Texas A&M to name Mark Stoops new head coach? Nope

[OrangeVolMan]

Ok so 7-5. The point is that he is 3-4 mediocre/bad years from even being near a hot seat. So he’s still banking close to $9 million a year to win 6-8 games

Exactly. He is 6-10 in the SEC the last 2 years but wins their easy non conference schedule to get a winning record. Most KY fans are fine with that. See LittleCat’s comments on this site, he thinks Stoops is great. So why not stay and collect $9 mil a year with little pressure. If they fire him, he will have plenty of money to go to a lake or beach house for the rest of his life.

 

[McCat]

The upside is he’s one of the highest paid head coaches in the country at a place where 8-4 satisfies most of the fan base.

Expectations have changed.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I don't understand why Stoops is staying..... If he was smart he would have left a few years ago. There's no upside to staying, he peaked 3 years ago. Done as much as he could do at KY already. He must love it there.

Unless he wanted a giant payout, he'd be dumb to go to TAMU because he wouldn't last 3 years.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Ok so 7-5. The point is that he is 3-4 mediocre/bad years from even being near a hot seat. So he’s still banking close to $9 million a year to win 6-8 games

This. He has it made at UK for several more years.

 

[Switch 625]

Stoops must have watched a video of the midnight yell practice and changed his mind.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Solid pick. Stoops did more with less than just about anyone else in the SEC. He should do better with A&M resources

I don't think so. He's done well at UK but he's also inflated his record by beating up on cupcakes. He's beaten Florida, that's about his best accomplishment. He has sucked against UT and the 2 times he's beaten them, they were the worst UT teams in modern history (and one of them he barely did).

After all these years his teams are still increcibly bad at self-inflicted mistakes and his clock management is some of the worst I've ever seen. TAMU would be clowns to bring him in because he's not doing any better and probably would do worse.

 

[Grand Vol]

 

[RDU VOL#14]

This proves, that although often looked down upon, social media bullying does in fact work .

 

[LittleCat]

Exactly. He is 6-10 in the SEC the last 2 years but wins their easy non conference schedule to get a winning record. Most KY fans are fine with that. See LittleCat’s comments on this site, he thinks Stoops is great. So why not stay and collect $9 mil a year with little pressure. If they fire him, he will have plenty of money to go to a lake or beach house for the rest of his life.

You can dig through my posts and find plenty of criticism I have for Stoops. I've never understood you dunderhead UT fans thinking you are so clever by going "oh, but the schedule and blah blah blah". As if that invalidates the context of what Stoops has done. UK is not a football school. Has no business winning 2 or 3 games a year in the SEC. The only school I grew up expecting to beat every year was Vandy, and even then they beat us plenty. If you look at the entire 11 year stretch, he's exceeded expectations. No argument about it. Not sure what the man would have to do to get some credit from fans who have zero awareness of what the program was like on the inside. This isn't UT, Bama, or UGA, where there are clear inherent advantages those schools have built into them. Ignorant post by you.

 

[AthensVol2007]

That’s pretty good. Jimbo’s tenure down there is like the guys in Hall Pass going to Applebees for 3 straight nights. A lot of grandiose for nothing to materialize.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

You can dig through my posts and find plenty of criticism I have for Stoops. I've never understood you dunderhead UT fans thinking you are so clever by going "oh, but the schedule and blah blah blah". As if that invalidates the context of what Stoops has done. UK is not a football school. Has no business winning 2 or 3 games a year in the SEC. The only school I grew up expecting to beat every year was Vandy, and even then they beat us plenty. If you look at the entire 11 year stretch, he's exceeded expectations. No argument about it. Not sure what the man would have to do to get some credit from fans who have zero awareness of what the program was like on the inside. This isn't UT, Bama, or UGA, where there are clear inherent advantages those schools have built into them. Ignorant post by you.

Uh...your own fans say this stuff man. I've seen your messageboards.

 

[Volnanza]

Wow...I honestly didn't see this happening. https://www.si.com/college/tamu/foo...-expectued-to-name-mark-stoops-new-head-coach

This has got to be a joke. It's like the manager of the local Kroger being picked up by Apple as CEO. I've watch Stoops make so many really bone headed decisions over the years.

 

[Tman44]

Did A&M hire John Currie as AD? They are beginning to look like a football bat. I love it!

 

[zooguy]

Did A&M hire John Currie as AD? They are beginning to look like a football bat. I love it!

They hired Ole Miss’s former AD, who hired Matt Luke at Ole Miss. He’s not a good AD.

 

[Tman44]

They hired Ole Miss’s former AD, who hired Matt Luke at Ole Miss. He’s mot a good AD.

Just a joke. Currie is at Wake Forrest. They went 4-8 this year!

 

[CTM]

Elko from Duke got the job.

 

[EasternVol]

I don't think so. He's done well at UK but he's also inflated his record by beating up on cupcakes. He's beaten Florida, that's about his best accomplishment. He has sucked against UT and the 2 times he's beaten them, they were the worst UT teams in modern history (and one of them he barely did).

After all these years his teams are still increcibly bad at self-inflicted mistakes and his clock management is some of the worst I've ever seen. TAMU would be clowns to bring him in because he's not doing any better and probably would do worse.

Unfortunately every SEC team does that.

 

[dobre_shunka]

Texas A&M to hire Mike Elko: Aggies bring back former defensive boss after successful run at Duke, per report

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

I'll never forget the Stoops era at A&M. A candle in the wind.

 

[DuckInAPen]

I've never understood you dunderhead UT fans thinking you are so clever by going "oh, but the schedule and blah blah blah".

It's not that we're dunderheads; it's that we just can't relate

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

I'll never forget the Stoops era at A&M. A candle in the wind.

 

[05_never_again]

I don't think so. He's done well at UK but he's also inflated his record by beating up on cupcakes. He's beaten Florida, that's about his best accomplishment. He has sucked against UT and the 2 times he's beaten them, they were the worst UT teams in modern history (and one of them he barely did).

After all these years his teams are still increcibly bad at self-inflicted mistakes and his clock management is some of the worst I've ever seen. TAMU would be clowns to bring him in because he's not doing any better and probably would do worse.

UK is a cupcake historically. If he consistently beats cupcakes, and has gone 4-7 against UF (a program with infinitely more resources than he's got), then he's doing a great job there. They used to be a cupcake themselves and aren't really one anymore.

The only legit knock on Stoops's performance at UK is his 2-9 record against us as they've had one of the best periods in their history and we've had one of the worst periods in our history.

 

[Dudleys87]

Good for Stoops he doesent handle the pressure well and would be fired.

Stay at Kentucky and get a nice check until you call it a career.

 

[LittleCat]

It's not that we're dunderheads; it's that we just can't relate

 

[DrTNT]

Now espn saying Elko from Duke

Sources: Texas A&M, Duke's Elko agree on deal

Texas A&M and Duke's Mike Elko, a former Aggies defensive coordinator, have reached an agreement to make him the school's next head coach, sources told ESPN on Sunday, a day after the regular season ended for both teams.

www.espn.com