Best Wins of the Bob Stoops Era Tournament

[td71sooner]

This should be a lot of fun. Any predictions on the final results?
https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/best-wins-bob-stoops-era-tournament-round-1

 

[bcsoonerfan]

1st round was pretty easy.

 

[td71sooner]

Most of my picks seem to go with the consensus. It was much easier choosing from the more recent games. I had to dust off the cobwebs on some of the earlier games.

 

[td71sooner]

Results of round 1.

https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Best-Wins-of-Stoops-Era-Bracket.V3.jpg

 

[td71sooner]

Round 2 has started. Based on the statistics of round one, OU vs Bama 2013 may be hard to beat.

https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/best-wins-bob-stoops-era-tournament-round-2

 

[td71sooner]

Results of round 2.

 

[BillyRay]

Wonder why OU vs KSU 2000 was on the bracket twice?

 

[iasooner1]

fsu 2000 looks like the sure thing.

 

[CTOkie]

fsu 2000 looks like the sure thing.

For sure. Besides gaining a 7th national championship, it gave Stoops a niche into recognition as an elite coach for the rest of his 18 year tenure.

 

[iasooner1]

Thanks for the mostly great memories BGBS ! My most prized tee is from that Rose we took in '03: solid gold up here in b1g land...

 

[Scottsdale.Sooner]

Wonder why OU vs KSU 2000 was on the bracket twice?

Did we not play them twice in 2000? Regular season and then Conference Champ Game.

 

[BillyRay]

Did we not play them twice in 2000? Regular season and then Conference Champ Game.

Ahhh you're right. Forgot about that. Thanks man!

 

[td71sooner]

Round 3 has started.

https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/best-wins-bob-stoops-era-tournament-round-3

 

[td71sooner]

Results of round 3.

 

[iasooner1]

13-2; "I'm gonna take back the trophy you took from my boy..."

 

[Berryhillboomer]

Actually he says " you got my boys trophy, we came to get it back"

 

[td71sooner]

Here are the results for round 4. OUvsFSU 2000 was the hands down winner of its bracket while OUvsNEB 2000 and OUvsALA 2013 was much closer. OUvsNeb 2000 and OUvsFSU 2000 in the finals.

 

[CTOkie]

Without getting involved in this, I could not see any other game topping the 2001 Orange Bowl win over Florida State. There were many great wins and many games more exciting, but:
The game was Stoops' only championship and it was the last one OU has had.
The win put Stoops into the ring of elite coaches for the rest of his tenure, even through some big game failures.

 

[bcsoonerfan]

Without getting involved in this, I could not see any other game topping the 2001 Orange Bowl win over Florida State. There were many great wins and many games more exciting, but:
The game was Stoops' only championship and it was the last one OU has had.
The win put Stoops into the ring of elite coaches for the rest of his tenure, even through some big game failures.

Very hard to argue against. But in defense of the 2000 Nebraska game, the significance of the win was monumental. A return to the top of the polls and conquering what had basically been arguably the top program in football over the past decade.

 

[td71sooner]

Here is the final round.

https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/best-wins-bob-stoops-era-tournament-round-5

 

[td71sooner]

2000 OU vs FSU wins the tournament.