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Isn’t this what Thamel reported this am? The next 24 hours are critical for stoops and his candidacy….
 
Heard he flew to Texas for a 7pm interview tonight. Would be more than highly surprised if they actually hired him though. I think it's all hype covering for him. Rinse and repeat same bull crap every few years.
 
Obviously has to be about the Texas A&M rumblings. The original report/rumor basically implied that Texas A&M was looking to hire a coach within the next 24 hours, let that be Day, Stoops, Dabo, etc.



I know people want to shit on Matt Jones/KSR, but he just had Stoops and Marrow on the post-game show and was hesitant enough to not ask about the rumor.

That plus the tweet has to mean there's at least some Kentucky people out there that've told him that there's a legitimate chance Texas A&M makes an offer for Stoops and he listens to it, or else he would have just outright asked to shut everyone up and would be saying it's an obvious made up rumor by Louisville fans trying to cause drama pre-game.

I mean what gets more attention hours after one of the most important wins for Kentucky under Stoops? Vague tweeting about news tomorrow? Or literally having the coaching staff post-game on a call and get them to deny rumors that would instantly make fans go wild and get tons of "Stoops declines A&M job" national attention?
 
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I did hear this rumor from a friend of someone close to the program and they swore up and down... that being said I can't prove it and not sure I believe it myself.
If he’s interviewing or in play there I don’t doubt it. This is how these things work. Although they may have been coming to meet him there.
 
Why in the world would A&M fire Jimbo only to hire his Def. Coord. from FSU?????

Stoops strength is recruiting NORTH of KY. Texas A&M would be CRAZY to hire Stoops!!!

Now Dabo is a different story. He has won at the highest level and with A&M's NIL money, he could return to prominence by recruiting the best players in Texas and around the country which they already have shown they can do even with Jimbo.
 
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I did hear this rumor from a friend of someone close to the program and they swore up and down... that being said I can't prove it and not sure I believe it myself.
I just saw some account on Twitter, it’s a fan account but they have been correct on news before and they are acting like it’s a done deal. I can’t see A&M being stoops without going for a homerun hire first
 
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So we're supposed to believe a&m paid Jimbo 72 million to go away so they could hire stoops?

I love stoops but I see no way this is happening. It's absurd beyond belief. If they do it, it's a total failure on their part imo
It is absurd to me too I mean of all of their supposed candidates he’s the most like the one they just ditched. But I will say that often the guy that starts getting this first swirl of attention ends up being a misdirection while they’re really working someone else.
 
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I just found an article on SI from 10 hours ago that made the comment that the next 24 hours are critical for his (Stoops) candidacy. So there may be smoke to the rumor or Jones is just pulling from that article.
 
TAMU has made some stupid moves in the past. They hired Jimbo after all. Reports say they have set a hard date of DEC 4th. So they might be in a hurry.

The one thing that is missed in the money/pressure/contact thinking is that Texas is a hell of a lot closer to where his two kids live than Kentucky is. I don't know anything about their relationship but that could factor into things.
 
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I just saw some account on Twitter, it’s a fan account but they have been correct on news before and they are acting like it’s a done deal. I can’t see A&M being stoops without going for a homerun hire first
The stuff that shows up on my feed is A&M fans in death throws over him being hired
 
I will admit that the first UK win on the road v a top 10 team in 46 yrs would fuel the rumors but it ain't happening tomorrow if at all.
 
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