He’s still the football coach at Kentucky. Still the winningest coach Kentucky has ever had. But if there’s a way out of the hole he has dug, I don’t see it. They haven’t made the backhoe big enough. The only variable, a noted Kentucky alum once said, is time.

While talk radio and social media have bristled with fan disappointment and speculation about Satterfield's future, Tyra has not wavered with regard to his football coach.