Does he survive a 3-9 season? Would they consider Stoops? That seems the type of school that would take a flyer on him.
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Gundy has enough to survive this disaster of a season, but probably not another.
Gundy has done really well at OSU. Wonder if things have gotten stale there? It seems like the P4 programs have a max shelf life between 10-15 years. Even Saban was burnt out after 15 years.
The only P4 school that would consider Stoops is Iowa……………..
I think all of you are mistaken that other P4 schools wouldn’t take Stoops. His entire resume says he deserves a chance at another place. We are one year away from A&M coming within a whisker of taking him. It’s not like schools haven’t taken coaches in the past after a flameout. Will Muschamp says hello. Ron Zook went from getting fired at Florida to take the Illinois job. It’s not unheard of.
NIL and the portal burnt out Saban. He was too old to be having all that on his plate.
And he's running out of rope. Has had 2 of his worst years in the last 3.
It’s a lot on any coach now. You have to re-recruit your team every year in addition to HS recruiting plus the portal.
And both of those coaches were mediocre, and I’m being gracious, at their next jobs, Stoops makes 9 million a year, he’s a $3-4 million coach. Nobody is going to come close to paying him what he’s making now.
Nope. Not unless it’s a bottom-tier team. He does not play exciting ball. His offense has been rock fights and he’s never won a division. He’s not good enough to do anything noteworthy. Our standards are just so low that we’re told to be good with this forever.
I was always surprised he wasn’t pursued more heavily by bigger schools. Gundy in his prime would have killed it at a place like LSU.
I’m not saying he’s gonna go somewhere else and suddenly take them to the playoffs. Just saying it’s not unheard of and happens quite a bit in all sports. Tubby left UK for Minnesota. Cal for Arkansas. What was Gene Chizik’s record before Auburn hired him back in the day. How many chances has Lane Kiffin gotten? Satterfield moved from Louisville to Cincy before he was about to lose his fan base. If Stoops pursued another job he could land one
Believe me, I wish it would happen, I just don’t see it and it’s just wishful thinking amongst fans. I’d love to eat me some crow on this one. With the amount of coaching talent and some of the up and comers out there, an AD would have to be crazy to make that hire. His $9 million salary alone will keep ADs from calling. But let’s just say he took less of a salary. As an AD, would you even pay $6-7 million for him? I doubt it. He’s probably more in the $3-4 million range and he wouldn’t take that kinda pay cut.
Whatever happens he can take it. He’s a man. He”s 40.
I realize I’m probably too sour on Stoops at the moment, but based on his overall trajectory, I can’t see any halfway decent P5 coming for him. Maybe Iowa on historical connection alone, but even then, would that really ignite their fanbase at all? Some random place like a Purdue type or that level of program, possibly? Stylistically, he just doesn’t seem like a good fit very many places outside a cold, disgusting November game in front of 30k minimally enthused fans of a B10 bottom-dweller while battling for bowl eligibility. Certainly nothing heading south or in a conference generally known for actually crossing the goal line with the ball from time to time.
