3 coaches could have hired in top 25

[Real Deal 2]

All of these expressed interest in UK job when Stopps hired. In fact all wanted job and asked for interviews. Drum Roll please
Mike Leach wanted job when was at Tech and would have left wash st for U.K. He wanted job during jokers failings. Number 22 in ranking, should be higher

Mike MacIntyre. Wanted job, complete dumpster fire that was Colorado football, ten times worse than U.K. Number 10 in poll

Oldie but a goodie. Bobby Petrino, coaching Heisman winner, number 5 in polls.

We are giving games away to ga, so miss, 5 star recruits who live less than 5 miles away are going elsewhere. Having to beat Austin Peay to become bowl eligible. Sounds like we are right on course.

Mainly a jab at the tunnel visioned AD we have, simply too rigid and totally out of touch to make good hires, especially football coaches.

 

[jnewc2_rivals30628]

Come on now you negative nancy, we're about to get to our ultimate goal of a .500 record, can't you just be happy? If you want good football go watch Louisville, our fanbase is so selfish, we finished 4-4 in league play for the first time in a long time, and our recruiting class next year is shaping up to be ranked top-45..we WILL get to 7-5 in the next ten years..we are on a collision course with the Tax Slayer Bowl, the only variable is time

 

[Anon1660081258]

Nice to find a fresh take on things on the board. [thumb2][thumb2]

 

[akaukswoosh]

All of these expressed interest in UK job when Stopps hired. In fact all wanted job and asked for interviews. Drum Roll please
Mike Leach wanted job when was at Tech and would have left wash st for U.K. He wanted job during jokers failings. Number 22 in ranking, should be higher

Mike MacIntyre. Wanted job, complete dumpster fire that was Colorado football, ten times worse than U.K. Number 10 in poll

Oldie but a goodie. Bobby Petrino, coaching Heisman winner, number 5 in polls.

We are giving games away to ga, so miss, 5 star recruits who live less than 5 miles away are going elsewhere. Having to beat Austin Peay to become bowl eligible. Sounds like we are right on course.

Mainly a jab at the tunnel visioned AD we have, simply too rigid and totally out of touch to make good hires, especially football coaches.

At the time nobody on this board wanted MacIntyre. Don't bring him up now.

 

[reflaine]

At the time nobody on this board wanted MacIntyre. Don't bring him up now.

And he has compiled seasons of 1-11, 4-7, 4-8 up to this one. They have one win over a team with a winning record, (Stanford in a 10-5 high scoring affair). Three wins against teams who will be lucky to win four games (Oregon, Oregon state, Arizona). Not sold on him. He had one winning season inn his previous job, and is a career losing record as a head coach. The PAC 12 outside of of Washington and maybe Washington st (who did lose to a fcs school and you could maybe say USC (who lost by fifty to Bama) is really really bad. The have as a conference five wins against power four schools (Texas5-5,rutgers 2-8. Virginia 2-8, and notro dame 4-6 Texas tech 4-6).

 

[optimus-blue]

McIntyre wouldn't have won here ,the other two wooild have

 

[bthaunert]

Petrino was not an option, regardless of how many times it's discussed. No Power 5 program was going to hire him within 8 months of being fired from Arkansas for hiring your side peice and giving her $20,000, and lying to your superiors about it.

Mike Leach I am unsure about. Not sure if he would have left Wazoo after a year or not. Was worth a shot IMO.

McIntyre has has steadily improved Colorado. Would have been interesting to see how he would have done here.

I still think Stoops was a good hire at the time. The contract extension was a major blunder and we will see if he can move us forward. I'm rooting for him.

 

[bigbluelife]

Apparantly the decision would have been a lot easier if OP was making the choice- where were you at the time?.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Petrino was not an option, regardless of how many times it's discussed. No Power 5 program was going to hire him within 8 months of being fired from Arkansas for hiring your side peice and giving her $20,000, and lying to your superiors about it.
.

