Bob Stoops steps down

MEwreck02 said:
Yep. Must be health reasons.
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heard Scott Ferrall on the radio last night say that Stoops father died while coaching of a heart attack. must have been weighing on his mind.
i have not tried to verify this tidbit. would not be surprised to find out that's not the case.

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http://www.foxsports.com/southwest/...klahoma-coach-bob-stoops-retires-at-56-060817
Stoops has heart disease, and his father, Ron, died in 1988 at age 54 of a heart attack suffered while coaching a high school game. Stoops said his health was not a factor in his decision, and reports that he was ill were false.
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He supposedly bought a house in Chicago about a month ago. One possibility is maybe NFL after a year off, but I'm just parroting what I heard from Mike and Mike this morning.
 
MidGABuzz said:
He supposedly bought a house in Chicago about a month ago. One possibility is maybe NFL after a year off, but I'm just parroting what I heard from Mike and Mike this morning.
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That would be a horrible decision
 
MidGABuzz said:
He supposedly bought a house in Chicago about a month ago. One possibility is maybe NFL after a year off, but I'm just parroting what I heard from Mike and Mike this morning.
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Another possibility I heard this morning based on this Chicago house is Notre Dame after a year off. Something about the year off making him a free agent (not sure what free agent means in this case).
 
GBurdell said:
heard Scott Ferrall on the radio last night say that Stoops father died while coaching of a heart attack. must have been weighing on his mind.
i have not tried to verify this tidbit. would not be surprised to find out that's not the case.

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http://www.foxsports.com/southwest/...klahoma-coach-bob-stoops-retires-at-56-060817
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Coach Dodd retired at about the same age. Sometimes people just want to fo somwthing different, or realize they don't have the fire anymore. I applaud him.
 
donsue said:
Coach Dodd retired at about the same age. Sometimes people just want to fo somwthing different, or realize they don't have the fire anymore. I applaud him.
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I agree in principle. The thing that makes it odd is the timing and apparent abruptness. But I don't follow Oklahoma football, so I don't know if he had been mulling over retirement previously.
 
GBurdell said:
heard Scott Ferrall on the radio last night say that Stoops father died while coaching of a heart attack. must have been weighing on his mind.
i have not tried to verify this tidbit. would not be surprised to find out that's not the case.

edit:
http://www.foxsports.com/southwest/...klahoma-coach-bob-stoops-retires-at-56-060817
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JJacket said:
I can understand his motivation. Dad died of a heart attack coaching a football game. Stoops is already late 58. Has more money than he needs. He will be revered the rest of his life at Oklahoma. Leave on a winning note
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That "tidbit" was in the first link of the thread and mentions his father dying coaching a football game. Do you ever pay attention?
 
interchange said:
I agree in principle. The thing that makes it odd is the timing and apparent abruptness. But I don't follow Oklahoma football, so I don't know if he had been mulling over retirement previously.
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I agree the timing was a little strange. But it did come after signing day, and it gives Lincoln Riley the summer to work camps and recruits. In this day and time, football is a 12 month a year thing for coaches. There really never is a "good time" to leave.
 
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