Conversations with Coach

Bob Stoops talks to former Washington and Boise State coach Chris Petersen about the current state of college football and the relationship between quarterbacks.  Petersen joined Stoops on Conversations with Coach, a Special Presentation of Sellout Crowd. 

Show Summary: The lack of structure and regulation in college football, particularly regarding student athletes' rights and the unsustainable business model, highlights the need for strong leadership and rules.

00:00 🏈 Petersen discusses his coaching career with Bob Stoops, reflecting on a missed opportunity to go for two points in a game due to chaos on the sideline.

02:46 🏈 Petersen discusses the importance of the relationship between quarterbacks and coaches, and mentions his biggest influences in his playing and coaching career.

05:42 🏈 Assistant coaches are important in college football, but there are still issues with the lack of structure and regulation, especially regarding student athletes' NIL rights.

08:14 🏈 The lack of regulations in college sports has led to self-interest and player exploitation, highlighting the need for strong leadership and rules.

10:44 🏈 The unsustainable business model in athletic programs requires joining different leagues for survival, and Colorado's football team has impressed with well-hired coaches and high-level execution, avoiding turnovers and penalties while making big plays.

13:04 😊 Petersen retired early due to feeling unhappy and wanting to find clarity, but he still stays involved in the game by consulting with other coaches and watching college football.

14:39 🏈 Petersen and Stoops discuss the demanding lifestyle of coaching and the importance of having personal time.

Fox college football analyst Brady Quinn joins Bob Stoops for this episode of “Conversations with Coach.” Stoops and Quinn previously worked together on Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff college football pregame show, and Stoops will join that cast in Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 23, before the 11 a.m. (CDT) game between the Oklahoma Sooners and Cincinnati Bearcats.

Among the episode highlights:

(5:20) Stoops and Quinn preview the Notre Dame-Ohio State game and discuss how Irish head coach Marcus Freeman has changed things in South Bend.

(6:25) Quinn, who once held 36 Notre Dame passing records, offers his opinion on how transfer Sam Hartman, as a six-year quarterback, has boosted Notre Dame’s offense. "This is an offense that last year if you watch them you would have said they could run the football... Now they're a team that can put up 40 points like they have every single game."

(10:00) How Quinn compares Notre Dame to physical teams like Michigan.

(11:00) Stoops discusses his memories of playing Notre Dame twice during his days as the Sooners head coach.

(15:00) What Quinn thinks about Notre Dame’s national championship hopes. "They've been great in situational football. ...They're constantly put in positions to succeed and they've done that thus far."

(16:00) Stoops solicits Quinn’s take on how name, image, likeness have changed college football. "Until we have federal legislation … there will continue to be an unlevel playing field in recruiting and some states will have a big advantage." Quinn also proposes changes to the transfer portal.

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove

Creative Director: Michael Lane

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Coach Bob Stoops is joined by Fox Sports analyst and former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Joel Klatt on this episode of Conversations with Coach. The two former Fox Sports colleagues reflect on working with legendary broadcaster Gus Johnson, as well as the 2004 Big 12 Championship game between Stoops’ Sooners and Klatt’s Buffaloes. Klatt also gives his view of the rise of Coach Prime from the perspective of a CU alum. 

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane

Urban Meyer joins Coach Stoops to talk about the new college football landscape, Deion Sanders, his time in Gainsville, FL, and more. Bob Stoops hosts "Conversation with Coach", a special presentation of talk with former athletes, coaches and other friends exclusively on Sellout Crowd. 
Producer : Jacquelyn Musgrove 
Creative Director: Michael Lane 

Coach Bob Stoops joins former Heisman Trophy winner Jason White to talk about his recruitment to OU, the magical 2003 season that fell just short of a national title and how White dealt with his many injuries. Bob Stoops hosts "Conversation with Coach", a special presentation of talk with former athletes, coaches and other friends exclusively on Sellout Crowd.
Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Jenni Carlson

Former Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops rolls out the first two episodes of "Conversations with Coach" today on Sellout Crowd.These special presentations give Stoops a chance to catch up with his fellow coaches around the country, including former staff and opponents. In his first episode, dropping today and presented by 988, The Oklahoma Mental Health Helpline, Stoops spoke with TCU legend Gary Patterson.Patterson is now retired, playing a lot of golf, making music and enjoying the success of his former program. Patterson and Stoops discuss the chaotic state of college football and what happens when you are the coach at a school that's just erected a statue of you next to the stadium.

Former Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops rolls out the first two episodes of "Conversations with Coach" today on Sellout Crowd.
These special presentations give Stoops a chance to catch up with his fellow coaches around the country, including former staff and opponents. In his second episode dropping today and presented by 988, The Oklahoma Mental Health Helpline, Stoops spoke with Tulsa coach Kevin Wilson.
Wilson is in his first year as the head coach at Tulsa, the Sooners opponent next week. Last Thursday night, Stoops was on hand to watch the Golden Hurricane win their season opener. In his conversation with Wilson and Sellout Crowd columnist Berry Tramel, Stoops looks back at the record-setting offense OU put together when Wilson was OC. Wilson also shares why he took the Tulsa job after stints at Indiana and Ohio State.