JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
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At that time we were seeing the teenage years of what the Big12 is today with their all-offensive approach.
Let's remember what time we're talking about here. That conference was dealing with the Mike Leach affect, for one, and unlike the SEC the air raid offense changed the face of that conference.
A point I believe needs to be considered as we're tossing around who was the "guy" in those defenses, let's remember Stoops was the one hired as a head coach. It's not as if one has more success than the other. It's suggestible it's the opposite.
As an analyst. For defense. To work with a guy coming up in a era of football that changing.
Is if fair to say that Stoops has seen the birth of what we're seeing in offensive football today?
Tommy Tubberville understood a little bit about defense in his day. He went to Texas Tech and year one he tried a little of that SEC brand of football but year 2 he turned to the spread and tried to outscore folks like the other teams in that league. 8 wins in two of his 3 years and only 5 in the other. That league will not allow you to play great defense. It is documented.