Kentucky QB Brian Hartline apparently is a much-maligned figure. This column from a couple days ago advocates on his behalf.
21. A final verse of Hartline bashing. No sooner had the final seconds ticked off on Kentucky’s loss to Tennessee, than some UK football fans were agitating for the Cats to use their bowl trip as a training opportunity for Morgan Newton and Ryan Mossakowski rather than play fifth-year senior starter Mike Hartline.
20. Poor Hartline. Did Kentucky sit senior starter Andre Woodson for the 2007 Music City Bowl to train heir apparent Curtis Pulley? Of course not. No difference here. All Hartline did this year was have one of the best senior seasons of any UK QB (3,178 passing yards; 23 touchdowns with nine interceptions).
19. Joker Phillips’ response. “We gotta go try to win the game,” the Kentucky Coach said of UK’s appearance against Pittsburgh. “… Mike gives us the best chance.”
Hartline was also named 4th team All-SEC (A 4th team All-SEC? Really?) QB. So, given Pitt’s porous secondary and linebackers, this figured to be a major concern.
Pretty self explanatory. Bowl challenge by confidence. Rules are on the site if you are unsure as to how it works.
You rank your picks 1-34. If your pick wins, you get those points. Whoever finishes with the most points at the end of the Bowl Season will receive a prize that Chas will announce shortly.
Click here to create your entry. The password is pittblather
