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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesOklahoma football coach Bob Stoops statement on Keith Nichol transfer: "We had a good conversation with Keith and certainly understand his desire to seek an opportunity in another program. He knows that we are supportive of him under any circumstance, whether it's here or at a different school. We want what's best for him. "Keith worked very hard while he was here and put forth all the effort our coaches could expect. He contributed to our program with his character and dedication. Keith leaves with our appreciation and best wishes and we will do what we can to make this an easy transition for him." (SoonerSports)Labels: Bob Stoops, Keith Nichol, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesStoops to kick off OU blood drive scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday: The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department and the American Red Cross are partnering again this year to save lives through blood donation with drives scheduled for Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16. Donation sites are located at the north end of the stadium on the second floor Athletics Department lobby and the Red Cross Bus parked north of the OU bookstore. Times will be 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at both locations on both days. OU head football coach Bob Stoops is scheduled once again this year to be the first donor. All those coming to donate will receive a commemorative OU T-shirt, a $5 Louie's coupon and a coupon from the OU bookstore. All donors are also eligible to win memorabilia donated by the OU Athletics Department. "Each year, the Red Cross asks for our help and we are very happy to lend our support," said Annette Moran, Assistant Director of Athletic Academic Affairs and blood drive coordinator. "You never know when a family member, friend or neighbor might need the 'gift of life.' This is a chance for OU students and faculty to make a difference." This is the fourth year for the OU Athletics Department/Red Cross blood drive. The Red Cross reports increased efforts to educate high school and college students on the importance of becoming lifetime blood donors. To donate blood you must be 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. The Red Cross reminds those coming to donate to bring a photo ID, such as a Red Cross donor card, OU student ID or driver's license. (SoonerSports PR)Labels: Bob Stoops, University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesStoops responds to Kelly's Pro Day comments: Kelly accused OU of "misdiagnosing" a December thigh injury, which kept him from participating in the Fiesta Bowl and from training for the NFL Draft until last month. Kelly said he was told by OU doctors that he had a deep thigh bruise, though a February MRI revealed he had suffered a partial quadriceps tear. Sooner coach Bob Stoops said Kelly never practiced after suffering the thigh injury and took issue with Kelly's accusations that OU's doctors erred. "I don't think that is fair," Stoops said. "A lot of deep tissue injuries take a while to figure out. Our doctors do as good a job as anybody in the country. Regardless of what his injury was, misdiagnosed or not, it was a deep tissue injury. He never played. It isn't like he played a game and re-hurt it. He would not have done anything different than he's done, which is rest it for a long period of time, which he did, and rehab it." Stoops said Kelly's assertion that he would've been able to play had the tear been found earlier is off-base. "He didn't do anything the whole time before we went to the Fiesta Bowl. He didn't practice once," Stoops said. "He didn't practice at the Fiesta Bowl, even though we tried to warm him up. It's not realistic for that injury to heal that fast." Wednesday, OU spokesman Kenny Mossman conferred with members of the Sooner training staff, who said that Kelly was initially diagnosed with a bruise, but that the injury was later upgraded to a strain within 48 hours. (More at The Oklahoman)Related Post: Malcolm Kelly Upset With OU After Pro Day Malcolm Kelly not happy with Pro Day conditions: NewsOK.com TV (Video)Speed an issue for Kelly, Smith: Norman TranscriptKelly uses pro day to vent anger: Tulsa WorldLabels: Bob Stoops, Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesBob Stoops thinks OKC can more than support college sports and NBA franchise: OU coach Bob Stoops said he's excited about the prospects of an NBA franchise coming to Oklahoma City and that he's not worried the presence of an NBA team could chip away at his or any other collegiate fan base in the state. "I don't think it has to. People love all sports. More than anything, there's enough fans to go around for everybody," Stoops said. "In the end, success brings people, brings crowds no matter what it is. I think they have a great market for that. People around here will follow it and support it." Stoops was among several local dignitaries who greeted the NBA subcommittee that visited Oklahoma City last week, the next step in the Sonics making the move to Oklahoma City. "There's a lot to be proud of, and they presented it and it's undeniable," Stoops said. "Great things are happening for this state and for Oklahoma City." (The Oklahoman)'Unlucky 13' miss spring practice time due to different injuries: The OklahomanLabels: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesOU Football scrimmage Saturday: Oklahoma's football team will hold scrimmages on March 29 and April 5. Both are open to the public. The OU Athletics Department today released information that will help those fans planning on being in Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium for those two workouts. The March 29 scrimmage will begin at 11 a.m., with the April 5 event set for 1 p.m. Entrance to the stadium will be limited to gates 1 (west side) and 12 (east side). Seating will be restricted to the west side only. Concessions stands and restrooms on that side of the stadium will be open. Prohibited items are the same as during the regular season with the addition of all cameras. (SoonerSports PR)Stoops among others to welcome NBA to OKC: Gov. Brad Henry, Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops and numerous other representatives of the city, state and sports community came out to welcome Stern, New Jersey Nets owner Lewis Katz, Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and Los Angeles Lakers vice president Jeanie Buss as Oklahoma City brought out fancy cars and hard facts to woo its first major-league sports franchise."It was a pretty full presentation and pretty much a tour de force on behalf of Oklahoma that I'd say impressed the members of the committee greatly," Stern said. (Associated Press)4-Star receiver considers OU: Scout.comWorkload for running is on Madu: Tulsa WorldLabels: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners, Scrimmage
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
OU Pro Day Today: The OU football program holds its annual pro day this morning at the Everest Indoor Training Center.. Results and measurements to be posted later today.
