Sooners News Daily 8.4.15
Posted on: August 4, 2015
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‘Will Mike Stoops’ defensive changes produce improvements?’ (TW)
.@OU_CoachB on his motivated #Sooners O-linemen:"They understand what people think of them… They'll be ready." http://t.co/juE5Mtkps0
— Guerin Emig (@GuerinEmig) August 3, 2015
It’s one guy — and based on some of the other predictions, I’m not sure how much stock I’d put in this one — but here is one prediction on Trevor Knight winning the QB1 gig. (DMN)
LOOK: #Sooners' 2015 football season tickets pay homage to OU's past greats. http://t.co/dLFqWniVYN pic.twitter.com/O8WxueKGbq
— OU Daily Sports (@OUDailySports) August 4, 2015
Southern Miss has picked up 2 more D1 transfers: former Kansas DT Andrew Bolton and former Oklahoma DT Quincy Russell.
— Jason Munz (@munzly) August 3, 2015
Should the Texas Longhorns Leave the Big XII?http://t.co/200ofIv9A6 http://t.co/xkSBhvDW9J
— Staking The Plains (@stakingtheplain) August 3, 2015
Picked every Big 12 game in 2015. My projections for the final standings: http://t.co/5yQqbsNtnj
— David Ubben (@davidubben) August 3, 2015
Ranking the softest non-conference schedules in major college football. This week's Top 10: http://t.co/h2SgIH4RNO
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) August 3, 2015
Naturally.
Two years after abrupt firing, Craig James sues Fox Sports claiming religious discrimination | @sportsdaydfw http://t.co/ThAMjoMLJa
— Chuck Carlton (@ChuckCarltonDMN) August 3, 2015
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Lauren Chamberlain named Rookie of the Week @profastpitch pic.twitter.com/d1UWKZGeDN
— Barb Jordan (@BarbJordan_AB) August 3, 2015
.@justDROB finds inspiration in OU assistant Jan Ross ›› http://t.co/lg2CgPKxGN #Sooners pic.twitter.com/OGkQVAGyVa
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) August 3, 2015
Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) Be Like… 😂😂
FT: @That_Guyy23 pic.twitter.com/f74DsGJJsi— Dot (@BdotAdot5) August 3, 2015
Just wanted to practise my chipping while it's sunny at @HGCCGolf. This is just a little too kangarude pic.twitter.com/K60FLpwDpR
— Daniel Popovic (@popovic_daniel) August 3, 2015
614 Comments
First? First.
Boomer Sooner!!
The east coast appreciates the early posts Jordan!
No joke, the early posts make my day
This East Coaster agrees. Thank you.
3 Big 12 teams make the top ten softest schedule list…..embarrassing.
The big 12 hasn’t done a good job of publicizing that it plays a 9 game conference schedule, so ooc when compared in a vacuum will appear lackluster. Truth is, looking at those conferences that play a 8 game conference schedule + ooc and comparing it the big 12 schedules is quite even- the main difference is marketing and PR. Remember that ohio state played a baby soft ooc schedule last year except for virginia tech, and lost their only tough game ooc. Good PR made that not matter at the end.
Same with SEC to be fair.
Today is gonna be rooriffic!
There is no way OU beats Tenn, UT, & TCU, and loses to both KSU and OSU.
While Bill Snyder is an excellent coach, and gets the most out of under the radar players, they lost a lot – A LOT – of production on their offense, and it is really hard to see us losing to them this year. Granted, I didn’t think last year would end up the way it would either, but without Waters and Lockett, I think OU wins big against KSU this year.
Exactly. They lost some of their best on defense, too. I mean, it’s always possible that we could lose, but I can’t see us managing to beat TCU and then turn around and lose to KSU.
playing in Manhattan hasn’t been easy for OU in recent years. Injuries , attitude, focus can diminish any advantage and level the playing field. that said , CDZENdolet, I tend to agree if OU plays ‘with a chip on its shoulder’ .
hasn’t the visiting team won like 4 in a row in this series? Something like that anyway.
We’ve kicked their ass in Manhattan the last 2 trips..
just because the cumulative score of the last two in Manhattan is 99 – 48 doesnt mean anything 😉
Play smart and no turnovers. You can’t give Snyder or any good coach points.
Seriously? Of course it’s not “easy” just ask Auburn. But, can’t remember the last time we lost there??? Now we’ve lost last 2 to them in Norman – gave both away – but we’ve owned them in Manhattan.
To clarify…..I’m not saying it isn’t possible for OU to lose to KSU. I just don’t see us losing to KSU AND beating the other teams the guy had us beating. It just didn’t seem like the right mix of win’s and losses. If OU is good enough to beat those three teams I noted, we’ll be good enough to beat at least one of KSU/OSU on the road. JMO.
You’re fired!
Remember when Quincy Russell transferring in and qualifying was the only way that our defensive line would manage to stop the run or rush the QB?
Yes. He was our savior. Came in out of shape and could never get on the field. On the other hand, a very nice young man. Wish him all the best. He actually got his degree from OU after being released from team so good for him.
and “losing out” on Justin Manning was the absolute end of the world.
Said knight was gonna win the job for 6+ months now, and im sticking with that prediction. May as well go with the incumbent if option 2 is just as turnover prone.
Craig james is a grade A douche. Do people remember a couple years ago when boise was undefeated and ranked top 5, and he had them ranked like 23rd? Really, really hate that guy.
maybe the old Pony Express bagman is running low on money….
Realizes no one else wants to put his stupid opinion on TV anymore.
CJK5H
Since there is very little info on how they practiced through Spring, all we have are the two Spring games. Clearly, Baker was much better in 2014 and a little better in 2015. The only basis for Knight starting has been BM shoulder. Their turnovers were not equal by the way. Knight threw picks that cost games. Doesn’t it make since that Baker would get the lean due to among other things L Riley tried to get him to EC before he chose OU? Now they are both at OU=see NewsOK article.
Look at mayfields game history. He throws a LOT of picks, and he fumbles a lot.
He had more turnovers in 8 games in 2013 than knight did in 10 games last year.
Brett Favre had many turnovers, but won a title and a lot of games. I see Baker as kind of like Favre. Knight couldn’t bring us back into games, 3 and out, 3 and out. Even with the pick against TCU, Boykin and the RB each fumbled…and Knight couldn’t move us.
“Knight couldn’t move us”… correction, the offense couldn’t move us. Knight can’t throw to himself, or hand off to himself, or kick the field goals himself, or call the plays. It wasn’t a one man show.
Yes, there were drops, and the WR’s couldn’t separate. But there were multiple high throws. We need a L Jones, who even with a few interceptions, has the ability to fight back and move the offense in order to win a game. Knight has had two impressive games K St on the road and Bama. If he wins the job great, but it shouldn’t be handed to him because Mayfield has a sore shoulder. Knight isn’t good enough. I want victories, not stupid pick sixes on national TV.
If baker was so much better, he would have won the job in the spring or summer. That works both ways.
Maybe he did. Not sure. Stoops only hinted that Thomas was behind both. We should know who is getting first team reps in a few weeks.
Not soon enough =)
Who besides shepard did he have to throw to last year? Now compare that to the WR group that mayfield had in 2013. Amaro, jakeem grant, ward, marquez.
All 4 of those guys had more catches than any sooner not named shepard did last year.
Well, I guess Mayfield is better at reading the defense and spreading the ball around then.
It sure helps when guys can actually get open…and when pass plays besides a bubble screen are called.
Okay, so you’re blaming JH and WR depth. We’ll see. But go watch the Spring game this year and ask yourself, where has Knight actually shown improvement?
He didnt look much improved in the spring game, ill give you that.
You dont think there was a single issue with heupel, and our WR group?
No. I agree with you, it was a combo of things. I hope one or both of these guys can give us what Ohio St got last year.
Playing for Taco Tech.
That was also two years ago as a true freshman walkon on a team that is not nearly as talented. He could still possibly be that kind of player, but he is in a different situation now.
Compare tech’s 2013 WR group to ours from last year, and tell me again how mayfield had to work with a less talented group.
My comparison wasn’t about Mayfield on last years offense, it is about Mayfield in this years offense. And yes, OU has more talent on offense this year than Tech did 2013. That includes the whole offense, not just the few catching passes. The o-line plays a big part in fumbles and a good running game can cut down on DB’s sitting on routes waiting for a pick.
Our talent level for 2015 vs tech in 2013? ya probably.
2014? i dont think so. They had 3 receivers with more catches in 2013 than our #1 receiver in shepard had in 2014.
Oklahoma’s recievers last year were terrible. The offense as a whole was disfunctional for stretches outside of the power running game. I am not lobbying for either player and I actually think everything that has happened with BOTH QB’s in the past won’t matter much with Knight in this new system and Mayfield gaining maturity and a better over talent upgrade.
I agree that there is a ton of changes that have been made, and the past is not necessarily an indicator of whats gonna happen here.
I just know its hard to unseat an incumbent unless you are obviously the better option. Im not so sure mayfield is. We shall see.
