Frankly, I think it is Stoops’ Best Interest Should Auburn Offer, to Take the Job
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I don't think Stoops would take the HC at Auburn, and it's even less likely that he would even be considered in the first place. However, the trajectory of the Iowa program is not looking too good right now, and should Ferentz retire or get fired, I could definitely see some mutual interest between Iowa and Stoops.
Wow... didn't realize you're that far off the Stoops train. Personally, I confess to getting the feeling that the program is plateauing right in front of us, and we may be for a steady decline the way things are going.
I'd love having Mark Stoops here and honestly Iowa might be the only job he'd ever leave UK for. And I do think Iowa would reach out to him.
However, as I have said several times here, I don't see Mark leaving UK at this stage of his career.
I say the same thing about Mark's former college teammate at Iowa who I'd also love to have- Bret Bielema. I also think with him the window has closed on leaving his current situation.
Stoops is not going to challenge or win a title with his offensive philosophy in cfb in today's enviroment no matter where he is.
I keep reading that one of the big reasons Lane would look at Auburn is NIL support. He's not going to have that at Kentucky. It would be a lateral move at best and I don't see Mitch opening up the checkbook.
I think stoops would be crazy to take that job. He has a cushy life long job here with limited pressure. Auburn is a job that is setup for failure. The SEC West is so brutal that he wouldn’t survive more than 3 years there plus the best program in the country is your in state rivalry. Auburn fires a coach a season after winning a National championship.
I like the idea of an offense oriented and younger head coach. Coen's one year here really wasn't enough to get a good look at his potential but I'd take a chance on him. I also like the pro connections.
I too am on the NIL anti Barnhart bandwagon. He won't let go of the $$$ that he sees as flowing into all the sports. And the no beer thing is just ridiculous. I'd like to see him out before Stoops.
This is where some of us are beginning to disagree... and the numbers seem to be getting larger by the season...
Go CATS!
It is not in anyone's best interests to coach at Auburn, work for Auburn, or live in Auburn.
If Mitch doesn’t get his head out of his ass it won’t matter if Stoops or Saban is coach.
Mitch refusing to acknowledge NIL will be a death nail for football
Mitch refusing to acknowledge NIL will be a death nail for football
Hence the purpose of the initial post: getting to sit for 4 years to draw down the last 20-25 million of a contract, whilst drinking too much, chasing younger women and waiting for Kirk Forentz to die is easier than coaching at Uk.
It’ll be a fast paste, death nail, I fear.
Hey, I’m his biggest fan!!
But reality is hitting us (and him) in the face pretty hard right now.
It would likely be disaster to UK Football for him to leave. We’ve seen that movie 10 times between 1953 and 2013, and each iteration usually ended with a losing streak to Vandy.
Im strictly speaking of Stoops’ best interests.
Have we plateaued? If the answer is “yes,” then I see it in the reverse of posters critical of Stoops: he has likely taken the program to the highest height possible, and is bumping into the same glass ceiling Bear Bryant felt the day Paul Hornung committed to Norte Dame: even with double-digit winning seasons, bowl wins on New Year’s Day,, our recruiting prowess is limited, and is annually less than UT, Auburn, LSU, Bama, Notre Dame etc. in the best of times.
In short, UK fans would be fools to want to move away from Stoops. But only one Coach in our history compiled a record, here, that allowed him to pick his spot.
And it worked out pretty good for Bear Bryant, who had clearly plateaued/regressed from 1950 to 1953, at UK.
Please reread my thread title, that in no way suggests that his moving on is in the best interests of UK.
Frankly, I think it is Stoops’ Best Interest Should Auburn Offer, to Take the Job
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A well-stated counter from someone who actually understands what I am saying.
My concern: Stoops wants that second ring for the family. If not Auburn (I know they are Bathsh!t crazy) there are programs that are a good fit that were “born on third base.”
Or to use Cal’s inflammatory words, programs that are perceived as “Football Schools.”
There are 10/15 that annually recruit the magic number of 50 percent bluechippers that appears to be the magic number to win a national title, and a number Stoops/Marrow have exceeded only once, in 2022.
Liked this. I just want one that doesn't seems to hate offense and realizes it's to score as many pts as possible
Stoops isn't that guy, don't care where you put him.
Auburn has always been a great football school up to the last few years be a great opportunity for Stoops to go there.
Are you serious? UK a better job than Auburn. You need to open your eyes. I would be shocked if Auburn offered Stoops. The fans would hate his style of offense and the heat turned up immediately.
Stoops will have a hard time being offered a job in the SEC. The SEC is offense and Stoops offense is offensive to most SEC fans. He may be attrative to the Big 10 schools but not the Southern schools. Screen passes and nothing longer than 6 yards would get you on the first bus out of town at any othe school in the SEC. Well except maybe Vandy.
I agree. There is no chance in hell Lane Kiffin would leave Ole Miss for Lexington. He would leave Ole Miss but thinking he would come to Kentucky would be a pipe dream.
I could see him at Auburn.
If that were to happen, Auburn would become our new Tennessee.😁
Kiffin to Auburn seems way more likely than Stoops going there and Kiffin coming here.
If Stoops were dumb enough to go to Auburn, we should chip in and give him a set of asbestos underwear as a going away gift. 😁
Jimmy Sexton ladies and gentleman.
this is what he does when he wants to get his clients a raise. Leverage and use his media connections to float these “rumors”.
this is what he does when he wants to get his clients a raise. Leverage and use his media connections to float these “rumors”.
I pointed this out earlier. Auburn would have to be on candidate 27 to consider Mark freaking Stoops. It's a ploy to get another unwarranted raise/extension. Hoping that Barney doesn't fall for it but history says otherwise.
The coach AU just fired was an awful fit. He didn't put recruiting as a high priority, doesn't have clinics for high school coaches. At least that is what their fanbases claim. Right now, they want a coach that can compete with Saban and Kirby in living rooms.
Watched a little of Auburn-TAM Sat night, talk among the Talking Heads was Auburn has Kiffin at the tip-top of their list, gonna make him turn them down. FWIW.
But I think he stays here because of his loyalty to his staff, players he recruited, and probably because of his loyalty to UK itself. But he could leave if the support he gets from on high makes it obvious he can't succeed here-----which may become obvious as the support and situation gets worse.
And I don't see the situation here getting any better soon. UK may become a basketball school again.
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Well that East and West deal is all but over with, another year, 2 tops. Now the 3 full tine opponents could be tough. AU is going to play Bana, will they keep the south's oldest rivalry going by playing UGA every year? If so, be a tough schedule as things stand today. But as of last night was a feeling the ex Carolina Panther coach had the inside track, AU fans aren't happy, they want Kiffin. But sone of the Big10 teans looking for a coach could could calling.
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