Gotcha. And I don't think it is fair to compare Stoops to one of, if not the greatest college coaches of all time in any manner. Now, at the end of their careers if we are trying to argue which coach is better, then that would be more fair. All my post about Saban was meant to do is compare in a more fair way, which is still not very fair to Stoops, and to also say that just because you start out rocky doesn't mean you can't be a very good coach.
As far as the schedule, with the dominance of the SEC over the last 20 years, I would say that UK has not had a schedule as easy as Saban's first 4 years at MSU, even with the Non-conference schedule.