The House of Blue

Nick Martin still would have dumped us for Notre Dame despite his alum father promising time & time again it wouldnt happen. Mossakowski likely still would have transferred, leaving many with the vibe that he didnt get a fair shot at QB over Newton. Lamar Dawson still would have stiffed us at the last minute of signing day, ditto Jon Davis. Still would have had many of the defections and transfers that occured Dec 2010 through all the offseason which left the impression that there were problems and conflicts and turmoil on the team. And winning that bowl game likely wouldnt have done anything to prevent what we witnessed play out on the field for the 2011 season.

dear god, please leave this crap somewhere else. Your spin is annoying. "turmoil"? really? We have fewer defections/transfers than 90% of programs. We have virtually no off-field issues.

Please do us all a favor and stop posting the same things over and over.

Quick note to everyone: The personal tit-for-tat stuff has gone too far in this thread. Cease and desist. Keep the debate on the post, not the posters.

We've had a few threads about them. I won't say there was a huge number of recognizable "big star" names, but they had quite a few quality people they had offered on campus. These things are more for evaluation of guys who may be able to be developed into stars (a guy like Mobley last year) than to see the guys they already know are elite. Of course, it's always good when the elite stop by, too.

If what I have heard in the past couple of weeks stands, dont be surprised if its Blake McClain.

There's a few guys starting to feel the pressure and McClain is one.

Mcclain just tweeted that he's announcing tomorrow.

Sweet. I bet he pops for UK tomorrow. Hopefully that's the case.

If so he will also be the 3rd from FL. Todd Im not hearing anything on anyone else. There was a brief rumor about an OL but I havent heard much lately. Ive been hearing McClain for a bit now though so I assume he will pop for UK. He had a GREAT time when he visited.

If we end that season on a high note maybe it changes last year a little bit. I don't know maybe I'm completely wrong just seemed like a lot of ill will was harbored from that game. I remember being furious. That game could have really hurt Newton's confidence as well because he was thrown out there when he wasn't ready and didn't have any kind of command of the offense. Obviously there has been other things but that game really did some fans in. Not to mention the issues it created from the Newton vs Mossakowski and the fact that most thought Joker hitched his wagon to Newton without giving Mossy a chance.

Thanks for the welcome and insight. I like this board as it has more intelligent discussion than other boards. I am just scratching my head sometimes as it appears that they will hold off on offering some recruits with major BCS offers, but then accept commitments from players at position at offensive line that have no other BCS offers. I do however think that guys like Day will definitely get more offers as coaches see him play this season, and his stock should rise.

Uk's staff has made a living getting in with kids early. If they wait for Ohio state to offer then it's too late.

Our coaches don't and shouldn't look at offer lists. They don't and shouldn't listen to "recruiting experts". They rvaluate each player. That's why the camps are so huge. That's also why they don't bring In the elite guys who are no-brainers. They want to see the guys who they think are good enough for the sec but want to make sure.