Tuning out social media no problem for Mark Stoops

Mark Stoops, left, says he has zero pressure from the outside. (Vicky Graff Photo)

How does Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops tune out social media and keep it from adding to the stress he already has, especially with the way his name was mentioned with various other job openings for several weeks?

“It’s easy for me as far as blocking it. It’s very difficult … nothing somebody says on social media or writes anywhere bothers me more than the pressure I feel in this building,” Stoops said. “This is my life. It affects everybody in our families. We live it.

“No offense, but I have zero pressure from outside. None. But internally your own frustration, disappointment, feeling like you could do better … that all comes internally. That is hard.”

Stoops says he stays “buried” in the football facility with his staff each week during the season.

“The outside world, a lot of times we have no idea what is going on,” Stoops said. “We are buried here seven days a week. It’s pressure on yourself and what you want to deliver for yourself, your fans, for everybody.”