Bob Stoops Weekly Presser (TTU/KU)
Posted on: November 17, 2014
Bob Stoops Weekly Presser (TTU/KU)
Posted on: November 17, 2014
Bob Stoops Weekly Presser (TTU/KU)
Posted on: November 17, 2014
The Football Brainiacs
University of Oklahoma Edition
Bob Stoops Weekly Presser (TTU/KU)
Posted on: November 17, 2014
OU 2024 Schedule
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- Sep 7th vs Houston
- Sep 14th vs Tulane
- Sep 21st vs Tennessee
- Sep 28th @ Auburn
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- Oct 19th vs South Carolina
- Oct 26th @ Ole Miss
- Nov 2nd vs Maine
- Nov 9th @ Missouri
- Nov 23rd vs Alabama
- Nov 30th @ LSU
156 Comments
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/534396753760780288
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/534397144246259712
The real question is what color shirt is the HBC wearing ? 🙂
back in black
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/534397881428766720
Good answer young man. I like this guy
#preach
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/534398082692444161
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/534400089188761600
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/534401631828602881
Love this. Commentators always come back to his commitment to OU over Bama and how it was a business decision. He’d be Bama’s #2 back behind Yeldon if he’d gone there.
He’d have started out 3rd behind Yeldon & Henry, just like he did here behind Ross and Ford. I also suspect with his talent he’d move up the ranks like he did here.
This kid is special both on the field and off. Has a great head on his shoulders and is a demon between the hash marks. So glad he chose OU.
He looks like he’s 35 yrs old!
yeah, definitely not like he just went to his hs prom.
Samaje has surpassed Adrian on my favorite OU player list. Lol
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/534401823038529536
Perine is such a respectful young man. Never takes any credit and gives it all to the line. I’m looking forward to watching him tank others for 3 more years.
I hope we can keep him away from the NFL for three more years.
Ditto. But if we can get 2 more years out of him, that will be great. He has been a pleasant surprise and it is hard to believe he’s a true freshman the way he sees holes, makes cuts and protects the football. He just doesn’t make freshman mistakes. Kudos to Cale on his recruitment.
Off the top of my head I wasn’t sure. But how often does a freshman attend a weekly press conference? If I am correct this is Perine’s 2nd. Who is the past was a freshman, let alone a true freshman who spoke?
here we go
Stoops: I thought Cody Thomas, in his first start, really performed well…with a lot of great decisions.
Samaje Perine & Aaron Ripkowski were the offensive players of the game per Stoops
Stoops: Other than the last play, I thought Jordan Thomas “really played well”
Defensive players of the game were Eric Striker, Zack Sanchez & Dominique Alexander per Stoops
Stoops on injuries: We’re still uncertain other than Trevor will not be able to play.
Grissom will be out for “a few weeks” per Stoops (take that w/ a major grain of salt given his previous ‘few weeks’ assessments
Julian Wilson also will NOT play vs. KU
Good. JT played so much better and he needs the reps for next year.
Stoops says there are a lot of reasons the safeties have struggled. “Some of it’s inexperience. But those guys are good players though.”
Stoops: “We need to do a better job adjusting to what they’re doing back there, but also keeping them in the pocket…not giving them six, seven seconds to throw the ball.”
Stoops on Shepard: “We’ve got our fingers crossed that he’ll finally be ready to play this week.”
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534408821859307520
I thought cortez left? What’s up with Stanvon Taylor? He was suppose to be good.
Stoops: “Samaje’s been exceptional…just how mature he is. He really conducts himself in every part of his life like he’s a senior.”
Saw a tech fan demanding to see his birth certificate. LOL!
Stoops on Perine: “He has a real knack to absorb blows and keep moving.”
Stoops on Ripkowski “He is exceptional. That position is so unheralded. He’s so good blocking and so physical in how he does it.”
Love what Rip has brought. Loved that he was involved more in the offense receiving and that dive play. Hope to see more.
