Kentucky Wildcats
SEC program. Will Stein new HC. Hired Jay Bateman as DC. Ty's "bowl-viable" tier in his early SEC working list. Cole's framing: Mark Stoops should be the blueprint for "give him one more year" patience — Stoops was nearly fired in year two/three, then righted the ship and delivered seasons only Bear Bryant had matched at the program.
Episode Appearances
- 2026-04-23 SEC Vibe Check with Cole Cubelic
- 2026-06-16 Teeter Teams - Florida, Arizona State, Wisconsin and Teams Living On The Edge — 5.5-win teeter case; Ty starts under because the SEC schedule demands an upset from a year-one reset.
- 2026-08-09 SEC Preview Part 1 - Contender Tiers, Thick Upper Crust and Schedule Gauntlets
- 2026-08-11 SEC Preview Part 2 - Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma and Florida Belief
Running Takes
- 2026-06-16: 2026-06-16 Kentucky Needs An Upset The Schedule May Not Give It — the Will Stein reset has upside, but the schedule leaves too few clean wins.
- 2026-08-09: 2026-08-09 Kentucky Mississippi State and Arkansas Need Pluck Before They Can Promise Bowls — the rebuild is dangerous but below a bowl floor.
- 2026-08-11: 2026-08-11 Five Wins Would Validate Kentucky Hard Reset — five wins would validate Will Stein's hard reset.