Here.
We.
Go.
One of the busiest days of the year for us here at TFB. And while we’re not necessarily expecting any huge surprises, one can never taking anything for granted on NSD.
We’ll be here all day working to keep you as up to date as humanly possible. Nothing is official until OU announces it, so the plan as it is every year is to update you here just as soon as they do so on Sooner Sports.
Feel free to hang out, chat, or freak out if you really feel the need. We’ll be here either way. In the meantime, here is a schedule for those announcing today (all times listed are Central & ‘approximate’).
Marcel Southall – 7:30 am
Chris Daniels – 7:45 am
Mykel Jones – 8 am
Jared Mayden – 9:00 am
Caleb Kelly – 7:30 pm
As for those who are already on campus and “official” members of this class:
OL Ashton Julious
QB Austin Kendall
OL Ben Powers
OL Logan Roberson
DB Chanse Sylvie
– UPDATE (6:30 am): The first NLI of the day is in.
The first letter is in!!! Welcome to OU Parnell Motley ⭕️🙌
➡️https://t.co/6i3sBtEgDt pic.twitter.com/7JV6Yvd4S5
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (6:37 am): RB Abdul Adams is in.
The rich get richer. Meet the next guy in line at RBU. #OUDNA
➡️ https://t.co/xzGgcBdYKS pic.twitter.com/jk13il08Eb
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (6:45 am): LB Kapri Doucet is in.
Brace for impact and meet Kapri. #OUDNA
👉https://t.co/7asRd9U4m0 pic.twitter.com/w2NN0VFeuE
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (6:53 am): LB Emmanuel Beal is in.
Welcome @hit_squad_4 & @In_EB_We_Trust joining @bigdreams_66 in the OU Family #OUDNA #Sooners16 #Big12Champs #ChampU pic.twitter.com/bgars5yA50
— Coach Drew Hill (@OU_CoachHill) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (7:11 am): WR Zach Farrar is in.
TX is officially in the house @ZachFarrar3 #OUDNA #Sooners16 #Big12Champs #ChampU pic.twitter.com/E1R15QRZS1
— Coach Drew Hill (@OU_CoachHill) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (7:18 am): WR Adrian Hardy is in.
He throws TDs. He catches TDs. He runs for TDs. Here’s Houston’s newest Sooner!
👉https://t.co/MvQAYqqF8o pic.twitter.com/OPrFaTGvGj
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (7:38 am): LB Jon-Michael Terry is in.
Sooner Bred! #ChampU #OUDNA #PhysicalFinish pic.twitter.com/sfkRAaeMRf
— Tim Kish (@OU_CoachKish) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (7:47 am): Was expected, but OU’s first “official” miss on the day.
The #Longhorns have picked up a commitment from DT Marcel Southall. Another big #hookem pledge.
— Jason Suchomel (@OB_JasonS) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (7:49 am): OL Erik Swenson is in.
Downers Grove puts out ball players. Erik Swenson is proof. https://t.co/A1zd4PLby8 pic.twitter.com/uRd32YrhY5
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (7:59 am): And there you go, Sooners pick up a commitment from WR Mykel Jones.
Breaking: Four-star WR Mykel Jones commits to Oklahoma https://t.co/DDfeO5uwT1 #NSDLive
— SI College Football (@si_ncaafb) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (8:01 am): Jones’ NLI is also in, he’s official.
Bigtime get from @Ocho_Era8 out of LA #OUDNA #Sooners16 #Big12Champs #ChampU #DaBoot pic.twitter.com/fVkk6LtvE6
— Coach Drew Hill (@OU_CoachHill) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (8:04 am): As expected, DT Chris Daniels picks Texas.
And it's Texas for Euless Trinity DL Chris Daniels pic.twitter.com/PBU9jaT6ZE
— 𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕤 𝕃. 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕟 (@Travis_L_Brown) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (8:14 am): DE/OLB Mark Jackson is in.
Put Mark anywhere. This guy is going to make plays. #OUDNA: https://t.co/DYYJh8WeNj pic.twitter.com/1oyJjrOfXc
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (8:48 am): DE Amani Bledsoe is in.
#OUDNA confirmed in Kansas! @amani_bledsoe Welcome to the family! #Sooners16 pic.twitter.com/7rzc6daDH4
— Bob Stoops (@CoachBobStoops) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (8:49 am): Sooners miss on CB Jared Mayden.
https://twitter.com/CampusRush/status/694894692207587332
– UPDATE (9:04 am):
McLain's Josh Jacobs (@iAM_JoshJacobs) chooses Alabama. #okpreps #rolltide pic.twitter.com/H3NNOrWlRF
— Mark Cooper (@mark_cooperjr) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (9:15 am): OL Johncarlo Valentin is in.
Great teams are great on the OLine. Johncarlo is ready to be great. #OUOL
👉https://t.co/jHp86lx6RL pic.twitter.com/RYQUVbrXKf
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (9:32 am): CB Jordan Parker is in.
West Coast is awake @_OfficialJay1 #OUDNA #Sooners16 #Big12Champs #ChampU pic.twitter.com/DGMEq0qN7B
— Coach Drew Hill (@OU_CoachHill) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (10:10 am): Evidently one-time OU wide receiver commit Ryan Parker has signed with TCU this morning. The expectation is still that he’s unlikely to qualify academically, but should he do so it would appear he would no longer be headed to Norman.
– UPDATE (1:10 pm): 2016 National Signing Day | Open Post 2.0
2,790 Comments
Here comes the BOOM!
Just keep posting this over and over today! BOOMER SOONER!
Booms all day!
Nice Work Brainiacs!! Looking forward to a full day of good news. Way to kick it off before the rooster crows!
Boomer F’N Sooner! Time to walk into the Houston office, wearing my loud and proud OU shirt. I may be surrounded by “t-sips” and “thumbs up” people, but they just don’t understand what it means to “Play Like A Champion”.
12 hours from Southall to Kelly. Kelly’s the one I’m most curious about. Will BS pull another Orlando Brown out of the blue this year? Thanks TFB
Boomer!
Sooner!
Morning Sam!
Morning, Golf!
SOONER!
Good Morning Sooners!!
https://twitter.com/Coach_Diron/status/694753320569692160
Morning, RBear!
Let’s roll!
I predict today is going to be ELECTRIC, Let’s get the BOOMS rolling!!
Morning to all!
Up & at em..!
need this man to show his face alot today…….
Got my stack of “Yessirs” ready to go. Boomer!
SOONER!
It’s almost Denzel time.
Looking for good things today.
Mayden has a bunch of GBs to Bama late last night.
All signs points to Daniels going to texas so I’ll be waiting on Mayden and Kelly!
It ain’t over till it’s over !!!
Signed and delivered 1st
Good luck to us!! BOOMER
It will be pretty depressing if Mayden ditches after Cobb did. Let’s hope those 247 guys are wrong!
update added
Just remember anyone who doesn’t sign with the good guys today…wasn’t OU good.
Let the craziness begin.
I’m feeling a little crazy!
I’m looking at a wild day Ray. Have heard some guys are not going to go our way but that’s ok, it means there’s going to be a surprise or two like 2014 with Orlando brown.
That’s normal. LOL
and we didn’t want them anyway.
There ya go.
Exactly KT!
very texsa
They dont have that OUDNA.
I love your optimism! That’s what I’ve been trying to get across for weeks! BOOMER SOONER! (And good morning)
Yessir!!! Welcome Mr Motley!!
There are reports of mykel jones leaning towards OU
Well crap! Oh well we’ll trudge on. *Just wanted to get that out of the way so we could get this thing going.*
Welcome! Another fine Sooner!
Welcome Parnell!
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694861948056379397
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694861948056379397
Adams is IN.
update added
update added
Yessir!!! Welcome Mr Adams!!
Yessir!!! Welcome Mr Adams!!
RB set, Boomer Adams!
RB set, Boomer Adams!
see thats what i like kids that get it in and get rollin welcome adams and motley
see thats what i like kids that get it in and get rollin welcome adams and motley
Trending OU?
PMOTTTTTT
Welcome AA! Okay – two men, two states – that OUDNA is wide spread.
Welcome AA! Okay – two men, two states – that OUDNA is wide spread.
https://twitter.com/CoachSimmonsOU/status/694862900213735424
They don’t have as much coffee as I do.
Give me a sip, por favor.
none of them seem overly thrilled to be in the office…….
I thought it would take about all of five seconds for someone to point out Kish is the only on in the pic not on a device.
Hell, Viney is working two!
Kish already has his LBs in the fold. You get it done early you can sit and watch others chase. Kelly wakes up in three hours and announces at 7pm.
How many guys was he the primary on in this class? And why are they in the position to be having to replace so many guys w/ virtually no one w/ any experience behind them? And two, freaking two, OLBs even on campus?
Doucet, Jackson, Beal, Youngquist, Terry are stout prospects. Youngquist had a late personal issue to deal with, but he’s on Kelly’s level imo. If Kelly signs with OU, then this LB class is best under Bob Stoops. Youngquist is still committed and may be here down the road, fall or spring. Mike Stoops and Kish are in charge of the LBs.
Youngquist was recruited by Simmons , Kelly is recruited by Mike.
It says KISH! Simmons is involved because California is his area.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaJOOvpUAAAzr88.jpg:large
Kelly is an OLB, Mike Stoops is in charge of the OLBs. Kelly could play inside as well, but Mike has been on Kelly for three years.
With all due respect… why does this even matter? Are you implying that kids make commitments without getting to know their position coaches? I’m not saying that all is swell as we could have done a lot better in some regards, but when sh!t hits the fan you gotta do what you gotta do. By my count, we could hend up signing two 4-stars, 1-5 star (if Kelly signs) 2 3-stars and 1 2-star JUCO. That’s 6 LBs, ( 4 at the worst). That’s impressive regardless of who recruits the kids and redemption for a guy that last year, only had 2 of these, albeit, really good ones
It looks like Viney is actually on two, maybe his own and Kish’s? LOL
Nah, Kish has a flip phone.
That’s Kish’s device…
But Kish has the red solo cup going already. Wonder if that is everclear or vodka in there? LOL
I’m very disappointed in whichever coach is having the frappuccino.
You’re 40, be a man.
LOL! That got a chuckle out of me.
A Adams reminds me of Mixon running.
Let’s get some booms today! Boomer!
Like thunder – Booms roll across the plains.
More booms than the 1812 Overture!
update added
3 down….
Jordan, gut feel on mayden?
I really, really want it to be OU, esp after losing Cobb, but I just have this sneaking suspicion it’s gonna be Bama. Would love to be wrong tho.
Here’s to hoping you are wrong ?
I’m willing to bet OUDNA here.
I think Doucet will be productive next year
Welcome Mr. Doucet – third state with OUDNA
Good Morning everyone.
I see my fellow East coast boys are already checking Boom Motley, Adams and Doucet
Why All America Doucet is a 2 star at Rivals? Neb, Zona, OU, WVU have no need to chase a “2 star” JUCO. Just another Rivals gaffe in recruiting.
Doucet was a juco all American?
East coast coming in!!!!
Already put in 4 miles at the trail this morning. No coffee needed today! Let’s get this Boom fest going!!
If Mayden goes our way Im good to go…at least until tonight.
Maybe I’m a little nervous about signing day.
https://media2.giphy.com/media/4bWWKmUnn5E4/200.gif
update added
Morning guys , Boomer Sooner baby.
….
It’s time for the CST guys to start coming in.
Happy NSD! Boomer!
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694869247915335680
OUr Main-Man recruiter as well as player!
Morning Bleed!
Morning Golf
Chanse has OUDNA & is a special kid
And he could not be more excited to join OU! That’s the kind of kids we want signing here!
Dang Skippy!
Amen.
Morning Slim!
Good morning!!!
I hope he becomes a team captain soon, he’s got that special “IT”.
That video that SoonerSports has up for NSD is freaking sweet. Makes me want to go put on the pads!
Let’s do it!
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachHill/status/694870590780387328
update added
CHRIS DANIELS:
Come home to OU
but only if you positively want to. if not, go to texas please.
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachHill/status/694871188074418176
Hardy is official. He goes Hard! ?
Jake you might want to rephrase that.
LOL! I was thinking the same thing Fear.
great minds lol
No REPHRASING. You’re being a pervert, Fear. All the hipsters in today’s world know what I’m sayin’ ?
.
sigh….
Hipster? You have a hamster attached to your hip? What is this phrase you are speaking of?
Your age is showing Golf ?, lol.
Actually Jake, the origin of that was for a 1920’s – 1930’s young person
And I’m not that old! My grandparents were born in the 20’s. LOL!
Never mind the origin
I bet Golf knows what a Flapper is though.
Only because my daughter likes to watch those dancers on youtube (when her daughter is napping of course).
wait, what…..?
My daughter likes things from the 20’s, 30’s, & 40’s. She likes some big band music. Not sure where that came from. She will listen to Metallica, then big band, then some country, etc. She has a wide variety of things she likes. I guess it will help my 2 year old granddaughter grow and learn though.
I’m down with that. I love big band but I also love Motorhead and even Chris Stapleton.
I have a fairly diverse interest in music. I think that is where my daughter gets it. I like all different kinds. Just depends on my mood.
Well, I’m old enough to remember the 75 natty!
I remember the ’56 – my older brother kept me informed.
I was not around then. LOL
hipsters are disgusting things. Edit: I do love the Plaza district though.
Highly agreeable!
You’re thinking hamster.
Jake likes jokes.
Kelly loves Jake’s Jokes….& lamp?
fact.
Best recruit so far….no drama.
Welcome Mr Farrar – WRs get going this summer with Baker.
Gotta drive to work you guys make sure every thing goes right while I gone.
Bring home the bacon, Bob!
I’ll watch about 20min for ya’ Bob, then guys have to help me out too.
We got ya covered!
Golf’s in charge, in case there are any mishaps.
Oh gee, thanks. LOL
Damn it Golf!!!!!! *Just practicing for later on.*
There you go!
ROTFLOL!
I’m a team player. I want you to get my share of the blame.
Sam’s a giver. Be like Sam.
MoJo, you understand me, I see.
Well with a team player like that, I don’t have to schedule any games!
Wth golf!!! Sounds about right
TCB Golf! And NO skunks today, got it?
Yeah, but I haven’t gotten rid of the one under my office yet. I guess it is too nice and warm there for it. UGH!
Everyone in the SEC now has Mayden to Alabama. Is that a collective strategy or reality?
check cleared?
im not looking at anymore predictions screw all that #justwaitforit
SEC weasels gaming the system.
update added
I’m giving everyone the day off with pay, bonus for every new announcement made to OU today. Jordan can’t call this a job, so keep playing with your device all day.
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/694873338582183936
OH well. If that’s the case, he will just go 0-4 in the RRS.
We’ll trudge on.
Trudge indeed.
Did Jordan leave a letter out of that last word that referenced texsa?
No, but he should have.
How many DT’s are they taking?
4ish?
four or five I think
Is Taylor not really in the mix anymore? Was OU ever in on him?
Geez, that’s crazy. Might be hard to get one next year.
You’d think it w/b the easiest sales pitch in the word to a kid like Daniels and yet here we are
Well as Stoops told AD. We will win with them, or we will win without them!
I think it would’ve been easier if we had beaten them. That loss still hurts!
They had already had 1, now they got Christmas-Giles and soon to be Southall, and Taylor. Elliott is almost a lock for them. So odd man out is Daniels.
or odd man out is someone we are not in on. Daniels is choosing soon. first come first server right?
My coffee, OUDA & National Signing Day has me like…
WR’s and LB’s in, Welcome boys!
GET U SUM
Luckily the new refresh key that I overnighted from Amazon.com arrived last night
LOL! Liking your prime membership are you? 🙂
Wow Hardy was supposed to be a wavering commit during the whole recruitment cycle and he stuck to his word.
This is basically Gospel if Super K says so
https://twitter.com/SuperK_TFB/status/694874078839050240
Motley will be a superstar!!!
That’s what SOONERS are!
Im behind already good morning and BOOMERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
You are RIGHT on time, Metz! Happy to have you!!!
Thanks Jake loving the booms
SOONERRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mornin Ray
Sooner! Morning Metz!
Mornin Golf
SOONERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!! Morning metz.
Mornin mojo
SOONER!!!!!!!!
Morning Metz we’ll be passing out tequila shots shortly.
Scotch – staying with my DNA
1 scotch coming up.
You da’ Man!
Dewers?
Single malt only!
Looks like I da’ bartender lol
One scotch, one bourbon, one beer.
U got the rent? I said NO,
Sadly, no.
The rent is too damn high.
Jimmy McMillan Boomed?
OOOO No im at work but like the idea!
Indeed! Bob Edwards has already left for work. I am just about to – Golf is in charge (see below)
Golf in charge ok!
SOONERRRR!!!!!!!!
SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sooner!!!
I’m waiting on the surprise today. Someone wake me when it arrives. Thanx.
CHIP!
https://t.co/qCgyX10Jpm“>pic.twitter.com/qCgyX10Jpm— Chip Viney (@OU_CoachViney) <a href="https://twitter.com/OU_CoachViney/status/694874187605766144
Those sure am purdy
Now thats just freakin cool!!
Very nice set of bling. Come get ya some of this, recruits!
SWEET!
New wallpaper.
CHIP!
https://t.co/qCgyX10Jpm“>pic.twitter.com/qCgyX10Jpm— Chip Viney (@OU_CoachViney) <a href="https://twitter.com/OU_CoachViney/status/694874187605766144
Keep the Booms rolling
Well, well, well. Looks like we made it. And as always “It’s a great day to make yourself a SOONER”
Morning 47!
Mornin Golf 😉
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachHill/status/694876307243425792
And the QB is in!
I think he is the biggest get this recruiting season, not anyone else out there, although I like everyone else want them too
Kind of anti-climatic with Kendall though. He’s been enrolled at OU since semester started.
People been talking about underated. This must be the most underated 4 star QB we’ve recruited in recent memory. Take 3 minutes and watch the beautiful arc on his deep passes. Not sure what I want to happen with Kendall/Murray
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694876262750298112
Love high fives!
A sign of good things to come!
Wonder if that was Daniels or Southall calling to say they were coming?
No idea.
That was probably Kelly calling in.
That’s the DB coaches right? Mayden???
Simmons
Mykel Jones says BOOM!?
CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP.
#CHASE4EIGHT
The guy on the left is checking the TFB website.
Aaaaahhhhh! Woke up with a pep in my step! Let’s do this baby! #BOOM after #BOOM after #BOOM
I always tell myself that I won’t get caught up in NSD stuff, but then the day comes, and all I do is refresh, refresh, refresh!
Boomer Sooner!
NSD…. IS REFRESHING!
I see what you did there
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachKish/status/694877018647846912
Was just about to say Terry is in.
Sneaky hunch this is our MLB of the future.
Could be 1, if not THE, most underrated commit of the 2016 class
You could pick several guys for that. Put Bledsoe in a deep South HS and he is a 5 star.
Absolutely. Fun class, in my opinion.
dang…couple of those guys in the room need bigger chairs!!
By the way…GOOD MORNING SOONERS!
Cant stop clicking
update added
Well it’s official. I’m not getting any work done this morning!
Great to hear
Ahh just tell them you are doing research for a new project.
Ok…..so who did Marcell Southall pick? It’s time!
ATTENTION RECRUITS: OU HAS “THE PRECIOUS” (RINGS)
My F5 key is toast. Better call in a refresher from IT Support.
My f5 is rubed off just hitting keys hoping for the best.
I hired a little monkey to jump up and down on mine this morning, poor little guy is about to pass out. 🙂
LOL
Put a Red Bull IV into his arm and send him back up there.
lol!
Haw!
Yeah. They’d get to you next week. I should have gotten a job in IT. They work in a whole different time/space continuum.
I should have gotten a job. 🙁
I’m on hold with them now. Grrr…
Welcome Mr. Terry – tear it up!
Terr it up!*
Been waiting on Terry, cherish the gems we have fellas!!!
Absolutely. I like the kids with no drama and fly under the radar. Those are my favs.
Me too
I wonder if we should keep an eye on Jake Lawler today. He was on the projector screen in one of the pictures from OU coaches.
Nice catch, hombre.
https://twitter.com/ou_football/status/694876262750298112
Zoom in on the photo of the high five.
What about it?
Well the screen not the high five
All I saw was a can of Red Bull or something like that. This early?
Im zooming in on the other pic and trying to get the score of the Penguins game.
Oh, Fear. You kills me.
I did. Seems like something new, I would guess. Here’s hoping.
Isnt he a 2017 guy?
Class of 2017
I guess you’re right. Strange that he’s on that screen though
2016 class is over. They’ve done everything.
Time to put in the work for 2017
that’s my guess
2017 is going to be easy peasy with recruiting as long as we take care of business on the field. Another Heisman winner would help too.
with ya 100%
Forgot how many guys we had sign early. Definite advantage to getting guys on campus early.
Regarding Booms…
Swenson!
The guy that came through in the clutch for us!
276 coments and its not even 8am yet……..geeesh
280
is this a 2000 day? 3000?
lets set a record that will never be touched, how about 5000.
Count me in!
Sounds like a plan.
We’re going to do our best to crash this thing today…and show up the UTerus site.
Im in !
update added
Jordan, didn’t we kind of back off recruiting Southall over the past month?
No surprises yet
Time for Daniels
Pretty sure he is going to texsa. Shame, since they have so many DT’s this class – will probably be hard for him to get the playing time he might want.
Texass’s DT coach must have some kind of charisma to get commitments from that many DL in one class…he is going to have a loaded class at UT. If I were Daniels, it would be a no-brainer…#OU all the way.
Southall to texsa lets hope Daniels goes with the good guys.
We cool at DL til next year. Good luck. Hope you see the field and your talent doesn’t go to waste.
can’t wait to see Gallimore, Lampkin and Overton messing guys up. IMO, Overton is going to be the biggest producer of the group. Kelly Greggish.
