When you think of Stoops signature wins...
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I would consider the Penn St bowl game pretty big too.
Plenty to think of…I know we’re getting trashed by UGA right now but let’s not lose grasp of reality. Some of my favorites:
SCjr Bud Dupree
Miss State Austin FG winner
VaTech Belk Bowl
Penn St Citrus Bowl
LSU & Gators at home
@ the swamp 2022
SCjr Bud Dupree
Miss State Austin FG winner
VaTech Belk Bowl
Penn St Citrus Bowl
LSU & Gators at home
@ the swamp 2022
Three in a row against Florida, several wins against ranked Louisville, Mississippi State 2018, South Carolina 2015 (tipped and picked by Bud Dupree, that year?), Tennessee 2017, Penn State Citrus Bowl, LSU 2021....
From the Dictionary :
The Peter Principle - (1)The management observation that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence".
(2) Mark Stoops
The Peter Principle - (1)The management observation that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence".
(2) Mark Stoops
I’d add the 2016 game against Louisville and eventual Heisman winner Lamar Jackson and the Citrus Bowl against Penn State, but that’s still not a lot for as long as he’s been there. I think a lack of wins against elite competition is definitely a fair criticism of his tenure, especially for what we’re paying him.
Those Florida wins are nice but their program is ??? nothing to hang your hat on .
FWIW loses are part of the game in the SEC .. they happen , but atrocities like at UT and this game are not really acceptable
What’s your problem? That was a great win in charlotte. Maybe I’m biased cause I was there but yea, it was a great win. Lynn over the top to Ali was awesome.
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I guess it depends on what your personal definition of a “signature win” is. Was that and some of the other games you mentioned a fun memory for us as fans? Absolutely! Did they change our national perception and boost us towards being legitimate contenders in the SEC? Not really.
If you don’t think the games I listed are signature wins under Stoops you’re just as dumb, high, drunk, and/or young as the last dude who showed his ass tonight.
I had a blast at the 2006 MCB, wasn’t a signature win. I would actually go so far as saying Rich Brooks had 2 wins in 2007 that are more impressive than anything stoops has put together. Thoughts?
Oh good call, that was a fun one to be at.
I’ve still got the newspaper that has
R-E-S-P-E-C-T (music city, gotta sing it lol) and our boys with the trophy.
What’s wild is we beat Clemson that year. Crazy.
Mark Story in LHL stated that Stoops is now 0-14 vs. Alabama and Georgia, and 1-17 against top 10 opponents.
I really like Stoops, can't argue with his record, and how much we have improved from ten years ago . . . but I was honestly surprised by the 1-17 record vs. top 10. That is a really pretty bad stat, tbh.
I really like Stoops, can't argue with his record, and how much we have improved from ten years ago . . . but I was honestly surprised by the 1-17 record vs. top 10. That is a really pretty bad stat, tbh.
There’s a difference between enjoying an exciting win and a program changing win. The Belk Bowl win was exciting but not program altering.
I agree. Into the eleventh year of Stoop's tenure, the program doesn't look much, if any better, than the zenith of the Brooks years.
Georgia is a juggernaut, and there certainly isn't any shame in losing to them in Athens, but one can't help but wonder why we didn't put up the same fight as a South Carolina. It's not the loss that bothers me so much, but it's the zombie-like effort that's irritating.
OP said “signature win”. I didn’t say anything about program altering or program changing, those are your words or someone else’s I guess.
But you’re right there is a difference of course and charlotte was a blast.
Those were the words of the person you responded to, that's where I got them. Didn't look at the OP.
I’m not surprised at that mark…UGA and Bama have been have been 2 of the top 3 or 4 teams in the country since Stoops started having some success in 2016 (first bowl season). He’s 0-14 against them and 1-3 against other top 10 teams.
It’s also good to note that he is 8-3 against teams ranked 11-25 since 2016.
There is zero excuses for games like last night at this point of his tenure. We just cannot let yesterday roll into the Mizzou game.
2-8 vs Tennessee...in years we should have trounced them...2018 in Knoxville the most disappointing.
