All right, University of Kentucky football fans, quit booing the Wildcats. They had nothing to do with the mess they inherited, and they can’t help it if there aren’t enough of them to win in the Southeastern Conference.
Boo Lee Todd, the UK president, when he steps onto the field to honor students. And if director of athletics Mitch Barnhart ever has the guts to show his face on the field, boo him. Todd hired Barnhart, who then didn’t hire a name firebrand coach who can lure top prospects to Lexington.
But don’t boo the players. If you have heard receivers Gerard Parker and Jeremiah Drobney talk, you know they are intelligent, articulate young men who don’t deserve the mess they are in. Parker is playing his senior year as a college graduate.
Spurrier loves Kentucky!
The reason I started pushing Steve Spurrier is that a man of his caliber is exactly what UK needs.
This may surprise you. Spurrier really likes Kentucky and Lexington. When he coached Florida, he would talk with the Gators about Kentucky’s history and our song and would make sure they were on the field when the band played “My Old Kentucky Home.”
Why is a coach needed with the stature of Spurrier? It’s the players, stupid. Nothing else matters if the Wildcats can’t line up with quality players.
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