Open Post | Weekend, Dec. 19th – 21st (UPDATE Fri., 3:32 pm)
Posted on: December 19, 2014
– Ricky DeBerry: This is the one we’re all waiting for today. DeBerry will announce his commitment today at 9 a.m. CST. You can watch it live, here, via webstream. He will choose between schools like OU, Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee among others. First, we want to state very clearly that while DeBerry belongs to the linebackers position group, the fact the Sooners are in this race at all is because of COACH JERRY MONTGOMERY and the tremendous effort he has put in with Ricky DeBerry and his family throughout the process.
What we’ve heard – Probably not a lot of reason to make any guesses at this point since we will all know where he’s headed this morning but we will anyway! So what we’ve heard continues to be that if this decision was up to DeBerry’s parents, he would be a Sooner. That jives with the conversations we’ve had with DeBerry’s father in the past and everyone we’ve spoken to that’s close to the situation who has said something similar. That doesn’t necessarily tell us where DeBerry ends up, but the fact his parents believe the best spot for him is half way across the country is a obviously good thing for OU’s chances.
– DaiShon Neal: Earlier this week, Oklahoma offered Nebraska 2015 DE commit, Daishon Neal. First, this offer has nothing to do with any lost ground with guys like Gabriel Campbell or Neville Gallimore. This offer is about the fact the Sooners just really like Neal. We checked around and have been told that Neal actually plans on visiting Norman in January. Apparently Neal’s mother is from Texas so despite living in Omaha, he is familiar with things a little farther south. Neal is also being heavily pursued by Oregon and has plans to visit the Ducks in January as well.
– Kareem Orr: We’ve been asking around about how many more corners OU plans on taking and have been told that with PJ Mbanasor and Will Johnson in the fold, OU will likely only take one more CB. However, they would be willing to hold a spot for ate Dalton, because they believe he can play anywhere in the secondary. Kareem took a visit to Clemson recently, but it sounds like they aren’t one of his favorites.
He will take a visit to Arizona State in January, and we’ve been told that it’s going to come down to OU and Arizona State with Clemson and Georgia likely being on the outside looking in. Orr released a Top 6 this week of Arizona State, Clemson, Georgia, Miss. State, Oklahoma & Indiana. But in talking with someone close to Kareem, we get the strong sense that Miss. State and Indiana aren’t real contenders either.
– DuVonta Lampkin: We’ve been asked not to divulge too much, but there is some talk out there that Lampkin, the former OU commit, may be once again warming up to the Sooners. We can say that it is a credible rumor and you’re going to want to keep your eye on Lampkin, because there is good reason to believe things aren’t done between he and OU.
– UPDATE (Fri., 8:25 am): As you’ve surely seen by now, both Malik Jefferson & DeAndre McNeal have committed to Texas this morning. Charlie Strong clearly isn’t messing around in Austin and one can only hope that isn’t lost on those running things in Norman.
– UPDATE (Fri., 9:20 am): Ricky DeBerry is coming to Norman!!!
5-star LB Ricky DeBerry is a #Sooner pic.twitter.com/f8rTwP83ZC
— Jacquie Franciulli (@JacquieFran_) December 19, 2014
– UPDATE (9:47 am): Kahlil Haughton has just let us know that he will announce his decision today at 3 pm CST.
– UPDATE (11:59 am): Was in such a rush to get up the DeBerry news, I (Jordan) totally spaced putting this up with it.
See you back here at 3pm.
– UPDATE (Fri., 12:02 pm): Sooners make the Top 5 cut for 5-star 2015 LB John Houston (Gardean, CA).
My Top 5 schools #USC #ArizonaState #Miami #Oklahoma #Oregon pic.twitter.com/AibfddTvEy
— John Houston (@Official_John10) December 19, 2014
– UPDATE (Fri., 3:00 pm): Done got another one.
– UPDATE (Fri., 3:32 pm): Boom.
You know it's official when a commit is wearing the TFB "Boom." shirt! Our boy @Kahlilhaughton & his mama. pic.twitter.com/lZCNzja0xz
— TFB Sooners (@TFB_Sooners) December 19, 2014
696 Comments
Anyone catch Aaron Sims from Cameron Yoe in the tejas championships last night? 6 catches for something like 160 yds and 3 TDs, 39, 43 and 47 yds. Guy might be a players.
He’s really small isn’t he? Smaller than Saunders? He may need some time at the training table.
5’5″ 125 lbs
I’m excited to see him play. I think he will eventuallearn a scholly at ou
I watched him last night. He was impressive. Used his speed to get into open space. Great hands and concentration. That was a nice Hail Mary catch he came down with to end the half with 3 defenders on him. He will be someone to keep an eye on.
I’m reluctant to call it a hail mary for the simple reason that it was thrown to him and he timed his leap perfectly between two defenders. The young man’s hands and focus, along with him being fearless impressed me.
He may be small in stature but he is a gamer.
I did.
He did all that and could have run a kick off back, but got excited when the field opened and out ran his feet.
While he is a preferred walk-on with OU I’m afraid someone will come along and steal him with a full ride.
*Prays DeBerry picks OU*
I don’t even want to imagine the meltdown that will occur if this doesn’t happen.
People will blame Kish, even though they shouldn’t.
There has to be some accountability for the lack of LB recruiting
If you care to research.. Both Rivals & 247 have data bases that show you the Kish signees over the last several years..
And there are many.
Right, no commits yet this year, but he’s signed either 8 or 9 over the last 2 classes…
I see his commits over the past two years, I’m just not impressed. Only 2-3 have played significant roles and mostly due to the lack of depth at the LB spot.
You can also see all the elite guys he’s missed out on. Again, Striker was Venables’ get and DeBerry is Monty’s get. Kish hasn’t done squat.
With Malik committing to UT…Lampkin will stay at Texas (in my opinion of course). Next year’s RRS could be ugly…
If so it probably won’t be because of the recruits from this year. Most won’t be on campus till summer. Not a lot of practice time to learn a system and be productive. Now a couple of years from now….
K, IYO does Texas getting Jefferson actually assist OU in regards to Wheeler? Nice pick ups for Charlie though no doubt.
Great question. Does it help, hurt or neither?
Boomer………………watch for Wheeler joining the UT stampede toward signing day. might watch for chris warren or soso jamabo doing the same………….UT is going to dwarf this league soon………………
Texas has had top recruits for quite some time now. I ain’t skeered.
They also had The Mack. Have a feeling things are shifting in a big way.
Because of two recruits? Come on man.
Mack couldn’t develop them for s#$%. That will not be the case w/ Strong.
The bright side is the ou/texas rivalry may get the national spot light if strong can revive texas. That can only help ou.
Any word on Newsome?
Not likely coming to OU
Now that Texas has four linebacker commitments, do they cool on Wheeler?
I wouldn’t think so. Now he may cool on them, but I’m not expecting Texas to back off. Could be wrong tho
https://twitter.com/JacquieFran_/status/545954175436488704
UVA with the flat bill. That doesn’t sit well with me.
Let’s break this down…hat by hat by hat
What I see with all those 8 hats, the crimson one really stands out compared to the rest of the crowd.
Frankly, I don’t understand why some stud high school recruit is so enamored by Strong’s entire 4-year routine of living in dorms and acting like a college football career is basically equivalent to advanced infantry training year ’round. Ultimately, I think OU, as well as almost all of OU’s conference peers will benefit from Strong enforcing this policy. Kids may not admit it openly, but that crap gets pushed by parents and if given a real choice, most 18 year olds are not going to buy into this nonsense.
I think that is why you are seeing them struggle some, and why OU has a chance with a guy like Lampkin. Most kids aren’t going to want to play like that, in an environment like that.
If DeBerry stays home who could blame him. Not Kish’s fault last I seen OU’s LB’s didn’t cost OU one game this season. Lack of depth I get but lack of depth at “other positions” hurt A LOT worse.
I agree to a point. No LB commits in a 3-4 isn’t very good
Again, the primary reason DeBerry is considering OU is because of Montgomery…not Kish.
Maybe, but the kid isn’t going to sign with OU if he and his father don’t think Kish can coach him up.
Im actually very happy that Jefferson and Mcneal went to Texas I never thought we had much of a chance and I wouldve rather seen them in the Big12 than the $ec….if oklahoma and texas get back to playing ball the big 12 is going to be a lot better off
Yeah, I agree. I like seeing top recruits coming to the Big 12. Of course we would like them at OU but picking a Big 12 school over the SEC is a big plus for us.
Agreed. Texas being good is a good thing for both the Big12 and OU.
Jones………………….disagree completely. if you thought aTm was a ‘thorn in the flesh’, just watch Texas dominate this conference for years to come and see how quickly the taste of BEVO a** gets old.
We’ll agree to disagree… Texas and OU being good does much more for the conference than any other two teams and it’s not even close. aTm had 1 conference championship in their Big12 tenure and couldn’t even compete consistently for South division championships. Look at the early 2000’s when OU & Texas dominated the league for the most part; the RRS was a premier game, we were both competing for national championships and the Big12 was very well respected.
