re: Do Kentucky fans REALLY think they are going to win the East?

Honestly, I think most UK fans simply do not know how to process these kind of upcoming seasons. There is a weird but real sense of hope but it also comes with an equal sense of fear and doom.

Last year, the regular season could have easily been another 5 win season...or on the flip side...could have just as easily ended up a 9 win season. So I kind of expect a similiar go around this year. Hoping for the best but can easily see the worst...expect something in the middle.

I think UK is another year or two away honestly, depending on if they are able to continue to build quality talent and depth across the board.

Stoops has made some mistakes as a first time head coach no doubt. But he has taken a program with mid level MAC talent across the board and transformed it to a team that has some real SEC talent and depth in a lot of places. I think the staff has really come along as well despite some poor choices throughout the way.

If he is just able to avoid a disaster type season that kills all momentum, he may be able to pull this thing off and really build a solid program, at UK no less, from the ground up.