OU offense tries goes no-huddle: OU coaches determined during the offseason that a quicker tempo was needed. So through three spring practices, the Sooners have worked extensively on installing a version of the no-huddle offense. "We're looking into doing that (exclusively)," offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said Monday, "and if we feel it's going good, then we'll consider doing that. "We won't go to it if it's not a good deal." Wilson said head coach Bob Stoops and "defensive coaches" approached him after the Fiesta Bowl with the idea of speeding things up offensively. (Tulsa World)March of Dimes to honor Coach Stoops: The March of Dimes will honor New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker and Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops during its 32nd annual Sports Headliner Banquet on Wednesday. The banquet will begin at 7 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63. Tickets are $100 per person. Tables for groups start at $500. For more ticket information, call the March of Dimes office at (405) 943-1025 or go to MarchofDimes.com/Oklahoma. (The Oklahoman) Signee charged with felonies in gun case: Tulsa WorldStolen Gun Should Cost Jarboe Scholarship: Crimson and Cream MachineLabels: Bob Stoops, Offense, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Injuries create opportunities on defense: At outside linebacker, that should include converted safety Keenan Clayton as well as redshirt freshmen Austin Box and Travis Lewis. Both Clayton and Box strong impressions during winter workouts. "Keenan Clayton, he and Austin Box have had great winters," Stoops said. "Keenan has been around here for several years now and we've been using him at that weak-side position. We're hoping Keenan can really make a difference. He has the ability to." (The Oklahoman)
OU's kicker to be determined: The Sooners also are looking to replace kicker Garrett Hartley. Redshirt freshmen Jimmy Stevens and Matthew Moreland will handle the chores in the coming weeks. Incoming freshman Tress Way will join the battle in the fall. (Norman Transcript)Granger and Holmes to participate in spring practice: Despite being held out of the Fiesta Bowl for different reasons, defensive back Lendy Holmes and defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger will both participate in spring drills. Holmes didn't make the trip to Arizona after failing to stay academically eligible. But he has since made himself eligible to practice with the team again. Granger was arrested in Tempe, Ariz., accused of shoplifting. He was sent home the next day. (The Oklahoman)
Reminder Red/White tickets on sale today: The game is set for April 12 with a tentative kickoff time of 1 p.m. The tickets are $5 in advance or $10 the day of the game and will be available online, in person at the Athletics Ticket Office on the plaza level of the Asp Avenue Parking Facility or by phone at 405-325-2424 or 800-456-GoOU.Stoops on former LB Mike Reed: Stoops commented Tuesday on linebacker Mike Reed no longer being on the team. "I'm never specific on things that aren't positive," Stoops said. "In the end, there are too many team-related and academic-related activities that are not being met. So therefore, he is not going to be with us during the spring and he will seek other opportunities at the end of the semester." Last season, Reed struggled financially to support his wife and kids, while playing football and attending classes all at the same time. When his wife was hospitalized last October, Reed began missing practice and workouts to care for her and their two children. Reed has not yet commented on what his plans might be. (The Oklahoman) Hope springs for OU: Tulsa World
Stoops talks about OU's upcoming spring football practice: Tulsa WorldSooners have several holes to fill: Fort Worth Star-TelegramLabels: Bob Stoops, DeMarcus Granger, Lendy Holmes, Oklahoma Sooners, Special Teams, Spring Practice
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesBob Stoops' opening spring press conference quotes: From SoonerSports.comOn QB Sam Bradford's development:
"He had an amazing year. All you have to do is compare his statistics to the All-Americans or offensive players of the year in our league and he is there. Everything we have asked him to do he has been exceptional, so I think you have to be careful that he doesn't go out there and try to be superman. That is not what we ask our guys to do. We rely on everybody; do your job, do what you're asked to do, direct in a positive way. I think with another year under his belt he will be more of a leader vocally. He was a great leader in his actions last year, but now with more experience I think more of that will come."On building depth at running back:"There is a perfect chance to build depth with Mossis Madu and Justin Johnson. They will get the bulk of it; we will give Matt Clapp some back there as well. But those guys have not played much at all and it will be a great opportunity. We already know what the other guys can do, so it is perfect."On how the Fiesta Bowl loss affects spring practice:"Each year is a new team. I've never seen one year tie to the next. We have won the National Championship before and it didn't have anything to with the next year and we have lost in it and it didn't have anything to do with the next year. Each year is a different team, with different players. In the end you have to go at it again. I will say we have been pretty consistent in going after the Big 12 Championship and we look to do that again next year. Hopefully, we can finish the year a little bit better."On Asst. Offensive Coordinator/WR Coach Jay Norvell:"Jay has a lot of excellent experience that I am excited about. He is a very positive, team-oriented guy who is incredibly competitive and passionate about the game. That is something I love about all the assistant coaches. I am excited about all of that combined with an excellent knowledge of offense. Just look at where he has been with UCLA and Nebraska and before that."Labels: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners, Spring Practice
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesStoops likes the schedule change: From the Tulsa World.. OU took playing in the Big 12 championship game into consideration when it agreed to play Texas Tech the week before the Nov. 29 Bedlam Series shootout at OSU. "Having been in that many Big 12 Championship games, we count that in our schedule," said Stoops about planning for 13 instead of the normal 12 regular-season games. "We feel it (open-date change) spaces the games out in a positive way." The Nov. 15 bye would come after a challenging seven-week run of games that includes four matchups against what should be Big 12 contenders in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and Texas A&M. "It breaks up that stretch and gives you time to work on Texas Tech and Oklahoma State in the off week," Stoops said. "It gives you a chance to regroup, and then here comes the stretch run. "And when you get to that late in the year, I like the rhythm of playing every week." (Tulsa World)Labels: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners, Schedule, Texas Tech
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesBob Stoops to earn $2.7 million salary; $3 million bonus in 2008; plus performance bonuses: Bob Stoops is about to become a $6 million coach. Stoops, 47, is scheduled to receive a one-time $3 million benefit on Dec. 31 this year for coaching at OU 10 seasons, according to his contract obtained by The Oklahoman through the Oklahoma Open Records Act. That $3 million benefit, combined with more than $2.77 million he'll receive in guaranteed compensation, along with additional income he could gain from various performance bonuses, means that Stoops could earn more than $6 million in 2008. Sooner athletic director Joe Castiglione admits that figure could invite criticism of OU having misplaced priorities. "People may question why we do certain things," Castiglione said. "But we can measure his impact, not just with success on the field, but the way our team generates interest and excitement because of the leadership of the head coach. He positively affects so many elements of the athletic program, campus community and the state -- you could talk about it from the infusion of excitement to the economic impact." "Bob Stoops is worth every penny and always has been and always will be." (More at The Oklahoman)Let's not forget the other perks: In addition, Stoops is also provided with*35 hours annually of private airplane use*2 automobiles with insurance *20 football tickets*Membership and monthly dues at a Norman-area golf course Also: Back in 2007, Bob Stoops earned a humbling $3.5 million salary. Which at the time was 36 times that of a professor's salary at OU.Past Post:
Oklahoma's Bob Stoops Highest Paid CoachLabels: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners, Salary, University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesUT's Rick Barnes stayed in the Stoops Suite: From Tulsa World Sports blog.. The Longhorns spent Tuesday night at Sooner Legends Inn & Suites in Norman, where Barnes bunked in the Bob Stoops Suite. The pictures and memorabilia were everywhere, prompting this quip from the Texas hoops coach: "We were pretty intimate." (Tulsa World)Q&A with Jameel Owens: The OklahomanLabels: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesIbiloye like the hairstyle: Free safety Joseph Ibiloye got everyone's attention at South Garland's signing ceremony just by removing his baseball cap. Ibiloye had the "OU" logo sheared into his hair on the back of his head. "I wasn't going to do it," said Ibiloye, who signed with Oklahoma, "but I was talking to my barber and just threw my hat down and said, 'Let's do it.'" Ibiloye's teammates ribbed him about having to shave the logo off before school started, since attention-getting hairstyles are against school policy. (Dallas Morning News)Coaches on the theatrics at signing ceremonies: Muskogee's Stacy McGee and Jameel Owens announced together, with McGee picking up an OU cap and placing it on his head, leaving Owens to pick up an OSU cap, only to pull an OU cap from inside the Cowboy cap. "Some of these kids, you want to slap 'em once they sign,” Barry Switzer said on Jones' radio show Wednesday. It all gets silly, which made Guthrie's Kye Staley a throwback Wednesday when he simply walked into his ceremony wearing an OSU cap. "I wouldn't say it bothers me,” Bob Stoops said of theatrics at recruiting announcements. "It's not my kid, not my young man. But you kind of set yourself up in those situations.” (The Oklahoman)Where OU Ranks Nationally
Scout.com: #13
ESPN/Scouts Inc.: #8 It added teammates ESPN 150 WR Jameel Owens (Muskogee, Okla.) and Stacy McGee (Muskogee, Okla.) down the stretch to an already impressive class. Right now we believe RB Jermie Calhoun (Van, Texas) is special and will join an already outstanding stable of Sooners running backs and contribute quickly. However, DE R.J. Washington (Keller, Texas/Fossil Ridge) is right on his heels as the premier player in this class.Rivals.com: #5The Sooners did their usual sterling job, cleaning up in-state and going into Texas for some top players. They also signed top-ranked players from Georgia, New Jersey and New Mexico.Tom Lemming, CSTV: #5Texas players are key to recruiting, and the Sooners secured them very early and kept them: R.J. Washington, arguably the best pass rusher, RBs Jermie Calhoun and Justin Johnston, and OLs Ben Habern and Stephen Good.SuperPrep: #6Texas routinely supplies the Sooners with some of their finest talent. This year Bob Stoops raided the Lone Star state for five-star RBs Jermie Calhoun and Justin Johnson as well as highly regarded DE R.J. Washington and OLs Stephen Good and Ben Habern.
Oklahoma, Texas post top-10 classes: ESPN.comLandry Jones Ready to Work: SoonerSports.comThe deals are sealed: Muskogee Phoenix
Labels: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners, Rankings, Recruiting
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesOklahoma's Bob Stoops and Wes Welker to be honored at Headliner Banquet: Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops and New England receiver Wes Welker will be honored by The March of Dimes at the 32nd annual Sports Headliner Banquet, at 7 p.m. March 12 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Welker, an Oklahoma native who played football at Heritage Hall High School and Texas Tech, is this year's Sports Headliner. He is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots. Welker set a franchise record in the 2007 regular season with 112 receptions, which also tied for the NFL lead. Stoops is this year's Headliner Special. This year's OU team won the Big 12 championship and played in the Fiesta Bowl. The March 12 event at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City will begin with a special reception for sponsors at 6 p.m. followed by the awards dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available. Please contact the March of Dimes at (405) 943-1025 or MarchofDimes.com/Oklahoma for more information. (The Oklahoman) In addition, Sam Bradford and former Oklahoma runningback Adrian Peterson will be given honoree awards.Labels: Award, Bob Stoops, Former Sooner, Oklahoma Sooners, Sam Bradford
