It’s year one for a new coach, new staff, new regime. Heavy reliance on freshmen. In one of the toughest conferences ever (on paper).

Talent is finally on-par with—but NOT better than—our B12 opponents. Finishing 8th place or better in conference and making some noise in the tourney would exceed all realistic expectations for this team.

Eventually, the program KY is building will challenge for conference titles, top rankings and tournament glory, but it’s going to take a minute. There’s a learning curve to the college game. This isn’t instant oatmeal.