I came to this game specially to see how we handled our defense and penalties

but..

there was no F-ing D

AGAIN!

and the stupid penalties there -- AGAIN!

And K limply doesn't try to score at the end when we're well short of the spread, AND in post-game he talks of 'minimizing their touches' by letting  Allen run, oh , a bazillion times

Last wk I said we barely won a no-win game..

this week we lost a no-win -- big

That's what our defense was tonight. Nothing else to say other than that.

.....uh......, they only scored once in the second half. On a 79 yard run. That should have been stopped at the line. While two of our guys watched him run by. So, yay.

Oh, fuck.

Tonight's showing on defense in front of the entire country was embarassing. Something must be up with the D. Woodny(the "starting" RC) did not play one time on defense. I saw him get into the game once on a punt return, and that was it. This defense was supposed to be the most talented we have had at UofL in a long time, and they were keeping up with our offense in spring and summer workouts. As we know, our offense isn't too shabby. I'm wondering(and I know this is crazy)if maybe coach K is holding the D back a bit, and not showing our full hand. It seemed like we haven't been all that creative with our packages in these first two games, which is much different from the last few years, and we have the same D coordinator. Maybe it's to make it seem like we are bad when we really aren't. I know it's extremely unrealistic and I don't know why Krag would do anything like that but I guess I'm being very hopeful. Also I'd like to say that the officiating was abysmal tonight, several late hits against MTSU that weren't called. Kinda wished Harry would have beat some bitches. Oh well. We got the win, and as a fan all I can do is hope the D gets it together for UK because if they don't...we get demolished.

I was hoping I would wake up and realize things weren't so bad, but it didn't work. I have no idea what the problem lies, but there is a definite problem that has about, oh, 10 days to get fixed.

I have no idea who takes responsibility for that debacle, but it needs to be shared. Hell, on the short yardage play where the receiver was uncovered, not only did all of the defenders not notice the uncovered receiver, but neither did the entire bench or coaching staff he was standing right in front of. It almost doesn't need to be mentioned that there was piss poor tackling and minimal pressure on the QB.  

I also agree with Adam- where in the hell was Turrene? The worst case scenario would be to at least but him in with a nickel type package as I was tired of seeing our LBs trailing 5 yards behind the slot receiver on every passing play.  Whatever the problem- get it fixed!    

what did we have --5 guys go down at one time or another

Did they have any?

Who was HITTING who !!

Well, I might as well jump on the dog pile of berating the D.

If this was an isolated problem I think I would be better able to deal and understand it. Afterall not everything works all the time. But in the 1st half nothing work on D. Nothing. Our stunts on the D-line didn't cause pressure, our CB strong side blitzes did nothing other than leave WR open in the flats. Our LB's and CB over-perused on play actions and  pump fakes leaving at times a 3rd of the field empty during an active pass play. Just gross.

This is a wholesale failure on the defense side; the wrong plays were called, after MTSC scored (repeatedly) adjustments where not made, and what was called was not executed effectively.

On the plus side: I always like the games were the Cardinal Bird skydives in.