OT: Bob Stoops Retiring

[BlueRidgeMtns]

LINK

"Bob Stoops, one of the three coaching giants of Oklahoma’s century-long football excellence, plans to tell his team Wednesday that he will retire after 18 seasons as the Sooner head coach.
An OU source said offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley will take over as head coach.
It is expected that Stoops will remain with the university in some capacity."

 

[HotMop]

Mullens to OU!

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

... to coach Baker Mayfield to NFL success.

 

[57stratdawg]

33 year old, Lincoln Reily

 

[MaroonNation]

Who did Big Game Bob get caught 17'ing?

 

[patdog]

First thing I though. Not necessarily exactly that, but there's got to be a lot more to that story than is in that article.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Local reporter

seems to think it could be health related.

Family history (heart) or something along that line.

Reporter did not really know at this time.

He was very high on this Lincoln Reily...33

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

He looks forward to choking shuffleboard matches

 

[MaroonNation]

Yes. The timing makes no sense whatsoever for a retirement.

 

[MaroonNation]

He's preparing himself to step into the coaching job at OM after they get Switzered by ncaa

 

[johnson86-1]

Yes. The timing makes no sense whatsoever for a retirement.

Could have been trying to help his coordinator get the job by leaving in June. Eighteen years coaching at that level has got to be a grind. Conservatively he's probably worth $15M and could easily be worth $30M. Retirement while you're still young and healthy has to be attractive at that point. Of course, if your worth $15M or $30M, there's probably also a lot of opportunity to get in trouble for 17ing.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Lincoln Riley is widely considered the next hot shot coach.

 

[RightOfCenter]

seems to think it could be health related.

Family history (heart) or something along that line.

Reporter did not really know at this time.

He was very high on this Lincoln Reily...33

Health would only make sense. Getting caught with the wrong woman could be overlooked this close to the season.

 

[MeridianDog]

I hate to say this but I would bet he has serious health worries. I wish him the very best, especially if that is the reason.

Hard to spend $15,000,000 from a metal box resting under six feet of dirt.

 

[SLUdog]

Barring a real health issue, he'll be back to coaching....

within two years. (See: Urban Meyer)

 

[Maroon Eagle]

He had bought a house next to the one he owns in Chicago a couple months ago. Maybe expanding combining to have one house?

Link from the Chicago Tribune: Here.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Stoops is just positioning himself to be available when the TSUN opens up

 

[BulldogBlitz]

He is tired of waiting on an offer to knock zero-u out of the mix. Takes a year off and comes back strong at a bug name school.