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Bob Stoops Goes To Bat For Sam Bradford and Gerald McCoy

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops has two former players that teams are eying with their early first round draft picks. Those two guys of course are quarterback Sam Bradford and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. Stoops joined 101 ESPN St. Louis - the city with the #1 overall pick in ...

Gerald McCoy Eyes the Top Prize

Monday, March 8th, 2010

There has been much debate lately as to who is the better pro prospect, Gerald McCoy or Ndamukong Suh?  In my opinion, Suh definitely has the bigger upside and is the better prospect as evidenced from last week’s NFL Scouting Combine.  Though McCoy had a solid day, most came away ...

Sam Bradford’s Shoulder Rehab is Ahead of Schedule

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Sam Bradford is arguably the best quarterback in the upcoming draft. He has all the tools and intangibles necessary to have success in the NFL but first he has to prove to teams that his shoulder is healthy. After Dr. James Andrews performed surgery on his throwing shoulder nearly three ...

Bob Stoops Isn’t Going Anywhere

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

This time of year is a whirlwind of rumors and most of them turn out to be false. As we all know, Charlie Weis was recently fired from Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish are on an all-out search for their new football coach. For some reason, someone heard that ...

2009 Red River Shootout: Texas vs. Oklahoma

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

The Red River Shootout is one of the best rivalries in college football. As you know, Texas and Oklahoma are border states and they really dislike each other. Like other huge rivalry games, ticket sales are split right down the middle and each school’s fans are split at the 50-yeard ...

Bob Stoops Ready For Another Run At BCS Championship

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

The Oklahoma Sooners are locked and loaded and ready to make a run at another appearance in the National Title game. It didn't go so hot for them last year when they took on the Florida Gators with all the marbles at stake, but after losing to Texas in the ...

Mack Brown: ‘To assure yourself – with our current system – a chance to play at the end, you’ve got to win all the games.”

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

45-31. That's the number Texas Longhorns fans won't soon forget. It was the score of the Red River Rivalry game last year between the 'Horns and the eventual Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners. Texas, OU and Texas Tech eventually all finished tied atop the Big 12 South standings, but as ...

Checking In With Barry Switzer

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Three National Championships, 12 conference championships, one Super Bowl victory - there's not much that former Oklahoma Sooners and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer didn't do while still pacing the sidelines. With college football season less than 6 weeks away, Coach Switzer joined 680 The Fanin Atlanta to talk about ...

Bob Stoops on Sam Bradford, Blake Griffin, His Lil’ Bro and Awkward Big 12 Tiebreakers

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Bob Stoops is one of the best coaches in college football. At the same time, the guy probably gets a pretty raw deal -- not only does he frequently catch heat for various things (looking at you Big 12 tiebreaker!) that are beyond his control, but people crush him for ...

Blake Griffin Was Wise To Stay Another Year In College

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

I understand why many college players leave school so early to go into the NBA.  Their family needs the money, they don't like going to class, or they just don't want to wait any longer to fulfill their lifelong dream of playing in the NBA. I get it, I really do.  ...