When Bob Stoops was at KState, they had one of if not the best defense in the land according to defensive rankings. When Bob Stoops was at Florida, they had one of the best if not the best in the land defenses. I'm not saying Mike Stoops is chopped liver, but defense is definitely a strong suit for Bob Stoops.
I predict an OU victory over Texas. Sir Vince has the same problem as Smith of Missouri. Both are very athletic and very good, but neither is a great passer. Stoops will take the running lanes away and make Young beat them with his arm. Personally, I don't think he can. It's not that he may not be able to, but it is OU and there's like a bad omen for Texas in this game. It always seems like the better shot Texas has when they play OU the worse they get beat. Mack Brown's best shot occurred when he had his "slinger" Applewhite setting on the bench.
It has been said time and time again that schools with the top recruiting classes end up near the top. The last time I've checked, OU has been near the top if not the top in recruting the past several years since Stoops has been there. What makes everyone believe they will fall flat on their faces this year? I don't buy it. Yeah, I don't think they'll contend for a NC. Even if they go undefeated, the voters will have a hard time putting them in that game. However, I personally don't see them dropping more than 1 or possibly 2 games.
Everyone is cutting BC slack because he threw together a coaching staff for year one. Consider that Stoops lost two defensive coordinator and an offensive coordinator the last couple of years. Don't kid yourself. OU will be extremely tough this year, and don't look for NU to roll over them this year. Hopefully it will be a better game than last year, but I think we'll still lose the game by double digits.
