Who’s on KY short list of Stoops leaves?
- Thread starter TOMCATS1990
- Start date
He's a damn good coach
Mike Leach. Mike Tomlin, Liam Cohen, Ed Orgeron, Clemson DC, Briles kid, his offense is lighting it up this year, hell Art Briles. He would shake it up in the East for sure..
I didn't know that when I was googling him lol. I figured that out this morning.
The original point is really what I was making, he was just my first example.
Some of the names in this thread are seriously making me question the football IQ of this board.
Matt Campbell - Would not leave the safety of the Big Ten for what amounts to a lateral move. Not to mention his star has faded and they are back in irrelavancy.
Mike Houston - Hasn't accomplished anything of note and no ties to the area
Tom Herman - Can't even win at Texas
Jamey Chadwell - Not a bad hire but no ties to Ohio. And I sure hope we dont have to go back to relying on the south for recruits. Plus isn't there all sorts of rumors around Chadwell and his recruiting?
Jeff Traylor - Only there 2 seasons so still somewhat unproven plus no ties to Ohio.
Dave Dorean - Not a bad hire but why would he leave for a lateral job in a tougher conference?
Billy Napier - Turned down Miss. St, South Carolina, Auburn and has no ties to Ohio.
Bill Clark - No thanks
Mark Mangino - LOL
Mike Leach - Not coming here
Dan Mullen - Why?
Jeff Brohm - No thanks
Gene Chizik - No thanks
Bo Pelini - LOL
John Harbaugh - LOL
Jeff Monken - One of the only good options in this thread. He's stated multiple times that he is not tied to the option offense and would hire an innovative OC. I'm not opposed to this hire, but he still lacks the Ohio ties.
Neal Brown - Too late, he can't even get it done at WVU
Kerry Coombs - Too old
Matt Rhule - No
Kendall Briles - No Ohio ties, no head coach experience
Lane Kiffin - No way he would come here
Brett Belemia - No
Kevin Sumlin - lol no
Randy Sanders - Gonna get offered a G5 job. Not a bad hire but no Ohio ties and if I'm not mistaken he went off on really bad terms with UK.
Dean Hood - 6-5 at Murray???? No thanks
Ed Orgeron - LOL
Venables - Woudln't come here
Art Briles - Say what???
Matt Campbell - Would not leave the safety of the Big Ten for what amounts to a lateral move. Not to mention his star has faded and they are back in irrelavancy.
Mike Houston - Hasn't accomplished anything of note and no ties to the area
Tom Herman - Can't even win at Texas
Jamey Chadwell - Not a bad hire but no ties to Ohio. And I sure hope we dont have to go back to relying on the south for recruits. Plus isn't there all sorts of rumors around Chadwell and his recruiting?
Jeff Traylor - Only there 2 seasons so still somewhat unproven plus no ties to Ohio.
Dave Dorean - Not a bad hire but why would he leave for a lateral job in a tougher conference?
Billy Napier - Turned down Miss. St, South Carolina, Auburn and has no ties to Ohio.
Bill Clark - No thanks
Mark Mangino - LOL
Mike Leach - Not coming here
Dan Mullen - Why?
Jeff Brohm - No thanks
Gene Chizik - No thanks
Bo Pelini - LOL
John Harbaugh - LOL
Jeff Monken - One of the only good options in this thread. He's stated multiple times that he is not tied to the option offense and would hire an innovative OC. I'm not opposed to this hire, but he still lacks the Ohio ties.
Neal Brown - Too late, he can't even get it done at WVU
Kerry Coombs - Too old
Matt Rhule - No
Kendall Briles - No Ohio ties, no head coach experience
Lane Kiffin - No way he would come here
Brett Belemia - No
Kevin Sumlin - lol no
Randy Sanders - Gonna get offered a G5 job. Not a bad hire but no Ohio ties and if I'm not mistaken he went off on really bad terms with UK.
Dean Hood - 6-5 at Murray???? No thanks
Ed Orgeron - LOL
Venables - Woudln't come here
Art Briles - Say what???
People will leave the Big 10 for the SEC. This conference is the big name in college football, and the recruiting will eventually reflect that. Our recruiting literally only picked up to where it's at because of it. Everyone else is just reacting to the SEC's moves.
How can you turn up your nose at Matt Rhule and Jeff Brohm but say Sanders would be “not a bad hire”? Or are your nos not just a consistent “no way”?
That was a sort of bizarre post from him, anyway. He had previously listed Napier himself in this very thread. Also have no idea why he is dismissive of Bill Clark, who was reportedly offered by Auburn last year, and only turned it down because he wasn't going to be given full control of hiring staff or something like that.
