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Arizona football coach Mike Stoops says he ignores talk radio and message boards. That's probably a good thing, based on the message he got as he jogged back to the locker room after last week's 29-27 loss to New Mexico. In the relative quiet of Arizona Stadium, one voice rose clearly and loudly. Hey, Stoops! Get your resume ready!" a person yelled. "You're going to need a new job!" Plenty of fans are venting their frustrations after UA's 1-2 start, directing most of their anger at Stoops and athletic director Jim Livengood. Some message board posters have compiled a list of possible replacements for Stoops: Appalachian State's Jerry Moore, Cincinnati's Brian Kelly, Rutgers' Greg Schiano, Florida Atlantic's Howard Schnellenberger, Hawaii's June Jones and Fresno State's Pat Hill, just to name a few.

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September 22, 2007  08:35 AM ET

Under coach Stoops, AZ is a bunch of dis-organized players who make too many mistakes at the wrong times.

September 22, 2007  09:54 AM ET

I think Stoops got the ball rolling there, but it's going to take another coach to seal the deal.

The list of names here are impressive but I cannot see Schiano leaving Rutgers for Arizona (it's too far away from his Florida recruiting base), and Schnellenberger is just far too old.

They should give Jerry Moore the shot. I mean if he could beat Michigan with small athletes, I would like to see what he could do with larger athletes.

September 22, 2007  10:33 AM ET

This team was a bunch of quitters when got there.

Worst program in the Big 10 (save for Stanford).

Maybe they can get Coach Fran from Aggieland?

He'll be getting ****-canned soon.

September 22, 2007  11:18 AM ET

arizona is in the big 10? and stanford?

who would want franchione either? did you see what happened in Bama?

September 22, 2007  11:27 AM ET

Of course you're right, CW.

It's Pac 10. A typo. Sorry.

My comment regarding Fran was, I guess, a poor attempt at sarcasm.

September 22, 2007  11:30 AM ET

i hoped so

September 22, 2007  05:21 PM ET

They should just give Tucson back to Mexico

September 22, 2007  05:28 PM ET

Keep in mind recruiting in Tucson is hard - That place sucks - The Mildcats won't be able to pull down any big time coaches -
Uof A is looking forward to Basketball season already

September 22, 2007  05:33 PM ET

Keep in mind recruiting in Tucson is hard - That place sucks - The Mildcats won't be able to pull down any big time coaches -
Uof A is looking forward to Basketball season already

September 22, 2007  05:41 PM ET

First it was Tomey destroyed the program , next it was Mackovic's fault, now it is Stoops. Maybe they need to look the AD first and get a new coach after they hire for that position.
Any coach that looks mildcat's track record will realize they are being setup to fail.

September 22, 2007  07:04 PM ET

"ND Sucks"

September 23, 2007  03:20 AM ET

If they were smart, they should consider Norm Chow.

September 23, 2007  12:34 PM ET

After last night, the seat has got to be even hotter. That's a good tip for AZ, LA Boy. There's also David Cutliffe, who was good last year, although he may want to stay in the SEC. To H8UofA: AZ shares the same ground really as ASU. AZ used to be a very decent team: no problems whatso recruiting (as ASU does) from Cali. Just a string of not-so-hot coaches, ending here with Stoopy.

September 23, 2007  03:02 PM ET

Zona fans are so funny. Like Schiano is going to go to Zona after turning down Miami. Arizona football... Feel the excitement!!

September 25, 2007  03:14 PM ET

I did not even think about Norm Chow. He should definitely be considered. It's such a shame that no Athletic Director or University President seems willing enough to look past his ethnicity and hire him.

 
December 2, 2007  12:58 PM ET

May be he needs better coachs around him, he did one helluva good job at Oklahoma!!!!! Wish we had him back.

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