9 picks and 9 fumbles in 8 games for mayfield
Knight 12 picks 2 fumbles in 10 games
It’s apple and oranges. Baker was a freshman playing on a bad Taco Tech team. Let’s take out the bad for both and talk about the good. Baker won the same freaking award that Perine won. Further, we saw how Knight played in the Spring game. Baker threw two picks, but he also completed 11-14 passes or so… and 9 for 9 in 2014. May the best man win, but Knight cost US…Baker hasn’t done that.
“Knight cost US… Baker hasn’t”
If that is your measuring stick, then Cody or the walk on should start.. IMO Knight is starting and we wont see BM unless Knight has a melt down. One thing that did intrigue me about the whole situation was Cody Thomas’ high school flim… He looked completely different than what we saw last year, if he can put it together he might be better than both the others.
Read the other comments. Plus I mentioned the Spring game performances, plus the fact that LR recruited him to EC. Baker was a freshman winning awards and yes, turning the ball over. Knight was a sophomore with one year experience turning the ball over in crucial times. So, no, that’s not the only basis for Baker starting.
Another OU commentator suggests that Coach has elevated both Baker and Knight above Thomas per his comments at the Big 12 media days.
I would agree.
You make a good point about Thomas. Which lends some credence to the folks that believe the Offensive coaches and our game plan were helping our opponents not our QB’s! He may be a whole different person when put into a position to succeed. It appeared that he wasn’t even sure of what play we were giving him- which is to be expected when you change it only seconds before the play clock expires. Some of the worst clock management OU has ever shown was done under Heupel, and he deserved to be fired for that alone, in my opinion, when he KEPT doing it in game after game.
You are correct sir. Go back and watch some Perine highlights. You will see him looking at the sideline when the ball is snapped. Lot of talent in that kid to still make a big play. I can see how a QB would have trouble making reads if he only has two seconds to think about what the play is going to be.
But Bob, L Jones under JH, set records didn’t he?
Any championships?
Well most of Jones records were related to the fact that he played in 52 games in his career. Half of those were under Kevin Wilson. His production went down slightly after Wilson left. So not sure how much credit to give JH for the records.
It just seems like even our game planning became much worse the last few years under Heupel. I’m not laying everything on him, but we used to come out with game plans that surprised opponents and were effective as long as we followed them. That all seemed to go away the last couple of years aside from the one wonderfully planned and executed game against Alabama.
I would suggest that what you are describing is the result of JH fully implementing his “system.” He seemed to come up with some brilliant game plans, but if they didn’t work he seemed unable to adjust on the fly. As people figured out what he was doing, they took advantage of that.
You’re almost there, Bob. When the QBs were performing, I thought that Josh’s play calling was excellent. However, what happened was that Josh became tentative in his play calling when the QB, who ever it was–Knight, Bell, or Thomas–wasn’t making the throws. No passes were called in the last 4 possessions of the osu game. for example.
Well the other way of looking at it is that, when JH was calling plays well the quarterback had a chance to show their stuff. But when he was off it made the QB’s tentative. One of the top twenty all time winning percentage coaches seems to have thought that way, he got rid of JH.
Since you only have talked about how Knight’s turnovers are not as worse as Baker’s, I’d like to know why you think Knight should start? Go back and study 2013-2014…In a two-year sample, Knight is below OU standards as a QB. You have to go all the way back to Nate Hybl to find a QB comparable stat wise. Even Bomar was more consistent. I hope one of the three plays great. But assuming Knight should have the job has no basis in objectivity.
One question for you D Hunter. If Mayfield throws a pic6 to lose the Tennessee game, what are your thoughts then.
QBs throw interceptions and pic6s. Ask Manning/Brady/Farve. s.
I would say bring in Knight. But it’s a hypothetical.
I’m not a Brett Favre historian but I can remember him throwing a lot of bad INTs
My point and he’s a first ballot HOF.
OK, so if Manning/Brady do the same, will you bench them too. Trust me, they will throw an interceptions. I’m taking up for QB’s, not just Knight. QBs get to much credit both ways. I’m not arguing for Knight, but until your been behind center, you will never know.
I am not arguing whether a Qb throws INTS. It is the ratio to TDS that is important. Bradford 50-8….Jones etc…Knight is what 21-19 in two years? I say time to give the job to someone else. But I am not the coach. I’ll support whoever the QB is as I’ve done since 72.’
We werent running the same offense as we have been the last 15 years the last 2 years.
Notice how our rushing stats are the highest they have ever been under stoops?
Bomar was more consistent? he had a passer rating of 110. Knight was 125. And knight had far better rushing stats.
We can dispute which stats mean more all day. TD-Int ratio is most important.
Knight was 14-12. Bomar was 10-10. Knight was better than bomar by every measurable statistic.
Knight had better completion %(not by much), better TD-INT, better yards per carry, better yards per attempt.
Okay, my bad. Knight has been better (slightly) than Bomar. Still my point stands. He is the least consistent other than Bomar since Hybl…12 years…now…Why are you putting all your eggs on Knight?
It will be very interesting to see whoever QBs the new system. I think very few of us really believe that Knight enjoyed the best conditions last year. One reliable receiver (until he went down), hurt part of the year, and a coaching staff that was afraid to let him run a full offense because of the backup situation. A new scheme, better WR play, and at least a warm body or two for backups might change things dramatically.
I think there are enough questions regarding the situation each of the QB’s found themselves in to question whether we have seen them at their best. I think the competition really is wide open. The next two or three weeks will be what makes the difference.
I’ll buy that to an extent. But I think Knight’s situation may have been a little more dire than Mayfield’s. At the very least, I think Baker may have enjoyed a more friendly system.
What I have learned over the years is that success is a combination of the abilities that a person has, the mental makeup that allows them to get the most out of their abilities, and the situation they find themselves in.
In the case of football you can measure physical abilities (strength, speed, etc.) the other two are harder to measure. In the case of our QB’s we have proof that all can be successful under the right circumstance (for Thomas in HS). All are in different circumstances now. The also have probably grown or regressed in their mental makeup. If I could measure and predict the outcomes of those changes, I would be rich right now. How many teams do you think would pay me $1,000,000/yr to analyze their recruits and current players and tell you which ones were going to succeed?
In the end, none of us know for certain who will succeed. But it can be fun to go along for the ride.
Im not necessarily. People hate last season, and justifiably so, but knight gets scapegoated for an entire team underperforming.
They want last seasons taste out of their mouth so bad, and they associate knight with the suckage.
When you get past that, knight still has a chance to be a pretty decent QB.
Fair enough.
For some time now you have failed to exhibit objectivity on the QB matter, promoting Baker as the only choice.
When Baker threw a ridiculous interception into triple coverage in the spring game, you claim he is a “riverboat gambler” like Favre.
When Knight got picked off in the spring game by a fantastic diving catch by Ahmad Thomas, you claimed he made a terrible throw.
It’s clear you have a personal choice and you are not being objective about it.
For me, the only thing that matters is what the coaches decide to do before the first kick off. All the ruminations and speculation is tiring.
You know what’s tiring? Multiple pick sixes. Now that’s tiring. What do you want? I’ve said, may the best QB win and do well. This is an open post isn’t it?
Actually, it’s the news daily thread and for me speculation on issues that are beyond our control is not only tiring, it gives me fatigue.
You can’t judge a qb in a vacuum. The supporting cast is crucial to evaluating. If receivers miss a few plays, the qb will soon been forcing passes that he shouldn’t or holding the ball too long.; the line doesn’t do its job, any qb is going to display more inconsistency than he would with solid protection. Same with a decent running game, as we have seen in other years. It all makes a difference. Similarly, you can’t blame a loss on one interception when there were several other plays that could easily have won the game as well. Did the pick 6 in the KState game cost us the game, when TK came immediately back out and went the length of the field in two terrific plays to get the points back? All depends on your bias. IMHO, the decision will be based upon how the coaches view TK’s or BM’s ability to be consistent and reliable in the new system and not upon past performances that can be viewed in any number of ways.
Exactly. Anybody can lay blame anywhere. I look at it as 1 yd(why no sneak, instead of making a rb try to get 7 yds for 1 yd of credit and not chipping the edges), miss chipshot fg, and bad repunt(not decision). Some people wanna say tk should get all the blame for throwing an int that happened to get returned for a td. Seems a little short sighted. Did the pick 6’s help our cause? No. Were they the only reason we lost? Obviously not since like you pointed out tk went right back out and got the points back
Disagree. Every coach knows turnovers are the key to winning and losing. That is why Stoops has been so harsh on RBS who put the ball on the ground. C’mon, how long have you been watching the game? You know the coach speak…”Win the turnover battle…Don’t turn the ball over…” Pick six versus TCU, K St, Baylor (well taken to the one- yard line, a virtual pick six). In other words, while bad play calls cost you series, a turnover gives the other team the ball, and puts your defense in a hole. I am for giving both QBS a shot.
You can disagree til you’re blue in the face. It doesn’t change the fact that if we pick up 1 yd, hit a chipshot fg, and have a better repunt, we more than likely only have 1 loss and a bunch of confidence going into bowl season. Everybody here knows you’re over tk. We get it. But late in the games, if these 3 things happen, we’re probably not having this conversation
Okay. I’ll shut it down on Knight. I want to be fair. But Ji talked about the incumbent should keep his job…that’s just dumb.