No use arguing. OP is trolling for the sake of it. Data doesn’t show UT “dominating” in the last decade with all their elite 5 stars. Not sure how that will magically change for” years to come”
Not worried about Texass, they have more issues than OU, but about Baylor
I didn’t expect 8 hats. I shoulda had a Xanax
Strong is turning Texas around. Not very good news for us sooner fans.
Not true. A strong Texas is always good for OU. Your assumption is that if Texas is strong then OU will suck. Yet what history shows is that when Texas is strong OU is strong. When Texas goes all limp wrist OU is right behind them. Therefore I look forward to a strong Texas and therefore a strong OU and Big 12.
Plus a win over a top 10 Texas is much more respected nationally than a win over a top 10 Baylor or TCU.
you know the landscape has changed, right. Briles has got Baylor rolling and ahead of OU. TCU isn’t far behind with Patterson at the helm. A&M has the SEC to recruit with. Add Texas to the equation. That will be 4 programs in the heart of texas that will be rolling.
Because of two recruits? One of which I don’t believe OU was even actively recruiting?
not two commits but the overall direction of the program. Strong recruiter, tough defense, and he brings toughness, which they clearly lacked.
I think it’s good news for the BIG XII and us.
I disagree. just bc Texas is getting better doesn’t mean OU is getting better.
It doesn’t make us better but if Texas is better, the RRS returns to national prominence and that helps us in recruiting, national perception, and it helps the league.
I would love to have ‘Vonta back, just me tho. Didn’t his momma want him here?
Probably in the minority and will get flamed, but I actually like Strong closing in on Talent instead of A&M.I am in the camp that wants UT and OU back on top of the league and keeping their respective talent in state instead of SEC is a good start. If UT is competitive, the RRR becomes the showcase to national championships. It has little meaning right now…
Historically, when in a conference together, OU is best when uterus is best and vice versa. Hate them, but love beating them when they are top five. And oddly enough I get along with their fans better than I do with LosuR fans. Why is that?
Simple, there are teams that already have *it* vs. those that don’t. Yes, we got beat this year, but OSU knows who the big dawgs are. Even in down years UT and OU out recruit and have no trouble filling the stands w/o the need for oil money boosters. The pokes cannot say the same, so they get mad every chance they get
Lampkin’s JR year film was amazing compared to his sophomore film, so I’m with you Indy. I’m not sure how his SR year went, but after I saw his JR film, I wanted him badly. I was not happy when he decommitted. He’s got a ton of natural ability, so the S&C program at OU will greatly benefit him and us. I’ll take him back in a heartbeat.
yea but texas suck
Indy……………………I disagree about Texas…..Never hope for this team to rebuild for if they do, OU ‘ll get ‘mud-stomped” for as long as C Strong is HC…………
Oklahoma should never run away from competition or be afraid of other teams rebuilding. We SHOULD be the yard stick that others measure up to. The day we lose that vision is the day we doom ourselves. Again, Texas does not have ANYTHING on us. Not championships, not Heisman trophies, winning %’s or head-head tallies, so I am not sure what you’re basing your opinion on.
I feel like a Junior High kid watching this. Really.
dear ricky,
do you like me?
yes[ ]
no[ ]
Re: Orr…it’s between OU and Arizona St. Hmmm, we’ve been down that road before. I don’t have any confidence when it’s between us and AZ St.
negative recruiting.
Need to hope ASU has Jackie Shipp chasing him. It would give us a better chance unless he has rekindled the recruiting energy he had 15 years ago when recruiting Tommie Harris, Dusty Dvoracek and Gerald McCoy
I shouldn’t be this nervous watching a high school kid.
RT
So, he commit yet?
No
At least OUs hat is near the center where presumably DeBerry will be sitting.
Am hoping for a DeBerry Christmas for the Sooners.
Is it a good sign the OU hat is right in front of him?
Yes. We all know it’s impossible for high school athletes to reach over hats.
BOOMER!
Woot!
Boom!
BOOMER FREAKIN SOONER!!!
I’LL ALLOW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOONERS LAND DEBERRY!
BOOM!
HORNS DOWN!!! BOOMER!!
YES!!! Whorns down and all!!!
Was this televised? Just curious how you all were able to find out so quickly?
Yeah.
live stream link above
lead story on CNN
Horns Down!!!!
Always and forever.
Some VERY good news
Great pickup
well done Coach Montgomery
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachJerryM/status/545962376210554880
Jefferson who?
We may have been this excited to get any LB commit, but to get a 5 star LB as our first one is just oh so sweeter. Great job by coach Jerry Montgomery. Monty for co-Def-CoOrd!
Monty, Cale, Coach B can stay – everyone else needs to find a new line of work.
Great pick up. Glad to see some good news around here!
Monty for Prez?
Yes!!!!!!!
Give Monty a raise.
Bedenbaugh too if you’ve seen his class for this year and his start to 2016.
Cha-Ching
This is so freaking huge! So seriously how long has it been? A 5* LB at OU.
BOOM!
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachStoops/status/545963127003566080
Seems like alot of you are just hoping Strong fails… I got news for ya! He won’t and expect Trevor to have another poor game next year. This is coming from a true sooner who saw the so-called “greatest offense of all-time get castrated by Strong and his boys at florida. Like Bruce Lee said to those wishing for his demise in a real fight who thought they had figured him out…”Wishing is easy”..”Let’s see what you have learned..”
please go somewhere else
Not going anywhere. You know nothing about me. If you did perhaps you would learn something other than stating your hypocrisy in hear daily…Don’t like what your hearing change my opinion if you can…lol
“Here” and “Hear”. They are different words. Also, “Hypocrisy” has a meaning; please check out a dictionary before using big words.
You “going somewhere” can be arranged if you continue to force our hand.
Go ahead and pull the trigger Jordan. He belongs on the OU Insider board with his demeanor.
….he does remind me of the trolls that dropped in on oui just to be a flame thrower and start arguments……….
Scoreboard.
The “castor oil boy” gives me the creeps, go back down where you came from, cuz you ain’t no Sooner!
Been a Sooner all my life, got nothing to prove….
Castor, please wrap it up for today. It’s a happy moment for the Sooners. Let it go or we’ll have to ban you. No disrespect but please save it for another day.
SuperK they attacked me dude. I’m just tired of hearing people talk crap about other teams while ignoring our own frailties. Not worrying about the conditions that are showing today would have saved ourselves a whole lot of trouble 10 years ago.
……”don’t taze me, bro!!!”……
K, you and your team have a special thing going on so ban this guy so we can enjoy your news and have good discussions with other posters. We don’t need guys who want to meet other poster face to face. No threats, this site is to good for this nonsense.
Please kick him to the curb. He has single handily messed up an otherwise excellent board.
I say we take a vote to see if he stays on the island…lol
I was thinking continent.
BOOM!
Wut?
There is no reason for anyone to be afraid of Charlie Strong. He’s 43-22 in 5 seasons. And that was playing mostly in a laughably weak conference. He recruits well, but so did Mack Brown. Turning good recruits into wins seems to be a problem at Texas, and so far Strong hasn’t shown any reason to think that is going to change.
That is exactly right. There is almost no year that the University of Texas, drawing on the almost 27 million people in their state, don’t have an absolute abundance of talent. Yet they have lost 10 out of 15 times since 2000 to Oklahoma- and Bob Stoops. Boom.
You are not a true sooner. You are a troll, Stephen Dale reads your post and say “WTF”.
I’ve never laughed so loud in my life. People outside my office were looking at me.
That is funny stuff.
It’s funny because it’s true.
Stephen is bumming as his place has been overtaken.
http://i.imgur.com/iFdT0.gif
alot of us are are more hoping that OU succeeds and getting OUr program to where it needs to be…ill let Strong worry about what he has to do over there not really interested what happened or “castration” as you put it in a game that happened 6 yrs ago with different players..and a different college doesnt really make a difference now..as it didnt a few months ago either
Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!
Blah blah blah.
Who has him as a 5*? ESPN? Rivals has him at #122 and a 4*. I’m glad we have him no matter what he is ranked, i’m just wondering who has him that high.
Scout is the only service I believe that has him as a 5-star
https://twitter.com/JacquieFran_/status/545963352925958144
Thank GOD for Monty!
Man, we needed some good news. Thank goodness!
https://twitter.com/JacquieFran_/status/545963948017987584
Beautiful sight #big12backbaby
Excellent!!! Hopefully this will give us some momentum with others (LB’s).
I just got out of surgery from having my wisdom teeth pulled and this is the first thing I checked on! Boomer freaking sooner!
You have no idea how many people, working hard across this great land, were required to make that happen.
getting his wisdom teeth out or the LB commit ?
🙂
To make them perfectly sequential. Suffice it to say that I, for one, am just damn glad it all came off just right.
Does anybody know if he plans on enrolling early. Maybe was stated somewhere and I missed it.
BOOMER!!! This is great news….A great day for the Soonernation.
Switzer on the out: The Boz shows up.
Stoops on the out: Da Berry shows up?
I see what you did there.
We can haz that?
now if DeBerry is half as good as the BOZ was as a LB……..time will tell…………
BOOM!!!