Walker, Walker, Walker!! Big things I think.
how’d I forget this dude? we have him for one more year at least.
I think maybe even like get rich big things possibly if he stays on trajectory
Would love a steady rotation of those three and Walker. They would dominate!
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachHill/status/694880119991611393
Get this guy some pancakes.
weird
https://twitter.com/AggieFootball/status/694872530880888832
Bleh. Hate that color. But good luck Trevor!
Jordan clutters the site too much with non-OU stuff. And, he critiques Kish? Ha!
Something is just way off with that picture!
That jersey looks like a 2nd. The collars weird. Good luck, Trevor. Hope he burns it up and we play them in the CFP
love the guy, true Sooner at heart, no doubt.
Ugh.Aggy. The absolute only reason I can cheer aggy’s for Trevor is their divisional opponents.
u pdate added
Gonna be some unhappy with their playing time shorthorn DT’s here in a few years.
On a good note OU will have the advantage with the DTs with the 2017 crop.
After Strong gets fired, the new coach is going to have a whole lot of talent. Texa$ must be cashing in to get these DTs.
You would think Daniels would consider Strong getting fired.
or any recruit going this year..
texsa has another losing season. Strong is gone.
New coach = new scheme.. some players may not fit.
That may be the reason some parents of these recruits gravitated to OU and its stability.
Neh. They’re offering immediate playing time because they don’t have any D linemen on campus.
https://twitter.com/clicclac97/status/694880325021794308
Of course. TBE
2nd guessing Texsa?
Saw where Marcell committed. Come home kid!
He had to turn around and go get his OU cake!
shocker !!
Could be a good thing?
Damn Southall, come on home then Daniels.
OL Hudson picked bears over horns. He was a bear commit for quite some time.
Hardy has some shake wonder if he could be an emergency qb. Anyone remember his 40 time?
Mykel Jones is coming on board soon. I hope?
Horns potentially getting 6 DTs in one class is called a LOGJAM.
Not when you don’t have any on campus. Expect most of them to start right away as they were promised.
they’ll have a few transfers then…
Not unexpected with them whiffing the past two years.
they can redshirt a couple and space them out
No it’s called a stupid recruiting strategy
No, it’s called stupid recruiting strategy
Texsa recruiting, that is
Boom Mykel Jones picked the good guys.
Simmons photo has the high five already. Captured in action.
Yes! ! ! Good news!
Hasn’t popped up on OU’s site but okay.
I listened to his presser on Periscope when he announced.
It’s there now.
Yep, popped up right after my post.
BOOM
BOOM
BOOM!!!
BIG BOOM
You can keep that hookem crap on your JV board. #BoomSoon
Good morning all, a nice start to NSD.
Morning Dave!
Rolling in Carey said no on Southall, was hoping for Daniels of the two anyway
I think that is a long shot for OU at this point. But like I said below. We will win with him, or we will win without him.
Yeah, I think this class has a chance to be some kind of good on D
Damn it Golf!!!
LOL! You know I am an optimist! That’s just the way I roll.
GREAT MORNING, Welcome Dave!
Morning Dave
Morning dave.
Boom!
Now we know what the ^ 5 was for.
Mornin
boomdate added
BOOM!
Watch Simmons get the call from Mykel Jones on the right side of photo.
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694876262750298112/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Attaboy Jones! Boom!
BOOM for Jones, it’s now official!
IN OTHER WORDS
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachStoops/status/694882998647283714
BOOM!
love it
We got a 4* WR. Wow! Thank you Mr. Jones
You’re welcome ?
haha
We’ve gotten several 4 star WR’s over the last 5 years. Many just haven’t panned out unfortunately. Hope this guy can change that.
BOOM!!!!
Jones got that OUDNA!! Some Great News.
update added
Ok, where is Denzel??? I miss him!
He’s up there…
He’s taking a 15 minute break. He’s been a busy man this morning.
I see now. I feel better.
Awesome!
Now Mayden it’s your turn to keep this rolling!
Nice unexpected pick up.
BOOME SOONER BOYS… LET THE FUN BEGIN!!
up-date added
That’s a down date, but an expected one. Well Mr. Daniels prepare to lose in the cotton bowl yearly.
Don’t give up on him yet…could pull a Du’Vante. lol.
No comprende
I just call myself a bilingual illiterate.
LOL! I don’t see that, but OU will be just fine!
Damn it Golf!!!!!!
In all honesty, I’ve felt the foreshadowing was strongly showing him to Texas. With the comments being made about Reynolds, just felt like Daniels was gone.
Dead to me now. Already forgot his first name.
Who?
Daniels to Texas
Texsa not Texas.
Thank you for the correct spelling
wow. first surprise for me today.
Great pickup in Mykel! BOOM
Is it wrong for me to laugh when some of these texas DT’s start whining b/c of not getting any playing time 3 years from now?
8-5 followed by 7-6 then the axe drops.
Exactly.. the kids having to re adjust to new coaches when in a year someone gets the axe. smh
8-5????????? I think you flipped that around…
Need to get their hopes up for a year. KU, ISU, CAL, TECH, UTEP, OSU and I’ll give them WV in Austin.
7-6 then.
Then 7-6 again and then the axe drops but Herman is already gone to aggy.
5-7 brah…. they will go 5-7 next year
Is 0-12 too much to ask for?
Not at all. 🙂
My thoughts exactly. Transfers may be a plenty!
There’s part of me that hopes we don’t take any of them if they want to join down the road.
If by wrong, you mean right. ?
no no no….(and by no I mean yes)
Miss number 2 of the day..
Both were expected
UT is making OU it’s bitch in D-Line recruiting. Oh well. 2017 is our year.
Oh shut up.
Sorry. Just pretty annoyed by it.
I get it. The cadre of debbie downers OMG the world is ending if wee don’t get every target just really gets to me.
Na, if you watched the playoffs you may have noticed we need as much depth as we can get on the D-Line. The Clemson D-Line whooped us up front and we struggled on the D-Line. Kind of important if we want to win a NC.
No, we need bigger offensive lineman. If the offense can stay on the field and give the defense a rest OU would have been fine. That and the d tackling like they had all year instead of resorting to the tackling they had against the shorthorns. It wasn’t a d-line issue.
UT is making 2017 impossible for themselves is what they’re doing. We’re fine at D-Line right now.
OK, you do realize saxet had no D line commits last year and only one the year before!!! We will be fine.
And the one DT they got ended up coming here.
So basically, we’ll probably get either Southhall or Daniels back when one of them fails to qualify. LOL!!
what makes u think that?
Parrish Cobb’s NLI is in w/ Baylor, if you were holding out any hope for a last minute flip back to OU, sorry.
His loss.
Damn it Golf!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I couldn’t find the bag of cash to give him.
I am not going to explain this to Bob when he checks back in. You’d better start working on an explanation. Don’t even look at me.
Ok, Sam and MoJo took the bag of cash with them when they went out to eat and left me in the room by myself. They said they didn’t trust me. So when he came by, I had no “recruitment” money on me. I also saw the Ole Miss recruiting camp following Sam and MoJo to the restaurant!
How’d I do?
Well, that explains how it happened but it doesn’t relieve you of the responsibility. Oh, by the way, MoJo and I are on a golf course in Hawaii.
ROTFLOL! Well I guess I will have to get to work then.
LOL!
His 4 losses I hope!
I AM FULLY AWARE HE’S A KID (THIS IS JUST FOR FUN)….
REGARDING CHRIS DANIELS’ DECISION TO ANNUALLY LOSE TO OKLAHOMA.
Jones is a big get. Not every year a school can find a 4* at a position of need at the last minute.
At least 2 of the DT’s Texas is signing today will end up transfering. Kids can be exceptionally short minded sometimes.
https://twitter.com/Ocho_Era8/status/694884601290973184
I LIKE getting some nice WRs – load the group and best 8 play for LR.
Welcome aboard Mykel Jones! You will catch lots of passes in this offense. We are looking forward to seeing your route running skills, ball catching skills and YAC!
Biggest coup of the day. Love it!
No Daniels, no Southall, any more defensive lineman we have an outside shot at?
Outside chance – M. Tupai DL (will not sign today, visiting UCLA this weekend)
I hope he steps on a Bevo cow patty
Gosh, if texsa can get a few more outstanding players, they can coach them into average players and get right back up to competing with KSU for the middle-of-the-pack. Otherwise, uh oh Chuck.
Exactly my thoughts Cush!
Shoot. My memory must be really bad. Didn’t we get beat by Texas this year? In a year when their offense was horrible and they were fighting with each other on twitter and in the locker room. Don’t remember how they stacked up against KSU, but they sure beat us.
OU’S RESPONSE TO COBB & DANIELS HAS BEEN CLEAR!
Mykel Jones: “I’m gonna light you up for TDs all day long, Cobb”
Swenson: “I’m gonna hit you in the mouth all game long & annihilate you in the trenches, Daniels”
Honestly, this will make watching the dumpster fire in Texas all that more enjoyable…..when strong is walked out mid-year the ‘I told you so’s’ will be so sweet.
Win with us or get beat by us, your choice.
p.s. if Texas signs 7 DTs (or really more than 4) I would expect there to be some immediate regret when fall practice starts and some of these guys are standing around watching.
Or the HC isn’t there and they are stuck playing for a guy that didn’t even recruit them. But then, they have Texas Pride, that’s enough. LOL
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/694885486779695104
Do you think 18 will be the magic number or are there some surprises on the horizon?
Other than Mayden & Kelly, I’m just not aware of anyone else OU is really even in on that’s yet to announce.
did the ok prep running back announce yet?
Big miss on Daniels. We need to be getting 4 and 5 stars in the interior DL to compete for Natty’s
Not as big as you think.
we did last year. its all good!
Texas gets those guys every year and look where they are.
EXACTLY!!
yeah, one is with us now
(Sucking)
Always and forever!
got alot of good dts last year…..
The saddest thing is that these guys will have to live the rest of their lives knowing they proudly wore helmets with a silhouette of a sheep uterus stamped on it. They just didn’t think things through.
You’re right! He just didn’t have the right mindset to be a Sooner. Best wishes to him.
Up to 14 official so far.
How is Daniel’s Spanish?
LMFAOOOOO Mornin Bob
Make sure that young man skips Spanish II this semester.
https://youtu.be/R9mdFMOaHlY?t=20
Love that movie.
you can find some part of that movie to relate to a message board everyday
So true Dave.
Bob, it’s Golf’s fault, again.
Why do you ask?
“https://www.youtube.com/embed/acI_VdCzkjQ”
That is freaking hilarious!
That’s hilarious
ICYMI
ROTFLOL!
Just curious… Has Velus Jones sent his NLI in to USC yet? With the way his recruitment has gone, it’s not over till it’s over.
Call him and tell him to come on over
We got OUr own Jones and he HAS OUDNA
Truth. Getting Farrar and Jones so late was clutch
Yep I think we out jones’d the trojans.
Velus isnt happening but I think we more than replaced him with Farrar and Jones.
I would assume that OU signed Mykel because Velus was gone.
With Farrar and Mykel, don’t believe he has an offer any longer.
Don’t care.
It’s still a little early in the PST
It’s only 6:13 here on the West Coast, not sure he would be sending it in that early, although the coaches and staffers are there waiting for kids from the CST and EST they may be in on.
SO does that mean we will have zero DT in this class?
Pretty much
got like 5 last class i thought so it shouldnt be that big of a need
it still hurts….need the big guys in every class.
yes
Yes, but Gallimore, Lampkin, and Q from last class are making it difficult this year to sign DT’s. All that young talent. I think Ou gets a stud or two next year though.
Nope we got Bledsoe who in a 3/4 can be considered a DT
Bledsoe gonna be a perfect 5 tech or strong side DE.
update added
Love the Jackson get. Was excited to hear it over the weekend
Eric Striker 2.0
Prob even better, IMO!
Did we get Smoke Paterson? Sure hope so. He is the greatest ever.
I think smoke will announce for us in the am.Big get and suprise boom!
soonersport.com has the recruiting day show, great stuff.
Welcome Mr. Jackson!
Saweeeeeeeett!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://twitter.com/MaydenII/status/694886998356529152
would rather have m jones over daniels WR is more a need then DT
I totally agree!
I just wish we could’ve taken one DT though. need to keep the depth going…
We’ll trudge on.
absolutely.. agree.. we OU should get at least one every class… if you are not growing you are dying.. We have a great history at this position.. no reason we shouldn’t pull in talent here.
Need one elite DT in every class – big miss
got so many young ones last year tho
Yep. We’ll probably get either Southhall or Daniels back when one of them fails to qualify anyway. Haha
You’re terrible… lol
both signed with Texas.
I love the Mykel Jones pickup but in that final 4 game it was not WR that was a problem it was the trenches. I don’t think we can have too many. Also I was curios about uterus because they have 6 DT targets and have landed 4 any chance one of the other two might be interested?
If the defense tackled better the last game could have turned out different. The biggest problem in that game was the o-line and lack of tackling by the d.
I do think the trenches were an issue, hoping that the guys we have now can keep developing
Depth in the trenches from what I gathered. When a 4 star goes out for a breather, he needs to be replaced with fresh 4 star. Something like that.
If Daniels would rather be at Texsa, I’d rather have a number 3 at Whataburger. Whatasized with extra ketchup to stash at work.
yep, that spicy ketchup!
Dang Whataburger sounds delicious…. darn you for putting that in my head
Sorry, it was the first thing that popped to mind. Damn, I’m hungry too.
Wish they had a more predictable wait time at the drive thru’s. Range 5-35 minutes regardless of traffic.
Yeah it’s impossible to predict. Sounds so good
anddddddd we’re over 500
Sorry I missed it but what was the staff’s prediction on Mayden?
I think most have a “gut” feeling it’s Bama.
not speaking for anyone else – my heart says OU, head says Bama
He’s the biggest tease if he doesn’t commit to OU. His Twitter has been nearly 100% PRO OU for the last week or so!
I can only imagine how dating is now.
swipe left, swipe right, or just get after it….not much to it. no conversation needed.
I think hes Bama bound.
Hate to say it but They are the premier college program.. 3-4 years at bama, practically guaranteed you’re getting a natty………
My thoughts too. But I’m holding out hope. Being a legacy has to be such a strange proposition though, you either want it or you don’t.
I need OU to steal a player before the day is out.
mykel jones
I thought we kinda knew that was gonna happen. I’m still a little worried about Kelly.
kidnapping is illegal in all 50 states
LOL!
Jones, Jackson. We thievin’!
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXSA’S MO:
ELITE RECRUITS, AVERAGE RESULTS
Average? 😉
Was I too generous? LOL
Below .500 is not average. So yes, a bit much on the generosity scale.
What happened to Joshua Jacobs?
Bama
hasn’t announced yet
when is he announcing?
expected to be shortly I believe
cool, thanks Jordan.
We got Adams im good!
Abdul Adams and bunch of other badasses in our backfield made us not recruit RB too hard, IMO.
I’m happy with Adams. He’s another beast.
Is there a reason my twitter is blowing up this morning?
have you sent in your NLI yet?
Savage.
He was one of my favs 😉
My NLI has always been, and will always be OU. My official statements will always be handled through TFB.
NSD? Ehh, who knows.
Everyone is just waking up from their Ground Hog Day hang over.
LOL!
Any news on us flipping Smoke Patterson?
Just confirmed…Smokey McCovery is in!
Jackson is official.
Mayden said in his Scout interview his Bama visit was “pretty good”; doesn’t sound like a Bama commit to me. Hope not.
with Cobb going to rapist university, we need this guy. Edit: can’t wait for Parker to get in, he makes me feel better about it all.
Man he is going to regret that. Oh well.
Go to TCU at least. Gosh.
Aren’t both of Bama’s starting CBs 5* RFrs?
Fitzpatrick is…not sure about the other side. Fitz is a true F I think.
I have the feeling he’s appeasing his parents…..
and he’s goes to the beat of his own drum sooo most likely Bama bound.
Angry this thought makes me.
Makes me this thought angry.
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694889482093469696
Kish
I got my first Stoops tweet around 530 this morning, they were at it early today.
Bob looks pensive
Mark Jackson is a huge pickup.
Yep, he’s gonna be a beast and can contribute quickly.
Fits perfectly for our Striker position
Yep, I’m a fan.
https://twitter.com/MartinaFOX23/status/694889393794887680
OU hat on the table to stick it in there eye for not noticing him??
If it’s in the middle it’s already over.
Thanks Jordan
What’s your best bet here Jordan?
I’m just glad this is not that once in a lifetime interview. Daniels or Jacobs wouldn’t get the job.
Is OU a token choice here? How realistic is our shot to get this kid?
Bama just got another 4 star CB in Shyheim Carter. Their cart is about full. Hopefully that is what Mayden is seeing also.
I hope so too. But Daniels did not earlier today….. fingers crossed!
Wasn’t their some Strong connection to the Daniels family though?
Truth
So far so good.
KISH on LIVE soonersports.com recruiting webcast!!!
flipped jones and jackson. im still impressed with this class no matter what happens
Recruiting giveth and recruiting taketh away. Flipped two last second and had two flip from us.
Old Hawg Day….Lou Holtz saw his shadow….6 more years of bad football in Austin
ROTFLOL! Freaking hilarious!
Needed a lil laff this morning!
No kidding! I usually try to keep the mood light. Everyone just needs to relax and grab the xanax bottle. 🙂
Jack Daniels = Xanax for guys
None for me. Jack and I had a disagreement when I was in college and I still cannot even stand the smell of it.
#spitshower
Lackawanna LBs had 26 SACKS per KISH!
Look at who they played, not saying they aren’t good. Hard to tell given the competition. I trust Kish…did I really say that? He’s getting it done, bring Kelly in!
John M Terry had 46 SACKS over his career.
He’s the sleeper of the class to watch.
I think you are right there DC!
Yep! He’s a GROWN A** MAN
He is that!
This thread is going to move almost as fast as a gameday thread.
If not faster
Missing a great show with Kish at soonersports webcast.
Why watch when you’re giving us all the highlights? /s
600
There is likely to be a new TFB record today.
Oh Im guess well have a 2nd thread pretty quick.
I bet you are right KJ!
Thats what we are shooting for.
pounds of crap Bevo dumps at UT foozeball games?
At 8:30AM!
Jared Mayden, you’re next! We’re on a roll.#OUDNA
don’t say roll. ever.
Doucet around 242lbs per Kish!
Good. Real sized LineBackers!
Yes, something I think OU shied away from but needs to get back to.
How many coming in early to work? spring or summer.
Hell. Yes.
We need some beef on those dudes. These 210lb backers get run through when they face Playoff teams.
Jon Michael Terry led the state with 46 sacks!!! This according to Tim Kish.
#BEASTMODEBOOMER
I’m excited about this kid.. I think he will be a player!
Right there with you, he’s gonna be something else for OU. Glad to keep that type of home-grown talent in state!
I’ll be pulling for this young man.
46 sacks?!? Holy crap!
Terry looks like he is about 22.
No joke. Stud in the making, bro.
Amen there Jake!
JM Terry is a freak of nature and a stud. I think that dude is the the steal of this class!
but Kish isn’t on the staff anymore, or shouldn’t be, or something like that.
?☕️ Ha
LOL!
yeah, but can JMT make a tackle and not let the guy carry him for an additional 4-5 yds ?
Mayden, Mayden, Mayden! C’mon man!!!!
when does he announce?
9:30 I think.
According to above 9:00 a.m.
Morning Brien!
Morning Golf how you doing today
Doing good. Great day so far! How about yourself?
I am doing ok so far been here and there and getting things done before work. Guess all is quiet until Kelly just a waiting game.
Hoping not Bama, but everything I am hearing is that he’s not coming our way.
Mykel! Things are shaping up beautifully!
Wow the Short Horns got Brandon Jones!
Better a horn than at baylor.
man, UTerus is going to have some talent. it’s ridiculous.
they always get talent. everyone keeps acting surprised.
Been this way since Wilkinson coached.
usually do, rarely helps!
Mack Brown signed the number 1 class every year it seemed like. That sure did them a world of good.
They’ve won every game in February over the last ten years.
One thing to recruit Talent.. Another to coach it up.. .
Guess all those DT commits are hoping the next coach plays a 5-man front on defense…
They had 0 last year. Well Lampkin but…
They always have talent in losing their games.
least he will play less like a thug
uhh that really sucks
The term “longhorns” is a pseudonym for “fallopian tubes” which are attached to the posterio-lateral aspect of the uterus, bilaterally.
Charlie Strong’s replacement is going to have some talent to work with 😉
But Daniels will lose his favored situation.
thinking he probably just did
Who?
Daniels dad and UT HC have a long history. UT HC is like a godfather to Daniels, who will protect him and show him favor until he is replaced.
Austin Kendall is in
Enrolled early, been “in” for a while 😉
Just lightening the mood 😉
LOL
Why is Caleb announcing so late? We all know he’s got that OUDNA (except he who shall not be named).
Because he’s on the West Coast?
Save the best for last
almost ventured over to the texass side of TFB but then i realized championships arent won in Feb so i dont wanna get hit with all that fake confetti
Mack = Mr. February
this isn’t mack, this is a better coach than mack. it’s unfortunate but I think they get some stuff going next year.
less concerned about the D. They got a big boy offense this year. Hopefully they’ll try and stick with Heard until after RRR. I watched him several times in HS and he is still the exact same player. Was totally shocked when I found out how highly he was recruited.
well they only play notre dame non con. i think they will still struggle
it’ll piss you off, they’re closing on these guys. have it rolling right now.
Doesn’t piss me off.
Yeah theyre recruiting good. But imo I want Texsa to be good again. RRR needs to be the premier game again.
This exactly. Texsa cleaning up is better than ATM cleaning up and it’s better for our league.
the problem is Strong knows what to do with these guys man. we need to keep up with them in recruiting and when the dust settles they will have a much better class in the trenches…it’s not too late but we can’t let this happen next year.
