Not Fake News. Bob Stoops announcing his retirement.

[The_Architect]

Every ISU fan's favorite former coach chimes in:

on terms!

 

[jcyclonee]

Makes even more sense now, where else do Hokeyez come from?

Wal-mart

 

[BigJCy]

Obviously he has to prove it but I think OU will be in good hands with Lincoln Riley. Considered one of the top young coaches out there right now.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

JEREMY WOO
11 minutes ago
Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops will retire after 18 seasons as head football coach, Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman reports.

Stoops, 56, will be replaced by 33-year-old offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley.

Stoops will reportedly inform his players of his decision on Wednesday.

After taking over the program in 1999, Stoops went 190–48 at Oklahoma, winning the national title in 2000 in addition to 10 Big 12 championships (nine outright).


I got a chuckle about the bolded comment. Are we all supposed to keep this quiet until he tells them today?

 

[Tornado man]

Obviously he has to prove it but I think OU will be in good hands with Lincoln Riley. Considered one of the top young coaches out there right now.

I think it's a huge risk. Obviously Stoops thinks he's the right guy though.

 

[DeereClone]

This timing isn't weird from the program's standpoint. They had their guy already on staff, by waiting until now they don't open the door up for recruits and players to leave on them, and it's a seamless transition over to Riley. Obviously a little shady to the incoming recruits because I am assuming they weren't real forthright with this, but it's part of the deal I guess.

 

[cydsho]

I'd think this might open up some recruits who ask for release but I'm sure the car dealers down there are working overtime to make sure they are all "taken care of".

 

[cyclonestans]

Every ISU fan's favorite former coach chimes in:

What did this tweet say and who was it?? Wont show up for me

 

[Dandy]

What did this tweet say and who was it?? Wont show up for me

The tweet was from Mark Mangino. He must have deleted it. Something about "Stoops always told me he would go out on his own terms."

 

[Clark]

This timing isn't weird from the program's standpoint. They had their guy already on staff, by waiting until now they don't open the door up for recruits and players to leave on them, and it's a seamless transition over to Riley. Obviously a little shady to the incoming recruits because I am assuming they weren't real forthright with this, but it's part of the deal I guess.

Is it? Even though it sucks for the athlete, I can at least understand a coach telling the player he'll be there but then leaves for a better job (or gets fired, which is out of the coaches control)

You'd have to be a real piece of **** to straight up lie to those players faces knowing full well you wouldn't even coach them year 1.

 

[2forISU]

Hope there is nothing wrong health wise with him or his family.

He just purchased a home in Chicago and is ready for retirement.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/class...coast-bob-stoops-0514-biz-20170511-story.html

 

[TheJackWePack5]

Bobby will look splendid in purple, won't he.

Lincoln Riley = Kliff Kingsbury redux

Is Bill's son named Bobby?

 

[JRE1975]

Timing makes perfect sense to me because he could not handle the pressure of trying to keep up with the national titles the softball coach is winning at OU. She won her 3rd in the last 5 years last night!

 

[madguy30]

I heard there is video of his star running back knocking a woman the **** out and then casually leaving the scene. He could be getting out before....oh.

I think he needs to wait a few years after the incident, say he would have removed the player from the program if he had known what had happened, and then go on to play the kid in the bowl game before anything gets released.

 

[Cypwr]

My sources are telling me that David Boren is taking over the coaching duty because Stoops did want to move the SEC.

 

[brianhos]

Said nothing wrong with health, just wants to "go out and live life."

Hopefully that is all it is, and if so, good for him!

 

[Cyclonepride]

If I had Bob Stoops-money, I'd have a really, really low tolerance for ********. I'd become pretty much unmanageable in a work setting.

 

[Newell]

Isn't Mike Stoops the assistant head coach? Does he not want the HC job?

 

[jbindm]

Said nothing wrong with health, just wants to "go out and live life."

Hopefully that is all it is, and if so, good for him!

Maybe just a case of burnout. When it's national championship or bust every season the stress must be unbelievable after a while.

 

[Dandy]

If I had Bob Stoops-money, I'd have a really, really low tolerance for ********. I'd become pretty much unmanageable in a work setting.

If I have his bank account at his current age I would will it quits early too.