So, who are our next LB targets? And who do we land? I think we need at least 2 more and 1 of them needs to be a inside LB if not 2 of them.
As much as i like to say our recruiting is down, I do have to concede that we now already have more 4* players (10) committed this year than we signed all of last year (8 plus Mixon who was a 5*)
Don’t think our recruiting was down. I think our “recruiters” were down.
well its been said a lot here, and I still believe it, that we aren’t getting the quality of players we got a few years back.
I think that’s true but if you look at the recruits Monty and Bedenbaugh are churning, it sort of shows who “the closers” are.
Agreed. We would be in real trouble with recruiting right now without those two.
DCinAZ nailed it.
I think we are all starting to see the upswing in recruiting. No doubts our recruiting over the last 5 maybe 6 years has been troubling. Let’s hope that we started to see the upswing last year and it only gets better.
I believe we are moving back up in recruiting due to people like Monty and our O line coach. If we could get rid of Kish and hire a real LB coach that connects well with the kids we could kill it next year or two.
I miss BV as the LB coach! Dude was a great recruiter and a helluva LB coach
Plenty of former linebackers from here to choose from. I don’t see why a former sooner backer has never been considered. Guess I have to put that to Berry Tramel for consideration..
This is a good day but still dwarfed by the day Texas is having. We need more, a lot more.
Ricky DeBerry commit is what we needed good job Monty!
DeBerry and Haughton on the same day would be HUGE!
Haughton’s announcement to OU or Baylor is interesting considering Stidham and Deberry committed today. Hoping it’s good news.
When is Haughton announcing?
See most recent update above.
Cool. Thanks!
today at 3, after school.
Is Kahlil anything special? Seems to be rated pretty low on rivals.
He looks like a good player. And should be able to hold up in man coverage because he looks as fluid as corners.
Beast. Absolute beast. Smart, violent and can cover.
To have him and Parker rooming at S would be a beautiful site.
fits the Big 12 style of play. would be big time if we got the kid. I might even do back flips if we do
BTW, who is the best OU alum recruiter in the country right now not on the staff? Just curious, think we could use an ethical John Blake type guy who’s heart is here in Norman…. That is if there’s staff changes.
The king.
Kelly Gregg is available…? He was a solid pro, great highlights from NFL films, good interview, always hilarious and that would probably go over well with h.s. kids.
thank you for changing your tune. going from top to bottom reading this thread and this comment and the LB coach being a former sooner are good thoughts
Seth Littrell
Very Impressed, great Job by Coach Stoops and Monty staying on this kid and impressing his family. I give credit when it’s due!
Is dewayne orso transferring?????
Where did you hear that?
Just some stuff i was reading… So i didn’t know if he was transferring or what okay thanks #boomer
that is not my understanding
Okay thanks
talent is there but i guess off the field issues?
Never even heard a rumor of or so leaving. Where does your question stem from?
Thoughts on where Haughton is leaning?
With Texas taking Jefferson, does this help push Wheeler to OU?
WOW. Wow. Fellow Sooners, this is exciting, this is exciting. How about it.
Highest rated linebacker commit since Ronnell Lewis and Tom Wort in 2009.
Lewis could’ve used that extra year. Same year as the Mingo LSU dude that go drafted 6th overall. Hopefully players are listening to T.Jefferson’s words
No, Charlie is not messing. Glad you pointed this out. He is going to get his, and we better be gettin ours. DeBerry is a big time recruiting victory.
BOOM!!
Nothing like getting a LB with the picture of Boz looking over us.
Sorry, I’m late to the party. BUT, thank you dear little 8lb., 4oz baby Jesus! WE CAN FINALLY HAZ A LINEBACKER!!!
Lampkin Tweet:
“January 7th@DeeChilllin
Me & @CammNewtonJr still got a surprise coming late january”
@CammNewtonJr is Nate Dalton. Could it happen? FWIW, Lampkin has also been tweeting lots of pro-Texas stuff since Jefferson’s commitment.
Who is CammNewtonJr?
Cornerback – Nate Dalton.
Dalton is an super athlete and feel if he comes to OU, he will find a position and be great.
An Aaron Colvin type? not seen his video
Played CB for the first time this year b/c he played QB before. He’s 6’3 180 in his profile. He will find a place somewhere in the secondary.
OU needs playmakers in the secondary. Sanchez is one but can be a feast or famine guy. No one else is though. (Parker is going to be a stud very soon)
I have high expectations from Jordan Thomas.
He looks like he has promise.
if he doesn’t workout at CB, he can always become a FS. I believe D Strait was a QB in high school too.
He could be a very good player, just not had enough of a sample size to adequately gauge him
Agreed, he needs this spring to work on his techniques. I could see big strides with him and that would be a great site. He has all of the tools.
I agree. now he just has to get some of Sanchez moxie
They also need to make a switch so they can match up their corners better. We can’t let people game plan us into a negative situation by alignment like West Virginia did. Line up a tall physical WR against Sanchez and A Small Fast Twitchy WR on a Bigger Corner like Wilson because they know what side each guy is playing!
Good news, indeed!
B00MER S00NER Mr. Deberry.
If by chance we landed Gallimore and Campbell, would we still have room for Lampkin?
Darrion Daniels might still be an option for OU as well
Don’t have much of an opinion on Daniels vs. Lampkin… Any thoughts?
I’d like to see more of both but I’d take either right now. This D needs more depth at all positions
Great news on DeBerry! I was convinced when I saw the table of hats he was coming to OU. I even assessed the fact that it was closest…but on his right hand side. Being most people are right handed, I figured that was on purpose to grab easily and put on. Yes, I am now a recruiting expert 😉 Boom!
It’s about time we get a highly recruited LB to come into SoonerNation! Coach Montgomery is worth his weight in gold if you ask me. Now give me a couple more stud LB’s, get rid of Kish and a couple others and I can start getting excited again.
so many doublooms
haha, yeah it would be a lot of gold….Not to be “that guy” but I believe the word you’re looking for is doubloons.
…..congrats to mont for his hard work being finally rewarded……….at some point, I would like to learn why deberry didn’t go to bama
You’re answering yourself. These are 18 year old kids. Kids from strong families like stability. Monty is a mentor and he gets young men excited to play football. Nick Saban is a funeral director.
Yeah but his funeral procession is headed to the CFB playoff
Love this. Mbanasor tweet to DeBerry:
@PeterJayy_2: @TheFranchize__ Oh helllllll yeaaa what???!!! Let’s go!!!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/545982518499872768
Pj and Humphrey going ham on twitter. Let’s see if it pays off for haughton.
Be a pretty dang nice day to land both DeBerry and Haughton.
Every single coach, staff, administrator etc, whether here next season or not, needs to keep that fire in the belly roaring or get that fire in the belly roaring again to coach and recruit like they never have before and return OUr Sooners to their rightful place atop the college football world. We are OKLAHOMA ! We take a backseat to no one. That’s the spirit. They will love it and so will all the fans.
What more can you say about Monty. *Pumps fist*
Monty and Bedenbaugh are the best things Bob has done in the last 3 years.
This is true. And sad since I would rather have his achievements be related to what happens on the field on gameday.
Thank you Santa (Monty)! Please don’t forget a Wheeler in the stocking.
Welcome Mr. DeBerry, and Boomer Sooner!
Should Shannon, DGB and Mixon all play next year, we are talking about a different team. Shannon, probably our best all around defensive player, Mixon a threat out of the backfield, and DGB along with Shep, gives us the best receiving duo in the conference, even better than BU.
dgb is almost for sure gone… too many rumors…
With Stidham now going to Baylor – what are the chances of Ketchum opening up his recruitment? I know he was on our list at one point – is he still a player we would go after now?
looks like Kish was his recruiter although he played QB at Houston Lamar. intriguing thought if we can go back after him…possibly with a different coach
https://twitter.com/austinseibert1/status/545955330903904256
Have a feeling Seibert is going to become a fan favorite real quick when he arrives. That kid has moxie and ain’t afraid to talk a buncha trash.
Hopefully a loose kicker is a clutch kicker.
Remains to be seen. Think he just got awarded some major awards for his achievements by his state preps folks. He’s got a thunderous leg though. Ain’t no doubt about that….
I mean yeah, haven’t we all seen the video of him booting it from 60?
Yeah. I think he just recently hit one from 70 too.
Shades of Uwe. Hopefully he kicks as well as he talks!
maybe he’ll make people forget about Honeymuff……………….
“I think I love this boy.” – Doc Holiday
Seibert reminds me of that cocky punter Florida had quite a while back, maybe early 2000s area. Dude was always running down after kicks hitting people and getting in faces of opponents. Guy was not scared to start $h!t. I liked that guy.
I can see Seibert hitting a bomb and then turning to the Texas sideline and giving the “Suck it!” gesture. The one where you slam your crossed arms over your lap.
I will be shocked if Kahlil Haughton doesn’t go with baylor..
Ill be shocked if he does go baylor
care to elaborate?
One can’t help but wonder if there’s something to Haughton announcing that he’s committing today, shortly after DeBerry puts on an OU hat.
