Mixed Nutts

According to Noah Trister of the Tulsa World, Houston Nutt told the team after the Hogs lost at home to Kentucky, "I told them there's going to be a lot of negativity, so just blame it on me". How noble of Nuttcase! If the sackcloth and ashes fit, by all means, wear them, but spare us the martyr talk.

I know Marcus Monk's injury has hurt the team, no doubt. I also know that Monk is the only receiver Nutt and his staff has developed in several years. Whose fault is that? Whose fault is it that we haven't had a QB who was respectable enough as a passer to keep opposing defenses honest since Clint Stoerner? Stoerner was recruited by Danny the Dinosaur, by the way.

Nutt always wants to use injuries as an excuse. It should be noted that UK played most of the 2nd half with a third-string true freshman at tailback and outrushed UA in the second half.

Injuries are a huge part of the game of football for everyone. They are why major college football programs have an allotment of 85 players on scholarship. Every team gets bad calls at times. And how long did Nutt use the NCAA probation as an excuse?

For years, every time the Hogs would lose a game, the probation would get longer as far as how many years it "killed recruiting". Speaking of which, if we were "getting killed" in recruiting, why not say it on Signing Day instead of only bringing it up following a loss?