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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-18-2013, 09:45 PM:

It's the time of the year where the SEC just beats you into the ground and the coach's just don't have the answers.

“We’re a team, and I thought the offense played extremely hard (at Vanderbilt). If they didn’t, I’d be very upset,” said Stoops Monday. “I thought we played very hard. On either side of the ball, and in special teams, we’re not always the smartest and we don’t always execute everything perfectly, but I thought for a team effort, that was as good an effort and the attitude was right and the fight was right, and that’s something that I’m proud of and happy to see.

“I think you’re starting to see more accountability on this team as guys understand us and start understanding that whether it’s off the field or little things, it all matters, and I think we’re starting to get some leadership. We need more, more accountability with everything that we’re doing.”

Kentucky plays at Georgia Saturday and needs a win then or in the final game against Tennessee to avoid duplicating last year’s 2-10 finish in Stoops’ first season as UK’s head coach. Yet Stoops insists he is not discouraged.

“I just looked last week, and I thought, again, under some tough circumstances with the wins and losses not going the way we want it to be, I thought our preparation was right and I thought our attitude was right and I thought our fight was right,” Stoops said. “As a coach you always look to do things better. You always look to execute better.

“We could all call plays better sometimes, myself included, and decisions and all those things. You try to do the best you can. But at the end of the day, I’ve got to look at how we’re doing things and are we moving forward and are we getting better and is the attitude right, and again, I thought last week was as good as we’ve played all year with that mentality, a toughness and a desire and a hunger across the board to go out and win.”

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