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Sooners' QB possibility: Go with 2
Stoops admits it could happen early in season

 
By Berry Tramel | Published: August 4, 2007    Comment on this article Leave a comment

NORMAN — Bob Stoops platooned quarterbacks. Once.

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On Sept. 3, 2005, Paul Thompson and Rhett Bomar shared duties. Tall Paul took 56 snaps, Master Bomar 11 and Texas Christian went home a 17-10 winner at Owen Field.

That kind of verdict would make a coach scrap every shred of remembrance to that bewildering day, from quarterback strategy to the color crimson.

But now comes another uncertain Oklahoma August, and might Stoops again be tempted to use two QBs, particularly in the season opener against North Texas?

"There's always that chance,” Stoops said. "I'm not saying we will. But it's too early to say we wouldn't.”

Here's why. You don't automatically have a quarterback just because you pick one. If the Sooner coaches get 10 days out from Sept. 1, or even game week, and don't know who to pick, they would be far better served to play two quarterbacks than crown an undeserved king.

As offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said: "I don't think we'll know until we know. We might know and still not know.”

Ideally, Sam Bradford or Kid Nichol or even Joey Halzle will win the job before September.

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