I would say then “pony up” remarks after the Georgia loss last year got the ball rolling on him losing the locker room.
His "pony up" was the same as a "GFY" but not just to the fans. The players couldn't have been pleased either. I'd have told any coach of mine that said something like that to eat sht if he didn't think me and my teammates were good enough to beat the other team.
Idgaf if they're 5 stars or pros. You NEVER as a coach disparage your own players the way he did. YES he lost the locker room and a TON of fans with that ignorant and arrogant comment. Then his plan was to bail on the team he threw under the bus and run to A&M like a pssy.
I thought, when he didn't resign like a man and hand the program over, find another job, that he was going to actually COACH BETTER and show that he was wrong to handle things the way he has to this point, even apologize for being a douchcanoe, and get his sht together.
Instead, at every.key.moment we have gone away from what should have and had been working. Did it many times last year in games. Tried to force the pass against teams that couldn't stop the run. Abandoned the run altogether in games where it was getting us over 4 yards per play. Benched a talented running back over untied shoes and off field tardiness.
To make it WORSE you fk with your starting QB, that was told he was going to sit down while the 2nd string QB got the 3rd series of the game. Instead, he is told by his undisciplined coach to go into the game on the 3rd series and the staff calls slow developing pass plays, no effective running plays, and wastes downs and series by putting the 2nd string QB in on 2nd and long on maybe 3 drives.
YOUR STARTER is a kid that came here to run an uptempo offense with great balance like what this program had with Will Levis and a 10 win season. He is a rhythm QB who needs touches and tempo. And you pull him on several 2nd and longs after he takes the team down the field on 2 scoring drives. And you bench him for the 2nd half. YOU'RE A FKN UNDISCIPLINED HOTHEAD WHOSE EGO HAS COST EVERYONE ELSE WAY TOO MUCH, AND I'M TIRED OF DEFENDING YOU HERE.
YOUR team is a reflection of YOU, Coach Stoops.
YOU choked in the Georgia game by not running the football after it was working well for you. YOU choked in the USC game by trying to force the passing game against a team that couldn't stop the run. YOU choked in the Vandy game by alternately abandoning the running game and then going away from a balanced attack inside the 10 yd line. YOU choked in the Florida game.
Somebody close to you has to step & tell you, since you refuse to see it or hear it from anyone else. YOU NEED TO PONY UP, COACH!
Apologize to the fans for telling them they weren't doing enough and players for telling the world they weren't good enough to beat teams, when it was YOU that wasnt doing enough and it was YOU that cost them games.