Defensive Coordinator and defensive secondary for OU will have to bear the responsibility of the loss.
It's the same story every single year.
Hundreds of defensive players have cycled through OU since 2012.
Every year the pass rush sucks.
Every year the run defense sucks.
Every year the defense sucks at generating turnovers.
Every year the defense struggles to hold good teams under 40.
Every year new defensive players cycle in and out of the lineup.
There's only one constant involved in this year to year display of unspectacular play......Mike Stoops.
It's maddening that he's yet to be held accountable for clearly under-performing, and quite frankly he's primarily responsible for derailing Oklahoma's championship hopes each and every year. With just an average defense Oklahoma probably at least make it to another title game.
Also, think about this. There is a strong possibility that Oklahoma will have a Heisman winner/finalist QB for FOUR straight years. That's insane. Yet this window of great QB play and historic offensive production will be wasted because of Bob Stoops' retarded little brother.
I have a feeling that 10 years from now if Lincoln Riley and the current AD are still around they are going to be wondering 'what if'.
"What if we had the courage to do what was right and gave ourselves a better chance to cash in on some historically great QB play."
Eh, serves them right. Sports are supposed to be a meritocracy. When you skew from that basic fundamental of sports and start handing people positions without them earning it, you usually get poorer results.