Let's play the emoji game with Kentucky football coaches

University of Kentucky Defensive Coordinator and Outside Linebackers coach Brad White speaks to the team during spring football practice on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
University of Kentucky Defensive Coordinator and Outside Linebackers coach Brad White speaks to the team during spring football practice on Saturday, April 6, 2024. | Clare Grant/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Kentucky football had a bad seaosn, there is no way around that. But let's have a little fun for the holiday season.
If the three key figures in Kentucky fooball, Bush Hamdan, Brad White, and Mark Stoops were emojis; which would they be?

Bush Hamdan: preseason- 🎨 after season- 🤷‍♂️

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New Kentucky offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan coaches during practice Friday. August 2, 2024 in Lexington. Hamdan came from Boise State; he's also coached at Missouri, the Atlanta Falcons and Florida as well. | Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

As Kentucky's offensive coordinator, Bush Hamdan was supposed to bring a creative flair to the Wildcats' offense. His emphasis on explosive plays and versatility is akin to an artist crafting a masterpiece on the field, so preseason Hamdan was the artist palette. After this past season, Hamdan produced one of the worst offenses in college football. His emoji now is the confused guy, because it seems like he has no idea what he was doing at times or who he wants to be

Brad White: preseason-🛡️after season 🧙‍♂️

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Inside linebackers coach Brad White instructs DE Kengera Daniel during the UK football media day at Kroger Filed in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, August 3, 2018. Kentucky football 2018 Media Day | Mike Weaver/Special to the Courier Journal

Defensive coordinator Brad White embodies the steadfastness of a shield. Under his leadership, Kentucky's defense has consistently ranked among the top in the SEC, showcasing resilience and tactical prowess. White's high-energy, cerebral approach ensures that the Wildcats' defense remains a formidable barrier against opposing offenses, or so we thought. The last part of the season, the defense forgot to show up, so we are assigning him he wizard emoji for making the defensive line disappear.

Mark Stoops: preseason- 😡 after season -🤬

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Kentucky v Vanderbilt | Frederick Breedon/GettyImages

Head coach Mark Stoops is the mastermind behind Kentucky's football program, but he mostly just looks angry and stubborn all the time. So Stoops is the angry face emoji. And after the season, he got even angrier talking about he isn't going anywhere regardless of who wants him to leave. So he gets the censored mouth emoji, you know those post season meetings got hot and heated.

In summary, these three coaches—Hamdan the confused artist 🤷‍♂️🎨, White the shield wizard 🛡️🧙‍♂️, and Hulk Stoops, becuase you won't like him angry got angrier 😡 🤬. Which emoji would you give each coach?

Kentucky football currently has a top 5 transfer portal class, which looked nearly impossible at the beginning of the portal. How that translates to on field success, well, we have to wait until next fall for that.