Now we have Alabama and the Super Bowl champions hiring our assistants. The OL coach search worked out fine and I think Stoops will make a good OC hire.
This ain't the old UK!
This ain't the old UK!
UK used to be a career ending job....
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^^ True. When Joker was HC I don't recall too many other programs beating down the door to hire his assistants. Disappointed that Coen's leaving, but it looks like he went through the process the right way, unlike a certain other assistant coach on the same side of the ball.
I think we're in good shape to hire a quality replacement. Fingers crossed, however LOL.
I think we're in good shape to hire a quality replacement. Fingers crossed, however LOL.
Bill Curry and Elliott Uzilac aren't walking through that door.
Mixed feelings about all of it...
Oh well... in Stoops we trust
Go CATS!
Oh well... in Stoops we trust
Go CATS!
Huge change, no doubt. State of the college football scene, though. UK, while a very good job in a great conference, is now viewed as the training ground for the elites of CFB and, as we've seen with LC, perhaps even the NFL. Not a bad thing when you think about it but we need a few to stick around for continuity purposes and recruiting. If we could string together multiple 9+ win seasons (who'da thunk any long-term UK FB fan would EVER say that?), we might become more of a career job where you get all the $$$ and accolades you'd want and not look elsewhere except maybe the NFL. If Levis has another really good year and gets drafted in the 3rd or better round, we'll see 4*+ QB recruits wanting to come here and that would be a huge step up and a game changer for UK.
SEC has distanced itself from all other conferences and I think up and coming coaches know they can make a name for themselves by being successful here. Stoops is well respected nationally as a program builder and now has the admin backing him to a point where he makes all the calls (within reason) and we’ll pay to get whomever he wants. Sumrall to Troy, Coen to the Rams, Kelley wanted White; no doubt in my mind that guys are probably kicking down the door for this OC position. Success breeds success, I don’t see us turning back and I think we’ll have no problem bringing in a young NFL hot-runner that will max out our offense.
If this next OC hire is successful like Coen in jumping back up to a good NFL job, it will especially help create the reputation of Stoops/UK being a pipeline for NFL coaches…that will be awesome to see if continues to feed UK when the times comes for future hires.
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