Wow, this is Stoops 8th year.

[oumartin]

one NC, played for three.
Is his seven year record up to par with Switzers and Buds?

To me Stoops will always be a favorite because of what he's done and the class he has done it with. He brought this program back from dead.

[NormanPride]

8 great years... Sounds like a good year to WIN #8!

[SoonerStormchaser]

Ok with me!

[OUGreg723]

In today's game you cannot do more than what Bob has done in 7 years.

[CoSooner]

8 great years... Sounds like a good year to WIN #8!
Thats what i am talking about

[Harry Beanbag]

First 7 years on the job:

Bob Stoops
75-16 82.4%
1 NC
3 Conference titles

Barry Switzer
73-8-2 89.2%
2 NC
7 Conference titles (3 shared)

Bud Wilkinson
63-8-3 87.2%
1 NC
7 Conference titles (1 shared)

Barry went 42-16 over his next 5 years while Bud went 51-2 the next 5 years with (only) 2 NCs. Hopefully Bob can duplicate Bud's showing.

Stoops is in a much more difficult conference than either Switzer or Wilkinson were in though.

[NickZeppelin]

Wilkinson and Switzer had an advantage in that they took over great talent but they also helped get much of that talent there.

[Octavian]

First 7 years on the job:

Bob Stoops
75-16 82.4%
1 NC
3 Conference titles

Barry Switzer
73-8-2 89.2%
2 NC
7 Conference titles (3 shared)

Bud Wilkinson
63-8-3 87.2%
1 NC
7 Conference titles (1 shared)

Barry went 42-16 over his next 5 years while Bud went 51-2 the next 5 years with (only) 2 NCs. Hopefully Bob can duplicate Bud's showing.

Stoops is in a much more difficult conference than either Switzer or Wilkinson were in though.

beat me to it :(

[Octavian]

ooh ooh you forgot

1 Heisman winner apiece ;)

[josh09]

the number 8 is used alot here....

...is it a sign? :D

[josh09]

i hope so

[oumartin]

I know Bob was in a tougher situation and with the way the game is today its a little harder. Thats why I will always love the man.

[The VIIIth]

8 great years... Sounds like a good year to WIN #8!

That's what I'm thinkin'...

VIII

:texan:

[LosAngelesSooner]

Yeah, but guys....he's TOTALLY still in love with central Florida.

And there's TOTALLY still a double secret agreement with the Florida alumni to bring Bob back to Florida when he's ready to be a head coach.

TOTALLY.

[Desert Sapper]

Wilkinson and Switzer had an advantage in that they took over great talent but they also helped get much of that talent there.

I agree with regard to Barry, but Bud was only an assistant at OU for 1 year under Jim Tatum ('46) before taking the reigns when Tatum went to Maryland. The '46 team had a winning record under Tatum (8-3) but it wasn't even close to the juggernaut Barry inherited in '73. Chuck Fairbanks' '72 squad went 11-1, losing only to Colorado in Boulder (and winning the Sugar Bowl). The '71 team also went 11-1, losing only to Nebraska in the Game of the Century in Norman. Barry carried on Chuck Fairbanks' remarkable turnaround, tying USC in '73 to go 10-0-1, then winning it all in '74 (11-0) and '75 (11-1 - Kansas).

What I'm trying to get at here, is that Bud built this house. Barry and Bob added on to it. Never forget that none of this would have been possible without Bud.

Bob inherited a disaster, but had some great players to mold. His two year turnaround was nothing short of incredible.

[Desert Sapper]

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[slickdawg]

Twas 10 years ago that Spurrier got his MNC, thanks to Stoops' defense.

[NickZeppelin]

I agree with regard to Barry, but Bud was only an assistant at OU for 1 year under Jim Tatum ('46) before taking the reigns when Tatum went to Maryland. The '46 team had a winning record under Tatum (8-3) but it wasn't even close to the juggernaut Barry inherited in '73. Chuck Fairbanks' '72 squad went 11-1, losing only to Colorado in Boulder (and winning the Sugar Bowl). The '71 team also went 11-1, losing only to Nebraska in the Game of the Century in Norman. Barry carried on Chuck Fairbanks' remarkable turnaround, tying USC in '73 to go 10-0-1, then winning it all in '74 (11-0) and '75 (11-1 - Kansas).

