Loved the game from JG. He gave the team an extra bit of energy after a first half that looked pretty hopeless to me.
Those two and Callaway will all be big losses. I haven’t followed recruiting as well as I used to lately, but by year three Pruitt I figure should’ve had time to replace them. Maybe not with stars, but at least with SEC-caliber players, and have stars emerge elsewhere
That was great work from JG and Jordan. Also not sure if this is good or bad, but I was sitting there in my living room begging to fake a run left and have JG keep it around the right end on that last 3rd and 4. Was still scared that he’d screw it up, but he nailed it.
Don’t really think we have comparable replacements ready next season. Defense will still probably be better overall. Offense you’d think takes a step back without all the wide receivers and no significant upgrades to a mediocre run game.
Him pulling a Tua and fumbling with no one near him while rolling out would have been the most Tennessee/Guarantano thing of all time.
No, certainly not comparable replacements. It’s hard to replace your best players with comparable replacements. But if we can replace them with genuine, starting-caliber players (as opposed to “oh no we have to play this guy hope he doesn’t kill us” players), and if we have progression elsewhere (for instance, perhaps our ultra-talented freshman tackles turn into all-SEC-caliber tackles), then it works. I feel like that’s how college football goes everywhere except Bama right now. The most famous example being Peyton to Tee. Huge downgrade at QB, but Lewis and Henry took steps forward, and Al wouldn’t let anybody lose.
Forgot to add: and required a 4th down conversion. UK didn’t do crap against us all game without using all four downs. Incidentally, this game reinforces my opinion that a good offense that’s willing to use all four downs would be almost unstoppable. Kentucky was totally one-dimensional and still did fine outside the red zone.
I was thinking the same thing except I was willing to be even a little braver and let him throw it if need be. We desperately needed to end the game right there.
what about when our assistant coach stabbed that Kentucky player in the face and we got a personal foul?
You guys have it all wrong! That was his [penis] he slapped the Kentucky player in the face with that got the personal foul.
Brandon Johnson looked like a good receiver in 2017 and kind of disappeared. He's pulling a Travis Stephens and red shirting to be "the guy" next year. That helps, but there's still a lot of unproven there in 2020