Next years Prediction

[ukfaninva]

9-3 Overall

5-3 in the SEC Maybe 6-2

Open up with 4 straight wins before going on the road against and loosing to Arkansas. Then Having a bigWin against South Carolina. Next week loosing to LSU in a close game. The Florida game is up for grabs. Then rounding off the season with 4 straing wins. Finally beating the Orange. If they can beat Florida they go to the Cotton Bowl. They finish the season off ranked in the top 15. If not they go to the Outback Bowl. Either way they are playing on New Years Day.

Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home W

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina AwayW

LSU At Home L

Florida At HomeL

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away W

Tennessee At HomeFinally Beat the Orange

[johnkyblue]

I say 12-1, with a loss to Wisconsin for the MNC.

[UderricKY]

Bold prediction...

Here's how I see it...


Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home W

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina AwayW

LSU At Home L

Florida At HomeL

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away L

Tennessee At Home L


Another 7-5 season....but against that schedule...that is still a step foward for the program. If you want to break it down even more..you could do this..


Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home Swing Game

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina Away Swing Game

LSU At Home L

Florida At HomeL

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away Swing Game

Tennessee At Home Swing Game


That is 4 games that could possibly go either way...and be the difference between a 5 win season..and a 9 win season...

The schedule is just beyond tough next year. With continued improvement on defense and Burton stayin in school...8 or 9 wins is a possibility...but realistically...I think 7 wins would be a proper expectation.

[RCS]

Brutal schedule. I think we finally beat UT but lose to UGA. They seemed to turn it around late and they have a ton of talent coming back. It is tough to beat them between the hedges. I am not the believer in Tebow. He is huge and runs incredibly well but at some point he is going to have to pass the ball. I think UF will be good but will take a step back next year. That will still be a tough game but possible with it being at home. If Burton stays and Woodson continues to improve this can be a very good UK team next year. Still as you say, 7-5 will be a good year with that schedule. 9 wins is not out of the question, but neither are 5.

I have UGA winning the SEC East. UT continuing their downward slide, about like this year. UF good but not quite as good as this year. USC about the same as this year, mediocure but feisty. I have UK 3rd in the East. If UGA doesn't rebound UK has a shot at 2nd. I think we are rising and UT is falling and we have a chance to pass them next year.

[bleedbluelady]

I have no predictions for next year. I'm just gonna celebrate this season for a few more days. :cool:

[Rockober]

I will wait and see how Spring andSummer play out. Kentucky has lost a lot of people over the years in the off season and alot of them were supposed to be probable starters. That being said, the schedule next year is brutal but I do believe UK will be better than this year, though the record may not be indicative of this.

[RV]

I like the way you guys think but I'll wait and make my prediction in 10 or 11 months. ;)

[Mountain Cat]

We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

With Burton going to the NFL, we will struggle to fill his shoes.

Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home L

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina AwayL

LSU At Home L

Florida At HomeL

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away L

Tennessee At Home L

[RCS]

Why will UT, USC and UGa all be better but UK won't despite the fact that UK returns almost everyone? Burton would be a loss if he leaves but we have other very solid WRs. As I said, 5-7 is possible, but I doubt it happens. You do seem to think poorly of this team though, so I guess that is no suprise really. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Considering we have not gone to back to back bowls but 1 time in the last 20+ years I guess it is a pretty safe bet based in history. We sure looked good the last 6 games of the year, or at least the O looked good for the last 6 and the D the last 2.

[Mountain Cat]

RCS wrote: Why will UT, USC and UGa all be better but UK won't despite the fact that UK returns almost everyone? Burton would be a loss if he leaves but we have other very solid WRs. As I said, 5-7 is possible, but I doubt it happens. You do seem to think poorly of this team though, so I guess that is no suprise really. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Considering we have not gone to back to back bowls but 1 time in the last 20+ years I guess it is a pretty safe bet based in history. We sure looked good the last 6 games of the year, or at least the O looked good for the last 6 and the D the last 2.

