Bob Is The Man In Sooner Land
Bob Stoops has a plan
There was an interesting move in Sooner land yesterday.
Brent Rawls, who looked to be named starting quarterback after an impressive spring, instead was demoted to fourth on the depth chart, with the brittle Jason White named as starter.
It's an unusual move for Stoops, given his recent history of handling QBs. But it was surely intended to send a message to both Rawls (the guy who fell out of a pickup truck last year, like a damn idiot) and the rest of the team:
Stoops on Thursday didn�t talk in particulars, but he didn�t have to. This was a clear message. Not so much to Rawls as the rest of the Sooners: Work hard, do things our way, else you�ll bat cleanup on the depth chart.Yep. He may be the most talented QB on the squad, but he will not get over on Bob Stoops, and he will not get in the way of the Stoops team concept.
Berry Tramel seems to question the move:
Now, OU�s viable QB options have gone from two to one. That�s never a good thing. The Sooner quarterback hopes all ride on White�s two rebuilt legs.I like Tramel, but I think he's seriously underestimated to the two very talented young men who are beneath Jason White on the depth chart now.
Gawd, this period between the end of the NBA playoffs and the start of football is just depressing.
[Posted at 18:57 CST on 06/20/03] [Link]
