Bob Stoops is retiring
 

Per 810

http://www.cbssports.com/college-foo...-to-take-over/


Legendary coach Bob Stoops will retire after 18 seasons leading the Oklahoma Sooners and is prepared to inform his team on Wednesday, according to The Oklahoman and the coach himself.

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The paper reports that, while Stoops plans to remain with the university, 33-year-old offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley will take over and lead the team this season.

"Bob got to do it in his way," a source told The Oklahoman. "Doesn't get any better than that."

Wow.

Peace out, "Big Game"

What a boom for Florida recruiting.

I mean that pretty much just leaves them and maybe LSU to compete for the absolute human trash that Bob Stoops will allow on his football team.

**** you, Stoops.

There has to be more to this story... i.e. a pending scandal.

A 56 year old HC with Stoops' stature doesn't suddenly retire this late in the offseason.

I don't follow big 12 football at all; what was his record as a coach? he's been around a long time.

I honestly have no idea.

A great Iowa Hawkeye.

Big rape/drug/human trafficking scandal to drop in the coming months at OU.

He did well in conference, but not so much in the big bowl games.


His teams were soft. A tough team like KSU or Sec team could punch them in the face and they would struggle.

Could be health related too

I cant recall which game in particular it was, but it was OU vs someone big; I remember thinking "oooh ,that'll be a good game."....so my wife and I sat down to wactch. I didn't even make it to halftime because of whatever fight song OU plays. Like, literally, they played it probably 50 times by halftime.

I said '**** this' and turned off the game lol.

It does seem like strange timing. I wonder if that means they will release some of the younger kids from their recruiting commit.

Boomer Sooner is annoying as **** but it's also as 'fight songy' as fight songs get. That song is college football through and through.

Even if you didn't know to associate it with OU football, the moment you heard that song you'd immediately think of football saturdays.

Yep, I can't wait to see the skeletons Big Game has in his closet. Maybe he can take the Big 12 crown from Art Briles.

Nobody will ever touch Paterno and PSU as the lowest of pond scum, but I think we'll see something big.

Let the Chip Kelly to Oklahoma rumors begin.

About ****ing time.

Mixon, Dede Westbrooke, and according to the nerd on 810 he said he heard about some academic stuff.

and a 33 year old head coach. If this is a health issue for Stoops and not a scandal thats going to hurt recruiting that guy just won the lottery

Hahahhahahahha!!!

Stoops went 11-3 vs KSU with an avg margin of +13
http://soonerstats.com/football/coac...id=22&oppid=32

To be fair there was some mouth punching going on 21% of the time.

Right it's a good fight song but they don't have to play it EXCLUSIVELY and on EVERY PLAY.

RE: OU. Stoops would absolutely win the offseason. But underachieved. He'd rape the Big 12 then get obliterated in a big game.

not a chance. no one forces out a coach at this time of year for petty shit.

Have you been to Oklahoma?

It's not exactly populated by Mensa members. They're easily entertained.

That'd actually be a great fit for both parties.

190-48

9-9 in bowl games

As infrequently as possible.

And like 1-3 in national championship games.

I grew tired of that sometime in the 80s.

They have, or did have, some of the strangest beer laws. I haven't been there in a while but you had to buy your beer warm.

You can buy 3.2 cold in grocery or convenient stores. But yeah, you can only buy real beer warm, and at a liquor store. And they're not allowed to sell ice or bottle openers.

The BCS gifted Stoops his NC in 2000 by putting Florida State ahead of a more deserving Miami team in the final rankings.

The 2000 Miami team (basically the same roster as the 2001 team that won the NC) would have destroyed Oklahoma.

holy shit.
LMAO

Tough break for all the women-beaters out there who wanted to play for a top program.

Their NFL dreams are certainly still alive though.

Top fight songs:

1 - USC
2 - Ohio State
3 - Texas
4 - Oklahoma
5 - Florida

I know I'm supposed to hold Notre Dame and Michigan in high repute, I've just always found theirs a bit stuffy. Not quite bold and brassy enough. If a damn fight song can be full of itself, ND and Michigan have managed it.

Bittersweet day for my Alma. The 2000 championship run was my first true taste of college football as a student (after two years at Missouri-Rolla before transferring).

Heck of a coach for these last 18 years. Glad he's not stepping away to move on to another team.

Let the Lincoln Riley era begin... Boomer!

My suspicion would be either an affair or some type of Health issue.

Or the Chip jelly to your throat rumors begin.

According to official announcements he's planning on "staying on at the university in some capacity", so it seems unlikely anything that would bring shame upon the OU brand.

The more local rumors are two fold: 1) His health, though he denied this--his father had a heart attack while coaching, and Stoops is known for his blood pressure going up during the games. 2) Family. His wife retired a couple of years back and his sons are seniors in high school with plans on pursuing college football careers. Thought is that he wants to spend more time with family and watch his boys play. Which makes sense, it's not like he's hurting financially or having to work. Other than winning another NC, he's proven just about everything there is to prove in college football head coaching.

*KSU punched Stoops' mouth 21% of the time.
*SEC punched Stoops' mouth the identical 21% of the time (7-26)


Of course that number includes perennial doormats Mizzouche and ATM. Without them, Stoops is still 7-4 vs the legacy SEC teams.

Our beer laws change in late 2018. Finally get cold beer in liquor stores.

People are even fighting to repeal that new law.

Don't worry. We have made possession of all hard drugs misdemeanors as well.

True. Health or scandal coming.

Minnesota finally gets liquor sales on Sunday. Starting July 1

So long Douche Stoops; may the heavens piss on your head daily.

You know you like to come see me!

He always seemed to handle teams like Alabama and Auburn...

Well, at least we will always have this.

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/14...r-is-right.gif

Bob did crush a lot of Mizzou fan's souls; the butt hurt is real.

The fake FG, multiple hard hits on brad smith, and then the dominate win in San Antonio crushing the potential BCS game hopes for their best team of all time.

*dominant

Dumb ****

If it weren't for you and my brother it wouldn't even be on a map as far as I'm concerned.

Yeah ku really did a number on them...

Right. Not even master troll Prison Bitch is trying to float any other crap like that out there.

We just weren't tough enough to punch them in the mouth.

What even is this?

it's a public declaration not to go to Minn.