[BlackcatAlum]

Joker is not the coach that Stoops is.

Stoops is a way better recruiter and he has a fire about him. Joker was laid back and his recruiting efforts where embarrassing. We're recruiting on the regular against the likes of Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan State, Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, WVU, South Carolina, VaTech, etc. Under Joker we recruited against Arkansas State, Troy, Kent State, Akron, Ohio, Middle Tenn St. etc. That wasn't cutting it. Sure you where going to find some diamonds in the rough every now again (Randall Cobb, Avery Williamson, Danny Trevathan) but you weren't every going to actually compete with SEC teams week in and week out.

I think you have to give Stoops at least 4 more years. Guys have to be redshirted and you've got to have veterans before you can compete every week, instead of every other week. Plus getting Joker's players replaced with Stoops guys is a good thing too.

This bye week is what they really needed. Look at the teams we've beaten this year. They all were either completely outmatched talent wise or they had really bad defenses. Once the schedule got a little tougher our guys have gotten physically and mentally beaten down. And if you don't think Tennessee isn't a good team then you're crazy! They have been in every game they've played this year, except maybe Oregon. Mizzou has arguably the best defense in the SEC. Just about no one can win at night in Baton Rouge and Georgia is freaking really good, outside of a few hiccups, which is expected under Richt.

Just think our football fans need to trust Stoops and be as loyal as you possibly can. Showing up and selling out Commonwealth means a lot. Football tickets aren't very expensive and they're easy to get.