I believe David Cutcliffe will be the next head coach of UK Football!
Would I rather have a sexy name like John Gruden? Definitely! But that’s not going to happen.
John Calipari comes to KY because it’s KY Basketball. John Gruden comes to KY why? I’ll tell you why.. because it’s KY football. He has nothing to gain by coming here.
How about Bobby Petrino? Really? I can’t believe fans actually want this guy. He’s loyal to no one but himself and after a couple of years he would move on to whatever Boby Patrino wanted to do.
So why David Cutcliffe?
He’s actually an up and coming coach. Cutcliffe was on the rise before a few life events resulted in some set backs.
Setback One: He was terminated after his only losing season at Ole Miss. Did you hear that? His “only” losing season. The AD at Ole Miss asked Cutcliffe to make some changes with the assistant coaches and Cutcliffe refused. It’s hard to say that loyalty is ever a bad thing.
Setback Two: Health problems that forced him to resign as the head assistant coach at Notre Dame.
Here’s a few reasons why David Cutliff is the man for the job.
- Cutcliffe’s coaching career began as a student assistant to Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama.
- Cutcliffe helped lead the Vols to two Southeastern Conference championships and a national championship
- Cutcliffe led a major turnaround of the Tennessee offense during the 2006 season. Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge ranked among the nation’s top 25 passers by yardage, and Robert Meachem had the third-most receiving yards of any player
- Cutcliffe coached six quarterbacks that have gone on to play in the NFL: Heath Shuler, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Erik Ainge, and Thaddeus Lewis
- Tennessee wanted David Cutcliffe after Lane Kiffen resigned. Cutcliffe turned down their request stating that Duke was the place for his family. Stealing any coach away from Tennessee is a plus in my book. This also shows he’s not going to leave for greener pastures after he has a little success.
Outside of David Cutcliffe, the only other coach I would want would be Mike Ditka. From the looks of this photo, he still has a few years before he’s ready.
