Would Bob Stoops have taken the Michigan job?

Would Willy Willingham?

No avatar 2.0 said:

Them hiring a “retired” Willingham got me thinking. Willingham is a year older than Bob.

No.

NO

No avatar 2.0 said:

Them hiring a “retired” Willingham got me thinking. Willingham is a year older than Bob.

No. He’s enjoying his life way too much. He wants to live out retirement as a former hall of fame coach of Oklahoma and not remembered as the head coach for Michigan. He loves Oklahoma, he loves being an Oklahoma former coach and is proud of wearing tje crimson and cream. Just no way I could see Bob on tje sidelines for another school. He Has Oklahoma blood flowing through those veins.

If he wanted to be in coaching, he would be the current head coach for the University of Oklahoma

I don’t think Coach Stoops would really enjoy this new “professional” player world. Also think he would hate the whole GM thing making personnel decisions.

No avatar 2.0 said:

Them hiring a “retired” Willingham got me thinking. Willingham is a year older than Bob.

Hell to the no.

Bankerbill00 said:

I don’t think Coach Stoops would really enjoy this new “professional” player world. Also think he would hate the whole GM thing making personnel decisions.

agree with this ^^^^.

Harry Beanbag said:

You'll likely have to explain this to over half the board.:unsure:

The only place he’d even consider is Iowa, and only for the 1.5 seconds it took to realize there is no golf six months out of the year.

Curious if he 'retired' as to absolve either himself or the university buyout clauses? Maybe someone like @BoulderSooner has a better idea

Kyle Whittingham never retired. I understand someone asking about whether Bob would take the Michigan job didn’t know this. That said, a lot of people missed that part of him “stepping away” at Utah.

Lladamj said:

Kyle Whittingham never retired. I understand someone asking about whether Bob would take the Michigan job didn’t know this. That said, a lot of people missed that part of him “stepping away” at Utah.

It wasn't Whitt "stepping away"

Bob enjoys his tequila and golf more than this football world. He’d go insane dealing with NIL.

One of the many quotables when he left Utah "I'm a free agent, I'm in the transfer portal."

Do you really think Stoops would want to play Oklahoma in his second game.....No!

Bob coached the UFL because he didn't have to work more than the 15 or so weeks counting preseason and playoffs. College and NFL coaching is still a 24/7 job.

He just quit his xfl job that gave him complete and full autonomy over a program. He already has generational money. He has cited health as being a reason he didn’t want to coach late into his life like his father. Why would he leave his happy retirement after just leaving a head coaching gig for more stress and into a world of paying players. In addition to that he would not have full autonomy over a program now that most colleges have a GM model that is either sitting at level or over the head coach.

Bankerbill00 said:

I don’t think Coach Stoops would really enjoy this new “professional” player world. Also think he would hate the whole GM thing making personnel decisions.

Nah if … NIL had happened in 2017 he’d still be coaching. He could have raised a ton of NIL money and he’d forced Joe C out of his scared stance on it. He was frustrated with compliance,recruiting, having to defend his brother, and missing out on his son’s activities. He and Harroz would have thrived. He’d loved Nagy or his guy taking a lot off his plate. JMO. He loathed competing with cheating schools. It’s why he was adamantly opposed to the SEC. He influenced Riley.

And as a follow up… Bob struggled in recruiting in his late years because it became 365/24/7. During the season & spring ball he had them taper in recruiting because … it was go time. If he’d had a Nagy group to pick that slack up then great. The whole Nagy GM deal was all Stephenson & Harroz. Somewhat a further birthing of what UT was doing

Sooner Redzone said:

Nah if … NIL had happened in 2017 he’d still be coaching. He could have raised a ton of NIL money and he’d forced Joe C out of his scared stance on it. He was frustrated with compliance,recruiting, having to defend his brother, and missing out on his son’s activities. He and Harroz would have thrived. He’d loved Nagy or his guy taking a lot off his plate. JMO. He loathed competing with cheating schools. It’s why he was adamantly opposed to the SEC. He influenced Riley.

We would probably have another championship at least but maybe still Mike Stoops as our DC. I would take that trade for the 2017 natty every time though

GR8FLDEAD said:

No. He’s enjoying his life way too much. He wants to live out retirement as a former hall of fame coach of Oklahoma and not remembered as the head coach for Michigan. He loves Oklahoma, he loves being an Oklahoma former coach and is proud of wearing tje crimson and cream. Just no way I could see Bob on tje sidelines for another school. He Has Oklahoma blood flowing through those veins.

Why do you keep missing the H button?