The House of Blue

No Jeff that just can't be right because Vandy has completely surpassed us in every faucet of the game...because they beat us last year...just ask the LOD, they will tell ya

what? but how could the almighty Franklin lose a commitment? Does this kid not realize Franklin = the next Saban? rofl.

Since Franklin doesn't hire coaches unless he meets their wifes, maybe he doesn't sign kids unless the mother qualifies as a hottie. lol

[I was listening to Larry Glover live and they were saying the head coach stuck his foot in his mouth about who he hires is dependent on the coaches wife who has to be hot, or he will not hire him. sick]

Franklin may be a doofus for all I know but everyone outside of Kentucky feels he is a building at Vandy and there is no question they embarrassed UK last year on the field. As to commitments switching programs, that is clearly not good but it at least shows that high quality prospects respect your program enough to make a public commitment to it even if they later change their minds. I think the lack of commitments to UKFB is starting to look bad even if they are being more selective and have a limited number of rides to offer.

I agree with JDrum, but Vandy is very unique to the SEC. . not only do they have the top tier education, but they have Nashville. Nashville is much different than traditional SEC towns.

I am completely digressing, but I think Lexington could make a move up nationally (but do we really want it to though?) Austin used to be a sleepy town in TX. . now look at it. Nashville was the same way a few years ago. I could see Lexington becoming a trendy choice at some point. Heaven help us all! :-)

Lexington is trying. There have been forces at work for years who have tried to keep it from happening, but the city finally has some forward-thinking leadership. I've heard they see Austin as a nice model of what can be done.

When do these guys start summer workouts? How many are open to the public?

This is incorrect. No-one is "defending our program to the likes of Vandy."

Numerous posters have pointed to the "success" of Vanderbilt and Franklin recently. JDrum (and other posters) are merely presenting the other side of the equation.

Nobody is defending anything, merely pointing out the other side of a one-sided narrative. If you meant "comparing" our program to Vanderbilt, that comparison is in response to the assertion by some that Vanderbilt has shot past us based upon last year's win and recent recruiting.

Context is your friend.

I don't think it's crucial to all programs, but I think it's important to UK. This program, like Vandy needs extra advantages to close the tradition gap that those SEC powers playing in otherwise small towns own.

Increasingly, I've heard kids mention that they were surprised that Lexington was a "nice city," stuff like that. They envision Lexington as one of those "Podunk" places before they get here.

Franklin, who cares about Vandy, but the fact his name is even mentioned on a UK board really says everything about the overall UK football program. We are now worried who "Vandy" signs and their commitment list but UK has (1) commitment and that is a Kentucky kid.

Everyone reads on here that this recruit has an offer from UK, that this one "likes" UK, and this one is going to camp at UK. All that is good but unless it translates into signings it is as Yogi said, "just deja vu all over again".

The best recruiting news any UK fan has gotten really is that UK is now recruiting in Big 10 country(Ohio) so I will take Jokers word that they (UK) is being selective with its free rides but eventually the rubber hits the road and you have to win football games with the kids you have and not the one's you hope to sign.