Mike stoops out at oklahoma

wishbonesooner said:

The local news affiliates reported this morning that there was a heated confrontation at halftime of the Texas game, with one defensive starter talking about quitting. I'm not a fire somebody guy, but it did not look like things were getting better, in fact quite the opposite.
Mike was a big part of OU coming back from the dead in 2000. I'm not a coach, but it was obvious he wasn't able to get things turned around.

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Sounds like the inmates are running the asylum...or else CLR may not be experienced enough to keep a firm rein on his staff and players. It sounds to me like MS was a scape-goat...

wishbonesooner said:

The local news affiliates reported this morning that there was a heated confrontation at halftime of the Texas game, with one defensive starter talking about quitting. I'm not a fire somebody guy, but it did not look like things were getting better, in fact quite the opposite.
Mike was a big part of OU coming back from the dead in 2000. I'm not a coach, but it was obvious he wasn't able to get things turned around.

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Now you’ve got me wondering if something happened during that rumored “halftime confrontation” that led to the OU President stepping in and making decision to send Stoops packing?

Padreruf said:

Sounds like the inmates are running the asylum...or else CLR may not be experienced enough to keep a firm rein on his staff and players. It sounds to me like MS was a scape-goat...

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We the president of OU just showed CLR who runs the football program. Now will the rest of the staff feel the need to go to the president if things aren't going their way?

IIRC Mike Stoops has had the reputation of being a volatile, hot head. Maybe his anger got the better of him in the locker room and he went over the edge.

Interim coach will be Ruffin McNeil.

Land said:

Interim coach will be Ruffin McNeil.

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I did a little reading about him and he seemed to have made a difference at TTech before Leach got fired.

I am not going to hold my breath until any Big 12 team gets good defense.

I was surprised that they would do Bob's brother this way. He can't be happy about.

Redwood Forrest said:

I am not going to hold my breath until any Big 12 team gets good defense.

I was surprised that they would do Bob's brother this way. He can't be happy about.

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Which gives me pause to think that maybe there was something more happening here than just your defense getting man handled by your rival. Certainly there have been issues with the defense under Mike Stoops. However, given he is the brother of one of your more highly regarded head coaches in the history of the program, one would think that he would be given the rest of the year to work things out and CLR would “pull the trigger” on that decision. I’m thinking a) boosters told president he had to go b) president didn’t think CLR could make that decision or didn’t want to put him in the position to make that decision or c) something else happened with Stoops that removes that decision from CLR or the AD.

crimsonaudio said:

Wonder if he's open to working for Saban as an analyst...

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Lol. Would that be an upgrade or downgrade?

B1GTide said:

Boosters getting involved.

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Either that or fire Riley - but firing him solves nothing. Firing Stoops is a bandaid.
Remember Venables? How’s he doing now?
It’s something else in soonerland - not sure at all that it’s just the coach.
Unless he started to smell moldy from being there so long...[emoji41]
Maybe there’s some kind of automatic expiration date once you land in Norman...


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Land said:

Interim coach will be Ruffin McNeil.

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I've heard a lot about his cousin Ruffin McPasser.

crimsonaudio said:

Wonder if he's open to working for Saban as an analyst...

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NO, don't want him touching a championship level D, No Sir!!!

crimsonaudio said:

Wonder if he's open to working for Saban as an analyst...

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I hope Auburn jumps on him though....

B1GTide said:

I did a little reading about him and he seemed to have made a difference at TTech before Leach got fired.

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He had a season where their defense was pretty good late in Leach's tenure.

A coaching change won't do much if OU doesn't start recruiting defense better.