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...
capable continue decent great players
I think they can play better. I think they had decent years, but I think they are capable of much more. I think they can be great players if they continue to improve.
great guy physical
I think it is big (to get him the ball). He has not had as many opportunities. He is a guy we desperately need. He is a big, physical guy with great speed.
anybody college ethic football greatest legacy relentless statement taught true turnaround work
He taught us how to coach. His legacy will always be a relentless work ethic and unquestioning loyalty. And it was the greatest turnaround in college football history. That's as true a statement as anybody can make.
ball breaks creates designed gives great job protection pull
He has a great feel for when to pull the ball down. Some of those were designed runs, but he did a great job of scrambling on his own and that creates pressure. And when the protection breaks down, it gives them another outlet.
good great knack open plays running
(Wood) has a knack for making plays and getting open and running good routes. He has great hands.
chance great needs speed
He's still young, and he needs more reps, but there's great speed there. He's got a chance to play a lot for us this year.
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.
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.
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.
certain processes shortcuts year
You go through processes and there are no shortcuts from year to year. Certain things have to happen. We are close.
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.
level next program
We feel we can really take the program to the next level with Willie.
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.