The tank is running close to empty, but that gas station is still a few miles away. "Play with the intensity and continue to try to improve on being physical, I think we are improving, but also have enough juice in the tank as you get down into this in middle section before we get a break, get a bye to try and get some guys healed up." "We have to make sure to find the right balance of continuing to play with that edge," he said. With two games remaining until the coveted bye week, Stoops has to pay extra attention to keeping his group anchored down on the fundamentals and traits that have become a staple of Kentucky football. Getting into the meat and potatoes of SEC play can take a toll on player health, but they're already experiencing that just five games into the season. The Cats are down multiple starters and had another pair leave the game in Oxford, not returning due to injury.
"Our guys know the belief is there, I think the intensity needs to come back." "One of the first things I said in the locker room was 'one can't become two.' Everybody's heated and emotional in a big game like that," he said. Stoops is all-too familiar with losing momentum, so much so that he made sure to address it in the locker room after the loss to Ole Miss on Saturday. Just last season, Kentucky went on a three-game skid after beginning the year 6-0. In nine, going on 10 seasons under Stoops, the Wildcats are yet to have a campaign where they haven't lost multiple games in a row. Now, the challenge ahead of this Kentucky team is rebounding as quick as possible. After some of those unforced errors, it was great to see our team respond 's a loss and nobody feels good about that, but I love the competitive nature of this team." Adversity and the stakes and all that, the belief and the ability to drive it right back down there and put ourselves in a position to win that game," Stoops said. "I love the way our team played, I really do. If there's one thing that's shown in spades by this roster, it's maturity. Following the loss, the mood wasn't that of a team who just felt defeat for the first time this season.
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