Tuesday, January 11, 2011

UK Football 2010: The Highs and the Lows




After the debacle that shall be forever known as the Compass Bowl Bow Out, I wanted to reflect on a season that was once filled with endless promise (8, maybe 9 wins?!??!!) and ended filled with questions and gloom (Will Cobb go? Will Steve Brown keep his job AND his 'Stache?). Here is a list of highs and lows from the 2010 season. See which ends up with the most.


Highs: In no particular order (other than the first one)


-Beating our Main Rival in their first game in their newly revamped stadium against their new coach. 4 in a row was a magnificent thing to behold.

-The play of Mike Hartline was spectacular during the regular season. Watching him become the best passer in the SEC (behind Ryan Mallett) was something we could all cheer about!

-Randall Cobb. All American. That is all.

-Finally beating the Ole Ball Coach and sending him and his 'Cocks home crying like babies.

-Making the Compass Bowl (?) (I put the question mark here because I am divided on whether or not it was an accomplishment or not)

-Derrick Locke returned to old form for a time and ran like the wind.

-Danny Trevathen lead the SEC in tackles almost all season long. He was a BEAST at linebacker.


Lows: In no particular order (other than the first one)


-We still can't beat the Vols. After a quick score and then a long drive, it seemed like it was going to be 14-0 in the first quarter. And then Locke fumbled on the one. And it was all over.

-We still can't beat the Gators. At least we come close when it comes to playing Tennessee. Every year Florida beats the Cats like Monster Mash beats his...eggs.

-Mike Hartline's arrest for public drunkenness, disturbance, maybe or maybe not slapping some girl around, put an end to what was a very bright season for the much maligned QB. His arrest led to a suspension from post season play which led to...

-A 27-10 beat down from a coach less Big East Pitt team. Losing to the Big East is inexcusable. The play calling was horrible and so was the effort. I wish they would have taken their 6-6 record and stayed home.

-Derrick Locke was injured through a lot of the season. It effected the Cats running game and wins were hard to come by.

-Donald Russell was supposed to be our starting running back next year. Well he transferred.

-2 conference wins. I'm sick of this.

-Steve Brown's run defense was atrocious all season long.

-Morgan Newton's play during the bowl game looked like Morgan Newton's play while he was high school. If he and his high school team were playing against a Division I college team.


That about does it. You're smart and can count, so I won't waste space by counting out the bad vs. the good. It is evident that this was a bad season. Operation: Win turned into Operation: Let's Try and Not Get Embarrassed to Operation: Fail.


Next season looks to be rough with the losses of some key players that Monster Mash highlighted in a recent post. The Main Rivals are collecting impressive recruits while UK recruits are dropping left and right.


Let me put it like this: If Joker doesn't improve next season, his tenure as coach could be very short indeed.

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