UTK, USC and UGA are sitting on the #3, #9 and #7 recruiting classes. UK is #46.

UK will be better (assuming Archer gets tossed), but not as much improved as will be those teams.

UTK is reloading big time, as is UGA. USC will be in Spurrier's 3rd year and we won't be facing a team with a WR playing QB next time.

5-7 is reasonable to expect, and not at all a slap in the face. The SEC is on the rise, and we have a tough schedule next year (other than the 3 non-conference 135+ ranked cupcakes.)

[The Old School JPS]

South Carolina is the big game on the schedule and the season will most likely turn on that one. They have a lot of talented players on their roster, with their major advantages over UK's roster being on the offensive and defensive lines, IMO. We need our guys on both sides of the ball to make some big plays in that game, creating turnovers on defense and showing some big plays from different players and directions on offense.

We have lost seven in a row to them. UK needs to win that game. The visitor almost always does better than is expected in that series.

Maybe the best candidate to be beset by the same sort of cohesion, chemistry,focus and execution problems that beset Georgia in 2006: Tennessee. It would be nice to take them down finally. They have a wealth of talent andsuffered a bad year in 2005 but resumed problems for them next year would help UK considerably in November. Runner up: Louisville. Who does U of L play before meeting UK? NC State on the road? Utah at home? Middle Tennessee at home?

Rockober is right about off-season attrition really hurting UK consistently. Let's hope the upcoming several months are better than they usually were in past off-seasons.

UK's conference schedule next year is brutal. That'salways the case but swapping Ole Miss for Arkansas is a major change and LSU, Arkansas and Florida are playing exceptional football and I have to expect Georgia to be considerably better. (Vanderbilt has been significantly improving too, with little recognition so far.)

[surveyor]

Here's mine: 8 - 4 season with some quality wins. Worst case should be 7 - 5.

Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home W* (This game could be a toss up and ultimately won by the better defense that day)

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina Away L

LSU At Home L

Florida At Home W (Upset pick for sure. Florida didn't overly impress me this year)

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away L

Tennessee At Home W

[SBCatMan]

I posted this in another thread and something similar elsewhere, but I will post it again here because I think it seems appropriate, and because I think it is something that all prognosticators need to take into consideration:

"The problem that many of us share is not being able to adjust our mental outlook to accurately viewwhat is rapidly becoming a brand new UK football landscape. When we look at a schedule we automatically pick out the games we think we should win, the games we think we might win and the games we feel we have little or no chance to win. The fact is, those days are over.

Historically, we would look at a home schedule that includes UofL, FLA, LSU and UT and say that if the planets align properly and we can catch a couple of breaks, then maybe we can steal one of these games. But, no more. Right now, at this very moment, if we were to play UT at Commonwealth without our seniors and without their seniors, we would be a decided FAVORITE. Florida may well win the NC this year, but they cannot feel too excited about coming to Lexington next Fall. LSU, despite their wealth of talent, has shown some road vulnerability. AndI do not think I need to tell anyone how ready we will be for UofL next year."

In short, we need to re-adjust our traditional way of thinking before prognosticating in threads such as this. I think Surveyor has done a very nice job of doing just that.

[hoosierhateruklover]

Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home L

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina AwaySwing Game


LSU At Home L

Florida At HomeL

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away L

Tennessee At Home L

[surveyor]

Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.

[Mountain Cat]

surveyor wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.


UKT has the #3 class in the country coming to Knoxville. We have the #46 class coming to Lexington. We will never catch them in talent.

[surveyor]

Talent, shmalent.................

Given the UT tradition, they should whoop us soundly every year if recruiting class was an indicator, but obviously it isn't.

How did UT's recruiting class that came in for THIS year rate versus ours?

[Will Lavender]

If it were all about talent, we would've been crushed by the Clemson Tigers.

I am definitely not going to doubt Rich Brooks at this point. Heck, he took a team that many people in his own fanbase were claiming would win 3 to 5 games to an 8-win season and one of the greatest campaigns in the history of the program.

