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Why Hasn't Bob Stoops Been Able to Keep Good to Great Defenses?
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:06 pm
Stoops came to fame being a great DC especially at UF. And, his early OU teams especially his championship winning team had a great defense. It's been over a decade since I can say OU has had a good defense. What has happened to the defenses at OU?
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Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:09 pm to Shaft Williams
They're now at Clemson.
Guess who his DC was.
Guess who his DC was.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:10 pm to memphisplaya
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They're now at Clemson.
Guess who his DC was.
Venables' defenses if my memory serves me right had started to taper off towards the end of his time at OU, right?
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:11 pm to memphisplaya
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They're now at Clemson.
Guess who his DC was.
I see a lack of talent on the OU defense.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:11 pm to Shaft Williams
They were really good on defense this year. Even if they are getting dominated by Clemson right now.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:11 pm to Shaft Williams
Not really, but keep in mind he was co DC there from 1999-2003, and DC 2004-2011.
So more than a decade
So more than a decade
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:14 pm to Shaft Williams
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Why Hasn't Bob Stoops Been Able to Keep Good to Great Defenses?
Big Game Bob
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:22 pm to Shaft Williams
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What has happened to the defenses at OU?
The offense they run has some to do with it.
The way the stubbornly tried to find defensive players in the state of Texas, where they do not play defense, has the most to do with it.
This post was edited on 12/31/15 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:24 pm to Shaft Williams
He has a great D now... until they get winded...
Depth is a wonderful thing.
Depth is a wonderful thing.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:25 pm to imraged
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They were really good on defense this year. Even if they are getting dominated by Clemson right now.
But didn't they play TCU and Baylor without their starting QB? Surely that would skew the numbers...
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:29 pm to vitamix
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But didn't they play TCU and Baylor without their starting QB? Surely that would skew the numbers...
Yes, and Okie State as well.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:30 pm to Shaft Williams
IMO, it is hard to have any great defense, when you have an offense that is designed to score fast.
There has to be balance.
Defense needs rest,it's not all about just scoring points. That is football for simpletons.
Stoops has never been good at eating clock, he uses the same approach in every big game.
Not talking bad about him, but you know what they say.. Keep doing the same things..
There has to be balance.
Defense needs rest,it's not all about just scoring points. That is football for simpletons.
Stoops has never been good at eating clock, he uses the same approach in every big game.
Not talking bad about him, but you know what they say.. Keep doing the same things..
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:30 pm to Shaft Williams
OU relies on Texas high school recruits big time, and Texas high school football just doesn't play defense worth a damn any more. There are so many Texas kids that you can still sign a talented defense relying primarily on Texas talent IF YOU GET WHO YOU WANT, but, OU hasn't been getting who they want out of Texas in recent years.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 6:33 pm to twk
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There are so many Texas kids that you can still sign a talented defense relying primarily on Texas talent IF YOU GET WHO YOU WANT, but, OU hasn't been getting who they want out of Texas in recent years.
False.
Add to it the ones you do sign from Texas are soft and will transfer at the first sign of adversity.
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