OU’s trip to Miami for the BCS Championship will feature two of the most electric offenses in the nation, two previous championship-winning coaches and two leading Heisman Trophy candidates.

And head coach Bob Stoops said Sunday that he is excited for the Jan. 8 contest to arrive, particularly because the Sooners are on such a hot streak.

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Football: OU vs. Missouri

Football: OU vs. Missouri

“It’s a great opportunity, and I’ve loved the way our team has really played the last three or four weeks,” Stoops said. “It’s peaked at the right time, and I know they’re anxious and excited at the opportunity.”

OU is the only team this season to average 50 points per game and the only team in NCAA history to score more than 700 points in a season. Only one other school — Tulsa — has scored more than 600 points this season.

Florida has also put up outstanding offensive numbers, ranking third in the nation with 45.15 points per game. Stoops said he is aware of how effective the Gators can be, but said he hasn’t had enough time to fully analyze them.

“[The BCS Championship selection] just happened today,” Stoops said. “We haven’t seen them yet. I haven’t gotten a chance to really see many of their games at all, all year. I know they’re talented, I know they’re fast, I see enough highlights to see all of their skill and speed.”

Florida is coming off a 31-20 victory over then-No. 1 Alabama in the SEC championship.

For much of the year, the Big 12 and SEC have proven to be the nation’s two dominant conferences, but Stoops said he doesn’t think that automatically makes their champions the nation’s two best teams.

“It depends on what their records are. You’re going to have some [conference] champions a lot of times that have a couple losses,” he said. “There are some other really good football teams out there — Penn State, USC — it’s hard to deny how well those guys have played too.”

Before last season’s Fiesta Bowl against West Virginia, Stoops used receiver Ryan Broyles in practice to mirror the speed and athleticism of West Virginia’s Pat White.

This year, Stoops jokingly said he will use fullback Matt Clapp to reflect the power of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow.

“We need a big, physical guy,” Stoops said. “I don’t know that Matt can throw like [Tebow]. In fact, I know he can’t.”

When gameday finally does arrive, Stoops will be playing against the team for which he coached for three years. Stoops was defensive coordinater for the Gators from 1996-98.

“I have a lot of close associations there, everyone knows that,” Stoops said. “But the good thing, and I’ve said this before, the good thing if you were playing your brother or someone you knew really well in this situation, the positive is one of you has to win.”

The OU and Florida programs have played a combined 2,193 games, but they have never played each other.

Regardless of which team wins, a head coach will make history. Stoops and Florida’s Urban Meyer have each won a BCS Championship, but no coach has ever won two.

“It’s been obvious for quite a while, just the parity and how difficult it is,” Stoops said. “There are a lot of good teams and good players, and it’s not easy to do it.”