Stoops "the new Lloyd Carr" (???)
Published: 6/26/2008 1:44 PM
Last Modified: 6/26/2008 1:44 PM
Pete Fiutak, the entertaining writer for CollegeFootballNews.com, sort of defended Bob Stoops and sort of didn't in a recent Q and A. See for yourself...
"Question: I'm a Big 12 fan and an OU fan. How long do you think the booster at OU will put up with the poor game planning and play calling of Bob Stoops? I know the Sooners won the title but that was with Blake's players. He hasn't won since. Do you think Terry Bowden would ever consider coaching OU?"
"Answer: You're really a Texas fan, right? How else could you explain having any interest in Terry Bowden over Bob Stoops? Not to throw you under the bus and start ripping since this question is hardly unique as Stoops has turned into the new Lloyd Carr, but this is nuts.
"All Stoops has done is win two straight Big 12 titles, play in five of the last six Big 12 championship games, and win a national title. There are more than 100 other teams out there that would kill for the Oklahoma resume over the last eight years. Bad times with good, as the 'poor game planning and play calling' has been good enough to go 90-17. Along with LSU, Ohio State and USC, Oklahoma belongs among the elite of the elite of the elite.
"With that said, you're right when it comes to the bowl games. There was no excuse for losing like that against West Virginia, and the Boise State loss will stick forever. That's not to say the Mountaineers and Broncos weren't good, or to say the wins were a fluke in any way, but they weren't more talented than OU and those were two major upsets considering the situations."
The money line, in case you missed it, was "Stoops has turned into the new Lloyd Carr." Zing!
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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