AndyPopCat
03-03-2006, 04:42 PM
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Kentucky Spring practice starts March 29, Spring Game April 22
The big spring question is ... Does Rich Brooks have any tricks in his bag? With nine wins in three years, Brooks hasn't exactly capitalized on the positive momentum from the Guy Morriss era. However, give him credit for keeping his team playing hard when nothing has been going right. There's a fantastic playmaker in RB Rafael Little to build around, and QB Andre Woodson should be better after taking some lumps last year, so there is reason to believe the team should be better. It'll need to be a lot better for there to be a year five for Brooks.
The most important position to watch is ... Defensive line. More specifically, the defensive front seven that gets five of seven starters back. Stopping the run was a major problem all season long and was the main reason Kentucky got knocked out of games so early. Teams pounded the ball and pounded the ball some more taking the early momentum and forcing the ill-equipped UK offense to play catchup. With all the returning experience, the run defense has to be far better.
Spring attitude... Be Vanderbilt, but better. Kentucky doesn't have a Jay Cutler, but if the Commodores could come within a blocked field goal of going to a bowl, then the expectation has to be for the Wildcats to be at least as competitive. With its schedule, UK should be able come up with five wins if it doesn't screw up (Texas State, Ole Miss (http://collegefootballnews.com/2006/Spring_Preview/Springlooks_SEC.htm#), Central Michigan, Vanderbilt and UL Monroe), so seven wins and a bowl game (http://collegefootballnews.com/2006/Spring_Preview/Springlooks_SEC.htm#) aren't a lot to ask for.
Kentucky Spring practice starts March 29, Spring Game April 22
The big spring question is ... Does Rich Brooks have any tricks in his bag? With nine wins in three years, Brooks hasn't exactly capitalized on the positive momentum from the Guy Morriss era. However, give him credit for keeping his team playing hard when nothing has been going right. There's a fantastic playmaker in RB Rafael Little to build around, and QB Andre Woodson should be better after taking some lumps last year, so there is reason to believe the team should be better. It'll need to be a lot better for there to be a year five for Brooks.
The most important position to watch is ... Defensive line. More specifically, the defensive front seven that gets five of seven starters back. Stopping the run was a major problem all season long and was the main reason Kentucky got knocked out of games so early. Teams pounded the ball and pounded the ball some more taking the early momentum and forcing the ill-equipped UK offense to play catchup. With all the returning experience, the run defense has to be far better.
Spring attitude... Be Vanderbilt, but better. Kentucky doesn't have a Jay Cutler, but if the Commodores could come within a blocked field goal of going to a bowl, then the expectation has to be for the Wildcats to be at least as competitive. With its schedule, UK should be able come up with five wins if it doesn't screw up (Texas State, Ole Miss (http://collegefootballnews.com/2006/Spring_Preview/Springlooks_SEC.htm#), Central Michigan, Vanderbilt and UL Monroe), so seven wins and a bowl game (http://collegefootballnews.com/2006/Spring_Preview/Springlooks_SEC.htm#) aren't a lot to ask for.
