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Just one more time, let's talk about this picture

by:Barrett Lindsey12/07/17
The picture above is absolutely amazing and I can't emphasize that enough. On the surface, this is a picture of Mark Stoops leaning on a Bentley alongside 3-star recruit Shocky Jacques-Louis (probably the best name ever). However, this picture has so much more to offer upon further analysis. Let's take a closer look. The Bentley           There aren't many other cars that you can flex harder in than a Bentley and Stoops seems to be well aware of that, judging by this photo. Stoops knew exactly what he was doing here. Instead of standing close to the two other young men, he elected to isolate himself from them leaving an awkward gap. An awkward gap that ensures you notice the Bentley logo. This leaves zero doubt as to what kind of car he's whipping thus solidifying his baller status. It's definitely a rental, but what people don't know won't hurt them. There are so many cars in this picture Including the Bentley there are nine freaking cars in this picture which seems like an excessive amount of automobiles to be in this particular residential area. Anywho, Jacques-Louis recently decomitted from a crumbling Tennessee program which I think gives significance to the cars in the background. Notice the cars in the background are all hunks of junk compared to the Bentley. Jacques-Louis looks forward, stoically, with Stoops' Bentley in the foreground while the less impressive cars are ignored behind him. The forward gaze and Bentley symbolize a successful future career with UK, while the cars in background represent mistakes of the past and the waning Tennessee program, each car symbolizing all the coaches who turned down the head coaching job. Lol I said earlier that Stoops was trying to flex but I never said he was good at it. I just find this part of the picture funny. First of all, I think Stoops is going for the old school B-Boy stance here, but it kind of just looks like he's a little chilly and may need a thin jacket to combat the breeze. I've also never seen a man look so uncomfortable leaning against a car in my life. To tell the truth, I don't really want my football coach to look comfortable leaning against a flashy vehicle anyway. If a football coach looks comfortable near a fancy car then all that tells me he is more interested in how he looks than how the team looks. It's obviously a rental, and solely being used as a prop to make his football team better, which is a classic football guy move and Stoops is a pure football guy. Honestly, seeing Stoops that uncomfortable in this picture was very reassuring. Also, notice the trashcan in the background. It's a big blue trashcan that looks like it is devouring a smiley Amazon box while Stoops seems to be looking away in disgust. Possibly symbolic of Stoops' unwillingness to ever disappoint the fans by letting the most recent UofL game happen again? I'll let you interpret that one.

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