The Boz is over Bob Stoops

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“That’s kind of a conversation that’s quietly been had over the last five, seven years. I’ve had that from a lot of the alumni. You look at the great traditional programs; the tenure of a coach that has had the great success that Bob has had has been remarkable. Especially as long as he’s been there.

"But it’s not only what you do during the season that matters. It’s how you finish the season in bowl games. And what we’re doing over the course of these seven to eight years is we’re getting embarrassed in the bowl games. It weighs heavily on the alumni, and it weighs heavily on the tradition, and it weighs heavily on us as players, because it’s just unacceptable going out there; I understand getting beat, but I don’t understand getting embarrassed. That just means the players are packing up the bags at the first sign of the avalanche starting to happen.”

He continued, explaining it wasn’t just Stoops but his entire staff:

“That comes from the coaching staff; not just Bob. That comes from all the coaching staff, energizing the players and letting them understand that the journey you’re on is going to define you who you are. So this small window of opportunity that you’re going to be here for four years, make that the strongest window you can, and don’t look at it like ‘this is a bridge that can get to the next level’ because the next level isn’t guaranteed for anybody.

"But I’d really like to see to see Oklahoma find and start to cultivate that next coach. Talking about that offensive coordinator that came in last year [Lincoln] Riley did a good job, but that’s only one year. We need to get the discipline back, the recruiting back, the strength of the recruiting back, the top notch guys to come in and take us to the next level.”

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