re: Is 34 wins the first three years possible with Coach O?

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Why did Stoops defense pretty much suck for the last 7 years Brent Venables is a better coach than Bob Stoops. I'll admit that without a problem.

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I love this new narrative that if someone is not as good now (or at the end of their career) then some how it invalidates what they did through out their career. As if people don’t change over time getting baletter and inevitably falling off is natural. Is this because we want to ignore Os Ole Miss tenure?

Stoops was a great DC at KState. After Florida got destroyed by Nebraska in the NCG. Spurrier hired Stoops and Florida’s D drastically improved and won an NC. His 2000 NC team at OU was dominating on D as was the 2003 team. That they weren’t the last few years at OU doesn’t change that. Why they fell off I would think is in part because of the style of play in the conference and High Schools in Texas/Ok they recruit from.