GYERO ARCHIVE

[krazykats]

Never said it sucked. But he is in the SEC already and on the right/best side to get to Atlanta if he ever wants that.

We SHOULD be paying him close to what Oklahoma would offer so I don’t think money becomes to the issue here.

Ultimately I would NEVER want to follow in my brothers foot steps and I can’t imagine his bull headed ass would either.

Hope I’m right.

 

[Hank Camacho]

I do not like this.

Mark Stoops is not just the easy hire, he's the perfect candidate for Oklahoma

Oklahoma is in unfamiliar territory as it begins an unexpected search for a new head coach for the first time since 1999, but the process should and could be familiar quickly.

247sports.com

 

[HymanKaplan]

He's gone.

 

[Blue63Madison]

False

 

[justa]

Bob coaching OU in bowl game

 

[VernHatton52]

I bet OU fans would rather have Heupel over Stoops.

 

[Kooky Kats]

LSU > OU

But both are way better than UK

 

[Kooky Kats]

Well, I sure as hell would offer him a % today if it helped!

Give an NIL Deal to Levis to slurp some DH Rye with a mayo chaser. We need him/Coen more than anything.

 

[PTI (pti)]

Mark Stoops "only" makes $5 million/year right now. As we've seen with that asshat Mel Tucker, the going rate for elite/highly valued coaches has been pushed up to twice that.

I think Stoops would want to stay here based on two things.....

1> he's got enough talent right now and going forward to reasonably expect to continue winning 8-10 games/year
2> money


So yeah. Mitch has some SERIOUS work to do on #2. We're SEC, so I will lose my everloving shit if we ever get outbid for a coach we want. If he leaves because he just wants to be at a bigger program, then so be it. But Mitch better not be sitting there picking his ass hoping Stoops sticks around because he likes his neighbors and hanging out at Jeff Ruby's and drinking bourbon with Dr Huang.

 

[krazykats]

What was Lincoln Riley making? He was smart enough to get out of there before the move. Smart choice going west to compete with Oregon/UCLA/Utah annually!

 

[The_Godfather]

Quite frankly, UK should actually over pay for a quality football coach.

Kinda the reverse principle of reducing the price of a house because it borders an eyesore.

 

[HymanKaplan]

Well, this is a pivotal point in UK football history. Are we going to do, THIS time, what we failed to do the last time we had a coach/staff of this ilk?

Just DO WHAT IT TAKES. No matter what.

Or just slip back to mediocrity. (at best)

 

[PTI (pti)]

Stoops buyout (if he gets hired by another school) is $1.75 mill. That’s an lol. Tip money nowadays.

I guess OU is also one of the few schools that isn’t also going to be hamstrung by having to pay off the last guy they just got rid of. In the words of Will Wade, that means they can really make him a STRONG ASS OFFER.

 

[anthonys735]

Stoops buyout (if he gets hired by another school) is $1.75 mill. That’s an lol. Tip money nowadays.

I guess OU is also one of the few schools that isn’t also going to be hamstrung by having to pay off the last guy they just got rid of. In the words of Will Wade, that means they can really make him a STRONG ASS OFFER.

Stoops had one of the best contracts in CFB. It was about as HC friendly as it gets. It's obviously been passed up the last 2 weeks with all the money floating around. But if he leaves it won't be because of money. Hard to blame a guy taking the LSU or Oklahoma jobs. Those teams currently compete for a playoff spot every single year.

Since when has a buyout affected a hire on either side?

 

[HymanKaplan]

Well, we'll just have to exceed it. There is no way that we should get outspent by Oklahoma. Surely, being the SEC, we have a comparable athletic budget.

 

[HymanKaplan]

I take that back. Their athletic budget is twice ours.

He's gone. (if that's their guy)

 

[pretzel__logic]

Man I went from elated at kicking UofL’s teeth in to DEPRESSED. 🥺🥺

 

[PTI (pti)]

Stoops may have had a great contract, but Lincoln Riley was making $7.7 million. Their next coach, if they really want him, will make almost twice as much as what Stoops currently earns.

