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11-05-2012, 01:20 AM
outdoorsman43 Wrote:Come on guys. We can do better than this. Even the negative media (Pat Forde) is throwing out some better names than Taggert, Cutcliffe, Petrino or Leach.
I can't believe some of you are this negative.
A lifetime of anybody watching UK football would be enough to make anybody negative.
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11-05-2012, 01:45 AM
I hope UK hires Terry Bowden, he went 30-14-1 in the Sec at Auburn. He is proven X an 0 coach. He is also a great recruiter. The Bowden name is well known College Football name. My second pick would be Phil fulmer, he was 98-34 in the SEC and 152-52 overall at UT, that is 100 games over .500. He also won 2 SEC titles and won the SEC East 6 times and a National title. Also note he won the SEC east the year before he was fired. The man is a proven recruiter and he used to beat Kentucky like a drum! But most of all this man is hungry , he wants to prove UT made a mistake they fired him. This guys know talent too.
11-05-2012, 02:05 AM
outdoorsman43 Wrote:Come on guys. We can do better than this. Even the negative media (Pat Forde) is throwing out some better names than Taggert, Cutcliffe, Petrino or Leach.
I can't believe some of you are this negative.
Let's hear the ones he's throwing out there?
Personally I'd like to see Neal Brown as the O'Coord
11-05-2012, 02:12 AM
Anything is better than Joker!!!!!
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11-05-2012, 02:19 AM
Nov. 4, 2012
First, I would like to thank the fans that have supported this football team at Commonwealth Stadium and on the road this year. It has been a difficult season thus far, losses none of us wished to experience and injuries that have taken their toll on an already young squad.
We are a proud member of the Southeastern Conference. With that membership comes some of the greatest challenges in all of college sports. You are challenged every day with great programs in all sports; the fans, coaches and athletes are what make this league special. To compete in this conference you must have a solid foundation on which you operate. For the last decade, our foundation has been built and operated on the principles of our department. We have tried to put in place programs, coaches and attitudes that reflect integrity, education, discipline, stewardship and competitiveness in which all Kentuckians, the entire university and Wildcat fans can find pride.
We have made progress in many areas, but the journey is never an easy one, nor a straight one to the destination we all desire. There is a line in our fight song which we use in our hallways and in our communication: "`til the battle is won." It is easy to write it down; it is harder to live it, especially when you are not seeing the results you very much would like to enjoy. College athletics is now being referred to as the business of college sports. One would be hard-pressed to argue. At its core we make decisions every day based upon the impact it will have on our 500-plus student-athletes, their education and experiences. In the last decade or so it seems the clock on those decisions, most notably the timetable to get any program going has continued to speed up, especially in college football and basketball. The cycle moves at a rapid pace with high expectations.
We have all enjoyed watching hundreds of UK athletes perform at championship levels in recent years. We have celebrated and called them our own with pride. We have watched them leave UK and go onto incredible journeys after their time in Lexington. Football, basketball and our membership in the SEC have provided us the opportunity to do that.
We have had those celebration scenes and great athletes wear the blue and white in recent years at Commonwealth Stadium, and we desire like everyone to have them on a regular basis. We strive to provide an environment of exciting, fun, and winning football - a place where we will celebrate the physical, intense game we all enjoy at the highest level in the best conference in college football.
We have invested significantly in our sports programs, mostly on the backs of football and men's basketball. We have invested in football specifically and have high hopes there will be the opportunity to do major work in our stadium with some financing opportunities in the very near future. As always, we will work to fit into the plans of the university as a whole. Many times I have been told, "We know you will do what is right." When I ask myself for whom, I always return to the same place in my mind: for our student-athletes and coaches first, our fans and supporters next, and for those of us who work for them lastly.
I am proud of the Big Blue Nation for its continued support of our football team, especially for those who have maintained their season tickets and continued to support our entire athletics program. You have provided a great environment in Commonwealth Stadium through the years, and on behalf of our student-athletes, I want to thank you for continuing to fight with us. It is ALWAYS our goal at UK to provide the positive energy and support to pursue the hopes, efforts and dreams of those in the competitions. I hope to see you continue your unwavering support on Senior Day vs. Samford.
In the end there are realities we must face and overcome. Right or wrong, we must respond to those realities to protect the 22 programs and 500-plus student-athletes for whom we provide. Obviously our football program is not where we want it to be and we are all disappointed; coaches, players, administration and our fans.
