The House of Blue

Great post dude thanks!

Working on a number for Jeff/Chris is they don't already have one.

Amen and getting Hyde and Washington would go a long way toward giving UK another solid DL class.

I believe I have seen it mentioned Ross and the staff are hoping he can enroll in December, but I am not sure of the validity.

Anyone have a link to the NCAA compliance? Fwd those tweets.

Josh, great post buddy! I think this will be a great class so long as we take care of things on the field. I hear a lot of people talk about how much tougher the schedule is this year but I still see the potential for 8 wins. We may not win that many but it won't surprise me if we do.

Great report on Washington....hope that indicates his juco coach has principles, and intends the young man to stick with the school who signed him last year and will not be accomodating to any other school trying to get in with him

Even better, it was retweeted by Hunter, and specifically capitalizes "HUNTER" and "BIG'UNS" in reference to the kid's name. It may be a tempest in a teacup, given the NCAA's recent consideration of allowing coaches to name recruits publically, but I think it's a pretty blatant violation of the rules as they are now.

Frankly, I'm not impressed with Vandy's new staff and their tactics. Franklin demonstrated all season that he is a hothead, his offensive line in particular were involved in numerous dirty plays, the very least of which included pushing ball carriers for extra yards, and his public comments inferring that the de-commitments from Vandy lacked integrity and honor were hypocrisy at its finest, in the face of Vanderbilt's pursuit of players committed to other schools.

As I read other fan boards obsessively, Vandy fans have taken any slight against Franklin by opposing fans as a sign that said fans are "scared" of Vandy under Franklin. Franklin's 6-7 record this past season, despite several close losses, may be impressive for Vanderbilt historically, but doesn't strike fear into my heart. I think Vanderbilt benefited from the apathy the majority of SEC teams have towards that game (much like I believe UL benefited from UK's apathy after 4 straight wins and an upcoming game at home against Florida) and stuck around in many games longer than they had any right to due to a good defense staffed by upperclassmen.

I would be willing to bet that Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida have something in store for Vandy next season, and I imagine that the UK staff and players will circle the date as well. Ultimately, if Vanderbilt accomplishes the same feat this year, after Franklin's outbursts and tactics, I will be very impressed and willing to give him his due.

Until then, these tactics (demonstrated by the latest Twitter name-drop) haven't proved effective.

Franklin is a hard nosed recruiter. But check Vandy w/Larry Smith under center vs. Vandy with Jordan Rodgers under center. 2 different teams. QB Play is the difference maker in SEC Play and Vandy was horrid without Rodgers under center, much like we struggled tremendously when Newton played bad.

Nice post Josh and agree on all aspects. I know I've been one of the biggest detractors concerning this staff but with all of the news coming out concerning the board of trustees and our bonding capacity, I do understand they are fighting an uphill battle. Hey, the entire program including our AD has their hands tied and It's now easy to see what they're up against.

I'll support these guys and roll into next season as optimistic as ever; I'll stand behind these guys as long as it looks like we're ready to play every second we're on the field. Hey, if we come out and punch UL in the mouth right from the start, good things could happen.