This, to me, is a contrast between Kentucky and Indiana.Jacobs4Heisman wrote:yup -- anytime you have a school with the resources and fan support of a UK, the potential is there to be a good program. I just wouldn't be willing to take that risk unless the money was way up there.
Kentucky football, relatively speaking, has great fan support. I believe they routinely sell 70,000 seats.
Kentucky is a rarely a force in SEC football. But it isn't an Indiana or a Northwestern or a Vanderbilt (God bless 'em) or a Nevada-Las Vegas.
This kind of job would have risks. No one seems to be able to figure out how to win there. But, when I look at the fan support they get, it's hard to understand why.
Kentucky is a perplexing program as you allude. They have outstanding fan support and top-notch facilities, yet year in and year out they are the bottom of the SEC. Part of the recent problems can be chalked up to the probation caused by Hal Mumme's actions, but other than that they have still had a rough time when it comes to mantaining a successful football program. To tell you the truth, I believe a Solich-type figure would do wonders for UK's program.
