Let’s take the gloves off and be brutally honest. Upon arrival, Mark Stoops inherited a complete mess. I have stated before that his original roster was equivalent to an upper level OVC team or at best, mid-level Sunbelt. I stand by that statement. Just how that happened is debatable. The direness of the team’s personnel and attitudinal situations are not. The “how” came through a series of recruiting misses and deficient player development all while forming a losing mentality.
This is part one of a two part series. First we’ll take a look at Stoops’ inaugural starting offense and compare it to the unit that is projected to start on September 5.