Yeah but its also shortly after Stidham announced for Baylor
Over 200 comments before noon. Making it hard to get work done today.
**Breaking News**: LB Ricky DeBerry has been downgraded to a 2-star recruit after Oklahoma commitment.
that seems plausible actually.
he would be a five star already if he hadn’t had OU leanings all along
Not that it matters, but did we move up in the polls yet?
If we were to land Haughton on the same day as DeBerry, it may be one of OU’s biggest days on the recruiting trail in recent memory (in terms of nailbiting but successful pursuits of premier players). I know Mixon was huge but he is just one player and at a position of luxury. Two elite defensive talents on the same day would be immense.
Does anyone know if Haughton is good friends with either Malik, Stidham or DeBerry? I do wonder if an earlier committment today pushed forward his announcement. Here’s hoping he still hates Waco.
Have been asked by several people on Twitter if DeBerry will be an early enrollee. And it is my understanding that will NOT be the case.
Just dreaming a bit here between announcements. It appears that we have roughly 6 spots left in this class. That could vary depending on Frank Shannon, David Smith, DGB, McNamara, Mixon and a few others that we’ve heard about but I’m thinking about 6.
If we could land any 6 of the following, I’d be happy: Kyler Murray, DeSean Holmes, Jalin Barnett, Josh Wariboko, Gabriel Campbell, Neville Gallimore, Du’Vonta Lampkin, Darrion Daniels, Arthur McGinnis, Anthony Wheeler, Anthony McKee, DeChaun Holiday, Nate Dalton and Kahlil Haughton.
That’s 14 guys. If we could just land 6 of those, it would be sensational because at the end of the day, it’s about execution and these guys can execute! BOOM!!!
Kyler Murray isn’t happening.
https://twitter.com/austinseibert1/status/545997873276411905
My early prediction on Seibert. “Best kicker ever!”
And here I thought this was a “RECRUITING DEAD PERIOD” It seems ALIVE and well to me! Great Morning now I Can’t wait till 3pm!!!!!!!!
Sweet! Some much-needed good news! Welcome aboard, Mr. DeBerry!
Can we make sure the #44 remains on a LB, not a punter. It just didn’t look right to me. DeBerry, you like #44?
Figured you all would enjoy this pic (via Scout).
There’s a short video interview with him out there as well about his choice.
jordan, I see Daylon Mack decommitted from A&M this morning. Any chance for us?
highly doubtful
Randy………………..D Mack is headed for Austin TX.
Yup, rumor is he wants to join Jefferson in Austin
Strongs class is really shaping up. This guy is going to get Texas turned around. And believe it or not, this will make Oklahoma better too.
I agree with you, however be careful as their are lots of fans who don’t see it like we do. OU is best when we have strong competition from our long term rivals.
texsa exists to help our strength of schedule and furnish an undefeated opponent for us to beat in the RRSO.
Losing to Texas is never helpful. Beating them is.
Thx!
It’s kind of weird, but I really like this. We need Texas to be good. It elevates the entire conference, and it’s a quality win. Rising tide raises all boats.
I completely agree. A strong Texas is good for OU and the Big 12. As much as I love winning 4 out of the last 5 and absolutely annihilating them in 11 and 12, watching their mediocrity has bought me considerably less joy as time has passed. I’ve been to the past 8 red river rivalry games and I really miss the days where it was a perpetual top 10 match up. Big 12 championship and national championship hopes on the line in October with everything on the line and the eyes of the entire country locked squarely on the Cotton Bowl. When OU and Texas are at their best it is the BEST rivalry in college football without a doubt. That kind of exposure and attention is so valuable for OU and the Big 12. I still want OU to kick their ass every year but at this point I’m rooting for Texas to become an annual National Championship contender once again. I’m really glad they got Malik and McNeal and i hope it gets them some momentum. Better them than the damn Aggies.
I’d rather see texxass continue to struggle….never like seeing texass good in anything……………………….
Trust me I’m from Austin and I hated UT more than anything. Got so much crap so often haha. I really enjoyed how miserable they were but this has gone on to long. OSU is the rival I wanna see in mediocrity forever lol. But I just want UT to be really good again cuz it benefits us and the big 12 and so the RRSO can be how it used to be and so we can crush their national championship dreams
With Strong and his staff leading UT and us with what we have, I don’t see too many season crushers for Texas in the immediate future.
Never will I be disappointed with UT mediocrity. It’s been fun to watch, while it lasted. Unfortunately, Strong is a quality coach and will make them good.
Don ‘t like it. Unless OU ramps up the passing game I don’t like Texas getting elite defensive players.
Unless your boat’s name is “Kansas” or “Iowa State”.
Wescott Eberts @SBN_Wescott 2m2 minutes ago
5* Gladewater DT RT @DaylonMack: I have decommitted from Texas A&M and I will be releasing my top two schools around noon Saturday!
Welp….
…….that’s a big blow to tam………….still don’t have a dc?
He’s going to texas now I bet.
Yep. He tweeted that right after Malik asked him if he “heard the news” on his twitter feed. Texas gonna get a big one here.
Seems like a week move. Not gonna get on the kid too much because he’s just a kid.
Rivals guy said LSU & TCU..
Wait, you don’t mean this (https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/daylon-mack-weighs-in-on-tamus-recruiting-momentum) Daylon Mack, do you?
2 new crystal ball predictions have haughton to ou. 62% still Baylor but let’s hope they’re wrong.
One was from a Baylor guy.
I’m surprised none of the early predictions have flipped their choice
John Houston released top 5 with ou in it.
That caught me off guard but in a good way.
This RRR needs to be the marque game of college football again.
Absolutely, should be “The Game”. Recruits should just say, you going to “the game”.
Daylon Mack just decommitted from A&M.. Releasing top 2.. Thoughts are between TCU, LSU & UT..
Might as well be a Top 1, IMO
Rivals Mike suggested it would be TCU & LSU. Every horn writer of course is saying Texas..
Who do you think the 1 is?.
The same Daylon Mack that was telling PJ at The Opening that the gAggies were going to win the Natty in 2016?
Shine comin’ off Sumlin doe
If Mack leaves, does that impact Murray?
anything is possible
Thanks Kevin Garnett.
What? I thought he was Perfect?
I just woke up. This is a lot of information to take in.
Also saw Stidham is going to Baylor, not saying there was cheating but that was an awfully fishy turn of events in Baylor’s favor.
Baylor sucks but if i was a freshman wanting some playing time I wouldn’t be looking for it around that Mahomes kid. tech is gonna tech but Mahomes looks legit.
True true. It just all felt very sudden and preconceived.
Strange things happen in waco.
Hes going to sit for 2 years behind seth russell, so we wont see him till hes a RS soph.
Difference is starts and quality minutes.
I can better understand why Lampkin might be looking around again ; Daylon Mack has decommitted from aTm and will probably commit to the Horns. Lampkin has been recruited over by C Strong…..
I know Mack and Jefferson were really tight. There may be something to it…Mack has always seemed on the fence. OU needs a stronger Texas!
Dede Westbrook @DshizzzNitssss 3m3 minutes ago
@Kahlilhaughton come join the OU family bro you’ll be a great fit!
Dede doin’ work.
For all you Kish haters….DeBerry………”Really for me I just wanted to get to learn the position from Coach Kish,” DeBerry said. “He’s cared about me throughout the whole process so I know he’s going to teach me the right thing and everything I’m capable to do so I can do it well.”
Haters will still be haters! Nice to see Coach Kish making an impact with the young man.
If he lands at least 2 more QUALITY LBs I might consider becoming an UnHater.
Ignoring the players he has signed.
He’s got 9 players since 2012. Out of which Dom Alex and Tay Evans are the highlights. Tay is an OU legacy so I’m not putting much stock in that one. Not saying he’s a bum, but he needs to prove more than 1 LB in when we have a HUGE lack of depth at the position. Not even mentioning Monty’s help getting DeBerry
Excuse me.. Jordan Evans has been a highlight… not Tay
Not gonna do him much good, would surprise me if Kish is still here next year…. I would go all in for FL old DC…..
https://twitter.com/DruSamia/status/546012622886158336
God Bless America!
is deberry a natural OLB? hes 25+ pounds heavier than our current MLB’s.
Football Jesus says yOUr welcome
According to his HS coach they used him all over the place including running back. I think OU sees him as an OLB.
I’m not completely sold on us using the 3-4 defense. I could be wrong but I’d like to switch back to the 4-3. In DeBerry’s interview, he mentioned that he likes the fit with OU because we play a 3-4 defense. Not really answering your question but just thought I’d throw that out there.
Just hoping a little bit of good news can get some y’all to stop with this…
with what?
Stop reading “don’t kill myself books”
Looks like Tramel !
Stole this from LT
That’s awesome. The Swagcopter must be running on fumes…
Seen 5* LB John Houston(huge longshot) OU made his top 5. And Daylon Mack decommitted from aTm, hoping this causes Kyler Murray to give OU serious consideration
https://twitter.com/DshizzzNitssss/status/546010786452103168
How likely is it that with the decommitment of Daylon Mack that Kyler Murray could also follow? Hopefully he would seriously consider us, he could probably fight for a first string job from Day One.
