Open Post | New Years (UPDATE 1/1, 12:22 pm)
Posted on: December 31, 2014
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An early Happy New Year to you all!
This weekend is going to be an important one for the Sooners, so let’s talk a bit about some of the targets that are expected to be announcing their commitment.
Josh Wariboko: The talented 2015 OK Preps offensive lineman has said he’ll be making his announement at this weekend’s Under Armour All-America game. He will choose between Oklahoma, Ohio State & UCLA. Josh did get up to Columbus on a visit, but we’ve never got the sense the Buckeyes were real contenders. So we feel, as most do, that it will be a decision between OU and UCLA.
Folks at OU seem to feel pretty confident about their chances of landing Wariboko. I (K) spoke to our guy Brandon about it, and he chats with quite a few people in the Oklahoma area who also seem to think OU is the more likely destination.
I (K), however, am still leaning towards UCLA at the moment. What a lot of people don’t know about Josh is that if he had a bona fide offer to USC, he’d be a Trojan right now. He has friends that go to school there and in talking to people close to Josh, I always got the sense that he really likes California. Add to that the fact UCLA is the only school among his final three that has also offered his brother, and I just feel like the Bruins are going to be tough to beat. Hopefully I’m wrong here because Wariboko would be a nice close to the o-line class for OU and Bill Bedenbaugh.
Anthony Wheeler: Wheeler is also expected to hold his announcement during the Under Armour game. The 2015 Skyline LB will be deciding between OU, LSU, Texas & Baylor. Since we’ve been in regular contact with Wheeler, it’s always felt like an OU vs. Texas battle. The latest with regards to the Horns is that despite getting a commitment from Malik Jefferson, we’ve told UT has still been pursuing Wheeler.
However, we had a chance to catch up with Wheeler before he left for Florida and have also exchanged some texts with him while he’s been there. And we’ll just simply say that we like OU’s chances here. A couple weeks ago Wheeler told us that OU and Texas were even, but we still like OU here.
If OU does land Wheeler, to go along with Ricky DeBerry, those would be two of the most physically impressive LBs the Sooners have brought to Norman in quite some time.
Pat Allen: We mentioned earlier this week that 2015 OT Pat Allen let us know he will be deciding soon between OU, LSU, Tennessee & Georgia. We’ll save you the anticipation now and just let you now that while his interest in OU seemed genuine, we are hearing it doesn’t look like this one is going to happen for the Sooners.
Granted, OU already has a nice offensive line class and will likely bring in one more. So while adding Allen would have been great, it’s not something that will make or break the class.
Neville Gallimore: The stud Canadian 2015 DL is the one everyone is excited about (and you should be). Gallimore has offers from a number of schools and has taken visits to OU, Ohio State, Florida, Florida State & Oregon. His Top 3 at this point (though we don’t believe it’s been announced formally) would likely be OU, Ohio State & Florida State.
We caught up with Gallimore’s coach earlier this week and continue to get the sense that while nothing is certain, OU is sitting in the best possible position. We are told that Gallimore’s strongest relationship with any position coach, at any school, is with Jerry Montgomery. We’ve told you before that coach Montgomery, along with head coach Bob Stoops, recruited Gallimore and, perhaps more importantly, his family better than anyone else.
I know a lot of folks would look at schools like Ohio State and Florida State and think…”but they’re in the playoffs and the Sooners just lost to Clemson, OU can’t possibly stand a real chance here.” But we’ve always been told by people close to Neville that his family is not interested in playoffs, bowl games, etc. Their son is going to be far away from home whether he goes to Norman, Columbus, or Tallahassee. So they just want to know that their son is going to be with people they trust. And we have been told by multiple sources that the family trusts the coaches at Oklahoma more so than anyone else.
We continue to feel good about this one, but we’ll find out for sure here in a couple days with Gallimore expected to announce at this Saturday’s U.S. Army All-America game.
All-Star Game update: We’ve had this posted on TOP all week, but just in case you missed it here’s a rundown of the OU commits/targets taking part in this weekend’s games.
Under Armour All-America Game – Jan 2, ESPN2, 3:00 pm (CST), St. Petersburg, FL
LB John Houston
QB Kyler Murray
K/P Austin Seibert
OL Maea Teuhema
OL Josh Wariboko
LB Anthony Wheeler
U.S. Army All-America Game – Jan 3, NBC, 12:00 pm (CST), San Antonio, TX
LB Ricky DeBerry
DE Neville Gallimore
DB Dechaun Holiday
CB Ykili Ross
LB Justin Smith
Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl – Jan 4, FS1, 8:00 pm (CST), Carson, CA
WR John Humphrey
CB PJ Mbanasor
DT Marquise Overton
S Will Sunderland
– UPDATE (12/31, 3:30 pm): Evidently Jay Boulware’s name is being mentioned as a possible replacement for the now vacant TE coaching position at Texas after Charlie Strong fired two assistants this afternoon. If you weren’t already aware, Boulware played at Texas and got his coaching career started there as a graduate assistant.
– UPDATE (12/31, 4:33 pm): I (Jordan) would only caution you to temper your excitement that the word ‘rumor’ was included for a reason. I can promise you K will be following up on this.
#UAAllAmerica rumor from today, QB Kyler Murray thinking about flipping to #Sooners — interesting. #Aggies pic.twitter.com/u1nmyeYipd
— Mike Farrell (@mfarrellsports) December 31, 2014
– UPDATE (12/31, 4:38 pm): Just a reminder, or refresher for those who may have missed it at the time, our guy Alex first brought you word of Murray’s potential interest in OU about two months back.
– UPDATE (1/1, 12:22 pm): A number of you are already aware but for those who are not, Josh Wariboko will no longer be announcing his commitment at Friday’s Under Armour All-American game. No word yet, following the change of plans, on an updated decision date.
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Great Post! Perfect Timing! Thanks…I am really pumped about the upcoming weekend. BOOMER SOONER!
Obstacles are simply opportunities for us to learn, overcome and better ourselves. Hopefully, these guys see themselves and each other as the ones who have a chance to put a great program back where it belongs and make their mark. Boomer!!!
S000NER!!!
Man it would be GREAT to have a backer tandem like Lehman and calmus again! With our d-line these guys would have some opportunities to clean some clocks
Nah I’m not down for the stoops crew…Calmus was solid, Good leader though but that slow kid would be exposed in today college game. Give me backers Bosworth, Dante Jones, Miami’s Armstead, who should have been a sooner,fast and physical!
Whoa CBT!
I gotta say that RC was a stud. I swear that the stadium crew had “Tackle by Rocky Calmus” on a recording so the PA guy didn’t have to keep repeating it on Saturdays
I’ll take Calmus’ size and 40 at Mike LB, not OLB though. I’ll give you that. Lehman as an OLB, yes. He lacks a bit of COD speed, maybe.
Otherwise, yes, I’ll take some of the best LBs in history. You know, no big deal to get.
Last year was a rebuilding year and played like it wasn’t. I honestly am not surprised how they were this year. When you take key guys out, like Shannon, it’s going to show. OU didn’t have a real deep threat other than Shep and you can’t win games with one receiver. This whole team is young is going to improve. They might not win it all next year but think about this years class and 2014’s class will be in a few years. Everyone needs to stay positive.
Not sure how it was rebuilding. After the Sugar Bowl there were plenty of high expectations. They may have been misplaced, but I never heard anyone say we were rebuilding.
Anyword on how many scholarships we have left to fill?
81. Shep, perine, striker and walker can stay.
Come on Zack I think our long snapper did pretty well this season we can find a place for that Horkey kid! LOL!
Doesn’t matter who comes in if Mike Stoops is calling the defense.
So there is no chance OU brings in a QB for 2015??
Unless ou flips Kyler Murray from the aggies then no.
All we got to do, hire his dad as QB coach.
Who is recruiting this kid?
Tcu is going to hammer Ole Miss.
You got this one.
If we could somehow flip Murray from A&M
Having Murray with current coaching is like a Ferrari driven by a 16 year old
True! But also don’t think those same coaches will be here next year.
I hope you are right
Nice.
Hire his dad as QB coach
The only coaches I read/hear about actively recruiting & forming relationships with kids are Montgomery, Bedenbaugh, Cale, & to a lesser degree, Bob. Occasionally, you might see something out of Norvell. Are the other coaches – Kish, BJW, Heupel, Mike, & Boulware – not good at it; don’t put the effort into it; only recruiting their position groups; etc.? At one point, BJW was highly thought of in recruiting b/c of all his relationships w/ TX high school coaches. Is that not the case anymore?
I surmise most of BJW’s high school connections are retired or deceased……….
Rumor is that BJW would rather golf these days. I hope they show him the door. Oklahoma needs aggressive coaches.
Boulware recruited the best kicker and long snapper in the country… Dude is fine
Thanks for the good info. I always DVR the HS all star games so I only have to watch the OU commits plays and get to the announcements. The “game” as played is usually like pickup BB.
I am really enjoying watching TCU.
Thanks for repping the Big (?) 12 Frogs!!!
This is awesome. See the entitlement, the insulated football world of the SEC is blinding to the people within it.
Anyone else worried about losing PJ with the way TCU is playing?… Pj if you’re reading this, immediate playing time awaits…
Not worried here.
Is this more impressive than Ohio St over Wis? Yes.
Monty needs a promotion and a raise…. The man is a rising star…..
Should be made co-defensive coordinator. I fear that we can lose him. I doubt he likes the scheme Mike plays. This guy wants his dline to attack.
Agreed. There was a sideline scuffle in 2014 where Mike was blowing up on Monty. Wonder what Mike thinks now..
I was watching the UA practices and they only have Ohio St and UCLA listed for Wariboko.
Sounds right. There is no journalism anymore. Its just agendizing. For some reason its sec first and then no OU second especially if we can’t sneak sec in there
most likely UCLA for Wariboko since the Bruins have offered the younger brother……..
I just set my DVR for all the All America games. The U.S. Army All America game is at noon on the 3rd and not 3:00pm as listed.
fixed. thanks! not sure where I got 3:00 from
SE what? Conference that thinks they’re the best. How about this TCU game. Best football all bowl season.
If you are a d tackle like Gallimore why would you want to play d end in a 3-4? This guy should be a 3 tech in a 4-3. No way I’d want to eat up blockers. I would want to attack the QB. This guy is much like McCoy.
We’re going to the 4-3 at some point in the next 2 years. As good as he is I bet he red shirts. He also may have knee surgery if they find out it’s more than his meniscus that is torn.
Is there anywhere I can watch film on Gallimore?
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3213888/highlights/69422398
Thank you sir!
No problem man.
Randy Shannon to Florida? would love to have him on our staff.
“Mack Brown said #Oklahoma needs to remember what #Sooners were before Bob Stoops arrived.”
Mack Brown on #Oklahoma ‘s Bob Stoops: “In my estimation, they better be begging him to stay instead of griping.”
I mean Mack Brown said it, so it must be so…..EXCEPT that its not!
I guess to Mack, OU football is literally the 10 years before Bob’s arrival, and nothing more? Has Mack forgotten men named Switzer and Wilkinson? Hell, he worked for Switzer!
Of course, he would say that. He lost quite a few times to Bob’s OU teams…
You mean the only school with 4 head coaches with 100 wins, Oklahoma?
Last year was not supposed to be a rebuilding year. We had all the pieces for a championship caliber team. Every year we recruit very good wide receiver’s it just seems that we’re not developing them. I don’t really blame this years losses on the players. When you have an extremely close loss or two like we had this year I think that you’ve got a look at the coaching staff and you certainly have to look at the coaching staff whenever we come out and get annihilated at home. The playcalling has been awful the defenses schemes have been awful in the secondary unless there’s a change there’s nothing to necessarily look forward to other than more of the same. Expecting a different result without changing anything is insanity
Last year meaning 2013? It was a bit of rebuilding year, starting a freshman QB.
This year
True, but I said before the season that we’d go as a team as TK went as our QB. TK wasn’t very good. That, and a young secondary that we knew would struggle some are what killed this team.
That said, we were a couple of missed kicks, and a bad decision to re-punt away from ending the regular season with 1 loss.
Been reading this from you for awhile. While true, I have one question. Why are these games even close? Is that what OU is at this point, just a team that has to make that one play to beat TCU or KSU. I’m an optimistic guy but watching them struggle just to keep it close is not the Sooners I know. I’m not expecting 50 – 0 scores but we should winning these games without sooner magic every week.
Why, b/c we’re OU? They days of OU, or any school really, just loading up and pounding everybody they play is over. And there are a NUMBER of reasons for that. More talented HS players to spread around. Renewed committment from schools like Baylor, TCU, and others around the country. Even OSU. They’ve pumped a lot of money into their program. A different generation of kids. Kids that don’t always want to go to the OU’s and Bamas, play 2nd string for 2-3 years, before getting their chance. This generation wants to blaze their own trails. Other things matter more than history, or simply, which team is going to win the most games. Scholarship limitations. Offensive and defensive designs that are meant to help teams with limited talent compete with more talented teams.
The list goes on and on and on.
That TCU team is a pretty darn good team. Maybe one of the best 3-4 in the country. Baylor’s offense is certainly on that scale too.
In 2000 we beat KSU twice by a combined 13 points. We beat aTm by 4. Beat OSU by 5 only scoring 12 points, and needing to hold OSU out of the endzone from inside the 10 on the last plays of the game. And then, in the NC game, won only scoring 12 points. Does OU need to apologize for any of that? For playing KSU and OSU so close? Look back at some of Bama’s games. They’ve won some close ones over some bad/mediocre teams in recent years. Heck, Arkansas should have beaten them this year. Close games against good teams is a part of college football. And it’s only becoming a larger part, due to the stuff I mentioned above.
I’m not saying we go 13-0 every year, I get it too. However, there is a standard and OU has dropped off these expectations for the last 5-6 years. Why the hell is TCU & Baylor good, OU screwed up. OU leadership made bad decisions and didn’t do anything about it till it blew up.
There will always be close games here and there and we will slip up and get beat. However, it shouldn’t be because we are freaking clueless from the leadership standpoint.
I guess Bama is just one play better than all of their opponents.
I’m a fan of Bob, but hard decisions need to be made every year. He hasn’t done this until this humiliation.
You really think Baylor and TCU are good b/c of something OU is doing wrong? Other than not beating them, thus giving those teams an additional loss, there is nothing OU isn’t doing. Sure, those schools are getting a few recruits that maybe OU would have gotten in the past, but I don’t think that is the overwhelming reason why. They have just improved. Just like TT was pretty good at one point with Leach. OU didn’t let that happen. OU didn’t let KU get good enough to make an Orange Bowl. KSU has had some pretty darn good teams over the years. I still think in 2000, that KSU team was probably the 3rd or 4th best team in the country. Unfortunate for them OU was better, and beat them twice. It wasn’t OU’s fault that KSU team was good.
The Big 12, IMO, is either the best or second best conference over the last 20-30 years. Probably all time, given current conference alignment. Of course there are going to be other good teams in the conference. And sometimes, those teams are going to beat OU.
You said you guessed Bama was just one play better than all of their opponents. That isn’t what I said. I was just pointing out that much like OU, Bama has been in some close games over the years as well, and not all of them were against “great” teams. Sure, good teams find a way to when those games. But the margin for error, or the margin between teams like that, has shrunk. OU isn’t as bad as we looked Monday night. If we were, we wouldn’t have been in a position to beat TCU and KSU. Add OSU to that list too. We just have to find a way to make those 1, 2, 3 additional plays per game, that turn close losses into wins. That is what Bama and FSU are doing recently, winning those games. That is what OU did from 2000-2008.
Here’s my point. OU did let some of it happen when they made some of their decisions. Kittle? One is to let JH be OC. It has been a downward trend since that time. We have no system like a KSU, Baylor, or TCU. Hell, were was TCU since they’ve been in Big 12. Patterson made hard decisions and went to a new offensive scheme with new coaches. OU, no, they didn’t make the hard decisions. Interesting, our “new” coaches, who are they recruiting compared to the others outside of Gundy. If we had made the right and hard decisions years ago, we would have better talent, scheme & results. Results in not having to make that one play for multiple games a year.
You make good points and we are on the same team but I at this point, players and coaches are not on same page. I know.
He still hasn’t done anything. If he has done something, I’m not aware of it. Everything is all wishing and hoping right now.
Interesting, LSU’s DC goes to sec West rival A&M.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12103626/defensive-coordinator-john-chavis-heading-texas-aggies-lsu-tigers
Bet he likes riding in a copter.
