There is a difference between being a program builder and being a game manager. Mark Stoops is a pretty good program builder. He took a dumpster fire and turned it into a respectable SEC program for a few years, however there is a clear ceiling and it seems he has hit his.
As the goodwill fades and the losses pile up, one statistic is haunting his tenure more than any other.
Read that again. 0-47.
Not a single time has Kentucky climbed out of a hole after digging themselves into it. That is a huge failure on the coaching staff's part.