Bob Clark of the Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon talked to newly retired Kentucky football coach Rich Brooks, who is splitting his time between his two former employers. Brooks has a place in Oregon, where he coached the Ducks. The Brooks, Rich and Karen, also have a place in Lexington, where they expect to spend at least part of the year.
Anyway, Brooks talks about retirement, the beauty of not having to schedule your day, etc.
He also makes an interesting comment about Kentucky’s football future:
Now, Brooks said, the challenge for Kentucky is to emulate what Oregon did, and build on its success with stadium improvements and other program upgrades.
“It’s an amazing transition from what we had (at Oregon) in 1977 (when he was hired),” Brooks said. “It’s almost storybook what has happened (at Oregon), from the days of being one of the have-nots to being one of the major haves, not only in the conference but in the country.
“If Kentucky wants to maintain what we have started there, they’re going to have to get into the 21st century. … They have to make that commitment.”
I agree with coach. We have some great facilities, but in order to get better the facilities will have to improve also. Maybe they should have gotten the coal people to fund the recruit welcome center instead of the basketball lodge. Just a thought.
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