Mark Stoops sounds like he's ready for a better job

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Rickyvol77 said:
False. Vandy, MSU and SC all have worse program histories than UK and the Wildcats play all three yearly. And Stoops still can’t win anything
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Vandy, Miss St, South Carolina, and Kentucky are all essentially .500 programs all-time. Stoops isn't good against Miss St but beats Vandy and South Carolina (and Mizzou) 75% of the time.

"Stoops can't win anything" - I mean, Kentucky can't win anything. They never have.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
Kentucky's Mark Stoops on Coaching Rumors



How do you say "I'm looking for a better job" without saying "I'm looking for a better job." That statement would not give me much comfort if I were a Kentucky recruit.

Thing is, I'm not sure if he'll get offered. Florida State would've been the best fit for him and they passed on him last year. Florida probably sees him as too lowly for them, though he might do quite well down there. Miami seems like a weird cultural fit. Can't see LSU or USC offering him. And I don't think any of the other jobs are necessarily an upgrade.
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Bump @DiderotsGhost

Hopefully you read between the lines better in real life than you do in CFB.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
Not a stretch at all. Part of my job is "reading between the lines" on what people say and everything he said here sounds like he's ready to leave when a better opportunity comes around. Contrast his statements to other coaches like Jimbo Fisher and it's clear that Stoops is ready for a better job. This is about as weak of a "I'm staying put" statement as I've ever heard.

That said, he's sorta in that David Cutcliffe "boring and outperforming at a weaker program, but not winning championships" category. Donors get more excited by the hot G5 coaches so he keeps getting passed up (see Norvell at Florida State; Stoops would've been a better hire in all likelihood). But make no mistake ... he'd take the Florida (or LSU) job in a heartbeat. Don't know about Miami; that job has lost so much prestige in the past 2 decades, that maybe Kentucky is comparable at this point.
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Exactly what is your day job? Methinks your intuition is getting the best of you on this one.
 
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Volprofch05 said:
Stoops could be chomping at the bit to leave UK, but if he's not offered a better job, then he's stuck. Thus far, the top jobs available have gone after bigger fish.
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Agreed. I pointed that out to the OP. But he assured me he knew Stoops had one foot out the door, and was shopping around.
 
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