Is This Bob's Worst Defeat...
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Losing to osu at home that year was worse. Man there are just way too many big losses to choose from
I think OSU 2001 was the worst. Tech in Norman wasn't good. This was really bad because we couldn't stop a one-dimensional team. That demonstrates a complete lack of adaptation.
It's just another ambush loss for OU during a time when Stoops is no longer the coach he was early on.
IMO, Stoops' worst losses, in games that had much more on the line, were:
55-19 in the 2004 championship game vs USC.
45-35 vs Texas in 2008.
35-7 vs KSU in the conference championship in 2003.
24-14 in the championship game vs Florida after the 2008 season.
Lots of ambush losses, but too numerous to mention.
The 2001 OSU loss was first of our annual "how could this possibly happen?" losses. No such losses occurred in 2008. A new worry is the annual "gift wrapped" win for an opponent. Think Texas in 2013 and OSU in 2014.
There are just too many to choose from. I honestly just have no more confidence in Stoops to win these big games. Who cares if we win 9 or 10 games every year if we can't win the big ones?
I don't know. We were ranked 10, had a 4-0 record playing a 1-4 team in our big rivalry game in front of a national audience including a ton of recruits.
Consider also how badly we played on offense and our meager game stats.
Under Mike, we have a history of tackling deficiencies. That trend continues.
Boomer Sooner
Consider also how badly we played on offense and our meager game stats.
Under Mike, we have a history of tackling deficiencies. That trend continues.
Boomer Sooner
Clemson last year and 2004 USC. Those were just embarrassing. The players quit. They may not have played well today, or in some of the other losses, but they didn't quit.
Yea, not sure you can say 08 Texas, or 08 NC game. OU lost to 2 very good teams. Both those opponents lost 1 game that season. The WV game where OU gave up 400 on the ground was maybe the worst. Quitting against USC was probably the 2nd.
Losing a national championship game is always bad, especially losing three out of four of such games....and especially not even showing up in one of them.
Not sure that I agree with you about the Big 12 championship but I'm on record that I don't think OU will win another national championship with Bob as our head coach. I wish I didn't feel that way but I do. Posted that more than once last season.
sooners complaining of "gift wrapped wins" by an opponent is laughable. Whenever ou wins by a "gift" it is always called sooner magic. Get over it. Your team sucks.
Unfortunately bama it is kinda looking that way. After 2000 I thought we would surely have won at least another one by now.
I'd say Boise. We began mediocrity at that game. And Lord how it has continued.
As bad as OU sucks, the Bedlam rivalry is still the most lop sided in major college football. By far.