Here's what I've noticed.
Stoops can beat:
Mediocre coaches who play similar style
Mediocre teams
Every once in a while, he beats a team that is good but there is always an underlying reason. The other team has mass injuries. The off occasion where he calls plays completely out of character. Let's face it. He is entirely predictable and as exciting a coaching and playing style as watching paint dry.
Certainly, his record in every respect is better than every other coach at Kentucky since Bear Bryant left.
For a Kentucky coach, Stoops is and has been incredible.
Yet, that's just it.
I've always wondered what he could do at a school like Florida, Auburn or LSU. We almost got to see it at Texas A&M.
I'd like to see what he can do.
At Kentucky, he gets just enough talent to beat bad teams and occasionally surprise another team.
I don't believe that any coach can do much better.
Adding Texas and Oklahoma have made this job that much more difficult.
A coach who has a system like Stoops is not going to do much better than Stoops at Kentucky.
His primary problem has and continues to be a lack of offensive capability against any team that has a decent defense.
Brad White simply isn't getting it done. It's a function of recruiting, though. At least, I think it so.
Stoops will be here another year. I think that's a foregone conclusion. I don't think this loss, which is horrible, or the outcome of the Loserville game matters. Barnhart isn't going to fire him.
If Barnhart is going to retire this year as some are saying, there is no way that Barnhart makes the Football coaching decision for the next guy.
I think we should resign ourselves for one more year of Stoops.
That means no Sumrall. He'll go to Auburn or LSU.
What that means for Kentucky, I don't know. We'll see in 2027, I reckon.
With Stoops here, Kentucky isn't going to get the big time QB that can lift a program. No great QB would come and play in this bogged down, 1 yard and a cloud of dust, slow offense. Ain't gonna happen.
Stoops has done about as much as he is capable of doing at Kentucky. He has no imagination and def does not think outside of the box. That hinders the whole show.
Bottom line is....it's hard to win at Kentucky. It's harder to win when you're trying to play smash mouth football with one ankle tied to your groin.
Stoops can beat:
Mediocre coaches who play similar style
Mediocre teams
Every once in a while, he beats a team that is good but there is always an underlying reason. The other team has mass injuries. The off occasion where he calls plays completely out of character. Let's face it. He is entirely predictable and as exciting a coaching and playing style as watching paint dry.
Overall record vs. ranked teams
- Record: 14 wins and 28 losses
- Historical perspective: This is more wins than the six coaches who preceded him combined.
- Record: 1 win and 18 losses
- Lone victory: A 2021 win against then-No. 9 Florida
- Note: His losses in this category have often come by significant margins.
For a Kentucky coach, Stoops is and has been incredible.
Yet, that's just it.
I've always wondered what he could do at a school like Florida, Auburn or LSU. We almost got to see it at Texas A&M.
I'd like to see what he can do.
At Kentucky, he gets just enough talent to beat bad teams and occasionally surprise another team.
I don't believe that any coach can do much better.
Adding Texas and Oklahoma have made this job that much more difficult.
A coach who has a system like Stoops is not going to do much better than Stoops at Kentucky.
His primary problem has and continues to be a lack of offensive capability against any team that has a decent defense.
Brad White simply isn't getting it done. It's a function of recruiting, though. At least, I think it so.
Stoops will be here another year. I think that's a foregone conclusion. I don't think this loss, which is horrible, or the outcome of the Loserville game matters. Barnhart isn't going to fire him.
If Barnhart is going to retire this year as some are saying, there is no way that Barnhart makes the Football coaching decision for the next guy.
I think we should resign ourselves for one more year of Stoops.
That means no Sumrall. He'll go to Auburn or LSU.
What that means for Kentucky, I don't know. We'll see in 2027, I reckon.
With Stoops here, Kentucky isn't going to get the big time QB that can lift a program. No great QB would come and play in this bogged down, 1 yard and a cloud of dust, slow offense. Ain't gonna happen.
Stoops has done about as much as he is capable of doing at Kentucky. He has no imagination and def does not think outside of the box. That hinders the whole show.
Bottom line is....it's hard to win at Kentucky. It's harder to win when you're trying to play smash mouth football with one ankle tied to your groin.
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