Hearing from a few sources that Mark Stoops is on the short list. Money may not make sense, but he’s one of a few “last stop” Solich types on list.

Does he drink, date and/or like Mexican food? These questions must be asked

I wonder how many portal guys UK will have?

Hmmmmmm.

Not sure money is the issue. He received 4 million upon his dismissal from UK, then gets 6.75 million a year until April 2031 per my lazy AI search. Also, no offset language that would take money away if he got another job.

What do you mean by "destructive force"?

I'm with Pete on this. I don't want a retread head coach who's batting under .500 for his career and whose conference winning percentage was .358.

He made his money off scheduling piss poor non-conference games almost guaranteeing they would go 4-0 (if Louisville was bad) and then praying that the rest of the SEC East division was terrible and/or getting a blessing from the scheduling gods. It happened a couple times and it was great; two 10-win seasons at UK in football shouldn't be discredited. But go back and look at those seasons and tell me you have any faith that a Stoops coached team could lead Ohio to new heights. I fail to see it.

2018: 9-3 with a bowl win over Penn State in the Citrus Bowl.
Non-conference wins over Central Michigan, Murray State, Middle Tennessee and a POS Louisville team at the end of the 2nd Bobby Petrino era that finished 2-10. This was probably Stoops' best team. He beat a Florida team that won 10 games, a Mississippi State team that won 8 and only lost by 6 in OT to a 9-win Texas A&M. Still got housed by 3 scores against UGA at home though.

2021: 9-3 with a bowl win over Iowa in the Citrus Bowl.
Non-conference wins over Louisiana Monroe, Chatanooga, New Mexico State and Louisville. They again got crushed by UGA and followed it up with two straight losses to Mississippi State and Tennessee, teams they absolutely should have beaten. They beat both LSU and Florida this season, but both of those teams were bad and going through coaching upheaval.

It's really hard to find Stoops' best win throughout his tenure at UK and they never really tested themselves in the non-conference because they always had that Louisville game in their back pocket. Of course, it's Kentucky football and it's the SEC. You schedule as many wins as possible when you're one of the have-nots.

OHIO lost what 53 players and won the MAC. No need to be a drama queen.

Stoops is 58.

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Kevin Johns is 50.

Coach Hauser has been in Athens for four seasons. Name another conference school that has had more success than the Bobcats the last four seasons. Coach Hauser has been a great DC and will keep consistency in this football program that has just two losing seasons in last 20 years. Coach Isphording has done a good job developing the QBs. The Bobcat QBs the last few years have been instrumental in the unprecedented success this program has achieved. The Bobcats have been successful because Frank and Albin hired good staff members. Coach Smith was able to keep some of the staff from the change last season. The players want Hauser. The coaches want Hauser. Give Hauser the job or risk losing many players and recruits. That is not being a drama queen, that is a fact!

PO'd (or P'd O?) at whom? Shouldn't most of your ire be directed at Smith?

Let's be honest. The bourbon in the office is nothing yet this leadership felt it would bolster their case to fire him. Sleeping around being grounds for firing a [successful] football coach is simply laughable.

This is firmly where I stand as well. My gut is also pointing me to President Gonzalez as the decision maker as opposed to Larscheid.