I saw this in another UA message board site and I wanted to get the opinion of the ASFN posters. How do you feel about Stoops? Here is what was said on the other board (http://pointguardu.com/threads/53860-A-few-thoughts-on-Stoops.....):
"Love him or hate him, a few things are obvious:
-This man has no concept of clock management. We consistently burn 2 out of 3 timeouts within 5 minutes of the half. We burn timeouts on 1st down. We burn timeouts after turnovers. We burn timeouts after big plays. Do not be surprised if during some game down the line we are down late and driving to win the game but don't have any timeouts to stop the clock.
-He's a little too emotional...or is he? He consistently blows a gasket on bad calls. He wastes timeouts challenging plays he WISHES had gone the other way. He spends too much time lamenting the previous play rather than looking ahead. But on the other hand, as a player you have to get motivated by a coach who is 10 yards out on the field, a coach who is spitting expletives onto the referee, a coach who greets you with a huge smile and slap on the helmet when you've done something right.
-This man knows how to develop players. How else do you explain 3 star Antoine Cason (who UCLA and USC decided to pass on even though he played in their backyard) became a Thorpe award winner. Nick Foles transferred from Michigan St (not exactly a football powerhouse) and has become the most accurate QB in school history. Justin Washington (find him in the 2009 class, just look for the lowest ranked player in the class) has logged 3 sacks as a DT in 3 games, 2 vs Iowa's credited offensive line....He's a RS Freshman btw. Brooks Reed has gone from a local star RB to one of the most feared DE's in the conference. His equal counterpart, Ricky Elmore, was ignored by the Cali schools. Derek Earls is from ND! How did they find him?! List goes on and on (trevin wade, michael johnson, spencer larson, etc...)
-This guy knows to surround himself with great coaches. Coaches who know how to teach...Mike Leach, Mark Stoops, Tim Kish, Greg Brown, Frank Scelfo, Bill Bedenbaugh, Mike Tuiasosopo, Seth Littrell
-And finally....this guy will leave for greener pastures. It hasn't happened yet because AZ hasn't been nationally recognized at a time when a major job has opened up. What happens if UA goes to its first Rose Bowl and Mark Richt is fired? Or Rich Rodriguez? Games are just now starting to sell out, after three consecutive winning seasons. This guy is intense and to tell the truth, the school's and fan's support is a step behind. Even with the stadium expansion we are well below most PAC-10 school's facilites, not to mention SEC country where they seat 90,000+. Anyone who has been to the games can tell you that it's a fair weather crowd and if we were to lose a few in a row, the crowds would dissipate.
So all things considered, this man has a winning formula. And as someone who has waited 12 yrs for fall sports at UofA to be relevant, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED!!! Get out and show your support! Make Tucson a place to be for football as well as basketball! I, for one, am tired of saying 'Wait til Basketball Season!' We have a winning fb team...for god's sake act like it!"
I for one am a big fan of Stoops. Sometimes his play calling has been flat out wrong. But for what we paid for, and for the horrible situation that the program was in when he took over, I don't think we could have done much better. He wasn't a quick fix, he's actually successfully rebuilding the program. I give him a solid A- overall.
Your thoughts?
"Love him or hate him, a few things are obvious:
-This man has no concept of clock management. We consistently burn 2 out of 3 timeouts within 5 minutes of the half. We burn timeouts on 1st down. We burn timeouts after turnovers. We burn timeouts after big plays. Do not be surprised if during some game down the line we are down late and driving to win the game but don't have any timeouts to stop the clock.
-He's a little too emotional...or is he? He consistently blows a gasket on bad calls. He wastes timeouts challenging plays he WISHES had gone the other way. He spends too much time lamenting the previous play rather than looking ahead. But on the other hand, as a player you have to get motivated by a coach who is 10 yards out on the field, a coach who is spitting expletives onto the referee, a coach who greets you with a huge smile and slap on the helmet when you've done something right.
-This man knows how to develop players. How else do you explain 3 star Antoine Cason (who UCLA and USC decided to pass on even though he played in their backyard) became a Thorpe award winner. Nick Foles transferred from Michigan St (not exactly a football powerhouse) and has become the most accurate QB in school history. Justin Washington (find him in the 2009 class, just look for the lowest ranked player in the class) has logged 3 sacks as a DT in 3 games, 2 vs Iowa's credited offensive line....He's a RS Freshman btw. Brooks Reed has gone from a local star RB to one of the most feared DE's in the conference. His equal counterpart, Ricky Elmore, was ignored by the Cali schools. Derek Earls is from ND! How did they find him?! List goes on and on (trevin wade, michael johnson, spencer larson, etc...)
-This guy knows to surround himself with great coaches. Coaches who know how to teach...Mike Leach, Mark Stoops, Tim Kish, Greg Brown, Frank Scelfo, Bill Bedenbaugh, Mike Tuiasosopo, Seth Littrell
-And finally....this guy will leave for greener pastures. It hasn't happened yet because AZ hasn't been nationally recognized at a time when a major job has opened up. What happens if UA goes to its first Rose Bowl and Mark Richt is fired? Or Rich Rodriguez? Games are just now starting to sell out, after three consecutive winning seasons. This guy is intense and to tell the truth, the school's and fan's support is a step behind. Even with the stadium expansion we are well below most PAC-10 school's facilites, not to mention SEC country where they seat 90,000+. Anyone who has been to the games can tell you that it's a fair weather crowd and if we were to lose a few in a row, the crowds would dissipate.
So all things considered, this man has a winning formula. And as someone who has waited 12 yrs for fall sports at UofA to be relevant, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED!!! Get out and show your support! Make Tucson a place to be for football as well as basketball! I, for one, am tired of saying 'Wait til Basketball Season!' We have a winning fb team...for god's sake act like it!"
I for one am a big fan of Stoops. Sometimes his play calling has been flat out wrong. But for what we paid for, and for the horrible situation that the program was in when he took over, I don't think we could have done much better. He wasn't a quick fix, he's actually successfully rebuilding the program. I give him a solid A- overall.
Your thoughts?
