1. The two sacks allowed against Pitt are the only sacks allowed back to the Miami game. Clean slates against BC, Clemson, Stanford and in Lexington Saturday. Outstanding work from Richard Owens in juggling the offensive line and working around a beat up group. And for Renato Brown to step up in addition to Monroe Mills who at times looks like he can't run. Michael Gonzalez was the constant all year at Left Guard and I hope he gets some postseason All-ACC recognition for it.
2. A lot is being made about how you manage NIL with Isaac Brown and Duke Watson but I'd add this...they have to keep Chris Barclay intact. They had to fend off Tennessee in the offseason and he will have no less suitors this year. And if there is any question you should carry at least Four RBs into camp you see why you have to have had that at minimum this year. It sorted itself out perfectly.
3. If there was a stat for maintaining composure and staying out of the types of extracurricular sideline activity that UK has engaged in under Stoops...we'd have dominated in that category. It was funny seeing Bell pulling Isaac Brown towards the huddle and out of the middle of their defense trying to goon him on the UK sideline.
The body language from UK was parts frustration and resignation; rewatching big chunks of the game I can tell you without any hesitation that Walker just went through the motions like he was in an All Star game and was trying to get to the finish line healthy.
4. We'll certainly see optouts for the Bowl, but I'm betting a lot of seniors you see defensively play in the front seven. Guys like Ramon, Griffith, Guerrard, Konga and Tramel Logan. Secondary we'll probably be light. I can't imagine Gillotte, Quincy Riley or Corey Thornton play and you'd think the same of Shough and Ja'Corey Brooks offensively.
5. Lastly, you can tell it's College Football Silly Season when a "Marrow to Louisville" rumor hits the Internet leaked out from a UK source. Marrow--and Stoops--play the Calipari game of wrestling more money out of Barnhart every postseason than they're worth. I don't buy it for a handful or reasons as it applies to us, not the least of which it's clear there is a commitment to recruit out of the Portal far more than the high school ranks; while I'd love to have a resource to pull the types of DTs they have out of Detroit the last seven or eight years, it doesn't fit our current Program MO at all. Beyond that, I've never been impressed with UK's TE production despite having some fairly regarded TEs out of HS.
2. A lot is being made about how you manage NIL with Isaac Brown and Duke Watson but I'd add this...they have to keep Chris Barclay intact. They had to fend off Tennessee in the offseason and he will have no less suitors this year. And if there is any question you should carry at least Four RBs into camp you see why you have to have had that at minimum this year. It sorted itself out perfectly.
3. If there was a stat for maintaining composure and staying out of the types of extracurricular sideline activity that UK has engaged in under Stoops...we'd have dominated in that category. It was funny seeing Bell pulling Isaac Brown towards the huddle and out of the middle of their defense trying to goon him on the UK sideline.
The body language from UK was parts frustration and resignation; rewatching big chunks of the game I can tell you without any hesitation that Walker just went through the motions like he was in an All Star game and was trying to get to the finish line healthy.
4. We'll certainly see optouts for the Bowl, but I'm betting a lot of seniors you see defensively play in the front seven. Guys like Ramon, Griffith, Guerrard, Konga and Tramel Logan. Secondary we'll probably be light. I can't imagine Gillotte, Quincy Riley or Corey Thornton play and you'd think the same of Shough and Ja'Corey Brooks offensively.
5. Lastly, you can tell it's College Football Silly Season when a "Marrow to Louisville" rumor hits the Internet leaked out from a UK source. Marrow--and Stoops--play the Calipari game of wrestling more money out of Barnhart every postseason than they're worth. I don't buy it for a handful or reasons as it applies to us, not the least of which it's clear there is a commitment to recruit out of the Portal far more than the high school ranks; while I'd love to have a resource to pull the types of DTs they have out of Detroit the last seven or eight years, it doesn't fit our current Program MO at all. Beyond that, I've never been impressed with UK's TE production despite having some fairly regarded TEs out of HS.
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