[Lefty Noob]

Mike Stoops is 12-22 in three years as the coach at Arizona. Do you think he's on the hotseat entering the 2007 season?

[Lefty Noob]

Rivals.com has him on the hotseat, that's for sure. According to their article Rivals.com College Football - Coaching seats are heating up for some, "No doubt the Wildcats have shown progress in Stoops' three years. Cconsecutive three-win seasons were followed with six victories in 2006. However, Dick Tomey was fired in 2000 just two years after leading Arizona to a 12-1 finish, so history shows not much slack is given in Tucson. Optimism is high that this will be the year Stoops gets the Wildcats into a bowl game. But how will the locals handle the disappointment if the Wildcats come up short?"

[desertrat]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Rivals.com has him on the hotseat, that's for sure. According to their article Rivals.com College Football - Coaching seats are heating up for some, "No doubt the Wildcats have shown progress in Stoops' three years. Cconsecutive three-win seasons were followed with six victories in 2006. However, Dick Tomey was fired in 2000 just two years after leading Arizona to a 12-1 finish, so history shows not much slack is given in Tucson. Optimism is high that this will be the year Stoops gets the Wildcats into a bowl game. But how will the locals handle the disappointment if the Wildcats come up short?"

The local fans have unrealistic expectations sometimes as they expect Arizona to do much better than they have. While it is true that Arizona has shown some improvement, the lack of an offense has hurt his teams. If the new spread attack brought in by former Texas Tech OC Sonny Dykes doesn't get untracked soon, another season may go down the drain. It would be a shame because Arizona has a solid defense that needs some help from the offense in order to win games. A missed bowl season once again could be the end of Mike Stoops as Arizona coach.