Collier11
2/21/2008, 02:49 PM
Someone makes sense finally in defense of OU...Why are some fans so idiotic, that is the question the guy should have asked!
Stoops is a good regular season coach, but why can't he ever win a bowl game? Is he over paid? – JS
A: I continue to get angry e-mails about Bob Stoops meaning the message isn’t getting through. It’s not like I’m friends with the guy or anything, and he hardly needs me to stand up for him, but he’s become the example of what unrealistic expectations can bring.
Over the past eight years, no one, and this includes LSU and USC, has the résumé Oklahoma has. 2000 season: national championship. 2001, 11-2 with a Cotton Bowl win. 2002, a Big 12 title with a Rose Bowl win over Washington State. 2003, a loss to LSU in the national championship. 2004, a Big 12 title with a loss to USC in the national championship. 2005, Holiday Bowl win over a 10-1 Oregon team that thought it should be in the BCS. 2006, Big 12 title with a Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State. 2007, Big 12 title with a Fiesta Bowl loss to West Virginia. 91-17, five Big 12 championships, one national title, and appearances in two other championship games. I think the program lost its badass mojo once Mike Stoops left for Arizona, but remember, USC hasn’t won a national title since Norm Chow took off and no one’s calling for Pete Carroll’s head.
Stoops is a good regular season coach, but why can't he ever win a bowl game? Is he over paid? – JS
A: I continue to get angry e-mails about Bob Stoops meaning the message isn’t getting through. It’s not like I’m friends with the guy or anything, and he hardly needs me to stand up for him, but he’s become the example of what unrealistic expectations can bring.
Over the past eight years, no one, and this includes LSU and USC, has the résumé Oklahoma has. 2000 season: national championship. 2001, 11-2 with a Cotton Bowl win. 2002, a Big 12 title with a Rose Bowl win over Washington State. 2003, a loss to LSU in the national championship. 2004, a Big 12 title with a loss to USC in the national championship. 2005, Holiday Bowl win over a 10-1 Oregon team that thought it should be in the BCS. 2006, Big 12 title with a Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State. 2007, Big 12 title with a Fiesta Bowl loss to West Virginia. 91-17, five Big 12 championships, one national title, and appearances in two other championship games. I think the program lost its badass mojo once Mike Stoops left for Arizona, but remember, USC hasn’t won a national title since Norm Chow took off and no one’s calling for Pete Carroll’s head.