Not at all expecting Mack to look at OU now, but for him to back out after repeatedly wanting to step up and be a recruting leader for the Aggies 2015 draft class, that has to be a serious problem for them. I dont expect Mack, but am wondering if anyone else sways now he has decommitted. Especially if he was a big reason they were verbally agreeing.
Yeah. He was kinda the ‘bell cow’. Huge loss.
https://twitter.com/THEFlashy_/status/545976622382600192
This is the kind of stuff we want…. Players can make a significant impact recruiting other players…. Boomer!!!
So this is something….
https://twitter.com/JoeyFingaz47/status/546020638540845056
I am not up on all the players likenesses ;
can some one please tell me who is the big , scary looking dude w/ giant fork ?
def don wanna get on his bad side 🙂
Joe palange
tks
The next rip. Hopefully he’s as good
Them ears tho…….
Those eyes!!!
Natural born killer right there. Love it.
He is every bit as ugly as a FB should be.
His film is worth a look. Wonder who offered him originally? Looks like a prototypical downhill, mean, smash your face fullback.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/165346/highlights/7548399
he looks like he could be an o’doyle of the “o’doyle rules” ilk 🙂
Played hs ball in Cleveland and signed with Wm&Mary. Very intelligent but has the look and attitude. Going to be the new ‘Ripback’.
OU has closers in recruiting. Monty, coach B, Gundy, Norvell and surprisingly Mike Stoops Bob, of course, is an excellent recruiter. Where OU is lacking is having a complete staff that is all in, when it comes to recruiting. If ou could get 2-3 more guys, on staff, that go all out in recruiting, they could recreate the days of 2000-2010. That’s up to Bob to make that happen, though.
Agreed. Think we’re only just now starting to see the recruiting prowess of coach B and Monty now that they’re settled in and establishing themselves in their regions. 2016 could be BOOMtastic!
Anyone have any thoughts on Jay Boulware? I feel like we’ve discussed all the other assistants quite a bit on here other than him. My personal take is I don’t really have a take. Ha! He’s obviously the TE and ST coach. Our TE’s have been down before he got here and we really haven’t used them much since he’s been here. I have zero clue how much he helped in Bell’s transition and development over the year. It appeared to me that Bell looked good at route running and pass catching. Not sure if that was his help or just Bell. Other than Bell, we really didn’t see anything from the TE position this year.
On special teams, we were strong with Ross on KR but our PR was nonexistent this season and Hunnicutt struggled. I’m not sure whether any of that was on Jay or not. Just curious of everyone’s thoughts. Someone may have some insight into the program that I don’t. I really haven’t heard much about him this season. We obviously had some really big ST plays last season. We gave him credit for some of those.
-PR issues were based on not having any dependable WR’s that could catch a ball IMO. Neal, Young, Quick, and Smallwood all dropped balls repeatedly this year.
-He can coach TE’s all he wants…..but he can’t insert them in the playbook.
-Hunnicutt’s struggles were just that……..Hunnicutt’s struggles.
exactly right on hunnicutt. you can’t coach a ball through the uprights. it either goes in or doesn’t. also hard for a coach who never kicked to talk to a kid about the mental side of kicking. you’d have to have a dedicated kicking coach or shrink to help with that.
i think you nailed the other issues too
Yep. I think Boulware has done a good job. Our kick return game this year didn’t suck at all and nobody will kick to Ross anymore so there’s that. Sanchez was just out their to field punts because he has better ball skills than any of the WRs not named Shepherd.
Hunnicutt will have a fine career in the NFL. He just had the yips this year for whatever reason. Kickers have strange psyches.
I don’t think boulware is doing a bad job but unfortunately he has a tiny role on this team because all special teams calls to through bob. And the TE role has been non existent.
Hopefully he will have a new addition to the punt return tool box with one Aaron Sims coming in as a preferred walk-on. He is just like Jalen Saunders, only smaller.
Seeing that TAMU fired their O-Line coach. Wonder if that will spook any of those big offensive lineman to start looking around again. The guy did a great job recruiting but the o-line got the blame for TAMUs losses to finish out the season. I know we offered Sutherland, Lanfear, & Elbert – I know we are looking good on our O-Line now. But I wonder if there is any opportunity here.
Hopefully it will cause Greg little to start looking around. I know he was pretty high on ou before his commitment to a&m
As long as he doesn’t end up at Baylor that’s fine with me. Baylor already has a 5 star OT for 2016
Meh. Barnett was supposed to be a badass too. Started out at #10 on Rivals 100 and plummeted. Turns out he’s lazy, fat, and slow. Point is. It’s still way early to tell if that 5* is really any good
Little has remained in close contact with OU fwiw even since he committed
THIS 1000x!
fired the oline coach too???
Hopefully kahlil haughton is about to make our day just a little bit better in about 6 more minutes
Yeah, need to stock pile defensive talent
https://twitter.com/DavidSmoak/status/546046962177699840
Good day to be a Sooner!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!! As spongebob said, “It’s the best daaaaaayyyy eeeeveeeeerrrrr!!!!!” BOOMER
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOM
BOOM 254
He’s a sooner! BOOM!
BOOM!! Its a good day to be a SOONER!
BOOM! WE CAN HAZ MEAN-ASS SAFETY TOO?!?!?
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachJerryM/status/546047762605699072
Bwaaaaaaahahahahahaha!
BOOMER!
SOONER!!!
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachStoops/status/546048436726804480
December 19, 2014
Coach Monty bringing the swagger back.
Coach Monty fishes with dynamite.
With live 440 volt cables.
In each hand.
Knee deep in the water.
Just to wake up in the morning.
Coach Montgomery doesn’t go deer hunting. He just walks into the woods. The deer follow him home and voluntarily jump into his freezer because, they know….they know.
Sounds a bit like Chuck Norris.
When Chuck got his yellow belt, Coach Montgomery gave him a ‘thumb’s up’.
Chuck Norris has a photo of Jerry Montgomery on his wall.
“Chuck Norris? I’ve never heard of her” – Jerry Montgomery
Coach Montgomery doesn’t always drink beer….but when he does, he prefers ‘Texas Sucks’.
Love the confidence! God knows we need some of that around here
^ THIS! Love Montgomery’s attitude..give him a pay raise just for this tweet alone!
wonder who is next
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!
We now only need 5 more from this list that I posted earlier.
It appears that we have roughly 6 spots left in this class. If we could land any 6 of the following, I’d be happy: Kyler Murray, DeSean Holmes, Jalin Barnett, Josh Wariboko, Gabriel Campbell, Neville Gallimore, Du’Vonta Lampkin, Darrion Daniels, Arthur McGinnis, Anthony Wheeler, Anthony McKee, DeChaun Holiday, Nate Dalton and Kahlil Haughton.
That’s 14 guys. If we could just land 6 of those, it would be sensational because at the end of the day, it’s about execution and these guys can execute! BOOM!!!
I have a good feeling about Kahlil Haughton on your list.
Ha. I was hopeful for him. With him, we only need 5 more of those other 13 guys and we’ll close down an incredible class.
There is about 8 spots left IMO. We have 18 and I believe there will be 26-28 open. Now where would they take those 8, who knows? Gary may have a list of who’s left and who we have a good shot at landing.
On 12-15-14 I listed 22 athletes of interest to OU. To date OU has DeBerry and Haughton. Four athletes have went by the side: C. Virgil, M. Rankin, M. Jefferson and Darrin Kirkland. Best feeling of the 16 left: G. Campbell, N. Gallimore J. Barnett, A. Wheeler, A. McGinnis, A. McKee, J. Reid, and N. Dalton.
Perhaps of more importance is OU commits to date seem to be in for the long haul.
Just a pure guess after an extended ” happy hour(s)”
If we say 8 spots are left, we need 2 or 3 linebackers. If we only take 2 watch for the 40 front to come back. If we take 3, then I can’t imagine we take more than 2 of (Campbell, Daniels, gallimore, LAMPKIN, Neal) on the dline. Then Nate dalton. I see 6 on defense and 2 on offense. And if another spot opens take Reid if he commits.
Party Time!
Classic.
No school like the old school.
He did a number with Earle Hooker and it’s one of my favorites. aahhhhhh
Perfect fit Tex, hopefully the defense will start boom, bang, and powing.
…and shoot them right down…too
Finally some good news!
Is M Stoops on twitter? If so, it seems odd he wouldn’t respond to these defensive committments. If not, it seems odd he wouldn’t be just to seem relevant to these young men. #confusing
He doesn’t really ever tweet.
He still uses a bag phone.
Probably doesn’t matter but part of me feels he should be more involved. It shows enthusiasm and respect for these young men. Comes off as arrogant to me. Hell, I’m 63 and follow twitter so he can’t just use age as a reason.
I don’t disagree with you.
what’s twitter?…
He retweets the other coaches
Have to say…..BIG XII is kicking ass and taking names today. FO REAL!
too busy to take names. Montgomery just tells ’em to stay put, he’ll be back to kick their azz later.
https://twitter.com/DshizzzNitssss/status/546051097974960128
Dede on fire today!
