Jon Sumrall Watch

[trueblujr2]

Coach White is very personable, and extremely good at speaking and such. A true professor of the game, without being too dry. He is sort of a younger, taller version of Eddie Gran . . . in about two seconds you know these guys know more
about football than most any, and would be practicing medicine or rocket science had football not caught their fancy.

But Jon Sumrall has that freaky combination of ALL OF IT. If you thought Bradley Dale Peveto could give a talk to make you run through a wall, wait till you see Sumrall in action.

It’s all speculation, and reading tea leaves.

Maybe Sumrall is at Bama, LSU or Georgia by the time Stoops retires.

But if he gets a shot, here, take an opportunity to meet him. And there will be a lot of those opportunities . . . he’s the kind of Coach who will crowd surf the fan base. But don’t take your checkbook: he’ll have you donating to the school or NIL before you leave his presence.

Sumrall won’t be at either of those schools. I could see him going to Mississippi State though if they cut ties with their current coach. I could see Arkansas as a possibility too. But I think Sumrall would also crawl to UK to coach here if he was offered. Similar to Mark Pope on the basketball side. Kirby Smart isn’t leaving UGA anytime soon. He’s a lifer there. He probably wants to break Saban’s records.

 

[trueblujr2]

Tulane 71-20 over UAB.

I thought Sumrall teams couldn’t score!

Well it’s at least proof he won’t let off the gas if he gets up a few scores.

 

[bthaunert]

I’m convinced that some who post persistent negativity after beating a Top Ten team on the road are either employees of another University or as merely a fan of another program, Somehuywhodoesntlikeuk.

I love Sumrall. I love following his career as a head coach being a former player and coach here. I’ve been a Stoops supporter (although more luke warm the past year or so) and I hope Sumrall continues to win and can be our next coach when Stoops moves on. I don’t think there are any problems with that.

 

[JASUN74]

I love Sumrall. I love following his career as a head coach being a former player and coach here. I’ve been a Stoops supporter (although more luke warm the past year or so) and I hope Sumrall continues to win and can be our next coach when Stoops moves on. I don’t think there are any problems with that.

This. I’m not asking for or insisting Mark should move on right now, but when the next move is made I want John Sumrall as Kentuckys next head Coach. It’s just the right fit all the way around. Time will tell but the man is making a big time name for himself.

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

Ironic.

I 100% disagree with you, and 100% hope I am wrong!!

I just hope this doesn't turn out to be another "Chollie Mac" McClendon/Schnellenberger type deal.

What's the McClendon/Schnellenberger deal?

 

[ChaiseyD]

Time management was perfect Saturday, with a score with 26 seconds left in the first half.

Coordinator turnover is big, at about any school excluding Penn State when the child abuse occurred.

I don't think any coach has had the OC turnover that stoops has had in his coaching career.

 

[The-Hack]

What's the McClendon/Schnellenberger deal?

Seriously?! You must be young.

“Cholly” McClendon had great success at LSU and Howard Schnellenberger at Miami, and then even at Louisville. Both were Bear Bryant guys who, had the timing and support been right, could have been at Kentucky.

Same with Jerry Claiborne, who spent his most productive years at VPI and Maryland, being passed over by UK twice prior to his hiring in 1982.

 

[The-Hack]

I don't think any coach has had the OC turnover that stoops has had in his coaching career.

Maybe a year, ago, I saw an average for coordinators that was above two, but below three years. Eddie Gran was here for four.

Curry had I think 4 or 5 in his seven years.

 

[ChaiseyD]

Maybe a year, ago, I saw an average for coordinators that was above two, but below three years. Eddie Gran was here for four.

Curry had I think 4 or 5 in his seven years.

I know gran was here 4 but I don't believe any others were here more then 3 and I think that was Neal Brown ,then in no particular order he has Shannon Dawson 1,Scankarello 1 ,liam 1 and 1 ,GRAN 4 ,Brown 3 maybe 2 . That's a whole lot of turnover considering Brown and Gran was half of his tenure.

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

Seriously?! You must be young.

“Cholly” McClendon had great success at LSU and Howard Schnellenberger at Miami, and then even at Louisville. Both were Bear Bryant guys who, had the timing and support been right, could have been at Kentucky.

Same with Jerry Claiborne, who spent his most productive years at VPI and Maryland, being passed over by UK twice prior to his hiring in 1982.

Nope, I'm knocking on geezer status. I remember missing on howard and regretting it, but not McClendon.

 

[trueblujr2]

Seriously?! You must be young.

“Cholly” McClendon had great success at LSU and Howard Schnellenberger at Miami, and then even at Louisville. Both were Bear Bryant guys who, had the timing and support been right, could have been at Kentucky.

Same with Jerry Claiborne, who spent his most productive years at VPI and Maryland, being passed over by UK twice prior to his hiring in 1982.

Had we put an effort into retaining Bear Bryant instead of prioritizing Basketball (and I know the Cadillac vs Lighter deal was largely debunked) we might be the greatest overall college athletic program in history.

 

[The-Hack]

Had we put an effort into retaining Bear Bryant instead of prioritizing Basketball (and I know the Cadillac vs Lighter deal was largely debunked) we might be the greatest overall college athletic program in history.

Bear Bryant was promised after the basketball point-shaving-scandal/death penalty that Rupp would be fired. That, along with Paul Hornung saying no to go to Notre Dame are the most believable tales I have read or have been told. I also give credence to the tale told by Lexington’s most well-known Pharmacist in
that day, to a good friend of mine in 1964; Bear had been chasing skirts and won several chases. And numerous folks were pressuring him to get out of Dodge, likely including the Happy Chandler family, whose daughter was a target of Bryant’s wandering eye.

I honestly think it was all of the above: the move to A & M came at a good time for Bear, for several reasons.

But he was only at A & M three seasons before “Mama called,” and he answered. I doubt Kentucky could have retained him for Love or money with the Bama job opening just a couple of years after the A & M job opened.