After much conversation, evaluation and prayer, I have determined that it is in the best interest of our athletics program to make a change in our football coaching staff at the conclusion of the season. I do so with a heavy heart for a man who has served his alma mater for almost 22 years as a player and a coach. Joker Phillips has carried the banner for the Blue and White with honor and pride. I have enjoyed working alongside him and am thankful for his friendship for the last decade. His concern for the entire program, his work and teaching of young people, his humanitarian work, and the friendship we all enjoy with him will long surpass the scoreboard. I want to thank him for all of those things on behalf of Kentucky.
The search for a new head coach will begin immediately and will be managed internally. I understand the challenge and significance of finding a new leader for our football program. It will be done with great concern for our student-athletes, students of the University of Kentucky, the Big Blue Nation and the citizens of the Commonwealth. Kentucky Football needs to be and will be a championship contender in the SEC.
Mitch Barnhart
Director of Athletics
http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-foot...12aac.html
First, I would like to thank the fans that have supported this football team at Commonwealth Stadium and on the road this year. It has been a difficult season thus far, losses none of us wished to experience and injuries that have taken their toll on an already young squad.
We are a proud member of the Southeastern Conference. With that membership comes some of the greatest challenges in all of college sports. You are challenged every day with great programs in all sports; the fans, coaches and athletes are what make this league special. To compete in this conference you must have a solid foundation on which you operate. For the last decade, our foundation has been built and operated on the principles of our department. We have tried to put in place programs, coaches and attitudes that reflect integrity, education, discipline, stewardship and competitiveness in which all Kentuckians, the entire university and Wildcat fans can find pride.
We have made progress in many areas, but the journey is never an easy one, nor a straight one to the destination we all desire. There is a line in our fight song which we use in our hallways and in our communication: "`til the battle is won." It is easy to write it down; it is harder to live it, especially when you are not seeing the results you very much would like to enjoy. College athletics is now being referred to as the business of college sports. One would be hard-pressed to argue. At its core we make decisions every day based upon the impact it will have on our 500-plus student-athletes, their education and experiences. In the last decade or so it seems the clock on those decisions, most notably the timetable to get any program going has continued to speed up, especially in college football and basketball. The cycle moves at a rapid pace with high expectations.
We have all enjoyed watching hundreds of UK athletes perform at championship levels in recent years. We have celebrated and called them our own with pride. We have watched them leave UK and go onto incredible journeys after their time in Lexington. Football, basketball and our membership in the SEC have provided us the opportunity to do that.
We have had those celebration scenes and great athletes wear the blue and white in recent years at Commonwealth Stadium, and we desire like everyone to have them on a regular basis. We strive to provide an environment of exciting, fun, and winning football - a place where we will celebrate the physical, intense game we all enjoy at the highest level in the best conference in college football.
We have invested significantly in our sports programs, mostly on the backs of football and men's basketball. We have invested in football specifically and have high hopes there will be the opportunity to do major work in our stadium with some financing opportunities in the very near future. As always, we will work to fit into the plans of the university as a whole. Many times I have been told, "We know you will do what is right." When I ask myself for whom, I always return to the same place in my mind: for our student-athletes and coaches first, our fans and supporters next, and for those of us who work for them lastly.
I am proud of the Big Blue Nation for its continued support of our football team, especially for those who have maintained their season tickets and continued to support our entire athletics program. You have provided a great environment in Commonwealth Stadium through the years, and on behalf of our student-athletes, I want to thank you for continuing to fight with us. It is ALWAYS our goal at UK to provide the positive energy and support to pursue the hopes, efforts and dreams of those in the competitions. I hope to see you continue your unwavering support on Senior Day vs. Samford.
In the end there are realities we must face and overcome. Right or wrong, we must respond to those realities to protect the 22 programs and 500-plus student-athletes for whom we provide. Obviously our football program is not where we want it to be and we are all disappointed; coaches, players, administration and our fans.
After much conversation, evaluation and prayer, I have determined that it is in the best interest of our athletics program to make a change in our football coaching staff at the conclusion of the season. I do so with a heavy heart for a man who has served his alma mater for almost 22 years as a player and a coach. Joker Phillips has carried the banner for the Blue and White with honor and pride. I have enjoyed working alongside him and am thankful for his friendship for the last decade. His concern for the entire program, his work and teaching of young people, his humanitarian work, and the friendship we all enjoy with him will long surpass the scoreboard. I want to thank him for all of those things on behalf of Kentucky.
The search for a new head coach will begin immediately and will be managed internally. I understand the challenge and significance of finding a new leader for our football program. It will be done with great concern for our student-athletes, students of the University of Kentucky, the Big Blue Nation and the citizens of the Commonwealth. Kentucky Football needs to be and will be a championship contender in the SEC.