Love it!
This is the kind of kid/player you want on your team. I love his enthusiasm. I can’t wait til these kids mesh with who we have on our team now. I can’t wait til he can play.
Dede hasn’t shut up about being a Sooner since he bacame a Sooner. LOL
Rah Oklahoma, Rah Oklahoma
Right out of the Bears back yard…..Boomer!!
Damn its a fine day in recruiting….. Love the momentum, keep it coming
Woooooooow! Great day today!
YESSIR!!! Welcome Mr Haughton
That’s 2 Booms today. Hot Damn!
It’s been a crawl at points, but we’re getting there! Gotta hand it to the coaches today!!
Oh man I’m going to start drinking early today…
To the other alcoholics who approved this^;
I’ve received a couple bottles of Bulleit Brand Bourban and Rye that are pretty good. I hadn’t heard much about them. The holidays are here and thought I’d pass along good word of mouf. Very smooth.
Been in the shop making my homemade peppermint, cinnamon, and root beer schnapps all day. This has been an amazing adjunct to what is usually a happy day anyway!
If you’re into that sort of thing, Oklahoma grows some of the best buffalo grass in the world. a coupla stalks in a bottle of good vodka, let steep for a couple weeks and you’ve got the equal of anything coming out of Poland.
Permafrost. vodka made in Alaska with pure glacier water.
Welcome Mr. Haughton! Boomer Sooner!
HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY!
JOY-JOY-JOY!!!
[Takes off pants. Twirls them around his head like a helicopter. Ignores wife’s glare of disapproval]!
I thought wives loved “the copter” HAHA!
Forgive me, but Haughton another LB correct?
Safety
Ah. Thank you.
In the above photo of Haughton and his Mom, as well as his image on various recruiting sites, one thing really sticks out to me. His bright face and genuine smile.
I like this young man.
My best wishes to him as a Sooner and a citizen.
…….attractive woman, his mom………..thought she was probably the gf
Big day for her too.
She is attractive and looks to be a very nice person. He seems to have her smile.
i did too. they look like they’re the same age. wow.
Same here
That BOOM shirt gets around.
Yeah I love my boom shirt they fit very well
Big day tomorrow.
Wish we would have a Texas 6A championship game thread. LOL
If you’re not there, start one. Am enjoying watching. That Eppler ikd for Navasota looks good. Love the passion.
Felt bad for the Argyle kid throwing that pick late in regulation giving Navasota a chance to tie it up.
I put the “LOL” at the end of the sentence, just messin’.
Ennis is rolling on Cedar Park. Anyone in the 5A game we should be watching?
I don’t recall any players of interest to OU.
Disregard my previous post, Cedar Park took advantage of a bad 4th down call, IMO, and have turned this into a game.
That first down measurement…man, no lube or reach around for Ennis.
I have to wonder if the officiating crew, which is out of Dallas, has it in for Ennis after they smoked South Oak Cliff so bad a few weeks ago.
I have a feeling there are going to be some closed door meetings with that official, it’s like he made a personal decision rather than actually looking at the facts right in front of him and everyone else with a television.
It was horrible.
I’m actually pulling for Cedar Park as one of my daughters and her family live there, but I was shocked and mortified with what he did.
This Texas HS football is insane! Reminds me of some of the Jenks/Union games up here in Ok.
Yeah should be some good games. They had Katy send off on the news last night here in Houston and RODNEY was wearing his big logo nike OU shirt.
Glad to hear he is representing.
I’ll be cheering them on.
Can u keep me updated on the Katy game if u get a chance? I am in oklahoma today and can’t get it
Sorry, Katy.
Stayed off the computer today.
It was a tough loss.
It’s cool ended up finding it on the web. It was a tough loss but a really good game
Smiling assassin. Will maybe help you up or motion to your coaches after he blasts you.
Might even send you a card. 🙂
This post is for “Star chasers”
2*, 3*, 4*, Big Star. Kid can play
OUtstanding!
Congratulations to Kahlil, that is no small honor.
Congrats Kahlil!!
Are any other OU prospects expected to make their announcement pre-Christmas?
Texas High school championships are on now Fox Sports SW. Our preferred walk-on Aaron Sims all 5’5″ 125lbs of him and Camron Doe won their championship game and I think they said he had 163 yds & 2 tds
He was the Offensive MVP of the championship game, 6 catches 160+ and 3 TDs.
He is very talented and exciting to watch.
I haven’t watched him yet, but am having a hard time understanding how a frame that small can bear the punishment.
Eastex, do you think he’ll be more than a novelty in D1 football?
You have to see him to grasp what he is capable of.
He will always be diminutive, but there is just something about him. He is not only fast and quick, but seems to have different gears and can separate from defenders when he wants to. He has some of the best hands I’ve ever seen and his timing when going up for a pass when he is covered is astounding.
I could see him being a terror on punt and KO returns, also in 4 or 5 WR sets, but not as an every down player. He would never be able to provide the blocking our WRs are required to perform.
He is extremely competitive…I emphasize extremely, and he actually needs to reel in his feisty nature. He was unafraid to go face to face with any player and it cost him a personal foul after he caught a TD pass.
Trust me, if you saw him play you would like him.
I’ll be pulling for him, he could create some sleepless nights for DCs and DBs.
I know Q was really small and just checked his numbers. He was 5’7 and 195 lbs. Guess that’s quite a bit bigger than this kid. Sounds like this kid could be good. Just needs to add a few pounds.
The announcers in last night’s game said he was 135. It’s possible the 125 was his program weight at the start of the season. Regardless, he will add weight and fill out, but will never be a bruiser of bodies. His abilities could make him a bruiser of egos, though.
I’m just thinking that I used to gain/lose 25 lbs between football and wrestling and getting slammed to the mat was much more jarring at the lower weight. it just plain hurt more. Clearly this kid is way m ore athlete than I ever was, but still, having a Gabe Lynn come up and ‘drop him’ and it might be the last time.
I don’t know what his chances are, but he does have some skills and you can’t coach speed.
True? Barry always claimed that it was his coaching genius that made his running backs run fast.
Now, he could have been being facetious…..
That boy can smoke!
That was regionals and look how quickly he and the other guy separated from the pack. That separation is just like what he was doing to DBs last night.
This might change your mind. http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap2000000359532
I’m feeling this young man is going to be a difference maker if given the chance.
I’m not against the young man, just don’t want him hurt.
Gotcha! I just hope he gets a chance and lets see what he can do.
Sorry, I am sure I missed something in an earlier post, but is Sims going to OU?
Preferred walk on.
He is listed as an OU commit-preferred walk-on.
he’s not half their size, but the way you describe him, if he can even be half the player of d jax, sproles, or welker we’re in for a real treat. thanks for the description. sounds like a winner
It’s the height. He’s pretty short, so that 125lb is a lot more solid than it sounds. He’ll probably put on another 20lb when he gets here. So, while he’ll still be small, he’ll be a put together small. remember, he’s been getting hit by D1 bound kids his entire career. He could be a DAT type player.
Thanks East Tex. I wasn’t sure what his stats were. I can’t hear thunder anymore. I can’t believe I just quoted my wife. Anyway, I’m glad he’s coming to OU.
I’ll be pulling for him, it could be boom or bust, but he doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything.
Its getting slow around here. We havent had a 4* or 5* commit in almost 2 hours.
Hey Super K is there any chance we can strike while the iron is hot and go after a guy like Roney Elam (a CB that I remember you being really high on awhile back) since aTm lost there head recruiter in Daylon Mack?
Elam just committed to tamu I think.
OU and Elam never got real serious but OU has their targets at DB and they’re in a good spot with those guys.
Just wanted to thank all the loyal TFB readers. Today wouldn’t have been half as fun w/o y’all.
or the commitments!
fair 😉
Always nice to have something to be loyal to…. so no. ..thank you !
Jordan. Thank you for being YOU!!!!
So…….you’ll buy me a beer?? 🙂
Thank you Jordan for all the work you do, the crazy posts you post, and any other contribution you bring to us (sooner fans)… Its appreciated……
Like I said before Jordan, you’re way beyond run of the mill writers. Sports literary genius AND fan is more like it. You keep it real.
Great pic of Kahlil and his mama. I thought she was his girlfriend. She looks very young. Can see where he gets his looks lol.
Yep. Great-looking family, those two. Welcome!!
Hoping to see a domino effect of linebacker commits now that the first one has happened with Deberry. Big selling point to 2015 class is with the fact we are so thin at linebacker right now “you will not be competing with the best” but instead “you will be playing with the best” attitude. Would be nice to get some big names to buy into that.
Not to say I don’t want competition. I want competition because we are so deep with talented players. But we need to get to that point of depth
Exhilarating day for us OU fans. I let go of some stress today for sure!
that’s what she said! but seriously, very exciting, very encouraging
ha, that never gets old.
After today’s tweets I think it’s safe to say PJ is locked in on OU.
We told you not to worry all along 😉
Nailed it.
He sees OU is getting some all-stars to play alongside him. OU rush D outstanding last year. Just need to solidify that back end and PJ, Haughton and DeBerry go a long way towards getting that done.
