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Bob Stoops Goes to Heaven
Three college football coaches were flying across the country when
their airplane crashed and all three died. They all noticed God
up in the clouds sitting in a chair. God motioned for one of them
to come into the clouds.
God wanted to know three things: "Who are you? What did you do?
What did people think of you?"
The first coach said, "I'm Joe Paterno. I coached Penn State from
1966 to 2000. I won 300 games, 19 bowl victories, 2 national championships,
and won Coach of the Year 4 times. The people of Pennsylvania think
I'm great."
God said, "Fine, Joe, stand at my right side."
The next person said, "I'm Bobby Bowden. I coached Florida State
University from 1980 to 2000. I had a .816 win percentage, played
in 14 bowl games without a loss and won a national championship
after beating Nebraska. The people of Florida think I'm great."
God said, "Fine, Bobby, stand at my left side."
The third coach stood before God and said, "I'm Bob Stoops. I took
over a storied Oklahoma program that had won 6 national championships
and held many NCAA records but had fallen to the lowest of the low.
In the 3 years prior to me taking over the Sooners they went 3-8
(worst season in 102 years of football), 4-8, and 5-6, beating Texas
only once and not beating Colorado or Nebraska, not to mention losing
to OSU. I coached the Sooners for a season and a half, going 7-5
in my first year beating a top-15 Texas A&M with my unranked team
and taking the Sooners to a bowl game. 7 games into my second season
we were undefeated and I took the Sooners to #1 in the AP poll,
Coaches poll, and BCS poll. We beat #10 Texas 63-14, #2 Kansas State
in Manhattan 41-31, and #1 Nebraska 31-14. Our quarterback was the
frontrunner for the Heisman trophy, we were in the driver's seat
for the national championship, and the people of Oklahoma think
you are sitting in my chair."
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