The man, apparently, knows what he's doing.

And for the first time in Lexington, he's going to have a ton to work with next season.

I don't think 8 regular season wins is out of the question.

[RV]

Mountain Cat wrote: surveyor wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.


UKT has the #3 class in the country coming to Knoxville. We have the #46 class coming to Lexington. We will never catch them in talent.

There you go speaking in absolutes again. We will never this, we will never that. Guess we should just forfeit.

The good thing is, you don't have to catch a team in talent to beat them.

[RCS]

UGA has had top 10 classes the last 4+ years and we beat them, how do you explain that? We had the ball on the 2 yard line of UT, at UT, down 5. They have consistantly out recruited us but we were a delay of game call from beating them at UT. Any explanation? UT had WAY better ranked recruiting classes than Vandy has ever had and they beat them last year. Ranking mean something, but not nearly everything. UT went 5-6 last year despite consistantly having top 10 classes. Why should next year would be any different?

[ukfaninva]

This years recruiting class was not ranked high at all and look what they did. Ranking has nothing to do with how good a team is. It is how good they are taught. And if you ask me they were taught very well this year. And who is to say that next year won't be even better.

[The Old School JPS]

It may be fair to say that Kentucky's 2007 team will have starters at four different skill positions on offense who are among the 20 best at their position in all of college football: QB Andre Woodson, RB Rafael Little, TE Jacob Tamme and WR Keenan Burton. Any one of them may be considered top 10 or higher nationally by the end of the season (perhaps even prior to it).

Same goes for Rafael Little at punt returner. Before all is said and done the same might be said of Wesley Woodyard and Micah Johnson on defense.

But, even leaving it at the four on offense, very good players like that can make things happen. It's probably been 40 years since that could be said of a UK team, and that (1965) team spent much of the season in the top 10 until QB Rick Norton's broken leg really destroyed the end of the season. With good line play those four players can do some pretty big things.

[johnkyblue]

The Old School JPS wrote: Before all is said and done the same might be said of Wesley Woodyard and Micah Johnson on defense.
I would give props like that to Myron Pryor or Braxton Kelley (or Kelly?) before Micah Johnson. Not at all that he won't be a good one, because he'll be awesome, but Myron has proven it a lot and Braxton made the defense a lot better.

[Wildcat97]

Mountain Cat wrote: surveyor wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.


UKT has the #3 class in the country coming to Knoxville. We have the #46 class coming to Lexington. We will never catch them in talent.


Boise St... I don't know, but I would assume they did not have better RANKED recruiting classes thanOklahoma, but just beat them. Often, how personnel fits into a program is more important than just having highly ranked personnel.

Don't get me wrong, highly ranked is nice...but somewhat subjective when discussing HS recruits. Play the right system and good things can happen. Develop what you need and good things can happen. I believe we are starting to see some of this.

[Mountain Cat]

RV wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: surveyor wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.


UKT has the #3 class in the country coming to Knoxville. We have the #46 class coming to Lexington. We will never catch them in talent.

There you go speaking in absolutes again. We will never this, we will never that. Guess we should just forfeit.

The good thing is, you don't have to catch a team in talent to beat them.



UK will never catch UTK in talent, IMO. If you cannot deal with that statement, then that is your problem.

I did not say anything about never beating them. That is your inaccurate attempt at divining what I might think.

Get over yourself. Your opinions are no better than mine.

[poodoo]

ukfaninva wrote: This years recruiting class was not ranked high at all and look what they did. Ranking has nothing to do with how good a team is. It is how good they are taught. And if you ask me they were taught very well this year. And who is to say that next year won't be even better.

Well-said., ukfaninva.Too, what is becoming more and more obvious to me is that Rich Brooks CAN TEACH AND COACH. As his players have repeatedly said, the man KNOWS FOOTBALL.