Bet Miles isn’t happy with this. He blows off Michigan advances (allegedly), and the LSU AD offers Chavis a pretty crappy extension in terms of the clause(s) that was in there.
The coaching carousel is still spinning fast.
OU better get on board.
What are your thoughts on Tyrone Nix? I had no idea he interviewed for the DC spot at OU in 2012.
I have friend who played HS football with my brother:Wesley McGriff. He was DC at Ole Miss. He’s with the Saints now. I know he is a great recruiter. He was the primary recruiter for Nkemdiche.
Not familiar with Nix.
Round and round it goes, where it stops? WTH knows?
Chavis?
Yessir.
Wow. I thought he was a permanent fixture there. Goes to show you.
This could have some MAJOR recruiting implications. Chavis is one of the best-known DCs in America. Don’t think for one minute that Daylon Mack and Malik Jefferson are ignoring this hire. I can promise you that announcement made a lot of butts pucker in Austin.
Not necessarily a good analogy concerning Austin itself.
As for Texsa, their skivvies disappeared from the pucker factor.
Naw chief, trust me Charlie got that locked down….He’s built a strong relationship with their families already. Stop hoping for Texas demise. Saban Started out losing half his games his first year in Bama too. Don’t be go giddy…I bet wins 10 games next year with that redshirt frosh QB they have waiting in the wings…
If we can get Gallimore I would do the Snoopy “Happy Dance.”
Peanut butter jelly time.
Either a&m’s PR guy or sumlin’s agent really wants people to believe sumlin is getting NFL offers. I can’t imagine he’s as hot of a commodity as he was 2 years ago. To be honest he wouldn’t be on the top ten list for me.
He’s not good at the job he has
As an OC only.
You’re probably right. I thought maybe tamu was putting that out there to get some school to come take sumlin away so they can let a defensive guy come in and take over.
Chavis as HC in waiting?
/hmmmm
It’s his agent. That “story” is a complete joke.
I read that and was like no way. Not even the raiders
Umm. I will take whoever is running this TCU defense right now.
and Doug Meachem on offense?
My wishlist as well….S’long as he brings sonny with him. Those two were beasts
I want to hope that we are going to get some original coordinators some time soon. Patterson is an innovator: he sees the field as a defender like very few can/do.
I would like to have the best guys for the job. This does not necessarily exclude the present guys in my view.
Not necessarily, true.
Is that you Josh? Mike?
Proper Secondary coach. ONE offensive coordinator, not two kinda ones.
Isn’t it Randy Shannon, the person some of us wanted a few years ago when he left Miami??
Yes, at least I can recall wanting him for Kish’s job.
shannon was at arky and just left for the gators
Was he? Weird.
Yes. Surprised he settled for a lb position. Would have thought he made a great DC
Got a big day of making deer sausage ahead and a big night tonight so just in case I slip into a temporary coma, Happy New Year to everyone and I’ll see ya when I come up on the other side. Boomer!
The man with the plan.
Did you harvest the deer or did Santa?
Santa gave me some Wagyu filets that will be on my plate tonight.
Happy New Year!
It’s a group effort. Several deer and wild hogs, grind them all together and make the sausage. It’s a New Year’s day tradition.
We always had a big Hog Killing Party on my grand parent’s farm in NW La when the first freezing spell blew in. Miss those good times.
There would be about 200 people from the farming community of all creeds and kids running around with pig tails all over the place.
The smoke house, which would pass for a one bedroom apt. in NYC, was bellowing smoke for days after the party.
Sounds like my kind of party!
Sounds like you are a FOP* like me and you would have had a blast.
*FOP=Friend of Pork
OH and S000NER!
Sooner! Happy New Year, Ray!
Back from the trip to the game…..that is all….
Thanks for checking in. Regroup.
Welcome home and Happy New Year.
Happy New Year Brother!
I tell ya..the defensive side of the ball actually played well except for a few gimmes. The offensive side of the ball was non existent. I had excellent seats about 6 rows up close to the forty right behind the team.
With every failing of the offense the defense’s body language changed. I felt bad for them.
As noted by many…Trevor is having serious issues going to his second read. There were many instances were his secondary receiver was running open or had single coverage, but he still through it to the receiver that was bracketed.
The receivers had lost all confidence in him by the time the half rolled around. Blake was open on several drag and seams but Trevor never looked his way
The Clemson Safeties are well schooled and have very good range, but we made it easy for them.
Thompson really handled their all American end, except when Josh decided to run stretch plays to his side, which was driving me nuts. That also put the OT and TE at a disadvantage Jordan Philiips and the rest of the D line pretty much handled their O line. Again the CB were put at a disadvantage, but when they were in 9 route man to man coverage they did well.
Safeties just couldn’t find the ball on the deep routes , but had already lost the position battle with bad footwork and route anticipation before the ball ever left the QB hand. Lots to correct…Like I told the Clemson fan behind me…”Your defense is good…but they aint that good” Glad to be home….
Bless you good man… bless you
I know a lot of folks would look at schools like Ohio State and Florida
State and think…”but they’re in the playoffs and the Sooners just lost
to Clemson, OU can’t possibly stand a real chance here.”
Never understood that line of thinking from fans. That kids are simply going to go to the best school/team that offers them. That actually happens a small percentage of the time, when you look at recruiting as a whole.
Good point, and a great example of that is Tennessee. They seem to have no problem recruiting, and their record has been pretty bad. I know they’re in the SEC, but OU has a good enough pedigree to overcome a disappointing season.
If anything, this class seems to be one of the better ones in the past few years in spite of our losses. I just hope OU can finish strong.
Justin Martin commits to Tennessee.
Shows them with 25 commits.
After that huge class last year, wonder if there will be more gray shirt shenanigans this year.
that’s been coming for a while.
42-3 and I hear one of the commentors say “It’s almost been as if TCU is the faster better team” Oh yeah?
‘Almost’? I heard that too. I said to myself ‘almost?’.
I’m glad tcu took the game seriously and showed on national TV that they are a damn good team. But I can just hear the sec guys say “that was our 6th best team vs your best”
Same team that beat Bama in their house.
And probably a bunch of sec teams going “whew…glad we didn’t draw that bowl.”
Well, Ole Miss beat the #1 team in the nation. They are, as it stood going into this game, the second best SEC team.
But then they will say ole miss didn’t have treadwell.
Because we all know treadwell would have stopped Boykin
Wasn’t a championship game. Didn’t care 😉 😉
Built-in SEC excuses. You got it right boomer.
Brock Huard stopped drinking SEC-aid at about the first quarter over mark. First time I’ve heard a statement that corresponded with reality by an in-game ESPN commentator concerning matters of conference superiority.
I had little doubt TCU would win that game IF they showed up to play. They are definitely the better team. Nonsense to watch this season and think otherwise.
Don’t offer Art Briles money…Just ask him what it will take and write the check.
I’ll keep wanting Bobby, Lane. No thanks to the Briles model at OU.
Supposedly him and Saban are big time Christians. They both seem like sleazy snake oil salesmen to me. And now someone will feel free to compare the two. Preemptive teeheehee to them
I don’t want to be discipled by Briles either.
Briles has had some horrible personal tragedies in his life and I respect what he has accomplished, but there is just something that I see in his eyes and face that I just don’t like or trust.
Oh he’s dirty, don’t let the sob stories fool you.
Yeah, he’s dirty but I don’t consider losing every member of his family to accidents as sob stories. There are many who would fold their tents if they had gone through what he has.
There’s many who fold up shop when their fantasy football team or college team lose A game. Adversity doesn’t sit in their gullets too well
Yes, you can have an AMEN.
Agreed.
He wrote a book about it, though, and it has been about 40 years EasTex! His parents and his aunt in a car wreck I believe. When he was an adult. Tough deal but has no bearing on today, right?
……..jimbo fisher has a look too
I want OU to be good, not dirty. BU players are punks.
I loved seeing TCU win today. I will not be pulling for the Big 12 Bears.
Amen
I’ll pass.
Has Boise won any important games since they beat us? I m beginning to think they are still going to be replaying that game in 2099!