He is recruting a nice group in the trenches. But im convinced him and his staff dont know what to do with their talent.
put a cold pop on it? next year Charlie does well and saves his job. 9-3 ish…
That’s about where I see them finishing.
Hmmm thats tempting. But I dont think theyll get 9. Youre on Kelly!
don’t forget about this bet next december and don’t die between now and then either.
Look at their schedule and find 9 wins…I did earlier today and best I could do was 7 without some luck and that was with giving them Cal with Goff gone.
They have an entitlement attitude at ut, and that’s why, imo, they can go there and then n/produce like they should overall (there are exceptions). I’ve talked to their players and they have told me that while starting as players there. I think it’s true.
I hate to say this, but the Big 12 needs Texas to be good.
Not as good as OU, but good.
Yep!
Right. There is no B12 with OU and Texsa.
I know what you are saying, but we made the final 4 w/o ut being good and I am in texas too much to enjoy being around ut fans. they are the most arrogant of any I’ve ever met.
personally, I think they have some problems though for ever being very good. Their arrogance is something you catch when you get on campus and it doesn’t translate into being a good team imo. even current players and ex- players and alum admit this to me in past 2-3 yrs and I think they are right.
the problem is if Baylor and TCU are better than Texas than the Big 12 will fold and OU will be in the SEC.
I hate that I’m in new hire interviews all day. Gonna have a lot of reading to catch up on this evening!! BOOMER my friends!!
SOONER!
oh and good luck
At least you’re not part of the Devon Layoff meetings. Much rather be in new hire meetings!!
dude….
Ain’t that the truth. The oil biz is hurting.
I have to go to work too. Was thinking about calling in sick, but it’s a short day. Good luck with the interviews.
Lol I did my Monday so i will just have paperwork today but don’t go in until 2. Sooner!
Leave for a few minutes and 203 more posts show up. Amazing stuff around here.
Its all fake. Its really Jordan posting under 38 different names. 🙂
He is also all of the brainiacs.
Mykel Jones was a huge signing day get.
https://twitter.com/aadelsonESPN/status/694892767118508033
Weird
Wow. So he was still up for grabs.
interesting
The best offense in the country, hands down.
Hey, I predicted that one.
lol
Over 700 comments…
THIS IS TFB!
Would you say we are United? I would say so…
and we didn’t even need to make a promo video
HA- YESSIR!
700!
When mayden and Kelly pick ou, this board will explode.
Ryan Broyles guest hosting on SOONERSPORTS.COM Live Webcast show!
https://twitter.com/SoonerSportsTV/status/694893508356763648
Love this kid. Humble, yet on fire for the Sooners! This is the kind of player OU needs.
any update on Valentin ( OG) ? haven’t seen his name mentioned yet ??
Checked in with ESPin. Just curious. Big mistake. The same spin on the same 10 schools,
Ryan Broyles guest hosting on SOONERSPORTS.COM Live Webcast show all day!
So we are waiting on what 3 more LOI cause we don’t know about Parker and we know BY isn’t signing today and we are in play for two more kids Mayden and Kelly. I am not including the early enrollees either.
WOW MAYDEN… What a punch in the gut! He’s a tease, man.
It was pretty much expected. Cobb was more of a punch in the gut, cause we had him until just a few days ago. We never had Mayden.
I know… But all his OU talk this last week and a half was unnecessary then. Don’t play with your parent’s ALUMNI
It was definitely a weird play, especially with his brother coming up as a QB prospect in 2018.
Agreed. Today’s social media and instant information has created attention hogs out of today’s youth.
don’t jump the gun
That was due to Super K’s comment, apologies!
DOH !
What comment?
Tweeted that Mayden committed to Alabama
He’s a good guy. Best wished to him wherever he lands.
What happened? Did I miss something?
Looked at the Alabama #’s yesterday. They have returning next year 17 DB’s (This is roster players so some are non-scholarship) of which 4 are 5* and 8 are 4*. It wasn’t obvious which were safeties and which were CB but their starting CB are very young and the majority of those 17 are freshman and sophomores. They already have 3 CB’s in this class with Carter announcing today, two of which are higher rated than Mayden.
Ouch.
Edit: Maybe not?
Edit2: Nope. Ouch again.
https://twitter.com/MaydenII/status/694893934695165954
DAMMMMMMM
Hopefully he’s thinking hard about the depth at DB at Bama.
I was expecting a Bama commit, but the kid seems genuinely torn.
Stoops needs to tweet a full vine of himself dancing if he wants to close this.
According to everything I’m seeing, he has.
I’d be okay not showing pix of who doesn’t pick OU, maybe barely a comment but that’s all would be okay with me. I’m interested in who wants to play for OU, n/usc, osu, or any other school I won’t name.
Jordan loves posting negative information that won’t fly over at TFB UT Edition. I guess our mod loves bashing coaches and posting negatives. LOL!
he’s just posting the truth man. nothing wrong with it, I want to know.
Bashing Kish is silly.
Agreed
Keep your head in the sand if you like. Won’t bother me none.
10000 upvotes^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I appreciate the honesty, not bashing if it’s the truth.
For Longhorn fans, they only accept the purest of sunshine in their pumps.
NSD probably isn’t the best time to act like a dumba$$
What happened?
Texas is having a helluva day in terms of defensive recruits. The second week in October should be intense for the next 3-5 years (per usual I guess)
Notre Dame will still beat them this Fall.
Let’s go Lurkers….drop a comment or two you know you want to 🙂
My wish is that all these twitter comments would show up on my work internet 🙁
I have the same problem. Have to break out the phone to see the twitter links.
I’m busy upvoting. 😉
More like copy and paste as own material
Hi
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachStoops/status/694894883585130496
Ryan Broyles needs to get into coaching. He can talk and breakdown film well.
Would love seeing him coach WR’s!
I would like to see that as well.
Definitely has charisma
He’s working to be an inter-web bazillionair with TFB.
Amani Bledsoe is in from Kansas!
At 16 confirmed now.
any update on Valentin the PA OG ?
Great news!
Yeah, dump that Chris Daniels post, that baby diarrhea orange is hurting my eyes.
ESPin just showed Mayden committed to Bama.
Bummer, sucks losing both Cobb and Mayden
Big time.
Ouch.
Sandridge Energy’s HR dept just started calling employees in for layoffs. It’s good to have the good news of signing day to offset some really tough news for fellow Okies.
updates added
BOOM and boo
that one hurts.
That one is a true down-date. Next man up!
Sucks about Mayden!
Cobb thinking dam!
I wish Mayden well, but I feel that he will never see the field at Bama.
Yep, I feel the same way.
special teams player of the year?
Practice defense player of the year more likely.
I hope he ends up at a G5 school
I wonder about Jacobs too. Cornwell is looking like he will never play as well.
I disagree. Mayden will play a lot for Bama , if for no other reason than to entice other Texas HS talent to Tuscaloosa….Bama is pulling 3 from Texas today…….
This is nice. https://twitter.com/OfficialChris_R/status/694895418438610944
Booo, on Mayden. I wonder how many of these guys we end up with of we aren’t in the Big12
I thought he hadn’t committed yet.
That’s what he’s tweeting. BETTER NOT BE TEASING
Yeah. Him and Cobb. We really dropped the ball on CB recruits this year.
and Cooks started off so strong. wtf happened.
Jordan Parker isn’t a scrub
We need more than 1.
i hear what you’re saying. But Motley was recruited as DB as well. Plus we have a lot of young talent/dept at the position. We’re not on the brink of collapse there by any means
Look at our class last year. Plus, 2017 is off to a hot start and it’s a sell we’ll have to those guys that we took 1 CB this year.
Jordan Parker is hardly a miss or a dropped ball at the CB position
I agree. The more I see J Parker, the more I like his film. The kid is already polished.
Jordan Parker is better than Cobb and just as good as Mayden.
We need more than 1. Why do you think we were trying to get all 3
I never studied Cobb, just take everyone’s word for it he’s good. But I’ve liked Parker better only b/c I did look at him. he’s a great looking player. so was mayden
Mayden will have fun not getting on the field until his senior year after being behind 17 other DB’s already on scholly.
But with that logic, if he’s not good enough to start for Bama why should he be good enough to start for us?
cuz we aren’t as good as bama.
So we should try to recruit players not good enough to start for bama?
gotta start some where. we don’t get 5 star db’s every year like bama.
Stars don’t matter. Lots of teams get 4 or 5 stars every year and never have the success Bama does.
Start as a freshman at Bama or OU, you have to be a very special player. Mbanasor didn’t even start for us last year.
It isn’t about being good enough for any school. If Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Aaron Rogers are all on the same team, someone isn’t playing. Doesn’t mean he isn’t good, just means he is the odd man out.
You forgot to add Landry Jones
What happened to 9:25ish?
Mayden still saying he hasn’t committed yet.
Seems academic at this point.
If true, people are jumping the gun like crazy today.
too much smoke to this. he’s bama bound imo.
Przybylo saying he allowed it to be on Scout that he has committed to Alabama.
Where there’s smoke there’s fire! He gone!
Damn terrible news about Mayden. That hurts.
Mayden saying multiple times he has not committed to Alabama
Because he wants people to care about his formal announcement.
Unfortunately, this is probably it.
Probably right
mayden hasnt committed yet……
https://twitter.com/rivalsmike/status/694894163981156352
GUYS. RELAX. CHECK MAYDEN’S TWITTER. HE HASN’T COMMITTED YET. Goodness gracious you guys take negative news and run with it way too quickly.
https://twitter.com/MaydenII
Likely a ploy so people pay attention to the formal announcement.
too much smoke. he gone.
His silent commit got leaked. He wants the spot light, understandably so. He Bama bound.
Posted 9 min ago:
https://twitter.com/MaydenII/status/694893934695165954
Dear Black Jesus, please let this a Bama troll game
Sour grapes and maybe just me but I would love to devote valuable space to folks committing with OU. Those twitter graphics just plain sting
Me too, but it is a policy here to tell the truth. Ha!
you lost me, what do you mean devote valuable space?
Says here he committed to Bama.
http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/02/03/jared-mayden-commits-alabama-national-signing-day
He hasn’t officially announced it, but his commitment video is running on Scout, it’s Alabama.
circus
I’m guessing Mayden wants to start his own legacy at Bama. Good luck to him on that one
He’ll have to “start” first. Can’t do it sitting on the bench.
I’m an OU fan and can’t stand bama. Couldn’t care less what happens to him at bama whether he starts or not.
Hopefully it’s not true but where there’s smoke there’s usually fire.
Way too much smoke here…
Am I missing something. If people are so sure Mayden will never see the field at Alabama why did we want him? Aren’t we pursuing the same trophy Alabama is?
Because they’ve got a bunch of 5 star CB’s, OU does not. More competition at Bama.
And that’s why the win NC’s!
absolutely……Mayden wanted to improve by playing with and against top tier talent with the intent of an NFL career.. He wanted to be coached by Saban…..Alabama reeled in 3 –4* guys even with its two deep at CB returned for next season…..its up to our 3* signees to improve to Bama’s level……
what was the point of showing all the ou stuff and what he said on periscope smh…..
Attention
He’s a kid playing games to get attention.
Good luck to Mayden at Alabama. Everything happens for a reason, maybe this wasn’t meant to be
ouch on Mayden
Moving on from Mayden, lets focus on Caleb Kelly!
Exactly! Thanks!
Biggest loss to me of day is mayden, n/daniels or anyone else we were wondering about. But, we got a pretty good make up in Jones.
Mayden’s mom and dad are legacy, dad BB player. How important is that? He was an Oregon commit until they fired their DC. So, the legacy issue wasn’t an issue there and going far from home wasn’t an issue.
Still doesn’t know what a commit is……hope he figures out what a NLI is.
Anyway, Mayden is gone, let’s move on. Do we want to be the girlfriend that dwells on this and drives away all they friends?
*their 🙂
Don’t correct my ebonics.
Maybe with Texas getting all the big guys this year they will be full next year.
I see Texsa only taking 18-20 kids next year , 2017 will be big for the Sooners.
Let’s hope. 2017 is looking real good so far!
https://twitter.com/MaydenII/status/694897119459545088
Uh, you leaked information too soon?
No, chief. 100 other reputable sources did. I passed along the same message they did.
I was talking about Mayden, bud.
You replied to my message, so you can see why I thought that was directed towards me. All good, brotha ?
Yes, because I was answering his rhetorical, ridiculous question.
Lol dude just wants his time. Oh well, I’m over it.
Those peeps tol’ some folks.
If OU would’ve just ignored Mayden he would’ve committed so hard.
So what’s our best case scenario? Top 20 class? Still not going to cut it. We needed a better showing after making the CFP. I don’t understand the likes of players like Emmanuel Beal. We can’t compete on the national level when we are going after players who we were competing with Bethune Cookman, Utah State, and New Mexico for. We got some great players in this class. But, we are at best third in our own conference in terms of rankings per player (At least by rivals, and pretty similar on 247.) I hate to be the downer on a great day to be a Sooner, but we have to take it for what its worth. We still have to do better. Much, much better.
gotta close on these undecided guys.
Dude, you are late to the bashing party. Going to close the day first then see where things lie
I do t think this is a top 20 class. Losing Cobb hurts. If Kelly goes to ND then there’s no way. I agree. Not going to cut it.
It’s like clockwork, every time OU doesn’t “win” how they’re supposed to…the lurkers come crying.
Never said I was crying….Personally I am still PISSED at our performance in the Orange Bowl. Getting pushed around is never acceptable to me NEVER. Guess what, 2 and 3* players get pushed around by the likes of 5* (at least generally.) I don’t accept mediocrity. We have to do better if we want to be nationally competitive.
rankings are opinions. Don’t ever forget what Gary Gibbs said: “Recruiting is not an exact science.” And Bob Stoops, “We won’t sign anyone just to take a spot”–or something like that. If BS wanted Beal, I want Beal and trust his evaluation over a recruiting service. Welcome Beal! Glad you are at OU!
I will always wish good luck to any young man who passed on an opportunity with OU. Then I will hope these coaches prove they made a bad decision as they coach up the kids who do come. Everything takes care of itself.
Jared Mayden II @MaydenII 7m7 minutes ago Sachse, TX @BryantDenny_UA I haven’t committed anywhere yet … I haven’t even been on stage . So this is false and a lie
He was going to silent commit… it got leaked…
The news got leaked in effort to be first. It could make him mad and get a last minute switch to us. And yes, I bought a lottery ticket today too.
LOL!
LOL! I love the optimism though.
I wish he wouldn’t play dumb.
He probably didn’t think it would get leaked that quickly and he wants his commitment ceremony…
Uhm, how does Scout have a video of him saying ‘Bama? I haven’t seen it, but their mod is stating they ran the video. He may not have made it official yet, but it is ‘Bama.
this.
They probably have one for both us and Bama…
this reminds me too much of Deondre Clark. he’s gone, move on. hope we can close on Kelly. we need some good news. getting smoked on these undecided guys so far.
Shady school, shady things. Get used to it kid.
Mayden sent out a tweet about picking at 9:25ish. So, it ain’t over till it’s over.
Hahaha Let him cry like a baby
If you’re not watch Ryan Broyles on the Soonersports.com Live Webcast Show, you are missing a natural. The dude behind the microphone is a natural.
one of my all time favorites!
The GOAT.
So Texas just got Brandon Jones and Erick Fowler…wow
maybe not next year, but if something doesn’t change they are going to get a streak on us.
Are you f-ing kidding they got Fowler? I believed the other were legit, but that is just too far… #bag man
Dammit. The Strong is strong on this one…but IMO better Texas than the players going to Baylor or Houston. The RRR needs to be relevant again
it is relevant when we can’t beat a 5 win team…it’s obvious they have the tools physically and will now have the depth they need.
When they don’t lose to Iowa State 24-0, it will mean something.
Huh? Dude, Texas has always had elite players. Doesn’t matter who the hell they have, they are not going to throttle OU
this isn’t Mack Brown anymore.
6-7 and 5-7 , at Least Mack Brown won more games in his bad years.
RRR has never been about the types of players one school had over the other. We’ve lost bone headed games like last year we had no business losing. You throw rankings, record…the while thing when you try and analyze the RRR and I don’t care who the coaches are. I like it that way
Their QB is straight trash , you need a QB to win as well.
So do we have anyone left other than Kelly?
nope
Wow. Disappointing. If Jones didn’t surprise us today this day would have been the ultimate bust. Hopefully Kelly chooses us tonight.
Why? It’s good there were few fireworks. We got some good solid pieces to sign.
Honestly… After all these good players that have signed.
Kelly is the xfactor.
To reload like a premier program, you have to bring talent like Kelly.
Need to find guys to plug and play.
Possibly PJ Blue.
anybody hear anything about Josh Jacobs?
If you’re a 247 subscriber and for some reason were buying into the b.s. they were selling about OU having a legit shot w/ this kid today.
https://twitter.com/AutulloAAS/status/694897150321266690
Good. He was their best DT prospect.
here’s a smart man.
$$$$
Has Mayden “officially” committed yet? I can’t hold my breathe much longer…NOT!
Does anyone know ANYTHING about Joshua Jacobs????
Likely Bama or Mizzou.
Bama
Charlie Strong will be fired before any of these recruits see the field.
Jordan, in your opinion we have no under the radar type players in que for this to all play out?
In terms of possible commitments today?
yes ala Orlando
Not a slight on TFB by any means, but no one knew about Zeus until NSD. Mykel, to me was an impressive haul.
Josh Jacobs has committed to Alabama
shocker. /s
Good for him. OU dropped the ball long ago with Jacobs, but so did every state school.
Shocker
Is there some special exception for Bama to have 800 scholarships?
hey, that’s the only reason we got Mykel Jones. sad but true.
The Saban rule of averages. If they take 5 CB’s they will see who is developing and who is not. Then the leftovers end up at South Alabama or on medical redshirt.
Who? Never heard of him.
Unsurprised. By all accounts, it was his dream school.
I’d be pissed if I was Mizzou. They went all out to get him. Sent the whole staff multiple times.
SMH, I think he missed out on OU, but understand got to go with your heart.
Abdul Adams /
Imagine OU going into Alabama and offering a RB that they also offered. No way we sign him. OU used to be what Bama is right now. I hope I see it happen again before I die.
couldn’t agree more.
I just don’t think we pushed that hard for him. Getting RBs is one thing we don’t have problems with.
Only if we leave the Big 12 and start actually competing for national titles again.
Winning fixes everything. Gotta start winning the big one again.
Is Kelly the only one left?
Fizzle
lol at Mayden. Wants to make his own name. Dude, only the biggest of OU basketball fans even remember your dad. It’s not like he was Hollis Price or somebody. Enjoy being buried on that Bama depth chart. On to the next for OU. Don’t want kids that don’t want to be here.
Played with my boy Ryan Minor is why I remember.
He’s just a kid. Let’s not let this ruin the all of the good that has happened. Focus on the positive and keep making strides. It is what it is.
The antics by these recruits are over the top. Mayden wants to increase his Neilsen ratings apparently. What a bunch of ego-centered syncophants….
Its pretty bad.
My thoughts exactly. He wanted to play the “watch me!” game and it back fired on him.
Really need Kelly to salvage today.
update added
If Mayden is indeed a Bama commit at least his thunder was taken off the table. LOL!
how is that funny?
It’s funnier for the fans of the school he didn’t pick.
Overall, it is just a beautiful fiasco.
What the hell is michigan doing so different from everyone else?
cheating harder
I live in Michigan. What Harbaugh is doing is comical. He has sleep overs with recruits. He goes to class with them. What he is doing will eventually get him nailed.
PHRASING!!
He’s the new kid on the block, so to speak, in coaching. When the honeymoon (or sleepovers) wear off, he’ll be just like every other good coach (b/c he is a good coach). But he has to compete with osu and mich st, also perennially good teams.
I heard that all the recruits are forced to wear PJs with feetsies and back flaps. Kind of embarrassing if you ask me.
Netflixing and chilling with high school boys.
Paying video games and having sleepovers.
psycho coach
Bro…he goes for sleepovers. Man’s loco!
Sleep overs…
Missing on Cobb and Mayden is owie
2017 DB class is going to priority
And the DLine.
We say that a LOT for numerous positions…still end up whiffing then!
Sylvie was a nice get… I was really hoping for one more DB though since Sanchez left early.
I gotta say, I’m starting to feel a little disappointed with this class. We made the CFP and only managed to sign one rivals 100 player, lost 2 of our highest rated players in the week before NSD, and missed out on Mayden. Granted we did pull Jones and Farrar late, but it seems as much like our class closed with a whimper this year than a bang. Getting Kelly could mitigate that a lot but man losing him to ND would really be rough at this point.
Did you look at our defensive class last year? rivals top 100 kids want to come in and get guaranteed play right away, not going to do that with our roster.
BS
Yeah mayden chose Bama because they have inferior talent at DB to us.
I think Mayden was just appeasing his family and was Bama 70% OU 30% the whole time
I like your outlook, but I don’t think we signed many top 100 players last year. Recruiting has dropped-off when compared to earlier years and I don’t think anyone can argue with that. I think this class fills some needs and we’ll be fine next year, but to compete with the big boys every year, we need more depth.
Gallimore was the only rivals top 100 player in the 2015 class.
Well when you compare that we had great recruiting classes and competing for the national title every year between 2000-2004, and have only truly competed for one (2008) since, I believe that explains the drop off in recruiting.
Mark Jackson and Eric Swensen where last minute flips also or snags not push over type kids.
True
I’m pleased. …and we still have Tupai, B. Youngquist and Kelly.
Tupai isn’t coming most likely. Youngquist isn’t signing for unkown reasons. Kelly is a 50/50.
Jared who? Never hard of him. Surprised Bama went after such a no-named recruit 😉
He’ll be buried on the depth chart behind Derick Henry 2.0 they have down there.
