Bob Stoops Quotes

United States, Coach
September 9, 1960

Robert Anthony Stoops is an American football coach who serves as head coach and general manager of the planned Dallas-based XFL team. He was the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1999 until he announced his retirement June 7, 2017. During the 2000 season, Stoops led the Sooners to an Orange Bowl victory and a national championship.

It's still the Roy-back position until someone plays like him.

Bob Stoops
- Position
- Plays
Playing a team that's 10-1 gets your attention big-time. Our players recognize it as a major challenge. It does excite them.

Bob Stoops
- Team
- Attention
- Challenge

I am not at all questioning the call. But we thought we had it, then we didn't.

Bob Stoops
- Call
- Questioning
We have a great opportunity to go down and win. That is what we are always shooting for and we will be ready to go after it. ... We feel like we are making great strides, too, and traditionally we have matched up with them.

Bob Stoops
- Opportunity
- Win
- Shooting
I don't believe as much as you write about it, you truly know how down it was and how poor and how bad it was.

Bob Stoops
- Write
- Poor
- Don't Believe
He'll get his share of carries, but we also hope that we can get him another five to 10 touches through the passing game with a little more space, as opposed to everybody sitting there lined up looking at him in the backfield. How that works out, we'll see.

Bob Stoops
- Game
- Works
- Carries
What he has been able to do is just remarkable.

Bob Stoops
- Remarkable
Those guys all have ability .... I believe they've got a chance to really be a great group.

Bob Stoops
- Chance
- Ability
- Group

They came in here and beat us, and that is it.

Bob Stoops
- Beat