Exactly. I don't care how much Louisville achieves. Hiring Bobby Petrino is a very disappointing head scratcher. I actually used to halfway respect iLouisville, and even had Respect for the Charlie Strong hire.
Hiring Petrino completely baffles me, and I remain disappointed in any Louisville fan (including UL friends of mine) that embrace this hire.

 

[red rage 2016]

Exactly. I don't care how much Louisville achieves. Hiring Bobby Petrino is a very disappointing head scratcher. I actually used to halfway respect iLouisville, and even had Respect for the Charlie Strong hire.
Hiring Petrino completely baffles me, and I remain disappointed in any Louisville fan (including UL friends of mine) that embrace this hire.

I will be the first to admit Petrino screwed at Arkansas, however that was over 4 1/2 years ago and to date nothing like that has happened since.

 

[sluggercatfan]

Exactly. I don't care how much Louisville achieves. Hiring Bobby Petrino is a very disappointing head scratcher. I actually used to halfway respect iLouisville, and even had Respect for the Charlie Strong hire.
Hiring Petrino completely baffles me, and I remain disappointed in any Louisville fan (including UL friends of mine) that embrace this hire.

Heisman front runner , a legitimate shot at the playoff. I'm sure Otis and their fan base is broken hearted that UK fans have no respect for them. I'm sure if the roles were reversed that we as a UK fan base would care less how they felt. I know I sure wouldn't and would sure love to have the opportunity they have right now.

 

[frost1]

I like the Stoops hire. I think we're seeing the program move forward.

 

[JABJRS]

All of these expressed interest in UK job when Stopps hired. In fact all wanted job and asked for interviews. Drum Roll please
Mike Leach wanted job when was at Tech and would have left wash st for U.K. He wanted job during jokers failings. Number 22 in ranking, should be higher

Mike MacIntyre. Wanted job, complete dumpster fire that was Colorado football, ten times worse than U.K. Number 10 in poll

Oldie but a goodie. Bobby Petrino, coaching Heisman winner, number 5 in polls.

We are giving games away to ga, so miss, 5 star recruits who live less than 5 miles away are going elsewhere. Having to beat Austin Peay to become bowl eligible. Sounds like we are right on course.

Mainly a jab at the tunnel visioned AD we have, simply too rigid and totally out of touch to make good hires, especially football coaches.

Really? Is this even a real post?

Colorado was not a bigger dumpster fire than UK after Joker. Look at his last season, we may have been the worst team in the country, not sure we would have beaten Centre College.

 

[reflaine]

I will be the first to admit Petrino screwed at Arkansas, however that was over 4 1/2 years ago and to date nothing like that has happened since.

But we was looking for a football coach four year ago. Although nothing happened since, it was very justifiable why we didn't look his way. Wasn't something that had happened a couple years ago when we were looking. If he was available now and that happened five years ago then maybe. But at the time he wasn't an option.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

I will be the first to admit Petrino screwed at Arkansas, however that was over 4 1/2 years ago and to date nothing like that has happened since.

On top of that he will continue to be a flight risk, as he left WKU after one year. No one in the SEC wanted him, and all the above mentioned--it was an extremely bad look for Louisville.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Heisman front runner , a legitimate shot at the playoff. I'm sure Otis and their fan base is broken hearted that UK fans have no respect for them. I'm sure if the roles were reversed that we as a UK fan base would care less how they felt. I know I sure wouldn't and would sure love to have the opportunity they have right now.

We wouldn't have hired him. It was a reckless hire, and i can't see a justification for it.

 

[cat888]

How many lost 2 Starting Quarterbacks since last year not by graduation "Which could be planed for"and have a first year OC and are playing as many underclassmen as we are.

 

[BoulderCat_rivals187983]

I pointed this out in another thread. MacIntyre has turned around a CU program which your right has pretty much been a dumpster fire for a decade, and he's done it with 3 star players. For the last 4 years CU had the lowest ranked recruiting class in the Pac. Somewhere in the 60's/70's overall. Not surprisingly they have 3 4 star commits this year out of Texas. If he can start recruiting Texas again he may very well turn CU into the power house it once was. He's already got them into the biggest game here in at least a decade Saturday. Win that, and then next Saturday they'll host an even bigger one. I believe they'll win the Pac South and maybe the title game. I don't think Washington is much better, if any than CU who's up to 10th in the CFP rankings.

