We all know the mess Stoops inherited at OU and that with the exception of a few years he was not bringing in top classes, but OU was known for player development. That is what set us apart was taking lower ranked kids, or kids who played different positions, and putting them in positions to excel.
Let's face it, Riley has shown no ability to develop players the way a young Bob Stoops did. This post isn't about Stoops in his later years or his failure to fire his brother, no, this is about how Stoops rebuilt this monster.
Right now Riley has much more in common with Mack Brown than Bob Stoops. He can recruit, but he's creating a soft culture at OU just like Mack. Unfortunately, unless Riley finds lightning in a bottle like Mack did for one season, Riley will never win a title at OU because so many other programs are so much stronger in recruiting and development.
Riley lacks a killer instinct that young Bob had too. We will never beat a power 5 team 77-0 under Riley. Riley is too nice and the players sense that. They know what they can get away with and they half-ass it and get manhandled physically because they are mentally soft.
One thing you could count on with Stoops is he would always, always bounce back from a loss. Losses consumed young Bob Stoops and we all got spoiled with expecting a big win after a bitter loss.
Every game on our schedule is a toss up now. oSu is going to destroy us if Riley doesn't wake up. Texas looks bad but that game as well as Baylor, WV and TCU are toss ups. The only game I feel confident is Kansas. Wow. Thanks Riley.
Let's face it, Riley has shown no ability to develop players the way a young Bob Stoops did. This post isn't about Stoops in his later years or his failure to fire his brother, no, this is about how Stoops rebuilt this monster.
Right now Riley has much more in common with Mack Brown than Bob Stoops. He can recruit, but he's creating a soft culture at OU just like Mack. Unfortunately, unless Riley finds lightning in a bottle like Mack did for one season, Riley will never win a title at OU because so many other programs are so much stronger in recruiting and development.
Riley lacks a killer instinct that young Bob had too. We will never beat a power 5 team 77-0 under Riley. Riley is too nice and the players sense that. They know what they can get away with and they half-ass it and get manhandled physically because they are mentally soft.
One thing you could count on with Stoops is he would always, always bounce back from a loss. Losses consumed young Bob Stoops and we all got spoiled with expecting a big win after a bitter loss.
Every game on our schedule is a toss up now. oSu is going to destroy us if Riley doesn't wake up. Texas looks bad but that game as well as Baylor, WV and TCU are toss ups. The only game I feel confident is Kansas. Wow. Thanks Riley.