It could be, at face value. He may be threading needles in practice. We just don’t know. Baker missing several wks with deadarm don’t help his case. I’m just excited to sit back and enjoy the ride with the boys and you folk on here
You make excellent points. Throw out the interception and Knight played pretty well in the K-State game. However, if you at other games, you often Jeckel and Hyde. In the Sugar Bowl, the OU offense scored 24 points in the 1st half and 7 in the 2nd. Against TCU, excellent first half, but no points after the TD to open the 2nd half.
Knight has the most upside–the most physical talent–IMO, but also the most scary downside.
Two big differences: 1) Nate started with an injury- and graduation-depleted OL and ended his OU career with a pretty good OL; and 2) Nate showed steady improvement, winning POG award for both the Big XII CCG and the Rose Bowl.
True. Hybl did win a bowl game and a Big 12 title.
Agree with both of those points. Cody’s HS film looks completely different. Don’t know what changed.
The venue, nerves, and the competition.
and his OC.
https://youtu.be/glPD6mJscJQ
Just sayin…But best man win.
They were playing in two different offenses, so to me that is apples and oranges. This is probably a better conversation 20 days from now.
Yeah perhaps we’re jumping the gun a bit. But it’s time for OU football.
Want to know why mayfield won freshman of the year? He was the 1st true freshman walk to ever start for a power 5 team. It sure wasnt his play vs opponents with a pulse.
The same opponents we played.
SMU, stephen f austin, texas state? Some real powerhouses there.
Mayfield was 2-3 vs big 12 opponents, and didnt hit a 130 passer rating against any of them.
I recall something about CJ and some hookers; back during his playing days. Can anyone elucidate?
CJK5H, that’s….uhhhhh…..all I know.
Does TFB have any kind of breakdown on the new walk on QB, Reece Clark? He had accepted a preferred walk on spot with Baylor & then decided to come to Norman instead..
Watch his film: http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/tx/cypress/cypress-woods-high-school/reece-clark1
Pro style, nice touch on the ball reminiscent of Bradford.
Thanks, I had never heard of the kid until recently.
I tried earlier, couldn’t get it to play.. Will have to try again.. I like the size..
Although everyone can scoff, I think OU goes 12-0 with very narrow wins over Baylor, TN, and OSU. Wins over TCU and KSU will be decisive, i.e., more than 9 points. November 2015 will be a replay of October 2000. By the time OU takes the field in Waco on Nov 14th, they will be 9-0 with their defense capable of holding every opponent under 31. That will be enough…
I like your attitude.
Me too. But beating Baylor in Waco will be super tough. We’re going to have score bunches.
They do have a new QB so I wouldn’t necessarily say that game will be super tough.
You’re right they do, but he’ll be seasoned by the time they play us, plus Art Briles seems to clone QBs for his system. My other concern is Mike Stoops. Scheme-wise, he seemed lost last year. Maybe he has better personnel this season. Hope so. We’ll know for sure vs. Tennessee.
Can’t argue with any of that. Can’t wait to get to Harry T’s on the harbor and watch the opener! Lots of Sooners down here on the Emerald Coast, BOOM!
What you state is certainly possible. To me, the OSwho game is more likely to be the +9 than either TCU or KSU. if OU is that good by the last game of the season, the history (OU has more wins at T-Bone-Lewis-aggie field) and revenge factor will send them to a big win.
Greg………….you can get some good odds in Vegas on your prediction…………
I’m not as confident, I need to see these guys play. Still I would like nothing better for you to be right.
I love the confidence and optimism. Boomer!
Your not worried about the QB play?????
Nope
You and your kind are the only ones that worry about things out of their control. Try and say something nice about someone or something, you might like it
Astros are on a roll. Been watching and they have some hitters. I’m in Houston so i catch a game every now and then
They look awesome. The ss is already real good. If he continues working, he could be one of the best ever. Good pickups by em too
SS is off the charts and hit 2 dingers last night or the night before against Dbacks. Played Rangers last night, didn’t get to see it but if pitching holds out, they may do alright this year.
Yeah they’ve got a shot. Should make the playoffs. All you need is a chip and a chair
Your a good guy??
1st of all, it’s you’re. 2nd, I never said I was a good guy. 3rd, people like you are pointless. You bring absolutely zero to a conversation or have an original thought enter your brain. Until you figure out how to act, take your tired act elsewhere
Have you ever gone a day in your life without being offended and outraged @disqus_BeW3hegp9d:disqus?
I don’t get offended meat. Move on with your life
It’s funny…no make that really sad, that you find the need, many hrs after the fact, to troll
I don’t post on here often (my work blocks my ability to comment), but I do read every day. Just wanted to say that while I get that Jeff doesn’t often have positive things to say, I will agree with ND52 that you have been rather angry lately. I don’t remember you being that way when I first discovered this website back in 2013, so what happened?
If you don’t like people who spew negativity without facts, I’m with you, but try to take some of the venom out of it. It’s not necessary and frankly adds a sour note to what is otherwise an awesome place to discuss and/or read about OU football – something we all LOVE.
I guess what I’m trying to say is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MixNh9L7G5M
You’re right. I can’t stand it. But mostly just trying to turn the tables on trolls. There’s no possible way some of these people are fans. You can’t just tear something down day after day post after post and claim to like or love it. I didn’t have the honor of growing up in Oklahoma or going to OU but I’ve loved em over 30+ yrs ever since I could start remembering stuff. I’m a positive person and will disagree with people but the venom comes out when it seems someone is just repeatedly taking shots at something I love. I can try to tone it down. I’m really an easy going laughing quite often type person with no worries but it’s kinda like that “don’t make fun of family unless you’re family” type thing. Thanks for the kind words
Edit:an ignore button would be awesome for a guy like me
No worries brother, when someone insults MY SOONERS I feel the same way!!! I can’t say that I am always a saint when it comes to controlling my venom either (depending on which nerve gets hit with unwelcome commentary).
For me, I live through every game with the team – to the point that I actually get nervous on game days like I used to when I played football in high school. Sweaty palms, elevated pulse, the whole nine yards! My wife tells me that I might as well be getting ready to run onto the field for how amped up I get on game days, but I just can’t help it. OU football is a part of who I am.
I wasn’t born an Okie either (I’m a military brat), but Oklahoma will always be home for me. I’ve loved Sooner football ever since my dad started watching them play again in 2000 (the 1990s were too painful for him to watch). I can still remember sitting around the TV in the living room with him and my brother, cheering as we watched Bob Stoops return the Sooners to the level of football glory that, in the eternal words of the King, “OU invented”.
I’m confident you’ll try your best to tone it down when people start getting negative and if it starts to get the better of you again, I promise I’ll be there with a Snickers to help you regain your composure as long as you promise to do the same for me ;). BOOMER SOONER!!!
Lol! @disqus_BeW3hegp9d:disqus So says the guy who posts here every_single_freaking_day
What in the world does that have to do with you being a troll? If you’re looking for a friend, try elsewhere
Do you not remember your previous comment? And why is your profile private? Just what in the world are you trying to hide from us @disqus_BeW3hegp9d:disqus ?
Worry about yourself. The world will be a much better place. Anyway…BOOMER!
I agree with the narrow wins part, we have been on the wrong side A LOT last year, so based on the law of equal odds, we should end up on the winning side some this year. But, I am not sure about the 12-0, we still might end up with couple of losses, still a great year.
“Should Texas leave the Big XII” article is as a self-absorbed POS article as someone can write. I think the writer forgets that the grant of rights that Texas signed would extend to near the end of the LHN so it wouldn’t help that cause at all. Never mind the fact that the remaining Big XII schools in the state would probably not jump at the chance to play Texas every year. The LHN was a horrible mistake that would only be compounded by Texas leaving the Big XII.
I really wish they would though. If Texas jumped to be an independent we could head off to the SEC with Kansas and the Big 12 would be history.
Boren wants the BI6, but if saxet pulled that, Boren might get his chance.
I think that Boren wants OU in a real conference. When DeLoss Dodds was the AD at Texas we seemed to be able to work together for both our benefit. The new AD seems to have pissed Boren off like he has everyone else. Boren is giving notice to the rest of the B-12 that its going to be fixed, or its going to be the Big-12 -2 -1
I think I am in the minority, but I don’t want OU to move to the SEC. Has less to do with competition than a total lack of respect on my part for virtually everything the SEC does and represents.
IMO, the only reason Texas hasn’t went independent is because they don’t know if the could produce a competitive schedule year in and year out. Once the BIG XII dissolves, and it would, not only could they find themselves in a position of not being able to provide a compelling schedule for their fanbase and the networks, but they might just eliminate their third, lone remaining rivalry game in the process.
Two more days and we can talk about what the actual players are doing rather than the mythical ones that people make up in their heads.
Can we? Open practices are back now? Or do we have to rely on spies or hearsay? Well, at least with TFB it’ll be reliable witnesses.
We will get some info from various sources. It’s certainly better than sitting around speculating about how someone is going to play based on what they did two years ago against SMU, on a different team, with different coaches and different teammates.
No question. The QB job and OT positions are intriguing. This is the time starting positions will be solidified. I’m intrigued about Striker and Bond in a 3-4 scheme. We need pressure from Tapper this year as well.
Well the OL is actually more interesting than the QB race to me. I think we have three serviceable QB’s. Not great, but serviceable. Still, in the Air Raid, QB’s typically put up gaudy numbers and get labeled “system” QB’s.
The OLine is of more concern because it effects both the running and the passing game. A decent running game will cure lots of ills on offense. Without Perine and the Oline last year we are a complete dumpster fire on offense.
As for the DL, a lot of the teams we are playing now are quick release spread teams. Not going to get a lot of penetration and sacks against those if they get the ball out quickly. Sacks will go up if the DB’s can cover better and force the opposing QB to go to a second or third target.
That was the issue against Baylor. Quick release. Simply stated, we have to cover at the LOS and get solid safety play over the top.
Why I want guys like Cameron Brown or Teton Saltes at OLB.. Maybe Austin Roberts or Dalton Rodriguez can be them not this year but next year.
BE———–good points…………
That’s the man reason I wasn’t too down on Tapper or the Dline last year. While their play wasn’t great, with the large cushions from the corners they never had a chance.
OU has 2 QB that are injury prone so very worried both won’t finish the season, Cody better be ready to play
Glad to have Reese Clark as a walk-on QB. Watch his film: http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/tx/cypress/cypress-woods-high-school/reece-clark1
Reminds me of Bradford. Pro style, has nice touch on the ball.
What I like best about taller QBs, like Reese, in the Air Raid is the fact that they can see over the middle so well. I can guarantee we will see lots of middle blitzes this year from WVU, BU and TCU.
Which is what I’ve always believed has helped contribute to Knights INT problems. At 6’1″ there’s so much you can’t see developing from behind the hog mollies.
And probably why he throws better on rollouts.
I’ve always preferred a taller QB with just a bit of wiggle. One reason that I would like for Cody Thomas to win this job.
I’m really hoping his throwing has improved.
Right now he appears to be running third according to Stoops commits at Big 12 media.
Then we’ll roll right hit an inside receiver or Mixon coming across the middle for a 40 yard gain.
Got the belly bug in my house. Hoping for a quality OP, several updates, and entertaining threads from my fellow faniacs. Needing the TFB family to carry me home while my family’s innards try to become our outards.
That’s rough … hang in there!
Thanks, man. We’re looking on the bright side: a system reset.
Thanks for the visual. 🙂
lol! TMI, I know.
It must be football season this week. Everyone is getting into game mode
I’m intimidated by the conversations. Everyone is like stats this and analysis that. I’m on my end like, “Football good. Me like OU.”
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Oh, and 93% of statistics are made up.
I’ll give that a 50-50 chance of being true.
Actually the odds are 60-50, at least in Dean Blevins math.
And then there’s Mike Gundy.
So do you think we are being Gundied to about who is going to be the QB?
That I couldn’t say. Don’t know how Bradford-like a QB has to be to hand the ball off to RB(a) or RB(b).
I can’t believe you would dismiss RB(c) like that. He could be a real game changer.
Solid point, Cam. Football good. 🙂
Same here – I have been learning more and more about the x’s and o’s of the game for some time now, but when people start bringing things up like 2-technique, and 40jack or whatever, then my head starts to spin. I might be there one day, though.
X’s and O’s are fun sometimes (when you’re playing madden) but in the end Football is still the same, it’s who is going to physically lineup and beat the snot out of the guy across from them. Imo it’s better to be an evaluator of talent than someone who watches Grudens QB camp.
I guess where I lose it is in the evaluation of the recruits. I think that requires a far more in-depth knowledge of technique, rather than a general football IQ.
That’s true, there’s definitely the ol “pass the eye test” approach. But knowing the little nuisances of each position helps.
TFB has been a good start for me. There have been a few occasions when I’ve repeated somethings I’ve read on here to my wife to try and impress her. Details run together:
“Yeah, babe. See the d-end crashes on the RB, and so the QB keeps the ball and tries to get the edge while interest rates are low and the Dow is on the rise.”
Maybe this will help. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxLxTZHKM8
Reading the conversations here have definitely given me some insight, but I knew I was still way behind in my knowledge last year at the Tennessee game. An old navy buddy of mine came to Norman with me to go to the game (he is a huge Tennessee fan), and he was calling plays pretty much as they were happening, and explaining certain things to me that I couldn’t see unless I studied film. A couple times when OU crashed the backfield, or got a sack on their QB, without even seeing a replay, he was saying that the DT had a double team, and the DE rolled around behind and took the open space in the middle. I was pretty impressed he was able to see that kind of stuff in real time – I just saw a mess of big bodies flying around.
Amateur! You failed to anticipate the forex movement relative to the nickel and whether the reserve would therefore shift to defend a possible Chinese Bandit.
Uh. Me like OU! 🙂
Who is the walk on shifty Wes Welker type kid… anyone remember a name?
Walkon WRs are:
Ezel McIntee 82
(RS Fr) WO
Nick Basquine 83 (RS Fr) WO
Grant Bothun 84 (RS Jr) WO
Eric DeLay 88 (Fr) WO
Lee Morris 86 (Fr) WO
and the new guy Jarvis Baxter xx (Jr) WO
Yup Lee Morris… thats the one. Took a preffered walk on at OU over other scholarship offers. Heard hes acutally pretty legit.
I would recruit and scheme a defense to play this line up every week no matter if it was in the ACC, Big 12, SEC it doesn’t matter you can adjust (just like offenses do) to play a specific offense like Arkansas, or Navy etc..
Again this is a offensive line up than you recruit defensive players to help slow down..
QB- Trevone Boykin
RB – Shock Linwood OR Samaje Perine
OWR – KD Cannon
IWR – Tre’Von Armstead (6’6 270) OR Sterling Shepard
IWR – Corey Coleman
OWR – Josh Doctson
O Line prediction:
LT O.Brown -Evans
LG J.Danley -Alvarez
C TY – Dalton
RG Nila -Alvarez
RT St. John -Samia/Farniok
This is what I think the rotation may look like by the end camp.
I’m really excited to see how Evans progresses early. Wondering what he’s weighing in at now.
I hear hes in the 290s mid to high. Hes gone through all winter and summer workouts without any issues, looking forward to seeing the OL battles in camp.
Oklahoma Drill. Where boys become men and men become monsters. To hear those blessed pads collide? Glory, glory, hallelujah.
I would counter with
LT St John – Mittermeier
LG Alvarez – Paul
C Darlington – Dalton
RG – Kasitati – Ford
RT – Danley – Farniok
Could be wrong and I think it is very fluid but just see Danley being moved to RT for this season at least at the beginning of the season.
Pretty much the same. I really want to see Dalton and Ford get on the field. Watching their film is like watching a Tarantino film. AKA just violent to the max. I want that kind of nasty on the field.
LT O.Brown -Evans
LG J.Danley -Alvarez
C TY – Dalton
RG Nila -Ford
RT St. John -Frison
Yeah I’m not sure about where Ford is at in this. That is whether or not he is looking at taking a RS year. I know a few of the incoming lineman are, Evans and Samia aren’t planning on Redshirting, Cody could be another too.
Thirty-two days, seven hours, and sixteen minutes till kickoff.
http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=184&year=2015&month=9&day=5&hour=18&min=0&sec=0
ah, the saga of quincey russell………was on oui at the time and to think of all the threads and angst devoted to his passing classes to get in and his eventual arrival, the monster savior of the dline……..he quickly disappeard into obscurity with posters asking for any info on his whereabouts…….meanwhile, he did eat a lot and leased some real estate on the sideline for standing a/o sitting………good luck quincey
Random Question to TFB and to the masses. As i was reading hoov’s piece I continue to be excited about the reality of all the DB’s being in one room and hearing one voice. But it seems that we have just moved that problem over to the LB’s. How do you guys feel about this?
I am not as concerned about it. For one thing I think Mike not really coaching LB’s as much as he is coaching the “hybrid” guys. The combo DE/LB’s or LB/S’s. He seems to like to play with those kind of players on defense so he can disguise what he is doing. I think that is where he is tinkering with the D. But what do I know?
Also, I feel he is assessing their abilities of what they can/can’t do. This will help with the different packages and their responsibility.
My hope is our LBs have a better understanding of their drops/reads and taking lanes away.
Yeah hopefully he puts the disguise in attack mode
Part of me wonders if what happened last year was that Bob lost so much confidence in the offense that he became less aggressive on D because he didn’t think he could win a shootout. So he started backing off and trying to slow things down. It explains a lot of the things that happened last year, like the Baylor game and why he flushed the O staff instead of the D. Just speculation on my part though.
When Shep went out the O was less consistent so you could be right…we also were very young on the back end and I bet Bob and Mike neither had faith at safety (even though Hayes was back there) and Wilson wasn’t as good of a true cb as he was a nickel plus Sanchez is notorious for getting beat on double moves…seems like all of that put together made them play it conservative
Particularly once Sheppard went down.
Didn’t we usually have this LB arrangement under Venables?
yes BV made the NB a staple in his backer crew and one safety seemed to be a cbsafety hybrid as well
Just found this. Apparently OU’s offensive line has their own official twitter page. Posting for you twitterers out there if you want to give them a follow:
https://twitter.com/1OlineU
@1OlineU
I think it went up yesterday, kinda cool.
Yep. Looks new.
Not even a day old and they already have a “food challenge” on their page…..in true OL fashion.
Very cool. Would follow if I was a tweeter.
