The Return of the Air Raid - A Kentucky Wildcats Dynasty

[xanax12]

SEC is really tough but your thread is great (yours is the right way to do it). Keep this up, I want to read some more.

Go Wildcats!

[jasontoddwhitt]

Quote: Originally Posted by xanax12

SEC is really tough but your thread is great (yours is the right way to do it). Keep this up, I want to read some more. Go Wildcats!

SEC defenses are proving to be hard to crack.

Appreciate it and thanks for reading!

[jasontoddwhitt]

Week 9 Recap

Top Stories

Still Unbeaten! - Sooners notch another W, this time against Big 12 foe Kansas State.
Badgers Improve to 7-1 - Wisconsin notches a conference win against Ohio State behind the arm of Wilson.
The Class of the Big Ten - Burkhead's play leads Nebraska to a 34-16 win over Michigan State.
Road Warriors - Ole Miss invades The Jungle and barely wins a tough battle.
Conference Crush! - Arkansas and South Carolina prepare for war.
A Bad Moon Rising... - Ballard is determined to prove that the Bulldogs belong in the Top 10.
Pasted! - Texas takes it to Kansas 21-3 in conference play.
Overtime Stunner! - Iowa outpaces Minnestoa 35-28 in Big Ten action.

Top 25 Scoreboard
Rice 14, #21 Houston 48
Navy 14, #11 Notre Dame 35
#22 Arkansas 38, Vanderbilt 7
Oregon State 17, #23 Utah 38
Missouri 13, #15 Texas A&M 27
#3 Virginia Tech 51, Duke 10
Purdue 20, #18 Michigan 35
#16 SMU 51, #25 Tulsa 17
#6 Wisconsin 30, #19 Ohio State 7
#13 Michigan State 16, #4 Nebraska 34
#5 South Carolina 28, Tennessee 10
#12 Stanford 31, USC 7
#2 Oklahoma 42, Kansas State 10
NC State 16, #8 Florida State 24
Baylor 13, #20 Oklahoma State 38
#24 Hawai'i 35, Idaho 30
#17 Ole Miss 21, #9 Auburn 16
Washington State 24, #1 Oregon 34

Top 25 Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Week 10
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (41)	8	0	1505
2	2	Oklahoma (20)	8	0	1386
3	3	Virginia Tech	9	0	1346
4	6	Nebraska	7	1	1172
5	5	South Carolina	7	1	1152
6	7	Wisconsin	7	1	1117
7	8	Mississippi State	7	1	1011
8	10	Florida State	6	2	910
9	4	Auburn	7	2	841
10	12	Alabama	6	2	830
11	13	Notre Dame	7	1	800
12	14	Stanford	6	2	769
13	9	Michigan State	6	2	708
14	15	Boise State	5	2	708
15	16	Texas A&M	6	2	671
16	20	SMU	7	1	630
17	21	Ole Miss	7	1	591
18	19	Michigan	7	1	562
19	11	Ohio State	5	3	532
20	22	Oklahoma State	5	3	428
21	24	Houston	8	0	408
22	25	Arkansas	5	3	316
23	NR	Utah	7	1	284
24	NR	Hawai'i	6	1	255
25	17	Tulsa	5	3	223

Others Receiving Votes - West Virginia (207), Penn State (158), Texas (102), Washington (65), Georgia (46), Miami University (44), Baylor (29)

Dropped Out - Washington (#18), Baylor (#23)

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Week 10
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		192 Att, 1062 Yds, 15 TD
Trent Richardson	HB	Alabama		159 Att, 937 Yds, 12 TD
Logan Thomas	QB	Virginia Tech		134/263, 1857 Yds, 21 TD
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		172/257, 2613 Yds, 27 TD
LaMichael James	HB	Oregon		116 Att, 730 Yds, 10 TD

[jasontoddwhitt]

BCS Standings

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NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Week 10
RK	LW	TEAM	POINTS
1	1	Oregon	1.000
2	2	Oklahoma	0.994
3	3	Virginia Tech	0.989
4	6	Nebraska	0.983
5	4	South Carolina	0.978
6	8	Wisconsin	0.972
7	9	Mississippi State	0.967
8	10	Notre Dame	0.950
9	12	Florida State	0.949
10	11	Alabama	0.947
11	5	Auburn	0.944
12	7	Michigan State	0.942
13	14	Boise State	0.917
14	21	Ole Miss	0.914
15	15	Stanford	0.907
16	17	Michigan	0.901
17	16	Texas A&M	0.900
18	20	SMU	0.893
19	22	Oklahoma State	0.873
20	13	Ohio State	0.870
21	24	Arkansas	0.847
22	NR	Houston	0.840
23	25	Utah	0.838
24	19	Tulsa	0.820
25	NR	Hawai'i	0.812

