Marcus Lee will make his decision in next couple of weeks, but the buzz is Kentucky Wildcats

Oct 13, 2012; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Jalen Whitlow (13) looks to pass during the first quarter in the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-US PRESSWIRE

It’s not an understatement to say that Joker Phillips on on the hotseat and the odds are that he will not return. Not to make excuses for him, but the rash of injuries and the tough schedule have created the perfect storm of ineptitude for the Wildcats football team. According to this information from the UKAA, this seasons schedule is the toughest in the nation:

"Three BCS Computer Rankings Have UK With Nation’s Toughest Schedule: With the first Bowl Championship Series rankings issued Sunday, we took a look at the strength of schedule listed by the computer ratings used by the BCS. Kentucky has played the nation’s toughest schedule according to Anderson and Hester, Colley Matrix and Massey ratings. The Sagarin Ratings have UK at No. 5 in strength of schedule. (The Billingsley and Wolfe ratings do not display a strength of schedule.) The seven teams that have played Kentucky have a combined record of 37-7, with three of the opponents still undefeated and three having only one loss. UK will play its fifth ranked opponent of the season Sunday when the Wildcats play host to the Georgia Bulldogs. This is only the second time in school history that UK has played five ranked opponents in the first eight games."

Sept 17, 2011; Lexington, Kentucky, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats linebacker Avery Williamson (40) tackles Louisville Cardinals quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-US PRESSWIRE

In case you were wondering, the Kentucky Football players do notice the lack of support at Commonwealth Stadium and some of them do worry that fans have given up on the team. Larry Vaught talked to Avery Williamson and Matt Smith on this topic:

"The players understand why fans are upset and do sense many have given up on the team. “I know that it is not going to be the same when you are losing,” Williamson said. “I feel like some of the fans have kind of shifted away from us. Hopefully we can gain it back with a win this week.” “There is always the fans that are going to feel resentful toward us and feel we should have done more and be mad at the coaching staff and players. It’s all understandable,” Smith said. “We have fans and a lot of people that are getting hold of me through Twitter and I am getting a lot of text messages and stuff and there are fans still behind us, and that’s encouraging. “To see the fans who traveled to Arkansas and know that we are still going to have fans in the stadium on Saturday is encouraging. We know there are fans who will always be behind us no matter what. It is tough when you have won only one game to keep all the fans you had at the beginning of the season, obviously. We know that the Kentucky fan base has always been a good fan base for every sport that we have. We are just happy that we have those fans still.” What if more fans than expected showed up Saturday” “It would mean a lot. We need as much support as possible. It would mean a whole lot for the fans to show up,” Williamson said. Both Williamson and Smith says the players have no reason not to finish the season playing as hard as they can despite the record or speculation about coach Joker Phillips’ future. “We  just say we have to finish the season out as strong as possible. We can’t just give up and put our heads down and pout about it. We have to go out and have a good practice every day,” Williamson said."