Rohde: Could BCS National Championship loss send Bob Stoops packing?

Forget the thought about Stoops leaving Oklahoma, a rematch needs to be in the air these days. We play Miami (FL) and Florida State in the future. Now, more than ever, we NEED the Florida Gators on our upcoming future schedules. There are open dates for both schools from 2012-2015. Let Stoops show how average or how great a coach he is when he gets a second chance at the Gators. I pray that OU's Athletic Director would at least take a look to see if these games can happen soon. I see many good schools on our future schedules,(i.e. Notre Dame, Tennessee, Ohio State, LSU) let's add another one!

Sorry James but I can only laugh at your continued stupidity for so long so I will say good bye and not return to this sight again so thanks for being stupid It just reinforces my opinion of long horn fans--Oh here is a laugh for you--DO YOU KNOW THE BEST WAY TO TRAP A LONG HORN FAN? YOU WAIT TIL THEY GET A DRINK OF WATER AND SLAM THE TOILET LID ON THEIR HEAD!!!!!!

Hey James from Memphis, Tn, what is your freaking problem, I am from Cleveland, Tn and find you to be an arrogant and childish trash-talking fool. If anybody sucks, it's you. What the heck do you have to brag about in Memphis, Tn. Up yours prick!!!

You are right james it is won not one--thanks for catching that goof--I notice you don't remark on the stats I gave you about Big 12 championships and and the head to head stats between Bob and mack.

Ok boys and girls, don't forget, its 8:49 PM CST and OU Still Sucks!

Your silence is deafening Andrew! Maybe you and Matt should go hang out.

Hey Andrew, on your post below you said "OU has one the Big Twelve Championship......"

its won, idiot! O.k. maybe you didn't make it through the 6th grade.

Hey James you are forgetting one thing--Bob Stoops has a 6-4 winning record against your whining coach Mack Brown since he came to OU. And even better OU has one the Big Twelve Championship 6 out of the 12 years and poor little mackie Brown-nose has only 2 big twelve championships. So Keep on talking trash and push OU down because you can't change the past and facts are OU and Bob have proven themselves over little Mack and the milk cows. Oh and I commend you for being honest and admitting you are from Memphis TX-Their claim to fame is a great big auto junk yard- I thought it was a big junk yard until I realized that part of that gigantic junk yard was the town of Memphis--and 1 more question the woman who gave birth to you--Do you call her mom or sis because either would be right in your case you inbred texan oh wait inbred and texan have the same meaning.
Andrew, Clinton - Jan 10, 2009 at 7:54 pm
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The crime index in Clinton, OK is 28 out of 100. 100 being the safest or Clinton being safer than only 28% of all cities in the U.S. So my question is Andrew, did this report include the portion of taxes collected in Clinton that helped pay the $6.1 million that Big Game Bob stole from Oklahoma. Idiot!

Major Employers in Clinton, OK Which one do you work for Andrew? Idiot!

Bar-S Foods 500
Clinton Public Schools 274
Integris Clinton Regional Hospital 180
OK Veterans Center 165
Clinton Nursing Homes (3) 234
City of Clinton 121
Freightliner Specialty Vehicles 185
Doane Pet Care 110

Andrew

its 8:31 pm CST and OU still sucks! idiot!

Memphis, TN you idiot! Stoops has lost 3 of the last 4 vs. Texas toothless a-hole! Mack is 3-0 in BCS bowls idiot! Stoops has lost his last 5 bowls games idiot! Bob is last won a national championship with Blake’s recruit’s idiot! Big Game Bob just stole $6.1 million from your junior college university idiot! Only a mobile-home living Sooner would even know there is a Memphis, TX, idiot!. You probably bought your double wide there, idiot!. The Clinton Chamber of Commerce has posted an opening for janitor at the Super 8 Motel...did you lose your job, idiot?

Mom jokes...you must have gotten through at least 6th grade, ok Andrew.....Tell your mom to stop kicking the help when she gets milked.

P.S. Is that really the best you have Andrew? James 8 Andrew 0

Memphis, TN you idiot! Stoops has lost 3 of the last 4 vs. Texas toothless a-hole! Mack is 3-0 in BCS bowls idiot! Stoops has lost his last 5 bowls games idiot! Bob is last won a national championship with Blake’s recruit’s idiot! Big Game Bob just stole $6.1 million from your junior college university idiot! Only a mobile-home living Sooner would even know there is a Memphis, TX, idiot!. You probably bought your double wide there, idiot!. The Clinton Chamber of Commerce has posted an opening for janitor at the Super 8 Motel...did you lose your job, idiot?

Mom jokes...you must have gotten through at least 6th grade, ok Andrew.....Tell your mom to stop kicking the help when she gets milked.

P.S. Is that really the best you have Andrew? James 8 Andrew 0

Hey James you are forgetting one thing--Bob Stoops has a 6-4 winning record against your whining coach Mack Brown since he came to OU. And even better OU has one the Big Twelve Championship 6 out of the 12 years and poor little mackie Brown-nose has only 2 big twelve championships. So Keep on talking trash and push OU down because you can't change the past and facts are OU and Bob have proven themselves over little Mack and the milk cows. Oh and I commend you for being honest and admitting you are from Memphis TX-Their claim to fame is a great big auto junk yard- I thought it was a big junk yard until I realized that part of that gigantic junk yard was the town of Memphis--and 1 more question the woman who gave birth to you--Do you call her mom or sis because either would be right in your case you inbred texan oh wait inbred and texan have the same meaning.

Danny, Vail

I'd make Ohio State +4 1/2 favorites if Big Game Bob stays..... and the game a pick'em if Bob leaves.

Here's a bowl matchup for next year. OU should play Ohio State in the Aflac Biggest Loser Bowl.
At least one of these teams would finally win a bowl game.
Their fans could start wearing their next best loser gear with some limited pride (just in the company of their fellow fans).

Perhaps if Stoops leaves, we could all be so lucky if Rhode left, too.

Hey Matt

Remember to 'ignore' my comments on this article as well. Wouldn't want to hurt your feelings and cause poor Sooner fans to stop traveling to see your team lose. We need someone to laugh at next October in Dallas.

it's 6:54 pm CST ladies and gentlemen, and OU still sucks!

hey gents

in case you forgot... its now 6:32 pm CST and OU still sucks!

funny how all you Sooner fans have been very silent with your arrogant comments on the Texas newspaper sites....

cat got your tongue? or are you all just like Big Game Bob (a.k.a Marv Levy)...who runs his mouth after a win and then has no comment after another choke!

its 5:40 pm CST and OU still sucks!

Sooner fans, enjoy a nice long winter, spring, and summer...you'll have ample time to reflect on the art of choking away a BCS game!

Its ok ou fans, because ou is still be in the big 12. Hey, maybe stoops can schedule nebraska, missouri, and texas a&m for non-conference games. You could have a warm-up against iowa state, or a maybe a rematch against ut-chattanooga. Anything to boost the stats for the offense of the century! Maybe they can even create a new bowl, just for ou. We will play it in norman so ou will not have to worry about a neutral field. We will call it the sooner bowl, and ou can play cincinnati, so they won't have to worry about choking!!!

I am a SOONER fan from the state of Tennessee. Be proud of the coaching achievements of Bob Stoops. Look what happened to Phillip Fulmer for the Vols, he won for the first eight years and sucked the last eight years. Bob may not ever surpass Coach Barry Switzer for National Championships, but he may pass him in total wins in a career. Both are good records to have, I'll settle for either before seeing the Sooners fall to the gloom and doom days of coach John Blake. Oklahoma University is one of the proudest and most productive teams in college football, very few teams can claim the same. As far as the silly talk of removing Stoops from the head coaching position, Stoops needs a coaching shake-up. He needs to part ways with D.C. Brent Venables and whoever is coaching Special Teams. Sad, I can't recall that coaches name. If Stoops whips Texas every year and wins all the Big XII championships, I can adjust to not winning every single game the Sooners play. Boomer Sooner!!!!

stoops poops.

OU vs Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl next year would be a classic.

Bob stoops is a hell of a great coach and Sooner fans should not forget it you are lucky to have him. I am a Gator fan who lives in Tennessee five months a year and talk/blog with several VOL sites. The VOLS have experienced a similar situation for the last few years. Like Oklahoma they had a good coach, good facilities, rabid support, but a poor recruiting base. Ten years ago bloggers started backbiting Fulmer which hurt recruiting and morale. It is almost a case of the critical statements fulfilling destiny.

1st off I am a sooner football fan, a so Rohde and other idiots like you can pretend that you know what is best for OU football. Lets not argue over our opinions and stick to cold hard facts. C.S. (coach Stoops) was able to come into a down and out program and turn it around in his first 2 years (remember 2000 National Champs) and no loosing seasons since his time at OU. He made winning seasons despite the loosing his starting QB (Jason White 2 consecutive years ( Jason White) and then have a winning season upon Jason's return and loss of the mobility at the QB position. Oh and how many assistant coaches has he lost and while at OU-the assistants were lost to other teams who wanted a Head Coach that was part of Stoops and OU's winning systems. And lets also talk about Florida's QB Mr. Tebow ( I am calling him Mr. because he is a person who deserves every one's respect-great guy both on and off the field) Mr. Tebows pass completion % -60%----Mr. Bradfords --63%---Mr. Tebow 230+ yards and Mr. Bradford--250+ yards--The difference was in Tebows running yards--but wasn't that expected. Now lets compare Bob Stoops in his field ( National Champs Coach) with you Rohdie in your field -Best Sports Writer in the Nation. Bob has finished 2nd four times as 2nd best in his field and 1st once. Have you ever came in 2nd for the Pulitzer. Lets face it --the only way you would get get close the best Sports Writer is to Park cars at the Sports Writer's Award presentation. Or to be a waiter serving thier table--OR MAYBE FOR SOME REASON THE WINNING WRITER COULD RUN OUT OF TOILET PAPER AND USE YOUR COLUMN TO CLEAN HIM SELF.

3 Million dollars!!! I guess Chokelahoma got fool by Madoff too. I mean OU's version of him is named BOB Stoops. What do you get for 3 million dollars? What does Bob Stoops bring to Chokelahoma? He wins games and a lot of them I must admit. He has Chokelahoma in the National Spotlight every year. He wins Big XII championships!! He gets paid big bucks every year it's in his contract and his 3 million dollar bonus. He has the Sooners playing in a BCS bowl damn near every year. He plays for the National Championship 4 times in 9 years. Now the awful truth. He loses 5 straight BCS bowls!! He doesn't score more than 14 points in any of his BCS games!! He is the first coach to lose 3 straight BCS championships!!! He was paid 3 million dollars prior to the 2009 Orange Bowl BCS Championship!!! The Denver Broncos were blessed that Bob Stoops turned them down. 3 million dollars can but a lot of things but not BCS bowl victories and it doesn't buy Chokelahoma ANY BCS Championships!!!!! Chokelahoma can keep Bob Stoops I don't thank the NFL, CFL or defunct XFL would want him now. Bob Stoops is a wise investment he is Chokelahoma's version of the economic collapse. He looks good when he plays everyone but Texas and than reality hits and he too is a BUST!!!

3 Million dollars!!! I guess Chokelahoma got fool by Madoff too. I mean OU's version of him is named BOB Stoops. What do you get for 3 million dollars? What does Bob Stoops bring to Chokelahoma? He wins games and a lot of them I must admit. He has Chokelahoma in the National Spotlight every year. He wins Big XII championships!! He gets paid big bucks every year it's in his contract and his 3 million dollar bonus. He has the Sooners playing in a BCS bowl damn near every year. He plays for the National Championship 4 times in 9 years. Now the awful truth. He loses 5 straight BCS bowls!! He doesn't score more than 14 points in any of his BCS games!! He is the first coach to lose 3 straight BCS championships!!! He was paid 3 million dollars prior to the 2009 Orange Bowl BCS Championship!!! The Denver Broncos were blessed that Bob Stoops turned them down. 3 million dollars can but a lot of things but not BCS bowl victories and it doesn't buy Chokelahoma ANY BCS Championships!!!!! Chokelahoma can keep Bob Stoops I don't thank the NFL, CFL or defunct XFL would want him now. Bob Stoops is a wise investment he is Chokelahoma's version of the economic collapse. He looks good when he plays everyone but Texas and than reality hits and he too is a BUST!!!

Ask yourself, "why would Stoops leave". He makes more money finishing 2nd than most
pro coaches do finishing first. In the pros he would be expected to win div. titles and
super-bowls(bowls, nasty word) you know that ain't happening, he would always be a
wild card coach.

Stoops had his team ready to play and they played well. This was not like the loss to West Virginia or to Boise State. I came away very impressed with the Sooner's performance. Bradford and his receivers, the O-line, the running back, they were all as good as advertised. The defense did a great job too. I think we (Florida, i'm a Gator fan) just played a little better and had a few plays go our way. Good game. No reason to be talking about coach Stoops job security.

Stoops had his team ready to play and they played well. This was not like the loss to West Virginia or to Boise State. I came away very impressed with the Sooner's performance. Bradford and his receivers, the O-line, the running back, they were all as good as advertised. The defense did a great job too. I think we (Florida, i'm a Gator fan) just played a little better and had a few plays go our way. Good game. No reason to be talking about coach Stoops job security.

Stoops had his team ready to play and they played well. This was not like the loss to West Virginia or to Boise State. I came away very impressed with the Sooner's performance. Bradford and his receivers, the O-line, the running back, they were all as good as advertised. The defense did a great job too. I think we (Florida, i'm a Gator fan) just played a little better and had a few plays go our way. Good game. No reason to be talking about coach Stoops job security.

How many times has USC, Ohio State, Miami, FSU, LSU, and Texas played for a National Title in the last 10 years? Have they been there 4 times? It's ABSOLUTELY ABSURD to even ASSUME our program is better off without Stoops. A jockey is only as good as it's thoroughbred...and every once in a while the other guys have faster horses. We had no match for their speed on D, for Harvin, we were dropping balls that we normally catch, and we were letting Tebow get yards after contact in the second half. Stoops got us there....every once in a while our guys have to make the great plays that define a Champion. Let's see...we punked Texas AGAIN, and got to play for a National Championship. I can't wait to hear "Jump Around" again soon and get after it again!!

Mr Stoops or Meyer could be the next coach at Notre Dame if fat Charlie doesn't get them playing better. In all seriousness,I think you have a great coach,recruiter.

Anyone that suggest that Stoops must go is an idiot! He has Oklahoma playing at a level where we are a national title contender every year. On Thursday, Florida made one of two more plays than we did. I'm sick and tired of the criticism that Coach Stoops has received over the past few years. Every Sooner fan should thank their lucky stars that Bob arrived in Norman and saved the program. Like Switzer said, in these type of games, you're going to face teams that are your equal or better than you. Stoops will win another national championship in the near future. Boomer Sooner!

Have been telling you morons this for months...Sponge Bob Bowl Flop is not a great coach, but he's better than Blake and Howard.

Be happy with what we have, realize how lucky we were to win in 2000 because those young men really were/are champions. Sponge Bob is just along for the ride (and the $M and much adoration from a bunch of ignorant goobers).

Kevin Wilson really should go get some therapy to see where his imagination went. He had one once.

There is a pattern here. Few are figuring it out. You are getting sleepy, you will place $200 cash in an envelope and mail it to me. If a few thousand of you ignorant posters do this, I'll be as rich as Sponge Bob Bowl Flop!

Yea, I guess its those Mountain West teams you gotta really look out for huh? Last time I checked only one SEC team could win that championship, so I guess by your own logic the rest of the league sucks (which it doesn't, but your logic is flawed). How many Bama fans do you think were partying it up last after Florida won? How many Georgia fans do you think were so giddy they could not sleep? Once again this was one team against another, says nothing about the conferences. If you are going down that road, then how do explain the losses by the mighty SEC teams?

the SEC Championship is harder to win than beating up a Big 12 sissy boy team anyday.

People say OU choked. I think that term has been used incorrectly. To my understanding, "to choke" means the intensity of the moment causes someone to succumb to their nerves and not do what they are able to do. Kind of like when a person on the game show is asked a question they know the answer to. yet the audience, cameras, lights, the thought of winning a million dollars causes their mind to go blank. Sure OU had opportunities to score some points, but it was not "choking" that caused them to not score those points. OU simply got outplayed in some of those circumstances. They tried, and I am sure they tried their best, but it was not as good as Florida's best and they came up short. I was especially proud of OU's defense, I thought they played very hard. My disappointment lies with the offense. If Thursday morning you had told me Florida would only score 24 points, I would have told you OU wins this game by ten. This was a shock, but not unusual for this bowl season. BTW, why can't OU get lucky and get matched up against Ohio State in bowl game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osBBYbQXQDQ

After Bob Stoops is through coaching at OU he will be regarded as the greatest football coach ever at OU...... Texas and OSU fans won't admit it, but they all know Stoops is by far a better coach than they have. They are jealous that he is at OU. That's why they stay on OU forums all the time. They make it so obvious. I think they really root for OU, but are afraid to tell their friends in Texas and Stoolwater....

Joe, Austin, if Florida was a better team, then OU didn't choke. OU lost to Florida, just think how bad Texas would have been beat, 3 or 4 touchdowns at least..... BTW, TEXAS SUCKS....

Good point We!

Teddy, I bet no one lost more sleep over last night's game than Bob Stoops. Other than the cost of a few snacks and t-shirts I, and many of you, had nothing more invested in this game than did the coaches and players at OU. As far as playing calling goes, sure there are some question marks there, but I got to think that the plays chosen were chosen for a reason not at random. As you pointed out people can shoulda this and coulda that, but the game is over. I thought OU did play tough for 4 quarters, just came up short when the opportunities were there. At least OU had their chances, it was not like the outcome was decided before the game was over.

I remember a coach some years back that played in several bowl games before he won one. After his teams run on National Championship titles the losses were forgotten. He is regarded as a great coach. It will be the same for Bob Stoops.... BTW, the coaches name is Tom Osborne at Nebraska....

You're spot on Kenneth, apo. Let's bring back Schnely and Blake. What a three ring circus that was!! No thanks! Not on your life! Name someone out there other than Stoops that they'd like to bring in that is of comparable ability and isn't with another top notch program. Any pro coaches? No thanks. I don't want to gamble on getting a Greg Robinson type that just got fired from Syracuse after about four dismal years. No offense to the King or Lou Holtz, but they're both in their seventies and they've had their time in football coaching.

Lest anyone forget John Blake and Howard Schnellenbeger!! HELL NO!
We are fortunate to have Bob Stoops. Remember the pain of the decade prior to his arrival in Norman. Averaging 11+ wins per season for 10 years?? I'll take it.

Stoops needs to be as critical of himself as the harshest critics on this and other boards. If nothing else, his salary warrants it! Play calling in critical situations has been questionable for the last few years and some of those led to L's. Toughness needs to last through 4 qrtrs, not 3. And everybody stop whining about whining! Every fan and coach THINKS their team deserves more. That is not whining unless there are tons of 'if' statements; if the ref would have called that interference in Q1, if the refs didn't give the game away...geez! If you are a champion, you find a way to win.

Is there anyway that OU can get Schnelenberger or Blake back ???? What a couple of great coaches they were...
It was SHEER TORTURE every Saturday afternoon.
I hope I don't live long enough to see anything like that again.

Every coach, that is worth while enough to play for a a title, at any level goes through streaks. Probably for the same reason the stockmarket goes up and down. The day will come when the matchup's favor OU and the tide turns. Will we think back to this day and think it was as dark as our season exactly 10 years ago? No, we will revel in the fact that the mighty OU sooners have won it again. Think about that, what school has ever won 10 titles?...none, in over a 120 years of college football. Time will come again and we will enjoy it very much.

Rhode, why do you write such nonsense?

Do us a favor Rhodes--and LEAVE the OKLAHOMAN!!!!!

Bob Stoops leave????? You idiots!!!!

Anybody that thinks OU is better off without Stoops is stupid! Need you be reminded of the 90's in Norman.

If someone would have told me back in 01 after just having won his first national title that 8 to 9 years later Stoops would still have only one national title, I would have said they were on something.However, I would not trade Stoops for anyone else. I enjoy a model of consistency, discipline, and class. Obviously of late there is something that the coach needs to tweak once he reaches the title game. But in time, I'm sure he'll figure it out. What he has done can be compared to someone in basketball reaching the Final Four 12 times and coming out wtih a title 3 times. Hey! That sounds to me a lot like someone named Coach K at Duke. Even so, how many times had Dean Smith gone to a Final Four? I think countless times. Yet, in his storied career at North Carolina, The Dean just has 2 national titles. Winning these things just aren't as easy as one thinks. So coach Stoops went from being the Coach K of football to being the Dean Smith of football. All in all, not too shabby.

Get rid of Stoops? That is crazy talk. A BCS joke? Stoops has led OU to several big wins this year, just cannot seem to get it done in the biggest game. But as Theodore Roosevelt said it is far greater to do the things that are hard and challenging than to linger in the gray twilight of what is "safe" (not a direct quote but the gist of his quote about reaching for greatness). Thanks Stoops for your team and staff's effort, it was another exciting season, not what we had hoped for in the end, but what a great ride.

Florida was simply a better team. "Big" game bob has become a BCS joke.

This paper vs the Enquirer - I can't see much difference.

BOB STOOPS RULES! OU is lucky to have him and Bob has more than earned his money. Anyone who says otherwise is an idiot.

Well, I guess we join the Phil (Happy to place on the leader board) Mickelson club along with the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills. The team that almost could.............

Well, I guess we join the Phil (Happy to place on the leader board) Mickelson club along with the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills. The team that almost could.............

Rohde, the twinky hound, should be packing up and heading down the road. So, if a coach doesn't win a conference championship, every year, he should hit the road? National Championship game loss and a coach is done for? Idoits and football don't make good combinations and the sportswriters are the idiots.

Well, I guess we join the Phil (Happy to place on the leader board) Mickelson club along with the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills. The team that almost could.............

hire the Utah coach. What an accomplishment with just a fraction of the talent and facilities that OU has.

Exactly KEITH!!

I think some sports writers at the Oklahoman needs to be sent packing for some of the stupid crap we had to read leading up to the game ... lame eight ball article, teblow propraganda, and this lame speculation about getting rid of Stoops.

People in Oklahoma have been spoiled by Bob Stoops. Do you people Remember Gary Gibbs, John Blake and Howard??? Bob Stoops has not only brought respectability back to OU Football. He also has brought back title after title. There are over 100 other teams that would gladly have traded places with OU (win or lose). Its the Comments from Boneheads, like our Sportswriters and some OU fans will eventually cost us Stoops. Wake up Oklahoma 12 - 2 is not a bad record.

think people will be surprised that either all or most of the OU players won't go pro. If I had the burning desire to redeem myself I wouldn't go now. It just depends on how much these players want to redeem themselves. I think Sam probably feels strong about that especially since McCoy, Tebow , and most big name guys are probably coming back. McCoy because he was slighted and Tebow because of his arrogance of me, me, me.

Anybody notice the picture above? Classy Florida fans laughing at Stoops and some kids. Real classy, what a shining example of sportsmanship. Hope they were late getting to WalMart the next morning, so they get fired from thier greeter job.

Classless fans in Florida to taunt Stoops in front of his children. I would've thought they would appreciate him a little more after the game.....I mean he helped them win their 1st National championship as a part of the FL staff. They WANTED him to come back as coach......TWICE they've tried! At least after the game show some respect and humanity. I don't know if I could've ignored that...Stoops showed class and self control......probably realizing that his response was more important for his children.
BTW....Utah should've been named #1 in the AP. They have played a strong schedule and are undefeated.
And in response to some who think that Mack Brown has class....what world do you live in? How about NO-CLASS!

Chriss, OU got beat by a better team, plain and simple. I don't know if you can fault anyone. To me, Florida's players were better than OU's, excluding the D-line and Travis Lewis and Lendy Holmes and Chris Brown and Jermaine Gresham. I'm certainly not going to advocate firing coach Stoops or Brent Venables. OU will win another NC and Stoops will be the coach for OU when it happens. Count on it. BOOMER SOONER!!!!

First of all, any person who suggest that Stoops and his crew are needing to go needs a serious reality check. Many people have eluded to the sorrowful years between Barry and Bob. People have become slobs of the success Stoops has brought us and now people feel someone else out there can do a better job? Please! I live in Denver now but I am a proud memeber of Sooner Nation and my thanks goes out to Stoops and his staff. Not only is he classy, but he teaches these young men how to respond when things don't go there way. They never make excuse unlike the whiners in Austin. His toughness has brought more to Oklahoma football that just wins. He is teaching his players how to play football and handle adversity by never making excuses. In this day of people shifting blame to cover their own butts, Stoops stands up and takes it like a man and never, ever whines. I am a football coach in Colorado and I for sure think we have an excellent staff who gets the most ourt of their players. True Sooner fans understand what we have in Bob Stoops. Anyone else who complains is a fringe fan at best and only supports the team when we are winning. Believe me, I know you type of fans exist in Okalhoma, I lived there for 20 years. Congratulations Coach Stoops and th OU football team. Thank you for getting us there and making us relevant on the national scene.

Can you say Buffalo Bills? Nice work stoopsie.

Frankly I'd much rather have the team I support have a team in the title game than one that rarely or will never be in the BIG game. You know, like that program in Stillwater...

It was great game, two very good teams very easily could have gone the Sooner's way, just a couple of plays away. Even Urban Meyer admitted that the two INTs, the one that bounced up and was juggled at the goal and the one that Iglesias had ripped out if his hands were the difference in the game. He never mentioned Saint Tebow.

I still think the Sooners are great and Bob Stoops is a great coach...

KEEP STOOPS!

First I would like to THANK Coach Stoops and his Staff for a job well done in rebuilding the Oklahoma football program back to meaning something once again! Thank You to the TEAM for not giving up in the face of BIAS that was called OFFICIATING in this game last night, but we were not the "CHOSEN ONES" in the game last night. That officiating crew must have came from the PAC-10 school of officiating, it was at best, totally in favor of the GATORS! I hope that Coach Stoops and Staff ignore all of you MORONS that want their HEADS and continue their good work. You MORONS should work on getting the NCAA and the BCS to take the POLITICS out of the sport and let the young athletes do their work on a LEVEL playing field!

Stoops has had his team in 4 NC games. That is amazing. As much as I would have liked to see OU win them all I am very impressed that they got to THE GAME every team craves but few actually go to. Stoops showed guts trying to run the ball. He was obviously making a statement in this game and I applaud him for it. When was the last time you saw OU win the toss and actually ask to receive the kickoff? They always defer. That in itself showed that Stoops wanted his offense to make a statement. Florida's d simply presented too much of an obstacle.

I am Sooner born and Sooner bred but live in exile in Arkansas just north of Fayetteville and the U of A and I thought these Arkies were the classless of the classless but reading some of the posts wanting to dump Stoops and staff is the height of idiocy and exhibits no class at all.

What a bunch of ungreatful idiots you are!!!!!!!!!

HEY, all y'all.
Remember the years between Barry and Bob?
I'll continue to buy the same seats at Owen Stadium as I have for over 32 years. Just wish I could get Bob Berry down here for away games! And, Rohde is FOS as usual.
Curley Bob, Houston

A ridiculous article written by one of the least talented writers at the Oklahoman. I am certain that Stoops and all of the football team are very disappointed with their loss, but let us take the time to think back to the years before Bob Stoops. It was a very sad time in OU football history. I'd rather have teams that play for, and lose, the national championship than teams that lost more games than they won.

I live in Denver and there is no talk about Stoops becoming the coach here. The Broncos don't need or want a coach that can't win a BCS game. Maybe Stoops can back to Florida,oops sorry they win the BCS games so that wouldn't work out for him either

I live in Denver and there is no talk about Stoops becoming the coach here. The Broncos don't need or want a coach that can't win a BCS game. Maybe Stoops can back to Florida,oops sorry they win the BCS games so that wouldn't work out for him either

HEY, all y'all.
Remember the years between Barry and Bob?
I'll continue to buy the same seats at Owen Stadium as I have for over 32 years. Just wish I could get Bob Berry down here for away games! And, Rohde is FOS as usual.
Curley Bob, Houston

By the way, classy Florida fans in the picture! Taunting Stoops after a big game, in front of his kids. Real class, Florida. Apalling.