Wish he had a year more, would have been fantastic to have him next year with the inexperience along the Oline.
The best walk on I can remember in a long time.
I wish he’d carried the ball more in his time here, just like I wish Millard had gotten more carries. Rip is the strongest RB we have, even stronger than Perine according to the coaches. Just think of the short yardage situations we could have converted with him carrying the ball.
Dom Whaley
Wonderful that we just now discovered him for short yardage in the redzone now that we have only two games left and are out of the hunt. How many have we missed in the last two years?
At 257 pounds Rip is going to be very difficult to stop 3rd or 4th and short. However, I was just as excited to see C.T. under center and handing off to Rip on a quick hitter as opposed to handing the ball off 3-4 yards Perine deep in the backfield giving the 10 men in the box time to react.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534409780329062400
Stoops concedes that, at times, they have tempo’d themselves into bad plays. Certainly thinking of Thomas’ first INT, but I feel like this has been an issue for years. Not necessarily w/ turning it over, but they’ve run those hurry up running plays for years and very rarely, if ever, have they been successful.
This has always been a gripe that I have had as well. You can watch the defense and they know it’s coming, they plug the gaps and it rarely works.
Auburn has executed it quite well. Thus, they “just didn’t execute the play.”
Stoops on Cody Thomas: “I’m confident he’ll make a bigger jump this week.”
*cough* b.s. *cough* Stoops: Circumstances with penalties kept us from running on a couple of drives early
And this is why I said b.s.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534410492970684416
Exactly, 1st and ten is not behind the chains.
No, it wasn’t penalties, it was picking up 0, 1, 2 yards running that caused us to mix in some passes. We ran 10 times on first downs, people. Yes, I’m sure our staff would have loved to run more. If you think the game plan wasn’t centered around the run, you’re an idiot. Unfortunately, unless you have a defense you can count on to consistently get stops, you don’t have the luxury of running 100% of the time and accepting punts. This is the same reason we come out throwing with 48 seconds left in the half, which apparently blew some of your minds. You’re down 7, on the road, with a struggling defense, and your opponent gets the ball to start the second half. Reasonable minds may differ as to whether you try to score there, but in my opinion the decision to go for it isn’t nearly as asenine as Matt Millen may believe.
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/playbyplay?gameId=400547890
Sorry for being an idiot, I’ll try harder next time.
Oh boy, somebody’s getting a little worked up
https://twitter.com/johnehoover/status/534410838627852288
Ok, 1st and 18.
Which then became 2nd and 17, which became 3rd and 17 which became 3rd and 22.
By all means don’t let facts stand in way of others objectives
How dare you…for pointing that out.
Yep. I think it was soonermusic who nailed all this. I guess nobody but us read it. When you run for lots of 0’s and 2’s you might have to chuck it a little. Then you make adjustments and run over people. I seem to remember all that happening
So do I, it went like this:
1st down plays in first half.
rushes 10 for 23 yards-longest gain 7
passing 3 for 6, 85 yards – 1 pick
2nd downs 11 of them in the first half. Average was 2nd and 9.
wouldn’t exactly call the run game dominant in half #1
For the love of all creatures great and small, would you and soonermusic please cease with your attempts to obfuscate what happened with facts that don’t support their perceptions, no matter how erroneous. Some people.
So I should be a realist without facts?
/s
Tex, this game plan subject seems to be as divisive as a loss so I’ll run my thoughts by you since you’ve got a good feel for who I am. Some say the plan was the same for all 4 qtr’s and others feel a new game plan was brought out for the second half. The breakdown you linked backs up both in some respect. We were behind the chains for one series in the first half that required some good passes to catch up, we also threw on first down some. When I look at the breakdown I see 17 passes and 18 runs in the first half. I see 3 passes and 32 runs in the second half, not close to being the same. I like the score in the second half better than the first. This is my opinion of what was going on, aside from the series with penalty because that couldn’t be predicted. Bob and Josh wanted to try their normal balanced offense with Cody at the helm to see how he could run it (and not a bad plan under the circumstances) but when it wasn’t turning out in their favor due to weather and mistakes, they buckled into the run game O that they had in their pocket to secure the win. That’s not an unrealistic observation is it?
Not Tex but the whole point of the game plan was nailed by soonermusic the other day. We tried to run it and weren’t that successful in the 1st half. Yes we had some nice runs but no sustained success. We had to throw some. It was also mentioned that we made some blocking adjustments at the half and that along with getting worn down and maybe loosened a tad by the pass as well as Cody being awesome with his run game and fakes and whatnot
I’ve never argued the outcome of the game or what we had to do to win. My comments have been about the claim that there was only one plan for the entire game. Maybe there was but the run/pass numbers in the first half look exactly like our normal offense we run every week and the second half numbers look like a plan everyone has used to beat tech. I’m not saying I’m right or anyone else is wrong, I’m just comparing 17/18 vs. 3/32.
Yeah I know. Not trying to call you out or nothing. I just think that what soonermusic had said made a lot of sense. We weren’t getting consistent yds and we had quite a few penalties and he hit a couple big throws. Now he and I could be completely wrong and Heupel got locked in a broom closet at the half…
After I watched the game for the third time, I could see soonermusic’s as well as Tex’s view of the game (and others) and I compare that to what I saw. That’s what is fun about these places, not fighting but seeing everyone’s point of view and hashing it out. My wife has made it real clear to me that I can’t always be right. 🙂
Ditto. I don’t approach some people the right way. I just can’t stand it when someone thinks they’re a know it all and won’t come off their hardheadedness. You and I don’t agree all the time, me and hosts don’t agree all the time but we can be civil and talk it out. Love that. So thank you
No, I don’t think it’s unrealistic.
I would add that many of CT’s early throws were safe, simple confidence throws because you always need your QB “into” the game and further, I think the OL did a much better job of blocking in the 2nd half and had no penalties.
No one can dispute how effective the run was in the 2nd half nor how crucial the two 3rd and long pass completions CT threw for 1st downs in the only scoring drive in the first half.
Dude is becoming more and more like Trabor every day. What a joke.
Someone has to ask the hard questions. Why does everyone have to be likable in the local media in order to do their job @soonerfantu:disqus ?
Asking the hard questions, and being a douche, are two separate things. So is asking some hard questions, and asking some other questions that aren’t meant to be condescending and negative. You know, show some balance. Bob, and no other coach in America, are going to answer some of the questions Hoover asks. And Hoover knows that. So to continue to ask, to me, is simply being a dick for the sake of being a dick.
No offense @soonerfantu:disqus……………………..but you seem easily offended.
The same could be said about yourself.
Really man? I’m not the one on here calling people names for merely doing their jobs……………….
I made the mistake of getting into it twice with this guy. His feelings get hurt quite easily and your argument will last 45 mins longer than you’d hoped
@disqus_BeW3hegp9d:disqus Lol! Says the guy who throws an absolute fit whenever someone criticizes the coaching staff. Is there anyone on the board you haven’t accused of being full of bitterness and hate?
Yep. You can ask hard questions and still be respectful. I think a lot of people respect a football coach more than a guy who is average at putting words together to form sentences
lulz
https://twitter.com/EricBaileyTW/status/534411056248930305
There’s no downside to others being able to see the coaches screaming in a player’s face according to Bob.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534411270951534592
We won a NC under Stoops during a season that had a lot, and I do mean a LOT, more yelling on the sidelines than anything we’ve seen this season.
Stoops on Florida speculation: I’m not a candidate for any job. Whether someone contacts me, I’ll never say Never have.
Spoiler Alert: Expect an article from Jenni Carlson on Samaje Perine’s running style in the coming days
WOO HOO!
Shoot.
me
now.
please; shoot me now.
Begin article, “The shortest distance between two points is a straight line”, End article. Jenni, feel free to steal this!
If the DOK wanted quality football reporting they’d replace their entire staff with you guys.
Nothings says “bought-and-paid-for-media” like the Daily Oklahoman.
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/534412610251141120
I’m not sure that’s necessarily a positive thing…
Stoops: “We wanted to run the ball even more in the first half.”
Then why didn’t you?!? Oh, wait, I know why.
http://i.imgur.com/iTC3Ypa.gif
I know I sound like a broken record, but it baffles me why our coaches seem to think they need to reinvent the wheel. WVU, with a crappy D, showed the world how to beat Baylor. But we try something different, soft coverage/deep zones and we were torched.
TTU is 119th out of 125 D-1 teams in run defense. Arkansas threw 12 total passes for 61 yds and ran 68 times for 438 yards, and spanked TTU on their home field. So we have a brand new starter at QB and he threw 17 times in the first half. WTF? I’m happy we won but it could’ve been much bigger if we pounded the ball down their throats from the start.
This
My theory is that JH routinely outsmarts himself. Case-in-point with Tech. He assumes that Tech acknowledges the fact they struggle to stop the run. Thus, with Oklahoma being a a strong running team, they spend the week preparing to stop the run, and on Saturday, they stack the box and sell out to stop the run. Therefore, he prepares a gameplan to throw, thus outsmarting Tech. I’m no coordinator, nor do I claim to know half as much as JH, but my naive impression is … you watch game film, prepare a gameplan based on what you’ve seen, and attempt to execute said gameplan, making adjustments as you go. No need to switch to air-raid when your first run goes for a gain of 2. Trust your preparation and player execution.
Oh to know what was being said there
You must have a lip reader following you. Enlist them immediately!
Amazing that even after it’s pointed out in great detail, so many don’t pay attention to the actual results of the run plays 10 of them on first down. It’s like some folks’ minds are made up before the game, and it just doesn’t matter what happens on the field. I suppose punting a few more times to Tech, as fast as they were scoring in the first half would have been a good idea? Not directed at you in particular, Jordan, because there are many others on here and in the media who seem to feel the same way. Oh, well…
Thanks again for that breakdown. Cool to see it put to numbers. Looked like some pretty good early runs but not even close to sustained success. Made the adjustments at the half and beat the tar outta tech. One could ask for more but one could also be called picky or asking for too much or not know what one is talking about
Thank you.
It’s getting harder and harder to respect some of the guys that want to keep pushing an agenda.
I don’t know, Jordan, maybe because it wasn’t particularly successful in the first half.
What is the context of this GIF?
Does it need context?
I guess it does for me. Was it after a pick thrown by CT or a blow up,with a player on the field headset?
It’s not from this past game, fwiw.
“Come on,.I said NO pico in my burrito!
Things kind of going off the rails here w/ inane, vague, open-ended, irrelevant (IMO) questions
Slacker. 🙂
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534413910846095360
Well, let’s hope so…
So it stopped blowing for Mahomes?
I’m sure this has to make Taylor McNamara feel great.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534414164320481280
Can’t deny Bell has blocked and caught the ball well, especially considering he hasn’t been in that position catching/blocking since hs. It’s up to Mac to get himself as prepared mentally and physically and get onto the field after 3 years at that position.
I’d take TMac over Bell right now. I think he has better hands and equal blocking skills.
Not even close with the blocking skills.
I would imagine that you either grow thick skin or cry yourself to sleep after losing your spot to a converted QB.
Don’t think anyone will ever know if he “lost” the spot.
I would imagine it’s pretty safe to say the backup TE would’ve been the starting TE had a QB not been moved to TE.
I would think it’s pretty safe to say that the now backup TE would’ve been the starting TE, but for the QB who switched positions and is now the starting TE. Maybe my deductive reasoning is a little off though.
Gotta have something before you can lose it
If I threw 3 picks in one half of football I’d have the dignity to keep my tear ducts in check.
Hasn’t Bell earned the right to stay where he is and prepare for the NFL as a TE? Paul Thompson saved the 2006 season but forfeited his NFL future in doing so.
Taylor had his opportunity, he gets one more chance next year I think. But, if Ijalana beats him out…he’s probably done…thoughts?
He may not fit JH system but doesn’t mean he’s not a good TE. Not saying JH’s system is good or bad. Same can be said about a QB. I find it interesting the Chiefs QB was horrible and a bust but then in a different system he is shining in KC. Hope he continues to work hard as good things will always come his way if he does.
Wasn’t implying he is not a good TE and I agree with your comments. Which, is why it doesn’t bother me when kids transfer. They can’t ask for a trade, like in the Pros, to a system or coaching style that best fits their talents. Just wondered what would be the reasoning (other than injury) for a kid of his obvious high school talent doesn’t get on the field.
He had his opportunity? When was that exactly?
all summer, spring, etc. Is he not a good practice player? I know he was injured, but other than not performing in practice to the point needed to get on the field, what do you think the reason is he is not playing? Not much of a conspiracy theorist myself.
From what I’ve heard the job was going to Bell’s almost no matter what. Admittedly, I’m not at practice but I still find it hard to believe McNamara has ever been given much of a chance. I could be wrong tho
Fair enough…you are closer to the pulse of the team and sources than I am (or want to be). I do have people I know on the ‘team’ (I consider them friends not sources…); I never ask them any questions about the team or any of its dynamics nor do I want to know from them quite honestly. I can get that scuttlebutt (if I care) from others, but always keep it to myself. Heck they don’t even know I comment on message boards. Because most of it has nothing to do with the price of tea in Boston…just stuff every team in the nation ,no matter the level, goes through. Outside speculation is usually just that. Kind of like seeing half of a picture and then trying to figure out what’s in the other half…bout a 50% chance of getting it right. LOL
Joe C. about to speak
It’s about Shepard and his family story, the one that aired on ESPN.
Basically this…
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/534405812979253248
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534415021762031616
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534415402277683200
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534415811335581696
So he’s sending them to Florida?
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/534416278119649281
And that’s a wrap for today
I didn’t get to watch the first half (had to listen on radio). Is Julian Wilson injured, or just in the doghouse after the yelling match with Mike during Baylor debacle? I know he got burned vs BU but I attribute that mostly to mike aligning him wrong for his skill set.
He said because of the way they have to cast his broken thumb he can’t play with it and would know later this week if they can change it.
Has hoarse voice
He didn’t suit up for tech
Actually got to watch it live this week.
Much more enjoyable without the bile, snark and sneer.
I guess that’s a shot at me?
Probably fair.
Just realized it wasn’t quite as lively today b/c Hoover was in Stoolwater trolling Gundy
I enjoyed the press conference because I did not have to cuss at my computer following another dumb question from Hoover.
Ok, I’m only gonna say this once…:-) Someone needs to get in touch with Coach and suggest to him that as a public representative of an institution of higher learning, he should please replace the non-word “hisself” with “himself.” I am well aware that Ol’ Diz once said “there are many folks who ain’t saying’ ain’t, who ain’t eaten'” and I am fully a fan of folksy grammar when appropriate, but he is representing OU and I think it’s not too much to ask. 🙂
OK, I’m done…back to your regularly scheduled program….
He and JH have been putting in extra time prepping for their news conferences in a great way. ; > )
Absolutely, everyone knows the correct term is hisownself.
or, hisbadself.
Wonder what that would sound like if you pressed button #2?
You simma yo’ self down now. 🙂
Bwoiy?…don’t make me take my belt off. :p
It’s the little important things we let slip away huh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhWhZottm0U KEVIN HART CLOWNING JAMEIS WINSTON!!!!