i was just over to one of the swooner boards and was surprised to find the mood more elevated than expected. apparently they take the loss to mean simply what it took to rid themselves of the final stoops.
that's funny. i'm remembering back to when they mourned that they just couldn't get him loose from 'zona to be with his bro where he was supposed to be. then he got fired and returned to norman, but the magic defenses didn't come with him as expected. how could li'l stoops reach his potential with that creep venables mucking up the works, they said. they couldn't stand it that they couldn't get rid of venables. who, of course, turns out to be why they were as good as they had been to that point.
so now it's stoops who has held them back. if linkin' doesn't go all comfort-level with ruffie and hires the biggest name money can buy, they will finally have the defense they've lusted for since mikey stalked the sidelines the first time around.
when will they learn that those great defenses were because of the players switzer stocked the program with for his pal john blake. the stoops brothers never had the eye for talent that switzer had, nor has anyone else there. say what you will about ol' barry. that dude knew a player when he saw one.