Man, it’s been 4 days since a commitment. Recruiting stinks. Fire all the coaches. We’ll be lucky to beat Kansas this year.
The funny thing is that if we sign no players this year we will probably still have more on scholarship than Kansas does.
Not funny if you are Kansas.
That could be said for just about any situation.
Yeah, could not believe when I read it. Had to read it again, thinking “How in the hell did that happen?”
We’ve fallen apart.
Youngquist on 1400 with hale right now
so, you’ll type a full transcript, yes?
Any chance you can give a brother who lives out of state a summary.
Zack is giving this to TFB which is why the OP is late today.
If the OP is going to be late I want my money back.
They will pay you back in coupons.
Now if they would give me a coupon for one ban hammer of my choice …
OK, I’ll be nice from now on. : )
Oh, I wasn’t thinking of you.
It may not help you Bob. Some of the internet “characters” jump around so you’d be playing whack-a-mole.
As long as there’s an OP I’m set
I don’t know that there was anything new. Jh asked him about his commitment what he liked or why he liked ou. Asked him about his HS schedule.
Bryce sounds excited about ou
Thanks for the summary.
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/628617375772884993
Is enrolling early going to become the norm? It sure seems headed that way…also glad to see he is taking care of his school work.
It certainly helps a kid who wants to play early in college. Having a full spring practice and summer work outs before your first season can make a big difference when it comes to playing as a freshman.
Absolutely, I was just wondering if that might become an unwritten requirement at some point
Doubt it. To many good players that aren’t the best students.
true
You are limited to a max of 10 early enrollee’s a year if i understand the rules correctly.
Once this kid got that commitment out he has been en fuego…txting recruits, watching the 2000 OU NC game at 2am, making another trip to Norman this past weekend and now this. Love it when a guy shows this much enthusiasm. Hope he has a great career at OU and makes the most of his opportunities.
Love this young guy’s attitude!
This kid is really impressive, he’s been 100% from the minute he commited. Gotta love that.
I dont know about this Deadpool movie, I think Ryan Reynolds is going to overact the part.
But Channing Tatum as gambit sounds good right?
Ha that’s another one that is like “ummmmmm”….
I thought Channing Tatum backed out of Gambit, but I don’t follow these things.
No, they just announced a deal this week.
I’d hoped Taylor Kitsch would reprise & expand his Gambit role. But I’m happy to keep an open mind with Tatum’s version.
Not that I know anything about Web Design but maybe TFB can have a side bar with the trending OU topics from twitter on their site…like over here —————————————->
Crazy….
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000506364/article/jags-gm-justin-blackmons-career-might-be-over
It is so funny how every school seems to have players having some kind of issue in the NFL. With Sooners in the NFL it seems to be injury, but with cowboys it is WR’s going nuts once they get to the league. So odd.
With Blackmon, you could tell he was nuttier than squirrel poop long ago.
Taking his place on the field during Senior Day ceremonies…as a junior?
Two time All American, 5 th pick in the draft, 2 years later possibly out of football altogether, waste.
scrambled something, don’t think it is about eggs.
OK Slow day. No OP. Lets just do some predictions.
Season record. I’ll start it with 9-3.
I predict Cullen Bohannon finds his wife and son on the final episode of Hell On Wheels.
I predict Glenn finally gets killed off Walk Dead.
I predict Katy Perry will have Baker Mayfields love child in September of 2016.
I predict Baker is treated for a STD in January of 2016. :-0
http://i.imgur.com/4JvGgfB.gif?1
Thanks for the inside info Tex. Just tweeted out that I know for a fact that Katy Perry has an STD.
LOL!
Nah not Glenn he’s too cool to die in the show.
Yeah, Glenn is one of my favorites. I think they feel the need for the romance relationship of Glenn and Maggie. Could be wrong, but think that the group kind of looks at them as a future for humanity.
I think so too. I think it’s possible someone else will die in his place. They’ve done a lot of deaths the same as the comics but others have been flip flopped.
I think they will want to keep that core of characters simply because of how popular they are and the following they have at the comic con events.
TWD may lose a major character, but I predict season 6 will deal more with the Alexandrians. A couple of them will develop into more supporting and major characters, and some (several) of them will be killed. Full disclosure: I’ve read the books a couple season past the show. It may seem like it at times, but it doesn’t slow down. The OMG’s continue. Can’t wait; almost like football season.
What’s your opinion on Fear The Walking Dead? I’ll watch it, but as of right now i’m not excited about it.
If Kirkman and the producers of the original show have put in a serious effort and have a strong influence, I believe it will be good. However, if they’ve just thrown something together to feed off the popularity, it will die a quick death. From the little I’ve heard, they’ve worked to make this a worthy complement. So I’m looking forward to it with cautious optimism.
Bold prediction there ET.
See? Prediction threads can be fun!
If i’m going out on a limb, I prefer to go alone. 🙂
Less weight and lower risk of the dang limb breaking – smart move.
Or being grabbed by the other one when they fall. 🙂
*Plugs fingers in ears* LALALALALA I’m not listening!!! I’m slow playing this last season and i’ve only watched the first episode so far. I just don’t want it to end.
1) more wins than losses……..2) there will be tv cameras trained on mstoops catching him going nuts in the coaches booth
11-2. Losses at Baylor and TBD
Dede Westbrook has a better season than Shepard.
The freshman find a way on the field.
10-3: losses to Baylor TCU and someone stupid on a bad Saturday.
Agree with you on Baylor and someone stupid but disagree on TCU. I think we beat them in Norman.
(1) I predict the starting lineup finishes the season younger than when it started. Because the last two recruiting classes have been that good.
(2) Mike Gundy, in a bizarre turn of events, publicly self-identifies as a woman.
(3) We finally see some ESPN articles saying that the Charlie Strong experiment has been a failure.
#2 – is that an error on your part? You mean sheep do you not?
I thought it would be a nice bit of irony after the whole “I’m a man!” tirade.
Got it! My bad – I should have said EWE.
(2) Wishes to be addressed henceforth as “Trixie”. Screams at reporters that it is “disrespectful” to do otherwise during infamous “I’m a woman- I’m 48- pick on me!” speech.
Bingo!
Depends a lot on Tennessee game. We beat Tennessee, we go to Waco undefeated. Lose to Tennessee, could get ugly. Confidence and Mojo are indispensable at the college level.
Being a fan can get ugly but it’s always fun. I can feel college football around the corner and missing it during the dark parts of the year make it all worth the while. Win/lose/draw/ I’m ready, nobody likes losing but luckily enough we’re Sooners.
Totally agree with you. The Tennessee game will be a big monentum game one way or the other.
14-0. National Champions.
{ I want what hes having }
It’s time to show these chumps who owns this damn conference. I’m tired of punk ass wanna-be’s like baylor and tcu puffing their chests like they’re somebody. A reality check is in order for 2015.
For real.
Yep…we need to mow the lawn on these guys
Its some great stuff…A1 my friend…highly addictive though..been on it since 99
OU beats Baylor on 11/14/15. Please double check my stats, but at OU Stoops has rarely been beaten 2 years in a row (OSU ’01-’02, Tx ’05-06 & ’08-09, and Baylor ’13-14), and never been beaten 3 years in a row. A third loss would be unprecedented and depressing.
Lose big road test against the Vols.
Rack up easy wins.
Beat the S*** out of Texas.. they quit.. go independent
Upset Bears carries momentum home to TCU
Win big 12
Invited to Playoffs
Lose to Ohio St
2017 Ohio St becomes a playoff rematch
Just a guess..
undefeated surprise champion Sooners
Did anyone see dude from Bleacher Report’s top 5 players in the big 12? Perine number 2. Number 5 was…Dom Alexander…? Am I the only one confused by that one? Lol
B R guy sounds just PLAIN confused. His # 2 might be correct. I’d make Dom 4 on OUr defense (Striker, Tapper, Shannon, Dom). Don’t get me wrong, I am ALL for the young man, but if he plays to that level I WILL be pleasantly surprised.
I don’t even think Dom starts at ILB. Think he’ll come off the bench with Tay Evans, and Bolton.
I think Dom will start. I think Shannon will be a back up
I agree.. Also I really have a great feeling about Jordan Evans I liked him last year hardest hitter on the team and might be the best cover guy beside Sanchez (yes, I know he is LB)..
Your first mistake was seriously considering speculation from BR.
I just watched it for the hell of it. Never taken BR opinions serious. I do however enjoy the app. Let’s me easily keep up with all of my favorite teams and sports.
B/R doesn’t actually think before they write.
I’ll read that just as soon as I finish the BR article I’m reading now: “Big 12 Coaches and their Cereal Mascot Look-alikes.”
Dang I missed it. Link? Or is it this one – http://www.Bleacherreportweareidiotsdonotreadourjunk?
Lol! That’s a good one.
It was the companion piece to http://www.Bleacherreportourinterfaceisslowandthemechnicsofoursiteblowchunks.
Also a good one! And so dang true.
Lmao
Does anyone remember what people inside the program were saying about Bradford before the ’07 season? Did they know that he would be an instant stud? How does the talk
around the program about the leading QB this offseason compare to then? I live
in College Station so I hear the Aggie hype all the time and I heard several
people within the program expect Manziel to be an instant stud even though he
was “in a battle” to be the starter before the ’12 season.
