🏈 REPORT: Bob Stoops Retiring Effective Immediately

[planomateo]

 

[bama alum]

I just saw this...Wow!

Well, bye...

 

[TUSKtimes]

18 years is a heap in coaching years. I always found him to be basically kind of snarly with just a hint of inferiority complex.

 

[TerryP]

Lincoln Riley will become the new HC

 

[Destiny's Child]

Big Game Bob is out!!! Awesome news!! Always disliked him, his attitude and his teams style. I wonder who they will look to hire long term? I assume he did this now to force Oklahoma's hand to give Lincoln Riley a year to sink or swim.. knowing it would be hard to get a great coach now until the upcoming season is over.

Oklahoma is a big job and could get a great name if they so choose to spend the money.

 

[TUSKtimes]

If Stoop's next stop is Notre Dame that will work well with most of my preconceived feelings about the Irish.

 

[Destiny's Child]

oops.. didnt see the next one about lincoln being their head coach.. Anyway nice to see Bob go away.

 

[PurlJam]

Heard he was going on a sabbatical to find the mythical football term known as a defense.

 

[OldPlayer]

There's more to this than just quitting. The timing tells me it's health related. Just speculating.

 

[TUSKtimes]

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      Dan Wolken‏Verified account @DanWolken 4h4 hours ago
      
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      Source: Stoops walking away isn't about his health.

 

[TerryP]

There's more to this than just quitting. The timing tells me it's health related. Just speculating.

I've seen a few specifically say it isn't health related. But, I take those opinions worth the small grain of salt they are.

@TUSKstuff Consider, Wolken is shocked hearing Stoops is out.


15 minutes later, according to his source, it's not health related.



So, he jumped on Twitter and saw someone else say it wasn't health related. Meh.

Feldman is saying the same and I tend to think he's probably more on top of this story than Wolken.

 

[BamaFan334]

Should have been out on his ass earlier out of principle. I bet the whole Joe Mixon issue isn't lost with this and still left a lot of people with bad feelings. The guy ran a lax program that allowed anything to go on, so I am not sad to see him go as he was an afterthought many years ago for me.

 

[BamaFisher]

Timing suggests health or a scandal IMHO.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Didnt Bama check to see if he was interested in the job??????
Wonder if he going to do an Urban and sit out a year .....go for a SEC job.....UT or AU......big money if OK wasnt

 

[planomateo]

Shit, if it were me, I'd do nothing.

18 years at OU = retirement funded and he's been making $4-$5m a year.

I hope I get the chance to do that at 56, working towards it

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Heard he was going on a sabbatical to find the mythical football term known as a defense.

****, if it were me, I'd do nothing.

18 years at OU = retirement funded and he's been making $4-$5m a year.

I hope I get the chance to do that at 56, working towards it

Didnt work out for me!!!!!!! Comfortable but not Stoops potential comfortable!!!! Lol

 

[planomateo]

HAHA, $700k retention bonus paid on June 1st and he just took all the news from the OU Softball team.

Flip side, he'll get the opportunity to watch his sons play football their senior year of high school.

 

[#80]

There's more to this than just quitting. The timing tells me it's health related. Just speculating.

Agree very strange timing.

 

[Bamabww]

Finebaum probably told him OK was joining the SEC and would be in the West with Saban.

 

[alabama mike]

Like him or not, he goes out on top as the all time leader in wins at Oklahoma. He is in high cotton with the names of Wilkerson and Switzer. I wish him well, he has been good for the game of college football.