It is essential to understand the relationship between "quality" and "victory". Stating the obvious, quality leads to improvement. You seem to be suggesting that quality is being used as a distraction, which clearly is not the case.
People tend to be impatient. Immediate gratification has become an acceptable expectation in our culture. Many UK fans have made the mistake of demanding immediate results and a straight-line linear improvement. But as those with management experience are aware, improvement doesn't happen like that. At best, improvement is a three steps forward two steps backward experience, because the other schools in the conference also want to improve and win. The difference between big talk and big results is courage, patience, resources, and an ability to stay the course. And that is exactly the path Stoops and Barnhart are following, even when it pisses off Cal and his legions.
I listen to people who say what you are saying, and I wonder what will ever satisfy you. Is Stoops successful? Objectively, he is. There is not a rational case to dispute that. He is winning more than Claiborne, Curry, Mumme, Morriss, Brooks, or Joker did, and he is doing this without breaking rules. Stoops is credible, clean, and shrewd. His staff is strong for the most part, and our recruiting footprint is growing.
We can tell we have a program on an improving arc because Brad White's defense was #2 in the SEC in total defense last year. Stoops is busting his butt to bring his offense onto that same arc. The return of Coen and the arrival of Leary suggest it is happening.
Out of our last 5 football seasons, two were 10 win seasons. Curry, Mumme, Brooks, and Joker would have killed for that. Mumme even cheated but couldn't do it. And yet you insist we aren't seeing Ws. You are blind and plain wrong.