Ken, if Florida is so much faster (which they are) whose fault is that ultimately? If not Bob Stoops, who? Tell me, please.

Robert, for all your egregious grammar and spelling, you make some good points. The coaches lost this game. Not the guys.

I'm with Stoops! Yeah these loses hurt and are hard to take but all we can do is get ready for next year and try it again. Instead of being outraged at Bob or his coordinators lets be outraged at the BCS system that makes us wait an entire month to play our game! Just think of how much better this game could have been if both teams still had the momentum from the regular season with them!

Ok, i am a huge OSU fan, but i have supported the Sooners to Rep. the Big 12. I can not do this anymore. Its not the players or Coaches its the fans. I will take the class that Stoops players exude over any player that Switzer ever put on the field, any day. You guys should be lucky to have a Stoops, but typical Gooner fan crap says otherwise. You guys really need to get over yourselfs.

In order to win the national championship, first you have to get to the championship game! And you can count on one hand the number of college coaches who have managed that feat 40% of the time over the last decade (and still have 2 or 3 fingers leftover!). If given a choice, I'd prefer to keep Stoops and toss John Rohde.

Sixto, if you expect a championship "year in and year out", out of all the college teams, you might as well call 1-800-GINSU right now for your hari kari knife. That they've been there so many times is a credit. There're these things called "luck" and "talent". OU had some bad luck, I believe that Florida had slightly better talent. Great game, though.

You people calling for coach Stoops to be fired or leave for the NFL are absolutely INSANE!!! Yeah it sucks OU lost. And I do think the coaching might have played a part in a few instances. But Florida is faster and was able to take advantage of oppurtunities that came up for them. OU didn't. We live to fight another day. I look forward to next season. BOOMER SOONER!!!!

He doesn't have the guts to fire Venerables and that is SORELY needed. OU hasn't had an intimidating stifling defense since Mike left. FIRE VENERABLES TODAY!

You guys are freaking idiots, if you have a clue you would have seen that OU's defense held Florida to 24 points, its not Venables fault that Florida has a great defense and OU couldn't score. Bill, you are the normal OU fan, its called a bandwagon fan, if OU isn't winning every game you go and do your cousin!! "Big game Bob" or is it "No Show for a Bowl Bob" can't win them all. HAHA I love it, hearing you f@$*ing Gooners brag all year only to see you lose another one and then everyone (bandwagon fans)turn on your own school. This is great, won't have to hear from you Gooners again for 8 months.

I was very disappointed with last night's game, to say the least. Now I have to listen all the Longhorn wackos in my office about who should have played. While Florida may well be the best team in the nation, as they certainly won the game last night, we still have no idea how good OUs team this year was due strictly to poor coaching. I have been posting for 2 years now that we will never win another national championship as long as we have Kevin Wilson and Brent Venerables as our coordinators. Unfortunately, I bought into the hype and stared to think maybe this time would be different. Last night was just a continuation of a long pattern and another prime example as to why you two should be asked to move on. Please, Please go be head coaches somewhere. When a team takes 30 seconds to snap the ball, that's not a hurry up offense. Get in position, check the sidelines, get a call, defense moves, check the side line again, get the call, defense moves, you still have the wrong play called. More than any game this year we ran the ball with 8 in the box and passed with only 5. Wilson you stink, always have and always will. You dont work at Northwestern anymore, can you grasp that? When I can sit on my couch and figure out what play in coming, what do you think a paid professional coach on the other sideline is going to know? One screen pass all night thrown into the ground because Florida knew it was coming, only 1 flanker/jail break screen that Florida knew was coming causing our WR to go outside, away from his blockers, to pick up any yardage at all, 1 reverse that went no where, 3 yards I remember, a fake reverse that lead to a sack because the receiver tipped off the defense it was something different as he went behind Bradford instead of in front, like all our other reverses. 2 downs from inside the 1 and you dont call a sneak, or a quick hitting play, like you did in almost all the other games? Then on top of your poor play calling, you make another bad decision on 4th down. We gotta go hurry up, causing confusion in the line. Our left guard gets beat to the inside and our center doesnt block a sole because he goes left and theres no one there. You managed to only confuse the blocking scheme, not Flordia. News flash for you Venerables, holding Florida to around 480 yards and 24 points is not a good showing for the defense. Everyone in the country knew Tebow was gonna take over the game, his ego and Meyers wasnt gonna allow for anthing else in the 4th quarter, why didn't you? What, youre too good to know that the quarterback run game is a staple of their offense. Quarter back draws and the jump pass must be special plays they devised for only us. I am sure those plays didnt show up on film anywhere. The center was tipping off the the qb draw, he didnt even attempt to pass block, he just headed downfield to pick off the one linebacker that you left to spy on Tebow. How many times did English and Beal bust their assignments? Everytime they ran their shuttle option, you had 2 people trying to tackle Tebow leaving the forward pitch wide open. Stoops got so mad on the last one, he slung his headset off. Sound defensive football was not played last night by your defense and THAT'S YOUR FAULT. Sound defensive football hasnt been played by your defenses for over 3 years now and THAT'S YOUR FAULT. Very obvious Florida made adjustments at half to combat what we were doing to have success. No adjustments were apparent from our 2 coodinators, we just got worse as the game went on, both sides of the ball. Bust after bust after bust, with no adjustments. Again and Again, we get outcoached and out schemed. Stoops you get paid 3 million a year to be an administrator of a college football program. Administrate.....Venerables, Wilson, and Bobby Jack Wright need to go. Go somehere, anywhere, just not back to Norman. Eight will never happen as long as their part of the coaching staff.

The Sooners have been to 4 BCS title games in the last 9 years. Unprecedented level of excellence. I appreciate the way the team represents the university and the state. When they make a big play you see very little showboating and mouthing off. They just hustle back to the line and get ready for the next one.
My Georgia friends always comment about this and seem to appreciate it. This is a credit to somebody and I give it to Stoops and the staff. This is college football and there is more to it than winning everything all the time. I am very thankful for the last 10 years of Sooner football and it's fine with me if we go 1-3 in BCS title games or whatever during the next 9 years.

I lay this one at the coaching staff's feet, namely Kevin Wilson. There is no excuse for an offense this potent not to be able to score twice - twice!! - in the red zone, no matter who they're playing. That was some of the worst offensive playcalling I have ever seen. If OU had taken advantage of the numerous opportunities handed it to build a sizable lead in this game, we would all right now be celebrating #8. The offense failed to produce and so put way too much pressure on the young defense, which I think played lights out until the end.

And, I'm tired of hearing all this rose-colored talk about how Stoops is such a great coach, and how we've been to so many NC games, yadda, yadda, yadda. The fact is, Stoops himself embraced the expectation of the Sooner Nation, and those expectations are that OU will compete for and win national championship year in and year out. Remember Stoops' first press conference just after he got hired? Remember what he said then:

"We will not shy away from these expectations, we will embrace them."

OK...if the expectation is to win championships, then clearly OU is not meeting it (lately). Changes are required in order to get there. Stoops needs to take a long look at his staff and figure out whether or not these are the guys who can deliver on these expectations. If they are not, then a change is required.

It was a great year - a fun year to watch follow OU football. Not everyone can win. One nat'l championship game loss has nothing to do with another. We didn't want it quite as bad. We just didn't do what we did to get there.

