![]() ![]() The reality is, there are three rough scenarios that will play out for any coach at Kentucky: The coach who fails completely (Joker Phillips), the coach who succeeds by making Kentucky competitive against most teams (Rich Brooks) and the coach who exceeds all expectations and produces results that are inconsistent, on the positive side of the ledger, with the program's historical results. ![]() It's true, there have been games that Kentucky should have won under Mark Stoops, and it seems fair to say that Kentucky should have been to a bowl game by now, although the other side of that coin is that Stoops deserves credit for what has been an underrated rebuilding effort. That mark is far from stellar, and it's only partly explained by the hole his predecessor dug out for him. ![]() Mark Stoops is 16-27 as Kentucky's coach in just more than three and a half seasons. This will surely rub some people the wrong way. That's all that matters.īut even beyond that, the narrative that says each new game is Mark Stoops' most important needs to go. The truth of the matter is the present is all that is, and the game in front of a coach is his most important game for now. The "most important game" narrative is worn out, boring and nothing but a reminder that we are all, to a person, prisoners of the present moment. The Cats were decided underdogs against Louisville in Commonwealth last year, but perhaps that became Mark Stoops' most important game when Kentucky rolled out to a big first half lead? Was Mark Stoops' most important game the Thursday night tilt against Auburn last year on national television when his Cats were 4-2? Or was it any of the final six games on the 2014 schedule, when Kentucky had plenty of opportunities to reach the six-win mark? Maybe it was the Vanderbilt game last season one that seemed winnable and should have been won, and a game that could have propelled Kentucky to that coveted bowl game. LINK: Free Q&A with Kentucky commitment Clevan Thomas 9, 2006 game against Rutgers, when his Cardinals were 8-0 and ultimately finished with wins in every game but that one? Was Bobby Petrino's most important game the Cardinals' thrashing of Florida State? Or the trip to Clemson shortly thereafter? Or was it that Nov. No one would dispute that.īut it's time to retire the tired, old "most important game" narrative, both in reference to Mark Stoops and most other coaches. Dabo Swinney's biggest game as a coach was surely against Alabama in the national championship game last season. In truth, one game or another really might be the most important game of any given coach's tenure at their respective school. ![]() JOIN CATS ILLUSTRATED TODAY: For full access to everything linked in this content, as well as membership on our very popular House of Blue forum, click here. X2Nvb2tpZXNfd2luPXgnIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7dmlzaWJpbGl0ĮTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo= VE0tTUY2UFhYQycpOwo8元NjcmlwdD4KPG5vc2NyaXB0Pgo8aWZyYW1lIGhlĪWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczov元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvīS9ucy5odG1sP2lkPUdUTS1NRjZQWFhDJmFtcDtndG1fYXV0aD1LaEg2aGVDĬG9XSlVIbnFWemRFYTd3JmFtcDtndG1fcHJldmlldz1lbnYtMSZhbXA7Z3Rt ICAgfSkod2luZG93LGRvY3VtZW50LCdzY3JpcHQnLCdkYXRhTGF5ZXInLCdH Zi5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShqLGYpOwogICAgICAgIHdpbmRvĭy5fZGlkQXN5bmNJbmplY3RHb29nbGVUYWdNYW5hZ2VyID0gdHJ1ZTsKICAg JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 Z3RtX2F1dGg9JysnS2hINmhlQ3BvV0pVSG5xVnpkRWE3dycrCiAgICAgICAg ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycmīD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAoĭ2luZG93Ll9kaWRBc3luY0luamVjdEdvb2dsZVRhZ01hbmFnZXIpIHJldHVyījsKICAgICAgICB3W2xdPXdbbF18fFtdO3dbbF0ucHVzaCh7J2d0bS5zdGFyĭCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5qĬyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg ![]()
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