Bob Stoops, "people knowingly broke NCAA violations."

Oklahoma Head Football Coach stammered his way through his press conference this afternoon. He started by reiterating that he dismissed two of his football players for, "knowingly breaking NCAA violations." Despite the obvious fruedian slip, which he repeated twice, Stoops said his decision was "cut and dry."
The cut and dry being that, "I didn't know that they were working in the fall." The players worked at a dealership called Big Red Sports/Imports, the same one that Adrian Peterson returned a Lexus to in March. A violation of NCAA rules. Stoops also made it clear that he nor anyone in the University knew until their own Complaince staff discovered the violation. He outlined how the players are all informed in meetings about the rules, J. D. Quinn and Rhett Bomar therefore, "understand rules, knowingly break them." When pressed as to the status of these players, Stoops said they were "gone for good."

The press corps was relatively easy on him until they started asking about how many cars from local dealerships do the Oklahoma coaches get to drive. He said that the people that own local dealership that employed his players were, "great people and I mean that." I'm sure Rhett and J.D. can vouch for that, after all they were paid for hours not worked! Stoops then got defensive and said that he was not a professional expert on how to answer those questions. Could have fooled me, he was a poor mans Clinton at times. It is Oklahoma after all. He said, "I wasn't part of the investigation." After Stoops went to practice, the Athletic Director was asked if he knew that NCAA investigators were looking into this months ago he replied, "no".

My favorite statement from the maligned coach was, "we will not tolerate this at the University of Oklahoma." The cheating or the getting caught? When asked if he would forfeit games from last season, Bob looked as if he was about to be run over by a bus.

Bob also mentioned the OU players enjoyed an evening of karoake last night. Today is the first day of practice.Maybe they sang this.

Gloom, despair, and agony on me.

Stoops said that Paul Thompson would be his starting quarterback. Best thing he said all day.

Boomer $ooner!