re: How has Oklahoma been so good?

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Numerous reasons. The most important? Good coaching and stability of coaching staff. The rest in no particular order:

- oil money
- one of only 2 large football programs in the state/no NFL team/meaning a lot of local support and butts in seats.
- proximity to DFW for recruiting
- large alumni base in DFW
- decent size town near OKC
- Barry Switzer, because he was a pioneer in attracting black players into the program. The best of athletes from all over the country. They liked him and respected him. This created a decades-long success in recruiting among the best players anywhere.
- there was a long time when OU's trench players were monsters and would plow down opponents, resulting in blowout victories. Like, 20 years or more.
- some of the SEC teams were not a factor during this timeframe (60's-70's-80's) which allowed OU to swoop in and snatch good players away, plus it created a clearer path to the NC game. There were years when LSU was a nobody, Bama was way down, Georgia up and down, and virtually nobody else in the SEC was a contender. Sometimes Auburn would be. Florida, maybe.
- the big hitters were USC, Penn State, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida State, Ohio State, Miami, Nebraska. It was easier to build a dynasty because there were more scholarships allowed, and parity didn't exist.

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2 things: Proximity to DFW, one of the largest metro areas in the country, and just happens to be in a state that is crazy about high school football. (Google Allen Eagles HS stadium)

Also, the school exists to support the football team. If there is some book where "football factory" is defined, OU would be the definition..a long with Bama and very small handful of others like LSU.

That's it really, and it helps that the entire state of Oklahoma doesn't have an NFL team (everyone is either Cowboys or Chiefs fans) and didn't even have NBA until fairly recently.

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How has Oklahoma been so good?

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I hate the title of this thread.

Let me give you a similar question - Why is Math so racist?

You’re not allowed to answer either question without getting jeered.

Oklahoma cheated. That’s all.

Texas chant: KNOW EXCUSES

Tuscaloosa isn't a great city either. How do YOU do it?

Recruits aren't tourists and they don't think like tourists.

You clearly don't understand what appeals to a recruit.

It’s not, I won’t disagree. I think Alabama over 90 years has created such a winning standard, kids want to go there. Started with Bear Bryant, and the lore of Joe Namath among others. Outside of a 10 year period of being on probation which we saw 4 coaches come and go, we’ve had a lot of consistency with our coaches and administration.