Most Over Hyped Coach!!!!!

And the award for The Most Over Hyped Coach goes to……….drum roll…………  Mike Stoops!  Yes, Mike Stoops is the most over rated and over hyped coach in America!  You might be saying, but they were ranked in the top 10 at one point this season.  Well, they were, and so was Texas!  And where are they now?  Where you start the season is not important but rather where you finish the season. 

Speaking of finishing the season.  Under stoops, Arizona has yet to finish a season ranked in the top 25.  Barring some major help from voters, Arizona won’t finish this season ranked either. 

I know, I know Arizona has won 8 games each of the last two seasons. However, you must look closely at the numbers.

Mike Stoops is 40-44 for his career at Arizona.  In 84 games, Stoops still has a losing record.  Now, take away his wins against Northern Arizona and Stephen F. Austin and Stoops is 34-44.  Yes that is TEN games below .500 against Division 1 football teams.  Take away his 3 wins vs. the MAC and Stoops is 31-44! So, in a nutshell, Arizona is great at beating the little guys!

Wait I retract that last sentence!  Mike Stoops has a losing record vs. the Mountain West Conference!  Yes, in his time at Arizona, Stoops is 2-5 against the Mountain West Conference.  That includes an 0-2 record vs. Utah and New Mexico.  Wait, New Mexico?  He is 0-2 against New Mexico?  WOW!

Alright, how about the Pac 10?  Against the Pac 10, Stoops has, well you probably guessed it, a losing record!  His Pac 10 record is 27-34.  As a matter of fact, he only has one season in which Arizona has finished with a winning Pac 10 record.    And how has he fared against the Big 3 (Oregon St., Oregon, USC) Pac 10 opponents?  Well you probably guessed by now.  He has a losing record! Yup, 5-16!

What about other BCS conferences?  Well, Arizona is 1-5.  I think you know what comes next.  That is a losing record.  His only win versus a program from another BCS conference was against Iowa this season. 

Am I saying that Mike Stoops is a bad coach?  No!  Is he over-hyped?  Yes!   ESPN commentators were talking up Arizona as a National Championship contender after they started the season 4-0.  Come on guys slow down!  Stoops is not some top tier coach like you guys love to make him out to be.  If, and that is a big if, Arizona could play the MAC, Northern Arizona, Citadel and Washington state every week, they just might be that National Championship contender.   

Other Candidates Considered:

Greg Schiano- Rutgers

Rich Rodriguez- Michigan

Butch Davis- North Carolina