Conversations with Coach The Sellout Crowd Network

In all his years as the OU football coach, Bob Stoops never experienced an NFL Draft. He reserved that experience for the players’ family. But last weekend gave him a taste of the family draft experience. On this episode of Conversations with Coach, Stoops and Sellout Crowd’s Jenni Carlson talk about that change of perspective, from the head coach of a draft prospect to the father of one.
Episode highlights:1:24: What the NFL Draft was like for Bob as the father of former OU receiver Drake Stoops.3:18: How Drake could fit as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams.4:14: How he approached draft day as the Sooners coach.5:05: His memories of the 2010 NFL Draft, when Sooners Sam Bradford, Gerald McCoy and Trent Williams were drafted first, third and fourth.6:51: Why he never made it to the NFL Draft green room.7:22: His response any time an NFL coach or scout called about one of his players.9:30 What happened when he saw a cellphone call from Foxboro.10:22 The story of his draft advice to Jammal Brown and Mark Clayton.
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With 13 Big 12 championships and six national titles, OU women’s gymnastics head coach KJ Kindler has built one of the greatest dynasties in college athletics. On this episode of Conversations with Coach, Kindler joins Bob Stoops to discuss her coaching journey, why “pressure is a privilege” and the 2024 Sooners’ recent record-breaking Big 12 championship performance. 
Episode highlights:0:50: Kindler’s unique path to coaching.  4:21: What she sees as her keys to success at Oklahoma.7:00: Her unique coaching staff at OU10:00: OU’s record-setting performance in the Big 12 championship
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Producer: Jacquelyn MusgroveCreative Director: Michael LaneSocial media: Bobby HowardDirector of Content: Mike Sherman

Patty Gasso and Bob Stoops won their first national championships the same year — 2000. Gasso kept going and has never stopped.
Seven national championships later (and counting?), Gasso and the softball Sooners moved into a new stadium, Love’s Field, earlier this season. Now, they are on a mission to do something no major college softball team has ever done before: win four consecutive national titles.
On this episode of “Conversations with Coach,” Stoops and Gasso talk about how she got a start in sports, in coaching and in building a dynasty. 
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Jennie Baranczyk’s OU women’s basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 Conference — before losing starter Liz Scott to a season-ending injury.
On this episode of “Conversations with Coach,” Bob Stoops talks to Baranczyk’s path to Norman, her team’s conference championship that earned her Big 12 Coach of the Year and their common Iowa roots.
Episode highlights:1:50: The growth of Big 12 Co-Player of the Year Skylar Vann. 2:52: What makes Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Payton Verhulst special4:13 How OU rallied after being picked fifth in the Big 12 preseason even before losing starter Liz Scott to injury7:02 Why coaches “give themselves a talking to” before they attempt to inspire their players.11:51: Stoops and Baranczyk’s Iowa and Kansas State roots.
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Before he was a three-time Super Bowl champ with the Kansas City Chiefs, Blake Bell was the hero of Sooner triumphs in South Bend and Stillwater, and — perhaps most famously — the Belldozer.
On this episode of Conversations with Coach, Bell and Bob Stoops discuss Bell's favorite moments at OU, his family's football heritage and his transformation into an NFL tight end.
Episode highlights00:42 The Bell family's football background02:07 Blake Bell's journey at OU03:26 How the Belldozer came to be05:30 His favorite moments at OU07:09  The game-winning drive in the 2013 Bedlam game09:00 His transition to tight end16:57 What it was like meeting Taylor Swift
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Producer: Jacquelyn MusgroveCreative Director: Michael LaneSocial media: Bobby HowardDirector of Content: Mike Sherman

Toby Keith and Bob Stoops were fast friends, and though Toby died on February 5, the memories of good times will last forever.
Episode highlights:
2:09: Bob Stoops on Toby Keith’s USO Tours
9:12: Bob Stoops on Toby Keith’s wit
11:16: Bob Stoops on Toby Keith being down to earth
13:15: Bob Stoops on Toby Keith suffering a broken ankle in the Varsity-Alumni game
14:20: Bob Stoops on “What Happens in Mexico Stays in Mexico”
17:31: Bob Stoops on Toby Keith at the Alamo Bowl in 2021
21:31: Bob Stoops on summing up what Toby Keith meant to him
Producer: Jacquelyn MusgroveCreative Director: Michael LaneSocial media: Bobby HowardDirector of Content: Mike Sherman