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Vols Football: 5 Realistic Coaches The Tennessee Fan Base Deserves

By Zach Ragan

GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 16: Head Coach Butch Jones of the Tennessee Volunteers is seen on the sidelines during the second half of their game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 16: Head Coach Butch Jones of the Tennessee Volunteers is seen on the sidelines during the second half of their game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 17: Head coach Bob Stoops of the Oklahoma Sooners (L) waits on the field with Steve Spurrier prior to the start of their game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 17: Head coach Bob Stoops of the Oklahoma Sooners (L) waits on the field with Steve Spurrier prior to the start of their game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

Bob Stoops

Former head coach at Oklahoma

This is the coach I’d love to see at Tennessee more than anyone else.

I loved watching Bob Stoops’ teams play at Oklahoma. And I’d love to see those same types of football teams in Knoxville.

Stoops was the Sooners’ head coach from 1999-2016. In that time frame, he failed to reach double digit wins in only four seasons.

Butch Jones has done that in four straight years, but I digress.

Of course the big question is whether or not Stoops wants to return to coaching. Did he just need year off, like Urban Meyer when he left Florida? Or is Stoops, at 57, truly done with coaching.

It’s hard to know for sure. My bet is that he doesn’t want to return to coaching.

But maybe, just maybe, Stoops still has the strong desire to coach football. If that’s the case, then Tennessee is a perfect job for him, and it would give him a chance to prove he can be successful in the SEC.

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