SI.com’s Andy Staples has released a SEC Preview and Kentucky is not getting any love at all.
Kentucky is predicted to[URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/08/23/sec-conference-preview/index.html”] finish with a 3-9 record,[/URL] of course that means beating Kent State, Western Kentucky, Samford, because they have the Wildcats with a record of 0-8 in the conference.
The preview also has an opinion on which coach will be on the hot seat at season’s end:
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[TD=”class: team_name”]Joker Phillips[/TD]
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[TD=”class: team_record”][B]Last season:[/B] 5-7 (2-6 SEC)[/TD]
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[TD=”class: team_record”][B]Career at Kentucky:[/B] 11-14 (4-12 SEC)[/TD]
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Tennessee’s Derek Dooley was another candidate to appear in this spot, but his team seems talented enough to play its way out of a hole. Phillips’ situation is far more dire. This week, Kentucky released [URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/blog/2012/08/football-season-ticket-sales-progressing.html”]updated season ticket sales figures[/URL]. While the news wasn’t as grim as it was late last month, it remains ugly. Season ticket sales are down 20.8 percent from last year and 32.5 percent from 2009. Losing is bad, but fan and donor apathy might be worse. These days, it is sometimes prudent for an athletic director to make a coaching change just to prime the donation pump. Unless Kentucky has a miracle season, a change might be the only way to get the money flowing again.
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Joker Phillips and this football team sure has a lot of head’s to turn if it is going to have any shot to make some headway in the SEC.
Pretty much no one is giving them a chance at all.
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