Stoopes needs to move on to the NFL. Cant get it done anymore and he needs a new challenge. You can only put up with so much trailer park fans and he's done it for 10 years. Denver would be an excellent job for him and they have unlimited supply of visors he can wear at night games

Fellow OU fans...you need to relax. Bob Stoops is a great coach. He's won over 80% of his games at OU, 6 conf. titles and one National Championship. His team was ready to play last night, fought their hearts out and came up a little short. Give him a break. What do you want, to go back to OU football in the 1990's? Relax and move on and lets hope Sam comes back and we can make yet another run at the championship next year.

Fellow OU fans...you need to relax. Bob Stoops is a great coach. He's won over 80% of his games at OU, 6 conf. titles and one National Championship. His team was ready to play last night, fought their hearts out and came up a little short. Give him a break. What do you want, to go back to OU football in the 1990's? Relax and move on and lets hope Sam comes back and we can make yet another run at the championship next year.

He doesn't have the guts to fire Venerables and that is SORELY needed. OU hasn't had an intimidating stifling defense since Mike left. FIRE VENERABLES TODAY!

He doesn't have the guts to fire Venerables and that is SORELY needed. OU hasn't had an intimidating stifling defense since Mike left. FIRE VENERABLES TODAY!

Fellow OU fans...you need to relax. Bob Stoops is a great coach. He's won over 80% of his games at OU, 6 conf. titles and one National Championship. His team was ready to play last night, fought their hearts out and came up a little short. Give him a break. What do you want, to go back to OU football in the 1990's? Relax and move on and lets hope Sam comes back and we can make yet another run at the championship next year.

He doesn't have the guts to fire Venerables and that is SORELY needed. OU hasn't had an intimidating stifling defense since Mike left. FIRE VENERABLES TODAY!

Stooops is a fabulous coach and I hope he's here for another 20 years! But I've never seen a team that does such an impressive job of consistently losing the big game. Reminds me of the Buffalo Bills of the 90's but heck, we've got them beat. It's like we are under some crazy football curse!

A record breaking year. He's a great coach.

I hope Stoops doesn't leave. But if he does make sure he takes Kevin Wilson with him. I can't live through another big game where he outtthinks himself right into a loss.

PAC-10 teams (namely Oregon & USC) took quite a beating from both Okie schools fans. Big-12 this, quality wins that, and just in general how more competive & dominating the Big-12 is than the other conferences. How many bowls do you guys actually have to lose to the other conferences before you'll stop just writing off the top 5-6 teams from each conference? Even worse, after you do lose all I hear is "they were our #3 or #4 conference team. Smack of how USC would have been maybe a #3 and Oregon #7 or #8 Big-12 team this year is just the kind of disillusioned Fake-12 talk I'm talking about. Big-12 avoids scheduling gut check top tier out of conference games (Namely with the PAC-10) just to pad their overall record. The bowl games proved this, bring on the playoff system.

You know Bill, I wonder if you are not on to something. I believe Coach Stoops and our other coaches are great coaches, but there doesn't seem to consistently be a lot of "creativity" or "spontaneity" for lack of a better term, concerning our offense. Everything seems so scripted. Who am I to judge though, I'm a nobody. I'm not being critical, but I only say this with hope that it will help in some way or another. I want OU to win their eighth national championship!!!!!!!!

I am deeply disturbed by the pic accompanying this article. It looks as though the Florida "fans" are taunting Coach Stoops and his kids. Then again, they excel at taunting...just look at their "saint" of a QB.

Yes that was a missed call But it did not change the game

Coach Stoops isn't going anywhere and I want him and the whole staff to stay on. Questionable play calling, yes at times. Here is what I don't get. For a month, actually since the UT loss, the media SMACK talked how bad our Defense was, how bad our Special teams were Both those groups showed up big time The offense never got in sync. UF defense was some of it, but I think it was taking too long to second guess the offensive play calling.

Stoops and crew, stay on and take the team there again.

Putting "Bowl Loss Bob" aside for one moment. During the first possesion there was a playe where the receiver (Johnson I believe)beat the corner and was hammered by the safety on a good Bradford throw. I think the safety got their before the ball and that intereference should have been called. Did I miss something?

people better remember what it was like befor stoops got there......the fact that he did win in his second year makes it seems long ago......but i remember being embarrassed to be a sooner fan,,,,,not now,,,,,yeah. he should have taken an easy 3 instead of going for 4th down(bad play call).....not going for it....its the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME....take a 3 and get that pshyc lead 10-7 at half at least,,,,even with the interception........that i thought they rushed with 10 seconds left,,,now maybe its 13-7.......robinson was holding on the other,,,,but id like to see what would happen with that consevative approach........maybe we still would have lost by 4 instead of of 10,,,,,how about when the florida players kicked the football without a delay of game penalty or unsportsmanslike conduct call.....i sayh keep stoops and leave him aloneremember how you missed barry when swank and co ran him out....i can see us wishing for bob stoops after some other coach comes in and dont have near the sucsess that bob does.....

poor sooners!!!!

My Dear Mr. Rohde,

When, as you have done in the past, you call Billy Sims and embarassment,you are out of touch with that for which OU football stands. When you accept anything less than a national championship, you are out of touch with that for which OU football stands. When you call those who believe its time for change wackos you are out of touch with that for which OU football stands. I have lived in other parts of the country and, at the end of the day, there is no place where college football is more importnat to the state than Oklahoma.

I am the quintessential OU fan. I did not go to school there. I cannot name one academic building on campus. I do not donate money. I refer to a coach's tenure as "when he was in office." And, I do not watch anymore games after the third loss in a season.

With yestereves' loss, we now have a bright red line demarking Stoops form Switzer.

Who, among those old enough, can forget Barry squatted down, on a cold, dreary Nebraska sideline sucking on a cigarette so hard that his veins popped from his neck as Jammin' Jamelle Holieway tossed a long ball to the immortal Keith Jackson to set up a Lashar winner. There is no such drive, creativity, or, most importantly, SOONER MAGIC from Stoops. With no more SOONER MAGIC, we are destined for ever to end the regaular season at number one and finish at number seven after the bowls.

Next, Stoops can't make adjustments. If the offense works, the Sooners score one hundred zillion, if not there is no plan b. The University has spent $1.5 billion on new buildings in the decade past, why can't they find an offensive coordinator who can handle the blitz.

In the end, OU must either redefine the program to be like Georgia, Iowa, Auburn, Penn State and others of this ilk who are happy with two loss seasons that yield a top 10 finish or OU can remain OU. I think it is time for Stoops to leave and OU to win National Championships again.Time to bring back Barry and the 'Bone.

If he really means what he says about losing then Stoops has got his head on straight. Sometime, somewhere folks have got to realize there is more to life than football. Sure I was disappointed about the loss but not surprised. Most of us knew Florida was probably a better team. Never the less the sun came up again today and there are other problems to worry about. We live in a state full of unresolved problems and yet it seems the most important things to many okies are winning football games and beauty crowns. Nothing wrong with either but lets put things in perspective. Care a little bit more about what is important in life.

Yeah lets fire him and bring back John Flake....no wait...Gibbs is available and his 1-5 record against the Longhorns.