Point being of course he would have had to use 3 stars at UK as well. It can be done. But you know UK could be sitting on 7 wins so maybe next year Stoops finally breaks through to 7-8 wins. I think most UK fans would consider 8 wins, 5 in the SEC a great season. I do think the SEC is tougher than the Pac though so there's no guarantee MacIntyre would have done any better here than Stoops has.

 

[bthaunert]

Really? Is this even a real post?

Colorado was not a bigger dumpster fire than UK after Joker. Look at his last season, we may have been the worst team in the country, not sure we would have beaten Centre College.

Dude, Colorado was BAD too. Jon Embree led the to 3-10 and 1-11 seasons including losing to Sacramento State . It would have been an epic battle between us and them.

 

[jte123]

People on this board don't want Les Miles who has won a National Title and SEC titles so they don't want any of these guys you mentioned.

 

[Mojocat_rivals48469]

Petrino was not an option, regardless of how many times it's discussed. No Power 5 program was going to hire him within 8 months of being fired from Arkansas for hiring your side peice and giving her $20,000, and lying to your superiors about it.

This is undeniably true, but you could say it a thousand times and they won't hear it.

Again: Petrino could not get an interview with any P5 program - yet UK was stupid for not hiring him.

Can someone plain that? Dude couldn't get an interview with Auburn! A school that's proved it will do just about anything to try to catch up to Big Brother (familiar!). That tells you how radioactive Petrino was.

My recollection is that MacIntyre and Sonny Dykes (Cal) were both at the top of Barnhart's list. That MacIntyre took the CU job ought to tell you which one was in worse shape. I heard Freddy M say a couple of weeks ago that the roster Stoops inherited wouldn't have won the OVC......

 

[51stFan]

This is undeniably true, but you could say it a thousand times and they won't hear it.

Again: Petrino could not get an interview with any P5 program - yet UK was stupid for not hiring him.

Can someone plain that? Dude couldn't get an interview with Auburn! A school that's proved it will do just about anything to try to catch up to Big Brother (familiar!). That tells you how radioactive Petrino was.

My recollection is that MacIntyre and Sonny Dykes (Cal) were both at the top of Barnhart's list. That MacIntyre took the CU job ought to tell you which one was in worse shape. I heard Freddy M say a couple of weeks ago that the roster Stoops inherited wouldn't have won the OVC......

I have moved on, but just for discussion how many P-5 schools on Kentucky level had a job opening and refused to interview him? Couldn't of been more than a handful.If Stoops doesn't work out we can't afford to turn down anyone with the pedigrees of a Leach or a Petrino. Auburn and UT types have more options than we do.

 

[uk_king_cat2]

At the time nobody on this board wanted MacIntyre. Don't bring him up now.

I did

 

[tntuk]

All of these expressed interest in UK job when Stopps hired. In fact all wanted job and asked for interviews. Drum Roll please
Mike Leach wanted job when was at Tech and would have left wash st for U.K. He wanted job during jokers failings. Number 22 in ranking, should be higher

Mike MacIntyre. Wanted job, complete dumpster fire that was Colorado football, ten times worse than U.K. Number 10 in poll

Oldie but a goodie. Bobby Petrino, coaching Heisman winner, number 5 in polls.

We are giving games away to ga, so miss, 5 star recruits who live less than 5 miles away are going elsewhere. Having to beat Austin Peay to become bowl eligible. Sounds like we are right on course.

Mainly a jab at the tunnel visioned AD we have, simply too rigid and totally out of touch to make good hires, especially football coaches.

I can flat out tell you that NONE of our fans wanted MacIntyre. Go back to the boards 4 years ago and you'll see most were trashing him.

What's clear however, is the guy can flat out coach the game of football.

 

[tntuk]

This is undeniably true, but you could say it a thousand times and they won't hear it.

Again: Petrino could not get an interview with any P5 program - yet UK was stupid for not hiring him.

