Comments on: COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 6: 38th Parallel Games

By: plaisir du luxe

plaisir du luxe — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:31:58 +0000

Nice! i’ll be stopping by from time to time…

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:57:57 +0000

Just my opinion, but as far as the neutral site record goes, it seems to me that Stoops’ reliance on the passing game, and thus apparent DEemphasis on the running game has cost him over the past 4-5 seasons when playing on the road. When OU destroyed UT about 7 years ago, Quentin Griffin had 5 or 6 rushing TD’s. Besides Adrian Peterson, I can’t remember another RB that Stoops has leaned on in big games since then.

You know the old coaches’ saying, if you want to win on the road, you need to pack two things – your defense and your running game.

By: Randall

Randall — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:59:09 +0000

Berry:

Looking back at Bob Stoops’ record on neutral turf, I see you credit him with an 11-3 record going into the USC game, with two of the losses occurring in 1999. The two losses in 1999 are right–vs. Texas in Dallas, and vs. Ole Miss in the Independence Bowl. But he also lost two neutral-site games in 2003–vs. K-State at Arrowhead and vs. LSU at the Sugar Bowl.

Maybe 11-4?

By: Randall

Randall — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:50:02 +0000

Great column, Berry.

I agree with Harris about your Florida Keys travelogue.

About Bob Stoops in neutral-site games–good analysis. Interesting to see that Bob’s record in neutral site games is similar to Mack Brown’s. What’s frustrating to OU fans is that they seem to be on opposite trajectories. Bob’s big successes came early, and are seldom seen anymore, outside wins against the annual chump from the Big 12 North, while Mack seems to have gotten better with age. We used to think that Bob could win with his against the other guy’s, or win with the other guy’s against his.

Now that description seems to apply to Mack, and it seems the other way around with Bob.

By: harris

harris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:24:57 +0000

Enjoy your column, but i’m writing to say i really enjoyed your Florida Keys comments,really outstanding, very seldom someone gives you a real feel for a place, many thanks, hope to be heading down for a visit sometime in the near future.