Stoops calling out his players

President gets paid $400k per year, head coach of a middling SEC team gets paid $6-8 million a year,...that enough ! I totally agree with your comment on quality of life, not making fun of it, that proverbial "how much is enough" gets kicked around so much....as I typed the differences in income that probably says more about society than anything.

 

He had two 10-win seasons and he replaced the OC? That’s surprising. Then he brings the replaced guy back.

 

Yep, probably, but he still handled his business there. The great ones do pretty well anywhere.

 

Great post!!

Whole family can coach.

 

He did ok, better than anyone else but he ceratainly didn’t win anything like he did at UF.

 

Didn’t the oc do that on his own?

 

I’d say three 11 win seasons in a row and an SEC East championship is beyond ok.
And the sec championship was in a 9-5 season.

 

Could well be. I thought the article said the head coach changed OC. But both can be correct

 

Great post Ray, thank you for sharing. It’s great to have you back!

 

I’m not sure either

 

Yeah, that was a rare kind of year.

South Carolina: 9-5
Florida: 8-5
Georgia: 6-7
Tennessee: 6-7
Kentucky: 6-7
Vandy: 2-10

The division had a cumulative record of 37-41 (.474). Against P5 competition, the SEC East was 22-41 (.349). It was the weakest year since the conferences split into divisions with the exception of the COVID year (2020).

 

Yep his next 3 seasons, all 11 win seasons, were all much better.

 

Yeah, and the incredible thing was that during those 11-win seasons, Spurrier's offenses weren't all that great. He was able to adjust to the strength of his team, the defense. He didn't always HAVE to win with high-powered offenses...

 

Yup, just a winner!!
No one will ever do what he did. Win big at 3 schools and 2/3 were lacking in every aspect.
My favorite and ain’t even close.

 

I (and many others) think Levis is extremely overrated but there's no doubting his arm. I think Stoops was more willing to throw the ball with Levis but now that he's gone wants to kinda revert back to more phyisicality and running the ball. I don't doubt that it's tougher to motivate guys at a place like Kentucky when those young guys think that success comes naturally. Even though they're keeping more guys that the rest of the SEC wants they're still fighting an uphill battle. You could kinda see these with some of the Mullen guys at Miss St vs here, in Starkville they'd literally been told no by the rest of the SEC and needed zero motivation to prove those other coaches wrong.

 

ESPN's Jordan Reid agrees to an extent.

What are the chances one of the top four quarterbacks slides out of the top 10?
Kentucky's Will Levis seems to be the most likely candidate. I'm still of the belief that he will be selected inside the top 10, but a minor slide beyond the No. 10 spot wouldn't come as a surprise. Ultimately, I think
a team will trade up for Levis because of his excellent physical traits and mobility, along with the high-end moments we saw from him during his breakout 2021 season. The loss of his offensive coordinator and multiple midround offensive linemen -- as well as nagging injuries -- hampered him last season. He ended
up throwing 10 interceptions over 11 starts.

"He looked much better [in 2021] because he was healthy and the offensive coordinator helped him out a ton," said a pro scout. "It was completely different [last season] because he was banged up, but the talent is easy to see."