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OU football: Tide, ’00 Sooners comparable teams

 
By Berry Tramel | Published: December 6, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Alabama football and Oklahoma football have a lot in common.

photo - OU football coach Bob Stoops looks on as his 2000 National Championship Team arrives at the Sooner Celebration at Owen Field. Photo by JACONNA AGUIRRE
OU football coach Bob Stoops looks on as his 2000 National Championship Team arrives at the Sooner Celebration at Owen Field. Photo by JACONNA AGUIRRE

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Crimson jerseys. National championships galore. State-wide, frenzied fan base.

Here’s another comparison. This top-ranked Bama team bears an amazing resemblance to a team near and dear to the heart of Sooners: the 2000 Oklahoma team.

→Both coached by no-nonsense, defensive-minded coaches in their second year on the job. Bama’s Nick Saban and OU’s Bob Stoops.

→Both had suffered through down times. Before Saban, Bama had only one winning season in four years. Before Stoops, OU had five straight non-winning seasons.

→Both 12-0 going into showdowns against second-ranked offensive juggernauts from Florida.

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