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<blockquote data-quote="ronny" data-source="post: 2801525" data-attributes="member: 8853"><p>The thing most people dont appreciate/accept about college football today is that parity really does exist.</p><p></p><p>20, or so, years ago, there were X number of universities and Y number of really good players. Today, there are essentially still X number of universities, but multiple Y number of really good players. Not only that, but that large number of players are entering college better prepared for big time football. </p><p> </p><p>This is changing the landscape of college football. Look at the top 25 today. It includes Baylor, TCU, Utah, Stanford, OSU, Northwestern, Boise State, Toledo, Cal, Houston and Duke. I dont know how many of these were in the top 25 20 years ago, but Im betting not many. Wait up! I checked. Northwestern was #8 and Toledo #24.</p><p></p><p>On the reverse side, Nebraska was #1. Kansas was #9, for goodness sake.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, my point is that OU teams (and the other big programs) back then had talent in far greater depth than most of the other schools in the country. They still have this same level of talent. Problem is, a lot more schools now have access to this greatly increased same level of talent.</p><p></p><p>The big boys are still the big boys, but now theres a lot more of them. Now the differences in teams are more and more seen in the facilities, programs and coaching/support personnel.</p><p></p><p>Bob Stoops is a heck of a good coach. Hes done well with good teams and he has, at least, made a decent showing with lesser teams. He can tell when his team is putting out and when its not doing its best. He has a right to let them know his displeasure. Usually, I would say it is something he should do privately, but it might not be a bad idea to let it all hang out every once in a while. </p><p></p><p>Wait, what the hell am I doing defending Bob Stoops?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ronny, post: 2801525, member: 8853"] The thing most people dont appreciate/accept about college football today is that parity really does exist. 20, or so, years ago, there were X number of universities and Y number of really good players. Today, there are essentially still X number of universities, but multiple Y number of really good players. Not only that, but that large number of players are entering college better prepared for big time football. This is changing the landscape of college football. Look at the top 25 today. It includes Baylor, TCU, Utah, Stanford, OSU, Northwestern, Boise State, Toledo, Cal, Houston and Duke. I dont know how many of these were in the top 25 20 years ago, but Im betting not many. Wait up! I checked. Northwestern was #8 and Toledo #24. On the reverse side, Nebraska was #1. Kansas was #9, for goodness sake. Anyway, my point is that OU teams (and the other big programs) back then had talent in far greater depth than most of the other schools in the country. They still have this same level of talent. Problem is, a lot more schools now have access to this greatly increased same level of talent. The big boys are still the big boys, but now theres a lot more of them. Now the differences in teams are more and more seen in the facilities, programs and coaching/support personnel. Bob Stoops is a heck of a good coach. Hes done well with good teams and he has, at least, made a decent showing with lesser teams. He can tell when his team is putting out and when its not doing its best. He has a right to let them know his displeasure. Usually, I would say it is something he should do privately, but it might not be a bad idea to let it all hang out every once in a while. Wait, what the hell am I doing defending Bob Stoops? [/QUOTE]
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