The Lovable Loser
Here's something I missed while I was away last weekend:
[Bob] Stoops stood before a crowd of 950 fans at the Sooners caravan earlier this summer at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and thanked them for their support.
With rock-star charisma, Stoops scored big when he addressed OU's rival, Texas. Brown was quoted during Big 12 media days saying that if OU beats Texas, Sooners fans talk about it all year. If UT beat OU, Brown suggested, then Longhorns fans would just move on to the next game.
"What have we done every year? I don't recall us losing the next game," Stoops said. "I think we've gone on to win a couple of [Big 12] championships and a national championship. So I'm not so sure what that's about, but we're not hosting any parades.
"We're not going to sit around and clap and applaud just because we beat somebody," he continued. "We're about winning championships. I understand that and love it, and that's what we're after every single year."
Mack Brown must just love walking into haymakers.
How else to explain the coach who's NEVER won a conference championship anywhere explaining away the importance of the OU game (the importance being it's usually a big step towards a Big 12 title)?
The Stoops response is typically Stoops. It made me laugh out loud.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 08/31/04 22:47 | Big 12 Football | Technorati
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