Can someone plain that? Dude couldn't get an interview with Auburn! A school that's proved it will do just about anything to try to catch up to Big Brother (familiar!). That tells you how radioactive Petrino was.

My recollection is that MacIntyre and Sonny Dykes (Cal) were both at the top of Barnhart's list. That MacIntyre took the CU job ought to tell you which one was in worse shape. I heard Freddy M say a couple of weeks ago that the roster Stoops inherited wouldn't have won the OVC......

MacIntyre took the CU job (12/10/12) after Stoops took UK job (11/27/12).

 

[Edgehollow]

I was "Petrino or bust", and still regret UK not making the move. Got to listen to my boss tell me how UL is being mentioned with Alabama, OSU, Michigan, etc.

Direct quote "He's the best offensive mind in the game. Would I want him to marry my daughter? Probably not, but we hired a football coach, not a moral compass"

He's right, you know.

I hope Stoops makes it, but it's hard to swallow UL making a playoff run with the guy that was begging UK for an interview leading the way.

 

[Mojocat_rivals48469]

MacIntyre took the CU job (12/10/12) after Stoops took UK job (11/27/12).

Could be, I'll take your word for it, but whatever the timeline, my recollection is MacIntyre and Dykes had both told Barnhart no thanks by the time he talked to Stoops.

 

[Anon1660081258]

Really? Is this even a real post?

Colorado was not a bigger dumpster fire than UK after Joker. Look at his last season, we may have been the worst team in the country, not sure we would have beaten Centre College.

Perhaps a little overstated, but Georgetown, Campbellsville, or Cumberland... might have been interesting.

 

[red rage 2016]

On top of that he will continue to be a flight risk, as he left WKU after one year. No one in the SEC wanted him, and all the above mentioned--it was an extremely bad look for Louisville.

That 10 million dollar buyout limits that risk, plus I think he would end up divorced if he left Louisville again.

 

[bthaunert]

I have moved on, but just for discussion how many P-5 schools on Kentucky level had a job opening and refused to interview him? Couldn't of been more than a handful.If Stoops doesn't work out we can't afford to turn down anyone with the pedigrees of a Leach or a Petrino. Auburn and UT types have more options than we do.

Here is your list:

Kentucky
Cal
Colorado
Boston College
NC State
Purdue
Texas Tech
Syracuse

13% of all Power 5 jobs here and 0 of them interested in Bobby

Here are the other Power 5 jobs that were open that were better than much UK:

Auburn
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Oregon

 

[red rage 2016]

Here is your list:

Kentucky
Cal
Colorado
Boston College
NC State
Purdue
Texas Tech
Syracuse

13% of all Power 5 jobs here and 0 of them interested in Bobby

Here are the other Power 5 jobs that were open that were better than much UK:

Auburn
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Oregon

Oregon would have been interesting for Petrino since he is from Montana.

 

[gamalielkid]

All of these expressed interest in UK job when Stopps hired. In fact all wanted job and asked for interviews. Drum Roll please
Mike Leach wanted job when was at Tech and would have left wash st for U.K. He wanted job during jokers failings. Number 22 in ranking, should be higher

Mike MacIntyre. Wanted job, complete dumpster fire that was Colorado football, ten times worse than U.K. Number 10 in poll

Oldie but a goodie. Bobby Petrino, coaching Heisman winner, number 5 in polls.

We are giving games away to ga, so miss, 5 star recruits who live less than 5 miles away are going elsewhere. Having to beat Austin Peay to become bowl eligible. Sounds like we are right on course.

Mainly a jab at the tunnel visioned AD we have, simply too rigid and totally out of touch to make good hires, especially football coaches.

You can also add Neal Brown to that list. He wanted to be the head coach, but was ready to come here and be OC. Apparently he knows what he is doing - Troy 8-1 and ranked number 25 - in his second year! If Stoops doesn't work out - I hope we haven't burned this bridge!

Go Big Blue!