Someone mentioned that Clemson had more highly ranked talent than UK. Obviously Georgia did, too. We won both games, and the win over Clemson was more lopsided than the final score indicated, as Coach Bowden himself said. We had narrow lossesto much more talented UT and South Carolina teams, not finishing touchdown drives at the ends of those games. We even competed well most of the game against Florida, which will be in the national championship game.

When a coach's teams are performing that well against much more talented teams, it means that he can coach, something the media and many fans doubted for a long time. Coach Brooks' team obviously overachieved this season, based on the team's talent rankings. Since he pulled off victories over much more talented teams and came so close in several other games, I think we CAN pull off some upsets next season. I just hope it happens, as that will be the next step in getting this program where we all want it to be. Pulling off such upsets will further help recruiting.

Speaking of recruiting, I read in the Cats' Pause yesterday thatour class is currently ranked #46.In the SEC East alone, we are competing against freshman classes currently ranked #2,#3, #7, and #9. We also play LSU, whohas a class ranked #9. That is a concern forthe future. However, again, let us pull off a couple of upsets over ranked teams next season, and recruiting success, I suspect, improves. Seeing how this staff has performed this seasonwith much less talent than so many of its opponents, I would love to see them perform with basically equal talent.

Regardless, as ukfaninva just said, Coach Brooks taught his less touted players well this season. In ukfaninva's words, "who isto say that next year won't be even better!" FWIW, here's hoping, with all my heart, that is the case, and surely everyone is hoping the same! :)

[RV]

Mountain Cat wrote: RV wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: surveyor wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.


UKT has the #3 class in the country coming to Knoxville. We have the #46 class coming to Lexington. We will never catch them in talent.

There you go speaking in absolutes again. We will never this, we will never that. Guess we should just forfeit.

The good thing is, you don't have to catch a team in talent to beat them.



UK will never catch UTK in talent, IMO. If you cannot deal with that statement, then that is your problem.

I did not say anything about never beating them. That is your inaccurate attempt at divining what I might think.

Get over yourself. Your opinions are no better than mine.



So shall it be written- so shall it be done.


I've tried to caution you about speaking in absolutes and you have resisted my advice so the die is cast.

You will now have to put your money where your mouth is.

You compared the current rankings for UK and UT and stated that

"We (UK) will never catch them (UT) in talent".

Given those parameters the wager then becomesif UK ever ties or beats UT in a recruiting ranking, then I win. If UK 'never' does this, then you win.

The wager will be one million dollars.

If you don'ttake the wager you will prove that you were mistaken and overstepped.

If you dotake the wager you will prove something else entirely.

I love accepting a wager that can't be lost. :lol:

[BigBlue75]

Might as well throw mine in there, what the heck.

Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home W

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina AwayW

LSU At Home L

Florida At HomeL

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away L

Tennessee At Home W

8-4 and I'm thinking Georgia and Arkansas away are possibilities for number 9. We've proven we can beat Georgia and we always hang tough with the Hogs. Given the way the team has played this season, and with the nucleus we have coming back, I'm confident the team can put it together again next season.

[Mountain Cat]

RV wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: RV wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: surveyor wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.


UKT has the #3 class in the country coming to Knoxville. We have the #46 class coming to Lexington. We will never catch them in talent.

There you go speaking in absolutes again. We will never this, we will never that. Guess we should just forfeit.

The good thing is, you don't have to catch a team in talent to beat them.



UK will never catch UTK in talent, IMO. If you cannot deal with that statement, then that is your problem.

I did not say anything about never beating them. That is your inaccurate attempt at divining what I might think.

Get over yourself. Your opinions are no better than mine.



So shall it be written- so shall it be done.


I've tried to caution you about speaking in absolutes and you have resisted my advice so the die is cast.

You will now have to put your money where your mouth is.

You compared the current rankings for UK and UT and stated that

"We (UK) will never catch them (UT) in talent".

Given those parameters the wager then becomesif UK ever ties or beats UT in a recruiting ranking, then I win. If UK 'never' does this, then you win.

The wager will be one million dollars.

If you don'ttake the wager you will prove that you were mistaken and overstepped.

