A friend of mine is a big AZ fan and we got to talking about Brownie joining their staff. He said the boards were screaming to oust Stoops after his 4th year, as there were no signs of progress. The situation Stoops inherited had ok recruiting classes before him and all 4(5) classes were full of recruits. Still it was year's 5 and 6 before anyone thought they had progress. Now he's a hero.
From the Arizona website:
2004 Head Coach (3-8)
2005 Head Coach (3-8)
2006 Head Coach (6-6)
2007 Head Coach (5-7)
2008 Head Coach (7-5) plus a bowl win
2009 Head Coach (8-4) bowl game to be played
He claims that they were really angry by year 4 as they were playing a lot of JR's and SR's and felt the replacements weren't as good as what they were losing....
From the Arizona website:
2004 Head Coach (3-8)
2005 Head Coach (3-8)
2006 Head Coach (6-6)
2007 Head Coach (5-7)
2008 Head Coach (7-5) plus a bowl win
2009 Head Coach (8-4) bowl game to be played
He claims that they were really angry by year 4 as they were playing a lot of JR's and SR's and felt the replacements weren't as good as what they were losing....