The House of Blue

Will someone plz explain to me what the big deal with Urbin Myer is? Yes he built up two or three programs on his why to the UF job, I will give you that. And he won a few national championships with Tebow. Sounds like I just came up with why he's a big deal huh. But this is how my mind works, he did all that with a TON of great staff around him, after his staff started taking jobs and left what happened to Myers team? They went down hill pretty fast.

So if Joker is going to stay our HC for a long time he needs to bring in a stronger staff than the Buddy ball we seem to be playing now, I hope Joker is the man to right this ship I really do, but I just don't see it happening with the staff he has around his/our team.

So let it rip how stupid I am not talking about Myers but I for one am no fan of his! Kirby Smart on the other hand I am a fan.

Btw I agree with a lot of yall about the Deer in the headlights, piss poor body language, and no enthusiasm. All that needs to change even if nothing else does! Go Big Blue

Skips team just got took to the woodshed by Pitt. We already know how that feels. No thanks.

For whats its worth Mike Leech would be great he knows the sec as he was the oc and quarterbacks coach at uk under mummy and was a big influence on getting Tim Couch Not only can he coach he can recruit and he dont put up with loosing look at Texas tech before he took the job and what he did with it when he brought his players in. Fun to watch and very high scoring. Remember the Air Raid of the 90`s Every game was a nail biter and with a little defense the SEC would be a little un easy to see him at Kentucky.

Yes, too laid back carries over on to the field and Joker is too laid back. But that is just the way he is very mellow. Papaw Brooks would light up everybody...except one or two assistants it seemed to me, on the field. coaches, officials, players.
Joker gets mad and upset never..at anybody.

secondly, Meyer would be a good choice as others, and it is a lie we wont be able to get a top coach now. The status quo crew, made of homers, company men and their buddies on here never want change.
They didnt want to change Ron Hudson, they were wrong. They didnt want to change Mike Archer and they were wrong. they didnt want to change Steve Brown, they were wrong. On and on. I think they are all the same ones and they never get on here and admit they were wrong. They just attack the fans who want a better program and try to blame the fans instead of the head honchos who deserve the responsibility.
Heck, they didnt even want to change BILLY G for goodness sake. They were stupidly wrong about that one. Look what we have now but they stubbornly kept their embarrasingly wrong opinion until Cal proved them wrong again.

The time IS not now; but when the time comes and I am afraid they way things are going-badly-they will wait too late to get any of the elite coaches that are out of a job because other programs with vision and clarity of thinking-all our SEC and other opponents will snap them up quickly when they need to upgrade and there we will be again.
"WE cant get a good coach to come to UK." Darn.

I also like the thought of Kirby Smart; imo you have to have a good defense and build your team around that

Leach does not know the SEC of today, he has not been in the SEC for 13 yrs and was only here 1-2 yrs. Next, he had no influence on Tim coming to UK as Tim was recruited by Curry not Dumme. As far as recruiting, he did fine in the hot bed of TX, but I would not consider him a very good recruiter. Also, most SEC DCs figured out the "Air Raid" and we did little in Dumme's last years. He would not have lasted even if Bassett had not got caught cheating.

We are not going to scrap Joker so the point is moot, but when a change happens and if it is in the next 4-5 years, I want Kirby Smart or Manny Diaz. Both are young and energetic, both are TOP recruiters, and both coach outstanding D. Have them bring in Neal Brown as OC and you have the makings of an outstanding staff.

I want Joker to excell as he will not bolt if he is sucessful.

That's exactly what I do... sometimes. I admit it.

Brother, you know me by now... I'm pretty much just full of s***.

Yeah, I try... it just depends on my mood I guess. I can be damn serious when I wanna be... and post valid arguments with the best of'em. Sometimes... I'm just eff'in goofy.
It's not healthy to be too serious all the time.

I like all three but you will never know until you ask them.
I REALLY THINK if that an opening happens, the thing that really excites me is Mitch is now capable of getting a guy that is top flite. SOMEBODY is out there, waiting and thinking about UK right now that is a terrific offensive coach that could turn it around quickly. If Mitch pulls it off and I believe he can, we will HAVE A FOOTBALL WINNER IN LEXINGTON.
When you see how Minter turned a passive,predictable defense into an aggressive, unpredictable unit in one year (the defensive backs have been sabotaged by Brown and that should improve the minute hes gone) you have to believe a competent OC could do the same thing. SS: "Kentucky used to have 1 or 2 (defensive) sets, now they are more unpredictable." Yes SC won but if we had an offense, we could have competed.
Urban Meyer: (paraphrased when Brooks was here) "Kentucky is pretty easy to defend and you know what to expect." Brooks ignored the quote and UF promptly pummelled us again.

prediction: Joker takes over the playcalling next game ( I know he called the offense with Brooks but anythig has got to be an improvement-he wont do it if he thinks he cant do better) We get a new OC next year to match Minter or surpass his expertise. Joker gets another year or two. And he will succeed because he had courage to make the needed change, recruiting improves with the whiz OC and we are off,

Alternative prediction: Joker the nice guy keep Sanders and refuses to make a change though the season tanks. Newton continues to be unable to pass, the OL is not able to execute, Joker refuses to take over the playcalling and we lose a lot more games as the defense wears out and the team completely collapses. the whole staff is fired at the end of the year and we start from scratch but Mitch finds a diamond in the rough with instant credibility and name recognition that gives the BBN new hope and he is off and running.

We win both ways.

If you pay them, they will come.

Look, I feel for Joker... I really wish he were "THE" man we can all count on and get behind. The fact is though... he was handed a "predetermined" HC job, that he was not ready for (especially, in the SEC). As much as I like Joker... desperate times call for desperate measures. The sense of URGENCY has been created... Mitch MUST make a CRITICAL move NOW. We need to show the world we are dead serious about UK Football... and go FULL THROTTLE after the VERY BEST COACH ALIVE!!! Make him the highest paid HC on the grid-iron.... WHATEVER IT TAKES!!! Just stop all the BS and GO FOR IT!!! It's time for Mitch and the UKAA to give BBN a football program we can ALL be proud of and excited about.

GO CATS!!!

Btw... I feel better. I was due for another late night rant.

You lose all credibility with me when you call anybody who doesn't agree with you "homers" and "company men". From then on your post is meaningless.

Yeah, it's obvious there are some who will remain loyal to Joker no matter what. The difference in them and those like myself is, we are loyal to Kentucky Football "first"... not the "coach". Those who really want to aim higher and want a program that can compete in the SEC, will root for what's best for "UK Football"... the others will root for a Coach who can't get it done, simply because they "like" him. SMDH.

I like Joker too... but I "Love" UK Football and I WANT BETTER!!!