Is Stoops a real possibility?

[bayoutider]

OU & OSU please take your battles to your own boards.

 

[okstatepike]

LOL! fair enough...

 

[deliveryman35]

Deliveryman35.....while I certainly cannot argue with the success of the Tide program pre-WWII, the NCAA has recently published an article documenting the "Modern Era" from 1945 to the present & in said article, OU is ranked the number #1 program in college football. In the article, it credits OU with 16 published national championships. Of course, the official number is 7 but just as Alabama claims 12, there are 9 others that we could claim if so inclined.

In the article it lists several categories such as number of weeks ranked #1, winning %, & several more that I can't remember at this time.

Having said this, I would not rank us ahead of Alabama but certainly it's equal with only ND & possibly USC ahead of us.

Now, as I posted in another thread here on Tidefans, if Coach Stoops leaves OU it'll be for the NFL & the regular rumors are either to the Browns or the Cowboys.

The reports I read & info I've heard is that the NCAA investigation into the Bomar/Quinn incident is complete & a ruling or opinion will be forthcoming in March but that the investigation has not turned up anything that will result in sanctions.

Bob will make around $3.5 million this year. Our facilties are every bit the equal of Alabama's & in the Big 12, all he really has to worry about is UT. Our in-state rival does not pose the threat that yours does & the overall strength of the conference pales in comparison to the SEC. We have been on national or regional tv something like 55 straight weeks, our recruiting is going well, & the man is a rock star in Oklahoma. We average close to 85,000 in a stadium that officially seats less than 83,000. W have a season ticket base of over 70,000 & we're continually upgrading our facilities. Finally, he has the support of two of the finest administrators in the country, Presidnet David Boren & A.D Joe Castiglione.

I wish nothing but the best for Alabama but Bob Stoops is not leaving Norman for either Tuscaloosa or Coral Gables.

RTR
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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Nice to hear from you again on this board, Owen. My last post concerning our two traditions was in no way meant as a slam on you guys, as I have nothing but the utmost respect for the sooner tradition and the program that has always been my second favorite behind my beloved Tide. Depending on what all inclusive time period or era that you are referring to, I guess a case could be made that either program has slightly more "tradition" than the other, but like you said, all things considered, they are probably on an equal footing and only below Notre Dame. Speaking of NCAA statistics, I too have read them and it is absolutely uncanny how many categories OU and Bama are "neck and neck" in the top three or five of them, sometimes even the top two.
I agree with your points about Stoops. I really don't see him ever taking another coaching job in the collegiate ranks. Why would he, when it would be, at best, a lateral move?

 

[dvldog]

If he did leave for whatever job, who would likely replace him?