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Comparing Stoops to the legends
Published: 1/16/2009 2:23 AM Last Modified: 1/16/2009 3:12 AM With last week's Bowl Championship Series loss to Florida, Bob Stoops completed a full decade as Oklahoma's football coach. How do his first 10 years measure to the first 10 of legendary Sooner coaches Bud Wilkinson and Barry Switzer? ...
Dogpile on Bob Stoops!
Dogpile on Bob Stoops!
rivals.yahoo.com — Man, the shots just keep coming at Bob Stoops this week: "(Oklahoma head coach) Bob Stoops has... no chance in the NFL. I’m surprised an owner as smart as (the Broncos’) Pat Bowlen could not figure that out. Stoops is a descendant of ... (more) Dogpile on Bob Stoops!
Why Is Bob Stoops No Longer "Big Game Bob"?
dawgsports.com — Because I’ve gotten some questions about it , I’ll let you know that we’ll be dealing with... issues of note here locally forthwith, but, for now, I’m trying to wrap up the college football season as a whole . . . and, besides, all the news out of ... (more) Why Is Bob Stoops No Longer "Big Game Bob"?
Bob Stoops and the Benefit of Losing
soonersnews.com — No victory comes without a price. No defeat comes without a debt. No matter how you say... it. You have to pay your dues. Sam Bradford won the Heisman after a stellar sophomore season at Oklahoma. Bob Stoops lost his fifth BCS bowl game in as many tries. (more) Bob Stoops and the Benefit of Losing
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Burnt Orange Nation — ... That doesn’t happen anymore.” Except now it is. The departures of Beckman and Gonzales fit Pickens’ acceptability parameters, though staff firings always are troubling. But the losses of Taylor and Luper do not fit, and neither would the loss of Brewer. And Mike Leach is still working on that contract extension...   The Sooners How does Bob Stoops compare to Sooner coaches Bud Wilkinson and Barry Switzer? How do his first 10 years ...

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