I think the problem is that Bama can get those kids despite the fact that they may never play. OU is having problems getting guys at positions of need and losing out to the likes of Baylor.
That is really frying my ass.
Bama wins championships, we don’t. To the victor go the spoils.
True dat
This could not be more true.
And Harris that’s coming in in 2017
I know a lot are disappointed with the few guys we didn’t get but I want to thank all the guys that stayed committed and signed so far. We got some really good players and some steals. The day aint over yet. Lets quit griping about the guys we don’t have and wish them well. WE ARE OKLAHOMA!!!
You know it’s many of those guys who we don’t get who make us look bad in the fall? The last sack by texas in october was by a guy we just missed out on!
True but at the same time how many years did Texas have #1 rated class and we kicked their ass in the cotton bowl. Its about practicing them up and signing guys that believe every time they step on the field its about OU Football and laying it all out there. Ill take the #15 rated class and 11 guys on each side that will play lights out every game.
Thank you for staying a positive bro. Boomer!
Thank you for being right alongside… Sooner!
im more annoyed that he really made it seem like ou was the choice. why go to bama where they are super stacked at CB and get 4 5 stars every year at the position
Academics!
/s
Bama wins a helluva lot of football games…. and championships.
You get a ring! You get a ring! You on the bench, you also get a ring!
Do grayshirts get rings?
Good luck to Josh Jacobs. I don’t see how he sees the field as a RB though..given the type of backs they normally go for, not w/oi a change of position or change in philosophy
The only way Jones was available was b/c Bama had to make room for Mayden and Jacobs
I think it had more to do with Alabama already having 11 young WR’s on campus with half a dozen 4* and 5* ratings and 3 other WR commits this year. The overall numbers never stop Saban from signing someone.
What was being reported a couple of days ago was that it was a numbers game with Bama. My point is that people are celebrating getting him while complaining about losing Mayden and Jacobs. They are mutually exclusive.
We just need to get Alabama in the playoff next year…and beat them
We couldn’t even hang with Clemson. What do you think Bama would have done to us?
It would have been incredibly ugly. They would have beaten us worse than they beat MSU.
please–you have to be kidding hopefully
37-17. Nope I am not kidding at all!
that was last year, we have some serious studs on D. Just need to solve the LB questions. I think we’ll be pretty damn good!
We match up better. It’s all about matchups. We didn’t match up with Clemson. Their “VY” style QB was the equalizer.
Clemson’s D-Line was not as good as ‘Bama. They handled us in the trenches. ‘Bama would have destroyed our O-Line and been all over Mayfield all day.
Our best DT misssed the game. Perine down, Mixon down, Perine tries to come back on one leg…no rushing threat, Clemson plays pass and still can be our weak OL.
We led by a point at half. Depth was our problem when we lost those guys.
And Clemson did fine against Bama.
OU would have beaten Bama, like they did a few years ago. Totally different team vs Clemson, which is why they pushed OU to 4 so the 2 best offenses played each other first.
Stop it, man. OU would not have beaten Bama. The offense was too banged up to do what Clemson could. And the DL was too beat up to stop the battering ram for 4 quarters.
Oh, okay. You win. Congrats.
Thanks! What did I win?
DEEEZZZ NUT
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/017/788/gotem.PNG
How long will Saban stay?
well…
Come on, people. I’m not telling anyone how to behave with not getting commits this morning. With some of the comments: I’m wondering who are the adults and who are the kids. We have to represent ourselves well, as OU fans, to the kids who’ve committed to OU. Be a good example.
Finally, a username on here I recognize. And surpise, it’s a positive post! Morning Sam!
Good morning, Collin. Whew! You’d think no one signed with OU this year.
Right? Of course people forget that our playoff run really affects the ’17 class. Pair that with a (should have been) Heisman finalist QB and a two headed monster backfield.
It’s all good. Some people must really get stuck in neutral in their lives.
Exactly! OU will still be a winner next year! And just for the record for all of those negative nellies out there, I just want to remind them that the school with the most wins since WWII and the school with the least amount of losing seasons in history, plays football in Norman, OK.
Seriously. This has been a good day. Just about everyone has signed and early. WTF is wrong with people?
Yes, sir. We are good. OU will win with who’s on the roster, not the ones not on the roster.
It’s NSD typical – next week things will turn to spring practice.
Some folks are miserable and put all their eggs into 18 year olds signing a piece of paper.
so we can’t talk about guys we’ve missed out on? someone who trolled OU on twitter all week? just being real.
If that makes you happy, knock yourself out.
thank you mr. officer.
“To Serve and Protect.”
I’m about to decommit from this thread. I’m happy with our players that we added to an already great team. The mood is starting to turn negative. And I don’t want to participate in that.
Exactly. I’m checking out as well. Let them have their pity party.
See ya Sam
Drives me nuts. They aren’t regulars, but they sure like to come and whine once in a while. GO AWAY!
…
See ya, 47.
ROTFLOL!
I was saving this for a special occasion.
Today meets that meme perfectly! Wow, some of these people I have never seen before and I’m glad I haven’t. I hope they go away just as fast.
Cant leave fast enough.
Exactly. The number of naysayers is staggering and I don’t think it’s coincidental they all showed up today. Ridiculous.
life is about the good and the bad man. nothing wrong with discussing the bad.
Thanks Sam for always being positive. Today is a great day for the kids & families.
It is a great day. Sooner fan yesterday, Sooner fan tomorrow, Sooner fan to infinity.
Just my thoughts Sam – we just freaking made the playoffs, and have an excellent group to spring forward with. We’re plugging the primary holes needed, and the future looks bright for this team! Hats off to our newly committed Sooners – welcome and look forward to your impacts on the field!
Tex’ish, you’re correct. No one is going to remember the kids who didn’t commit. We will remember the ones who did, such as Mr. Sylvie. That kid is all in and that is what will make OU great; it’s about the buy-in not the name.
I like the kids we’ve gotten. The others did what they thought was best to them, but don’t mean anything to me from here forward. We won the conference in 2015, went to the final 4, and have a strong returning core; so I’m happy with what WE have. Jealousy doesn’t suit me.
It’s free you can leave whenever. People have a right to be upset that after winning the conference and finishing in the playoff that Bob is getting outrecruited by the likes of TCU and Baylor. Is that a joke? TCU with their 30 thousand person fixer upper stadium is beasting on us? What? Half their team was freshman last year and they are STILL OUTRECRUITING US WE CAN WE GIVE PLAYING TIME IMMEDIATELY. How is that even possible? That doesn’t happen to elite coaches.
Even Jordan has written several times that the recruiting has to get better and you’re delusional if you think that has happened. If we miss out on Kelly do you realize how badly we’re going to fall? We have a legit chance of not having a top 25 recruiting class.
Houston has more 5 star recruits than OU has had in the past 5 years. You people marginalizing this are the same ones crying for Heupel’s head and making jokes about Jay Norvell (who just owned Mike Stoops by the way this last season).
It is stastically impossible to win a national championship without a top ten recruiting class once every four years and we can’t even break the top 20.
Ummm, King… I do understand that it is “highly unlikely” that you can win Natty’s without a top 10 recruiting class, but saying it is “statistically impossible” is like those people that use “literally” improperly. Please share how it is “STATISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE”, especially since the 2000 OU Nat. Champ. team did exactly that. I’ll grant you that they were the ONLY team since 1998 to do it, but it does show that the phrase “statistically impossible” is wrong. They did have 3 top 25 classes, but ZERO top 10 classes.
Imagine that. Not only has it been done, but it was done by OU! I literally died when I found that out! (Tht’s how you use the word “literally” improperly).LOL
Rivals and 247 didnt exist back then. If youre going to pretend youre not laughably out of your league at least get your facts right because my initial statement was that it hasnt been in 10 years and will never happen again.
A one time exception (that happened almost 20 years ago) occurrence in 30 years proves the rule.
And you didnt literally die moron. You figuratively died. Stop using literally figuratively if you want people to think your opinions matter at all.
Rivals and 247 didnt exist back then. If youre going to pretend youre not laughably out of your league at least get your facts right because my initial statement was that it hasnt been in 10 years and will never happen again.
A one time exception (that happened almost 20 years ago) occurrence in 30 years proves the rule.
And you didnt literally die moron. You figuratively died. Stop using literally figuratively if you want people to think your opinions matter at all.
Always look at the bright side of things! Top 5 finish last year, with a great chance to contend again next year. We have a good class coming in… you could even add Lampkin/Murray/Dalton to this class since they were all out last year for different reasons. Those 3 guys alone drew a lot of attention and now they’re all Sooners!
When does Spring ball practice begin?
any word on valentin? He’s the only east coaster not signed.
Signed.
Wonder how long before some of these Bama guys transfer/get forced out?
Good news about jones, but really frustrating missing on mayden. Just wish kids wouldnt intentionally mislead, like he did on that periscope thing. Oh well.
They might not be as big of names as Kelly and Mayden but has Jordan Parker and JohnCarlo Valentin signed yet? Also any new updates on PJ Blue and Calvin Bundage.
Valentin just in!
And the only reason they are not as big of names as the two you mentioned is that they haven’t led OU on. Parker is a HUGE pickup!
Yes but is Parker’s LOI in yet
Parker is just as good as Mayden per film just doesn’t have the name cause he wasn’t down to us and Bama when Parker becomes an AA people will ask Mayden who?
Parker is in the ESPN300 , dude is a stud
OU is the Big 12 Champion. Coaching, hard work, team chemistry, and Baker will defend the title again. And I’ll wager a half rack of beer OU beats the bull in October by 21+. Who wants some of that action?
OU 63 UT 3 , Charlie Fired at Halftime.
mid 3rd quarter, he’s forced to hand his headset to Jay Norvell
Jay Norvell gets fired right before the 4th Quarter , Texas calls Mack Brown from the broadcasting booth.
I’ll take that action any day of the week. Give me the points! I want Boulevard Wheat please.
Bet. I’ll screen shot this. ?
Screen shot this and call me out. I’ll own up to it! But at the same time you’d better own up to if come October. I will have long forgotten about this by then.
Wow. I hope Buchelle or somebody can play QB for your cause. Heard is a horrible passer. Our weak OL just wouldn’t let us get a lead and force the issue last year.
So do we pack it in, or expect some surprise signings with a few schollies open now?
Mayden hasn’t committed yet?
Who’s that? Only Mayden I know played basketball at OU in the mid 90’s.
Curious why we update saying Mayden has committed when he hasn’t
Scout, ESPN and several others reported that he did
I mean he’s saying he didn’t yet so….
Pretty sure he takes the stage in less than 10 minutes to make it “official”
Right. But the word is that he was a “silent commit to Bama” and that these national guys leaked it early
Guess we will see. Why would he be so adamant that he hasn’t committed yet if was going there anyways?
To bask in the national attention that is signing day. Why else? He wants his moment.
Wants to get his 5 minutes to sit there and pick up his Bama hat.
Valentin signed 9:10am
update added
Whew, 6’4″ and 330? That boy’s a hoss.
so parker and Kelly are the only drama left (except ryan parker and youngquist)
looks that way to me
Tupai
The Bad News: We lost out on some very highly rated guys that we had been in on a long time. That really does hurt and doesn’t give you a ton of momentum for sure. Then you add that we don’t have the numbers of scholarships so that doesn’t give you a chance for a really highly rated class.
The Good News: There is so much returning to this team and there is a ton of young talent that hasn’t even seen the field yet. This team is primed to be very good next year and has a schedule that will put them on the national stage very very early. Combine that with the fact that 2017 is already a good class we are in a good spot. IMO
The Good News: We can compete with and beat anyone in the country.
Except Clemson…..facts don’t lie.
haven’t dominated Texas in a while, either……
We still have the best coaches in the NCAA.
Saban > Stoops.
I love that OU has Bob but Nick is the best coach in CFB.
I would also put Urban Meyer above too but Bob is right near the top.
If you factor in that Bob is less likely to flame out and pack up at any given moment he should get points for that. Those other guys, there will always be that element.
How did Nick fair against Bob again?
Beat him in the 04 title game, lost in the Sugar Bowl. What’s your point?
He’s 1-1 vs Saban
Ah..the LSU at the Superdome card. Forgot about that.
Yeah it’s easy to forget, had OU kept running the ball things wouldve probably been different but someone had to lose
But freaking LSU at the SUGAR BOWL. Should’ve been a rule against that. Second richest football program gets a NC home game?
played Florida teams twice in the Orange Bowl as well
At least there is the fake Cotton Bowl now. Maybe we get lucky one year.
Kejuan Jones was crushing it and Jason couldn’t get away from the blitz. That game still haunts me.
Disagree. Said it the other day, give bob 67 4 and 5 stars(probably even more after today), and then see who the better coach is.
Nick is a better recruiter for sure, and his 5 NCs are unmatched in todays CFB
And thats the only coaching aspect i believe hes better at, he really is a terriffic recruiter.
Let them coach the exact same group though, and i think bob has better results.
It’d be fun to see thats for sure
You’re entitled to your opinion, but the proof is in the pudding. Rings (REAL NC rings) say it all. Saban has proven to be far more successful than Clan Bob.
Once again, talent levels. You or i could have won at least 2 titles with 6 straight #1 classes.
Bob played for 4 with classes that averaged maybe 7 or 8.
Not true. Mack couldn’t do it.
Saban had more talent than mack did, and saban didnt have to play bob stoops every year at OU’s talent level peak.
Saban dosent win 4 titles with OU in the SEC west.
Whaaa? Mack had Top 5 classes every year at Texas. Don’t give me the “Saban had more talent.” That is a cop-out to fit your narrative.
Mack had a lot of talent, but didnt sign 6 straight #1 classes.
NO ONE, and i mean NO ONE, has ever had an entire 3 deep consisting of nothing but 4 and 5 stars…thats basically an all star team.
Saban is a good coach, but he didnt do much at MSU, especially compared to d’antonio.
I live in AL country. The football passion here is over the top. Everyone knows AL has always cheated, always will. You still have to win it on the field. They’re just better at it than Texsa.
Stoops has been about the only coach in recent history that’s gotten the better of Saban, no matter the talent disparity.
Stoops’ OU team in ’03 had Saban’s LSU on the ropes. Don’t throw 4-straight passes and OU rolls to national title #8.
Stoops’ OU team in ’12 just air-bombed Saban’s Tide squad. They gave Ole Miss and other spread teams in the SEC the blueprint for how to beat Bama.
Every coach, no matter how great, has a rival that just gets the best of them; for Saban, evidence points to that being Stoops. Sort of like how Osborne could never quite get over Switzer. Things like that just happen in college football, sometimes.
Bob did win the last one but Meyer would be more his rival than Bob IMO
but yeah i agree run the ball instead of throw and that 2004 Sugar Bowl turns out different
I hate the thought but think about Bob coaching UT during the Mack era. I think a lot of rings.
Bob is the best PERSON by a mile, but 4 championships in the last 7 years (let that sink in) speaks for itself. recruiting is a big part of coaching, and we’re mediocre in that department.
What can OU say/do differently to be #1 in recruiting?
Good points. Main concerns going into next year – LB’s and only one QB with any experience. A very good one! But still just one. Big question marks are LB – some very good young talent and a couple of JUCOs we don’t know about yet. May all work out great, but…Still need a couple of WRs to step up and I think they will. Great coaches that get the most they can out of our players.
So….how good are the DB’s that have been long commits?
So now do we fire Kish and Boulware?
Don’t know the answer to that..but I think this should cause some concern in Bobs mind. I would hope anyways.
This is a good day to be Stephen Dale.
Hahaha, Sad but so true!
It’s never a good day to be SD!!
Not so much………..
The only guy we really expected to have a shot with was Mayden anyway. Now if Kelly doesn’t sign……
But that’s the point, it’s not about substance.
Well, I don’t plan to hang a noose like some, nor do I plan to celebrate like SD. We go with what we have and load up for 2017 class. it is what it is.
He is the perfect embodiment of our negative populus. our society needs him here as that face. I think he’s funny most the time.
He has a lot on here copping his style.
Snap out of it Fear
sorry…youre right.
24/7 sports has that team in Austin with the #11 rated singing class thus far.
What are they singing?
Where does OU finish? Do they make the Top 15?
Around 20
That’s gross. Final Four team and they pull this class. Yuck. Perception issue is real, ladies and gentlemen…whether we want to believe it or not.
I don’t think so. They would have to pull in a couple high 4* players to crack the top 15
not a chance of the top 15 even with M Jones and Kelly. Top 20 —-possibly.
You really, really, really shouldn’t care about things like this, but I’m sure some of you will ignore that advice 😉
So if you do care…
https://twitter.com/GuerinEmig/status/694902538345156608
UGH!!!!!!!
And poor lowly OU found a way to win the conference with less talent. Oh the horror.
Must be the superior coaching then.
Or bad evaluations by recruiting services. Or both.
Winning solves everything?
Does it? Didn’t seem to help this year. Losing to ut is a killer for us in the state of Texas. Throw in that tcu, and baylor have really improved and it shows today. We beat Baylor…..lose Cobb, lose to Texas….lose Daniels.
Insert Bob’s Rant On Recruiting Ratings
agree with you completely, jordan!
Those don’t mean jack until the kids start playing.
Not completely true. There was an article posted the other day that basically showed the average draft class ranking of 3-4 years, and the teams often finished within a spot or two of those rankings in the final polls. There is a pretty strong correlation most of the time.
I read the article. But it is flawed. Just like grading an NFL draft. You cannot really grade it for a couple of years.
A little misleading b/c of class size. Any site showing average * rating, and ranking teams that way? Should help OU a bit.
This class is the hangover from the 8-5 bowl game blowout season.
Wow! I just got on the site and already over 1k comments. Guess I know what I will be doing for the next several hours.
Rivals site has already crashed at 8:58 am————everybody is coming to this site for updated info…………..
I’ll say it again…Charlie Strong will be fired before any of those recruits see the field.
willing to wager a few coins ? Strong has three yrs left on his contract. He will get those 3 yrs ; otherwise , every Black household in Texas will break ranks with UT for failing to give Strong enough time to build a solid foundation….OU has helped Strong’s case by laying a tu** in the RRS last October….
Not a betting man, just letting my disgust with Texas boil over.
I hear you but Strong has the full backing ( at least publicly ) of the new AD, UT chancellor, and Texas BOR……..barring an off the field incident , he’s going to be in Austin for years to come and leave at a time of his choosing………
Are you late to the boards this morning because you’ve been gloating on the UTerus boards?
not at all……….Texas hurt OU with daniels but Alabama did as well with Mayden….The Little 12 ( excepting us OU fans ) wants a dominant Texas program —-and it will be getting a dominant UT program soon.
Breaking NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rivals went off line at 8:58 with a server problem ! TFB’s dependability is needed now more than ever !!!!! Keep the computers going guys………
Drama is unnecessary, we had a great coup. What do you guys want? We always wait, there’s still time for more transfers and ETC. This is every year, Stoops is also one of those dated coaches that still uses the outdated process of giving walkons scholarships. Learn the game or choose a new team.
plus murray and lewis.
Look at all of OU’s flips in recent weeks. We put the work in
Good point. We have flipped guys too! Fans just don’t value flips to the good guys like they criticize a loss of a guy never committed to OU.
the ones we lost are rated higher than the ones we flipped.
I really don’t care about ratings. OU annually finishes “worst” than many others in rankings and yet he have the hardware (Big 12 championships, Natl. Champs & just made CFP this year with a totally outmatched OL). Results on field matter to me.
It’s not a coincidence that Bama and the SEC keep winning titles. It’s because they get the best recruits. To say there isn’t a correlation would be insane.
I think the point is that you (and many others) assume “best recruits” based on ratings and stars. I can find several examples but all you have to do is look south to see there is a lot more to recruiting than ratings/stars.
I’m confused as to why you are so dumbfounded and upset at posters expressing their frustration. If you want to be happy, post happy thoughts. We’ll be fine next year and I think we filled some needs in this class, but recruiting has dropped off significantly in the last six or so years. We had one rivals 100 player last year and one this year. We can do better. So, take a breadth and relax; the venting will end in a few days and life will go on.
Because, when my toddler who is also ignorant of things he doesn’t understand, throws a fit, I use words such as these to temper the the mood. Why be negative and attack kids? Why look like a bunch of b*tches? We have gotten just about everyone. We signed a lot of DL and DBs last year and everyone complains about LBs this years we sign more LBs……….. What does that mean>? What does that mean? Also the assumption that these players are more capable because of HS hype is laughable. If college freshman could be on twitter like HS kids you’d think they were the second coming as well.
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Feel like people aren’t as excited about Mykel Jones as they should be. Yeah we missed out on Mayden around the same time but we just picked up a Rivals100 players at our biggest position of need! He is gonna be an absolute stud
Agree 100%. Mayden, Schmayden. Move on. We’ve done more with less. It’s called coaching.
Although I think we were okay at WR, and I think CB getting someone who can step in immediately like mayden was more important. but jones is a HUGE get no doubt
Parker can play some ball now…just saying. ?
Parker looks very, very good to me. We need someone to step up and man that spot next year. IMO, that’s the biggest hole to fill next yr on D. I think everywhere else we can be better, b/c I think the DL will be better and help the LBs and DBs look better. The DBs already are very good, imo, except for that one position. I think we’ll find somone to fill the LBs positions, but it should be a better look for the LBs with an improved DL imo.
PJ can make that jump just like Jordan Thomas did. Secondary will be fine. It’s depth at the LB position that was concerning, hence the juco offers at LB. If the coaches didn’t think they have the right guy to play then you would have seen of a Juco offer. True Freshmen corners that make an immediate impact are very hard to fine. Patrick Peterson didn’t start until the last 4 games of the season.
