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Yahoo Sports: Bob Stoops’ mom prefers he not beat his little brother so badly, please

When does a coach feel bad after leading a 47-17 beatdown over a ranked team? Only when his brother is the coordinator whose defense just got incinerated on national television … and when his mother is in the stands to watch the whole thing. From that perspective, Oklahoma's merciless blowout over Florida State and defensive coordinator Mark Stoops last September must have made OU coach Bob Stoops feel like he got caught pushing his little brother off the swing set: The lopsidedness made Bobby Stoops sick. Made Mark Stoops sick. Heck, made Dee Stoops sick. […] Bob Stoops walked into ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: