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Why Bob Stoops is starting to resemble Bo Schembechler
Does Bob Stoops want to know Bo?
It's not the worst thing to be compared to the former Michigan coach and icon Bo Schembechler. The legendary figure led the Wolverines for 21 seasons. After 16, his career marks looked a lot like Stoops' run at OU. There is, of course, one difference: Stoops won a championship in 2000, while Schembechler, as impossible as it seems, never won on at Michigan.
Columnist for the The Oklahoman and longtime Sooners observer Berry Tramel writes that even though Schembechler hit some rough patches toward the end of his tenure, Wolverines fans might have gotten restless, but "they never lost faith or adoration for Schembechler."
The same might not be able to be said for Stoops if the Sooners don't turn around last year's disappointing 8-5 season that started with high national ranking, Big 12 title and playoff aspirations.
It's certainly a different climate in today's college football world than in Schembechler's day. The stakes are higher and fans are far more impatient and incindiary.
Imagine if Bo had to deal with Twitter.
Through their respective careers, Schembechler and Stoops share similarities, which is a good thing, writes Tramel, who provides an excellent comparison of the two men here.
(h/t The Oklahoman)
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