Figuring Out The Sooner Fall
OU Notebook (Justin Harper & George Schroeder, Daily Oklahoman)
OU is tied for third nationally for the most freshmen played this season in Division I-A with 12. Arkansas has played 16, Duke 14 and OU and Kentucky 12 each. OU is the only one of those teams with a winning record (4-3). The other three squads are a combined 4-17.
Combined with the injuries to key returning players and the attrition in the 2003 recruiting class, the reliance on so many freshman this season explains much of Oklahoma's fall down to the mediocre 11 of the Big 12 this year. Obviously, the freshmen didn't take part in spring practices, but at times this season it still doesn't look like the coaches accomplished much in the spring or the fall.
The good news is, there is some talent among this group of freshmen. Bob Stoops ought to have a team that looks more like his other OU teams next year, assuming he doesn't lose another whole recruiting class.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/25/05 21:41 | Big 12 Football | Technorati
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