I think the biggest buzz around Bradford was that he was a supreme decision maker. All the hype I remember was about the last minute grab of Keith Nichol out of MI, who later transferred to Mich St.
Command of the huddle.
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/628649918157078528
Jordan do you have any insight on all these realignment rumors on other sites?
I guess not. What are the rumors?
Lol. If you haven’t heard anything then there’s no reason to cloud this board with rumors. I definately was hoping for some sort of hint something might be going on but oh well. Thanks for the response.
268 long time lurker love this site
Welcome. Upload an avatar and lurk no more, friend.
crap…Ive been here since the beginning and still haven’t done an avatar…I need to put that on the list
No Avatar = Lurkier
Well since I speak er…type…and come here often…then not sure what type of lurker I am considered…since I am active here and not lurking
lol I know…just agreeing with the no avi point
fair enough
Well?
You know what you have to do.
You could use a square bale as your avi.
I don’t want to see another square bale unless I’m cutting the wire to feed it
LOL!
How about a prancing pony?
yeah or one in the winner circle would be nice!..either way as long as they aren’t kicking me or mean as hell then Ill be grateful to be around em
They have some big chompers, too.
/voice of experience
LOL thats what I meant by mean haha…they will bite
I’m with you … guess I’m a lurker. At least I’m not a troll … I don’t think.
Me lurky
You can’t have Mr. Clean. I shave my head every day to keep up my image!
LOL I def not Mr Clean!!
Welcome aboard.
Why do I seem to the be the only one concerned with the Texas game?
No, I don’t expect UT to be a particularly good team, but they should have a really, really good defense. And we all know that we easily could have lost to them last season. They should be equally good on D, and better on O. I know we all think OU is going to improve as well, and they should, but that game has all the makings for a close, low-scoring battle.
Texas sucks.
Yes. Water is wet and summer is warm – we can count on these three things.
Proof positive
They have FIVE returning starters on defense. I don’t know how good they will be, but it’s not like they are all last year’s players with more experience.
I think the Bedlam game is more worrisome. But then again, 2013 did happen.
I’m more worried about camera men and their equipment in the end zone.
NO DOUBT…isnt that how Shep initially got hurt
That was one of his early boo-boos.
Yeah…I thought that was how he first aggravated it…could be wrong…its happened before! (once)
Oh, btw, that extended forecast from a few weeks ago?
It is only a pleasant memory, the new one for August is many 100+ days.
/*sigh*
Yeah..I seen it…and was cursing you…I think the 18th is the grateful day (currently)
Not here, as of this morning.
/**sigh**
we got rain today so no baling…wasnt even on the freakin forecast either!!
I saw that…weird.
I will take triple digit over 32 or lower any day.
Same here and one of the things I point out to those not from around here that complain about the heat, I remind them I don’t even own a snow shovel.
Amen.
I once thought I was, but I was mistaken… lol
exactly hehe
I am hoping the Coach Stoops gathers the new OC and crew; tells them to put-the-petal-to-the-metal against OSwho. He tells them to run-up the score; call every trick play we have; go for it on every fourth-down.
After the lop-sided win the press asks why he did this, he replies –
“I punted twice last year, so I decided not to punt this year.”
And on-side kicks after every score.
And two-point conversions.
Just NO MULLIGANS on punts.
I am one of those who actually saw the benefit in the second punt, but didn’t like how the punt or coverage was executed.
I saw the benefit as marginal compared to the negative possible outcome. Turns out…
And unnecessary, team-choreographed celebrations.
I’m only worried about Texas if Tennessee is a loss. If we lose at Tennessee it could get ugly. I just don’t think Tennessee is ready to take that next step just yet. So I believe 9-0 is very likely.
Don’t think me a butthead for disagreeing. Butch Jones is a heckuva coach. It’ll be balls-to-wall. But I agree in that if we can beat UT in Knoxville, we can beat anybody. The UT game is, I think, the measuring stick.
Gag a maggot, two UTs and two horrid shades of orange in a month’s time.
I better stock up on Pepto-Bismol.
Wait! Are you saying there are also good shades of orange?
Oh yes, love tangerines and tangelos.
Remember Penn St in the Orange bowl?
LMAO!
I like butch jones I just don’t think the team is ready yet. Lots of young players should be a team to look out for but 2016 is going to be their big year I think.
I’m concerned about every game. Hopefully, the team still remembers 2013 when they were supposed to beat Texas, and they don’t take them lightly this year.
Agree. Very stout defense.
So, we’re gonna know the secret good news soon right?
Yes. Yes – let’s have it.
If it is not a great new Sooner commit, let it be a return of DEADWOOD.
I will tell you that Ian McShane joins the cast of Game of Thrones next season… does that work for you?
Okay. Since they shutdown JUSTIFIED, maybe Tim Olyphant will join him – what the heck kind of characters in GoT?
http://www.mtv.com/news/2230465/game-of-thrones-ian-mcshane/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_634224&xrs=mtvnewszergnet
Thanks for the link! I had not heard that. The writer mused on the McShane character and thinks as I do – #7 that he plays Al and it IS a season of DEADWOOD.
Doubt it but you never know what’s next on GoT.
I’m pretty sure that if Al Swearengen was dropped into Westeros, he’d work his way up to lord quickly.
Sex slaves, prostitutes and sado-masochist.
And your point? 😉
Exactly.
Eas – I actually meant what would McShane play. I watch watch GoT. You are right, but you left out: nut-cases, eunuchs, a giantess-knight, frozen-dead-thingies, and TV’s most popular midget (er, little-person). .
Okay, then.
Those are the very reasons I don’t watch it. 🙂
Ah, you’re missing out my friend.
Yes I am, by choice.
I understand, can’t make me eat liver.
Mmmmm…liver and onions, with smashed taters and gravy.
You just made me hungry.
Then I challenge you to serve it up whilst loading up GoT S1E1, give it a shot.
Can’t, don’t do any of those netflix type services.
One of those times where I wish this site had a PM function.
No biggie, personal preference.
I don’t do HBO/Cinemax type channels, don’t watch movies. I’ve had this blue ray thing which came with my entertainment system, the tray has never been opened.
If the netflix type services ever offer live sports, we will talk.
Better tell EasTex that on GoT, it might be a character’s liver being served.
Good point.
Sounds like Thursday night on Soi Cowboy.
Don’t know what that is.
Afraid to Google it…
Didn’t occur to me.
Just checked duckduckgo. Wasn’t on my list when I visited Bangkok.
No, wasn’t asking if you were afraid- was stating that I was.
LOL!
Wise to be wary.
But, for great learning, great risks must be borne.
Private Browsing and VPN recommended
Such tings are a moving target.
Says “Triumph” LOL. Quite a mouth on your Avatar sometimes!
Along with Pat Phong and The International Entertainment Centre, Soi Cowboy was a pillar of Bangkok’s night life.
What’s dead shall remain wood.
Deadwood? Please God no.
Can’t wait to see:
1- what LR does with our proven talent.
2- how LR mixes in the likes of Dede, Mighty Joe Mixon, Mark Andrews and even the new PWO Jarvis Baxter… weapons, weapons, weapons.
3- the O line step up to silence the pre-season critics.
Need to make sure my DVR is in good working order, the season starts in just one short month!
BOOMER!!!
SOONER!
I can’t wait to see how much of impact Coach Cooks has on our secondary but I agree with 1,2, and 3
I always swap out my dvr in late August to be certain I don’t have any hard drive glitches.
Smart man.
Thanks, I like to think more like “seasoned.”
Aged
…too perfection?
Yes
I assume you meant “near perfection”. If you were aged to perfection, that would mean you were at the top of your game, and that it was all downhill from here. I’m sure that’s not what you meant though.
You don’t know me, I could be “beyond” perfection. 🙂
. . . but the Latin “perfect” means “to complete”. Are you saying you live beyond the rules of language? That’s pretty impressive 😉
LOL!
Like I said, you don’t know me.
Some will say perfection is an ideal that doesn’t exist in this world. After a few “out of body” experiences I have felt another connection.
Are you Patrick Swayze?
No, I don’t dance and I ain’t dead.
Did have a guy shove a gun into my liver and pull the hammer back, though.
Did the song “Gimme three steps” come into mind?
Nossir, suddenly I was hovering above watching some poor guy getting robbed at gun point. Had he shot the gun I wouldn’t have felt a thing, I was already outside the mortal realm.
I could see that. As a kid, I lived in an inner-city up north. I have had a few opportunities for God to interject on my behalf at the most opportune moments. Wish I knew why, but then, don’t we all?
He interjects because of grace and because he has plan for your life that is not finished yet, Jeremiah 29:11.
matured.
Ripe
Haha. That sounds too much like farts. Are you calling him an old fart?
I would resemble that remark except I don’t trust farts.
Hahaha
anymore?
Never more.
K Poe
Well, he could be right as I am very juicy.
Ick. Do you wear those pants with juicy printed on the hind parts?
LOL!
No leaks, no dribbles. Tight as a bullfrogs a@@, water proof.
We’re talking about eastex right? 🙂
Yea, it was to Eas Tex. I don’t have to worry about being mature, my wife says I will never grow up.
Until the squirrels start nibbling on your ankles.