The announcers at the TCU game talked about how Patterson recruited that he recruited best athlete and coached them up and found a position for them .Thats how coach Switzer recruited .I know scholarship limits were different back then but still Clemson made us look slow just saying SPEED KILLS. I hope everybody on here has a Happy New Year
Boomer Sooner
It’s not the X’s and the O’s, it’s the Jimmy and the Joe’s…Barry Switzer
OU did that under Bob for a while too. Guys like Antonio Perkins, Andre Woolfolk, Brandon Everage & Mark Bradley. Athletes that could play anywhere.
Patterson is a fantastic coach.
What did I learn today? TCU is LEGIT and Boise is starting out vs. Arizona like they did against OU all those years ago. Weird how places like Boise can out-recruit OU…or at least get WAY more out of their guys than OU. Makes me sick.
Better evaluators and teachers? Coaching issues aren’t just game day related
Their schedule is a tad short. Comparing apples to toilet paper. Out recruiting us ain’t happening
Apples to toilet paper? I’m watching this game WISHING OU had about four or five of Boise’s players. Seems they might be out-coaching AND out-recruiting right now. Did you WATCH this season? Any games? I really don’t want to hear about how well OU is recruiting right now. Outside of Perine, they sure didn’t show it.
I don’t think it is out recruiting as much as getting more out of their guys and better development. It helps that every game I have watched them play this year they have had a concise game plan not well we will try this and try that and if it doesn’t work we will start throwing fade routes.
I can agree with that. It was part of my original post…before the “apples to toilet paper” guy showed up.
Well lets not go fan canniballing.
Lol@ apples to toilet paper guy
LOL!! 4-5 players you wish OU had! Almost every team in America has 4-5 players that could help OU or almost any team for that matter. Doesn’t mean they are recruiting us. Geez!
Oh man well if you don’t wanna hear about it by all means let’s just ignore it then. Yes I watched the season. Yes I saw Boise scuffle with a cake schedule
Boise State is a well coached football team.
Well as far as Jay Boulware goes we did great on ST last year and Horrible this year with the exception of Alex Ross.
I think ST’s were extremely good, except for Hunnicut (not JB’s fault) and the punt return game (which I think was a Bob Stoops call, though I can’t say I fully understand that).
…..I always wondered what, if any, shackles bstoops put on what boulware may have wanted to do in st’s…….
Put me in the camp that losing Boulware wouldn’t be a good thing. I don’t blame him for the lack of TE play this year, and I think most of what he could control on ST’s was above average. He has also been the 2nd recruiter on a few of good recruits we’ve landed or have a shot at landing. Just don’t see this as a good thing.
I thought Bell was open quite a bit, just no one could find him or plays weren’t called for him. Think it was both.
It has most definatly improved. Before he was hired OU’s ST were god awful. All you could do was hold your breath and hope for the best.
Agree but I am going to try and spin a positive here. Seems Boulware as a TE/ST coach came at the expense of separate OC and QB coach. Would be all for getting a guy that could be FT QB coach with a separate OC and have the TEs split time with the OL coach and the WR coach.
I never thought losing Sumlin was a big deal? I think he was under utilized while at OU. Same could be said for JB.
JH doesn’t know what a TE can do for a QB.
sumlin went for a big fish………..a little sec intrique…..
…….http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12103626/defensive-coordinator-john-chavis-heading-texas-aggies-lsu-tigers
I know a list of OC and DC candidates have been put up somewhere on this site, just don’t remember where. Who out there is a legitimate option to replace our OC and DC that could get us going in the right direction?
It is sad that Texass has already fired 2 while OU has done nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed!
It’s coming, I’m sure they want to seal the deal with commitments…
Texsa is sad.
Bob won’t do anything until after NSD.
Any idea when Campbell/McGinnis are committing and are we still feeling good about both of them?
We need to get mcgunnis here for a visit before I will feel good about him committing here.
You guys hearing anything with the direction of the defense?
Adding another good QB commit couldn’t hurt at this point…hope it pans out!
Adding Kyler Murray would be huge for the direction of the program. I watched Mr. Murray tear up Texas HS Football for the past three years and I can honestly say that he may be the greatest high school athlete in Texas history. 43-0, 3 rings. Get him in the right system, add the pieces around him, and OU just might get title #8. Right now, I would put him right behind Baker as the #1 QB heading into camp.
Not having watched him in HS I would still put him ahead of baker. 4 years eligibility > than 2 years. And I don’t think mayfield is a huge upgrade over knight.
Right. I’m a little confused why so many are so high on Mayfield. I mean, he was/is a walk-on for goodness sake. Did he show some flashes as a freshman in a QB friendly system? Sure he did, but that doesn’t mean he is golden, and guaranteed to translate that potential into a consistent reality… though it sure would be nice if he did.
I’m not high on him either, but I’m willing to give him the benefit of being in the program for one year. I don’t care who the recruit is, it takes time to get acclimated to the college lifestyle. Now if we get Kyler, he does well in camp, and starts Day 1, then kudos to him.
I feel that Mayfield is a huge upgrade. He seems to have the “it” factor. Coach Merv said the exact same thing on the REF a couple of weeks ago.
With Murray, he has the IT factor.
I have never seen anyone play his position with such dynamism or skill…EVAH!
In Allen’s semi-final game against Skyline they trailed by 17 points midway through the 3rd qtr. Murray put the entire team on his shoulders and carried them to the win, they scored 5 TDs while shutting out Skyline the rest of the way. He would take them on a 3 play 86 yd drive, go sit by himself away from every body like a pitcher in the zone with a no-hitter, go back in 2 plays 75 yds TD and rinse and repeat.
Wow that’s high praise coming from you EasTex.
And I mean it.
I am not prone to gush, but ever since I saw him in his first state championship game as a 15 year old soph, I started calling him the “baby faced killer.” He got better, bigger and stronger each and every year.
Here are high lights of his soph state championship, his first of three consecutive Offensive MVP awards in the highest level of Texas high school football.
http://youtu.be/Xw8mS_Yn2Ak
Murray would be the starter from day 1. Not even gonna get my hopes up about it, though
Living in OK, I’ve only gotten to watch him play a few times on TV. However I was very impressed and did hear announcers say that he was probably the greatest player in Texas HS history. Fingers crossed!!
“Get him in the right system”
Wow!!! Getting Murray would be huge. This kid could win the position and open up a whole new dynamic for our offense. Can you imagine Murray, Perine, Mixon, and Ford in the same backfield?
Chivers up and down my spine.
And the receivers who could follow like Lodge.
Possibly, but it sounds like Lodge has a stiffy for Ole Miss…at least he did before today.
The opposing defenses would be terrified until they looked up into the box and saw josh heupel calling plays.
And Rodney Anderson. Though I’d imagine he might very well redshirt seeing how loaded the backfield is..
Man, that is loaded. Any of the 4 backs starts in D1 schools.
But I doubt RA redshirts…Gundy will let the best play no matter what. It’s what makes him so good…the Kid will get playing time if they put in work.
Getting a legit star at QB like Murray would be a game changer. I’m going to try and not even think about it. Setting up for huge disappointment.
Sadly I had the same expectations last year with all or recivers. I am tapering all expectation till I see it next fall and we beat Baylor, KSU, OSU and TCU (wait did we lose to all these guys?! Argh! FU BS!)
Landing a great class would definitely make the off season a lot more palatable
Murray film?
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1422152/kyler-murray
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1422152/highlights/162912379
thx
Did you notice who the first player to celebrate with Murray in the end zone after the opening TD run?
OU commit OT Bobby Evans.
/athlete
Didn’t realize that was Evans! Thanks for pointing that out.
Welcome.
They broadcast the game here in Dallas and of course I had to watch.
That’s what makes this site awesome, credible news from guys who know football and have connections. Will be exciting over the next week to see what happens, keep us updated you bunch of gurus!
I can’t wait for JH to turn Murray into a pocket passer!!
I’d laugh except you speak the truth.
Uhh…he already is, primarily.
If we get Murray, we need a new OC its that simple
Anyone think this Murray flipping rumor was started by his agent, just trying to get A&M to pony up more dough?
Justin Martin committed to Tennessee.
Switch please switch
Lol
You a bad man….
Which OU commits are there with him? They need to get to work.
Seibert is the only commit there, but woriboko and wheeler are also there so possibly 3 ou commits at the game with him.
Hope Bobby and Tay Evans gets in his ear.
Kids got wheels, that’s for sure.
Any insight on Michigan possibly being interested in Coach Monty? I’ve heard those rumors too.