After OU wins it's next National Championship, it will be so sweet. Stoops is still the man! Sure all the haters will be out in full force today. Oh well, they only hate when your great!

If he really means what he says about losing then Stoops has got his head on straight. Sometime, somewhere folks have got to realize there is more to life than football. Sure I was disappointed about the loss but not surprised. Most of us knew Florida was probably a better team. Never the less the sun came up again today and there are other problems to worry about. We live in a state full of unresolved problems and yet it seems the most important things to many okies are winning football games and beauty crowns. Nothing wrong with either but lets put things in perspective. Care a little bit more about what is important in life.

Actuall, Stoops is 10-7 is "post-season" play since the Big 12 Championship is "post-season". Duh! He's 4-6 in bowls. And you idiots are nuts and trailer park trash if you want to fire Stoops for his bowl record. Who you gonna get to replace him that will produce a better overall record? Name them!

John - you're asking a question and then calling those who might disagree with you wackos and suggesting that those who think Stoop's won't be able to take us anywhere important are ludicrous.

I'm on the fence - I like some of what bob does and don't like some BUT we play all games each year to have a realistic chance to play for it all - the National Championship. Winning all the others is just a way to get there and if we don't have a 40% chance at least to win the big one - there's no point in not playing in the Poinsetta Bowl.

There's some reason Bob has failed in 5 straight tries. What is it in your opinion? Something is missing here and we've had several defenses including some a lot better than our current one. Is it Kevin Wilson and his unimaginative play calling - no end arounds, no reverses, few shovel passes, no wishbone, no options, no flea flickers. I believe this defense is not very good but there's more involved here. Tebow went in there and made plays -some worked and some didn't - Sam Bradford kept change the play at the line on every offensive play - letting the defense know they were getting into his mind.

Stoops is still the head guy but he better know more about what plays his offensive coordinator calls and get some imagination in there.

I think it may be time for him to go. We fans don't hang around all year to keep ending like this.

John Hansen

John - you're asking a question and then calling those who might disagree with you wackos and suggesting that those who think Stoop's won't be able to take us anywhere important are ludicrous.

I'm on the fence - I like some of what bob does and don't like some BUT we play all games each year to have a realistic chance to play for it all - the National Championship. Winning all the others is just a way to get there and if we don't have a 40% chance at least to win the big one - there's no point in not playing in the Poinsetta Bowl.

There's some reason Bob has failed in 5 straight tries. What is it in your opinion? Something is missing here and we've had several defenses including some a lot better than our current one. Is it Kevin Wilson and his unimaginative play calling - no end arounds, no reverses, few shovel passes, no wishbone, no options, no flea flickers. I believe this defense is not very good but there's more involved here. Tebow went in there and made plays -some worked and some didn't - Sam Bradford kept change the play at the line on every offensive play - letting the defense know they were getting into his mind.

Stoops is still the head guy but he better know more about what plays his offensive coordinator calls and get some imagination in there.

I think it may be time for him to go. We fans don't hang around all year to keep ending like this.

John Hansen

I don't know what the record is but, taking a team to a NC game 4 times in 10 years has got to be right up there. How can you ask for more than that?
Yes, I'm as sick about losing last night as anyone but, just getting there is so tough that it's enough for now. And, as long as Bob is our head coach, we'll be back again and again. Who wouldn't want to have that to look forward to. I just hope Bob never reads all this crap about him not being good enough. They don't get any better. He's not only a great coach but, a great man and one I'd want my kids to look up to anytime.
Okie Bob

The Sooner Nation is hurting - but we will move forward - always have. It was a great game. As in all games there are some things we would change. For all the naysayers out there, count up how many times since 2000 and the NC OU has been in BCS bowls - more than any team in the country. No, we don't have a great record there, but as someone has said the pendulum has not swung our way and we have had fingers pointed at us. Go ahead and point, you'll be pointing at the team that has the most NC (or are we tied with ND?) Go, Sooners, continue on! It seems these other fans stay with their teams with 500 seasons, I think I can stay with one that is usually above 850 or higher!

please, someone tell me where i can get ahold of some of those "bob stoops is a great coach" sunglasses. then maybe everything else will look as rosy. mickey mouse could win 10 games at OU. it's the only real program in the state most years. there's a wealth of talent in texas who would go there and stay close to home. the same could be said for the surrounding states. the big 12 really does stink. just schedule a north texas state and carl albert and bam! you have ten wins and can cry your way into the BCS. of course you get to lose and have people tease you but who cares?

please, someone tell me where i can get ahold of some of those "bob stoops is a great coach" sunglasses. then maybe everything else will look as rosy. mickey mouse could win 10 games at OU. it's the only real program in the state most years. there's a wealth of talent in texas who would go there and stay close to home. the same could be said for the surrounding states. the big 12 really does stink. just schedule a north texas state and carl albert and bam! you have ten wins and can cry your way into the BCS. of course you get to lose and have people tease you but who cares?

Coach Stoops is one of the premier college coaches in America. He has accumulated teams that have made it to 4 BCS championship games, won 6 conference championships and amassed a winning percentage that makes other coaches drool with envey. Throw in his leadership integrity, the love and admiration he has towards his players and the University of Oklahoma, and his unwavering desire for his teams to be the very best, and he has my vote to remain our head coach for as long as he feels the desire to compete at the college level. He has brought excitement and success to OU and this is not to be overlooked. I will be able to handle the BCS losing streak as I realise that next spring the elusive quest for the coveted national championship trophy will start all over again. Regardless, whether we're in "it" again next year or not, we owe Coach a big thank you for such a great year, and again support his efforts next year. My hope is that Sam returns next year and that the rumors of Coach going to the Broncos holds no merit. As for our football team, your collective efforts during the entire year has made every Sooner proud...keep your heads high!

Bob Stoops and all of the OU coaches do a GREAT job, and here's why: Urban Meyer can step out his back door and field a team of great players just from central Florida alone. Mack Brown can step out his back door and field a team of great players just from central Texas. Pete Carroll can step out his back door and recruit great players from just the LA area alone. Oklahoma, with its great tradition, and SMALL population has to recruit nation-wide. We need to thank Coach Stoops and all our OU coaches for doing a wonderful job, and giving us a chance against these other lucky suckers that are situated in their greatly populated areas with loads of players to choose from. Stoops does a BETTER job than any of the other coaches mentioned. Boomer!

While I have no love lost with OU, I know this loss has to sting alot. However, life will go on and there will be another Sooner team take the field in the fall. If Stoops leaves or stays, OU football continues. He is a great coach, but this cloud will be fodder for months to come on forums across the country. Tough loss, and there's pain in Soonerland tonight.

While I have no love lost with OU, I know this loss has to sting alot. However, life will go on and there will be another Sooner team take the field in the fall. If Stoops leaves or stays, OU football continues. He is a great coach, but this cloud will be fodder for months to come on forums across the country. Tough loss, and there's pain in Soonerland tonight.

While I have no love lost with OU, I know this loss has to sting alot. However, life will go on and there will be another Sooner team take the field in the fall. If Stoops leaves or stays, OU football continues. He is a great coach, but this cloud will be fodder for months to come on forums across the country. Tough loss, and there's pain in Soonerland tonight.