 

[DACats86]

All of these expressed interest in UK job when Stopps hired. In fact all wanted job and asked for interviews. Drum Roll please
Mike Leach wanted job when was at Tech and would have left wash st for U.K. He wanted job during jokers failings. Number 22 in ranking, should be higher

Mike MacIntyre. Wanted job, complete dumpster fire that was Colorado football, ten times worse than U.K. Number 10 in poll

Oldie but a goodie. Bobby Petrino, coaching Heisman winner, number 5 in polls.

We are giving games away to ga, so miss, 5 star recruits who live less than 5 miles away are going elsewhere. Having to beat Austin Peay to become bowl eligible. Sounds like we are right on course.

Mainly a jab at the tunnel visioned AD we have, simply too rigid and totally out of touch to make good hires, especially football coaches.

Have you always been this bad of a poster, or has the UofL "success" affected you?

 

[billoliver40]

I have moved on, but just for discussion how many P-5 schools on Kentucky level had a job opening and refused to interview him? Couldn't of been more than a handful.If Stoops doesn't work out we can't afford to turn down anyone with the pedigrees of a Leach or a Petrino. Auburn and UT types have more options than we do.

Tennessee and Auburn were two. Apparently Texas had been looking for a coach because they hired Strong from Louisville. Pretty sure a west coast team or two was open as well.

The Leach non hire was disappointing, and likely had to do with several factors including having worked with Mum's and Bassett.....plus an attitude that is marvelous in media but not so much for administrators. I also think that was about the time there were player abuse accusations being thrown at Leach.

McIntyre just took a job elsewhere, that likely paid more at theme time.
Just like Brooks said when HE was getting heat, it isn't real likely Mark Stoops was the number one speed dial pick for the search committee.

 

[Real Deal 2]

Love all the back street drivers, again UK fans have been kicked around and put in their place that they cannot dream ala Tom Jurich or UL.

Fact is McIntyre did not get any run with UK, I know because I knew his dad down here in Nashville and family, former Vandy head coach, his dad passed away last year. Mike wanted to stay in Southern area, he was not considered seriously. Argue all you want. Colorado was ten times worse to build. Worse facilities, equal to Joker's roster, no SEC allure. Helluva job by Mike

Leach begged for job, no sniff by MB due to Mumme connection and locking Craig James son in storage room. Leach would leave Wash St for UK yesterday.
Petrino- okay, he is dirty and slimey but honestly only thing anyone remembers and talks about is they are 1 spot from play off and he is coaching prohibitive Hesiman winner.
The Tom Jurich motto worked, we will catch hell for 2 weeks and then no one cares. Exactly, win baby win.

I am a Stoops man, I have been proponent and still am, love his 24/7 recruiting. I am not some kool aid zombie that can't look and say we need to step this up, we are wringing our wrists to win 6. That is not good enough in my book. This should have been a minimum 7 win team to maybe 8. If his first year or second. This is year number 4. Not acceptable. Players look like we belong on field with UT and UGA, we have improved personnel. Need to improve toughness and mental of players and some fans.
I see no way we win 7 games next year. Too many away games, too many games against teams like Miss. St. and Vanderbilt, S. Carolina that are winnable but probably not happening. Means we must make up by beating Fla, UT Mizzou and hopefully beat S. Miss on the road.
What do you do then. Guess we try to get someone who can try for 6 wins or maybe shoot for 7.
Hell UK it's ok to dream, it's ok to have a great FB program, it's not going to ruin precious Midnight Madness or mess that BB team up. Mitch and most fans don't understand or don't care.

Stoops has been a success in many area's but it is time to quit the excuses. We have to do better this is not acceptable, the one's making excuses or not giving props to other coaches are so naïve. Time to step it up.

 

[Anon1660081258]

Nice to find a fresh take on things on the board. [thumb2][thumb2]

Not sure if my sarcasm was apparent.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

On top of that he will continue to be a flight risk, as he left WKU after one year. No one in the SEC wanted him, and all the above mentioned--it was an extremely bad look for Louisville.

Paul Finebaum said Petrino's attorney was based in Birmingham at the time, and called him (Finebaum) to try and get Petrino an interview with any SEC team...... No dice !

 

[Mobilecat2]

Unreal. Whatever stupid is as stupid does.