Did not know that Stat either, puts a different spin on things. Facts are useful to have in a discussion
I think it depends how you define "signature" - if "signature" is defined as wins that came against really good teams, then you'd have to include penn state, Louisville 2016 (though I admit that this team may not have been "really good", but UK was a 27 pt. dog), MSU 2018, Iowa 2021.
If you define "signature" as really big wins for the program that the fanbase will always revere, then you have to include EVERY win over Florida, every win over UT, UL 2019, Mizzou 2018, Virginia Tech, LSU 2021.
UK has a bunch of really. good wins. Far more than a program like UL could dream of, even in their glory years. Very few teams beat Georgia and Alabama, hopefully UK will soon.
Some people want us to follow that same path because we can't beat Georgia working on a three peat in Athens.
Well
Ranked Louisville wjtb heisman Lamar and 21 pt under dogs at UL
Then that meaningless citrus bowl over Penn state…and the Iowa citrus bowl to boot
Not just breaking rhe Florida and Tennessee streaks…/but we have three in a row over Florida.
Smashed LSU in 2021
Kills rival Louisville like no other in some epic fashion
I get Stoops has warts and last night was pitiful but it is stupid to act like he’s a bum. Clearly he’s done some good stuff
When I said signature I guess it was more teams that had long streaks against us. Florida in 2018 broke a looooong losing streak...the win at Neyland Stadium broke a losing streak there. I admit the others were very notable wins.
This. We're unfortunately in the midst of an all time great dynasty in Georgia and it's really big in keeping us from taking the next step. The last several years we let Georgia game turn into two losses and derail us. Hopefully we at least take that step forward this week and stop that trend. Will be tough and Mizzou is more than due for a win in this series
The win vs Lamar and Louisville was a huge win. I think it was Stoops biggest win to date!
The streak breaker at Gainsville over Florida was huge! Changed the narrative. I hated hearing 30+ games in a row. Now they're saying UK has won 3 in a row.
The win in Knoxville over Tennessee.
Beating Penn State in the Citrus Bowl
Beating Iowa in the Citrus Bowl.
The streak breaker at Gainsville over Florida was huge! Changed the narrative. I hated hearing 30+ games in a row. Now they're saying UK has won 3 in a row.
The win in Knoxville over Tennessee.
Beating Penn State in the Citrus Bowl
Beating Iowa in the Citrus Bowl.
We have had some very good wins,call them what you will, it’s the mind numbing losses that kills it.
I don't think UGA coaches were convinced they could trust Beck running our offense. It looked nothing like the gameplane used against UK. so many throws to the flats and WR screens. Maybe it was Beck not trusting what he was seeing. If we had come out doing that against Carolina game was over before half. Of course I hope Beck plays that way rest of the year, UK was the team i was most concerned with pre season, but Leary hasn't played like I expected and his receivers haven't helped him much.
No offense, but I think that stat is kind of meaningless ... for now. What does "1-17 against Top 10" say? 1. UK plays a lot of top 10 teams and 2. UK is not a top 10 team. (And that 18 games includes 7 games against a #1 ranked opponent. I'd like to see who else has played 7 games against #1 ranked team outside of the SEC.)
Here is a stat that is more meaningful. Against teams ranked 11-25, Stoops is 12-7 and 12-3 (80%) since 2015 and has won 10 of the last 11 against teams ranked 11-25. That would suggest UK is a top 25 program in the CMS era. Why isn't UK ranked in top 25 more often? Bias. JMO (my bias lol). 10-1 is a pretty good record.
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Here is a stat about the UK schedule. Number of games against Top 25 each year:
2013: 5
2014: 3
2015: 1
2016: 2
2017: 3
2018: 4
2019: 2
2020: 6
2021: 3
2022: 6
2023: 2 so far, 3 to go and that doesn't count Mizzou, who just dropped out.
I don't have pre-CMS opponent rankings. But it appears that the schedule has gotten tougher under Stoops.
2013: 5
2014: 3
2015: 1
2016: 2
2017: 3
2018: 4
2019: 2
2020: 6
2021: 3
2022: 6
2023: 2 so far, 3 to go and that doesn't count Mizzou, who just dropped out.
I don't have pre-CMS opponent rankings. But it appears that the schedule has gotten tougher under Stoops.