What I'm trying to get at here, is that Bud built this house. Barry and Bob added on to it. Never forget that none of this would have been possible without Bud.

Bob inherited a disaster, but had some great players to mold. His two year turnaround was nothing short of incredible.

Actually Bud's guy were a lot of guys that were try outs in 46. There were some hang overs from the first year but everyone had to try out again even if they were on the team and very few made it from the last teams(which were bad teams) that first year under Tatum was real young and not used to the conditioning they were getting. By the next year they had 1 loss I believe.

[Desert Sapper]

Actually Bud's guy were a lot of guys that were try outs in 46. There were some hang overs from the first year but everyone had to try out again even if they were on the team and very few made it from the last teams(which were bad teams) that first year under Tatum was real young and not used to the conditioning they were getting. By the next year they had 1 loss I believe.

Bud went 7-2-1 in '47, 10-1 in '48, and had his first of four undefeated seasons in '49. The bottom line is that Bud didn't inherit jack. He built the Sooners.

As I said, Barry inherited a monster, and he always said that it was his job to feed it. The monster was in its infancy in '47 when Bud took over. By '73 it was ready to destroy everything in sight (and it basically did).

[bigdsooner]

hell yeah, i dont ever want to be where Stoops brought us from again. that was embarassing to watch. Stoops brought the life back in the Sooners. i hope he stay for another 8+

[BASSooner]

8+???? Dude, I hope he stays for 15+ years

[bigdsooner]

even better :D

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Wilkinson and Switzer had an advantage in that they took over great talent but they also helped get much of that talent there.Wilkinson was a FABULOUS recruiter. I think he lost some zeal after Royal started beating us. Switzer really never lost his recruiting zeal. I think he got clobbered by scholarships limits, and an unwillingness to maintain a viable passing game.

[NickZeppelin]

Recruiting musta been down in the late 70's early 80's because the talent wasn't as good for about a 3 or 4 year period in the early 80's.

I think Bud was helped a lot because of the talent in Oklahoma at that time. It was probably at the best it'll ever be at in Oklahoma.

[batonrougesooner]

8th year?!!!!!!

Damn, where does time go?

My first year at OUHSC was his first year.

Damn.

[MojoRisen]

No question! and mixing in some elite teams from the Southwest Conference definitely makes the big 12 greater than big 8 in football- with a championship game to boot.

They are all great coaches- Bob has some time to prove he is super elite- respectfully 3rd right now.

[Okieflyer]

Wilkinson and Switzer had an advantage in that they took over great talent but they also helped get much of that talent there.

Yeah Stoops had a disadvantage. He had to take over after the"Lost Years".

[MojoRisen]

I know we don't think one year of recruiting got us the Crystal Ball in 2000.

Big 12 is tough when- Nebraska, Kstate, Texas, Colorado, A&M , Tech , OU are all in the top 25 and 3 in the top 10.

New order will be: OU, Texas, Nebraska, Tech , A&M & Colorado ,

Kstate could fall back into the worst team in college football history again soon.

I have tremendous faith in Stoops- I believe we have a clean run this year if we can pull it togehter and tighten up the loose ends.

[Desert Sapper]

I think Bud was helped a lot because of the talent in Oklahoma at that time. It was probably at the best it'll ever be at in Oklahoma.

I disagree. Bud sought players with more than just athletic talent. He wanted smart players that could outthink a more physical opponent. I don't think it was so much that we had more talent in Oklahoma during the Wilkinson era, just that he selected the players he wanted and got the most out of them.

[Okieflyer]

I disagree. Bud sought players with more than just athletic talent. He wanted smart players that could outthink a more physical opponent. I don't think it was so much that we had more talent in Oklahoma during the Wilkinson era, just that he selected the players he wanted and got the most out of them.

Not exactly, it was Jim Tatum who recruited all of the guys just back from WW2. Bud was apart of that, of course, as his asst. coach. But then Tatum left a year later and the rest is history!:D

[RedstickSooner]

Frack. I can't believe it's about to be his eighth.

Totally feels like we've only had him for, say, four or so.

Time really flies disconcertingly fast the older you get :mad: