Mitch Barnhart Can Fix UK Football? - WDRB 41 Louisville

BOZICH: Who Thinks Mitch Barnhart Can Fix UK Football?

"Kentucky football has always looked at itself as if it's pre-ordained to be horse(feathers)," said Howard Schnellenberger, the former UK all-American who led the football renaissance at U of L nearly three decades ago.

"They need to create a culture where they actually start believing they can be more than what they have been."

Kentucky doesn't simply have a coaching problem. Kentucky has an athletic culture problem – and the guy who hasn't done much to change the culture has been on the job for 11 seasons. That's Barnhart.

During the Barnhart Era, Mississippi, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt have lapped the Wildcats.

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Trade Dead, Sanchez is the new Tony Romo

It looks like Rex Ryan will be hanging on to the most ill used offensive weapon on the Jets roster. Any chance of a trade is quickly fading and Ryan has stated that he wants more "Tebow" on the field. So far this year the Jets have used Tebow in spits and spurts with no semblance of a plan. Spagano has even pulled Tebow inside the 5 yard line so Sanchez can try to pass the ball in for six points. Not one single time has Sanchez managed much more than a Field Goal.

Simply put "Tebow Time" is a mindset and attitude on the field that becomes infectious to not just the offense but the entire team. TT needs time to grow, build trust and inject a winning attitude. Spagano's limited Wildcat Offense is not "Tebow Time". What Spagano is doing is paying lip service to the owner of the team who wants Tebow on the field. The man paid over $4 million dollars for Tebow's services and deserves to get what he wanted out of the deal. A Field General that can push the NY Jets over the top.

Unless New York wants 5 more years of Sanchez doing his best Tony Romo impression fans really need to wake up and push the issue.

Is Tim Tebow improving?

Tebow says he is improving

Tim Tebow said he believes he is improving in practice and can become a successful starting quarterback again someday in the NFL. Tebow did a one-on-one sitdown with the New York Daily News and was typical Tebow. There weren't any controversial moments and he professed his support for current starter Mark Sanchez among the topics discussed. “I’m working on a lot of things and feeling like I’m getting better. Looking forward to one day being able to show some of those things... You never know for me. My role, it could expand,” Tebow said of working to improve. About the closest thing Tebow said toward anything controversial was his remark that the Jets have had a history of too much talk. Hard to argue that point, Tim. “We’ve had a history here of people talking too much. You just don’t want to do that," Tebow said.

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Texans doom Sanchez, Tebow-Time coming soon......

I have to admit that the entire NFL community of analysts are correct when they point out Tim Tebow's flaws as an NFL Quarterback. However, even the inventor of the QBR rankings has to surrender to the fact that Tebow brings something 'intangible' to a football team. Even the silliest Tebow-maniacs know in their heart of hearts that Tebow is only a temporary patch for the the NY Jets. Rex Ryan has been leaning towards Tebow-time while giving Sanchez every chance to wake up and lead. Rex even put Tim in to get the anemic Jets onto the 3 yard line and still Mark could not punch it in.

Sanchez has greatness in him but I don't think it is going to come into its own in New York. He is Step-Brother to Eli Manning and Hamlet to Tim Tebow in the New York media circus. Sanchez needs.... requires a strong offensive coordinator, a talented receivers, a running game and 5 second pass blocking. That will not happen under Spagano and the injury plagued Jets offense. Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez sit on a major Decision Point according to Michael Smith on "Numbers Never Lie". Give it a watch.





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NFL Fantasy Report, Week #2: The IF Lists

Hernandez is Out, Welker is BACK BABY!!!!

We can only refer to this week as "The IFS". Since all I heard all weekend was "If only I knew" or "Were is so and so...?"
Fantasy Football League's finished 1-2.
Semi-Serious and casual fantasy football owners are all in shock as the five year string of dominance by the top ten performers at each position came to an early conclusion. In performance drops that usually begin to happen around the time teams are mathematically eliminated from the play offs and contract bonus money is in the bank left all but the most serious fantasy footballers dazed and confused. All the experts said pick this guy or drop that Defense but nobody could predict this last weekend.
My TOP "IF" Lists of the week:
In a week that saw Peyton Manning Intercepted three times in the first quarter, little brother Eli set game scoring records in just the fourth quarter, New England losing to the Arizona Cardinals and RG3 putting out 36 fantasy points while losing there plenty of "IFS".
If you benched Andrew Luck (like I did) that was a major screw up.
If Adrian Peterson was your feature back.
If Hernandez had not gotten injured......
If Mr G made his fifth 40 yard field goal of the game to win it in Foxboro.
If the college trained Replacement Referees could come to an agreement on "Pass Interference", "Game Administration" and "Forward Progress".
If the Packers offense could get back into gear. (Yes, I know they won but it was ugly).
Head Coach Notes:
If the Harbaugh brothers don't start getting some respect.......
If the New Orleans had a Head Coach.......
If Tampa Bay's Head Coach wasn't a giant douche bag then Tom Coughlin would not be pissed.
If Kansas City would just perform to potential.
If Rex Ryan would just go ahead and swap Tebow for Sanchez. He knows he is going to do it and Mark looked like his old, flat, unmotivated self while losing a yawner.
Quarterback Notes:
If Josh Wheedon played that well every game.
If Jay Cutler wants to get his team to hate him don't change a thing about what you do, say or hit.
If RGIII would let someone else run the ball.
If Cam Newton would let someone else run the ball.
If Mike Vick would let someone else run the ball.
NOTE: Guys this is not high school AAAA football. It is OK to hand it off once in awhile. Those guys get payed a whole lot of money to run the ball and the have to feed their families on their performance bonuses. Trust them or you might start getting blindsided by that blitzing linebacker he was supposed to pick up.
NFL League Notes:
If New Orleans Saint Line Backer Vilma would just quit the "Poor Me" circus.
If you don't think the Ref Lock Out is not impacting the pacing and flow of games ask Flacco, Ryan or Cutler.
If the commissioner wants the NFL to grow then give LA, Mexico City, Toronto and London franchises no matter the cost.

All fantasy football team owners should start checking the injury reports, analyze their match ups and check their Waiver wire positions before clicking SUBMIT.

Any comments on this week's rant?