The House of Blue

Word is that Stoops has shown that he "wants" the UK job more than any candidate, and he really fired up the UK brass with his vision of what the program could become. The fact that he wants it more than anyone else they've talked to is huge for Mitch. He is the leading candidate IMO.

Woah. Sounds very intriguing.

Like I said, I've never claimed to have sources, but this info is from someone I would very much trust. Guess we'll see soon. I'm not even sure if I hope the info is right or not. LoL. Torn on a few candidates.

JMO, but I think that's an important trait for the next UK coach given the current state of the program -- that is, the vision, confidence, and salesmanship. There needs to be a culture change, IMO. We all know UK is a difficult place to win and we all know the SEC is absolutely brutal. No reasonable fan disputes that. But it's not impossible for UK to be considerably better than it is right now and even a bit better than it was under Brooks, IMO (consistently winning 6-8 games in the regular season, maybe sneaking an extra win in a special season when things set up well).

UK is not going to get to that point with someone who spends too much time focusing on the negatives and challenges of the position. There are some positives to sell, so focus on those positives and sell recruits and fans on your vision. If the bonding comes through for the stadium improvements, the new coach will have something tangible to sell, in addition to early playing time. Recruit like crazy, develop players, and build a good defense, and UK might just rise back to the respectability we all enjoyed under Brooks.

And for the record, I'll support whomever UK hires. I'm liking what you're posting re Stoops, but I've liked MacIntyre for a bit now after reading more about him and watching his team play a little bit. I also like some of the "re-tread" candidates. But for the sake of my productivity at work, please let Barnhart name a coach soon.

What minter is hearing may be true. I've heard from somebody solid they we will get an answer from stoops within next 24 hours. Supposedly jones was never offered.

I'm confident the kyle tucker report is almost. 100% false.

Of all the names mentioned in think stoops has the ability to get us the talent that we've had a tough time getting. I also think that the fact he has had complete control over the defense as opposed to a "figure head" coordinator. That helps him be more prepared for hc responsibilities. He also has two brothers to lean on...

Do you think Mitch was "foreshadowing" on Saturday when he mentioned that there were good candidates who "wanted" the job. He contrasted the difference between now and 3 years ago.

No, Tucker didn't tweet that.

To note, Tucker's twitter said an unnamed UK source said Butch Jones, Sonny Dykes and Mark Stoops have all said no but he did not give a source to the bit about agents. Separate tweets.

Hop, I agree the source may be questionable but the message is certainly believable.

You guys have convinced me Stoops SHOULD be our next coach over MacIntyre after I was shocked to hear his name in the first place. The ONLY hangup I have about him now is his lack of HC experience, but good points have been made about his handling of the FSU D.

This is my wish list:

1. Tuberville
2. Jones
3. Stoops
4. Mac

It's MacIntyre

What none of this crap says to any of you is that money will neaver be the total fix. The lack of in state talent will always leave UK behind.

Ask yourself this, if you are growing up in Bama and you have dreamed your whole life of playing for your instate school would you leave for any other team away from your family and friends. NO.

Kids love there home state schools in the south. If R Cobb had been offerd a scholy by Tenn at the same time UK did he would have went to Tenn. UK offerd first and then the last min Tenn offerd. But ulike alot of kids he stuck to his commit. Most kids would not.

Just money will not fix this problem.