On Growing Up a Stoops

Whatever happened to Mike Stoops? C'mon, surely you remember the brother of Bob Stoops and one-time co-defensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. It seems like so long ago he set out to create his own name. He left the long shadow of his brother in Norman for the head coaching job at Arizona. Does that jog your memory?

I am really rooting for the guy, honestly. But you gotta wonder what might have been. I don't think the new arrangment has benefitted anyone. Arizona is 1-7 this year and has made its debut on ESPN's Bottom 10 (which, incidentally, is a must read every week).

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=bottom10049

Not only does Arizona stink, OU's defense cannot seem to remember that wide outs are eligible receivers in college football. The DB's in Soonerland are getting beat like they stole something several times a quarter. I bet that Thanksgiving will be interesting at the Stoops' house.