But that’s a good thing, it means my camo and scent mask is working. 🙂
dang, always thinkin. May need to do the same.
Always pleased when I do. The screen image is always a little sharper and all functions are a little faster.
The tech changes quickly and all the components are new and unfazed by heat.
I’ve got the “Hopper” 2 Terabytes and commercial free. Almost full though..
I’ve been draining my dvr in anticipation of the swap out. Down to 19% full now. Viewed ten episodes of “Shooting USA” over the weekend.
If #3 happens … err, when it happens … all the rest will fall into place.
I believe, as you do, that Bedenbaugh will have his guys ready.
8/5/2015 3 p.m. = OU15 Football Officially Starts
http://img.pandawhale.com/post-58965-bruce-lee-thumbs-up-gif-Imgur-bLuE.gif
Poster will be demanding immediate updates starting at 3.01
https://twitter.com/Ej_Price77/status/628669471083761664
That kids a stud, I think it’s Little and Price, 1 and 2 respectively.
An impressive list of choices.
I like how we stick out geographically and conferencely
I’m not sure if the spelling police or the grammar police ought to be after you!
Just trying to see if dustins on his gaim
I will await his arrival anxiously!
I don’t even know what to do with that, dog.
Hahaha
there is no starting point. plane crash.
O shur yu doo.
OUr conference sticks out like the cliched “sore thumb.” OUr school on the other hand is #1.
Both make us the “it” pick of that litter
OU has historically been a cool choice school. It’s funny how a lot of these teenagers are more rational than the average fan. They know what OU is about. Recent years haven’t seemed bountiful but we still get quite a bit of consideration from the recruits. It sucks not being picked sometimes but it shows how mudh respect we carry even being considered when these kids are afforded so many offers
Yeah. The beaudreaux kid comes to mind. And I ain’t shutting the door on him til Feb
He forgot his #OUDNA on the tweet.
go remind him..I don’t tweet..D
Not gonna get my hopes up.
Alright finally got caught up with work that I missed for two days refreshing this site last week. And just wanted to let everyone know It’s always a great day to be a SOONER!!!!!!
https://twitter.com/DCinco__5/status/628680452094607360
Remind me…how many teams are in his ‘Top Howevermany’?
12
Is that something you tweet out? Just wait until signing day and announce.
I’m assuming you say something so you don’t have to answer that question in every interview you do between now and then. But no one cared where I was going to college, so this is purely a guess on my part.
Haha dont be so hard on yourself J, your parents cared! lol
I think OU drops a close one on the road at Knoxville, and trips up (again) at Baylor. 10-2, major bowl bound.
Although he may not admit it, I think Stoops will view the Akron game as the determinant for which QB will start against Tennessee. If both K and M perform equally well, I believe K’s experience in big games will tip the call in his favor against Vols.
Wouldn’t surprise me at all if what you say comes true.
I’m hoping for a big early lead so lots of young players get some game experience.
I think there is no OP – and look what that has led to in our discussions. For the sake of humanity (or at least good taste) – Jordan make sure you have an early OP tomorrow 🙂
Is it just me, or does that Hall kid not play much outside containment?
G-Day minus 32
Some great ones have worn this number, but I believe the best is yet to come.
Horace Ivory
Gaddis and Stanley Wilson were some memorable Sooners, too.
I HATE WINDOWS. Was trying to load some videos and had to reboot Win 8.1
I switched from Windows to Linux many years ago. Still have browser hiccups from time to time, but not with the OS.
No anti-virus, not needed and no bloat ware.
I would probably be a Linux guy today if I did not have to deal with Office products on a daily basis. I do use Linux at work on flight simulators. I used to run Linux server for gaming, but do not do too much gaming any more. Once ran the server for 264 days straight without a reboot, but had a power outage. Would like to have seen how long it would have run without any problems. Can not come close to that with any windows unit.
If you are on your home PC, you can always run a Linux distro from a CD or install it with a partition.
My home PC is my laptop. Have thought about the dual partitions, but worried about HD space. I would probably do it if I had a second hard drive option. Windows can not compete with reliability issues. Have to reboot daily if you want windows to run decently.
Big fan of Gaddis. He was so smooth.
Ol’ Samaje will be on this list in the countdowns to come.
With that 427, I think he more than deserves his pedestal. 🙂
I like your thinking.
Countdowns aside, I hope he stands among others in Bronze just because of the character he has shown at such a young age.
Ain’t that the truth. The American football scene needs heroes like him. Humble, gracious, and loves his mama.
Amen
I could very easily see that happening with the special kind of talent he has and the character he posses.
Mike Gaddis
https://youtu.be/qo27CHtQ1W4
Always loved Gaddis.
Me too. He made it look easy.
Yeah, he never made people lose their socks, he was a master at taking one step to the side and blowing by people through a seam. So smooth.
My favorite Sooner as a kid.
Future Legend. Nuf Said.
https://youtu.be/CCTlDVFnxk0
He’s ok. 🙂 🙂 🙂
So much talent, and an even better citizen. Love the kid.
Does he even lift?
He lift’s his teammates and stomps the opposition. 🙂
hmmmmm, good question. 😉
Every time I see that picture I think Photoshop. Dude’s biceps are as big as his head. I know its real, but that just ain’t right.
Chuck Norris’ hero.
I’ve seen many comments by people saying it’s worst case scenario if TK is named starter week 1. I don’t understand this mentality. I believe most agree that BS will start the best QB(maybe TK gets the nod if it’s super tight). We’ve seen Mayfield in a similar offense so we already have a good idea where the bar is set. If TK is the starter, it means he is thriving in the new system.
I guess most people are looking at TK’s performance over the last two years and view that as ‘the bar’. We have a completely new offense and we’ve seen extremely average QB’s thrive in this system. We know he has the tools. To me, Mayfield’s performance as a freshman should be the bar or measure of potential with our new OC and the new system. If I draw any conclusions from who is named starter, I’d say it’s a good sign if TK or Thomas were selected over Mayfield.
I think knight will be the starter and I think he will do well. The game of his life was the sugar bowl and that game plan is probably the closest JH ran the last 2 year to what Riley will run
I watched the 2014 RRS a few days ago. While the offense was seldom on the field in the first half and was ineffective when it was, suddenly in the second half the Sooners went up tempo and Knight marched them straight down the field for a TD. When he was freed from all the over thinking before each play and was allowed to just run the offense they came alive.
That is what I expect to happen with this new offense, they will go fast and play ball to their strengths. The old adage “think long, think wrong” was never more true than last year’s offense.
FUJH handcuffed him
People are sick of TK poor decision making and up and down accuracy issues. Sure he could do well in a new offense just like Boykin, but what they and I want is a fresh face, a qb that’s not afraid of scrambling or making a bad pass.
I don’t care which QB runs the offense as long as it’s the one that wins games. None of them are perfect, but Riley seems confident we have enough talent to succeed. Coaches will make the right choice and it very well may be Trevor or Baker or even Cody or a walk on. I plan to support whomever and be grateful not to have to make the decision. Boomer.
Well regardless of who wins we won’t have any ill will against them. If TK is the starter I hope he wins every game.
Doesn’t make sense to hold I’ll will against our own guys who absolutely don’t want to disappoint fans, teammates, coaches or themselves. These are kids working hard to please and be successful. Different circumstances bring different results. This year is a whole new season, a new start. I can’t wait to get it going! If TK is the starter, I hope WE win every game, too.
Not as sick as we are of hearing how sick you guys are of a kid trying his damn best to make you people happy
You always bring the fire. And its refreshing. #realitycheck.
Haha. Thank you brother. Good seeing you around here again. Heat needs turning up. Probably get trolled tomorrow by nd52 and his cohorts when nobody sees their garbage. World needs cowards too I reckon
Looks like we are all sick then??
Such a shame him trying his damn best only got us 8-5 last year.
Trevor will be fine. No need to kick him while he’s down. Reach down, lend a hand, help him up.
I think he would make a great backup
He’s better than that. Yes, he made some mistakes but most of that is on Josh.
Well, obviously Oakman didn’t attend your charm school. He’s pretty big on hitting with a forearm shiver when you’re down.
Oakman, I don’t like thinking about that man. That was pathetic. I can only hope Briles dressed him down as soon as he could. But, I don’t think that happened.
I doubt it to. I just saw that play again yesterday, and got about as mad as I did when it first happened.
I hope Brown eats all of his lunch this fall. Brown or whoever is playing LT.
Me too. But I gotta confess I’m a tad fretful about that. Hopefully BB will come through with another great job.
The new O-Linemen have bad attitudes.
I’m hopeful, but is it OK if I worry just a little? If the line comes through, watch out!
Yes, worry away. You know how to do it and not impact those around you. You’re a pro. The next time I’m in Columbus, we have to get together. Drinks are on me.
Sounds great!
I think Frison is a fighter just waiting to be unleashed.
I agree. I forgot about Frison. I’m thinking about the players from the past three recruiting classes and I think OU is going to, painfully, surprise people.
I watched the OL, all the different units, closely in the spring game. You can see how well coached they are. Farniok has improved so much it actually surprised me. Frison is not only aggressive, he is athletic and long. The only OL player that disappointed me was Alvarez, his lack of upper body strength when he got handled by Romar was obvious, which surprised me as he has had two years of prep with Smitty.
