Report of Stoops and Florida

[soonerz]

I know that there is a thread or two about Stoops going to Florida (or not). But ESPN is now saying that Stoops is in contract negotiations with Florida. I hope he isn't leaving us! I would be surprised if he did

[KBoomer11]

Yeah it's an insider article saying that he is working through contract negotiations. I say BS.

[dwarthog]

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k19/dwarthog/jeez.jpg

[bigfatjerk]

Again here's why he's not leaving.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs198.ash2/46097_10150256827365004_550750003_13966333_6668362 _n.jpg

[sperry]

He also has great shots at the NC lined up for next year, whereas Florida is just garbage right now, with absolutely no talent on the offensive side of the ball.

[KBoomer11]

Again here's why he's not leaving.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs198.ash2/46097_10150256827365004_550750003_13966333_6668362 _n.jpg

I don't get this. If Stoops really wanted to be the head coach of Florida would a house hold him back? No. Not saying that he wants to go to Florida, just saying a house isn't a good reason for someone to stay when they are making close to 5 mil a year.

[hawaii 5-0]

A lateral move for Stoops. I can't see him leaving unless he was disgruntled with OU. I think he's very happy with things as they are.

Could just be a little power play to get more $$$$.


5-0

[Boomer_Sooner_sax]

In the words of Richard Simmons, "STOP THE INSANITY!" He isn't going!

[bigfatjerk]

I don't get this. If Stoops really wanted to be the head coach of Florida would a house hold him back? No. Not saying that he wants to go to Florida, just saying a house isn't a good reason for someone to stay when they are making close to 5 mil a year.

He just basically built the damn thing. There's no chance of him leaving right now.

[silverwheels]

At the same time last year, he was signing his name to become the head coach of Notre Dame, too. According to "insiders".

[KBoomer11]

He just basically built the damn thing. There's no chance of him leaving right now.

I agree but the reason isn't the house. It's not like they just moved in. They have never lived in it.

[En_Fuego]

He probably looked at all the negative posts on this board about KW, BV and LJ and decided just to pack his **** up and leave....:pop:

[StoopTroup]

I don't get this. If Stoops really wanted to be the head coach of Florida would a house hold him back? No. Not saying that he wants to go to Florida, just saying a house isn't a good reason for someone to stay when they are making close to 5 mil a year.

Plus you have to add in what Bob makes too.

[BoomerSoonerGoOU]

Maybe we can get Dean to confirm this.

[aero]

It wouldn't make much sense for him to leave. The house is a small issue. But he wouldn't be stepping up in pay a whole lot, he's built a very successful program, the school and fanbase love him, he's loaded for a run next year, his kids have basically grown up here. It seems a little early for him to start planning his retirement.

[PDXsooner]

Right before the Army-Navy game, Spencer Tillman basically said Dan Mullen is a shoe-in and that Stoops is staying put. I get the feeling he has a few "sources".

[thurman murman]

Right before the Army-Navy game, Spencer Tillman basically said Dan Mullen is a shoe-in and that Stoops is staying put. I get the feeling he has a few "sources".

I saw that, too. The folks over at gatorcountry.com seem to think Peterson has a better shot than Mullen.

[General Applewhite]

Stoops isn't leaving - final word.

[85sooners]

F the gators!!!:mad:

[LiveLaughLove]

Switzer once said you can sell a da#€ house.

The house is not a reason to stay. There are tons of other ones like uprooting the kids etc. on the personal front. Great returning players on the professional front.

He may be talking to them to get yet another raise out of OU, or he may be deciding he needs a change of scenery. In which case, thanks for bringing OU back to where it belongs. OU will still compete for championships.

[ashley]

My contact that is very, very close to the situation will not answer his phone today. He has never done that. I don't know if that means anything.

[batonrougesooner]

That's how I see it.

If he goes so be it. Hate to see him leave but OU will keep going.

But he's not going anywhere.

[sooner518]

My contact that is very, very close to the situation will not answer his phone today. He has never done that. I don't know if that means anything.

perhaps he's taking a dump and really engrossed in a game of Angry Birds....