I don’t like the odds if Harbaugh comes after him…We should be trying to poach from Bama’s or Fsu staff also! I hope we don’t have that Fat man Boren leading this search for assistants?? We are truly faaacked then!
Uh-oh… Where’d you hear that?
I’m not sure that harbaugh would be looking to recycle old Michigan coaches under rich rod or brady joke. So I would think monty is safe and if OU had to I’m sure they could give monty a promotion where harbaugh is probably looking for one of his old guys at dc.
Would also think he’d hire some of his SF staff since the usual case is a new HC usually brings in his own people.
All of this about Murray is fine and good, but if you don’t have someone to COACH him up then wtf does it matter?
Bingo!
:Murray is a ‘throw back’ QB in the mode of Jamielle Holieway. Excellent quickness and dangerous runner but NOT a pure passing QB like Sam Bradford. Murray heaves the ball in hopes it will be caught but hasn’t displayed the arm strength of a Bradford or Landry Jones and actually be accurate…Is Murray a guy who can run the ‘read-option offense” ?/ He has the feet for it . Can Murray run a ‘pro-set” offense ? NO. He is less than 6’0″ and does not possess the arm strength. IF OU wants to run a ‘read-option’ offense, Murray would probably be a good candidate–if, in fact, he opts out of aTm…..
Have you watched the tape? I was with you until you laid the jibberish on his arm strength. Also, I could care less on the height…this kid has IT. The way I see it, heupel screwed with 2 perfectly good pro style qbs in Bell and Jones and just screwed 2 perfectly good dual threats in CT and knight. As long as he is not developing QBs period, it means didly squat whether we have manning at the helm. If we get him, I hope he gets the right OC to takes him further
I think we all hope it ends up being more than just a rumor! Getting Kyler Murray would be awesome. Even if the situation at OC isn’t pretty, we still need to bring in great recruits.
Church!!!
So…BJW is unofficially, officially gone now? Announcement tomorrow, probably Friday?
Where did you hear it from? I hate to say it, but I hope it’s true…
Just a rumor from an OK source. I was more or less asking if heard the same. I guess we will see pretty soon if they are correct at all.
247sports’s Demetric Warren (who’s often correct) just switched Kyler Murray’s prediction from TAMU to OU!
Do you have the link?
I really hope that JH is gone, at least demoted back to QB coach. We need an experienced OC to come in and implement his system. OU is not the type of program to learn on the job.
I think Murray could be a phenomenal player…if he has a good coach. His mechanics leave a lot to be desired, and the way he carries the ball when he’s running just drives me crazy. There were several throws that weren’t put in the best spot, but his deep ball did seem to improve as the season progressed, and his escapability is just ridiculous. I don’t know anything about QB’s…this is just my humble opinion. If we can get a full time QB coach, I can’t wait to have him on campus. If not…well…
To me, having watched him for nearly three years, he has improved consistently. He can make any throw known to man, be it a laser beam throw to an out route or dropping it in a bucket 60 yards out. He has been getting excellent coaching from his Dad for years, as Kevin runs a QB guru school in Plano.
I don’t like the “briefcase” style of carrying a ball either, but I think what his coaches have decided is to just let him be who he is and that is a 42-0 winning record, 3-time state championship Offensive MVP. Some times the best coaching is leaving the kid alone when he is winning.
I remember long ago how the “experts” said Johnny Unitas had terrible mechanics and a bad release.
42-0?? LOL! That’s ridiculous! Like I said, I know nothing!
Yessir, along with being the Gatorade High School Player of the Year.
Correction, 43-0.
That HAS been awhile, hasn’t it? LOL Happy New Year!
It has.
Happy New Year and Bon Fete to you.
He’s a winner, and we could really use someone like that. Especially at the QB position.
Yes ma’am, he is. Right down to the bone.
He did look odd dropping back with those high tops. Must have been Pittsburgh experts that didn’t like his mechanics. lol
He bounced around a little, but now has a permanent place in Canton.
Raymond Berry and John Mackey made it because of him. Johnny was tough as nails too!
He was and in an era where the QB was fair game on every play, whether he had the ball or not.
Ahhh yes the good old days.
I loved those old tough guys like LBs Sam Huff and Niestche(sp?).
And for the young folks here, one of my all time favorites...Night Train Lane.
I used to watch tape of Nitschke, Huff and Butkus before a game. Those guys were my heroes.
Huff was our household favorite, but loved those tough guys.
Before my time but NFL films kept them alive. My high school defensive coach would show us highlights from “back in the day”. I can remember almost foaming at the mouth. He did that every so often and would watch us watch the film. Any player not having an observable visceral reaction the the hit highlights would be sent by him to the offensive side of the ball– he didn’t want them.
I can spot a FB/LB type just by the look in their eyes. LOL.
Yessir, and Tom Matte was no slouch as a RB…tough guy.
Do you remember Y.A. Tittle? He’s from my home town and was /is well thought of.
Who hasn’t seen this photo from his last season?
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag138/too_el/Nonsports/Traded/TittleYA2_zps2f765de4.jpg
Sadly, the Alzheimers has taken him over, there is an excellent piece about him and his very last trip to his lake house on Caddo Lake.
You will need to hit the scroll bar on the right when the page and image come up.
http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11214487/hall-fame-quarterback-ya-tittle-takes-final-trip-home-espn-magazine
Sure do!
http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11214487/hall-fame-quarterback-ya-tittle-takes-final-trip-home-espn-magazine
I wished I could of seen those guys play back in the day. Looking at photos of the Cowboys back in the day and seeing blood on those jerseys almost every time. Dandy Don, Mel Renfro, Bob Lily etc. those were tough guys back in the day. They showed no mercy on anybody. The good ol’ days of football.
Me and Steve were talking pre-Dallas Cowboy days, but yes I loved those tough guys with Dallas. Don’t forget the great Sooner and Cowboy LB Jerry Tubbs and Okie Lite FB Walt Garrison.
I couldn’t remember all those guys. I wasn’t even born yet when some of those guys were playing. I had to read about them and see photos of who they were. Every once in a while I will see some of the old games on tv and just watch in awe on how hard those guys played. It was no holds barred each and every week. It would of been awesome to see them in person. We just get to see glimpses in today’s game
The Super Bowl when Dallas physically pounded Miami was classic.
Late in the game the camera was on him on the side line and he stuck out his tongue which he had bitten nearly in half. He just laughed.
Tough guys!
Willie, Lilly, Jethro and George was a great d-line
Same thing happened when Mack Brown let Vince be Vince
Excellent point!
In your neck of the woods in Miami
You do get around.
Visiting family this week. Much needed time off work!!
Happy New Year!
Keep it between the ditches.
Thanks happy new year to you too. What Changes do you see coming with the coaching staff? Who would you like see added to the staff?
Oh, I’ll just wait and see. Not a coach or AD, don’t play one on the interwebs and prefer Marriott’s to Holiday Inn Express.
lol good one !!!
There’s a pretty good chance I know ya! Not a whole lot of strangers around!
Grad of PHS in 89
No way! I graduated PHS in 98! Go figure…two chat rats on the board! This place is in trouble!
Yeah lol
Saw on 247 crystal ball 2 of the national guy’s pick Justin Reid to Ou. Have any of the brainiacs heard anything New?
Watching Georgia Tech’s offense is fun… Maybe OU should install the triple option? Fun to think about
Should have been GT ball was a fumble
criminal referee call.
Ewwww did I see a ref doin a Manzip $?
Oh yeah, Kenny King, Sims…. Switzer smoking on the sideline……….vintage.
That was Sooner football
With the RBs we have? O.M.G.
Indeed, plus, Trevor would probably be a good option QB. A la Eric Crouch…
I agree mechanically, physically I don’t think he could hold up.
Maybe not, fun to think about though
I do believe that after TK’s neck injury he is either afraid or has lost confidence. Don’t know what the future holds for that young man. He’s one of the good guys, but I think his playing days are over.
I’m with you on all of that. He is quick and fast but he’d get ground to dust getting hit in the option game. I too think his future playing days at OU are uncertain. I think it’s pretty clear he won’t be the starter going into fall practice. I can see him graduating early and taking his last year somewhere else, if he decides to continue playing football.
He is definitely one of the good guys…wish him the best and know that God has a plan for his life much bigger than football. Tough when the good ones get the bad brakes but God will see him through.
