OU DC a dream job, right?

[soonermade]

With OU's offense, seems like it should be easy to find a good DC.

 

[Oklabama]

With OU's offense, seems like it should be easy to find a good DC.

Bud Foster. Virginia Tech, AHC, DC and linebackers coach. Former Frank Broyles winner. VT defense ranked #13 this season. Gettable veteran coach, age 58.

 

[CTOkie]

With OU's offense, seems like it should be easy to find a good DC.

It might be if there wasn't a road block preventing it from happening.

 

[Oklabama]

It might be if there wasn't a road block preventing it from happening.

Normally the AD steps in when the head coach needs to replace one of his staff and doesn’t. The road block at OU is Joe, IMO. Joe should be pushing Lincoln to make changes in the defensive staff before the donors do.

 

[CTOkie]

Since 2012 (6 seasons since Mike Stoops returned), OU has been in 31 games in which the opposition has scored 30 points or more....that's an average of 5 games per season. OU's record in those 31 games is 17-14.
OU's overall record since 2012 is 63-16 (80%), which is good on paper, but 14 of the 16 losses were to teams scoring over 30 points including two final four playoff games (Clemson 37-17 and Georgia 54-48), a 40-6 loss to Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl, a Cotton Bowl game vs ATM (41-13), a 37-33 loss to TCU in 2014 when OU entered the game ranked 4th, home losses to Notre Dame (30-13) and Ohio State (45-24), a mysterious loss to Houston (33-23), and an even more mysterious loss to Iowa State (38-31) this past season.
Since 2012, Alabama has had 9 games and Ohio State 13 games in which 30 or more points were scored against them. That's a big difference between OU's defensive "DNA" and that of two elite teams.
All of this begs two questions: why can't OU place as much importance on defense as it does on offense and why is Stoops untouchable ?
I will add a third question: even with Parker, Okoronkwo, Ward and Kelly around, did Bob Stoops leave Riley a defensive unit that just wasn't that good and that deep ? I think he did.

 

[Oklabama]

Since 2012 (6 seasons since Mike Stoops returned), OU has been in 31 games in which the opposition has scored 30 points or more....that's an average of 5 games per season. OU's record in those 31 games is 17-14.
OU's overall record since 2012 is 63-16 (80%), which is good on paper, but 14 of the 16 losses were to teams scoring over 30 points including two final four playoff games (Clemson 37-17 and Georgia 54-48), a 40-6 loss to Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl, a Cotton Bowl game vs ATM (41-13), a 37-33 loss to TCU in 2014 when OU entered the game ranked 4th, home losses to Notre Dame (30-13) and Ohio State (45-24), a mysterious loss to Houston (33-23), and an even more mysterious loss to Iowa State (38-31) this past season.
Since 2012, Alabama has had 9 games and Ohio State 13 games in which 30 or more points were scored against them. That's a big difference between OU's defensive "DNA" and that of two elite teams.
All of this begs two questions: why can't OU place as much importance on defense as it does on offense and why is Stoops untouchable ?
I will add a third question: even with Parker, Okoronkwo, Ward and Kelly around, did Bob Stoops leave Riley a defensive unit that just wasn't that good and that deep ? I think he did.

Good stuff, CT. So basically any time we give up 30 points we’re apt to lose 45% of the time!! That may not bode well for next year breaking in a new QB. There may be a few offensive hiccups so a much better defense is a must. So, do you think we have a chance?

I bet that Alabama lost a bigger percentage when they gave up 30 points, but even if they loss 100% it would be few than OU’s losses. Think about that.