Stoops disappointed if OU doesn't win it all next year? 'Absolutely'
Published: 2/14/2011 9:38 AM
Last Modified: 2/14/2011 9:38 AM
Love the point blank question Michael Smith threw at Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops on ESPN’s College Football Live last week: "With the way you finished 2010 and with all of the talent you have coming back in 2011, would you be disappointed if you did not win a national championship this year?"
“Absolutely,” Stoops replied. “You always are. At a place like Oklahoma, that’s what you’re after.
“But anytime you’re still able to win your conference championship, that’s still a special year. Not to take away from those (2010) guys. Those kinds of years are pretty special, when you win a Big 12 championship and can move on and win a BCS bowl as well.
“But definitely. We want to be able to do that.”
P.S. Smith also asked how the Sooners planned to replace DeMarco Murray (a problem that might keep OU from that national title).
“It’s tough,” Stoops said. “He was a very physical runner for us, with great hands out of the backfield.
“But we have some young guys that we really like. Roy Finch, who people got a chance to see last year as a true freshman, really played great for us. Brennan Clay. And we’ve got some other young guys in there that are coming on. So we’ll see.”
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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