[jasontoddwhitt]

SEC Standings

East Division Standings - Updated: Week 10
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#5 South Carolina	7-1	0.870	5-1	283	147	W3
Florida	4-4	0.500	4-2	211	185	L2
Georgia	5-3	0.620	3-3	220	195	W3
Tennessee	4-4	0.500	1-4	220	200	L2
Kentucky	4-4	0.500	0-4	268	193	L1
Vanderbilt	2-6	0.250	0-5	178	264	L6

West Division Standings - Updated: Week 10
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#7 Mississippi State	7-1	0.870	4-1	275	166	W1
#17 Ole Miss	7-1	0.870	4-1	224	116	W2
#9 Auburn	7-2	0.770	4-2	257	154	L1
#10 Alabama	6-2	0.750	3-2	283	135	W3
#22 Arkansas	5-3	0.620	2-2	211	135	W1
LSU	2-6	0.250	1-4	220	219	L3

Wildcats pick up five more comitments

The Cats picked up five more solid verbal commitments for the 2012 class.

*** MLB Patrick Hogan, 6'2", 254 lbs, Abingdon, VA
The Abingdon High standout is ranked 34th by Rivals among middle linebackers and is considered a coverage linebacker. Very athletic linebackers who is going to fit in well with Kentucky 3-3-5 defense. Turned down an opportunity to join the Naval Academy.

*** CB Sidney Pollard, 5'9", 166 lbs, Blue Springs, MO
The Blue Springs High standout is ranked 125th by Rivals among cornerbacks and is considered a cover corner. Athletic corners whose speed and acceleration combined with his man coverage skills could be a tremedous pickup in what is going to be a young secondary for the Cats next season. Received interest from Iowa and Missouri.

*** MLB Todd Cooper, 6'3", 211 lbs, Wilmington Island, GA
Another athletic linebacker that is going to thrive in the 3-3-5. The Islands High standout is ranked 60th by Rivals among middle linebackers and is considered a coverage linebacker. Turned down an offer from Vanderbilt.

** CB Tim White, 6'1", 180 lbs, North Chicago, IL
Ranked 167th by Rivals among corners and is considered a cover corner. Another speedy guy and it appears we can see a trend in what Rick Minter wants for his defense out on the edges....speed, speed, and more speed. White received interest from Illinois and Iowa State.

** FS Brad Miller, 6'3", 205 lbs, Sudley, VA
Ranked 80th by Rivals among free safeties and is considered a cover safety. Miller is another speedy guy who will could serve as depth later on. Received interest from Virginia and Louisville.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Week 10 - Game Preview

Saturday, November 5, 2011, 12:00 PM

Herbstreit's Pick - #17 Ole Miss

Team Ratings
Overall: B
Offense: B
Defense: B

Team Stats
Points Per Game: 33.5 (#18)
Total Offense: 3,477 (#12)
Rush Offense: 913 (#105)
Pass Offense: 2,564 (#3)
Total Defense: 2,936 (#82)
Rush Defense: 1,249 (#83)
Pass Defense: 1,687 (#72)
Turnover Diff: -6 (#103)

Team Leaders
Passing: M. Newton - 162/290, 2,454 Yds, 16 TD, 14 INT
Rushing: R. Sanders - 114 Att, 495 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 7 TD, 61.9 YPG
Receiving: L. King - 33 Rec, 620 Yds, 18.8 Avg, 6 TD, 77.5 YPG
Tackles: W. Guy - 40
Interceptions: W. Guy - 4
Sacks: T. Wyndham - 6

Injuries
None



Team Ratings
Overall: B
Offense: B+
Defense: B

Team Stats
Points Per Game: 28.0 (#52)
Total Offense: 3,364 (#36)
Rush Offense: 1,604 (#17)
Pass Offense: 1,760 (#51)
Total Defense: 2,282 (#14)
Rush Defense: 1,003 (#28)
Pass Defense: 1,279 (#15)
Turnover Diff: -3 (#87)

Team Leaders
Passing: R. Mackey - 98/178, 1348 Yds, 7 TD, 8 INT
Rushing: B. Bolden - 133 Att, 746 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 4 TD, 93.3 YPG
Receiving: M. Harris - 45 Rec, 732 Yds, 16.3 Avg, 5 TD, 91.5 YPG
Tackles: M. Marry 21
Interceptions: F. Crawford - 1
Sacks: J. Jones - 4

Injuries
HB E. Davis - PRB
LB J. Kight - OUT
QB B. Brunetti - QST

[jasontoddwhitt]

Cats hang on for first SEC victory.
Newton throws for 487 yards in 49-42 victory.


Newton played a mistake free game, throwing five touchdown passes and no picks.

Lexington, KY - Today's game against Ole Miss was one of the games head coach Mike Leach had circled in the preseason as a game that Kentucky would have to win if they wanted to reach bowl eligibility. The Rebels hot start to the season and being ranked 17th in the nation caused some concern among fans. Leach knew he would need a mistake free game from his offense to give them a chance.

He got that and much, much more.

Morgan Newton threw for 487 yards and five touchdowns as the Wildcats held on for a 49-42 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels.

"This was a statement victory for us," Leach said. "Morgan went out there and pretty much said give me the damn ball and I'll win this game. I'm happy with the yards and the points we put up, and we needed every single one of them. What I was most ecstatic about was no turnovers except for a special teams flap."

The game came down to two huge, momentum swinging plays. One at the end of the first half and one at the end of the game.

At the end of the first half and with his Rebels trailing 35-14, Houston Nutt gambled in the red zone, running a fake field goal to try and make it a two touchdown game heading into the half. Leach sniffed it out.

"I had a feeling Nutt would try and get cute there. I told the guys to just go for the holder and see what happens. He rolled right into the defense," Leach said.

Ole Miss' gamble didn't pay off at the end of the first half.

The second momentum shift came late in the fourth quarter. Ole Miss had cut Kentucky's 21-point lead down to seven and the Wildcats' offense suddenly started having trouble moving the ball. Facing a fourth-and-one at midfield with less than two minutes to go, Leach called a running play to fullback DJ Warren for the first time this season. Warren was initially stopped in the backfield, but he fell forward and got the first down, sealing the victory.

Leach said he never hesitated.

"I may have to owe Herm Edwards some money, but you play to win the game," Leach said. "When you are the underdog, you have to be aggressive. We get the first down, its game over. If we don't get it, they still need a touchdown to tie the game. Most of the college football pundits will say it wasn't the right call or say something about a book. You guys know me, I've never been a by the book coach."

Winston Guy continued his breakout season this year, picking up a sack and forced fumble on this play.

Next week, the Wildcats will travel to Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. With a win, the Cats will become bowl eligible. However, despite how the match up looks on paper, the UK/Vandy matchup always seems to bring the best out of both teams.

Highlights


Gene McCaskill turns a screen pass into a 72-yard touchdown.


Brandon Bolden busts a run for a 66-yard touchdown.


LaRod King hauls in a 76-yard pass from Morgan Newton for one of his three touchdowns.


LaRod King hauls in another 70+ yard touchdown pass.

Box Score

Mississippi Rebels at Kentucky Wildcats
Nov 5, 2009	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#17 Ole Miss Rebels (7-2, 4-2 SEC)	14	0	14	14	42
Kentucky Wildcats (5-4, 1-4 SEC)	21	14	14	0	49

Team Stats Comparison
	MISS	UK
Total Offense	539	558
Rushing Yards	259	71
Passing Yards	280	487
First Downs	24	13
Punt Return Yards	17	15
Kick Return Yards	224	122
Total Yards	780	695
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	7-18 (38%)	5-13 (38%)
4th Down Conversion	1-2 (50%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-4-0 (80%)	3-3-0 (100%)
Penalties	2-20	2-20
Posession Time	22:45	17:13

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MISS	UK
7:00	(UK) G. McCaskill, 72 Yd pass from M. Newton (C. McIntosh kick)	0	7
6:24	(MISS) B. Bolden, 66 Yd run (B. Rose kick)	7	7
6:12	(UK) L. King, 76 Yd pass from M. Newton (C. McIntosh kick)	7	14
1:34	(UK) R. Sanders, 2 Yd run (C. McIntosh kick)	7	21
0:47	(MISS) B. Bolden, 6 Yd run (B. Rose kick)	14	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MISS	UK
6:27	(UK) G. McCaskill, 8 Yd pass from M. Newton (C. McIntosh kick)	14	28
2:13	(UK) L. King, 71 Yd pass from M. Newton (C. McIntosh kick)	14	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MISS	UK
6:39	(MISS) B. Bolden, 11 Yd run (B. Rose kick)	21	35
4:05	(UK) L. King, 39 Yd pass from M. Newton (C. McIntosh kick)	21	42
2:18	(MISS) H. Greer, 4 Yd pass from R. Mackey (B. Rose kick)	28	42
1:02	(UK) J. Clemons, 2 Yd run (C. McIntosh kick)	28	49
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MISS	UK
9:32	(MISS) M. Harris, 36 Yd pass from R. Mackey (B. Rose kick)	35	49
7:44	(MISS) B. Bolden, 1 Yd run (B. Rose kick)	42	49

Mississippi Rebels PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Randall Mackey 16/31 280 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Bolden 39 242 6.2 4 Enrique Davis 10 43 4.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD James Logan 6 148 24.6 0 Melvin Harris 4 58 14.5 1

Kentucky Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Morgan Newton 23/35 487 5 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Raymond Sanders 15 38 2.5 1 Morgan Newton 9 31 3.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD LaRod King 6 218 36.3 3 Gene McCaskill 7 188 26.8 2

[jasontoddwhitt]

Week 10 Recap

Top Stories

Big 12 Showdown - Oklahoma notches a conference win against Texas A&M behind the arm of Jones.
Flawless! - Cougars notch another W, this time against C-USA foe UAB.
Conference Crush! - The Big Ten spotlight is on the Penn State - Nebraska game this weekend.
True Test - This week's big game matches Top 10 SEC powers, Alabama and Mississippi State.
Showdown Saturday - Stanford - Oregon is one of many great games on tap this Saturday.
A Sigh of Relief - Texas, 5-3 (2-3), holds on to beat Texas Tech 23-17.
Over Before It Started - Cowboys suffer a collapse against MWC adversary TCU.
Blanked - Wisconsin's defense comes through in a big way.

Top 25 Scoreboard
#7 Florida State 45, Boston College 20
#18 Houston 60, UAB 0
#14 Boise State 38, UNLV 7
Northwestern 20, #4 Nebraska 36
Minnesota 14, #12 Michigan State 44
#19 Utah 45, Arizona 24
Purdue 0, #5 Wisconsin 30
FCS Southeast 7, #6 Mississippi State 59
#13 South Carolina 13, #17 Arkansas 34
LSU 13, #9 Alabama 41
#16 Michigan 42, Iowa 23
#11 Stanford 38, Oregon State 17
Texas Tech 17, #24 Texas 23
#20 Texas A&M 3, #2 Oklahoma 49
#10 Notre Dame 28, Wake Forest 3
#22 Tulsa 29, UCF 21
Utah State 21, #21 Hawai'i 37
#1 Oregon 23, Washington 10
Tulane 10, #15 SMU 41

Top 25 Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Week 10
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (39)	9	0	1503
2	2	Oklahoma (21)	9	0	1371
3	3	Virginia Tech (1)	9	0	1351
4	4	Nebraska	8	1	1127
5	6	Wisconsin	8	1	1047
6	7	Mississippi State	8	1	1008
7	8	Florida State	7	2	972
8	9	Auburn	7	2	922
9	10	Alabama	7	2	884
10	11	Notre Dame	8	1	866
11	12	Stanford	7	2	821
12	13	Michigan State	7	2	773
13	5	South Carolina	7	2	763
14	14	Boise State	6	2	745
15	16	SMU	8	1	672
16	18	Michigan	8	1	621
17	22	Arkansas	6	3	557
18	21	Houston	9	0	550
19	23	Utah	8	1	441
20	15	Texas A&M	6	3	404
21	24	Hawai'i	7	1	397
22	25	Tulsa	6	3	361
23	NR	Penn State	7	2	294
24	NR	Texas	5	3	253
25	17	Ole Miss	7	2	238

Others Receiving Votes - Georgia (194), Miami University (178), Baylor (132), TCU (113), San Diego State (94), Nevada (80), Washington (74)

Dropped Out - Ohio State (#19), Oklahoma State (#20)

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Week 10
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		221 Car, 1209 Yards, 16 TD
Trent Richardson	HB	Alabama		177 Car, 1012 Yards, 13 TD
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		187/276, 2924 Yards, 30 TD
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		126/240, 1852 Yards, 19 TD, 107 Car, 693 Yards, 8 TD
LaMichael James	HB	Oregon		136 Car, 832 Yards, 11 TD