Matt Campbell is in the Big12, not the Big10. The 10 years (3 coaches) prior to Campbell, ISU won 4, 3, 2, 7, 5, 6, 6, 3, 2 and 3 games. Campbell took over a program that won 8 games in 3 years and has 8, 8, 7, 9 and a possibility of 8 wins again this year in his 2nd - 6th seasons. He makes $4 million a year. Would he come here? No clue. But it’s not that crazy of a notion.
I had to laugh at you being good with Randy Sanders but downplaying guys like Campbell and Rhule.
His best friend told he would like to have the UK job someday , but that was when he was at WKU.
I said that about Rhule meaning he won't come to UK. Brohm sucks and done hit his apex.
Campbell has done nothing remarkable outside the one covid season that can be written off as a fluke.
Yes I did list Napier. But what I meant was he is not going to say yes to UK after turning down Auburn/Miss. St./SCar
Bill Clark has also passed his apex. Why would we splurge on a coach on the downtrend? His window of opportunity was in 2018. He's slowly went down hill since. Not to mention no ties to the area.
I have a friend that has some connections with the UK staff and he just told me Stoops is taking another job. They wouldn’t elaborate on what job but with the timing of things I would guess either LSU or Florida. This next hire is going to be very important.
He took Iowa State to the next step just like Stoops has done at UK. They were trash when he arrived and he has them at a very respectable program…sound familiar! Plus, he is born, raised and coached in Ohio. I just think of the guys that we might be able to get (I think Stoops stays regardless), he should be near the top.
I always love these type of posts. A “friend with some connections” has been told that Stoops is leaving. Got it!
I too am usually dubious of these types of posts, but my friend sent me a screen shot of the conversation with the person who is on the staff.
If true and he does leave Barney needs to make the right hire. KY is in position to go get a lot of quality HCs
Get a great offensive minded head coach and then hire a helluva defensive coordinator that would be on my wish list!
Lexington is a lot closer to Ohio than Ames, Iowa. A lot prettier, too.
Big Wittingham fan…but he’s not going anywhere. Been on the staff at Utah for over 25 years and the HC for 16. He will retire there.
He was Myers DC 10 years and took over when he went to Florida. Offer Fickell he says no get Hermon.
I’m sorely tempted to give Coen a shot if it came to it. The stuff JROW has posted with the reviews he’s gotten from QB gurus and the offense this year… but I don’t think he’d be in it for the long haul.
I’d make Fickell say no first (assuming he doesn’t have another job), then make Campbell say no… but after those two, I dunno that there’s a name that I think is as “high reward” as Coen. If he gets the keys and brings an elite QB in…
I’d make Fickell say no first (assuming he doesn’t have another job), then make Campbell say no… but after those two, I dunno that there’s a name that I think is as “high reward” as Coen. If he gets the keys and brings an elite QB in…
If Stoops leaves on a Monday, Coen will be having his introductory press conference by Friday.
I don’t see Mitch giving it to a guy with one year coordinator experience and no ties to the recruiting area regardless of how brilliant he is or whatever. Now, that doesn’t mean he couldn’t do it. Just don’t see it.
Brad White would be pissed if that happened. He has been here much longer.
But, it won't happen.
Sporting News thinks Matt Campbell is qualified for the Florida job. See below:
Florida's 6 best coaching candidates to replace Dan Mullen, from Bill O'Brien to Lane Kiffin | Sporting News
Bender: Seven candidates Florida should pursue
I suspect LSU will announce someone soon given the new competition. O'Brien?
Neal Brown is doing ok at W. Virginia. He was left with a bad roster- its only year 3 for him and he is recruiting and recruiting very well in the same areas UK is recruiting. He is a legit choice for many reasons and would still be my number 1 because he is from the area, is young and has proven himself. His biggest draw back may be who he would choose for assistants. But moving to UK would allow him to not bring some friends he may wish he hadn't taken to W. VA. W. Va. still has bowl possibilites again this year. This weeks game would be a better barometer on the future of Neal. I think he would come home in a heart beat!
Go Big Blue!
Keep in mind that neither Florida nor LSU have really even begun their searches yet. They just now beginning a list. I doubt they have even held a single interview yet. Stoops might end up taking one of the jobs, but anybody stating right now that it's already happened is lying to you.
Similar threads
Latest posts
-
-
-
-
FB Recruiting In-state LB with rising stock will camp at UK tomorrow- Latest: fromthe25ydline