Possible loss of Marrow to Southern Miss.?

[Grumpyolddawg]

Yep. And again, I’ve repeatedly said that stoops has earned his shot at righting the ship on paper. Even though he doesn’t seem to be built in any way for the current state of the game on or off the field. But his lack of energy mentally puts him in a spot that it can’t be fixed if that can’t change and it doesn’t feel like it can. It’s not that we’re trying to get over the top as much as it’s that we’re in steady decline for 3 seasons relative to having personnel improvements we’ve had. It takes more than what we’re getting now in order to perform at the same level. The new schedule format exposes that.

I have thought for awhile Stoops would retire at UK before he hit 60. His dad basically passed away on a sideline, Bob retired from pressure coaching in college before 6, the coaching he is doing now isn't pressure filled. I think he would be open to some negociation on how it ends. I don't think hecwalks away with nothing, but he might take 50-75% of the buyout to leave at end of season.

 

[cathouse]

Even were we to upset Texas, a 2-6 SEC slate is pretty darn pathetic.

The ironies do abound: Stoops early in his career didn’t whine about facilities, he campaigned in a positive fashion and changes were made, and tens of millions were spent.

In a strange sense, our fan base is doing exactly what he told us from 2013 through 2017: expect better results!!!

He and his early teams used the slogan “why not Kentucky.” When we beat PSU and then Iowa on New Years Day, led the nation for a period in OOC wins, achieved a significant bump in our recruiting rankings, our players’ draft status and established strong attendance, almost all of us were on board for the ride.

The step-back in success has frankly been a shock, and only a steady, and confident voice is going to convince us there might still be a light at the end of the tunnel. Implying that NIL money has been lacking appears disingenuous given our successful transfers from Ole Miss, Miss State, Nebraska, Penn State, Georgia and even UT and Alabama.

I’m not so sure that an insufficient amount of money has been spent: it looks instead like it might have been unwisely spent.

What caused the setback? Any ideas?
Divorce?
Complacency brought on by a huge contract with an even larger buyout?
Burn out?
Too many outside interests ( Bourbon business, women, booze) ???

CMS is not the same coach we hired in 2013. No drive to succeed whatsoever. I just would like to understand why??

 

[The-Hack]

What caused the setback? Any ideas?
Divorce?
Complacency brought on by a huge contract with an even larger buyout?
Burn out?
Too many outside interests ( Bourbon business, women, booze) ???

CMS is not the same coach we hired in 2013. No drive to succeed whatsoever. I just would like to understand why??

Likely a combination, along with some bad luck. Losing Maxwell Smith and the big back from Ohio State may have cost games, this season.

We like to think individual players don’t make all that much difference, but what would 2023 have looked like without the magic of Ray Davis?

 

[rick64]

Stoops has recruited much better at UK compared to previous coaches. It's still lower half of the SEC though. So to combat the talent gap you have to out execute, out scheme and play very disciplined football. Stoops has shown time and time again that he and his staff cannot do that consistently.