Mitch Barnhart
Director of Athletics
http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-foot...12aac.html
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âRelax, all right? Donât try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, theyâre fascist. Throw some ground balls â itâs more democratic.â
Crash Davis
11-05-2012, 02:54 AM
I sure do hate it for Joker Phillips, but we all have failures in life...but you learn more about your mistakes than you're success.
I'm sure that Joker will bounce back and land a coordinator somewhere, or he could become a head coach at a lower level.
I'm sure that Joker will bounce back and land a coordinator somewhere, or he could become a head coach at a lower level.
11-05-2012, 05:16 AM
Petrino!
11-05-2012, 06:07 AM
RunItUpTheGut Wrote:Petrino!Hey GUT I think you should get something about Petrino as your sig.
11-05-2012, 07:31 AM
Petrino will not coach at UK. Plain and simple. Fresh new coach is what we need.
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11-05-2012, 08:46 AM
RunItUpTheGut Wrote:You have got to be kidding....
Nope! No Joker here!
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11-05-2012, 09:24 AM
UK will only spend money to land a "has been" or "never was". Which is why they went with Rich Brooks and then Joker Phillips.
If they really wanted to make the program a championship contender as Barnhart says, they need to get an established coach. I like the idea of the Louisiana Tech coach. Being able to create a Top 25 team in the midst of having to compete with LSU in recruiting has to say something.
If they really wanted to make the program a championship contender as Barnhart says, they need to get an established coach. I like the idea of the Louisiana Tech coach. Being able to create a Top 25 team in the midst of having to compete with LSU in recruiting has to say something.
11-05-2012, 12:50 PM
Petrino would be a disaster for this program, he would leave in a heartbeat for a better program. I really like the idea of Fulmer who will make it his goal to prove to tennessee they were idiots, or a guy like La Techs coach who is building a program in the same state as a perennial title contender.
11-05-2012, 02:30 PM
For a bunch of fans yelling Petrino would be a disaster, what exactly did you beloved Joker do for the last 3 or 4 years while you backed him continously??? THAT was a disaster.
Petrino!
Petrino!
11-05-2012, 02:33 PM
Kirby Smart! Would be a knockout hire. Best football hire except Bear Bryant!
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11-05-2012, 02:47 PM
Why would anyone want to hire Petrino? That's like selling your soul to the devil for a few years of *possible* winning. Have you not paid attention to football the last few years? Don't have any Loserville or Arkansas fans? Lol damn, the guy even left the Falcons without even telling the team face to face! He left a letter!
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11-05-2012, 03:17 PM
Look! Charlie Strong left Florida for UL. Top 10 BCS! I know they are in a bad conference, but look what they have made in three years he has been there. He started the same time Joker did! Kirby Smart is a defensive minded guy who would be perfect! Let him pick a good OC like the Penn St OC or any good name OC to come in here with a pass attack! He has turned down offers before. If he gets another ring this year he might take on a SEC team and build them up! We play Alabama at CWS next year. Would be a good time I think!
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11-05-2012, 03:33 PM
Rumors are swirling that the Jets are expected to fire Rex Ryan.
Don't he have some family that lives close to Lexington?
Don't he have some family that lives close to Lexington?
11-05-2012, 03:39 PM
Strikeout King Wrote:Rumors are swirling that the Jets are expected to fire Rex Ryan.
Don't he have some family that lives close to Lexington?
Yea, his Daddy owns a horse farm in Anderson Co. I also heard he was on campus today but don't know if its true.
11-05-2012, 03:41 PM
Nooooo! No Rex Ryan. Who would come and play for him? Bad hire if it happened.
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11-05-2012, 03:50 PM
RunItUpTheGut Wrote:For a bunch of fans yelling Petrino would be a disaster, what exactly did you beloved Joker do for the last 3 or 4 years while you backed him continously??? THAT was a disaster.
Petrino!
I never backed Joker, and I def dont back Petrino, 100% happy if the reports of UK not being interested are true. What exactly would Petrino do? Tell me if Im wrong here.
Year 1. He comes in, installs his offense recruits his players...wins 6-8 games gets to a bowl game.
Offseason #1...Contract offers come, Petrino leaves...and you cant disprove this, show me 1 time where the big offers at better schools have come and he hasn't left. At which point UK has a system that no one can replicate, recruits that fit that system...but they most likely have to start over. Then another 3-4 years of the same.
11-05-2012, 03:58 PM
I'm really hoping we can get Neal Brown as the OC if not the HC.
11-05-2012, 04:56 PM
In my mind it's Big Big time coach or bust here. I really think we need a good coach who is going to be able to compete in recruiting against your Alabama, Florida, LSU, and those type schools. I'm worried we screw up and blow our chance at a good coach. It could be a once in a lifetime chance for UK
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