I have been a UL football fan since the latter Frank Camp days, and everything in between Wally Oyler and Malik Cunningham. Look at this roster, and see that it’s depth chart may be short on 4 star kids, and absolutely zero 5 star kids, but aside from a very few kids, most everyone else will be returning next year.
While I have been as critical of CSS’s poor judgement in pursuing the USC Jr job, he is the very best HC that UL could have, given where we were when he was hired and where we are right now. This roster is a mix of a very few 4 star kids, quite a few 3 Star kids and perhaps as many 2 Star and walk-o s as any P5 conference school in America. Most of the 3 star kids on scholarship arrived here without the major P5 offer list that we might have hoped for. My point here is that is what a good HC and staff are supposed to do ……….”coach em up”.
The local media and a lot of our fans have discounted just how bad Bobby Petrino left this program in terms of players, staff and morale; as that last year he was here, resulted in a lot of deep damage; as some really good ones left and even more wished they had as well.
Regrettably UCF‘s talented QB’s career ended on the last play of the game last night, so the rest of the Knights season will not be reflective of just how good they were when they arrived here, but it should be noted they brought a lot more talent here than what we have, yet this staff, these kids and yes the 40k fans who showed up each brought their “A” game and left with the W.
Not sure how this season ends up, but I can tell you one encouraging observation now …….. next year has all of the potential to be significantly improved with so much young returning experience and perhaps the most depth that I can recall. I also believe the ESPN Friday night game will help this staff recruiting in Jefferson County and the rest of the country; something that has been missing for several years.
While I have been as critical of CSS’s poor judgement in pursuing the USC Jr job, he is the very best HC that UL could have, given where we were when he was hired and where we are right now. This roster is a mix of a very few 4 star kids, quite a few 3 Star kids and perhaps as many 2 Star and walk-o s as any P5 conference school in America. Most of the 3 star kids on scholarship arrived here without the major P5 offer list that we might have hoped for. My point here is that is what a good HC and staff are supposed to do ……….”coach em up”.
The local media and a lot of our fans have discounted just how bad Bobby Petrino left this program in terms of players, staff and morale; as that last year he was here, resulted in a lot of deep damage; as some really good ones left and even more wished they had as well.
Regrettably UCF‘s talented QB’s career ended on the last play of the game last night, so the rest of the Knights season will not be reflective of just how good they were when they arrived here, but it should be noted they brought a lot more talent here than what we have, yet this staff, these kids and yes the 40k fans who showed up each brought their “A” game and left with the W.
Not sure how this season ends up, but I can tell you one encouraging observation now …….. next year has all of the potential to be significantly improved with so much young returning experience and perhaps the most depth that I can recall. I also believe the ESPN Friday night game will help this staff recruiting in Jefferson County and the rest of the country; something that has been missing for several years.