Hope you are right about PJ. I just don’t know. I’m hoping that evans or bolton will be adequate guys for alexander’s spot, plus doucet. I think we have guys to pick from, but we’ll see, idk for sure. I really like our safeties and johnson–whatever you want to call him at nickle. and I like the depth. I’m looking for our DL to make a move upward in improvement next year w/the guys we have coming back and coming out of redshirt. I think the DBfield looked pretty good this past year and with their added experience and talent and improved play on the DL which I think will happen, could be slight improvement, but probably pretty hard to play much better in backfield. Overall, I think the d will be improved mainly b/c I look for an improvement on the DL. I have no idea who will man striker’s position.
I think we’re all really excited about Mykel but with all the negative hits we’re getting its just tempering the enthusiasm some.
The only reason he’s here is because Alabama didn’t want him.
Absolutely… If there was a spot open at Bama, he takes it
for sure…Bama chose mayden and got thenselves a future NFL cornerback…….
With that said… I’m excited non the less. He’s going to do big this in LR offense.
Do you have anything good to say? Seriously man. Find another spot for your garbage. This is a great day to be a Sooner yet I’m reading your trash every 10 comments or so.
If you don’t like the truth you’re free to leave. Being a Sooner means holding yourselves and those around you accountable in search of greatness.
Not simply deluding yourself into thinking you’re better than everyone else because “LOL OKLAHOMA”. And oh, by the way, you can thank Jordan for that Alabama line because that is EXACTLY what he has been saying all week.
I’ve been on this site for a long time and have plenty thick skin to deal with cats like you.
It’s just all your comments are negative. I think there’s plenty of talent both in Norman and incoming to keep this thing moving in the right direction. That doesn’t make me a sunshine pumper. Stars and rankinks are nice and all but I want kids that WANT to play for OU and be part of something special. To each their own…
A kid wants to play for the school that gives them the best chance to succeed. If your coach cant accomplish that then he is a failure, and if he cant accomplish that while Charlie Strong is styling all over him after the season Texas just had? My question is when is it ok to talk about OU’s failure, because apparently to the silver spoon fed people around here that time is never, but it’s especially not whenever we’re in the middle of those failures. I want to win national championships. I want to beat Texas so badly at everything that they leave the conference. I want a team that is going to physically and spiritually dominate their opponents. I want a coach who isn’t going to get outsmarted in every big game he plays in.
I want these things because I’m a real OU fan. People like you are just a bunch of chest bumping fair weather fans who don’t care about progress or greatness.
I guess the lack of ANYTHING positive from you is why I and many others question your motives. We were one game away from a national title just a few months ago and now we have a declining program in your estimation. I can’t follow that logic. I too desperately want to beat UT in everything. I was in the Cotton Bowl this past season for that inexplicable loss and it was a gut punch. But what happened after that loss was a thing of beauty and gave me hope for a resurgence but it obviously didn’t have the same effect on you. Pointing out flaws is fine and I’m all for it. However, when there’s never anything positive to counteract the deficiencies it comes off as trolling. You can call me sunshine this or sunshine that because I couldn’t care less what you think of me. You’re a negative person and negative people are best served hanging with other negative people. I’ve wasted enough time on this so I’m going to go back to enjoying my day and let you get back to preaching the end of days for this football program. Best of luck to ya…
A kid wants to play for the school that gives them the best chance to succeed. If your coach cant accomplish that then he is a failure, and if he cant accomplish that while Charlie Strong is styling all over him after the season Texas just had? My question is when is it ok to talk about OU’s failure, because apparently to the silver spoon fed people around here that time is never, but it’s especially not whenever we’re in the middle of those failures. I want to win national championships. I want to beat Texas so badly at everything that they leave the conference. I want a team that is going to physically and spiritually dominate their opponents. I want a coach who isn’t going to get outsmarted in every big game he plays in.
I want these things because I’m a real OU fan. People like you are just a bunch of chest bumping fair weather fans who don’t care about progress or greatness.
Alabama signed three WRs who were ranked as high or higher than M Jones….Saban covered all bases again….that staff is relentless–BUT–that’s what it takes to win NC’s……….
Don’t forget how they stole Josh Jacobs right out from under Bob’s nose even though Bob was in his living room recruiting him a week before anyone knew who he was.
I know Jones is the higher rated player but I liked Jacobs more. Jones will be great and I’m glad he’s here but it’s hard to get excited about a guy who made it obvious you were his second choice.
on point……..OU signed a bunch of ‘2nd choices’ types this year…and a few ‘C’ list guys, too……,
Mayden has 4 minutes to become a legend at OU. Will he do it?!?
So we went to the CFP and we have the 4th rated recruiting class in our own conference? Awesome…
Yeah, we need some recruiters on this staff. Not getting it done.
Sarcasm?
We need a new Jerry Montgomery on this staff who can close the deal with recruits.
Makes you wonder which of these kids Monty might have pulled in.
exactly, Daniels and Southall most likely
probably a couple of others as well. He helped bring in kids at all positions.
& we continue to miss
Worse batting average than Cody Thomas!!
You can be a Ferrari but if you dont have a driver you’re not going to go very fast.
Translation: Texsa still doesnt have a QB.
I kind of think they do. The guy that ran through our defense. What they didn’t have was an OC. They have that now too.
They have an OC that has never called a play before.
That was more on our defense that day not on their QB. Why didnt he run through everyones defense if thats the case?
Good point. I still think the OC they had – Norvell – didn’t know how to use him. The new guy from Tulsa does.
Got that right. Even all the best coaches in the history of football working together can’t fix that.
well fans have seen Swoopes and Heard. they haven’t seen the FRRS Locksley or the uncoming Buechele……..Locksley is the guy who may emerge as the starter in the spring: 6-4,205 with speed to run……not sure whether he is much of a passer or not…Buechele might be the best passing QB but doubt he will play over the others……..
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https://twitter.com/SoonerScoop/status/694903778470793217
Noobs. 🙂
Haha. Again! Wow. Glad I finally gave up that place
Bwahahahah
LOL!
I really like the OL pickups today.
Only 1 DE/NT/DE in the whole class is a major recruiting void. Not sure how that happened? Mike Stoops needs to help out there. Sure, Bledsoe is a MAJOR sign, but you need more than 1 DE/NT/DE in a class.
We’re fine. Next cycle critical.
Don’t worry we’ll sign a couple 2 or 3 star jucos out of Lackawanna next year to make up for it.
holy s**t!! If i read much more of this i might go hang myself!! relax people!!
yea, its sad.
Very Sad.
lol Truth..
it’s like this every year. We lose fans to suicide every year on the 1st wed of feb.
I’d miss them if I could remember who they were.
RIP
RIP
No kidding! Need to hand out Sam’s club sized bottles of xanax to a few people.
Man, I don’t remember getting this many east coast guys before.
Have to go somewhere to get them when you can’t even get guys from the home state and for all practical purposes have been shut out in Texsa.
you beat me to it with your comment. Not a good day for the PUkes, either….all the they got were 2* & a few 3* from south of the Red River…and no QB to date.
The only commits we are waiting to sign a NLI are Bledsoe and Jordan Parker, right?
Kelly and Parker
Kelly might be a little while. It’s only 730am on the west coast.
Bledsoe is in
missed that, thanks
Kelly too, right?
well yeah, but I was asking about the guys that are already commited
Misunderstood. Sure reads like we’re waiting for others to sign NLI.
Mykle Jones
Mykel Jones already signed and sent his NLI.
Happy with ALL the new Sooners! can’t remember the one’s who didnt commit!!
Stoops on FSSW now.
Bob Said Kendall is similar to Baker Mayfield.
Has Bob said ‘ this is the best OU class I’ve signed ” yet ?
Don’t hate on everybody else… CELEBRATE!
B. Stoops on with Ryan Broyles at Soonersports.com Live Webcast!
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/694905113157070848
Classic Bob coach speak.
Classic Every Coach In The Country today speak 😉
Touche. Bob is the only one I listen to though.
OK, so he should have said “our class sucks and none of these players is going to be any good. That would be the right way to start their career.
The one I really hate missing out on, was Jacobs. We need to keep kids that talented in state.
Apparently, we got on him too late. Maybe he felt slighted or maybe he just liked Bama more. Who knows.
didnt bama come in later then ou tho?
Recency of National Championship(s) trump card.
Exactly. If we had the timing advantage, that may have been a difference-maker.
That doesn’t count if you’re looking down instead of up.
yes……
Would tend to agree. Right in our backyard, so it is OU’s responsibility to find him first.
Rodney Anderson and Adams are really, really good. I just don’t think our original plans were to take 2 backs.
From unknown to bama signee in 2 weeks. Every got in late.
No doubt, but if all else is even, it makes sense to pick the CFP champ.
I’ll bet you if OU would have really, really, really wanted him, they’d have gotten him. They’d have camped out on his front steps. I do think they wanted him, but it wasn’t that important to them, imo
You could very well be right. May have seen him as a tweener and with the RBs we have, he may not have been at the top of our list.
warren is very good too, but we are happy with the coaches getting perine and mixon
Maybe he just fancied the idea of being a definite RB instead of a jack-of-all-trades athlete, as OU was recruiting him. I haven’t seen anyone really address that aspect.
I agree with you. I wanted jacobs, but there may be some things people don’t know that stoops and people close know. why wouldn’t gundy have gone after him hard? Not very far from home?
Seems alot like Abdul Adams to me, same type of players. Adams > Jacobs, or so it seems. No worries there..
I am actually very happy for Jacobs. North Tulsa is not a good place to be and he went from Wyoming to Alabama in a couple weeks. He was never going to stay in state, he needed to get away.
I agree with your sentiment, but Perine, Mixon, Brooks, Anderson, and now Adams…
If there’s any position where we can afford to miss out on talent right now, it’s definitely RB.
exactly. Warren is good, but I think they coaches made the right decisions with perine and mixon
Think Alex Ross might have another year…hasn’t been the super star but dang.
It is funny now to think that we just had Keith Ford. Riches.
I don’t really count Ross… he gets tackled by air.
Well, if we get to Ross being a regular in the backfield a lot of things went wrong.
Can never have too many playmakers in this offense though.
That’s 6 RBs on scholarship.
Alabama’s recruiting pitch “Your own State school didn’t even notice you until 2 weeks ago, why would you want to go there?” (or so we are told by the press)
Yeah, so the lone RB we got in this class was by Riley and his connection with him years ago. Gundy moves to WR coach. What exactly did Boulware do for us this year? You can’t miss on guys in your own backyard, at least pay him a visit or two during the season, establish the relationship in case he blows up, you are there waiting. But he had no loyalty to OU, so when 2 big boys come running at the last second, why wouldn’t you pick one putting RB’s into the league and several recent national championships.
My thoughts exactly.
Its a crying shame to see TFB’s going down hill so badly that we only have………..1234 posts in a couple of hours!!!!!!!
Don’t forget, we already have an ELITE QB and S already on campus
Off the top of my head, bama has at least 4 5 star CB(brown, humphrey, carter and knott). No idea why mayden would prefer to sit on the bench behind all that.
He may not
has faith in himself to be the best
Faith dosent get you on the field though lol.
His ability might though, which is why I am bummed he didn’t pick the Sooners
If this horse wasn’t dead before, it definitely is now. No need to keep beating it.
Just trying to see from his vantage point.
Because saban is one of the best recruiters in the country
You forgot Fitzpatrick
yep, thats 5.
I agree with you, he should have come to OU where there is an open spot for him. He’s as good as any bama’s recruited, imo, but when you get to a school like bama they can afford to play politics with that much cream, and he could be as good or even better and not start. Are bama’s CBs returning starters? If so, I doubt they replace them with mayden.
update added
Jordan Parker IN!
Nice.
Nice to have Parker in the fold.
Tonight’s going to be crazy. If Kelly chooses OU then this class is a success and we can all calm down….. but if he chooses ND, then take cover haha.
you got that right. “Losing” a 5 star who wasn’t even committed to OU but fans thought he was ours to lose–about half the OU fans who follow recruiting will overdose
We will be a better fan base if they do
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Not dead?
GUYS, this has been a great recruiting class. There are people like Logan Roberson, who are a “2 star” guy, because he shut down his recruiting and didn’t play politics to bolster his status. Rankings are not a perfect measure of success.
RESULTS on the field ARE. OU continues to be a threat annually to win it all. Sit down and R-E-L-A-X.
This is TFB, NOT Trolls-R-US.
And its not just talent. Too many forget that you need guys that fit into your system!!!
EXACTLY, OUHOUND. ‘Preciate you chiming in!
“This is TFB, NOT LT.”
FIFY
Yeah, if OU had gone after jacobs hard and he committed early, he’d be 2 star too, imo
OU is a threat but we usually end up losing to one of those schools that had better recruiting classes than we did in the end
My, my, my.. is that you?
Just trying to keep things factual.
“Rankings are not a perfect measure of success.”
You say that but go look at the stat about the last several NC teams. All of them had top 5 recruiting classes a year or two before said NC
Didn’t say they were irrelevant. Look at OU this year, brother. Most likely a mature offensive line away from winning NC.
Which again, goes back to recruiting. Shouldn’t have been an issue had we not struck out on our OL classes the few years prior
Which is why Bedenbough is now our OL coach, and he’s one of the best in the the country. He’s building really good depth now.
been hitting the ‘sauce’ already, jake ? your comment gives you away…….
Lol. You know I love to have some back-and-forth banter with you, Stephen! Keep up the good… I mean, bad work!
just speaking the truth, Jake…..just speaking the truth….
Now that is HUGE. Jordan Parker is a stud it looks like to me. Very, very happy over this one
I like that pickup as well.
I should have added some more “verys”
So now is Kelly the only one we are waiting for today?
yes
I have a feeling people are going to keep asking this question all day
Is it just me or does Jordan Parker look like Shep? I had to do a double take.
I miss SHEP ?
a great player, for sure
Dang, he does!
Lol not at all bud.
I hadn’t noticed but yeah he kinda does. Creepy.
Not creepy, comforting
What a rough morning. 1/5 is not a good start
?? Great class. Kids fit our system.
Just cause they fit doesn’t mean they’re good.
Which one isn’t good
They do but they’re not landing the one’s they really want. Scrambling around the Juco ranks at the last minute doesn’t give me very much confidence.
The juco ranks was because Dom left….Id gladly trade Mayden for Jones since its a position of need. Im not even upset about Jacobs..we were always planing to take one rb this class and we got who Riley wanted all along. As for the dts its always harder to get texas kids out of texas head to head and then again we didn’t recruit a bunch of dts because it wasn’t a position of need. This team will be better next year with the guys we have
Wow, you’re kidding, right? The OU coaches don’t know “good” when they see it?
I’m hearing Velus Jones Jr rumors right now.
Please say it isn’t so
I read on Twitter OU is making a late push for his services
One thing’s for sure, he has the ability to change his mind frequently so why not
Ain’t care.
fingers crossed.
You’d think he was a Fresno kid instead of alabama
I’m disappointed…someone cheer me up.. 🙁
I just saved a bunch of money on car insurance by switching to Geico.
I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.
texas still sucks!!
Be careful someone might yell at you for being disappointed…
Yep, sunshine pumpers.
For real. If I can’t talk about it here then what’s the point?
That’s not allowed anymore, apparently. Somehow diminishes your fandom if you’re disappointed in our Final Four team pulling a 20-25 class.
No one is questioning your “fandom”. Just your evaluation of the kids we signed. Is it a Top 5 class? No. Should we have expected better? Sure. But no way are we out of the running to repeat. The difference between classes is marginal.
A Final Four team should never pull less than a Top 10. I too don’t understand the ratings systems and I know they are flawed. That said, missing on high value targets and legacy targets, after an appearance in a National Semi Final is unexplainable and, frankly, unacceptable. If that doesn’t turn heads what will? If that doesn’t grab the “elites” will dusty old trophies from a decade back do that? Will trophies for winning the conference title in the league that everyone considers the red-headed step child do that?
I was looking at the difference between OUr kids and Clemson’s recruits this morning. We are give or take a top 20, maybe top 15 class. Clemson at a top ten class had 1 more 4* and two more 3* players at the time I looked. There is not a lot of difference top to bottom. The major separation is in the top 5 schools.
Exactly, we’re not what they call a regular daily fixture on the board so our opinions don’t matter, lol.
You can and should bring up valid concerns
We’re “sunshine pumpers” because we disagree? Yes, we could’ve done better, but we didn’t do bad. If Kelly signs we’ll have done really good in fact.
I am not saying we did bad, in fact I am really happy about some of the guys we picked up. I just had higher expectations coming off of a year where we made the Playoff. But more than anything I am disappointed at people on here being scolded because their expectations were not met. Coaches may have filled all of our needs but behind closed doors even they are disappointed on some guys they missed out on. Is someone gonna go to Stoops’ house and brow beat him if he publicly admitted disappointment?
Yes, this, upvote it. It’s really a weird thing to watch. The regulars get sooooo worked up if anyone expresses criticism. It’s hilarious.
you’re not allowed to talk about that, only happiness and sunshine.
I am usually a sunshine pumper and I am disappointed as well.
Doesn’t mean OU is all of sudden a bad team, just not what we wanted to see today.
It is always a good day to be a Sooner. I have said it on here before, I will take the worst day as a Sooner fan over the best day as a Texsa fan every time.
When I woke up this morning..Venus was rising in the east and the sun did rise…still shining as I type…Im gonna bet theres an awesome sunset this evening as well…like Glen would say…I got a peacefully easy feeling
Disappointed because we got a pretty good bunch of kids? I don’t get it.
just disappointed that we missed on Daniels and Mayden. Especially Mayden after losing Cobb.
https://twitter.com/BaxxToThePros/status/694906612838985728
i always look at things and say well we could have osu or tulsas recruiting class…..
Ah come on, you can set the bar lower… 😀
I don’t care what anyone says. A team that competed in the CFP with a 20-25 ranked class is unacceptable.
We arm primed for next class. I think it takes a year. Those previous two years really hurt. We are going to be all over the television this year.
Confused as to what you’re saying. Are you saying that 2017 will be a great class?
Making the playoffs was ALWAYS going to effect the 2017 class. By the time we made the playoffs most kids already had their list trimmed.
Yes exactly. A good Heisman campaign has to start before the season. I think that and our schedule brings us back…if we don’t choke. Lots of exposure.
Probably will bring a ton of visitor recruits to the tOSU game
Sorry, can’t buy right now. Still have the feeling that if tOSU, Bama, Clemson, Texas, Baylor, maybe TCU (UT, BU, TCU for Texas/B12 kids) come calling kids will bail on OU.
Well, we need to constantly keep the cupboard full of hot, top notch young assistants. No more hangers on. The old guard has gotten out of touch and just needs to be there for closing time.
Oh, and fire Kish.
This I can buy! Really frustrated.
It already is. Hottest start I’ve seen here in years.
I sure hope so. Cause right now I’m pretty dang upset.
Kelley would ease that pain some. Lots of clover on his twitter lately though
We have two definite studs that haven’t been hyped as fully as they should have been in Bledsoe and Jackson.
Bledsoe is a 5
Jackson maybe is a 4 but he is a 5 in our defense
If we got Kelley that would be 3 5 stars–Kelley won the HS Butkus
With the way things worked out, I count Dalton Wood, Geno Lewis and Kyler Murray in this class. That’s a haul with what we did get.
Dalton Wood? He’s been committed to OU as long as Jason White was AT OU.
I don’t care what he did yesterday; I care about what he did today.
Today he’s at OU. Yesterday he was doing whatever he was doing. Since he’s here today, I count him with this group.
I’m gonna stay off record regarding Murray and Wood. Lewis is a good get though in my opinion.
Man. I need a break until August. Mixed emotions on this class. Win the Big 12..Make Playoffs..going to finish 4th in the Big 12 in recruiting…all to Texas schools. We have to win it again next year. Have to.
We also need to add some serious recruiter talent to our staff. Carrying a lot of dead weight
next year will be the tell.. If we win it again and with the stadium renovations.. If we don’t finish better.. That will be the indicator of the staff.. Remember this is some of the coaches first class..
Not bagging on the new coaches…the dead weight is more directed toward Boulware and Kish
Everyone’s in. Now the long wait for Caleb Kelly.
What time is kelly? gotta go deploy some machines, may as well do it before he announces.
7:30 CT
oh jesus…zzzzzz
Thanks
I think I saw 7:30pm, which is 5:30pm central if my secret surfer watch is right.
That would be 9:30 pm CT then…
No he’s in Pacific time it’s 5:30 there 7:30 here
Reversed. 5:30 there 7:30 here
Yeah, I was focus on the Pac time and mistyped.
Am I coming or going?
Yes
We don’t know Bob’s “there” and “here”.
I hate this damned watch. Can’t see the numbers on it either.
Can’t wait for Perine to run over Daniels
Has Mayden still not “officially” announced? I thought we’d hear confirmation by 9:25 or so.
Said he will be on stage in about 10 minutes to announce
Is OU now Kansas State? Land a bunch of JUCOs every year and just coach up 3 and low 4 star guys? Sorry guys I’m bitter….
Your bitterness is obvious
Sorry, I’m sore over watching OU get smashed by Clemson the past two years and then not seeing recruiting turn around to stop it from happening again. Recruiting rankings matter.
Dude… Come on.
You wanna be Texas??? HAVE THE CREAM OF THE CROP? But do NOTHING? I mean, honestly.
You’ll get over it … or else you won’t.
It’s a fair question. Maybe not to that level, but this class feels a lot like a Purple Kansas class…now if only we had the Wizard. I know that OU has better talent than K-State…but when compared to the “elites” it seems to pale. The stark difference between OU talent and Clemson talent is still fresh in my mind.
no question about it.
It seems like it I guess, but there are alot of talent on the JUCO level. We all know recruiting is fickle and for the amount of coaches and recruiting sites there are, there’s no way they are able to see every kid out there, so alot fall through the cracks. I dont mind it as long as we keep winning.
no doubt there’s talent there KJ but JUCO guys only seem to give OU one good year at best on average..A lot of the JUCO guys never do anything.