[waynepayne]

My contact that is very, very close to the situation will not answer his phone today. He has never done that. I don't know if that means anything.


he's dead?

[waynepayne]

perhaps he's taking a dump and really engrossed in a game of Angry Birds....

awwww Angry Birds, of course!

[looch]

I'm sitting here chatting with someone who's the same age as Stoops and last year made the same amount of money, if not more. (Those who know me personally know the back story.)

He pointed out two things that people are getting wrong about this:

1. The house doesn't matter. If you want someone and you have the money you'll just put the house in the contract. This is common practice.

2. The lack of income tax in Florida doesn't matter. They probably make up for it in property tax, of which he'll be paying.

Just wanted to throw this out there because many of us are normal people who aren't in this pay grade and deal with these contract issues.

Hope this clears some things up.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

My contact that is very, very close to the situation will not answer his phone today. He has never done that. I don't know if that means anything.

Bob's personal ball washer?

Or his contract taint scrubber?

[ashley]

He is at the office right now with 40 recruits in and practice today.

[rekamrettuB]

Why would Florida want a coach that can't win a BCS game? :D

[Tulsa_Fireman]

Joe C. is my father's brother's nephew's cousin's daughter's former roommate.

[BoonesFarmSooner]

I get the feeling he's leaving. It's too bad, because this would tarnish the legacy he's built at Oklahoma for a lot of fans.

[bigfatjerk]

I get the feeling he's leaving. It's too bad, because this would tarnish the legacy he's built at Oklahoma for a lot of fans.

He's not leaving.

[yankee]

i'm not believing anything until oudavid's super secret awesome insider confirms/denies this report.

[noobalicious]

Why the hell would Stoops leave? For an extra $500,000 and a program that has less history and is in worse shape at this point??

Give me a break. Stoops is "in contract negotiations" every winter.

[waynepayne]

I get the feeling he's leaving. It's too bad, because this would tarnish the legacy he's built at Oklahoma for a lot of fans.

PUT DOWN THE BOONES FARM!

[Tulsa_Fireman]

i'm not believing anything until oudavid's super secret awesome insider confirms/denies this report.

And I'm not believing it until Ashley's phone buddy confirms it.

[silverwheels]

PUT DOWN THE BOONES FARM!

That should be done, anyway.


Also, Stoops says rumors are "not true whatsoever." (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20101211_92_0_Oklaho768653)

[Tulsa_Fireman]

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[NCSooner18]

In the words of Richard Simmons, "STOP THE INSANITY!" He isn't going!

Susan Powter

[thurman murman]

Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops shot down rumors Saturday that he was close to signing a contract with Florida.
GatorCountry.com, a website that covers Florida athletics, reported earlier Saturday that Stoops was “finalizing a contract to become Florida’s next coach.”

When the Tulsa World contacted Stoops via text, asking him to respond to the report, he replied in a text: “Not true, whatsoever.

“I’m out recruiting as we text.”

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20101211_92_0_Oklaho768653&rss_lnk=92

[Tulsa_Fireman]

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[MamaMia]

Joe C. is my father's brother's nephew's cousin's daughter's former roommate. ..."nephew's cousin" on which side? :D

[Mark_in_Tulsa]

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20101211_92_0_Oklaho768653&rss_lnk=92

Maybe SEC reporters have that SEC speed and are faster than Stoops can think. And they know ahead of time before Stoops knows that Stoops is negotiating with Florida.

[CatfishSooner]

F these rumors

[boomersooner28]

Per ESPN's Pat Forde 17 minutes ago: Multiple sources tell me reports of imminent Bob Stoops-to-Florida move are not true.

[G8trGr8t]

Right before the Army-Navy game, Spencer Tillman basically said Dan Mullen is a shoe-in and that Stoops is staying put. I get the feeling he has a few "sources".

Dan Mullen couldn't buy the UF job. While he was a good coordinator, he is not a good recruiter and isn't a quality person and isn't liked very much by the people in charge

[BoonesFarmSooner]

PUT DOWN THE BOONES FARM!


I don't have Stoops-type $$$, so I take what I can get

[soonerborn45]

I don't get this. If Stoops really wanted to be the head coach of Florida would a house hold him back? No. Not saying that he wants to go to Florida, just saying a house isn't a good reason for someone to stay when they are making close to 5 mil a year.

Considering the fact that this house is his family's dream home, yeah i would say that is enough to keep him here. If you are building your dream home and you already have a fantastic job, why leave?

[bigfatjerk]

Considering the fact that this house is his family's dream home, yeah i would say that is enough to keep him here. If you are building your dream home and you already have a fantastic job, why leave?

Also Florida would have to not only pay him 4-5 million bucks they would also have to throw in a buy out for about 2-3 million more. Do they really want to pay around 8 million bucks for a coach?

[sozo]

Maybe SEC reporters have that SEC speed and are faster than Stoops can think. And they know ahead of time before Stoops knows that Stoops is negotiating with Florida.Now THAT'S funny!:)

[aero]

SUSAN POWTER TO FLORIDA

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Stop the Insanity!

[NorCal Sooner]

Also Florida would have to not only pay him 4-5 million bucks they would also have to throw in a buy out for about 2-3 million more. Do they really want to pay around 8 million bucks for a coach?

yes, they do.....

[KBoomer11]

Considering the fact that this house is his family's dream home, yeah i would say that is enough to keep him here. If you are building your dream home and you already have a fantastic job, why leave?

There is no reason for him to leave. I was just saying hypothetically if he was burned out here and wanted to go back to Gainesville, a house wouldn't prohibit him from doing that. But we all know that's not the case.

[JLEW1818]

Yao Ming to coach UF swim team

[Frozen Sooner]

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20101211_92_0_Oklaho768653&rss_lnk=92

Goddamn it, if Stoops had only taught Kelvin Sampson how to text this well, our basketball program would be SWEEEEET.

[soonervegas]

ESPN's boner to get Stoops to Florida is getting almost as pathetic as their yearly fall dance with Brett Farve and his retirement.

Stoops has a great shot a playing for another national title here next year. It doesn't make sense at all.

[soonercastor]

ESPN's boner to get Stoops to Florida is getting almost as pathetic as their yearly fall dance with Brett Farve and his retirement.

Stoops has a great shot a playing for another national title here next year. It doesn't make sense at all.

not sure what ESPN has to do with this :confused:

[Crimson Kid]

If stoops was younger i might see it. But being older and saying he didn't want to coach till he's 60yrs having a new home built. Kids in stable schools with friends, wife and her biz doing good, bob get along with boren and JC.

If he left now. i would be shocked.

[picasso]

Idiots.

[batonrougesooner]

Stoops has it so good here he would just have to leave because he wanted to try something else.

I agree that I doubt he goes anywhere. He knows how lucky he is to have the stability and money he has as a major college coach. So very few in his profession ever reach this level of success and stability.

[StoopTroup]

Dan Mullen couldn't buy the UF job. While he was a good coordinator, he is not a good recruiter and isn't a quality person and isn't liked very much by the people in charge

What's even funnier is that you seem to think the people in charge in Gainsville are slobbering all over Bob's **** to take the UF job and he's already turned his nose up at every job he's supposedly been a Candidate for since 2001.

You better talk to the people in charge down there. You'd be smart to get a move on and get serious about gettiing someone who is looking to Coach right now and would consider UF as a place they feel comfortable as HC instead of dreaming that someone who is happy where he's at might suddenly decide to take his Wife and her Business and his Kids out of school put them in a moving van and head towards phlorida. It's laughable.

[Wishboned]

My feeling is that when Stoops leaves OU it's going to be to retire.

[JLEW1818]

My feeling is that when Stoops leaves OU it's going to be to retire.

yah, the only other place i could see is Iowa

[Tigeman]

yah, the only other place i could see is Iowa


Could you imagine the $hit storm and meltdown we'd have here if that happened? LOL

I think we'd have mass suicides. :rolleyes: We'd look like TX's boards this year. :D

[StoopTroup]

yah, the only other place i could see is Iowa

Pellini might kill himself if Bob did that.

[picasso]

yah, the only other place i could see is Iowa

I don't see it. His next move will be to the NFL.