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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-03-2016, 06:21 PM:

On this day last year, UK’s football coaches were scrambling.

The weeks preceding national signing day 2015 had been painted as somewhat of a disaster for the Wildcats, who lost nine commitments from their recruiting class and drew unwanted attention as possibly the biggest example of defections in the country.

Fast forward one year, and — on the eve of national signing day 2016 — Kentucky appears to be sitting pretty.

The Cats’ 2015 season ended much the way that their 2014 campaign had: Lots of losses, no bowl game and a sense of “what-if.” Logic says the end of this recruiting cycle should have been similar, but it hasn’t.

“I would say surprised is a good word,” Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell told the Herald-Leader. “Obviously, the vision that we’ve talked about over the years — they can no longer sell that vision. Now, you have to sell results. And things didn’t go that great this season. And they didn’t go that great down the stretch last season. And I think the difference this year is what the staff learned from last year. Staying on top of kids, keeping them focused on where they’re headed. Things like that are extremely important when you’re a team that’s on the cusp of going to a bowl game, but you’re struggling down the stretch. Just keep pointing toward the positives, and sometimes it’ll work out.

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-03-2016, 06:22 PM:

Good to hear and it's looking better for the future.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-04-2016, 05:25 PM:

This will be one of our best recruiting seasons in awhile.