Pride and promise
Time will tell whether the 2008 recruits join the 1999 group as one of the great classes in OU history
NORMAN — Bob Stoops hardly wowed the recruiting experts in 1999 when he signed his first class at Oklahoma .
Turns out, that group wasn't half bad.
The 1999ers posted a 55-11 record over five years to go along with two Big 12 titles, a national championship and a dominating 4-1 record over Texas .
But more than that, the 1999 class — combined with the classes of 1998 and 2000 — restored prestige...
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