If you dotake the wager you will prove something else entirely.

I love accepting a wager that can't be lost. :lol:




Make never = 20 years (i.e.,a period of time well beyond the scope of a football program being built)and make the wager an amount that you could actually pay and you are on my friend.

Would $10,000.00 interest you? We could each have our $10,000.00 put in a capital investment bank account held in escrow against a legally binding contract held by an attorney. Winner gets the principal and all interest.

I will write my check tomorrow if you are willing to match me.

[VirginiaBlue]

I volunteer to hold the money.

[Rockober]

VirginiaBlue wrote: I volunteer to hold the money.

I say you hold half the money and I hold the other half.Its always been good to diversify.:ggrin:

[Caveman Catfan]

Mountain Cat wrote: UK will never catch UTK in talent, IMO. If you cannot deal with that statement, then that is your problem.

I am surprised that you accept that. Not sure why you think that UK cannot build a reputation in the SEC that would one day permit it to exceed the talent level on UT's team. That seems a bit defeatist. I thought we were supposed to be building for and expecting to be a national power one day.

[Caveman Catfan]

Mountain Cat wrote: RV wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: RV wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: surveyor wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.


UKT has the #3 class in the country coming to Knoxville. We have the #46 class coming to Lexington. We will never catch them in talent.

There you go speaking in absolutes again. We will never this, we will never that. Guess we should just forfeit.

The good thing is, you don't have to catch a team in talent to beat them.



UK will never catch UTK in talent, IMO. If you cannot deal with that statement, then that is your problem.

I did not say anything about never beating them. That is your inaccurate attempt at divining what I might think.

Get over yourself. Your opinions are no better than mine.



So shall it be written- so shall it be done.


I've tried to caution you about speaking in absolutes and you have resisted my advice so the die is cast.

You will now have to put your money where your mouth is.

You compared the current rankings for UK and UT and stated that

"We (UK) will never catch them (UT) in talent".

Given those parameters the wager then becomesif UK ever ties or beats UT in a recruiting ranking, then I win. If UK 'never' does this, then you win.

The wager will be one million dollars.

If you don'ttake the wager you will prove that you were mistaken and overstepped.

If you dotake the wager you will prove something else entirely.

I love accepting a wager that can't be lost. :lol:




Make never = 20 years (i.e.,a period of time well beyond the scope of a football program being built)and make the wager an amount that you could actually pay and you are on my friend.

Would $10,000.00 interest you? We could each have our $10,000.00 put in a capital investment bank account held in escrow against a legally binding contract held by an attorney. Winner gets the principal and all interest.

I will write my check tomorrow if you are willing to match me.

Illegal contracts are never legally enforceable.

[JDHoss]

Mountain Cat wrote: surveyor wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

I'm not so sure about Tennessee being better next year. They've been at the very least stagnant the last few years.
Their showing against Penn State punctuated that.

Kentucky is among the youngest teams in Division I football - especially on defense. I see Kentucky improving defensively next year and not dropping much on offense if Burton leaves.


UKT has the #3 class in the country coming to Knoxville. We have the #46 class coming to Lexington. We will never catch them in talent.




I'm not sure what that has to do with next season. The vast majority of those players will not see the field (nor will ours) for the Vols next year. If they do, The Great Pumpkin will be fighting to keep his job after next year. The Vowels have lost far and away their top 3 WR(Meacham, Swain & Smith)and their passing game was the heart of their offense becausethe ground game was incredibly anemic, and the loss of Sears & Ligon won't help matters there. Living here in TN, I can assure you they are mucho worried about next year as a whole, including coming to Lexington. The UT program has stagnated since the national championship season, and their lackadasical effort against Penn St. didn't help calm any fears about the future.