That’s very true.
and I agree rankings are fickle but the fact that NC’s have been won by teams with at least 1 top 5 class is indisputable.
Did we win it with a top 5 class? That’s not rhetorical, I honestly don’t know. Top recruiting classes are good and a must I agree. But what coaches do with that class is even more important. Saban Meyer…great coaches…..Sark obviously not with a top recruiting class…..just depends.
we were literally the last team to win it without at least a top 10 class
This year, JUCO was the way to go.
This team needs to immediately reload, not stock up on guys that MIGHT contribute after a year in the weight room.
The time is NOW, mufu^^cka.
That’s fair but the JUCO guys they’re signing aren’t ranked that highly so I don’t know that it will be much of an improvement over what we saw last year.
1200 before 10 am….not bad.
Did I miss anything today?
Nothing to see here.
Just the trudgers!
I hope your winks were about Kelly…
They were about Mark Jackson and Mykel Jones but I feel confident about Kelly.
Not much, SSDD
You missed a lot of people messing up in they panties.
Disappointing recruiting year after such high expectations ..for sure.
first time in a long time OU hasn’t finished 1st or 2nd in the conference recruiting race….5th or 6th this year is a disappointment regardless of who is ‘spinning the excuses’
For sure. Missed on about every top tier guy we were after.
yall are acting like ou didnt get anybody….. they miss out on 4 and 5 stars every year and still win…
Bedenbaugh says Ashton Julious is LG, OU need more size on the inside.
I’m somewhere in the middle. Really like the kids we got, but I feel like we needed at least one of Cobb/Maden/Daniels, plus probably Kelly, to say this was a really good class. It’s solid, but some was the Baylor class and our class probably isn’t as talented on paper as what UT brought in.
Hopefully we grab Kelly tonight, and maybe get Velus Jones or somebody late like Tupai.
Not me. I think we got guys who can compete with anyone:
QB: We got the QBs we wanted: murray and austin–the 2 most important gets, imo
RB: got who we wanted (I know we first started after another guy, but this guy’s ever bit as good, imo)
OL: It’s always hard to evaluate these guys, but it looks like a good group to work with
WR: excellent class–I absolutely love getting jones and farrar late.
DL: not a position of need but got a fantastic one in bledsoe
LB/DEs: a good group already got much better with jackson late
DBs: a very good group for 2nd yr in a row adding very good depth
Kicker: even got a good kicker adding great depth to a good position already
most important gets in this class, imo, are austin and murray. Can’t win w/o a very good QB
Very good point.
So next year we will sign 6 2 star Juco DLinemen to make up for this class? Does Lackawanna have that many DL?
I think the wise choice is absolutely convince yourself Kelly is not signing with OU. So, when he does you’ll feel awesome. Waiting all day and than getting kicked would only make a good day bad.
He gone. He doesn’t want to be a Sooner. Stoops doesn’t know how to close. Never going to happen.
Got it!
?
FOR EXAMPLE
OU Sucks, 5-Star Kyler Murray chose us because he’s garbage and not SEC quality (felt bad for us).
Signed Stephen Dale & his new trolls that he hatched today.
Murray should be retroactively added (along with Lampkin) to the 2015 class
you know I wasn’t hatched today and you know I’m not trolling. just trying to be real and discuss the disappointment.
I like you Kelly. I’m just saying, there’s some check-into-rehab new levels of depressing comments being made below. I don’t know that I have strong enough coffee to counter that!
Never let Stephen Dale near water, and don’t let him eat after midnight. I HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR MONTHS., now look what you all did?
Murray was a great get. Maybe mayden and Daniels will transfer to us in 2 years as well.
LOL, nice.
Theyre dead to me ( said in Godfather accent )
There’s more truth to that statement than you might have intended. One “could” get lost in the crowd, the other might need a new home after the coach gets fired.
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Texsa = Trash
And is still hilariously outrecruiting us a season after humiliating us and nearly derailing our season. Too bad we are too busy making jokes about them instead of holding ourselves accountable.
Seriously? Man, they “nearly derailed” our season. What kind of trophy do they hand out for that? Strong will likely be run out of Austin this year, so I guess this is the shining moment for them. Same as it ever was in Austin. High fives in Feb, not so much after.
“Likely be run out of Austin” after landing a top 10 recruiting class? LOL.
That won’t matter if they don’t win “football games”. Like getting shut out by Iowa state. Lol
Last year I’d have preferred our one loss to be a shutout to ISU then a loss to Texas.
Good for you. I’d prefer being in the playoff, which wouldn’t have happened if we had our butt handed to us by ISU. But if one game is all you care about, you should probably go be a poke fan. We have bigger targets than that here.
Really have bigger targets? Like the natties you never win because of your sub par recruiting classes? Like your coach being financially the most overrated?
Tell me about these big targets that you like to hit LOL
Really have bigger targets? Like the natties you never win because of your sub par recruiting classes? Like your coach being financially the most overrated?
Tell me about these big targets that you like to hit LOL
Charlie has three more years on his contract. He isn’t going anywhere–except to the top of the Little 12 if he can find a dependable QB.
#1. Not a top 10 recruiting class this year.
#2. Yes, they would run him out of town after a top 10 recruiting class (IF they had one). I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention, but they just fired a guy that they kept a lot longer than they should have just because he was a great recruiter. I doubt they will go down that path again. Recruiting will not be enough to save him his job.
Charlie Strong was the only coach in the conference last year to beat OU and Baylor and he should have beaten Cal, Okie Lite, and KSU if it weren’t for boneheaded special teams and that one atrociously bad penalty (that was his fault but still).
You act like they’re a true 7 loss team and they are absolutely not. They have outplayed us 3 years in a row and you guys are all ‘HERP DERP TEXAS IS TRASH’.
Well that dumpster just got way better than we did a season after beating us.
Shoulda’, woulda’, coulda’. He didn’t beat Cal, Okie Lite or KSU and that’s why if he finishes with a similar record they’ll run him out of town on a rail.
And then Tom Herman gets the job and runs rough shod over the nation. If you think Chuck is a really a bad coach then why would you want him fired, you really think Texas is going to swing and miss twice in a row? LOL
Texsa almost always lands top 10 classes; they’re the PREMIER university in one of, if not the, biggest recruiting hotbeds in the country. That didn’t stop Brown from being run out, and it won’t stop them from running out Strong either.
OK Fexas fan. Given his records (6-6) (5-7), his recruiting titles are beginning to make him look a lot like Mack Brown in results. He can’t rely on the Sooners to fail to show up every time they play.
We have three years in a row so…..yes, he can expect that. In fact it’s happened every year he’s been there
Two games versus Strong. One win, one loss. Try to stay up. We destroyed The steers for 3 years, lost in Mack’s swan song, and have split with Strong. Your confidence in your puke orange steers is misplaced.
They out recruit ou quite often but has rarely finished year with a better record the last 15 years and last I checked they don’t stock trophy cases with recruiting trophies
Those recruiting trophies are called national titles and there is a glaringly obvious reason why OU fans have forgotten that.
And ou has gotten more than there share of those and just saying texas hasn’t seen but a couple. I’m not saying that top recruiting classes don’t go hand in hand with titles I’m just saying texas out recruiting ou isn’t cause to freak out they’ve always recruit well.
And how many has Texas won exactly?
They won and played for one more recently than we have. Your argument almost made sense LOL
You’re a Texas fan. Get lost.
Uh because I told you you’re wrong? Why are you getting mad at me? I only told you that cuz youre actually wrong
IDK which school he is a fan of, I however am a OU fan, and have to agree… Look at playoff teams, especially NC teams avg recruiting classes the 3-5 years prior. They all have top 5 classes. In fact I think they showed a stat during one of the NC games recently and the average class ranking was like 4.something per team in the game over the last like 10 years. I was a huge believer in the saying that stars didn’t matter until I saw that. After that, I did my own research and change my views on things. Every once in a while you get a school with the not quite as much talent, but A special QB(OU & Oregon) as recent examples. It’s not that Schools that recruit in the top 15 or so don’t have the talent on opening day to line up against any school in the nation, it’s the depth. We got extremely lucky this year it with the injury bug, until the playoff game that is at least. In recent years we’ve been projected to be good but injury bug has been a nurse early or sometimes before season even starts! IMO, just mine, this class isn’t as good as last year and one of the worst recently. We have however to a great start for the 2017 class, which I and sooner fans should be excited about. With Baker coming back next year I think we will still be able to compete with any team. I think a redshirt year for Kyler Murray will also be great for us, and will also help on the field and in the recruiting if he is as special as I and many people think he can be. Basically what I am saying is I hope Baker and Kyler can have us competing for playoff spots for the next few years and by that time be recruiting top 5 to 10 classes every year to get Oklahoma back where they belong. As I said at the beginning, this is just my opinion, I know plenty of people will disagree and say it’s not about stars, but really, when you do the research it does start to make sense.
The hilarity of all of what you just said is and people still haven’t figured this out, is that the ONLY reason we were competitive this year is because of a walk on transfer.
Without him it would have an another 8 win season.
Sorry, but I don’t quite understand what you are saying? IDK if you are disagreeing with me, which is fine, I said it was only my opinion. I did say that having a special QB can make up for a lot things… Mariota be Baker was meant I meant by OU and Oregon.
The correct answer is 4, keep up King. We have 7.
They won and played for one more recently than we have. Your argument almost made sense LOL
I concur but during the Mack era he was completing his recruiting classes prior to their playing their senior seasons. Frequently they did not develop as projected. Charlie Strong is taking the opposite tact. He got 10 (7-4*s)of his commitment the last week of recruiting and 6 of them came today.
Most definitely he got the advantage of evaluating their entire senior season before’ accepting their commitment. Much different than Mack’s approach and more similar to Bob Stoops way of doing things.
bullseye !!!!!!!!!
Hold ourselves accountable? I tell ya, if Coach Stoops would let me on the field, you can bet I’d hold myself accountable. As he isn’t in the habit of putting in almost 40 year old, overweight former students, the only way I can hold myself accountable in any official capacity is to Fan the Hell Up. And rest assured, I am very accountable for my fandom.
lol
now there is one smart young man
Nice Job Zach – it’s good to know when a guy can see suckage that far away.
don’t think UT wanted Farrar after getting the high 4* receiver from California….
Good for them. Are you out of rocks?
Farrar will be better if he can get a little bit quicker. The strength and conditioning program at OU has really improved over the past couple of years.
He, Adams, and Jones are going to be absolute nightmares to deal with once they get a redshirt year in.
Farrar might be able to play as true frosh, he’s got the size and physicality for sure, I just think he’s one step too slow.
He’s ALL IN! LOVE IT
Bedenbaugh future Center Roberson is 400lbs bench, 600lbs squat, won’t get knocked back.
But is he SEC-caliber though?
JK
He’s Bedenbaugh caliber. That’s enough for me. And, apparently, Stoops as well.
Precisely, John.
Oh, I see my reading skills were lacking. Got tired of people slamming the class. Thought you were as well. My bad.
We’re on the same page
At this point Bedenbaugh has done a great job with the crap pile he was left. When you can start a true FR at OT along with a RS FR and get to the playoffs you are doing a heck of a job. I’ll take his eval of OL every day over the recruiting services.
Even better!
He’s not sec-strong
whimp. is that all?
There is no reason to be critical of top 15 classes…Unless you want to finish number 1. Top 10 classes matter, it has been proven.
Special thanks to the following recruits for committing early and not wavering along the way: Adrian Hardy, Austin Kendall, Jon-Micheal Terry and Chanse Sylvie. I appreciate these kids the most!
+1000
This
BINGO!
Agreed. I love guys like Sylvie that are excited about coming to OU and trying to get other players to come join him.
https://twitter.com/EricBaileyTW/status/694909020201623552
I hear he’s doing pretty good. He’ll be a good back up for Alvarez.
Bigger and stronger at the C position with Alvarez and Roberson. I like it
Agree, much needed against some of those massive NT/DTs.
no kidding man, I liked Darlington but I am glad the Darlington era is done. Sorry I said that but its true. Glad him and Nila are no longer starters.
I agree, Tys a good kid and Nila was a good guard. But we need some dominant guys, I think Orlando will be and Dru is a good chance to be. I like what we have moving forward. Bill is recruiting well.
coming from you, that gives me hope KJ. I am SORE from the Orange Bowl and the Texas game. OU lacked physicality big time in both those games.
I agree, Tys a good kid and Nila was a good guard. But we need some dominant guys, I think Orlando will be and Dru is a good chance to be. I like what we have moving forward. Bill is recruiting well.
Our OLine is a year or two at most from being DOMINANT.
Well that conflicts with Bob moving Alvarez to center.
He’ll start playing at center….not “START” at center.
its like we love when kids flip to us and destroy the ones who leave hahaha
Crootin’
Seems appropriate.
Turns out there is a lot more estrogen in the water than expected…
LOL!!!
Sorry guys I just need to vent. Feeling hot and bothered.
Speaking of estrogen…
Sorry if I’m being bitchy… I’m still doing it… get it.. get it ??? GET IT>>???? JOKES
Hey. That was a joke.
So was my post. 🙂
That’s funny right there…lol
We signed a good class, and filled positions of need at LB & OL. When we get Kelly we will probably be in in top 15. 2017 class looking good.
Cant complain
That rivals #19 ranking also includes Youngquist!
He did say he was going to sign with us just not today.
Last I heard, he had only said he was “still committed to the Sooners.” Subtle difference, but a difference nonetheless.
and doesn’t include murray and lewis
Ok but if we are talking pure rankings then transfers to and from any school aren’t included. I do agree those two will be a big pick up for the Sooners though, especially Murray in 17′.
true, another reason why rankings are completely unreliable. They don’t factor in who transfers out later on or never makes it in in the first place . Like our ’11 class. I don’t care what it was ranked–almost a complete disaster.
And why shouldn’t it?
Is he signing today? Ryan Parker didn’t and he is removed.
We have known for a week that he wouldn’t be signing TODAY. The mere fact, that he says “I’m still committed”, says more than a NLI today. He will sign, just not today. I don’t know why, and could care less. His honesty is telling.
Bendenbaugh said ” I love valentine ” I do too , dude is a future AA.
How does he feel about Valentine’s day though?
What is the deal with Ryan Parker I do not see him listed on OU rivals website. I was under the impression he would sign today. Can someone explain
I think a lot of people removed him from lists a while back. Grade issues I believe
Thanks
Can’t qualify.
So I’m guessing somebody got the inside on Mayden?? The Bama post still hasn’t been taken down but he hasn’t signed yet
Scout video of his commitment is out.
He’s announcing any minute.
Sucks that the “stars” won’t reflect the potential of this class. I’m still excited to see these kids develop.
There is something to be said that on a Micro level stars aren’t indicative. But on average, you don’t get into the top 1 without consistent top 10 classes in terms of talent
As disappointing as this day was we’re going to be pretty good this year & our 2017 recruiting has already jump out to a hot start resulting from the late success from this year. I believe it will be a top ten class. We are just now reaping the benefits from our success this year. Some of our commits this year were already committed before our successful run this year. We just need to focus on doing our thing this year & in the years to come we’ll just need some of the younger players to step up. We will be successful for years to come. These other teams will come & go but OU is forever
My eyes are going blurry. I dont remember it taking me this long to read War and Peace.
it’s shorter
There isn’t enough Prozac or suicide hotlines in the world for this board if Kelly signs with ND later.
haha
hahahahahaha As an OU fan I think it will be hilarious if Kelly goes somewhere else just to see how bad we meltdown hahaha
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/694910280355024896
Who?
I’d give you 100 “likes” if they’d let me
Is that double secret official or official-official?
OH SNAP, this one came out of left field.
lol
What happen to Oregon Kids a flake will end up at a G5 school before its done
Never heard of him.
He graduated OU years ago. Never went to Bama.
Disappointing
I wonder if Nicky has grey shirted him yet????
For 70 years Texas has out recruited Oklahoma. We have 7 NCs, they have 2.
This is all speculation.
Safe to say that Texas is no longer a measuring stick for OU.
We don’t just compete against UT. Baylor. TCU. And the teams we all hope to play in the Playoffs.
If Top 10 recruiting classes were everything Texas would have 10 NC. Chill guys…
they have 10 NC–haven’t you heard? Recruiting NCs.
The past 10 champions each had a top 10 recruiting class the year prior to winning the title. With that being said, Texas won’t be winning the title in the next few years.
At this point Mayden should just walk out to his”announcement” wearing a Bama hat…..wait breaking Saban wants him to grey shirt ?
Great to hear from you, Brien!
Ive been lurking I won’t post much until later once we know OUr fate with Caleb Kelly. I won’t let kids get bashed either like the ones we have on board a small yet special class so far got some real talent.
agree. sylvie and parker are no slouches. OU can’t help whatever has happened to youngquist, and have some great ones already in while waiting on kelly. WRs fantastic, imo. OL good but never know with anyone for sure until you see them practicing/playing. RB only wanted one and got a great one. Who would we trade him for? no one, that’s who. QBs–got who we wanted. DL not an area of need, but bledsoe is a huge pickup.
Kind of funny that somebody stole the moment.
BTW, Texas’ best coach went to OU, though he was a racist douchebag.
Who?
Sunshine pumpers need to relax and let people discuss both the positives AND the negatives of what’s happening today. Negative Nellies / SD types need to relax and let the sunshine pumpers pump sunshine. There are good takeaways and bad takeaways today. Why can’t we all discuss in a civilized manner…
exactly
Civilized? That’s too logical
Can’t we have it both ways?
That was my point. Let’s be honest, no one knows how many of these guys even pan out, so being overly negative OR overly positive is ridiculous at this point. That’s why I told both sides of the argument to relax.
Do agree we should be able to discuss with level heads. Parker is a great get but we needed 2 cb’s. Great DE class but needed 1 DT for depth purposes. LB class is still tbd.
If you think this isn’t civilized you need to check out some other boards.
Now the wait ensues for the Kelly decision, let’s have a discussion on conference realignment to pass the time
SEC SEC haha
*pulls out folding chair* this gun b good
Sir! Put the gun down!
disappointed and somewhat surprised that we didn’t land one dt…….
Didn’t necessarily need one in this class but it could hurt depth later on down the road.
Yeah that’s a positive take on it. But honestly if we really didn’t “need” the DTs, we wouldn’t have pursued them so damn hard. Lot of effort was put into Daniels and the others.
Daniels was the only real target, I don’t think they pursued Southall as hard as many believed.
Southall was a backup plan. Trust me, the coaches were not shocked by this. We only needed 1 this year and he was hand picked. It didn’t work out and we are still fine. Lampkin and Gallimore Rfr. for next season. We will be after from 2 to 4 next year and be fine.
Don’t forget Que and Campbell. Que got playing time as a true Fr. last year, ahead of both Lampkin and Gallimore. Can’t wait to see them all play.
What? OU staff missed on an “area of need”? Shocking. I’m shocked.
Area of need? There are 3 freshmen on campus right now.
Plus Overton. I’ll take Overton, Gallimore, and Lampkin over Daniels.
We will need to sign 2 in the 17 class. This year we were taking 1 if he was a stud. We lost Daniels and the coaches called it quits. We need to beat Texas badly next year and I mean by 35 or more.
that’s just it….when ya don’t get one it stacks up for the next yr and getting the actual studs seems to be a yearly problem…….then there’s the time to develop into a player…..but, it is what it is
Every 2* DT at Lackawanna is sending stoops his game film right now.
I think we will be alright at DL moving forward. Diron seems to do a good job in development, and, seeing as this was his first time with full recruiting responsibilities in 13 years, I’m sure we’ll see improvement in his ability to close with recruits. Even then he still helped land Bledsoe.
I’m glad OU has got some nice players this year. Without complaining, in the future I would like to see OU beat the Bama’s of the world for top recruits.
Like Perine and Cody Thomas
mayden
Oh…your talking about this year only…gotcha…might throw in Jacobs as well…take it all in
I’d just like to see us keep beating bama on the field. I don’t care about whether we beat them on recruits any more than ut, if we beat them on the field.
Good news: D. Jackson choose fsu and is NOT going to Texsa.
So if we land Kelly that puts us at 19 commits. That gives us a few scholarships to work with in the summer and if no one falls into our lap, then we can use them to load up in 2017.
2017 needs all the scholarships they can get right now.
Yes it does
That 2017 class is loaded , Coach Cooks has been recruiting some 5 star DBs from Georgia , Florida already.
And a fringe 5 star athlete from Alabama.
I still want Tupai also
2017 class is going to be great, though.
nobody can know that right now….OU may or may not keep any of the 2017 commits. Its early and Charlie hasn’t played the race card yet….that will come next December when they are coerced to visit Austin…….
Be quiet. I’m trying to lighten the mood.
Say “Medulla Oblongota” water boy.
Mods please ban whoever gave this an up vote. For that matter please ban anyone who ever gives Mr Dale an up vote.
Thanks in advance.
With the budget shortfall, OU will be lucky to even offer classes next year, let alone field a football team. Plus, with all the fracking and earthquakes, a huge canyon could open up under the stadium, and all of these fancy renovations could fall into the gorge and become part of the earth’s mantle. Then, that triggers a tsunami in the Gulf of Mexico, sending massive amounts of water across the entire country. By the way, can you swim?
And with oil down, I’m wondering how he will get all those recruits paid.
Can’t wait to see how it shapes up!
mayden u let me down with your fake ou talk…….
He played us
Ill gladly take Jones over Mayden. We are better of this way
Not sure why many think this is a disappointing class, by the numbers it wasn’t going to big enough to be highly rated but it did fill immediate needs.
Agree, and good we cherry picked from other regions in the country. Recruiting in Texas these days sucks marbles
Not all are smart enough to realize that though. If we’re not in the Top 5 with a 19/20-man class, we’re sucking apparently.
