UK football should be a destination coaching job.

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[UK90]

UofL was about to drop the football program to Div. II or drop it completely before we hired Schnellenberger. It has taken some time build it up with bumps in the road I.E. Ron Cooper and Steve Krapthorpe. The fan in me says it is a destination job but realistically I don't think UofL is to that level just yet but a lot closer then we were back in the early 80's.

But still not close, Card fan. The term "destination job" implies a job where a winning coach wants to stay and no longer feels the need to be looking for a better spot because he's reached his destination.

And UL's history shows it plainly is NOT that, considering every successful coach you've had has jumped ship for a better spot as soon as they could. Schnellenberger jumped to Oklahoma, Smith jumped to Michigan State, Petrino jumped to Atlanta, and Strong jumped to Texas. None wanted to stay at UL. And the only reason you've now got Petrino back is because after he got fired for the Arky scandal he became a toxic property that other P5 schools wouldn't touch.

 

[cardinals1970]

But still not close, Card fan. The term "destination job" implies a job where a winning coach wants to stay and no longer feels the need to be looking for a better spot because he's reached his destination.

And UL's history shows it plainly is NOT that, considering every successful coach you've had has jumped ship for a better spot as soon as they could. Schnellenberger jumped to Oklahoma, Smith jumped to Michigan State, Petrino jumped to Atlanta, and Strong jumped to Texas. None wanted to stay at UL. And the only reason you've now got Petrino back is because after he got fired for the Arky scandal he became a toxic property that other P5 schools wouldn't touch.

I agree those guys did leave but UofL is a lot closer to being a destination job than UK is at this point. To be honest ask yourself when was the last time a UK football coach was successful enough that schools with more football tradition or the NFL came calling for them.