[Gunsmoke]

I am pumped for a very exciting year next season! We could run the table but at the same time could lose some tough, hard-fought games. That being said and this being some sorta crystal ball voodoo witchcraft look into the future speculation-type thread:lol: then I'm all in:lol:9-3 or 8-4. uT goes down shockingly easily:shock:at Commonwealth. South Carolina folds like a pup tent in a ternader and Gawja chokes on their own insecurities and self-doubt. Florida?? Never say never my friends never say never!!!! uL???? I ain't touchin' that one with a ten foot pole fer I believe to a degree in jinxs!!!:lol:

[UedK]

I predict:

Some of the Wildcat Nation will focus on next seasons positives andfind joy in our team our coaching staff and our athletic administration.

Some of the Wildcat Nation will continue to not allow themselves to relax and let themselves be uplifted by the good things that may come.

Some of us will have an even better time this next season than we had this past. (Sounds impossible but it could happen).

[Brian McCat]

UedK wrote: I predict:

Some of the Wildcat Nation will focus on next seasons positives andfind joy in our team our coaching staff and our athletic administration.

Some of the Wildcat Nation will continue to not allow themselves to relax and let themselves be uplifted by the good things that may come.

Some of us will have an even better time this next season than we had this past. (Sounds impossible but it could happen).

Ipredict that more of group #2 get assimilated into group #1. And your 3rd prediction I am in favor of!

[poodoo]

I, too, am so in favor of UedK's prediction #3. :)

Too, I notice that I had a "typo" in my post on this thread.LSU's class is currently ranked #5 in the nation, not #9 (asSouth Carolina'sclass has that spot, as stated in the post). Anyway, although I would love for our recruiting ranking to be up there with some of those folks, at least our not having talent ranked remotely as high makes potential victories over some of those guys that much SWEETER. The upsets over Georgia and Clemson this year were sweet, but pulling off an upset over one or more of those highly ranked squads with such highly rated talent this coming season would be SO, SO SWEET and would certainly be part of making UedK's prediction come true. :)

[Mountain Cat]

Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

With Burton going to the NFL, we will struggle to fill his shoes.

Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home W

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina AwayL

LSU At Home L

Florida At HomeL

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away L

Tennessee At Home L


I have revised my predictions to upgrade us to 6-6 with a W over UL.

[UedK]

Mountain Cat wrote: Mountain Cat wrote: We beat who we should beat, and lose to who we should lose to leaving us 5-7. UTK, USCand UGA will all be better next year, so I don't see that happening.

With Burton going to the NFL, we will struggle to fill his shoes.

Eastern Kentucky At home W

Temple Away W

Louisville At home W

Florida Atlantic At Home W

Arkansas Away L

South Carolina AwayL

LSU At Home L

Florida At HomeL

Mississippi State AT Home W

Vandy Away W

Georgia Away L

Tennessee At Home L


I have revised my predictions to upgrade us to 6-6 with a W over UL.
That makes us bowl bound baby!!!!!!!!!!

I'll go one more. We win at Arkansas. Just like in the 2002 game thatno Kentuckyfanever saw.

[Russ24ky]

Don't know how.. but im gonna say we win 6-7 games

Don't care who the opponets are

[ukfaninva]

I picked UK to beat South Carolina and those chances just got a lot better.



COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Sophomore Sidney Rice (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=169717), South Carolina's career leader in touchdown receptions, is giving up his final two seasons to enter the NFL draft.




Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier confirmed through a spokesman Sunday that Rice would go pro.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2723522



Arkansas has also lostsome of their good players to the NFL draft.



FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Arkansas defensive end Jamaal Anderson and cornerback Chris Houston will skip their final season of college eligibility to enter the NFL draft, coach Houston Nutt said Sunday.




Anderson was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and an honorable mention All-American as a junior this season. The Little Rock native led the SEC in sacks with 13.5 and was second in the league with 19.5 tackles for loss.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2723489



LSU has also lost their QB to the NFL draft.

Louisiana State quarterback JaMarcus Russell (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=146755) will skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft in April, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Sunday.

Russell will make an announcement Wednesday regarding his decision, LSU officials said.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2723407



Things are looking better for the cats next season everyday. Lets just hope all the underclass cats stay around for next season.