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesBob Stoops stops by Butte College: Bob Stoops, the University of Oklahoma's vaunted head football coach, visited the Butte College campus this morning [Thursday]. On Sunday, Stoops received a verbal commitment from standout Butte free safety David Sims, who is expected to start for the Sooners when they begin their Big 12 Conference title defense in the fall. Assistant coaches from some of the nation's top programs routinely visit Butte to recruit Roadrunners players, but appearances from head coaches like Stoops, who have a limitless schedule of offseason obligations, are much more rare. (Enterprise Record)Tough luck did not stop this commit: The OklahomanFormer Sooner in the business of changing lives: The OklahomanA look at OU's three early entrants into the NFL: The DailyLabels: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesOU stretched thin: The Sooners were without Malcolm Kelly for all but three plays Wednesday night, and lost Juaquin Iglesias for one play early in the second quarter when the junior wide receiver appeared to turn his ankle. Quentin Chaney was able to help plug Kelly's absence with a career-high 129 receiving yards on four catches. When Iglesias left, however, OU was forced to insert walk-on Garrett Bothun. Sam Bradford scrambled for 8 yards on Bothun's one play. (Tulsa World)Pair of Sooners get their first start: Oklahoma started redshirt freshmen Jeremy Beal of Carrollton Creekview at defensive end and Adrian Taylor of Mansfield at defensive tackle. Beal started in place of sophomore Auston English, the Big 12 sacks leader with 9 ½ , who has been battling the flu all week and is still recovering from an injured right ankle. It was Beal's second start this season. English saw limited playing time. Taylor started in place of sophomore DeMarcus Granger (Kimball), who was arrested late Saturday night on a charge of shoplifting and was sent home. (Dallas Morning News)Stoops Coaching rumors: There are rumors that Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is a candidate for the NFL job with the Baltimore Ravens, who fired Brian Billick on Monday. Stoops was also mentioned as a possibility for Michigan, which eventually hired Rich Rodriguez from West Virginia. (The Arizona Republic)Fiesta Fiasco -- Mountaineers manhandle Sooners: Tulsa World'Big game Bob' hasn't been lately: Tulsa WorldA history of yardage: Tulsa World OU Football Two Minute Drill: Tulsa World OU loyalists pack Fiesta Bowl again: Tulsa WorldOnside kick, other woes to haunt OU: Tulsa WorldChaney is bright spot for Sooners: Tulsa WorldImpressive QB play dooms OU: Tulsa WorldWest Virginia extends Sooners BCS losing streak: Norman Transcript It was over before it even started: Norman Transcript No Kelly, big problems: Norman TranscriptChaney's star leads to career night for junior: The Oklahoman Fiesta Bowl Notebook: The Oklahoman By the numbers: The Oklahoman News and views: The OklahomanStoops runs out of magic again, and Sooners' BCS struggles continue: The OklahomanWest Virginia sends the Sooners to another loss in Arizona: The OklahomanSpeed the key for mountaineers: The OklahomanMissing starters aren't to blame: The OklahomanBummer, Sooners — Another BCS bust: Arizona RepublicW. Virginia is more than offensive powerhouse: Arizona RepublicMountaineers slam Sooners in Fiesta Bowl: East Valley TribuneValley unkind to Stoops brothers: East Valley TribuneComedy of errors plague Sooners: East Valley TribuneOnside kick surprised Mountaineers: Charleston Daily MailDevine was 'a little too excited': Charleston Daily MailWhite comes up with another big time game for Mountaineers: Charleston Daily MailNews of Mountaineer demise quite premature: Charleston Gazette Fiesta Bowl could be last hurrah for Slaton, Reynaud: Charleston Gazette Defense sets the tone for Mountaineers: Charleston GazetteRich who? One for Stew: Charleston GazetteWest Virginia crashes Oklahoma's fiesta: Dallas Morning News Trick play backfires on Sooners: Ft. Worth Star-TelegramStewart's resume topped with Fiesta Bowl win: ESPN.comWhite outruns Oklahoma as West Virginia takes Fiesta: USA TodayOklahoma becomes latest BCS bust: FoxSports.comLabels: Bob Stoops, Fiesta Bowl, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Cohen named to Ray Guy watch list: Oklahoma punter Michael Cohen has been added to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award. Presented annually by the Greater Augusta (Ga.) Sports Council to the nation's top collegiate punter. Cohen currently ranks No. 13 nationally with a punting average of 44.3 yards per kick. Six of his punts have exceeded 50 yards and he has at least one 50-yard boot in three straight games. Five of Cohen's 24 kicks were downed inside the 20 yard-line, only one went for a touchback and seven were fair caught by opponents. The Ray Guy Award began in 2000. It has never been won by an Oklahoma player, although Jeff Ferguson was a finalist in 2001. (SoonerSportsPR)