At this point, I would be thrilled if we wrap it up and hold those schollies until 2017 and go all out. This year, we have some big time talent already waiting in the wings at a lot of positions. We didn’t need a lot of instant starters — but at the position we needed them most (WIDE RECEIVER), OU got EXACTLY what it needed.
Paramedics are on site to help..
So, did we wind up with ships we didn’t fill? If so I guess some walkon kicker can now get one.
Before Kelly announces everyone on this board should have a loved one take away all sharp objects, rope, pills, and open the garage door, because if not 911 is going to crash like the rivals board did earlier from all of the suicide calls if Kelly signs with ND.
Mayden was my only not-sign that I wanted in the fold. He spooked Cobb off from my perspective, which made Mayden’s signature even more important.
It didn’t happen.
Bad parenting is what i call it
I don’t know, he has got good parents who were very pro-OU, From what it seems like he just wanted to blaze his own trail.
All the more reason i have more respect for families like the Shepard’s
Does this mean getting back our ‘elite’ status is still in the works?
Look at it this way, the 2016 class was the result of going 8-5 in 2014, and the 2017 class will be the result of making the playoffs in 2015.
If we got exactly what we needed in this class, then some we were saying the same thing about last year need to be told they’re not going to play and be encouraged to transfer.
anyone have any new info on ryan parker?
He’ll be in Norman in the summer.
OU reportedly didn’t even send him an NLI
chances he signs this summer?
It looks like there will be a few scholarships available if he makes it to Norman.
https://twitter.com/GuerinEmig/status/694912341545086976
commence doom and gloom
burn it down!
of course he would say this. lot easier to get kids in the next class. we have to prepare as if they will go and it only helps kids looking at immediate PT
We run the ‘air raid’
Yeah not good
Oh no we lose two backs to the NFL…
Perine yes, Mixon not so fast my non friend
That’s been obvious….anyone who thinks they’ll stay after another successful year is not being realistic. Next year will be big for RB recruiting.
If Anderson is what he was projected to be, it hurts less.
This is a problem you want to have. Who wants running backs that aren’t NFL material by their junior year?
Its for all those 2017 RB recruits…
All NFL caliber running backs should probably go to the league early.
Boulware says and does things sometimes that make me wonder…
Mr. Obvious
Well we are in great shape with Anderson taking over, let alone with Abdul Adams. Anderson is the guy, I have heard about….we may see a really amazing physical specimen.
I can see Perine, but not so much Mixon. If Perine were to take over it would allow Mixon to be the “go to” back, which in my opinion would help his draft status. Remember Perine and Mixon were both freshman, so for RB if we get the right guy it won’t be unusual for a kid to come in and get some significant playing experience.
Why would Mixon be gone he’d only be a sophomore at that point
Redshirt sophomore = junior = draft eligible.
Which makes me wonder why OU only took one RB in this class?
So what happens to the scholly’s that would have gone to Daniels, Mayden…dare I say Kelly?
Man we got alot of new names that shall not be mentioned today huh fellas?
Lol. I noticed the same thing. Don’t count me in that group, I’ve been here a long time, just under a different name.
Love it…LURKERS UNITE!
They’re so peachy
time for me to go to the daily posts its to crazy in here right now….
Hey @jordanesco:disqus, what’s the record on comments on a single post on TFB? 1600 before it’s even 10 am seems like a lot to me, not that I’m complaining. It’s great to have a place we can all chat
not sure, but I’m sure you all can break it whatever it is!
Challenge accepted
Why even put OU back in the convo if you are going to Bama? What a turd
Strange to troll your parent’s school
Remember it’s normal, it’s fine, celebrate it. We aren’t sinking…..
Kid must hate his parents. Didn’t want to follow them and then put them in a position like that when he screwed with the coaches and fans? Kind of a dick move towards his parents.
I’m sure his parents love seeing their alma mater get turned down like that.
Called ‘playing us’
Funny how ou is the school everyone loves to troll…
You just love OU. ND get’s trolled all the time.
Are you talking about Jacobs? That kid that Bob was recruiting in home a week before anyone else knew him in his own backyard?
LOL yeah Bob had no chance. Not when actually elite coaches came calling.
Cheap shot and unfounded.
Down vote i hate to say the King tho!
Ignorant post.
https://twitter.com/SoonerScoop/status/694913650314731520
Every year lol
seems that way…………
All their articles of the signee’s are still up and good reads.
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/4514198/johnny-pulls-the-plug-o.gif
Great movie…. well done
Yes, but NSD is the wrong time to quit sniffing glue —-
You guys are on your A game…. another great quote (well, it’s said several times in the movie) from it
Doesn’t this seem to happen every year?
Doesn’t this seem to happen every year?
gave that site a try last yr for a few months…. pretty good for news but the forums were beiruit
Does anyone know what the situation is with Younquist?
Personal issue (no real details to share).
He did reiterate that he is still OU’s when he is ready.
IF he is ever ready……..I doubt that day will ever happen………..
Come on dude.
That’s a possibility. Either way, he’s nebulous right now.
That was really not necessary. If it is a health issue being positive and having a goal goes a long way toward healing.
he’s an ass and cant help it. his self esteem is so low he needs bad news for others to make him feel as if his life matters.
what do they name the condition you have in which bad news makes you happy?
…….. and after such a good day yesterday…think there’s a medical term for that…
No feeding hOU.
I want to make sure HWMNBN sees it and feels my disgust. I almost up-voted him yesterday as i thought he had ‘turned over a new leaf.’
Good call sir!
I have an inside source who says he’s mulling over Football at OU or hitting the extreme hackeysac circuit.
BREAKING NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! its 10:00am and Rivals site is still out of service……so much for the new equipment installed to deal with LOI volume………keep up the good work TFB !!!!!!!!!!
Lack luster signing day so far but TFB site is on point.
Is there a link to watch where Caleb will be landing?
Rivals is an annual site crash waiting to happen. Just tuned into Soonersports.com for the annual LIVE webcast with Bob Stoops and his coaching staff and great film and interviews.
is the ‘spin’ in full cycle with OU coaches on Soonersports ?
Is the Orange crush cowboy recruiting show missing it’s idiot? Why are you here?
Blobert Allen is holding fort on the Puke site…….
Well aren’t you his designated ball washer?
Do you work for Sooner Sports or something? You keep plugging the “LIVE” webcast on every comment you make…
Soonersports.com is the OFFICIAL OU Website, so why would I not say anything good about OU’s official website?
I understand that but it seems like every comment you make is plugging the site. Just an observation.
this dude work for fox?
Alright folks time for me to get to work. I think this will go down as a decent class. I don’t think it’s going to be a great one, but it’s also a small one.
We didn’t get everyone that we wanted, but Bama missed on 90% of the players they offered this year. It’s the nature of the game to offer a bunch and only get a small percentage.
I’m a little disappointed in our LB class, shouldn’t have to take that many JC at one position. Part of that though is having Youngquist for so long and then him not being able to sign at the last minute. If we get Kelly it should be a decent LB class as I think Jon-MIchael Terry is one of those the services missed on.
As for DT I’m not that concerned. We signed a bunch last year and added Lampkin in the fall. I don’t think we really had a schollie to give there but would have taken a top player if they signed.
At DB looks like we got a couple of good ones, but probably could have used another body.
I do think we could have done better at WR given the need and the number of slots we need to fill. The late add of Mkyel Jones should help.
The rest of the offense appears to be in good shape. OL seems to be purring along under Coach B. I look forward to the next couple of years as we get more of his players on the field.
QB and RB we appeared to have gotten the guys we wanted from the start. The late exits at QB from the current team are the main concern there
Having said all that I think the players we did get are going to do well for us.
Now it’s time to go coach them up. The really good news is that the current coaching staff seems to be good at getting the most out of what we got.
It’s a great day to be a Sooner.
If we get Kelly and Youngquist finds his way to campus in the next year, I’ll call this a great LB class. Agree with the rest of your assessment.
Finally some leadership amid all the chaos
Yes goooooo Bob!
Indeed! As Murphy has come to my work today to crap things up, I will have to count on you and some others to keep the Sooner sanity in check.
Sunshine pumper. ?
its the 10% that Alabama gets !!!!!
yup
Yeah I love the positive energy but there is way too much delusion on this board. Nick Saban has the worst recruiting class he’s had in 6 years and he’s still in the top 10. We can’t even break the top 20, meanwhile Baylor, TCU, and especially Texas are beating us in a conference that we just won.
Finishing fourth in the conference recruiting is a legitimate concern. Missing out on Daniels, Southall, Jacobs and Mayden is not how you want to end on signing day. We now need to get Kelly to get our dobbers up. But we must remember the big bang for the buck from winning the conference and going to the CFP will be the 2017 recruiting class. It was just too late to turn many heads ater the results of December were recorded.
We are off to the best start in the 2017 class that we have had in the last 5-7 years. Now the team just needs to win the conference and make the playoffs again in 2017. Do so and we will have this recruiting issue turned around for several years to come, thereby minimizing the negative impact on recruiting that being a B12 member brings with it..
If that December BS really mattered then Texas wouldn’t be owning us.
Patterson and Briles I can understand outrecruiting Bob because they’re better coaches than he is, but Charlie Strong is absolutely not.
Yeah but can we still jump off the ledge if we think the world has stopped spinning?
Far too rational! We are all doomed can’t you see? When we don’t get all the players on the cusp then we have failed! LOL
Take coverrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
agree on the dbs. would liked another one. don’t agree on the wrs–think we hit a home run at wr.
I’m thinking numbers more than quality.
I think we’re good at WR honestly. Mead will be a star and Farrar is large enough to compete as a true frosh (if he can get faster) and wei still have DeDe.
Mycel Jones could be the next Percy Harvin if he puts the work in.
agreed…….OU needed a ‘deep threat’ and didn’t get one…Hardy & Farrar are, at best, possession type guys. Not sure what M Jones offers on the outside…
yes, because we need/want 8 who can rotate. But we might have 6 in westbrook, baxter, andrews, quick, mead, green, and who else am I missing?
Don’t know enough yet about todd, humphrey, miller, smallwood, woods. I think Lewis will probably join the 6 mentioned above, and then there’s hardy, farrar, jones we don’t know about yet.
I think we are probably 2 at the most 3 away of having 8 pretty good rotation guys who understand things better.
I think westbrook and andrews will do very well this coming year and westbrook I think is going to surprise many fans on just how good he is. really, really like jones and farrar, don’t know much about hardy.
It just sucks living here in Alabama, as you well know, that every radio and TV station will be talking up how well Alabama, Auburn, the SEC and yada yada yada’s recruiting classes are. We’ll be overwhelmed with all the hype for the next few days.
Yeah, I don’t listen much to local radio. If I do, I listen to Tom Abraham. He actually covers sports besides football. He does have a lot of SEC stuff on, but that’s his market. Still, compared to the rest around here, he’s pretty good.
I listen to him too but he’s a Bama homer even though he’s from upstate New York? He knows what his audience wants to hear. I’m turning all that stuff off for the next week.
you have to accept what is TRUE …
What I like about this class is that it Reps 11 different states.
Good call out, agree
“Sites are going down? But we pay good money for them”
https://media.giphy.com/media/oN3K4KYfsRNJu/giphy.gif
Shots fired.
lmfao TFB well worth it!
Mayden you are a disgrace.
Come on man show a little class
The same thing happened to OU last year (recruit’s commitment got out early, ruined his signing day). Thing was, WE got the kid last year (can’t remember his name off-hand, just the situation).
These things happen. It’s part of signing day drama. It’s awesome when it works in your favor and sucks when it doesn’t.
Stop with that. He wanted to go to Bama, that’s his decision. It sucks, but you cannot pick on kids because where they feel they need to go.
Hard to out-recruit a national championship.
You say the darndest things.
Some kids are born and breed Sooner’s (Shepard) and some just are not cut out to be a Sooner.
The needs for this class were strongly at linebacker and on the offensive line. They got their guys that can start right away in Ben Powers (stud) and Kapri Doucet (stud). Outside of that, they padded depth with quality talent. Not a bad haul if you ask me. You knit pick the class and find it’s flaws obviously at DT or not landing a legacy but overall, this one accomplished what it needed.
Sucks getting out recruited by chuck
He’s desperate, and overrated
got “out recruited” by mack too, almost every year. Your point? other than being like your bro SD?
Great point on Mack. Rarely seemed to slow us down that he usually got a higher ranked recruiting class
And Mack was a far better coach than Strong is.
and recruiter
Yeah; but it was more like Mack signed the #2 class and we signed the #8
Agree, but if we’re sitting there in December with a chance to play for the trophy…i’ll get over it.
Sucks more being 5-7 and irrelevant.
We got out-geographied by Chuck. It really is tough to pull kids out of TX. During our runs in the early 2000s we had some really solid players out of Oklahoma.
Doesn’t help when your coach has the race card played on him
who says we did? POV. Area of needs addressed. # of recruits. Plus, recruiting is not an exact science. Would you trade straight up OU’s Dbs for Ut’s? Would you trade OU’s LBs for UT’s? Would you trade OU’s WRs for UT’s? Would you trade OU’s QBs for UT’s? Would you trade OU’s OL for UT’s? Not me on any of these.
Just sitting wondering if Sherri gets her a _ _ handed to her again tonight. I know, not signing day info.
Well, I have gotten 200 comments behind so calling it quits.
Ryan Parker just signed with TCU. That was out of left field.
I think he’s a real good one, but who knows about his playing?
I agree. I’m not sure he will see the field for a D1 team for a year or so.
I really wanted him at one time
I doubt he will make it. He has a lot of classes to make up. I’m not so sure he can. If he could, then why get so far behind to begin with?
@jordanesco:disqus how come we haven’t made any moves towards Quarterbacks? If I’m not wrong we only have two on the roster next year and one of them we signed today.
Kendall enrolled in Jan. And lets face it, if it gets past Kendall we are boned anyway.
Murray will make 3 in 2017.
4, dont forget chris robison.
Kendall enrolled in Jan. And lets face it, if it gets past Kendall we are boned anyway.
Murray will make 3 in 2017.
We have more than two QBs for next year.
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Easy man… You may have stones thrown at you for “sunshine pumping”
Haha
I think it’s pretty legit too, btw ?.
This could be one of those cats a bunch of programs regret not landing. The guy is legit. If OU does nothing else today, getting this one was HUGE.
lol
update added
downdate
Guys, this is not a bad class!!! We knew it was gonna be small, so quality was important. We got that. Sure we still need Kelly and that will complete a good class. Everyone in the country had misses just like we did. All in all a good class. Keep the faith!! Boomer!!!!!
As the trolls would say, The Sunshine is a PUMPIN with this 1 ?.
That rationale won’t fly around here.
If Kelly signs, name 1 are of need that we did not fill………
I forgot /s
Gotcha
Ugh. Gotta do some work now….before I go…..
Ok all you real Sooners……we have 18 new young men with their families and friends joining our Sooner family today!!!! Let’s so them they are welcome and appreciated!!! So in my best Billy Sims voice….. I say
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.,,.,
Sooner!
SSSOOOOOONNNEEERRR!!!
and it’s BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMUUUUUUHHHHH!!!!!!!
SOOOOOOOOOONUHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SOONER! and Welcome to the Sooner Nation!
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Welcome home!
Because I was impressed with the diversity of states that our commits from, I decided to put together a little map to see it visually. Not a bad spread.
Would like to see!
refresh
Nice Collin thanks.
No problem.
Wasn’t expecting that from Ryan Parker…yay signing day drama. Although he was previously a TCU commit before going JUCO if I’m not mistaken.
Ok Ryan Parker signs with TCU….sure he might not make it grades wise but this is just getting stupid and bordering on laughable.
I guess we can act like the pukes and say there’s always next year.
We didn’t send him NLI papers..what are you talking about
This. Not sure why TCU did though.
Some girls put out really easily.
He might make it back Summer or Fall but we didn’t want to wait that long for a juco wr with what we already have. He had an offer as long as he could EE and get in the system
My guess is they know about a WR or two from the 2017 class that will soon commit…
plus we got Lewis
True, depth is a non-issue here.
Icing on the cake.
Because of Mayden? Daniels? Cobb? I miss something?
Velus. Youngquist.
Velus decomitus, that guy?
Yeh so let’s increase our efforts to recruit players that won’t make it.
So he ends up where he originally committed last Yr. good for him
Ashton Julious NLI is in…yeah yeah he’s already here, but…positivity!
We can all be honest….. what’s going on today, was not expected. Updating the stadium, bringing in new/young/hungry coaches as well as making the CFP… you would think a top 10 class was in the making, instead we’re looking to make a top 25 class.
That being said, I wouldn’t look too much into this. Oklahoma always goes after guys who fit their program and style of play, they will coach them up accordingly and we will be looking back at these players saying, “Damn, I’m glad he came to OU”
After you remove Youngquist from this class, we aren’t even top 25.
He’s still committed
Isn’t signing
I knew he wasnt signing today…did it change to where he is done with football because his statement said he was still committed to OU
He will be a Sooner eventually
Kid is already a Sooner..at heart… we need to support him as a family member and hope he gets to wear that Sooner uniform and represent on the field someday.
You realize you have to get these new/young/hungry coaches time to get everything in line to gather a top 10 class. We filled position of needs, which was what this class was about. Securing depth and reloading so we can try again immediately while Baker still has eligibility
Your right on the money, this class should have been better with everything the coaches had to sell to players. I’m happy with players we did get but we missed out on way to many.
This 2016 was full of some flakey kids. I have never seen so many kids commit then decommit from a class like this one. not just at OU but from everywhere.
Looks like Velus is undecided again.
Our team chemistry demands 1) talented and 2) selfless players, guys who flipped or chose elsewhere most likely had issues with the latter of the two
You have to wonder how much unfinished projects ie stadium updates, new locker room, weight room etc etc hurt us this year. Its all well and good to show recruits sketches of how things will look at OU in two years but some of these kids want to see it and feel it for real. Looking at the stadium with cranes and bulldozers instead of completed facilities could have been a major turn off for some.
Probably loosing to Texas and beating teams with backup QBs didn’t help.
We probably were not going to be a top ten class with the numbers we could offer, but what the dormers do not realize is that we filled all of our needs, that is assuming we still get Kelly.
Even if we don’t get him we still signed 3-4 backers
Correct, but he is priority #1.
No doubt..but we have still filled our needs
Agreed
Plus we have McGinnis, Evans, and DeBerry who will be competing this year
You guys are whiny today.
Is this the women’s basketball team site?
Someone has already alluded to the surplus of estrogen in the water today Miz. 😉
Not trying to pick, but are we even filling up our 85 scholly’s?
doesn’t look like it
Bring on the transfers.
Thats disheartening
I’m more interested to see how many scholarships that will let them have next year. I guess how many are leaving next year compared to this and were they saving a few for that reason unless they hit homeruns this year (Mayden, Daniels, etc…)? I think next years class will be big and a much better class, especially with the head start they already have for 17′.
How do you figure? I show us well over 85
Remember we still have guys like Wood and Murray that are with us and we still have the ability to get a few late additions. We have shown an uncanny ability to do this in the past.
I count 64 sholly’s on campus now, 2 transfers and 19 commits with Kelly still on the table?
My head was spinning trying to wrap my head around this question earlier, but I think we can sign about 5 more today without going over. I could be wrong, but I think that’s close.
But is there 5 more kids that want to sign with us? lol
Walkons deserve scholarships too. We have later than today to fill spots, some kids aren’t even signing today, we will fill them out.
We almost always carry less, keep the potential for late additions/transfers open..
Never cared where OU is/was ranked in Feb. Only care where they are ranked in Jan. It gonna be OK.
hahaha and Alabama just flipped a DB so add another CB for them
any word on caleb kelley….?
announcement at 7:30pm central time, Notre Dame just picked up a linebacker so that possibly helps our already favorable odds.
crud. see it now.
was ryan parker a long time commit?
He was committed since late spring I believe, maybe early summer. Was expected to sign in December but did not qualify, I guess the issues were worse than many first thought.
Yes, but wasn’t able to qualify
Go get some work done and come back this evening
I’ve never been a sunshine pumper and I won’t start now. There’s a lot to like about this class but compared to normal, it’s slightly below our average. For a team that just made the playoffs it’s not great.
Agree, but the season prior we had five losses. We stack another playoff run this year, plus coaches will be more familiar, like 2017 to be big.
Playoff have almost next to nothing to do with this recruiting class. That is 2 months of these kids memories. They saw more of the 8-5 season and ESPN touting how great Baylor and TCU were going to be last year.
Yup
Im with you. Lots of solid talent, but just dont like being 4th in the conference.
https://twitter.com/gmartlive/status/694905034450964480
jeezus, Texas just got another one
who?
another what?
LB Jeffrey McCulloch
Oh, I just assumed another xxxxx-less steer –
Care less what Texsa is doing. I am here to talk Sooner sports.
Solid recruiting job by Strong for sure.
…and yeah this is signing day and everyone is looking at the class we sign blah blah…but don’t forget about the team we HAVE. The team that, imo, will set some records again this year and make a legitimate run. Our main dude wasnt even signed by us….and our stud RB was barely a blip on the recruiting map. Have a little faith…we have some studs already on campus that are hungry to show what they got and know that it’s their time.
Today is like sitting in on Christmas for a bunch of spoiled kids. I forget. Why didn’t I sleep in?
So you enjoy losing to Baylor then?
We won bro.
So did Texas
5-7; 5-7 and orange—-
Just take the pills. Your family needs the old you.
Offer him these Colfax –
I do not care what Texsa does. I like our class. Hit needs.
LOL what does that have to do with your original statement haha
Texas beating us this year is not a predictor of future performance, as is the case with us and Baylor…
That’s what it has to do with it
You said Losing to Baylor…we won…so then you change to texsa…lol
I’m talking about losing 3 times in 5 years to them. I’m comparing our beating a wounded Bears team to OU losing to a team it shouldn’t have.
You mean 3 times in all of the years to them. Get over yourself.
