NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was edgy Monday as he fielded questions about his brother, defensive coordinator Mike Stoops.Oklahoma defeated Texas Tech 66-59 Saturday to remain unbeaten in Big 12 play, but the Sooners surrendered a school-record 854 yards. On a day that the offense put up historic numbers, the defense allowed Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes to post an FBS record 819 yards of total offense and make a game of it in the final minutes.Bob Stoops said working through the kinks isnt more or less difficult because hes dealing with family.Its business, he said. You go over it and you study it. But again, its all of us, too. It isnt just my brother and I. Its also coach Cooks, coach Thibodeaux, coach Kish, everybody in there. Didnt complete a sack, ball caught between the two linebackers, ball caught on a secondary guy. Its all of us together.When it was implied that Mike Stoops is protected because of family ties, Bob Stoops disagreed and said Mike Stoops track record has earned him some leeway.Thats not true, he said. Its the same coordinator that also we led the league in every defensive category a year ago, and made it to the final four. Were not running a new defense. He didnt bring in something different. Its the same defense. If its worked before, itll work again, and Ive got confidence in it. And Im also part of what were doing.The 16th-ranked Sooners can get their defense back on track when they host struggling Kansas on Saturday.Perhaps Mike Stoops wouldnt be under such pressure if the previous results from conference play werent nearly as bad. The Sooners are allowing 40.5 points per game in league play, eighth in a 10-team league. Oklahoma is dead last in the league in pass defense, surrendering a staggering 413.2 yards per game, and are second-to-last in total defense, giving up 532 yards per game.Then, there was Saturdays display. The Sooners allowed Tech to convert on 20 of 25 third downs.Its something thats very discouraging when it isnt what it needs to be and youre not executing the way you need be to or playing as hard or as physical as you need to be, Bob Stoops said.Bob Stoops said Mahomes deserves some credit for avoiding Oklahomas pressure and exploiting the Sooners secondary. Mahomes passed for 734 yards, obliterating the previous school record for opponent yards passing in a game of 485 set by Robert Griffin III in 2011.We tried four-man rush, we tried three-man rush and we tried five-man rush, Bob Stoops said. We tried man, we tried zone. We mixed them all up.The criticism of Mike Stoops might be even greater had Oklahomas offense not matched Texas Tech big play for big play. The Sooners also gained 854 yards, second-most in school history. Baker Mayfield threw a school-record seven touchdown passes without an interception and Joe Mixon gained 377 all-purpose yards, second-most in Oklahoma history.Bob Stoops said confidence on the defensive side is a challenge after an effort like Saturdays, but he believes things will change.We have faith in our guys, he said. Were going to coach them to be better and we believe they will be better.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter (at)CliffBruntAP Paul Martin Jersey .Y. - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. Penguins Jerseys 2019 . Carey Price didnt, but he still came out on top against one of his rivals for the No. 1 job at the Sochi Games. 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In an interview posted Wednesday on the teams website, Rose said he had to be selfish in his rehab as he tried to work his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee even though sitting out was "one of the hardest things Ive had to go through in my life." "Im not a selfish guy at all, but having this injury and going through what I had to go through and being smart, its something that I had to be selfish with," he said. "I couldnt worry about anyone else but myself and my health." He thinks fans who questioned him will realize sitting out was the right call once they see him playing again. "I think me going on the court and showing them and letting them know it was the right decision," he said. Rose hasnt played since he crumbled to the court near the end of the 2012 playoff opener against Philadelphia, sending the top-seeded Bulls to a first-round exit. He had surgery on May 12 that year, and his doctor said the recovery would probably take about eight to 12 months -- the final stage being playing in games. Rose practiced without restrictions the last few months of the season but never suited up for a game even though he had medical clearance. He and the Bulls never publicly ruled out a return, either. Without him, Chicago clawed its way to 45 wins and knocked out the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs before bowing out to the champion Miami Heat. They were particularrly banged up during the post-season, with players fighting through injuries and illnesses and Rose serving as a spectator.dddddddddddd The Chicago product saw his image taking a hit, with analysts such as Charles Barkley and Steve Kerr, not to mention some fans, questioning why he wasnt playing. "When youre in practice, of course its not like game-like speed, unless its like training camp," Rose said. "Game-like experience is totally different when you have strategy, this and that, double teams. When I play, I get double-teamed a lot. We play the same defence (in practice) we play in the game, so there wasnt any double-teams. So I was able to roam around freely. And in a game ... I wasnt able to take on that double-team yet. "Every day I was working out like my leg is going to feel better," he continued. "I was pushing myself every day, eating right, trying to take care of my body so that I can be out there as soon as possible. But it didnt happen." Rose insisted he had his teammates support. "They saw how hard I was working in practice, just trying to rebuild my leg," he said. "All my teammates that were going through injuries, they used to tell me dont rush back just because they were going through stuff. So just to hear them say that, they knew I was trying to get back on the court as quickly as possible. They made a huge run at it. When they were playing, I told them things that I saw if they didnt see, or I was just working with them, just to show them I really cared about the team, and like I said they fought for me." ' ' '