By the end of this season, where would he go? We will be 8-4 at best, 7-5 more likely (we have dropped one we shouldn’t have and one we never should have, there will be more), 6-6 worst case. He had his chance this off-season and didn’t take it. Kentucky isn’t firing him. Come on. No chance, but nowhere that is a step up will be wooing him now either, and he definitely isn’t going to make more money anywhere that would take him. Time to settle in and collect that paycheck if he has Cal’s mindset or get back to work and re-examine some things if he is better than that.
Will Stoops be here next year?
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Not gonna lie, I'd love to have Kiffin.
Stoops is the perfect coach for UK. He's really not a head coach. There's a reason he was a career assistant. But he recruits very well. He has actual SEC caliber athletes on the field. UK is no longer a homecoming opponent. He wins enough to go to a bowl game, however minor, every year. He keeps us off probation. Which is very important to keep the SEC monies flowing in. He's a good, likeable guy in interviews.
Football season ends in Ky on Oct 15th. Stoops has put the UK football team in a good place as a welcome distraction until the main event can take over.
He should get a lifetime contract. He is the gold standard for UK football. This is as good as it gets. Many won't realize this until Stoops is gone.
Football season ends in Ky on Oct 15th. Stoops has put the UK football team in a good place as a welcome distraction until the main event can take over.
He should get a lifetime contract. He is the gold standard for UK football. This is as good as it gets. Many won't realize this until Stoops is gone.
I just hope this ends the statue discussion……thought it was ridiculous then!
Stoops is just conservative always will be - can’t win big playing scared and slow
7-5 get a raise
7-5 get a raise
I wouldn't be disappointed.
But, it won't be a step up .. no one higher than us will accept his in game ability. They won't want a 10 year build to be mediocre. They'll want a heupel type build..or a kiffin..
No one at a big time program wants a coach that can't call a fricken play before the play clock hits zero while down 2 scores. It's laughable.
But, it won't be a step up .. no one higher than us will accept his in game ability. They won't want a 10 year build to be mediocre. They'll want a heupel type build..or a kiffin..
No one at a big time program wants a coach that can't call a fricken play before the play clock hits zero while down 2 scores. It's laughable.
Bad recruiting......paging Vince Marrow to get on twitter and tell everyone how awesome everything is
Marrow needs to recruit, not tweet.
It’s just that simple.
Do not shit talk Will Levis for sitting out last night, and I’ll just leave it at that.
This is why I never understood the panic about Stoops going to another job. He’s a mediocre coach, could UK do worse…..possibly, could they do better….possibly.
Stoops is a consistent 7-5 coach…..some years he’ll win 8 or 9, some years he’ll win 5 or 6.
Stoops is a consistent 7-5 coach…..some years he’ll win 8 or 9, some years he’ll win 5 or 6.
No, you’re just being a f*cking idiot if you think Levis wanted to sit last night, and that it was an “ouchie toe” and I’m trying to help you not sound like one.
If Stoops has reached a ceiling at UK, it’s due to his own coaching inadequacies. Not anything else.
Disagree. Injuries happen and have no doubt cost UK a title or two under Calipari in 2014 and 2015 and sure impacted the nose dive end to last season.
Cal shouldn't have said what he said and I still think the faux outrage was played up as it was a boring time of year otherwise.
The SEC in football is too tough to overcome an injury to your best player sometimes. Hell, Bama almost lost last night without their stud qb. Bama has the depth to eek it out though while UK doesn't.
There were some who wanted to build a statue of him after the Florida win. He'd be a fool to ever leave.
If you want Stoops to leave then just stop watching Kentucky Football. You all are the worst of this fan base.
The O line is not up to SEC snuff and neither is the overall depth.
Skill positions only mean so much if you can't block to use them and the defense doesn't have the depth to survive being on the field long.
If the offense can't very consistently move the ball the defense must fall.
Special teams slipping just makes it a when it rains it pours scenario.
This is now a very deliberately paced version of a good Mumme team but with a worse O Line.
About anything over 5 or 6 wins is all Levis.
The school we need to compare ourselves to is Tennessee. For obvious reasons. However, the biggest hurdle now is going to be NIL. UT has numerous extremely wealthy boosters who love to support UT football. UK doesn’t have that luxury. Time will tell how much impact it will have for each school, but it definitely doesn’t favor us going forward.
Uk has never been on UTs level in football and will never consistently be on it. UT has like 6 national titles they claim and even though most, even 1998, are ancient history they have more clout and history and more money as you pointed out.
You think the top teams in the Big10 are still ground and pound?
Lot of these pissers and moaners here don't have a clue about Big10 football. This is the bunch who'd rather lose 45-42 than win 20-17.
No one is talking about ancient history. I’m talking about now. And going forward. Clout won’t be the difference, but money might be.
... and though Wolford was clearly a twit, I had a bad feeling when I heard Flax raving about Yenser being a kinder, gentler coach. Sorry, but I pretty much expect a line coach to breath some fire at times, probably more often than not, but still find a way not to rate as an a$$hole.
Totally agree, but not sure I feel the same way about some recent staff additions.
This isn't true at all. I'd rather win first and foremost. But, if I'm honest, I'd rather win 45-42 than win 20-17. Ideally I'd like to win 45-17, but Stoops doesn't do that. Football is entertainment, I want to see scoring. It's part of the reason I can't stand soccer. I don't want to watch 90mins to see a 1-0 final score, BORING!!!! High scoring teams with imaginative offenses don't seem to be doing too poorly at MSU, UT and Ole Miss right now. Those programs have passed KY and their coaches didn't need 10 damn years to do it!
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Our fans are ignorant plain and simple. They get so emotional over the games that they can’t form a logical and rational thought. No one is happy about losing but the majority of the fans here taking extreme stances are just pea brained simple thinkers. Just dumb and they can’t help it.
If you feel offended by that then you are exactly who I’m referring to.
My point is they can use their history for recruiting on top of the money advantages. The best players want to go to the football schools with history and legacy. Tn is a lower tier there compared to your OSUs and Alabamas and so on but still doesn't hurt.
This is the statue that means the mostThis was ridiculous! Does anyone still want to build a statue of him?
