Big 12 football: Bob Stoops quick hits

A few Bob Stoops observations and responses during Big 12 Media Days on Wednesday.

On whether he agrees with Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville (formerly of Auburn) that some team — Auburn, OU, Utah — should be awarded the 2004 BCS national championship that will be vacated by Southern Cal because of NCAA sanctions: “No. It’s a long time ago … I’m not much for claiming anything if it didn’t happen on the field.”

On whether Stoops is endorsing anyone for governor, after Barry Switzer endorsed Democrat Party candidate Jari Askins: “I don’t go there (laughing). You know I’m smarter than that. If you tell me and know whos gonna win, then I’ll tell ya.”

On playing in the same division with his brother, Arizona coach Mike Stoops, when it appeared OU was headed for the Pac-10: “He was hoping for maybe North/South divisions. He wasn’t real excited having us and Texas in the same division, but he like I was in a way — and don’t take this wrong — was kind of excited about it. Just a different opportunity.  But we’re very excited where we are now and I said this to TV many times today, we’re operating like the Big 10 and Pac-10 have for over a hundred years. What’s the big deal? Now the shoe’s on the other foot. We don’t have a championship game and they do. So in the end, we’re still a strong product, which I think is obvious to everybody.”