Tulsa World: Comparing Stoops to the legends

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	Report Comment bdoug, Tulsa (1/16/2009 8:32:26 AM) Switzer's Nat'l titles... 1974, 1975 and 1985
	Report Comment crybaby stoops, (1/16/2009 8:59:21 AM) Just so you are aware.. the name "Big Game Bob" isn't meant to imply that he does well and he wins big games because he doesn't. Legendary? Maybe, but for all the wrong reasons! A true Chokelahoma Looser.
	Report Comment Arbythree, Tulsa (1/16/2009 10:13:28 AM) I think that the crybaby should just be ignored and IT will go away. BOOMER SOONER!!!
	Report Comment rogerq, Pyongtaek, South Korea (1/16/2009 10:30:20 AM) If you read Barry's book he claims, as I do too, a 4th title. One year on probabtion; it was either 73 or 76, they were not allowed to play in a bowl game nor on tv. Yet they were still voted #1 in the coach's poll. THAT I think is more prestigeous than any media poll. To be voted the champion by your peers cannot be matched. And to crybaby stoops, you must be a "whining gundy" fan. or a "help me out brown" fan.
	Report Comment Arbythree, Tulsa (1/16/2009 10:54:18 AM) You are correct rogerq. It was 73 and I have a 7up bottle proclaiming that title, although it was not recognized due to probation.
	Report Comment bjorn2run, (1/16/2009 11:34:15 AM) Could he be called 'Big Game Bob' because he constantly gets the Sooners to the 'National Limelight' BIG games? I'll take that any day from a coach....b2r
	Report Comment BR66, TULSA (1/16/2009 11:58:46 AM) Wow, OU fans are really embarrassing themselves. AGAIN!!!
	Report Comment Scritchner, Tulsa (1/16/2009 12:03:16 PM) I definitely think Bob had the biggest hurdles when he inherited the program. Barry and Bud inherited a winning and relatively successful program. Bob had to turn around a team that had 5 consecutive losing seasons and made them into Nat'l contenders every year.
	Report Comment Daniel Day Simpson, Edmond (1/16/2009 2:01:06 PM) With friends who used to work for Switzer Petroleum, I can tell you Bob does not have the liver damage to compare to him. Screwdriver Barry is a legend in his own mind. I saw people at the OU/Texas game wanting to shake his hands in the bathroom. Grown men get giddy at his sight. He rambles around and acts a bit like the late Jack Palance. His knees are real bad and he now has a rather awkward swagger.
	Report Comment OU@BVAR, Bella Vista (1/16/2009 2:15:01 PM) I am one Sooner who is quite happy to have BobStoops as our coach. I do think Wilson may need to be less predictable at offense. Keep up the good work coach. Go Sooners
	Report Comment Arbythree, Tulsa (1/16/2009 4:07:32 PM) Tell me about Switzer Petroleum?
	Report Comment SoonerFan75, owasso (1/16/2009 5:13:23 PM) I too am a Sooner fan that loves and supports Bob Stoops. Im very happy that he is Ou's head coach. His assistants are great too. I challenge any Defensive cordinator to do a better job than Venables with no big name stars,injuries to starters, and early departures for the NFL draft(Curtis Lofton and Reggie Smith).They played excellent against Texas Tech, Missouri, and Florida. 3 of the biggest games of the year for Oklahoma.
	Report Comment SoonerFan75, owasso (1/16/2009 5:25:19 PM) Lets also clear up the confusion of the nickname "Big Game Bob". For starters it still applies.Bob Stoops has gotten the Sooners to 1 of only a handful of Big Games almost every year (BCS CHAMPIONSHIP,ROSE BOWL,SUGAR BOWL,FIESTA BOWL,AND ORANGE BOWL)Also consider this fact.If you lose more than twice in a year, your probably not gonna be playing in a BCS bowl game.So to me every game is big game when the stakes are that high.Under Bob Stoops,OU wins about 85% of the games they play.He is big game Bob.Remember we do have 2 BCS trophies sitting in Norman because of Bob.And we will win the next Big game!
	Report Comment HOGRIDER, (1/16/2009 10:41:11 PM) Come on people, 109-24......can you find better?
	Report Comment wk, (1/16/2009 11:32:58 PM) Hog - Urban Meyer is 83-17 at Utah and Florida with 2 National championships and one undefeated season at Utah. I'd say he's better. Pete Carroll is 88-15 with 2 national championships. I'd say he's much better.
	Report Comment Johnny Bananas, (1/17/2009 9:45:07 AM) One thing the article failed to mention that might be taken into consideration is the amount of money paid to win national titles by the three coaches. UO has been and always will be crooked, cheaters.
	Report Comment Cuthbert's eye, (1/17/2009 11:04:08 AM) He is a great coach no question. I just can't wait until Texas gets to beat them again this year!!!!
	Report Comment ThunderPigeon, (1/18/2009 10:11:04 AM) When comparing the OU coaches you must also take into account the fact that Stoops has to deal with the NCAA wide scholarship limitations that have helped create more parity in college football. When Bud and Barry Coached they didn't have to worry when they played a team like Oregon. Also, the Big 8 was much weaker, with the only real threat being Nebraska. Colorado wasn't even very good until after Barry got caught a cheatin', I am still quite impressed by what Bob Stoops has done, and I am not an OU fan. How easily you forget Gibbs, Schnellenberger, and Blake. Let's go back to that time and complain about Bob Stoops.
	Report Comment ThunderPigeon, (1/18/2009 10:13:59 AM) I remember Texas' Glory years...All three of them!
	Report Comment crybaby stoops, (1/19/2009 10:09:13 AM) True. St-OOPS is a good coach, just not a legend! I think its pretty stupid to hear all the O-Who fans constantly "we got to this game, hey atleast we got to the big game" Just quit the whining, because to be a "Champion" you must play a champion AND WIN!!!!!!!!!!! Just funny that after every big game loss, O-Who fans/columnists resort to wasting our time with articles trying to fall back on any sort of bright spot. But what can you expect from a team who got their nickname from being thieves?
	Report Comment crybaby stoops, (1/19/2009 10:14:06 AM) ...and a "Chokelahoma Looser" is not a hard one to figure out Roy D. Lets be a little clearer for the OU alumn.... Chokelahoma Gooners. It's like Sooners but not. Do you see know? How much do i owe you for the pizza?

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