Bob Stoops Retirement

[Eric]

Didn't think I would be the first to post. Can't say I saw this coming. Did I miss something?

[LocoAko]

All I've heard is that he's clarified that it isn't health-related.

[aDark]

All I've heard is that he's clarified that it isn't health-related.

That's strange because I've heard just the opposite.

[SoonerDave]

Absolutely true - and I'm absolutely shocked. I thought surely he wanted one more run with this great recruiting class and *then* hang it up. I'm just stinking speechless. I was looking forward to Stoops vs Hermann in Dallas this year.

Unreal. Absolutely unreal.

[shawnw]

http://kfor.com/2017/06/07/source-ou...ops-to-retire/

[Jake]

Wonder the percentage chance OU will pull an Urban Meyer and "un-retire" in a few years and coach Notre Dame or Miami or something.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Great coach. Going down as a legend and he deserves it. "Bob Stoops is the all-time winningest coach at Oklahoma, compiling a 190-48 record and taking the Sooners to bowl games in all 18 of his seasons"

[chuck5815]

I have it on good authority that he's joining the Golden State Warriors to get another ring.

[mugofbeer]

I have it on good authority that he's joining the Golden State Warriors to get another ring.

Excellent! LOL

[NoOceanHere]

Personally, I'd like to see Stoops take the FL job and turn around and beat Meyer in the swamp. I can dream, can't I?

[Eric]

Having been around a high school AD who had a coach leave at a similar point in the year with no notice, this kind of is a dick move UNLESS he had already been working and Lincoln was already identified prior to this announcement. But generally leaving a program in June, not such a nice thing to do.

[adaniel]

Just throwing it out there....he did just buy a house in Chicago.

[jerrywall]

Just throwing it out there....he did just buy a house in Chicago.

And the Bears went 3-16 last year...

[mugofbeer]

And the Bears went 3-16 last year...

Another good point

[Brett]

Just throwing it out there....he did just buy a house in Chicago.

Actually, he has two houses purchased about a decade apart in Chi-Town but who's counting.

[Dustin]

I bet LandThieves is going crazy right now...

[Laramie]

I bet LandThieves is going crazy right now...

You're probably correct, Dustin. The traffic to that site will cause a shutdown.

Bob exits at the right time, with bowl wins over the SEC rivals Alabama & Auburn.

[OkiePoke]

Wow... Timing is very strange... A couple months before the season starts with a top ranked team and maybe the best player in college football (Mayfield).

[mugofbeer]

Wow... Timing is very strange... A couple months before the season starts with a top ranked team and maybe the best player in college football (Mayfield).

To ensure Lincoln got the opportunity?

[HangryHippo]

Yep. The timing of this is completely f**ky.

[SoonerDave]

The more I think about it, the more I cannot reconcile the timing of this retirement. I cannot help but wonder if there's another player behavior issue getting ready to surface, and he just didn't want to deal with those issues anymore. Or perhaps there's some sort of NCAA allegations getting ready to come down the pike.

A coach like Stoops, who very much wants/wanted to win a second national title, and with a *really* good team coming back, just doesn't quit 90 days before the season on a whim. I wonder if this has been brewing for a time and it was used as leverage to get some of the more recent/bizarre recruiting flips that have happened in the last month or so.

[Martin]

The more I think about it, the more I cannot reconcile the timing of this retirement. I cannot help but wonder if there's another player behavior issue getting ready to surface, and he just didn't want to deal with those issues anymore. Or perhaps there's some sort of NCAA allegations getting ready to come down the pike.

i thought that i read somewhere that stoops would retain some sort of position with the university... assuming that stoops jumped ship to avoid dealing with issues, wouldn't you think that the university would sever ties with him?

[jerrywall]

Too soon?

[FighttheGoodFight]

His official statement:

http://www.oudaily.com/sports/bob-st...692897fa4.html

[jn1780]

Maybe he's just tired of the job and wants to enjoy his millions? I think even a guy like Bob stoops can get tired of doing the same thing every year for 20+ years. Plus, this is a chance to help Lincoln.