Comments on: Kevin Wilson may leave (but not for the job you think)

By: spurmonkey

spurmonkey — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:51:00 +0000

I know eveyone is a fan of somebody, and there is always going to be good years and bad years. But if you want to know what 33 BIG 8 Championships ( just in football) , 7 BIG 12 Championships ( just in football) , 7 National Championships ( football again), and 5 Heisman Trophys look like youll have to take a trip to NORMAN !

By: tom coleman

tom coleman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:20:10 +0000

Kevin Wilson is predictable, he seems to make NO adjustments in the second half when things were bad in the 1st half, I say let him go,
I agree totally with everthing Dave said.
Fred, you are doing alot of speculating and what ifs concerning Stoops, bottom line is, Switzer had 3 national titles in a 10 or 11 year span! Stoops has 1………..nuff said.

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:28:18 +0000

Bud was award his National Championships BEFORE the bowl game (He lost to Kentucky in 1950, and didn’t have to play in one in 1955 I think because the NCAA Rules at the time didn’t allow a team to play in back to back bowls). Switzer lost his share of big games too (Arkansas 1977, Nebraska 1978, Washington 1984, Miami 1987) that kept him from playing for or winning a national title. Stoops in less time has at least played for more than either Switzer or Bud. Now, you can’t honestly say they deserved to play against LSU for getting smacked around by KSU in 2003, but they made it, and if White was healthy, probably win it going away. USC was an aberration and they had plenty of chance to win against Florida but misblocks and bad pass choices kept them from winning the game. Wilson didn’t help, but his Clapp makes a block and Sam doesn’t throw a bad pass its 17 or 21 to 7 at halftime.

So while I think some staff adjustments are necessary, you don’t fire a coach who plays by the rules, consistently wins a lot more than he loses. NO one in the Big 12 can touch him record wise. He is extremely loyal almost to a fault, but in the end it’s the players have to make plays. If Keith Jackson holds on to the ball in the Orange Bowl vs Miami, OU maybe could have gone on to score the winning touchdown. But we’ll never know since he fumbled…

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:10:16 +0000

It is very apparent that the Big 12 has become so glued to the pure spread, we are actually weaker on both sides of the ball than we realized. Look what Alabama did to UT. 50 yards passing and hundreds of yards running. I am not advocating a return to the wishbone but with two quality backs in the backfield at the same time, both who pick up 100 yards or more rushing each game, coupled with an aggressive passing attack, now that is Oklahoma football. Wilson is too predictable and is influenced too much by bad reads by Stoops and the offensive coaching staff. He is like Jason Garrett of the Cowboys. We need to let Wilson go and bring home Leach and Mangino. Mangino understands the run and pass and of course, Leach disdains the run but seems to know how to motivate an under talented set of receivers and QBs (Landry is pathetic after one season under the current scheme). He is also brilliant in the passing attack arena.

In short, we need to shift the offense quickly. Stoops’ time is running out. He is behind the national championship curve when compared to Wilkinson and Switzer. The Sooner faithful are demanding immediate action. Wilson is not the answer. Big Game Bob needs to listen to the fans base now. Let Wilson go. Remember Bob, “the history of Oklahoma is winning championships. Anything less is unacceptable.” I believe that those were your words following the 2000 national championship game, yes?

By: SpongeBobPiggyBank

SpongeBobPiggyBank — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:32:19 +0000

Get out of here Wilson and take that no huddle sponge bobbit offense with you. Alabama showed OU how to beat Texas. Run the freaking football down their throats with some play action.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:05:31 +0000

IF this happens, they need to pursue Mangino or Leach to come back home.

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:24:22 +0000

Nobody really wants Keven Wilson, he has shown time and time his poor ability to adjust and make things happen in big or close games. He freaks out when a player goes down and is predictable.

By: Vino

Vino — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:08:41 +0000

2nd tier teams like OSU. And Stanford. And Florida State. And Alabama. And Miami. And Texas.

It’s unfortunate that OSU likes to get one win a year from the sisters of the blind. Unless Troy or someother sucker steps up and beats them. 27-0. nuff said.

By: jadams

jadams — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:38:37 +0000

The OU program has success all right, beating up on the 2nd tier Teams.

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:16:03 +0000

Hire Leach and Mangino as Co-Offensive Coordinators!