Quote Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer View Post
I'll reveal my total ignorance on this topic.

Has the MSU Press ever asked Leach about getting a mobile QB that can throw 50 passes too. A wrinkle that dumb fans think is necessary to succeed in the SEC.

Cause I lived in Norman OK at the time, Leach actually brought Josh Heupel to Oklahoma. Nowadays, Josh looks like Jabba the Fulmer. But at Oklahoma, he was a Will Rodgers body-type clone. Sooner won a NC with Heupel and he nearly won a Heisman in 2000. Zero mobility, not a huge arm, and a clever play maker. But successful and a National Champion.



His QBs at TTU were also similar guys. They did throw for a lot of yards but Big 12 defenses were trash in that era. I guess that success has made Leach comfortable with his choices. Mahomes and Mayfield never played for Leach, they were Kingsbury kids.

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gal...fl/2441762001/
I don't know if any stats are available, but I'd wager the talent gap between OU and it's main competitors was much less than the gap between us and LSU, Bama, UGA, etc. Additionally I wager top defenses currently in the SEC are light years ahead of what OU faced in those days. It's about adding one more option that the D has to be concerned with. Everything changes and adapts, look at Heupel, he has a mobile QB. In short, everything works until is doesn't.