Here is some ammo for you. The information below is for the last 5 years
Dead on. Gotta have 5-6 guys at different positions that are ranked near the top of their group in each class. Mix of offense and defense. We need to go big on defense to end this class because we went big on offense in 2015 and 2016. 2017 was defense oriented and we need to add depth with the 2018 class.
Agree. I think the thing that would help our program the most is to red-shirt more of the freshmen class, especially the OL and DL kids.
The problem nowadays is better players don't wanna redshirt or even hang around more than three years. And they're physically more mature now when they show up on campus. That will only intensify if we recruit better players over time.
No, but I like JLS, and I did sleep in a Holiday Inn last nite...
What is “in the hunt” i guess is my question? For me it’s the playoff and/or a conference title. That’s what we should be achieving every 5-7 years. Or at least we should have 1-2 teams that gets close (10 wins). That is where we need to be IMO. I’m good with where we are as a program currently, but we should be striving for better which is why we need to get some top level talent. Not quite Bama or Clemson level, but at least a top 20 class here and there.
You guessed right.
And answered a question while doing it.
"In the hunt" (for a NC) is opposite "OUT of the hunt" and hoping for a Bojangles Bowl.
If we're still being talked about in November every couple or three years we'll be on the right track.
Can't ask for more than that.
By this definiton werent we just " in the hunt" just a couple of years ago until we got blasted by Houston?You guessed right.
And answered a question while doing it.
"In the hunt" (for a NC) is opposite "OUT of the hunt" and hoping for a Bojangles Bowl.
If we're still being talked about in November every couple or three years we'll be on the right track.
Can't ask for more than that.
Did I say we weren't?
Unfortunately right now Louisville is a school that has to rebuild not one of those who just reloads.. 3 times in the last 12 years we have been " in the hunt" , and that ncludes the Krapthorpe years. So that would seems to fit the criteria listed above. How often do you think a school like ours should be in rebuild mode?
Cardinal Cash, every team you mentioned are traditional powerhouse programs. They have decades of being in power conferences and being in the national spotlight. We are newbies to this party finally getting into the ACC after decades of wandering in the desert. This is going to take several more years of building to put us in the same conversation of the teams you mentioned.
Clemson was irrelevant for 30 years until Dabo built what they have. They started winning big around the same time as our big push in the early part of this decade. The only thing they have on us is facilities and recruiting. That gave them a championship. We are halfway there. Just gotta get the talent.
And this is why I have issues with your logic sometimes. You clearly state our football program has a way to go but on the other hand you say we are far superior to the kitties. I think there’s more separation between us and a Top 5 program than there is between us and UK. Wish it wasn’t so.
I knew you’d mention Clemson. They won a National Championship in the early 1980’s and have long been considered a team with an SEC style fanbase. They are the original Death Valley for a reason. While we have built a really nice program, I was their when there was maybe 25,000 fans at Old Cardinal Stadium, we still have a long way to go to reach their fan support on a game to game basis. We’re getting there but talk to me again in a few more years.
I knew they won a championship, but it doesn’t change the fact they were irrelevant from the 1980s until 2010. And I get that we may not have the fan support they do, but that’s a demographics issue. Our state cares more about basketball. Always has and likely always will. And we will see what Bobby can do in these next 5 years or so, but if he doesn’t win 10 at least once and he dips below a 7 win season I think we should move on to Brohm or another up and comer JMO.
I'm not sure how you watch Louisville and LPT play this game annually and say there isn't a huge gap between the football programs. Here's the average difference in total offense between the following teams and LPT in their last four contests...
Exactly. If we can be as successful is Wisconsin or Michigan State, we’ll be doing good. Both of those are cold northern states and not particularly fertile recruiting grounds. Oregon is in the same boat. We can do it, but it takes patience and passionate support from the fans.
You’re a big stat guy. And yet the series is tied 15-15. UK has longest win streak at 7 games. UK has largest margin of victory in series. Unless you can erase these or show more dominance, you’re statements can’t be supported just by eye test.
You seriously want to include 6 games from before 1922 to show how tight the games are right now?
I edited my post a bit... To clairfy, I was talking Rivals RECRUITING rankings. And that probably won't change a lot before NSD.
Wow! 15-9 that’s dominance if I ever saw it. How little you guys forget. It only takes one bad hire to make a difference in this series.
Exactly. And how lopsided do you think it would be if the Krags era didn't occur? I guess the Cats only worry about being dominated after some team wins 31 straight against them.
My friend, yours is the majority viewpoint to continue playing the game. But this is by far the weakest argument--that LPT football is close to being competitive with U of L--you can make to justify it. You've now got people who want to play the game disagreeing with you.