Stoops old memories: (Bob) Stoops is glad to see the Cleveland Indians closing in on the World Series. He said he was a big Tribe fan growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, but not as big a fan as his late father, Ron Stoops. "I remember my dad about breaking the TV all those years they were horrible," he said. (Tulsa World)
Sooners named to CBS All-American list: Receiver Malcolm Kelly and defensive end Auston English have been named Halfway All-Americans by CBSSports.com. Kelly is tied for fourth in the country in TD receptions with eight. English leads the Big 12 in sacks with 7.5. (NewsOK.com)
Hendricks Award taking English: SoonerSports.com
Stoops, Sooners focused on Cyclones: SoonerSports.com
Wacky season gives OU a shot, but others must fall: The Oklahoman
Sooners want to get things going on the ground: Norman Transcript
OU's Brown clings to second chance: Tulsa World
Oklahoma's Granger excited about line: Dallas Morning News
Oklahoma's No. 4 ranking all ISU needs to know: Des Moines Register
Lofton's tackling prowess puts him in elite company for No. 4 Oklahoma: AP/Yahoo! SportsLabels: All-American, Austin English, Bob Stoops, Malcolm Kelly, Michael Cohen, Oklahoma Sooners, Watch List
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesWright's past Texas connection: OU defensive backs coach Bobby Jack Wright knows what the OU-Texas rivalry is like wearing burnt orange. Wright spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach at Texas before joining Bob Stoops' staff in 1999. "When I was south of the Red (River), I got cussed by people north of the Red,” Wright said. "Being born and raised in Texas, I have a lot of friends in Texas. "I get cussed by them now." (NewsOK.com)Switzer on the Red River Rivalry: (Barry) Switzer, who turns 70 today, works as a college football analyst for XM Satellite Radio, but still remembers the pressure surrounding an OU-Texas game. "I know how that game goes. I know the pressure," he said. "It's tremendous." The former OU coach said the weight to win the game is always heaviest for those on the OU sideline. "I don't think I've met anybody that's graduated from the University of Texas and come north of the Red River to make a living," he said. "But we've got a lot of our graduates who left and have gone south of the Red River, to Dallas and Houston, that make a living and live in those communities, the social clubs, the golf clubs ... It's very important to us. There's tremendous pressure on Oklahoma to win this game every year. I’ve always felt that."(Norman Transcript)Only so far back: Stoops said he only goes back two years to look at past Texas-OU games. "We'll look a little bit at what they were doing," Stoops said. "If you go back too far, things look too different." (Dallas Morning News)OU-Texas a Saturday of memories: SoonerSports.comFormer OU coach is having the time of his life as grandfather, businessman: The OklahomanSwitzer's most memorable games: The OklahomanInfluencing Switzer: The OklahomanBeating rival on field can help win recruits' hearts: The OklahomanKey matchups: The OklahomanWhen the Sooners have the ball: The OklahomanWhen Texas has the ball: The OklahomanSooners winning recruiting battle with Texas on Dallas turf: Dallas Morning NewsUT players given sobering lesson: Dallas Morning NewsPlayers' legal woes wear on Longhorns: Dallas Morning NewsOU, Texas teams won't abandon run: Dallas Morning NewsRed River Rivalry hasn't been too kind to first-time quarterbacks: Tulsa WorldImplications are large in rivalry game: Tulsa WorldStopping Charles is key for Sooners: Tulsa WorldTexas battling its demons: Tulsa WorldOU-Texas matchups: Tulsa WorldOU Notebook: Think, then run: Tulsa WorldMcCoy, bruised and down on his luck, staying positive: Tulsa WorldVintage Switz: Tulsa WorldOklahoma-Texas rivalry transcends rankings, records, bowl hopes and spying: Ft. Worth Star-TelegramTurning over a new leaf?: Ft. Worth Star-TelegramNotebook -- Brown on the defensive: Austin American-StatesmanHomecoming for fan Okie: Austin American-StatesmanOU-Texas trophy no steal: Austin American-StatesmanStoops, Brown polar opposites: Austin American-StatesmanStoops no longer walking on water: San Antonio Express-NewsOklahoma's defense is under the gun: San Antonio Express-NewsHorns, Sooners hope to avoid 0-2 start to Big 12 play: ESPN.com Labels: Barry Switzer, Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners, | |
