Mike Stoops
Mike Stoops
Michael Jaffrey Stoopsis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. Stoops served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona from 2003 until his firing during the 2011 season. He previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa, Kansas State University, and Oklahoma. He is the younger brother of Bob Stoops, the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football program, and the older brother...
blow close tough
She was very close to 12-to-15 of our seniors. It was a tough blow to our program, no question.
ways
More and more we need to find ways to get them on the field. They are very athletic, and I think they can contribute.
hard last plays three time year
We give up too many big plays defensively. We are inconsistent. That has been our nemesis for the last year and three games. We have a hard time with consistency.
consistency course improvement level shown signs throughout work
We have made some real improvement throughout the whole course of the spring. I like the consistency level of our defense. Offensively, there are some kinks we have to work out. We have to keep getting better and more consistent, which we have shown signs of.
coming direct drop game good kids line test wish
We'll wish kids good luck. If a kid has a big game or a big test coming up, we'll drop 'em a note. You've got a direct line to 'em.
expanding implement step stuff time trying
We keep expanding each time we step on the field. We try to implement new plays, new defenses and new adjustments to each formation every day. We're just trying to get in more stuff each day.
closer field last missed people played question realize step time
We are closer every time we step on the field than we were two years ago, I don't think there is any question about that. I don't think we played particularly well last year. I think we could have played a whole lot better. We missed out on a whole lot of opportunities. But we are close and I think people realize that.
against believe both compete competition good kids push time
We will go ones against ones all spring. I believe the competition is good for both sides. This is one time we really push our kids and make them compete against each other and make each other better.
afford caliber mistakes next team week
Next week is a different caliber of team and we can't afford these little mistakes that we made tonight.
plays surprising
It's not surprising to me. He made plays in camp. Why wouldn't he make them in the game?
attitude complete ethic hard player practices works
Dane works hard and practices hard; it's important to him. He's what you want. He's a very complete player. He understands the game. It's his attitude and work ethic that make him the player he is.
backup defensive ends fun middle playing
It's not fun playing with your two backup defensive ends and your fourth-string middle linebacker.
among best consider gets stick sure teams winning yards
The best measuring stick is if the teams win. If a team gets a lot of yards but they don't win, I'm not sure you can consider them among the best. To me, winning is the best measuring stick.
finally game good guy last produced quality starting stepped third
It was good to see in the last game where B.J. finally stepped up. B.J. is a guy I think has not produced the way we thought he would. Hopefully, he has matured, and going into this third year, is starting to give us some quality depth.