He had a great contract going into the season, but now that he’s being courted by some of the big boys, his contract is actually a huge bargain for us. And he knows it.

 

[cut_itloosedoubledeuce]

There is no way Oklahoma has double the athletic budget we have.

Just searched, they have $163mm, we have $150mm.

A fair contract for stoops right now based on the market would be at $7-$8mm/year. Michigan st is beyond stupid for giving Tucker his contract.

 

[MaxPowerrr]

Not gonna let anyone ruin what’s been an all time great football weekend for ol’ MaxPowerrr

 

[HymanKaplan]

What I saw was 157 million to 80 something million. M

 

[HymanKaplan]

Just give him 10 million and be done with it. Like someone said earlier, if we want to keep the best coach we've had since, well, Bear fvcking Bryant, we have to OVER pay.

 

[Kooky Kats]

Mitch gonna draft up a napkin MOU or nah?

 

[pretzel__logic]

I’d be desperate and stupid enough to roll with a MOU if it means we keep him, tbh.

I have to think leaving for a place like OU where you immediately get to look at shit kicking in the SEC West in 2 seasons would be dumb, but money I guess.

 

[krazykats]

What exactly can you be thinking if your Mitch? As fans, sure it’s easy to say “pay the man”, but being him how can you justify NOT paying him before he is offered.

Call him into the office, explain you know the field and what’s going on, reasonably what’s it take to shut down the rumor mill right now. This isn’t a blank check per se, but it is a “let us know if we are together, or should we be looking now” type of conversation.

 

[HymanKaplan]

That's why I say just give him the 10 million. OU is OU, they don't have to pay that kind of money to get a great HC. We DO. It's just how it is.

 

[Hank Camacho]

One thing is certain -- if Stoops leaves and there is any insinuation that Topbutton did anything other than offer a blank check and say "Whatever you need!", that holy-rolling dork is going to have a rough conclusion of his tenure here.

 

[august-west]

Maybe he should just offer him a lifetime contract like the lazy ass bum basketball coach has. He can stand on the sidelines from here to eternity and scream “GO”. Come to think of it that’s probably not a great idea.

 

[m080470]

Pay him what he wants and then make Matthew Mitchell his personal butler to make up for the money spent there.

 

[jayroon]

It would be tough to offer him more than Cal makes (8 mill).

 

[WayneDougan]

How much more money are we making with the ESPN SEC contract? Shouldn't basically all of that go to the football team (aka head coach)?

 

[IB4UK]

It would be tough to offer him more than Cal makes (8 mill).

Which sport brings in more revenue?

 

[HymanKaplan]

Why? the football team brings in exponentially more revenue than the basketball team does. A great football coach is worth WAY more at UK than a great basketball coach. Because, well, we'll never have a hard time attracting the top basketball coaches.

And, a football coach works harder than a basketball coach. They SHOULD make more money.

 

[anthonys735]

His salary isn't the real issue. Our assistants and recruiting budget need to keep up with the rest of the conference.

 

[krazykats]

It would be tough to offer him more than Cal makes (8 mill).

Care to elaborate? I don’t think it would be, I certainly expected more when Cal was hired and less when Stoops was.

 

[tommyg4uk]

Just get him his own athletic director like Cal has so he doesn't have to deal with Mitch's weird ass.

 

[UK_Norm]

LOL @ people thinking OU is gonna get ragdolled every year in the SEC

 

[anthonys735]

I mean Auburn's assistant coaches have more HC experience than the HC. LSU, BAMA and UT have all paid nearly 2mill for assistant coaches. I'm sure others as well.

 

[cricket3]

Once K retires Cal will be making as much as the #4 and #5 highest paid basketball coaches combined. His salary should be irrelevant when discussing Stoops, he’s getting more than his market value.

 

[Kooky Kats]

Kirby has a collection of former SEC head coaches on his staff.

We need to keep pace.