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  • cousincarl said...

    Out of Spite?

    I think she was probably referring to the fans that did it for exactly that reason, out of spite. I include "to make a statement" in that same thought process.

    You remark about showing "the President and AD at UK that if your team doesn't get it done on the field, [the] fans ain't going to show up."

    I've asked this before, and never really gotten a good answer, so maybe you can help me out:

    How, exactly, will the President and AD (or BOT) help the team get it done on the field? While there are numerous issues to address concerning support from the administration, the performance on the field is the responsibility of the athletes participating and the coaching staff.

    Sending a negative message to those who do not perform on the field (President, AD, BOT) is just fine. But this particular negative message won't accomplish the purpose intended, I believe.

    JDHLaw11 ●

  • Matt May said...

    --sanders says "there are a lot of liars in this state who came up to Joker and said "coach, I don't care what you do just beat Tennessee"

    I'd have never said that. Would much prefer to have been 7-6/6-7 than to have beaten TN.

    vhcat1970

  • cousincarl said...

    Your probably right, my bad, just hate not being called a fan cause a person decides not spend 2 grand on something that right now, isn't that good of a product. It ain't like the fans won't stat buying tickets again if UK football starts producing. as we can see by sales, nobody is exactly waiting in line

    The 'fans' are always the lagging indicators. The last time ticket sales were this low was just prior to the 2006 season. I see some striking similarities.

    This post was edited by IamRV on 7/28/2012 at 12:45 PM

    IamRV

  • Simple answer lawdog. Get a coach who can get the job done. Whether that's joker or whomever. The most important thing an ad can do is hire the right coach. I personally believe our stadium, facilities, recruiting budget etc. is good enough to win with. Not the best in the sec but they're good enough. Most of the fans I talk to around home say they're done with UK football until Joker proves he's the man for the job or a coaching change is made. Nobody wants Joker to fail but all the excitement is done gone from football. If he was hired away from another program I don't think people would feel this way. Joker being here took the excitement out of having a new head coach for the fans because of being familiar with him. Don't think the fans are boycotting UK football as much as Joker. If he's the right coach things will get better on the field and fan support will rise and so will season tickets. Recruits want to play for coaches more than schools these days. For example look at Billy G he had all the resources and UK tradition and he would have never gotten the job done here. It could be as simple as a head coach and then again it might need a whole culture change. After this season I believe things will be clear where we stand with Joker and the future of UK football. We will either be really excited for the future or having a coaching search. Just for the record I honestly think Joker deserves this year to prove his worth.

    jeffries123

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