Mike Stoops
Mike Stoops
Michael Jaffrey Stoopsis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. Stoops served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona from 2003 until his firing during the 2011 season. He previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa, Kansas State University, and Oklahoma. He is the younger brother of Bob Stoops, the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football program, and the older brother...
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More and more we need to find ways to get them on the field. They are very athletic, and I think they can contribute.
arizona feisty game gave northern played problems
I thought Northern Arizona played a feisty game all night. They gave us some problems doing some things.
college difficult early huge impact junior liked players playing practiced
Sure. You would have liked (more production). Rickey has practiced well and is getting in shape. That comes from playing and not being in the system. It is difficult for junior college players to come in and make a huge impact early on.
expect last percent
That is on their own. They know what we expect from them. We have had 100 percent participation last summer, we expect the same.
anywhere hoping kinda third
They're all kinda bunched together. I'm hoping they can all go anywhere from the third (round) to sixth.
condition eight five healthy heavier last mentally physically played player pounds stronger time today year
(Willie) is probably stronger and in better condition than he during any time that he played those last five games. I think he'll be a better player mentally and physically than he was a year ago. I'll know after today if he has more zip on the ball. He's healthy and five or eight pounds heavier than he was a year ago.
course improvement
We've made some real improvement defensively over the course of the spring.
coming direct drop game good kids line test wish
We'll wish kids good luck. If a kid has a big game or a big test coming up, we'll drop 'em a note. You've got a direct line to 'em.
consistency course improvement level shown signs throughout work
We have made some real improvement throughout the whole course of the spring. I like the consistency level of our defense. Offensively, there are some kinks we have to work out. We have to keep getting better and more consistent, which we have shown signs of.
closer field last missed people played question realize step time
We are closer every time we step on the field than we were two years ago, I don't think there is any question about that. I don't think we played particularly well last year. I think we could have played a whole lot better. We missed out on a whole lot of opportunities. But we are close and I think people realize that.
level next program
We feel we can really take the program to the next level with Willie.
certain processes shortcuts year
You go through processes and there are no shortcuts from year to year. Certain things have to happen. We are close.
across gives group hit players talented virtually
We hit virtually every need. This group gives us a lot of flexibility and diversity. These are all very talented players across the board.
expanding implement step stuff time trying
We keep expanding each time we step on the field. We try to implement new plays, new defenses and new adjustments to each formation every day. We're just trying to get in more stuff each day.