I have been critical of HCJL's coaching and I stand by my criticisms, however I will say that Littell seems to be more engaged this year and presents a more positive/upbeat attitude than normal about this team. Case at point, in the WV game he called timeout at 7:19 in the first quarter when we got off to a slow start and trailed 8-2, then he called timeout again with 1:48 left in the game after WV cut our lead to 74-71, both time outs thwarted WV momentum and we ended up with a victory. Compare the WV game to last year's home Bedlam game when we had a 74-61 lead with 2:18 left to play, OU made a run and Littell FINALLY used a time out with :25 left and the score tied 75-75, ultimately ending in a loss. Last year we finished 8th in the Big 12 with a conference record of 6-12 and an overall record of 15-15 (with both an All- Big 12 first teamer and an honorable mention who was also Newcomer of the Year), the year before we finished 7th in the Big 12 with a conference record of 5-13 and an overall record of 14-16 (with an All-Big 12 first teamer and an honorable mention)). While I see, and acknowledge, some signs of improvement this year from Littell, I'm not ready to say O-State is lucky to have him!