I agree.
Sometimes God shows us the way through adversity and prayer.
He sure came through for me that way.
Me too. I met Jesus through adversity and now follow Him out of love, because He first loved and gave His life for me (and all of us)
Yep. Remember option quarterbacks to do it right have to wait until the last possible second sometimes to pitch. Resulting in them getting absolutely DRILLED at times. It’s hard to imagine Trevor Knight holding up to that pounding at all. He gets hurt about every third play where he is actually tackled, it seems to me. There’s no way.
Elvis Peacock
Dayuummm, TCU beat Ole Miss like a rented mule!!
oh yes. The best of the bowl season so far.
With a knotted plow line.
Should take ALOT of national discussion off OU.
Hansen was being pursued by a and m too. Is there no excitement over Hansen? I know he was hurt much of his senior year but the guy was heavily recruited by several notable programs.
I think with Hansen it is an ‘out of sight-out of mind’ situation.
We shall see how he does in the spring.
Did hansen win 30-40 something games? And 2 or 3 state titles?
I dont know. I remember there being a lot of excitement when he committed to OU. He enrolled early and played some in the spring game. I hope he got some real work in during the season practices since mayfield was supposedly running the scout offense.
After a player is recruited, people forget about him. I believe he’ll make a solid push for the starting job.
I thought I remember reading that he had a nice upside, but was REALLY raw. And that was why he was a good fit for OU, b/c we thought we had guys in front of him that would start until Hansen was a Jr/Sr.
I really don’t see him as a factor at QB next year. At this point, I think it’s Mayfield, TK, or somebody like Murray/Braxton.
He and another Okie QB were all the talk in the 2013 season. Hansen came here the other kid went to Bama.
The other was David Cornwell.
Glad the games start early tomorrow.
Same here.
Black-eyed peas with smoked ham hocks, rice, corn bread and slabs of onion with bowl games. Always enjoyed New Year’s Day.
Yes sir!
Yeah, when I was a kid in Poteau, Ok we had that every New Year’s Day. EasTex, you making me hungry!
You can do it, I know you can.
/tasty
Curious to see how Baylor does. Are we going to have a pick thread?
Don’t know if they will have picks or not, I don’t get involved in that.
I think I will just have to be neutral with MSU~BU and watch dispassionately.
I’ll be rooting for Mich St. all the way.
There’s only two teams in the Big 12 I just can’t pull for in bowl games. Tech and Texa$$. That’s just me.
BU has caused a serious case of “stink eye” from me.
You got the hot hand tonight EasT.
I’ll usually pull for the Big12 team. For instance today I was hoping TCU would kick butt over Ole Miss but for some reason I really have a hard time rooting for Baylor. Thats one team that Ive come to passionately dislike.
Same here, I was for the Frogs.
I would like to see Oakman get plowed, trucked and helped off the field.
Ditto….but I’ll add that I’d like to see him crying as he was being helped off.
Just got back from Landthieves, Unbelievable…Those Cowardly lions are making every excuse in the world to keep mike but hanging Josh out to dry is okay??? I’m not a big fans of the stoops bros..I must admit but if they had coached up these players better over the past 5 yrs or so..I’d be okay with all this nepotism. Just sick and tired of bringing out old retreads. As a assistant you should have to prove yourself right away. I’m coach, first thing first..Whats your past recruiting territory? Whose your contacts, track record of those you recruited and how did they perform. I’m studying film tape after tape of players that you coached.etc. I also talking to media types in those areas that tracked your recruitment of said players to find out how you “closed” or didn’t….
How about we try this for one negative post you have to say something positive. People would take your opinions seriously around here if you didn’t act like you were here just to tick someone off.
I wouldn’t.
I looked at his activities on disqus when he first blew in the door.
He is a hateful racist and an oxygen thief.
yeah, really gets some of the guys roaring.
I see his name I just scroll-over without reading.
I agree. He has nothing to say that interests me. And I hate RACISTS.
He has made his disqus account private now, but ask boomersooner he saw it too after I pointed it out. Hateful ideology and racist to the core.
I’m like you, hate racist.
If Mike would coach a scheme he knows/loves and just be Mike without the temper stuff towards players, we’d see a vastly improved D.
JJ Soona going back even to 2003 one of our top DB’s was telling folks after entering the draft, he just was not feeling Stoops heavy-handedness anymore! Too much screaming and in your face shenanigans. The team started totune him out. One of the reasons I believe he left for Arizona. The players were not listening to the coaches with the same attention to detail any longer. The same has been happening since he’s been back!
We have got to get coaches in here these players will “run thru a brick wall for”…
Russell Westbrook
I wish you’d run into a brick wall.
Problem is, I think he has a “block head”.
Seriously, bubba, do you have to come here, bubba, and post 15 times, bubba, saying the same thing, bubba. I mean, bubba, do you even need to come here at all, bubba? Go back to landthieves, bubba, where they’ll tolerate you, bubba. No one wants you here, bubba. And please stop acting like a know it all martyr, bubba
You are just too stupid…LOL
Coming from you this Christmas season, I’m all misty. Nothing like being called stupid by some nameless faceless douchebag to make the season bright
Also bubba, the more U say you don’t want me somewhere just gives me more resolve…That how I tick…Bubba…LOL
Thanks for the bio
I wonder if we could get Kyler Murray’s dad as our Qb coach?
Theres a fresh idea. I like it.
Yes sir…not some arrogant yahoos who constantly blame their failure on the players and poor execution.
It just occurred to me, after seeing the Orange Bowl promo during time outs they keep showing highlights from Orange Bowl history. Not one highlight includes OU, OU the team that represented the Big 8 more times than any other team, that won how many times there including MNCs. No Keith Jackson TD, no J.C. Watts(two time Orange Bowl MVP), but they did show Colorado.
We know who you are, espn, and we don’t like you right back.
They are going to realize they lost their credibility after everyone else has. Brent has lost his marbles in the brainwash agenda.
As deep as their pockets are, they must think they are beyond reproach.
The deceptiveness of wealth.
Yep. “To big to fail”
I still find it interesting that when an SEC team is getting their head handed to them, that the tone is much different than when they are doing the wupping. Almost like they are depressed. The only recruit they mentioned for the UA practice was Seibert that was thinking about or comitted to OU.
I know man. I have become so keenly aware of all the subtle, and subversive, attacks on the game itself in the way this organization treats the SEC.
It’s tough on those goofs to go off script. LOL!
While watching the Under Armour All America practice the announcers mentioned Wariboko and beneath his name they had written: “Considering: UCLA, Ohio State, and Oklahoma St.” Interestingly enough, Oklahoma was not present on the list, a team he said was in his top three.
That was on espn?
Consider the source, they will do anything not to mention OU. The Sugar Bowl butt-hurt is still strong with that bunch.
Who is recruiting this Murray?
There is a good question. We still have prestige at the O, but there are some coaches staying close I would guess.
Rivals doesn’t show who, but interestingly it shows the only official visit he has taken was to OU on 17 Oct 14. That was the day before KSt and according to the Allen Football site his team had an open date that day.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kyler-Murray-138389
If I were stoops I would tell this kid if he enrolled early then he is guaranteed the job. If he can’t enroll early I would tell him to come beat everyone and the job is his. A&m can’t do that.
I haven’t heard any mention that he is an early graduate.
IMHO, based on watching him for nearly 3 years, not only is he a gifted QB, his competitiveness and pure will to win is amazing. I strongly believe that wherever he goes he will start as a true freshman.
Wherever Murray goes, he’s going to have to be taught to quit holding the ball like a loaf of bread when he runs. He slings that thing all around. He can get away with that on the high school level, but in college he’ll put the ball on the turf many times. Although not big, the kid sure looks like the real deal. Good arm and super fast. Hope Stoops can sway him to Norman.
Holding that ball like that, kinda puts me in mind of Greg Pruitt.
Yep and the best ankle breaker of all-time, Go Joe.
This GT QB is something incerdible. After watching Murray’s film on this post, I can see the potential of such speed and intelligence in this showing by Justin Thomas.
He’s a gamer, no doubt.
Wait a minute.
Y’all remember a while back there was some super-secret recruit on campus that no one could say who it was? I wasn’t that concerned about it then, but could Murray have been that visitor?
I don’t recall anything officially being said about who it was, but after seeing that Murray’s only official was to OU, it sets me to wondering.
