Stoops is not the guy for that. Not complaining, but I knew we’d never slit throats when Coach let Penn State off the hook. The type of games where SEC teams absolutely lay the wood on an inferior B1G team. We get a lead in the second half, we’re watching paint dry.
Ya Nebraska and Iowa I think have remote chances to get CMS. If Harbaugh left Michigan (like he seems to want to) and they decided they wanted Stoops, I think I’d give it more of a shot.
I think this is a good point. The East won’t exist for much longer, but it does feel like we’re in a division with Alabama 2.0. Pretty soon without divisions we’ll be competing with Alabama and UGA for a spot in conference championship game. It can make it feel like there’s a ceiling on our success. That said Stoops has broken through several ceilings in the last 10 seasons.
Other than retirement, the last one I remember was James Franklin, but that was only leaving Vanderbilt. So that doesn't really count.
If he wins the East he doesn't need to go anywhere. He'll already be at the top here, doing it with his original formula, and a legacy that is 100% his. He can get paid here just as much as anywhere else, with a job that's his forever.
Gary Pinkel left Toledo after 10 years for Missouri and is now the all-time winningest coach at both schools. It is a pretty short list though. Another good example isn’t immediately coming to mind.
True but most of those coaches didn't build the team from the ground up like Stoops
I think there is a strong possibility that he never leaves Kentucky.
We can get into the playoffs without winning the East even under the current format but especially after they go to a 12 team format. Once you get in, anything can happen.
