Purdue among others will probably be in the market for a new coach by the time the season is over.
About Stoops failing?
Excellent post. 100% correct.
I was having the same argument on here with him five years ago during Joker's second season. He was wrong then and he's wrong now.About Stoops failing?
Sorry buddy!!
All of the SMART fans know that Stoops will fail.
And I had the same conversation about Brooks when everyone wanted him gone. Now everyone wants him back. So again, I don't know that Stoops will turn it around, but I don't know that he won't either.
Klieman at NDSU is only in his 3rd season as a head coach, so not sure why you would suggest him and then say that someone without a lot of experience is the way to go, unless you feel him being in his 40's makes up for lack of head coaching experience.
I dunno, that Stoops extension was pretty bold and decisive. Heh
I mentioned this the other day - really interesting article in of all places the Wall Street a Journal this week. It was specifically about NFL quarterbacks, but it applies here. The point of the article is that by now we know enough about the position and what it takes to succeed there that NFL teams should have a really good idea very early in a QBs career whether he'll be an answer at the position. Certainly after a year, some say after a single training camp. The smart thing to do in that situation, if you've drafted a kid high and you can tell he doesn't have what it takes, is to cut your losses. Move on. Hardly anyone does. Two reasons: you're hoping against hope that what the evidence tells you is wrong, that the kid might someday turn the corner and be good or good enough. Second, you don't want to,admit to the whole world you blew it with that #2 overall pick. Pride and ego, in other words.
agree....would think we were (if it came to it) a more attractive offer but who knows?
Regardless of how anyone feels about it, Kentucky still has a pathway to a bowl. We would have to beat South Carolina, Mississippi State, Missouri, Vandy, Austin Peay. If you have been reading my posts all the way back to June, you will know that I have never believed we can win 6 games this year. But there are caveats. It looks like Stoops has finally found a quarterback who can move the chains in Gran's offense. Johnson won't move the chains much against Alabama and Tennessee, but he might move them against South Carolina. Johnson understands how to use Conrad and Hart. Boom and Benny are real SEC running backs. Grant McKinness is a viable punter, and our kick coverage teams are playing well. But our front 7 is bad, and Eliot doesn't have the answers. There is still no pass rush. We can't even stop NM State from gaining 5-6 yards running up the middle on 1st down. If Stoops beats South Carolina next week, then all this "fire the coach" rhetoric needs to stop out of respect for our players. But if Stoops loses to South Carolina, that would get him on the hot seat for real. It is important to understand the decision facing Barnhart in real terms, not just how it looks during a Sunday morning hangover. Stoops has recruited well, and he will have about 19 incumbent starters back in 2017. To any reasonable athletics director who wants to keep being an athletics director, that generally isn't the time to fire your football coach. Kentucky will not pay Stoops $12 million (and several assistants several $millions more) to go away with 5 wins against this schedule and 19 starters coming back. But if Stoops only squeezes 3 wins out of this schedule, Kentucky's recruiting class would collapse and Barnhart and Capilouto might decide their hand is forced. That would be interesting, because that decision could put both Barnhart and Capilouto on the hot seat too, depending on the next hire. If Stoops comes back in 2017, he MUST take his veteran 2017 team to a bowl, or else get fired. There are other considerations. Bringing Eliot from Tallahassee as defensive coordinator was Stoops' biggest mistake. Replacing Eliot with a more effective coordinator could make for quick improvement. If Stoops survives 2016, I believe he will finally be forced to fire Eliot. Kentucky's football facilities are now state of the art. To his credit, Stoops has been instrumental in making that happen. But OTOH, the new facilities would be attractive to a new coach too. So there is actually a lot for Barnhart to think about. And for fans who think they can force Barnhart's hand by staying home and trashing him on radio shows, remember that Barnhart already experienced that with Rich Brooks in 2005.
Up until these last 3 weeks, I was all in with my support of Stoops.
I'm sorry about my smart remark...
It's all good. I know people are frustrated. And believe it or not, I am too. But again, the coach in me understands what all goes in to being successful. Money investment alone won't do it. It takes so much more. The facilities help, but our competitors have nice facilities as well, or at least the ones that we are trying to catch.
Yeah, you're right, some players have surpassed expectations, but most that you mention are either players that were already here, or players that actually have not surpassed expectations.
Who's going to win at Purdue? Old stadium, poor facilities. Great academic institution.
Wasn't the AD at Florida, Foley , that stated " what must be done eventually must be done now ".
Don't disagree on that point. When UK lost to Ohio I thought it was about as bad as it can get. I was wrong. The thing with Stoops is that the players have not seemed to progress once they get here. Woodson and others got better each year under Brooks. Can't really name that name more than one or two that have progressed. Toth and maybe Boom, but I think Boom is just natural talent.
Bud, Zedarius, Meant, Melvins Lewis, Josh Forrest, Badet, Johnson, Baker, many of the RS WR look very good.