It is pretty clear to even the blindest of eye how much Stoops and his family loves Florida. Considering this fact it would be very understandable to see Bob leave for Florida. Now if you look into the situation that is currently at hand for both schools, then it would be easy to just to jump ship for arguably the top program in college football today. Although, OU is still a top school, they just aren’t on the same level that Florida is at. Of course most of this is based on attitude alone, but either way Florida currently is the better job. Take into consideration the relationship Stoops as with AD Foley at Florida, and the fact that Gator fans still adore Bobby to death, it at times would seem like a no brainer. For some Oklahoma fans the thought of Bob leaving might be a good thing, considering there has been a lot of water cooler talk that Stoops has lost his desire to coach.
Recruiting it is pretty clear that Florida has a built in advantage with the state of Florida, along with the fact that it is clearly the best program in the state as well. Florida, also as the hot recruiting bed of the state of Georgia as well. Oklahoma, doesn’t have a built in advantage in recruiting, and currently is running second fiddle to Texas in one of the largest hot beds in recruiting to aforementioned state of Texas. Besides Texas, Oklahoma has to recruit nationally to be able to be a contender every year.
However the biggest thing will the University of Florida even want Stoops. Obviously, everyone thinks it would be a no brainer that they would, but then again does Florida really want the chance to be spurned yet a third time, and does Florida want to bring in a coach that has lost his big game moniker. The resounding answer is I think not. This goes two fold as well, as Bob has been a successful coach for over a decade, and even though he has lost the appeal he is still a big name coach. Of course a change of scenery might be good for Bob also. Then comes the biggest thing of all. Urban Meyer will still be on the Florida football staff in some capacity, and I can guarantee he might be like a general manager in the pros as to what capacity he will be to the University of Florida. This alone makes me think that Bob would say “Hell no, I’m not going”. Although, those in the Big 12 can all say not everything that Bob has done recently has made sense. Of course, Meyer has never stated how long he will be out of coaching or if he will ever come back. If Meyer does want to come back, then I will guarantee that Bobby will be shown the door if he hasn’t done the same thing that Meyer did in the same amount of time. Of course, they will expect it sooner, since Meyer had to rebuild, and Stoops would already have a loaded cupboard.
Don’t rule out Stoops on this, but don’t bet on it either. Of course, if Bobby leaves look for little brother Mike to be the next Head Coach at Oklahoma.