So wondering if the decommit of Dylan Mack from AM is having any effect on Lampkin. Thinking is, Mack is headed to Austin which might be getting crowded.
With Haughton on board, are we set at DB? or are we still hoping for another commitment to finish out the year. Of course, I’m certain we would take Iman Marshall, Ykili Ross, or another one of the big guys if they twisted our arm.
Looks like our primary targets are a couple of Olinement, DTs, and LBs each – am I right.
In the secondary I’ve been hearing Kareem Orr and Nate dalton a lot. But the wild card I think will be jaylon lane. I bet some teams start reaching out to him when the dead period is over. By then I think a lot of kids will be verbally committed and lane’s situation may clear up a little.
I had forgotten about Orr
Likely not, I think we take one or two more DB’s before it’s said and done. I would say most of the offensive recruiting is nearly over (obviously they would take some guys if they wanted to come here) but I think it’s mostly defense from here on out.
1 more olineman named Wariboko or Barnett and Newsome. Rest are defense.
I agree 3 max on offense. 2 is more likely. Everyone else needs to be defense. Besides we still need 3 linebackers.
Does anybody know if any more OU recruits are expected to announce their decision before Christmas?
McKee was supposed to announce today but he decided to wait until a later date, I have no clue when he might decide now. I think Barnett and Campbell may be any day now kind of guys, I don’t think either have an all star game.
Boom chugga chugga Boom! Boom!!
I decided to browse the 247 board (don’t have a membership) but there’s a guy who apparently has inside info on changes being made going into next year. I guess he’s giving it to long time posters. One replied to the group saying fans will like the changes.
Do tell!
I don’t have the info. Just wanted to share what was said. I bet it’s the same info tfb has heard but people want to be discrete I suppose.
Zach, I’ve noticed a couple comments about PJ saying some good things on twitter today. You’re my twitter feed, any info on what was said?
Hey was excited about deberry committing. Haven’t seen his about haughton but many have reported they spoke of playing together so he seems to be rejuvenated. Also it’s his birthday and he’s retweeted a bunch of fans today.
Falstaff rationalizes “The better part of Valour, is Discretion” from Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I.
I would agree with this wisdom.
Zack,that was me that said your going to like the changes if they actually come to pass. I don’t know where he got his info and I didn’t ask but i do know he is a professor at OU. I was asked not to give the info to anyone else and I agreed. Be patient we will all know soon enough.
No worries. I shared that so we could speculate and see who gets close
Think I heard something similar with the names Ed Orgeron or Tosh Lupio, if that’s what you heard.
tosh lupio or tosh.o?
Either would be solid hires, in my opinion.
Uhh…I don’t think having Tosh.0 in the men’s locker room would be a good idea.
/just sayin’
In hindsight, you’re absolutely right, Tex. Thar must have been the egg nog speaking.
Haven’t heard any hiring rumors. This inside info seems more like someone is leaving but not heupel. Which is fine with me, the question is who. I think more than one but I’m thinking norvell is moving on. The reason I will speculate norvell is because we all know the offense isn’t as good as it could be, he’s starting to get some of the criticism for that. And why would a guy who’s a solid recruiter need to take Cale with him to visit newsome?
You make a good point. The rumor I heard from a good source involved Monty to LB coach. The names listed above to DL. It’s just rumor that was passed along, so take it for what it’s worth.
That would actually make some sense. If Monty wants to be a DC, having coached more than one position is a positive. Also, given his recruiting skills, it would help out the LB position.
I think they need mike to get another job. And possibly promote Monty to DC. And let him bring in guys he knows at linebacker and secondary coaches. I know a lot of people are high on viney who’s a GA but is he ready to become a full time position coach?
I’m all for that. He’s been awkwardly quiet lately, a sign maybe.?
I’m not sure. Something tells me mike was more busy than we saw. Maybe calling guys or something. Obviously he needs to be watching film though. I just think he needs to move on because this was only supposed to be temporary for him to rebuild himself as this defensive master and it didn’t work here. But maybe it would work somewhere else or maybe someone would give him a job at a smaller program.
I’m thinking he could build a top rated defense in the ACC.
Sounds like you’ve seen that movie before.
Pretty quick on the gun to move Monty to DC. He’s seems like a really good DL coach, and seems to be a good recruiter, but I don’t want to make a Heupel mistake and promote a position coach before he earns a few more stripes. It’s a huge jump to go from coaching a position to running a defense.
Well that’s only if they promote from within. Monty may not even be on track to be a DC any time soon. But if he is on track to be a DC, if I were him I would have a hard time having someone hired above me from outside.
don’t care about who but can you say…before bowl game? after bowl game? before NSD? after NSD? did you even hear this much? and if you can’t, you can’t. no worries there
Patience, grasshopper.
yes sensei
or should i say hai sensei
Writing a story?? Kidding I want to know too. But I would think after the season.
hey that’s my line. i always ask if someone’s writing a book. 🙂 dammit i need new stuff. yeah. its tough. if you do it before signing day, you might lose someone unless they already know. if you wait til after, its a little shadier but you keep everybody
I know a lot of us want bjw to retire. And most could care less about kish but depending on how this class goes I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. I said that early on he’s got to get it done this year so I can’t call for his job unless he proves he can’t recruit. He’s got his work cut out for him but if he could convince Houston and mcguinnis then I’d say give him a raise.
I’ll admit I have been leaning on Kish but after today, I don’t know if I want to rock that boat just yet…….just sit and watch for a minute.
I would logically say after NSD, but what the hell do I know? I wouldn’t have kicked the ball again to Tyreek Hill either.
You’re hired.
well, you try to help a guy out that’s going through troubles, but he can’t help himself. that’s when you know counseling is needed. we threw him a bone, he took it, but he couldn’t hang on to it for very long
Get this man a visor and headset.
when I was still with oui, I remember an active poster who was also a prof……had some good inside info sometimes…..not connected, seen some rumor around that there’s thoughts of a stanford influenced o perhaps, fwiw
Do not want the Stanford offense.
I guess it is good OU made Houston top 5 but probably a U$C lock
I hope texsa does what they’ve done in the past, pull the softies off the top so we can get at the good stuff. 🙂
I think there’s something to Texas taking the “top” guys and letting the next level guys end up at OU and elsewhere. I think they burn a lot of guys who want to stick it to Texas when they get a chance.
It does seem that the guys who get out of that state really want to stick it to them, which is usually good for us.
Awesome! BOOM!
You’re late.
I know. Lol
funny how the “sec channel” dot com(espn to the layperson) has a headline about the mack decommit and when they were in the big 12, no one would have cared so it wouldn’t have been put on there. now, no one cares but its on there. funny what 2 billion gets you these days….high school journalists who only care about if corn is in lebron’s deuces, what manziel had for lunch, and how many people can we brainwash into thinking southern fried football is better than any other brand
I’m curious as to whom would have exclusive access to LeBron’s deuces and why and how they are measures the integrity of said deuce.
there’s a lot of money at stake here. its HUGE business. i think they did a sportscience on it and what could possibly go into(or come out of, if you will). i don’t think they went as far as cameras in the toilet because of the graphic nature of turd leaving butthole(kids watching and whatnot) but everything else is covered. i would link it if i could find it 🙂
TMI, TMI, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry. its science 🙂
Can they determine if the corn is boiled, steamed, roasted, grilled or creamed?
Working on it from what I hear
You just had to include creamed now didn’t you!
Do you see what Stephen started? 🙂
Blame it on the egg nog.
Ole damn nog got another’n
Why yes…yes I did.
It is slurpingly delicious.
Definitely Brian windhorse. I’m just glad bill Simmons is in a cave now.
Eat your fiber and Merry Christmas.
eas tex you should win the Nobel Poo Prize !
He would humbowelly accept.
Gaseous Clay would accept the award for me.
Fart like a butterfly…smell like a bee?
‘Zactly.
Heck of a come back for Ennis…good game.
That was just crazy!
That hook and ladder play before the TD pass was outstanding.
the mere thought scared the crap out of him
I’ve never been that scared, but I have been so scared that the pucker factor was off the chart.
The motorcycle seat cover disappeared, never to be seen again.
That honor goes to Randy Marsh with Bono in second place.
/south park reference
All it takes is a lot of PF Changs to give it a “run” EasTex.
Hideee Ho, Mr Hankey! And the little nuggets..
Just want to say how much I appreciate the wit and wisdom of EasTex
His book is a best seller……………if we could just get him to write it.
I’ve had a bunch of people get onto me to do that, Sis in law says I would be foolish not to.
Now if I could find that extra 10 hours a day I would need to do it.
It wouldn’t be that big a time commitment. Put together an outline and then just fill it in in your spare time. how much time to you spend reading and commenting on TFB? No different.
Actually, I’ve already written most of it as blog entries. Did some checking several years ago about a publisher. Since the economic down turn in 2008 I’ve put it on the back burner.
‘Preshate dat.
Yeah he’s ok…
I’ve been called worse. ;-0
Looking for linebackers to go with deberry. This kid looks good. I think someone may have mentioned him before but I don’t understand why we’re waiting on a guy like wheeler when this kid is going to northwestern. Now if school is more important than football for him then northwestern is a great choice but I’d like to see him at OU.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/918260/highlights/104781375
Impressive, as is his offer list.
Seems he is solid to NW.
After seeing McGinnis in live game action last week he is the LB I covet the most as our next commit.
Take both. Mcguinnis is another olb. Fox in the middle and maybe one other backer.
I just like the fact he wears that old school neck brace. Although this one takes the cake
Hey, I wore a neck roll back in the day……it never gave me a face rash like that though.
You weren’t supposed to put it inside the face mask.
…so did Boz
Stidham flipped to Baylor? Man I missed a lot.
You should try sleeping at night and hanging out with us in the daylight. 🙂
Lol When I have the time, I got to read at night. Too loud to focus during the daylight!
We may need a new thread for the rest of the weekend. Been a big day.
Indeed.
Game 1 at noon tomorrow will have Wilson’s alma mater Temple(of funky pants fame) versus Aledo.
Temple hung 70 last week in the semis and could have easily scored 100. I expect a high scoring first game.
Game 2 at 4p.m. is the one I am looking forward to, Katy vs Cedar Hill. Third year in a row they have met for the state title.
Game 3 at 8p.m. is Allen vs Cypress Ranch. I expect Allen(#2 in the nation) to win.
After tonight’s good action, I really wish I could watch them all tomorrow. Got a lot going on with family, might be worth some DVR space.
I’ll have the dvr going, too. So much to do and Christmas is just 5 days away.
/dang
Hasta luego.
That’s what we’re doing tomorrow, jumping Christmas early….but hey, we’re a Sooner family and that’s what Sooners do. Jump the gun and grab the gifts early! 🙂
Now we need another two LB’s right? Anything else? DE?
Het TFB, any news about Danley?
He signed earlier this week with a couple of other Juco guys.
TFBs first thank you for all of the info and updates. You guys did a fantastic on what was a fast and awesome day. Thanks so much.
Secondly, what do you guys know about dalton wood. I was listening to radio and they said he was an absolute beast in state playoffs. But would love your input.
Lastly I was noticing on Secpn that after yesterday we have 9 top 300 guys. That is almost half our class. Coaching g may have been bad this past year but have to admit that recruiting seems to be better than previous years.
Hey Daryl, sounds like he tore it up at QB this season. Here is a writeup TFBs did earlier when he committed. It tells you more about him. https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/dalton-wood-commits-to-oklahoma-sooners-football-2015-recruiting-mcalester-okpreps
Sorry took me a while to get back to you. Thanks for the link I had forgotten about that article.
I hate comparisons but kind if reminds me of Trent Smith from Clinton, OK. Just loved OU and just made plays.
Being an Ada Cougar alumn it pains me to compliment a McAlister Buff but I like the kid being a sooner.
POTAC! You spelled McAlester wrong, C’mon man. Dalton Wood is the under the radar guy this year. 6’4 260 and runs a legit 4.7 if not better. He’s young, won’t turn 18 till graduation. Still growing and will be a dandy TE/H-back. Ada has been quiet for a while, they used to put a lot of guys in D1.
Like I said I like him. I think he will be great, but obviously not rated high and not tons of offers. I have never cared to to spell that town correctly.
Ada has been quiet for a while but I never lost to those buffs so it’s all good. I stood on the sidelines and played garbage time with the Ada greats!
They did have greats, it was a factory for a long time. My dad started taking me in 1967 when i was 6 and never missed one till i left for college. 2-1 against them and they were always good. I started all three years and they were some of the best games. Always respected Ada.
Great day in recruiting! Beat Clemson and get ready for 2015. Boomer!
I thought this was interesting. Don’t know if anyone else has seen this but TK9 this season has the 7th best QBR among all FBS QB’s. The 6 above him are Mariota (Oregon), Sims (Bama), Barrett (Ohio St), Marshall (Auburn), Hill (aTm), and Kessler (USC).
Yeah, just ahead of GT’s Justin Thomas who throws maybe 10x a game. QBr is about the most worthless stat out there. What would be a really useful stat is #of Pick 6s thrown per game.
Trevor threw 2 more pick 6’s than you have optimistic posts. Everybody’s entitled to their opinion but uncle man. There’s some of you guys that need to lighten up or move along
Final three state championship games in Texas today.
Here is today’s DMN report on the action.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/high-schools/
Are you watching katy and cedar hill?
Zack u watching if so can u put the score up for me?
13-2 katy. Anderson had a 50 yard td I think. I missed the first quarter.
Thanks zack ended up being a good game
I did.
Haven’t had the computer on all day.
Caught up on the DVR, hated to see Anderson fumble but he played his butt off the rest of the time. Sure would like to have Lodge from Cedar Hill.
Mack might be a worse announcer than he was a coach
geez, the cbb, ncaa’s may be a joke this yr………..kentucky is leading ucla at half, 41-7
i would guess there’s no way cal’s not cheating. you don’t get that much talent without some kind of bag man. hope we don’t end up in their bracket, unless we get em late, maybe elite 8. they’ve got platoons they bring at you and seems like 12 guys are 6’6 or bigger. spangler would be a shooting guard for em 🙂
I live in KY and would say that Cal is not cheating. There are so many eyes on Cal and UK that if there was ever any semblance of an infraction, it would come out. Cal is like Saban although I would argue far bigger in his field than Saban is respectively.
yeah. i’m from memphis. there’s always rumors. i love OU hoops but have followed memphis forever, hell since i was a kid and kirk and finch ran the show. just kinda shady to me with the whole thing. memphis has a pretty decent tradition but obviously has nothing close to UK, but its the whole sec win at all costs thing. i’m definitely not saying you’re wrong but it would not surprise me in the least if he got busted some day. just like any football program in the sec, it would not surprise me, but i betcha if we could see all, they would have so many levels of buffers to protect themselves…just my 2 cents, which won’t getcha nothing 🙂
I thought newsome was announcing a top 3 today. Anyone know what time?
He is announcing Tuesday @ 7:30pm. Releasing a his top 3. Not sure who but we’ll find out then.
Just found this site! Looks like thoughtful discussion instead of the blah, blah, blah on the others. Boomer!
Welcome to the party pal!
BOOMER!
Welcome. Sooner!
Jump in and welcome. Great site. The team that puts this site together is top notch.
Welcome! !!
Welcome to tfb.
Jalen Saunders just had a nice, 99 yard punt return.
Dang I missed it, I was watching a replay of the Katy/Cedar Hill game. I’m sure they will show it again after while.
he’s also getting some receiver pt……after a rough nfl start, perhaps he’s finding a niche…..no is a good o for him and stills
Ah, kickoff my bad. Thanks.
Should have taken it to the house. Bad cutback.
another nfl sunday…..
……..http://i.imgur.com/gmsQEcj.jpg
…….”They hurt me coach, this time they hurt me real bad”……
…*sob*…then that mean man rubbed his fingers together mocking my nervous twitch…*sniff*
notice anything?…….
……http://i.imgur.com/oISGuzw.jpg
The brick isn’t real?
Guess they put the real money into the boat dock.
That they can’t fill the stadium?
/need a tarp
From Justin Hite article on the Scout site:
“The man who installed it – Mike Stoops
– might not be back in Norman next year. Bob Stoops said at his press
conference that his younger brother might go to Youngstown State with Bo Pelini.” Hey Jordon!! Did we miss something??
what press conference……….
Link to article: http://oklahoma.scout.com/story/1493919-ou-defense-still-needs-work?s=146
What press conference was this? If Bob had ever said anything like that publicly, it would be going around like wild fire. I’ve heard nothing.
Dude, I’m just as lost as you are.
I believe this guy forgot stoops had 2 other brothers. One is currently on the Youngstown staff and my guess is he was asked about that brother and whether Bo would likely keep him there.
Throw responsible journalism out the window…..
bingo!
I knew we had a dependable community on here that would figure this out.
I remember listening to that press conference last week and that question because I didn’t know his other brother was in the football world since I never hear about him.
A coaching family.
http://youtu.be/vYbL5pRiZqE
Didn’t think so. That would’ve been huge news. Went back and listened to the presser after reading the piece and it seemed fairly clear brother Ron was the one being referenced. Knew Ron was coaching in Ohio but thought it was hs. Got my hopes for Shannon and/or Durkin sky high for a few minutes.
just gotta get it off 3 6’s
its uncanny
……dt mack………..lsu/tcu……….very hi on frogs…….
Never lick a frogs back.
With 688 comments, just another ho hum open post.
Most folks have lots going on these last 4 days before Christmas.
I have had little time for the puter this weekend.
Sure hope we can get some practice notes and quotes before the team leaves for Orlando.
Practice notes would be good stuff. First weekend since mid summer since my kids didn’t have at least one or two games. Same here, did a lot of daddy chores that have piled up.
I’m whooped.
I don’t have to get up early and I still feel like going to bed at 10p.m. anyway.
Got to get my sleep so I can have my diet coke and TFB in the morning.