Wow. I was not expecting UofL's offense to just not show up today. Granted, they did lose the starting quarterback, their top 3 wide receivers, and 2 of their top 3 running backs, so it should not be that big of a surprise. Cantwell did not have a good game, and with the exception of Beaumont, the receivers did not help him out at all. The last time UofL was shutout was Sept. 23, 2000 at Florida State. I know that they were not technically shut out here, it might as well have been.
The offense lost this game. If someone had told me that the deffense was only going to give up 6 points today, I would have been ecstatic. (I do not blame the defense for a rushing touchdown given up immediately after a turnover.) I was really pleased with how the defense played today. They were able to contain UK's rushing attack, which is what I was worried about heading into today. If they play like that for the rest of the season, this team will have chances to win, if the offense shows up.
I can hear the calls for Jurich to fire Kragthorpe coming from the message boards, which I do not read anymore. I say, not so fast. Yes, Petrino was winning, but he did not leave the program in good shape. There were numerous disiplinary issues that Petrino ignored, and Kragthorpe would not. I would imagine that Kragthorpe will have one more year, regardless of how this season goes. This is a rebuilding process, and it does not happen immediately. To bad people have no idea what patience is.
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