 

[sluggercatfan]

Love all the back street drivers, again UK fans have been kicked around and put in their place that they cannot dream ala Tom Jurich or UL.

Fact is McIntyre did not get any run with UK, I know because I knew his dad down here in Nashville and family, former Vandy head coach, his dad passed away last year. Mike wanted to stay in Southern area, he was not considered seriously. Argue all you want. Colorado was ten times worse to build. Worse facilities, equal to Joker's roster, no SEC allure. Helluva job by Mike

Leach begged for job, no sniff by MB due to Mumme connection and locking Craig James son in storage room. Leach would leave Wash St for UK yesterday.
Petrino- okay, he is dirty and slimey but honestly only thing anyone remembers and talks about is they are 1 spot from play off and he is coaching prohibitive Hesiman winner.
The Tom Jurich motto worked, we will catch hell for 2 weeks and then no one cares. Exactly, win baby win.

I am a Stoops man, I have been proponent and still am, love his 24/7 recruiting. I am not some kool aid zombie that can't look and say we need to step this up, we are wringing our wrists to win 6. That is not good enough in my book. This should have been a minimum 7 win team to maybe 8. If his first year or second. This is year number 4. Not acceptable. Players look like we belong on field with UT and UGA, we have improved personnel. Need to improve toughness and mental of players and some fans.
I see no way we win 7 games next year. Too many away games, too many games against teams like Miss. St. and Vanderbilt, S. Carolina that are winnable but probably not happening. Means we must make up by beating Fla, UT Mizzou and hopefully beat S. Miss on the road.
What do you do then. Guess we try to get someone who can try for 6 wins or maybe shoot for 7.
Hell UK it's ok to dream, it's ok to have a great FB program, it's not going to ruin precious Midnight Madness or mess that BB team up. Mitch and most fans don't understand or don't care.

Stoops has been a success in many area's but it is time to quit the excuses. We have to do better this is not acceptable, the one's making excuses or not giving props to other coaches are so naïve. Time to step it up.

The Leach stuff at TTech was a bunch of b's and he was only with HM for one year

 

[sluggercatfan]

Love all the back street drivers, again UK fans have been kicked around and put in their place that they cannot dream ala Tom Jurich or UL.

Fact is McIntyre did not get any run with UK, I know because I knew his dad down here in Nashville and family, former Vandy head coach, his dad passed away last year. Mike wanted to stay in Southern area, he was not considered seriously. Argue all you want. Colorado was ten times worse to build. Worse facilities, equal to Joker's roster, no SEC allure. Helluva job by Mike

Leach begged for job, no sniff by MB due to Mumme connection and locking Craig James son in storage room. Leach would leave Wash St for UK yesterday.
Petrino- okay, he is dirty and slimey but honestly only thing anyone remembers and talks about is they are 1 spot from play off and he is coaching prohibitive Hesiman winner.
The Tom Jurich motto worked, we will catch hell for 2 weeks and then no one cares. Exactly, win baby win.

I am a Stoops man, I have been proponent and still am, love his 24/7 recruiting. I am not some kool aid zombie that can't look and say we need to step this up, we are wringing our wrists to win 6. That is not good enough in my book. This should have been a minimum 7 win team to maybe 8. If his first year or second. This is year number 4. Not acceptable. Players look like we belong on field with UT and UGA, we have improved personnel. Need to improve toughness and mental of players and some fans.
I see no way we win 7 games next year. Too many away games, too many games against teams like Miss. St. and Vanderbilt, S. Carolina that are winnable but probably not happening. Means we must make up by beating Fla, UT Mizzou and hopefully beat S. Miss on the road.
What do you do then. Guess we try to get someone who can try for 6 wins or maybe shoot for 7.
Hell UK it's ok to dream, it's ok to have a great FB program, it's not going to ruin precious Midnight Madness or mess that BB team up. Mitch and most fans don't understand or don't care.

Stoops has been a success in many area's but it is time to quit the excuses. We have to do better this is not acceptable, the one's making excuses or not giving props to other coaches are so naïve. Time to step it up.

Good post and spot on!!