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...
condition eight five healthy heavier last mentally physically played player pounds stronger time today year
(Willie) is probably stronger and in better condition than he during any time that he played those last five games. I think he'll be a better player mentally and physically than he was a year ago. I'll know after today if he has more zip on the ball. He's healthy and five or eight pounds heavier than he was a year ago.
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.
across gives group hit players talented virtually
We hit virtually every need. This group gives us a lot of flexibility and diversity. These are all very talented players across the board.
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.
college difficult early huge impact junior liked players playing practiced
Sure. You would have liked (more production). Rickey has practiced well and is getting in shape. That comes from playing and not being in the system. It is difficult for junior college players to come in and make a huge impact early on.
good liked players three threw
I liked the way they all threw the ball. They've come a long way. We feel like we have three really good players there.
level next program
We feel we can really take the program to the next level with Willie.
work
Offensively, there are some kinks we have to work out. We have to keep getting better and more consistent.
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.
definitely help thin younger
We are thin in some areas, and we will keep experimenting with some of those younger players. If they can help us win, then we are definitely going to play them.
build coming developed experience faster last stronger
We have a lot of experience. That's the thing, Finally, we have some experience to build off. Another thing, you want to see how much they developed through the out-of-season (strength) program. We look much bigger, stronger and faster than we did coming off the end of last year.
aggressive became both brother head relationship stop
We had a lot of disagreements. We're both very strong, very aggressive personalities. But he was still the head coach. Our brother relationship had to sometimes stop and he became the head coach, my boss.
course improvement
We've made some real improvement defensively over the course of the spring.
good
That was something we were not good enough to overcome.