Brooks is gone

[mhall]

Inside whisper has it that Brooks has no intention of returning next year. He told the team is was a strong 80 percent that he would not return as their head football coach.
A so so recruiting class for next year coming in, loosing a ton of experienced players, it's probably a good decision by coach Brooks.

Enter Joker Phillips, he will most likely be alright but if I'm a Cat fan I wouldn't expect too much from next year.

[lil skeeter]

i love UK football and hate to see Brooks leave, but i think he has gotten them as far as he could and i think he has realized this, plus he is getting up in age and has a family to be with. i dont think the threat of a drop off next year has anything to with his decision, look at what he walked in on when he took over. i dont remember them having more than a so-so recruiting class since hes been here. joker will pick up where brooks left off and will have them going to their 5th straight bowl next year. imo

[mhall]

I meant so so by UK standards, no put down intended. I agree at his age it's probably time to step down, but man he looses a ton this year, don't think for a minute that wasn't at least part of the equation.

Coach Brooks has been awesome for Kentucky, he has done an excellent job with what he has had to work with. One of the few things Mitch Barnyard has ever done right as an AD.

[DJD]

Agreed not alot to complain about with Brooks......but when he was trying to right the ship the naysayers were all over this guy! Now he is just the old man that did very good with a program on the ropes and IMO he should hold his head high! Coaches have a tough job!

[know1]

One way or the other, we will see some movement when Joker takes over. I'm of the opinion that UK has reached a plateau and will either get better or worse with Joker.

I can honestly say that this season was the biggest disappointment of the last 4 for me. If anything, they took a small step backward.

[lil skeeter]

didnt mean to come across in a defensive manner, i didnt think of your post as a put down. i agree with alot of what you said. just hope your wrong about next years season.

[Chubminnow]

I'm not a big sports fan...but I'm curious as to why coaches don't seem to stay around very long anymore...is it me or are there some coaches who stay around for a long time? If so do any of you know who they are? It seems like Rupp and Joe B. were at Kentucky for a long time, as Crum was at U of L for a long time. In my opinion if a coach stayed around for a good long while it would make things for traditionalized so to speak. Kind of what desegregation did for the public schools...back in the days before bussing there was all kinds of rivaleries, school spirit, etc...which lead to community pride. Kind of like with these coaches moving on at the drop of a hat....to me it takes something away from a schools program...this is just my two cents worth on the subject.

[DJD]

I'm not a big sports fan...but I'm curious as to why coaches don't seem to stay around very long anymore...is it me or are there some coaches who stay around for a long time? If so do any of you know who they are? It seems like Rupp and Joe B. were at Kentucky for a long time, as Crum was at U of L for a long time. In my opinion if a coach stayed around for a good long while it would make things for traditionalized so to speak. Kind of what desegregation did for the public schools...back in the days before bussing there was all kinds of rivaleries, school spirit, etc...which lead to community pride. Kind of like with these coaches moving on at the drop of a hat....to me it takes something away from a schools program...this is just my two cents worth on the subject.

Yeah those days of Coaches staying with a program are very few. Coach K of Duke comes to mind as a longtime fella.
In all sports winning equals money. If you don't win your gone! Money pulls coaches to one school or another and if you ever win big then your coaching staff will be depleted. Look at Florida they lost offensive coordinator last year, defensive this year and another coach this year (can't remember but he was conditioning or receiver coach).

[Panfish Man]

Mitch B. needs to rethink the whole Joker in charge thing. He was a great postion coach, a good playcaller a few years back with tons of offensive weapons. Ever since, he has coached not to lose, he has taken 3 steps backward as an offensive coach. Its hard to watch him call a game sometimes, I bet you the players feel the same way. Brooks leaving will put UK football back to a bottom feeding SEC team.

[mhall]

Mitch B. needs to rethink the whole Joker in charge thing. He was a great postion coach, a good playcaller a few years back with tons of offensive weapons. Ever since, he has coached not to lose, he has taken 3 steps backward as an offensive coach. Its hard to watch him call a game sometimes, I bet you the players feel the same way. Brooks leaving will put UK football back to a bottom feeding SEC team.

Derrick Locke just said that very thing. In fact I think he was quoted by media at saying.

He didn't want to pass on Millions of dollars at the next level and return to such conservative play calling. But would if it changed.

It's rumored alot of the players did not like the play calling this year at all. That freshman that has been starting is talented bigtime at the QB spot. If he is used properly Kentucky becomes very dangerous. He can run not just throw, put some wrinkles in that Wildcat offense and turn him loose, kinda like a Michael Vick deal. Just some thoughts.

[Tim_T]

I think Joker's play calling hurt them at times this year, especially in the Tennessee game.

[mhall]

I think Joker's play calling hurt them at times this year, especially in the Tennessee game.

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