In the Kubler-Ross five stages of grief, acceptance represents the last step.
After last week’s game against Baylor, it sounded like Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops might have found his way there after Baylor put 493 total yards in a 66-33 loss to the Sooners.
“There aren’t any good days coaching defense in this league,” Stoops said. “It’s absurd, but that’s the absurdity that we live with week in and week out. Every coach in this league has to deal with it. You deal with it in the best way you can.”
Going into the annual Red River Showdown with Texas, the Sooners are all too aware about bad things happening to what looked like a good defense.