Anyone recall an announcement that Murray was making an official to OU back in October?
I do remember the secret recruit but not much else Tex. I can’t remember what I had for breakfast anymore.
HA!
Sadly for me, I don’t forget s*@t.
So where in east Texas? I go fishing every year at Lake Fork, about 30 min south of Sulphur Springs.
Live in Dallas, grew up in Marshall and my soul resides at Caddo Lake.
I have fished there before. Stayed in Uncertain, TX. Cool lake with all the cypress tress and spanish moss. A man could get lost there pretty easy though.
All the channels are marked with signs. You should try going out at night checking trot lines on Caddo. Gets your attention.
Yeah I bet. Definitly would stay on point especially with the gators around.
The gators aren’t any trouble, they have such a diverse diet with all the fish and birds I don’t recall any human interactions gone badly. We do steer clear during nesting season, though.
We don’t have gators around here so anytime I’m at a place that has them, they surely get my respect. I fell out of the boat once when a gator was in sight and did my best Jesus impersonation of walking on water.
Didn’t you see Apocalypse Now?
Never get out of the boat!
Didn’t mean to! Hit a stump and just went overboard.
I’m always watching the moss, hate it when a cotton mouth decides to drop in the boat…hate it!!!
Yeah..more scared of them then gators.
Same here and there are some huge ones on Caddo.
Pulled up to a pier in a canoe with a friend and we thought what we saw on the pier was a big turtle. As we climbed up on one side on the other side we saw the last 3-4 feet of a moccasin that was as big around as my arm. We were not pleased.
Makes my skin CRAWL…welp gonna go play some games with kiddos and ring in the New Year. Good night Tex and God Bless.
Love those younguns, they grow up too fast.
Be blessed and Happy New Year.
That was tigers though. Different deal. although THEY CAN SWIM FOR HOURS in order to eat Indian food.
Great scene.
Never get out of the boat.
Walked up on one in an outdoor cage in a rural area near Noble Oklahoma one time with a UPS driver I was with. Huge Bengal tiger. Scared the crap out of me. Didn’t scare him at all. They stare at you unblinkingly and you realize you aren’t something that they fear. I started worrying about the strength of the home made steel bars some meth head or something had welded together that looked like it was only keeping him in there until he had a reason to leave, if you know what I mean. Very scary up that close outside a zoo environment with an animal that big and dangerous.
Learned long ago, never run from a big cat…EVAH.
Cats are magnificent creatures and perfect predators.
They were just setting up to film that movie in the Philippines a few months before my return to CONUS. Many of us thought we might get parts as extras, but then the evac of Viet Nam began and there was no play time available.
et…….sorry to disturb……..found these posts interesting with you guys and esp the above where you say ‘never run from a big cat’………is there a story there…….respond if you’d like…….thxs
I know I’ll be watching the All-American game on Saturday, start to finish.
I plan on it, but will dvr it just in case I have to do some running around.
I don’t recall an official announcement of him taking an ov to ou, but it seems like I did see a picture of him, Joshua Mcmillon (bama lb commit), and one other recruit taken before the game. Looked like the pic was taken maybe somewhere in the Switzer center.
Hunh!
I don’t remember that at all, at least not here.
I’ll see if I can’t dig that picture up.
Alrighty, then.
I think Murray visited the K State weekend
Which is why I asked, I just don’t remember him visiting. He committed to the gAggies in May and for the longest time I thought that was the end of it.
This is the only one I can find.. It’s Kyler and Steele walker, one of the ou baseball commits, apparently they are really good friends. Kyler also tweeted about being at ou the weekend of the k state game so even though you can only see the back of his head, I promise it’s him.
Alrighty, thanks.
Doesn’t it seem odd that he committed to A&M and made an official to OU five months later?
Guess we will find out when he signs.
No problem. Does seem a little odd, hopefully come signing day he’s faxing his letter of intent to Norman, Oklahoma!
SEC! SEC! SEC!
Bah! Hah!
They are not doing so well.
Happy New Year, bruh!
Happy New Year, EasTex!!!
Lets hear that chant. SEC ain’t the best. The best win.
SEC going down in flames…..again. Now, if Bama doesn’t win out like the experts expect, what are the chances the talking heads at ESPiN actually consider the possibility the SEC was overrated this year??
Yeah, I know…..I know….
Flames. Again. And, noone in the CBS/ESPN worlds will fess up and say something so outrageous as SEC overrated.
If bama loses you can expect Danny cannel to be canned. He has stated his personal belief that the sec isn’t that good.
They will continue to feed the monster. The more money they pour into covering the sec, the more likely the sec will succeed.
“And atleast for a week or two we won’t have to hear anything about the SEC” quote Paul Johnson, final words of the Orange Bowl. Man they wanted to try to edit that out.
With that comment, Paul Johnson just became one of my favorite coaches in college football!
BRILLIANT. Love it. Me too.
The knob gobbling of the SEC by Espin has been out of control.
OUstanding!
Wish I had kept it on, switched to Return To Lonesome Dove as soon as they crossed the field.
Bwaaaahahahahahahaha!!!
I can just see the espn execs and techs when he said that.
Really puts it in perspective when a veteran coach says it on live TV. Hes a guy thats been putting in the work in college football for nearly twenty years as a head coach.
He said, and it has come from different corners, but espn is all in with the sec.
Yep. And you can tell it pisses him off when you consider all the things he could have said at the moment and he chose a dig at the sec. Nice to see the two Mississippi Cinderella teams that espn pimped out getting the crappola beaten out of them.
ESPN the pimp. That is the right term for all this.
That’s great! Lol
That might be the last time Ga Tech ever gets a game shown on ESPN
2015 sooner friends. Many months until the next game. Much ado off the field to be sure. Fresh starts.
Happy New Year.
Still got 20 minutes to go here.
Happy New Year everybody.
And to you.
Good health and happiness.
Same to you Shelby and EasTex
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400610180
For you EasTex
Uhhh…what?
Click on the link. Go to the video “Georgia Tech pulls upset.” You will see Paul Johnson’s post game interview.
Aaaah!
Thanks.
Happy drunk new years. You deserve it lol couple more drink and I’m out lol
LOL!
https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=McMurphyESPN&original_referer=http://espn.go.com/college-football/
Wonder if the BorenStoops meeting after the season and rumors of three coaches gone had any impact on bowl prep…If I were one of those coaches and knew I was fired then I might not have the energy to do my job at the highest level and most focus…if this is really true then this blowout is all on Boren…you have these types of meetings after the season…bowl season..I see coaches leaving for another gig but that is dif than wondering where your next job will be and where you and your family will be living next…our guys def didn’t have the enthusiasm and focus to play at our level of play…rant over lol
Could be. Can’t rule out lack of motivation by coaches.
The first thing I thought when Hayes, Striker and Thomas had the first pass play perfectly defended and the guy ran past them was…”you play like you practice.”
They weren’t ready to play…period. Too many walk throughs, too many reps to develop younger players and not the starters.
The turnovers, missed tackles, penalties that either took points off the board or gave the Tigers another chance to score. It was a total team effort, coaches and players.
No.
People are either good at their jobs or they are not. If they are hard workers they want to put the best product on the field every time, perhaps more so if they are worried about job security, especially as an audition for a new employer. A meeting between Boren isn’t the reason for the blowout. The causes of the blowout aren’t hard to see, and it’s been hashed and re-hashed over and again here. Poor coaching, poor game preparation, poor game-time decisions, lack of talent/recruiting, and overall poor leadership.
That’s on Bob. We need not make excuses for him. He is wearing this one all the way because he has done a substandard job as a coach for several years now. The results of this season are merely the output that you receive when your input is poor. It’s no more complicated than that.
my impression but found it interesting, perhaps telling………seconds before kickoff, the telecast showed bstoops pacing the sideline enthsiastically clapping trying to get the players revved up…….he turned to a group in front of him, continued clapping and talking encouragement and these players just stood there a few seconds then half-heartedly started clapping…….I thought then that these players are not in this
Seibert sure is having a great time in Florida.
https://twitter.com/austinseibert1
Good news guys. So far this year we are undefeated,
garrick mcgee or seth littrel as the new OC has a nice ring to it
I think we need to stop worrying about whether a coach has OU ties like Garrick or Seth. They may be fine coaches, but I’m still in the Sonnie Cumbie camp.