I might be the only guy who thinks this is a breakout year for Christian Daimler at left tackle. I think he splits time with Derek but prevails when Big 12 play gets serious.
I think, as many others do, that this new offense will make things easier for the front men and give them time to gel.
I agree. Quick hits means you don’t have to hold blocks very long. But when they run it, they’ll grind your bones to dust. It’s going to be hard for teams to figure out how they’ll be blocked.
Briles reminds me of the preacher r lee ermey played on fletch 2. Just a piece of garbage who puts up a good front
Or a knee to the face well after the whistle (OUr QB wasn’t the only one he took a cheap shot at while he was down). Dude is a dirty player, period.
6-4*
Touche’.
Beats sitting in the stands judging him
Huh, I’d much rather have the best QB available, regardless who he is.
You are an intelligent person!
I do not recall who it was that posted about Prairie Bomb beers. Just want to say thank you. I dropped by the liquor store and picked up a couple. Not normally a beer drinker, but they were tasty. In the fall football weather, they will be on the menu.
Jon Gray making his Major League debut tonight
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2015_08_04_seamlb_colmlb_1#game=2015_08_04_seamlb_colmlb_1,game_state=Live
So far: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 ER, 4 K
Gray done for the night:
4 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 ER, 4 K, 77 Pitches
Curious why the offer to another LB. I assume we are taking 4 and I still think the potential good news this week is regarding Kelly. So I wonder if this offer is more because Jackson decided he’s going to wait until nsd
Watching a CMA music festival and thinking I miss real country music as much as I miss dominant OU kick you in the face, hang half a hundred on you football.
I’m going to pissed if Whaley doesn’t pick OU, Sooner Ray. Turn off the damn TV. LOL!
Yeah, turn off the TV and get a life like the rest of us, who are here hitting the Refresh button like a bunch of zombies.
Comedian, you are, I see.
Well, I wish the zombie part wasn’t so true. For me, at least. I keep hoping for a Boom. Jordan has been teasing us about that since Sunday.
Let’s wake him up? The least he could do is say there isn’t a BOOM!
Jordan!
JORDAN, YOU AWAkE?
I can only get the local channels in this lousy tent Dustin set me up in……he’s living the life in the house watching cable! I’m lucky if I get enough phone reception for Whaley’s call. 🙂
Forget the call; go camp on Whaley’s doorstep!
LMAO!!!! That was funny as all get out. You and Exiled missed your calling.
Don’t you have one of them fancy tractors that have satellite TV in the cab? You living in the Dark Ages?
LOL. no satellite in the cab….I’m living dark and living large. My only requirements for a tractor is that it is green and has room for my ice chest. 🙂
Maybe we oughtta take up a collection fer ye!
Make it happen! Like a TFB “go fund me” account. haha!
I’ll chip in all the way up to K’s TFB salary.
This may be a bad time to tell you that I pay him six figures. 🙂
Well, quit paying him and buy your own new tractor!
What the hell are staying in that tent Dusting gave you? Now I really will be pissed if Whaley doesn’t pick OU.
Where’s Dustin? He should have put you up at the Ritz-Carlton.
Dustin, what do you have to say for yourself?
He makes it sound a lot worse than it actually is.
I’ve got feeling Sooner Ray has some splaining to do.
Who keeps giving you stuff?
Are you implying he’s not supposed to have the tent? LOL!
Or electricity.
Night vision goggles, approved?
There’s a moon.
Hahaha
Sooooooo, no, then. Tight budget. LOL!
Saving up for Taco Tech tickets.
Well, I hope he has enough money for an almanac. He will need to know when there’s going to be a full moon.
He knows it’s “every once in a while”
You should be very careful about what you throw into the trash. ?
I don’t know where to start with that one. You are one sick man! Next you are going to say you like riding your tractor as much as watching Striker body-slam the QB.
Ha! Ha!
You still visiting with your buddy Strong?
Hell, yeah. Leaving this pit tomorrow morning. The punk didn’t offer me. Can you believe that? Now, I wasn’t about to de-commit but an I’m good enough to get an offer. I’ve already met my foreign language qualifications.
I could have sworn you had a couple of years of eligibility left. And I know you are mucho bueno at that language stuff. What’s not to like? I bet the problem is that you have a lower golf handicap than Charlie. He doesn’t like to lose.
No strokes for him. I have 5 to play 4. I just wanted him to offer so I could say no thanks.
Something tells me you wouldn’t have said it quite that politely.
Well, I have been known to speak my mind, slightly.
You dun got too smart fer texsa.
I’m not seeing as much bile colored attire as I thought I would have.
Give me Waylon and Willie and the boys….any day over the current pop country crap produced today!
In nearly 3 hours I’ve seen a couple things that could maybe be called cowboy hats, and more skinny jeans than I EVER care to see on any man. SMH.
Time for a Charlie Daniels classic.
https://youtu.be/X9uk9IcoQ0w
I was always more partial to The Legend of Wooley Swamp or Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye.
Ugh!
If it ain’t got to do with Kissing an Angel Good Morning, it ain’t country music!
Amen, brother. Country music has been replaced with twangy pop. It’s just sad. I miss the 70s-80s country like George Strait, Earl Thomas Conley, Keith Whitley, Jerry Jeff Walker, Oak Ridge Boys, Merle Haggard, Ricky Van Shelton, Waylon Jennings, Hank Jr., Bellamy Brothers, Gatlin Brothers, Freddy Fender…Hell, I thought Alabama was pretty darn good until 1990, and went straight to the toilet from there.
ETC: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DDArOKcgq-Zs&ved=0CIIBEN8sMABqFQoTCIb4x8uwkccCFYgPkgodCtEA1A&usg=AFQjCNGGs9uVQGvvNkG1xsWUMLn7MMAv4Q&sig2=Zs7J3RvB22VTAPGLZFFLJQ
George: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dc2_SgfrHEI8&ved=0CDYQuAIwCGoVChMI7oHp_LGRxwIVDQeSCh36UQn8&usg=AFQjCNGCXoLnQn_kxzAHLxqQdMzYMdBkuQ&sig2=sGNTKiZNBPqe9nC4PWmGnA
Jerry Jeff: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DIVjjralRUUg&ved=0CCcQuAIwA2oVChMImMKKzLKRxwIViguSCh0OAQpB&usg=AFQjCNEQ1gTIuLe3Bbxoa9lu_v7Ygs7brQ&sig2=sFttw4JKN3zdme0obPYHXQ
Bellamy Brothers: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DYrSzK_VgMwE&ved=0CDkQuAIwCWoVChMIhqmzirORxwIVDw6SCh2mRwoy&usg=AFQjCNEELIjkCttxmKwJ8dySDsh0R4wqfQ&sig2=VDN5_bo-xoZnLt2AiO110g
KW: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D4jUICUbKZoI&ved=0CCoQuAIwBGoVChMIlJipxLORxwIVEhSSCh1lxQYq&usg=AFQjCNGnTlDY5_WlJb_2u5iUyUUTE5X1BA&sig2=LavkKdjMtBFp4UfkN6WaVA
Garth before going down the crapper: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPhdR5Fs_2dk&ved=0CCEQuAIwAWoVChMI_KCV-bORxwIVyBeSCh237Q1Q&usg=AFQjCNH7XrbGZ5jwXgAPzQxVUa2LIKCVGw&sig2=_xiPaF5yOHKyx1Z_Fx8xdA
Alabama, before sucking: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DWkYIrj03fso&ved=0CCEQuAIwAWoVChMIzbm87LSRxwIVzQ-SCh0LiQx6&usg=AFQjCNGXs0YTKWgGXA9qkso64wnMCXyCwA&sig2=n8MMZ6R4UhoFeBdZqiSNmw
Hank Jr: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dxd0TGfZSACI&ved=0CB4QuAIwAGoVChMIkZm0u7WRxwIVA0KSCh019whH&usg=AFQjCNHzg1qrBqogwcZwqi9l_XnKXr3JSw&sig2=Alkyj8-i_Swg0BYnPmBqkw
Merle: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Daoi2pk9uxMk&ved=0CCEQuAIwAWoVChMIhNbd17WRxwIVlxGSCh2UAgb2&usg=AFQjCNG9wj0PfkdVLAdHkwmq5adjw2HgWw&sig2=pOmpZ13F_xnpgr3W_E0Jng
This should be our state song and every self-respecting Okie ought to know it by heart: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DLWVdKv4-CEg&ved=0CC0QuAIwBWoVChMIoLW5k7aRxwIVwnySCh2Tgg3t&usg=AFQjCNG8N9S4Lqz8fBTJutrDPk6vJmcMRA&sig2=j6c6tjXbLb6Ack5Upv7Ahg
Unfortunately the tension between pop and country has always been there, even back to 1930s. Willie left Nashville because it was too polished for him, and when he turned in the recordings for Red Headed Stranger, the record label thought that it was an unfinished demo.
Since we’re sharing favorite old country songs, I’ll post a few below.
Gram Parsons & Emmylous Harris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSlXIYjTdFo
Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-QRwiCm7NQ
Steve Earle (included for the Oklahoma reference)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAho7YBvitc
+1
Not sure how much to look into it but I like it.