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Kentucky (Re)Extends Stoops

Stoops may be UK’s best coach since Bear Bryant, who left when Rupp blocked his ambitions.

UK should hang onto Stoops as long as they can.
 
If they don't get past Louisville on Saturday, fans around here will have a meltdown. Stoops has done a hell of a job at UK.
 
Stoops may be UK’s best coach since Bear Bryant, who left when Rupp blocked his ambitions.

UK should hang onto Stoops as long as they can.
Actually broke Bryant’s record of 60 wins at Kentucky this year and is now their all-time winning coach.

Kentucky is his first HC job.
His first 3 years he went 12-24.
He is 53-33 since then, with 1 losing season since then (Covid 2020, 5-6 with a bowl loss).
He is the first Kentucky coach to coach a 10th season.

AD Mitch Barnhart fired Guy Morriss after he went 7-5 his second year after Air Raid Mumme. People were shocked but he wanted his mentor from Oregon State - Rich Brooks.

He kept Brooks after 3 losing seasons when the fans wanted him gone, and Brooks then had 4 straight winning seasons. Foundational. Joker Phillips went 11-14, then 2-10 (13-24) and got fired in 3. Barnhart then kept Stoops when the fans wanted him gone at 12-24. They suffered 5 straight losing seasons, then got 53 wins.

Allen went 10-14, then 8-5 for 18-19 in his first 3.
6-2 in 2020 made him 24-21 after 4, with a COY and 2 great hires (Deboer and Wommack).
2-10 made him 26-31.
4 or 5 wins this year.
I suspect Barnhart would keep Allen.
I expect Dolson will keep him and other staff changes will come Sunday.
Just a comparative guess.
 
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