another level as the South Carolina game gets further in the rear-view mirror, but starting to realize that we're going to be sweating lots of games every year under the new SEC format unless we drop Louisville and find a way to buy an automatic win A1 against a lesser power conference team.

Ole Miss is a team that has a high octane offense.  They can explode and go off on you at any moment.  I believe our defense might just have something for them,  to slow them down somewhat. 

If I remember right,  we had a shot at beating Ole Miss,  last time we played them.  Can't remember if it was last year or year before.  It was a back and forth game whenever it was. 

Im guessing ole Miss is still a top ten team.  Haven't seen the latest rankings.  Be a huge win for us if we can get it done. 

If our defense can slow them down,  will our offense be able to put enough points on the board?  How will our offense perform against another top team in the country?

In all honesty I know nothing about the Ole Miss defense.

The Vandy game,  I was really pulling for them to beat Mizzou. 

Don't really see any easy conference games this season.

[plantmanky]

FIRE STOOPS!!!

[jetpilot]

I think we have a shot at this one, like you said the 11 am local time kickoff helps. Our defense is, I think, legitimately good, but we will really be tested by Kiffin’s prolific offense. And even if we do a decent job of limiting their points, can our offense, which showed some signs of life against a lesser opponent Saturday, produce enough for an upset? If we could pull it off, (and I think we have a better chance here than we do at Tennessee or Texas later on) we’d be 3-2, exactly where most thought we would be after five games, just with a surprising path to get there.

  One thing I took from Saturday’s game was the horrendous clock management at the end of the first half that ended with us not even getting a field goal try off before the half ran out (and we’ve got a superb place kicker).  Context matters, of course, so in this spot it sort of got brushed aside, but what if the same scenario had played out with exactly the same outcome at the end of the Georgia game when we were down 13–12? People would be losing their freaking minds, and rightfully so.

Dang VH I wish I could believe we have a shot. Agree with clock management though. UK consistently has epic fail in Clock Management 101. Makes me furious that all the fans know how to manage the clock better than the staff time and time again.
Anyone can question game plan, play call etc but everyone in the stands and on the tv and radio knows when they screw up the clock lol

[Cactus Jack]

The South Carolina game still stings, but it's lessened with each passing day. Still have a really tough schedule and getting bowl eligible won't be easy, but we took a huge step toward getting there today with a marquee road win. Bowl eligibility now means beating two of: Vanderbilt, Louisville, Auburn, and Florida. If not one of those, they'd need to upset Tennessee or Texas. Kentucky isn't going to sneak up on anyone after the way they played Georgia and on the road at Ole MIss.

Most promising part of the whole bit is the fact that we might not have played our best football yet. Still waiting on Traynum and were without a healthy Hairston today.