![]() ![]() So, we should all just get used to the fact that Stoops will keep operating the Wildcat football team at the same 7-9 win level that will lose to the more talented teams and cannibalize its peers and lesser programs. ![]() Mark Stoops will most likely be Kentucky’s head coach until he no longer wants to coach football because he has the best contract in college football: every time he wins seven games he gets his contract automatically extended one full year, including a $250k increase, and can do that with a relatively easy goal in the best conference in college football while living in the lovely college town of Lexington, Kentucky. Coaching Staff Mark Stoops Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Mark Stoops - 9th Year - 49-50 (24-42) But until Missouri shows that they can reliably go on the road and win any game away from Faurot - and particularly, against Kentucky - the Wildcats should never be considered a guaranteed win. With either an inexperienced backup or a freshman at quarterback, that approach probably won’t change for 2021. But Kentucky has never been about the quarterback, choosing instead to focus on the ground game and a lights-out defense powered by Ohio expats to win the day. ![]() Citing last-in-the-league total offense numbers and passing numbers - as well as 11th in scoring offense - Eddie Gran was fired as offensive coordinator, a move met with surprise by the media and glee with the fanbase. What wasn’t expected, however, was a massively regressed offensive performance despite the incredibly talented and experienced offensive line. The Wildcats were pushed to the limit by Vanderbilt (120th) and held Georgia to 14 points (5th) but, outside of those two results, it was a mostly ho-hum, as-expected finish. Kentucky beat teams they were better than, lost to teams they were worse than, and Missouri was the only lesser team to successfully break that trend. To wit: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule Results They ranked 51st overall in SP+, which was good for 9th in the SEC, and truly had about as bland of a season as you could expect. The Wildcats slipped a little bit last year, finishing with a losing record (5-6) for the first time since 2015. p2tB6NVrQJ- no context college football October 25, 2020Īnd now that the most annoying losing streak of all time is over, we can finally reassess this game in terms of actual consequences, as opposed to the extra weight of never being able to beat the King of the SEC Middle Class. ![]()
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