What is Morgan Newton up to these days?

 

 

Who?

I think it is a nationwide trend though.

 

Could be. I was wondering more for UK's sake. Has high school footbal in this state ever produced the individual quality football players at the number it is producing now? Trinity has four, maybe five legitimate D-1 players alone on their roster and there are many other littered throughout the state. Even Channing Fugate left the state to play D-1 football at a rival school to UK. At least UL is reigning in some of that talent but the best kids of Ky don't want to play for UK. Back in the 90's there were Ky kids all over the roster and while the success mirrored what it is now you could almost count on the best high school football players of this state to go to UK. Now, UK can't even get an in home visit to the best kids of Ky.

The latter. Until the decision makers get serious about UK football, mediocrity will always be the status quo in Lexington. Sad but true. Facilities are also far behind their competition.

 

The thing is everyone is complaining about Joker, saying how it will stay this way because the decision makers are not serious about taking that next step. Yet the majority of people at least on this site were in complete agreement with giving Joker the job. I got completely torn up on here for suggesting UK was not making a good choice by just giving him the job. It is not just the decision makers, the majority of UK fans accept being just average at best and thinking going to music city bowls is the best they can hope for. Its hard to only complain about the decision makers, when the majority of fans seem to be fine with just making a bowl game and thinking thats the best UK can ever do.

The thing is everyone is complaining about Joker, saying how it will stay this way because the decision makers are not serious about taking that next step. Yet the majority of people at least on this site were in complete agreement with giving Joker the job. I got completely torn up on here for suggesting UK was not making a good choice by just giving him the job. It is not just the decision makers, the majority of UK fans accept being just average at best and thinking going to music city bowls is the best they can hope for. Its hard to only complain about the decision makers, when the majority of fans seem to be fine with just making a bowl game and thinking thats the best UK can ever do.

 

I for one was happy with going to Music City Bowls. Sure beat nothing and it sure beats where we are today. I think I just understand the fact that we are Kentucky trying to compete against Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and now Mizzou plus an SEC West that has been VERY good the last couple years.

Towles is only 4th because Whitlow will be used in the Wildcat.

I for one was happy with going to Music City Bowls. Sure beat nothing and it sure beats where we are today. I think I just understand the fact that we are Kentucky trying to compete against Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and now Mizzou plus an SEC West that has been VERY good the last couple years.

 

Which is why that thinking is the reason why UK will never be any better than that. Yes UK will never be a top dog in the SEC year in and year out. However UK was in a position after Brooks retired to take another step forward. Where they could have gotten in position to where we knew they would at worst be a music city bowl team, but also a chance to take a step forward to do even more. With a right coach in place, they could have had a chance maybe every now and then to at least compete for a chance to win the SEC East or come close. Would it happen every year no not at all. However they had a chance to take another step forward, but made a bad decision and ended up taking a step back. Yes obviously getting back to just making music city bowls would be better than it is now. However that is the problem at that time, it shouldn't have been just continuing to settle for music city bowls at best. If people just want and settle for that, then why even be a fan of the team? Once they got to the point of making the bowl games, then the next thing should have been looking to take another step forward, which would have not be unrealistic. They will never be a top dog consistently, but could have been better than what they are, and even what they were under Brooks if they did the right thing when he retired and opened up the search.