While I have no love lost with OU, I know this loss has to sting alot. However, life will go on and there will be another Sooner team take the field in the fall. If Stoops leaves or stays, OU football continues. He is a great coach, but this cloud will be fodder for months to come on forums across the country. Tough loss, and there's pain in Soonerland tonight.

While I have no love lost with OU, I know this loss has to sting alot. However, life will go on and there will be another Sooner team take the field in the fall. If Stoops leaves or stays, OU football continues. He is a great coach, but this cloud will be fodder for months to come on forums across the country. Tough loss, and there's pain in Soonerland tonight.

It could be a lot worse. We could be Texas or Oklahoma State and not even get to play for Big 12 Championships! I'll take our situation every single year. If you tell me every single year we will get to play for the national championship and deep in the 4th quarter it will be a tied game 14-14, I'll take it every time. Great job Bob, and my heart goes out to our players. They were so dedicated this year and worked so hard all year long. You guys made us all proud. You even brought home a Heisman. If not for one or two plays, this game easily goes the other way.

I'd be happy if he packs.

Any coach that can get you to the National Championship 4 times in 10 yrs is a GREAT COACH! It's not the coach that plays the game it's the players. These players were in position to win the game last night up until 3 mins to go. We lost to a good team. When you don't play for nearly 2 months most offenses lack. There were a lot of "ifs" last night. However we were in position to win another Title thanks to the guidance of a great coaching staff. Thanks Coach Stoops for another wonderful year. I can't wait to ride the train next year!

Life (and football) is just like a swinging pendulum. Sometimes things swing your way, sometimes they do not. Right now, with all this talk about OU not winning the BCS games, winning the big games, let's just file that under the "not swinging our way" part of the pendulum idea. But the pendulum has swung in OU's direction before, and it will again. That is what makes the college football game so exciting, nobody wins every big game every time, every national championship every time. OU didn't win the national championship last night, but the Sooners at least put themselves in the position to at least have the chance. There will be a "next time", and that just might be the time that the pendulum is back swinging in OU's direction. It feels so good to say: "There is only ONE....Oklahoma!

Don't forget the red zone trip that Duke Robinson's lazy feet holding penalty cost us on the first drive. Great. We're Ohio State. Awesome.

BIG GAME FLOP(Bob)

Coach Stoops is a great coach and a great man. He will keep us up close to the top or on top. NUFF SAID!

Stoops has proven to be a good not great coach. Let's quit talking about him in the same breath as Barry and Bud

Stoops Will Be Back....end of dicussion!

When are yOU peole going to understand that sure ole bob can win the little 12, there is really no competition other than Texas. You bet bob loves making millions to waltz through the puff regular season every year to face the expected pansy little 12 north team for a yearly BCS bowl bid only to be shown every year that what I say above IS FACT! You can be happy all you want in going to the BCS Championship Game every other year to lose but it's time for the Utah's, Bosie State's and USC's to play cause you guys CAN'T!!!

Why would a NFL team want Stoops. He cannot win a game in which he has similar talent. Sure he can beat up on the lower teams. But, in the NFL, except for a couple exceptions the teams are fairly even. His losing ways in big games at CHOKElahoma just would not cut it in the big show.
Sorry Sponge Bob Bowl Flop, you better just enjoy your success at OU.

OVERRATED !!!
I bet Texas would have beat Florida....

OVERRATED !!!
I bet Texas would have beat Florida....

When is too much offense not enough? When it can't execute against a national-level defense in a title game. I've seen this movie before: flashback to the 2000 Orange Bowl. Oklahoma has become its vanquished enemy. I'll continue to say that until OU builds another dominant defense like the one that played in the 2000 Orange Bowl, they won't win another crystal trophy. But today, who could have predicted that the vaunted offense would be the ones to disappoint?

I won't comment on whether Bob Stoops should move on or not. That's his business. He's a great conference-level coach and will continue to compete for Big-XII supremacy for as long as chooses to. What's my business, as a fan, is to call the Sooner Nation as I see it. If it's the work of Oklahoma to win national championships, and Stoops has always said it is, then that is the standard by which Sooner recruiting and coaching must be judged. They have been tried and found not up to the task. Who knows whether OU will play in another BCS championship while Stoops is coach. But in any case, they cannot win one with the current coaching staff. They've had more than enough time and opportunity to prove that they cannot. Coaching is everything.

Love him or leave him, he is Big-XII Bob.

When is too much offense not enough? When it can't execute against a national-level defense in a title game. I've seen this movie before: flashback to the 2000 Orange Bowl. Oklahoma has become its vanquished enemy. I'll continue to say that until OU builds another dominant defense like the one that played in the 2000 Orange Bowl, they won't win another crystal trophy. But today, who could have predicted that the vaunted offense would be the ones to disappoint?

I won't comment on whether Bob Stoops should move on or not. That's his business. He's a great conference-level coach and will continue to compete for Big-XII supremacy for as long as chooses to. What's my business, as a fan, is to call the Sooner Nation as I see it. If it's the work of Oklahoma to win national championships, and Stoops has always said it is, then that is the standard by which Sooner recruiting and coaching must be judged. They have been tried and found not up to the task. Who knows whether OU will play in another BCS championship while Stoops is coach. But in any case, they cannot win one with the current coaching staff. They've had more than enough time and opportunity to prove that they cannot. Coaching is everything.

Love him or leave him, he is Big-XII Bob.

I can't imagine Stoops ever coaching anywhere else. He is the face of OU football.

thanks for a great year. I feel bad for the players and coaches. As a fan there were a lot of great moments this year. The TT game was the best college game I have attended. lets do it again next year. Again thanks for a great year.

Congratulations to OU for a great season. A few plays the other way and we could have been NC. The team played a great game. I feel bad for the players and coaches. It was very evident they put out a good effort. Lets go again next year. Thanks for some great moments this year. The TT game was the best game I have ever attended.

Bob is ready for the NFL. He is no Marv Levy, though. He won a NC. A championship no less won in the second year. He's ready to go try the NFL ranks, and if he has no success, like Carroll and Saban, he can always come back to the college ranks. He'd have job anywhere. Penn State. Michigan. Florida State, you name the program. OU would even re-hire him.

I spent three years as an OU law student and endured three football coaches (Gibbs, Howie, and Blake). Bob Stoops should be named coach for life. He falls short of perfection, as we all do, but he does come pretty close.

Stoops is going nowhere. He always fields a competitive team. Usually is in the mix for a national championship. The thing about this game was that neither team really pushed the other around. It was hard fought. Both teams were matched up well. I do think Florida's team speed made a difference. There were many plays that a first down was made by a yard or two. For the most part, the Sooners tackled well. When they didn't, Florida took advantage. Either way, BOOMER SOONER.

Jeez Barton! You shouldn't drink and blog!

Rohde....you are a prick for even putting up that kind of head line. Any damn team in the country would be happy as hell to go to so many bcs bowl games and especially play for the NC 4 times. Stoops could coach anywhere he wanted to and whichever team he went to would be kissing his ass to have a record like he has at OU. And by the way you moron his record is 109-18...not 105. You and the other morons at the Daily Oklahoman make me sick. Why dont you get a real job and shut the fuck up about things you nothing about. And you can ban me from here if you want to for useing this language but you all suck big time.