I’m hearin that right now.
All this talk of adding a QB (Murray ) to this class makes me think that one current QB may not be on the roster next season. Is it common to have five scholarship QBs on the roster when all have two or more seasons of eligibility left?
I have been intrigued by Thomas as his HS film indicates him being more of a passer than knight but more athletic than Bradford, White or Bell.
In the case of an elite player, you take them and sort out the numbers later.
Knight to TE.
Then to Left Tackle
This may already be covered somewhere but just curious if we should be worried about losing Siebert to Texsa should Boulware decide to go there?
i wouldnt he’ll start kicking and punting next year at OU. And I think he genuinely doesnt like the longhorns.
Hell no. Seibert is Sooner all the way.
Justin Reid: Last 5 crystal ball predictions from 12/16/14 – 1/1/15 predict he’s coming to OU.
They put Monty on him?
That’s what I was wondering.
Oklahoma Updates @OklahomaUpdated 3m3 minutes ago
Expect some big news here sooner rather than later from Norman…
Coaching changes?
Assuming so.
C’mon, now. You think some random Twitter account it gonna have something before we do? 😉 They’re probably just going of TFB’s tweet from last night trying to drum up a name for themselves.
I’m just trying to give TFB a run for their money with a bullsh*t twitter site. Keep you on your toes n such.
A can enjoy a little trash talk but it seems Baylor players really get up for the taunting…
Yeah man.
Barnett supposedly told OU and Arky are full a his position. That should include Wariboko. Silent commit or has OU moved on, hence holding off on the announcement?
What are the chances Knight moves to safety? Oregon recruited him as a DB.
Familiar with Dumb and Dumber?
/one in a million
So…you’re saying there is a chance.
Yessir, even if your last name is Gardener.
Yeah, that way he could really lay some licks on guys and paralyze himself.
Norvell, wright, Kish fired
Norvell leaving would be the best chance of making a change with JH. I don’t think JH goes anywhere or gets demoted, but replacing Norvell with another co-OC could change the offense and would be an easy way to change play-calling responsibility. It would get a new OC without firing or demoting JH, which would probably make BS and Boren happy.
What are they saying about Mike
is this a question or a statement? if a statement, is there proof? thanks
Disregard that comment. True or False it doesn’t need to get around.
I thought I deleted this
Huepel demoted
Sources?
Can’t say, but its coming out to the news soon.
Better question, is it a reliable source?
Yes. I took the other stuff down. I’m not sure if recruits know yet.
timing seems odd… unless they have replacements at the ready… bob usually doesn’t make these kind of moves until after NLI day…
not really…depends on who the coaches are…Norvelle doesn’t really have a stellar class coming and the juco is already signed…Kish’s only guy is said that Monty was the reason…and BJW was recruiting w Bob and BJW said if you have any more question this is your db coach (talking about Bob)….that’s if those are the three rumored to be gone…if so then make it happen fast…get another guy in here to clean up for those positions
I think BJW moves to a recruiting or player personnel role
Me too
Time is obviously right
I think it would be stupid to not tell recruits what’s going on. Tell them this guy will be moving on and here’s who we have in mind for a replacement. Hang with us and we will get you a great coach.
Absolutely, as soon as the new coach/es are introduced, they need to be ushered to their office/s, given a list of recruits to contact with instructions not to leave until they have talked to everyone or their coach/parents.
Well I wanted the coaching staff to tell them first is what I meant. Instead of finding out on here
I think this is in regards to the smoke that TFB tweeted about yesterday
Linkypoo?
I have no Linkypoo. I was just told over the phone. 🙂
Well, if Mike Stoops isn’t gone, then we’re going to be in for hard times again next season unless he has a radical shift in defensive philosophy. Hard to expect that to happen, just like it is hard to expect Bob to fire his brother…which reaffirms my belief that Bob is ultimately the problem. He isn’t hiring the best man for the job, but instead continues to employ his brother. You can’t expect different results when you keep making the same mistakes.
Easy, the smoke hasn’t cleared so we will see what happens.
Hey everyone, I just wanted to pass along that I had to take my dad to the hospital this morning for an unknown illness. He’s resting in the ICU in better condition but he’s not out of the woods by any means. Just wanted to ask that keep him and my family in your thoughts or prayer which ever you prefer. I would appreciate it a lot.
god bless..
Praying for you Stephen.
Prayers up for you and your Dad.
Ditto. Hope he gets back on his feet soon.
Will do. Hope everything goes well.
Prayers for your dad.
Please keep us updated.
Prayers for your dad. Make sure to keep us updated on his condition when you get a chance.
Is it possible that this may be the most talented group of True Freshman running back in one class ever? Petrine, Chubb, Fournette, Cook. And I am sure I am missing some as well.
the Oregon back is a freshman too..
yeah your missing Mixon…but we’ll have to wait and see if the talk is true but I believe it will be
I left him out on purpose. I only wanted to mention guys that we have seen produce this year.
He could be the most talented of them all.
Where does petrine play?
Head coach of the Browns? Or, maybe it’s Louisville?
Not sold on Fournette, at least not as high as he was recruited. Cook is super fast, but he still has a lot to prove at this point. He gets big holes from his line.
I like the fact that the offensive guard that helped make him look so good in high school will hopefully see the field for the Sooners next year.
http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=750326&SPID=127245&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=209396628&Q_SEASON=2014
K, Jordan or anybody else. I have been wondering who are the realistic targets that are left on OU’s board? How many more scholarships do they have left?
17 commits so far.
22 seniors are leaving but I’m not sure if all are on scholarship. Then phillips, smith, woods, mcnamara and maybe more will be gone. Such as DGB, tapper, a qb, onuahu? May have a chance to return but maybe not and same with shannon. I’ve been guessing 27 will be available. So 10 left.
I would ask gary to list the guys we have good shots or are in their top 3.
From what I’m reading we have a good chance to add wariboko, lampkin, dalton, Orr, Reid, wheeler, McKee, gallimore, neal, Campbell, Daniels, barnett(back up plan)
I’m not counting any player gone until it is official.
It seems like there is some direction to this recruiting class (defence). I was just wondering if OU is gonna finish on a positive note. Especially because a young player could come in and immediately make an impact. A kid like Gallimore could come in and fill in nicely. I know it is rumor, but a kid like Murray could come in and start depending on the development of Justice Hansen.
I think that would be nice to see a list like this. There is so much BS out there, It is hard to believe anything.
Interesting
Wheeler announcing tom
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Hopefully the Texas commits didn’t get in his ear too much
As you know, I am fond of the classics.
Ok….here is the game I have been waiting for. I figured the FSU UO game would be a blowout either way. This one should be fun… I lot of hard hitting…just what the doctor ordered for this old LB. Been on the fence to pick a winner…but I think it academic..UO wins its first Natty….but then again I suck at picking this stuff…lol
Oh dang….Henry just smoke that safety…
Committee looks foolish not taking TCU over OSU or FSU.
I will not post the information here due to the fact it comes from a paid site and I want to be respectful to the site, but an article from Carey just came out and it sounds like there are a lot more problems at OU than simply making some coaching changes.
don’t let them play you
Agreed. What could Carey say?
It ALL comes from the coaches. They either can’t coach/develop, or they can’t recruit.
I think it will all come out by Monday is what I’ve been hearing but carey did his site a solid by trying to be first. We will see if his stuff checks out.
I still respect tfb for not trying to be first but for waiting for the right moment. This site is built on being respectful toward all parties.
Amen brother.
What could be bigger than coaching changes?
gotta pay 9.95 to find out
lol. I pay a lot more for season tickets and can’t figure out what is a bigger problem than coaching.
The “other stuff” isn’t really that big of a deal but kind of shines light on the culture behind the scenes. I’m not sure if you listen to him on the morning animals but he will probably talk about the other stuff tomorrow at 7:15
what is the culture?
I don’t listen to him, but am hoping for good changes.
This is always the same BS over there. The “culture” has shifted whenever they’re not winning big games…
I’ve read changes may include Schmidt… which would say a lot…
tOSU with 348 yards at the half? They must think their OU against the vaunted Bama SEC defense.
SEC West not looking so hot this bowl season. Supwidat?
Is Kyler Murray coming on an unofficial Monday? Jordan or anyone heard anything saw it on oui but I’m not a member so I couldn’t see the answer?