Comments on: BBL: Rich Brooks probable retirement round-up

By: Cat fan in Missori

Cat fan in Missori — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:31:58 +0000

Donald, son, you cannot be very old. As any long term Cat fan knows Kentucky football suffered through the Blanton Collier, Fran Curci, Jerry Claiborne, Bill Curry and Hal Mumme era, though Hal got us to some bowl games and had an exciting offense and then ruined it with the violations and probation. Then in comes the one year wonder Guy Morriss, who immediately runs off to Baylor for more money and did so poorly there that now he is out of college football.

Rich Brooks took over in that horrible situation. I was not for him coming as he did not do such a great job with the St. Louis Rams, and I thought he may be too old. But he endured all kinds of hardship, reduced scholarships, a tradition of losing, and trying to rebuild and recruit in the toughest league in America, the SEC.

And in his watch we actually went to four bolws in a row, and won three. We beat LSU when they were rated number 1 in the country and went on to eventually won the National Championship that year, I think. The quality of players has sky- rocketed as well. Andre Woodson, Trevard Lindley, Locke, Cobb, Micah Johnson, Steven Johnson, Dickey Lyons, Jeremy Jarmon, Cory Peters,and others provided highlight reels galore. Now we are not the doormats just above Vandy. He raised the consistency level at UK and made them competitive in almost every game.

I hope Joker is the future answer, and not his namesake, and just a another Joke. I hope he builds on Brook’s foundation. And I hope the Cats become a power in football and basketball. It is obvious the loyalty the Cats have to basketball and the acquistion of Calipari is going to make them a powerhouse on the Courts for some time, but the administration needs to put the same commitment into football. The football fans at UK have been rabid and faithful for years. The AD needs to monitor Joker and keep the momentum going. If Joker is not the answer, then time to move on quickly like they did with Billy Guillespie.

As to your comments about Brooks being no Urban Meyer, Meyer would not have been Meyer without all the football tradition he inherited at UF. Brooks has started the tradition here at UK, and hopefully it will continue so youngsters like you won’t have to suffer through years of frustration like us older fans have!

By: marion county

marion county — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:33:17 +0000

I bet Donald is not over 19 years old. Everyone else loves you Coach Brooks except maybe the 19 year old kid Donald.

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By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:57:46 +0000

Pre-Brooks (and early Brooks, in the Mumme probation era) UK lost to little sister schools and SEC schools and were blown out of every game against a good team. UK now beats little sisters like we should and wins a few we shouldn’t, and go into every game thinking we have a chance. We have lost a few we shouldn’t have, but we have won more we shouldn’t have. Broos will be missed. Hagy, have fun at the new year’s partyies you plan to crash.

By: Donald Hagy

Donald Hagy — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:33:02 +0000

Stay: And just how many D1 football games have YOU coached? Secondly, I don’t own a lay-z-boy. Oh, and Einstein, no one is TWO words; not one. Now, if you wish, you can get back to brown-nosing Mr. Brooks.

By: StayRich

StayRich — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:45:00 +0000

I bet you’re a blast at all the Christmas Parties Donald!

All those remarks coming from a guy who has never coached a team in D1 football and the only play calling you have done has been from a lay-z-boy when you may have remarked to noone in particular – “I bet they pass it.”.

Rich Brooks did a phenomenal job in his time here and gave UK fans a belief they had a chance in every game they played.

If he leaves he’ll be missed.

By: Donald Hagy

Donald Hagy — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:18:55 +0000

I don’t want to spoil the party, but I’m still trying to figure out what Brooks’ announcement accomplished. “I’m 80% sure I won’t be back” (or whatever)–what exactly did that mean? Wouldn’t everyone be better off if he had just kept his mouth shut until he was 100% sure? I hate to point out the obvious, but Urban Meyer he ain’t. I applaud him for running a clean program and getting UK back to a bowl game. However, that only ruined the program. UK now settles for wallowing in mediocrity. Yes, they can now beat Little Sister of the Poor. So what. And if Brooks retires, that leaves us with Choker Phillips–an offensive coach whose play calling was just that: OFFENSIVE. UK is simply not interested in becoming a big-time football program. I thought maybe in my lifetime this would change. But it hasn’t. And it NEVER will.