Myself? Huh? 3 times more than it should be, yet here we are. Top 15-20 classes lead to this.
Do I like losing to Baylor? Never really had it.
Lol
Did you see the kid that got a 90ish model truck for his 16th and went in the garage and got a bat and went to town lol…that kid needs a good pair of walking sneakers
Thank you, rare for incoming kids to play immediately, the 2014 and 2015 kids have huge opportunities to shine this year. I like it.
Texas having a BIG day.
TCU’s class good for being a ‘small school’.
OU really struggled inside the state of Texas this year….gotta win that RRR…lose it and kids start to look at other options.
Yeah yeah, winning RRR would change everything. /s
Much more than making playoffs. Insanity
The kids we used to get are now going to a lot of the SEC schools as well. Look at some of the SEC classes and you will see top ranked Texas kids. Times have definitely changed.
Atm did that
and Ole Miss continues to get kids from the state of Texas…..something stinks.
Already under investigation as of last week.
All the allegations have to deal with before their current coaching staff got their. Nice try though.
That’s not true. Includes the Tunsil kid. Nice try though.
A second investigation has been opened up so no.
https://twitter.com/allolemiss/status/694921182898974723
Enjoy Ole Probation Greg, good luck with that
Ok so I am starting to pay attention now (fighting a Kidney Stone) What did I miss, seems like a lite day here at TFB, only almost 2k comments by 10:30am!
I am not a heavy poster here, especially on days like this when all the new names come on, but I definitely want to thank Jordan and the rest of TFB for your work. This is a great site and a lot of info (free info). It looks like a good class this year and one we can start judging during next year. Kelly would be seem to be a good get, but if not, still a good class. Good luck to all of them.
TFB OU site 1835 comments
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even on their best day they cant compete.
#TheresOnlyOne.
They’re prob out smoking cigars with Jay and drinking champagne lol
OU needs fierce recruiters to compete with other blue bloods , ala Switzer . I love Bobby and wouldn’t trade him for any , but his style is more like Spurrier it seems . When other schools are pushing the limit off the rules and coming up with new ways to get kids . OU seems to be always a step behind
Bring Monty back!!!!
Agree with this somewhat. We’re too laid back with our recruiting approach.
VERY
It must be hard for an upstanding guy like B Stoops to compete with opposing coaches that negative recruit. Thats an uphill battle from the start.
Bama has signed another CB. So they are bringing in 4 this class
losing daniels (DT to UT) and Cobb (CB to BU) really put a damper on this class.
gotta get Kelly tonight.
Just want to say I am happy with the recruits OU has signed today because they all wanted to be Sooners! That said OU should never finish 4th in the Big 12 & out of the top 15 nationally in recruiting.I still say that Bob & this staff still got outworked on the recruiting trail again.Go Sooners!!!
OU was never going to realistically finish inside the top 15 with a small class.
Clemson is 8th with 1 less commit, and auburn is 10th with 1 less commit.
Clemson poops 5 star recruits.
Cam Newton just flipped to Texas….
When Bryce Youngquist joins the team & if Caleb Kelly commits with us our LBs will be sick. With the talent we already have at the D-line & secondary our defense will be tough. Offensively with Baker Mayfield, Perine, Mixon, Andrews, Westbrook, Flowers, Brown, & Samia we should be good. Idk if we’ll be great cuz I haven’t seen much if anything from anybody else
Unless something changes, Youngquist isn’t likely to join the team.
please explain
Do you know something and can’t say or just going off of the statement
Do you know something that we don’t?
Now you started it…
Whats up?
lol J now you did it…
Pretty sure SOMETHING would have to change cause he’s not here yet.
ugh….
and then there’s that…
BOOM!
Bob Stoops is not going to oversign and will continue to reward scholarships to players who have walked on.
Yeah, that bothers me somewhat unless you’re Baker Mayfield.
It’s not going to yield Bama results but as a throwback to true collegiate athletics, Bob is the man.
or Lane Johnson…or wait for it…Dalton Wood…people forget about him. I think he will get one of these ships once he proves he’s committed to the program..and with his little girl in Germany now I have faith he will
They could make a roller coaster after Dalton Wood.
I hate to say it but Saban has proven he has the winning formula
Over and over and over again.
That “formula” should be against the rules.
Sending tons of kids as juniors always helps. Ensures he can sign 25+ every year.
Possibly, but he does have problems with 8, 9, 10, … kids leaving early every year too. Team chemistry must be a crap shoot every year, and risky early in the season if they schedule tough teams for non-conference.
Sometimes he solves the kids leaving early problem by not letting them play early.
So, any surprises yet to come?
unlikely, barring Kelly not picking the good guys of course
We all know why Strong signed such a good class….we just ain’t talking about it. We lost so many here at the end to other schools that it’s disturbing. I know a lot say that 17 will be where we reap the benefits of this season, but I don’t buy that. There was plenty of time left after this season for it to make a difference this year and it didn’t happen. This coaching staff is seriously lacking on the recruiting side of things. Maybe we can make a deal with the coach of Lakawana to get his whole class next year.
Next year argument isn’t cutting it. Look at Michigan.
Texas has signed a better class than us every year for the last 40 years in spite of the drubbings we’ve put on them.
Why compare OU to Texas. What has Texas done. Why not compare OU to teams that are winning the NC and you will see they’re not in the same ballpark in recruiting.
Florida has signed better classes for the last 5 years. What have they done. Or Georgia.
Its not what horns have done. Its what kids signing with horns have prevented US from doing.
unlike the NFL, conference championships are a HUGE deal in college.
Trolling from LT again, I see.
Stoops has played in 4 NC games. Beat Bowden, lost to guys named Saban, Meyer and Carroll…probably 4 games against the best coaches in decades and HOF’ers
Really? Because you didn’t get a few you wanted. Look what your forgetting and also need to add to this class is a 4 star wr transfer from PSU, a 5 star QB from a&m and. 4 star transfer DE from Texas in lampkin. They still had to recruit those guys they could have gone else where. Plus you look too much at what the media feeds you with rankings. Think about this. If we would sign three more three stars our class ranking would go up two spots according to 247 class calculator. So should we just sign a few more three stars so you can feel better about what the media says and be in the top 15? Lastly, when we get Kelly tonight will you be happy?
I’ve been trying also, too many of them today. I literally feel like punching myself in the face repeatedly, rest, then punch more.
Oh well, I’m happy with our class, Mayden would have been nice but we have like 18 dbs on the roster. So…
Agree on Mayden, then I think about Haughton, Mbanasor, and others we recruited over the last couple of years and feel okay.
Yeah. Honestly, for me Mayden was the only thing that happened that really stung me.
yowza
The quality of OU football and coaching has been down for like 4-5 years. 1 year is tough to just flip a switch and turn it around.
I know this is a ou board but I think this is interesting.
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2016/2/3/10903830/national-signing-day-eric-berry-deanthony-thomas-kansas-city-chiefs-five-star-recruits
5-stars are always good for a little ego stroking, but 4-stars are where it’s at, for me.
Ok yes Texas is signing a good cla…wait is Norvell still on that staff?
LOL..yeah just give em’ some time. Classic Norvell = Recruiting A / Development C-
Mayden and Jacobs (both OU targets and 1 OU lean) both choose Bama….?
Ugh, that hurt.
We needed Jones more than both of those guys so in the end it worked out since Bama didn’t have a ship for him so it worked out for us
Hope your kidding.
Mayden a loss – I agree with him on Jacobs; I prefer Jones’ size and position to Jacobs.
Im not. We have a bigger need at wr than cb or rb
I think Mayden is better than Jones. I’m not sold on Jones.
They play a different position
Bama wins championships.
Texas, Baylor don’t win any championships and they’re both doing alright today.
Bigtime
Think I am going to join EastTex in hibernation….site is starting to sound like LT….cheers all
2017 was always going to be the telling class. We simply didn’t have room for enough guys to even approach a top 10 class and we don’t over sign like other schools do. As long as we get Kelly now, I will be happy with this class.
It is just the bandwagoners and ridiculous folk who are ruining it today. Come back in a week and it will be great again!
Spot. On.
Yesterday was a lot worse.
Where does this class wind up? 15-20? Maybe 10-15, if Kelley picks the good guys?
I suspect 15-20 even with Kelly. Closer to 20
Closer to 20 than 10
If it stays a small class, I don’t care about the traditional rankings. Somebody tell me where we rank on an average stars per recruit basis. Much more telling. We were always going to have a tough time getting to the top 10 with a smaller class.
Exactly – avg star ranking is much, much more important than total points. However, numbers become important with naturally occurring attrition. I’m afraid that while this class may meet immediate needs, it will leave holes 2-3 years from now that will be a bigger issue.
Seriously missed on Mayden and Cobb?? Nooooooooooooo. Wtf. Not okay.
You don’t win Championships in Feburary.
Show me the National Champs of the past 10 years and what their trailing classes were ranked.
Im talking about the teams that have had great classes and didn’t end up anywhere. The teams that did win those Championships had and have great coaching.
Indeed. We have excellent coaching, we just need the talent.
Right and if we can find a way to turn Norman into South Beach…maybe it would be alot easier…but until then….we gotta keep plugging along. I hear you BJ I dont like having a class that the media sees as subpar. But I dont think it’s a lack of trying on the staffs part. I really dont.
No one vacations in Tuscaloosa or Clemson, SC
I’m sure the staff tried but it’s a results business, if you want to win that is. If you want to love the staff…cool, but if you want the team to win people have to produce.
Oklahoma doesn’t have the backing of the world biggest television network. You gotta look at the whole picture.
Fair enough, then we accept mediocrity.
I truly think bob needs to quit with the low pressure approach. Dosent work anymore when everyone else is pushing and pushing on these kids
Effort doesn’t make it any easier to take when we miss on folks though.
Yeah, you need both. Right now we only have one of em.
lol selling fools gold i see
Nope. It’s just when you get the players that win them. Decent class, but these signing day misses sting a lot.
I can guarantee that’s when you get the players to win the NC. I thought that’s what OU was about, winning championships.
Last team not to win a title in feb was us back in 2000 lol.
creeping up on the 20 yr mark
Almost did it again this year. Coaching is there, just need a few more elite pieces.
Your right, Alabama never has a shot.
*you’re
What? Have you become Dustin?
Haha channeling my inner Dustin…
tell that to Nick Saben
*Saban
https://twitter.com/EthanGBernal/status/694905502774513665
Wow Louisville. SMH
https://media.giphy.com/media/3KWHzadf2Iq64/giphy.gif
i lol’d
ok I’m ready to quit being a Debbie Downer.. Let’s talk about the guys we are getting..Who is everyone most excited about? For me its Mark Jackson and Bledsoe. Also, JMTerry intrigues me.
Kyler Murray?
JMTerry….odds are Jackson and Bledsoe are going to tear it up, but Terry went under the radar. Dude is already built like a brickhouse.
whats the story with Terry? what does he bring to the table? All I have heard is that he did better than expected at an all star game.
Logan Roberson. Gotta love a kid who doesn’t let the coach finish making the offer before he commits. Sounds like they are trying him a center which means he’s also a smart kid.
Mark Jackson was an absolute steal. Like Ocean’s 11 — and I think with all the stuff going down today some people have overlooked just how big a coup it was for this staff to flip him at the 11th hour.
Other than him, Mykel Jones was another big time pickup last minute. We need WR’s right now, and this dude is one of the better ones. I think Bama is going to regret passing over him.
My Favs of this class
1) Bledsoe size and athelticism
2) Jakson/abdul fit in the scheme
3) Sylvie’s character
4) All the hogs on the oline.. We are going to be nasty and mean.
5) Added 4 WR’s for depth
6) JMT/doucet/beal has a lot of upside
7) Parker brings physicality perfect for bump and run. IMO Perfect against Baylor
Proud of the guys we signed, and I know we signed some studs. But seeing Delance, Daniels and Southall on the texass board, and missing on Cobb, Parker, Jacobs and Mayden is hard to take.
I saw too many pics of OU coaches drinking coffee this morning. Coffee is for closers!!
Put that coffee down!
Amen bro, you nailed it. Love that movie. OU coaches better stay closing.
You call yourself a salesman you son of a b****!!!!?
I drink Bourbon for closing. Coffee for opening
FLO?
One would expect all of the 4 playoff teams to be in the top ten in recruiting ? ? Ya think ? When one is outside the top 20, whaaaat?
One great year doesn’t solve problems, the year prior we had five losses. Need consistency with another great year and playoff run. And, throw new coaches in the mix, need more time.
Tell UT fans that.
I don’t talk to UT fans
Yeah I really need help with this. We go 11-2, win the conference, and get a playoff berth and can’t crack the top 20 in recruiting.
Texas has arguably their worst season in 20 years, they’re having weekly conversations about their coach being fired, their players are retweeting about transferring at half time while getting blown out….and is seriously looking like they might crack the top 5.
Now who is the country club university?
Based purely on recruiting, how does the OL of OU stack against the DL of Texas in 2017-2018?
We are screwed. Texas will continue the past 3 years domination of OU for quite some time. We are not physical enough to play with them.
Good thing it’s not purely on recruiting.
Ill take Coach Bedenbaugh and developing that O-Line any day over what texas has.
Based on what Texas did to his lines the past two years… I don’t know that that;s a good idea.
Didn’t they run for like 300 yards on us this year? And didn’t we get landslided by a more talented and physical O line this year in the Orange Bowl? Or am I the only one who remembers things like that?
I love BB but the only line we went up against this year that we were able to play better than despite the talent disadvantage was Baylor.
We ran a spread defense vs UT, schematic brainfart.
Yep, clemson has studs in the trenches, but both our OT were freshman, and we ran a 260 pounder at DT.
We did very well for what we had.
Clemson had new starters on the OL and DL as well and still kicked OUs ass. That was recruit on recruit in that CFP game, and coaching against coaching.
This. Clemson lost 9 players on defense and still trounced us.
I was at that game, our defense looked like they’d been running 60 minutes of tempo at the end of the second quarter. Striker was taking every third snap off practically.
^ nailed it. OU is weak in the trenches. They over achieved this past season. To not land one DT? Good grief.
Oh, but wait! There are Freshmen already on campus, so they didn’t need one.
They had 1 freshman tackle, and the rest were rotation players from the year before.
They were “new” starters, but they still had experience.
We dont lose perine, mixon, and evans, and the 2nd half is at least interesting.
Not to mention their 2 DEs are projected 1st rounders. Dodd is higher than Shaq.
Yep. #recruiting
ya, its not like they beat us with 9 freshman lol. Those kids were studs waiting in the wings.
Just like our guys that redshirted last year.
Ya we got some good ones coming…its just really hard not to feel a little down today..and kelly signing being 8 hours away dosent help lol
and walker. And the TOs that weren’t listed as TOs but in essence were
and walker. And the TOs that weren’t listed as TOs but in essence were
plus TOs. They win/lose games. 2 TOs taht weren’t even classified as TOs in 1st half really hurt: punt to 1st down marker deep in our territory, and their punter throwing for a 1st down on 4th and long. Killed us, like all TOs.
Our OT’s and LG were unexperienced that was only their 4th game. Not making excuses, but as the season went on the better they got. Remember the names Oakmon, Billings, Ogbah, Carraway, Pierson,..let alone going up against Tapper, Walker and company.
Clemson is just a beast team. And hopefully we can get there someday. But overall, our line just got better and better.
depth/inexperience may be the only missing factor this Fall
yeah this will be an intriguing matchup. I still take OU with Bedenbaugh
plus 2nd year running this offense so we can see what is in chapter 2 of the air raid playbook, esp. against UT and Clemson style defensive strategies
I like our chances. Brown and samia will be juniors, tyrese robinson, swenson, and the rest i cant think of atm.
2 JUCOs to contribute immediately from Lackawanna and Butler
Think they are probably depth/rotation guys. Going to be hard to unseat our young starters.
I’m guessing: A 6’8″ 350lb JUCO rotating with Orlando Brown is a good thing. Ben Powers is also a strong rotating guy, seems to me. I wonder if the 4 star from Illinois will play this Fall. I think Valentin will RS.
Good, imo. Our guys will have a year or so experience on their best guys, and I personally wouldn’t trade their guys for ours. If they were all being sought after in one year, I would imagine OU’s would be the most coveted overall. So good, imo
One thing is for sure, Stephen Dale recruited his friends to post today.
Lmao SO TRUE good one.
Signing day fails will do that to people…
Not you, Maverick!
Oh it stings. Trying to keep my dobber out of the dirt.
Maybe SD is taking a page from Ted Cruz book on how to come out of nowhere, or basement, and pull victory from the jaws of defeat. Many on here have chastised him every time he has posted ( myself included ), let him have his due.
define victory
I remember when he predicted that Cris Daniels was going to flip to Texas and everyone on this board was laughing at him, and the Cris decommitted 2 days later and not a single one of you apologized to him.
Classy in victory, shameless in defeat.
You nailed it. IMHO
He’s a realist not an idealist.
Ye sayeth, “Love thou-est thine friends” But I sayeth unto you-eth, “lovest thou thine enemies, and pray for those who hateth thee-eth.” – Chuck Fairbanks
Ye sayeth, “Love thou-est thine friends” But I sayeth unto you-eth, “lovest thou thine enemies, and pray for those who hateth thee-eth.” – Chuck Fairbanks
I remember when he predicted that Cris Daniels was going to flip to Texas and everyone on this board was laughing at him, and the Cris decommitted 2 days later and not a single one of you apologized to him.
Classy in victory, shameless in defeat.
Not every one was laughing at him; I don’t read his posts, just what others write about him sometimes in his posts. Didn’t laugh, don’t read, don’t care. Like whether someone going to bama will play or not. don’t care. I want to know who’s going to OU and are they the type guys can win with.
Ignoring the competition is a good way to get beat by it.
I doubt if a single fan’s ignoring the competition will make one bit of difference in the outcome of a single game or single play or a single thought in a player’s mind on either side in a game. I leave not ignoring the competition up to the coaches.
I’ve been ignoring you and I seriously doubt you could beat me. Whiner
I’ve been ignoring you and I seriously doubt you could beat me. Whiner
You definitely found his needle in a haystack, congrats
I remember when he predicted that Cris Daniels was going to flip to Texas and everyone on this board was laughing at him, and the Cris decommitted 2 days later and not a single one of you apologized to him.
Classy in victory, shameless in defeat.
Tramonda Moore headed to Okie State? Calvin Bundage update?
Probably AZ State
Lets be real, he isn’t heading to OSU, he is heading to juco.
OSU=JUCO am I right ??? 🙂
Your twitter has spilled everywhere Esco.
3 signees from Texas….
fewest in a class for OU since 2002 (just five in TX from that class)
Luckily things are trending the right way for ’17 in Texas.
Yup. 4 out of 5 2017 commits are from TX.
Hopefully we have several Lance Mitchell, Rufus Alexander, JD Runnels, and Davin Joseph type kids in this class like the 02′ class!
Just goes to show that we can beat all the Texsa teams….but if we dont destroy UT…that’s a big loss.
I don’t know how much of that is a conscious effort by the staff, or just cold reception by the recruits. There is a “thing” going on in Texas right now about staying home and playing in state. I know it’s always existed to a point, but I think it’s being emphasized again. aTm is still in the SEC. TCU always manages to land some talent. Baylor has done very well of late and is still recruiting well b/c of it. UT is still UT. Houston had a good season and has a good coach. It’s tough sledding in that state right now. OU needs to have more seasons like last year, except without the loss to UT, and the players will start taking notice again.
Applaud our coaches for awareness to that fact, and making us a national brand again
Agreed. I think they did a really good job several years back of getting ahead of that movement. It also sets us up well if we leave the Big 12, or expand and increase our presence in other areas.
We already have 4 out of 5 commits from Texas in the 2017 class.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/694927726755450880
He sucks, right? He’s not a 5-star and he resides in a state that isn’t California or Texas.
He’s terrible
Charles Barkley agrees
The round mound of rebound?
Just embarrassing . He shouldn’t even be walk-on worthy at OU.
but Sir Chuck pronounces it “turrible”
Abso-freakin’-lutely!
That’ how RBs and QBs feel after “meeting” JMT on the field – turrible.
look at the way he has his arm on that chair, he’s a boss. Calm cool and collected
Right. We probably miss on him.
Thats what i hear.
He doesn’t have any hats yet. Hopefully, OU’s is not in the middle.
he committed to stay in HS for another year
Id take 25 of this kid. These are the types of kids we had in 2000. Hard workers, athletic, and want to be a sooner.
Please & thank-you!
100% Agree!!
Do we have enough scholarships for 25 Jon Michael Terry’s?
We got at least a few more…now where did i put my cloning machine
I think JMT is going to be a good one. Kid already has his man muscles and I believe the scouting sites missed on him.
Bama just got another CB commit today. Saban jumps his class to #2. He’s a relentless recruiter.
would be nice to have one of those
CB or recruiter? LOL
Doesn’t look like Bama is recruiting safeties any more, just big CB’s.
While I am never thrilled to loose recruits to other teams, but if we do then I like that Jacobs ended up at Alabama. First and foremost it was his dream school. I wouldn’t say OU missed out because nobody was in on this kid till the last 2 weeks of recruiting. The biggest reason I am happy though is that this 1 kid signing with Alabama will do more for the perception of Oklahoma High School Football players than if OU signed 100. There are a ton of great players in Oklahoma that never get there deserved credit and this kid definitely sheds light on that problem. In the long term this will help the perception of OU recruiting much more than 1 recruit will. OU will be fine at RB for several years to come and we have quite a few options at Slot receiver as well. I wish Jacobs the best!
I’m happy for this kid too. However, OK football has been piss poor as of late. “Tons” of great players … not so much; more like a small handle of good players and MAYBE one or two elite each year. Wish Jacobs the best too.
Agree that IF the kid performs well at ‘bama it helps. But in between running from coast to coast looking for recruits, OU needs to do a much, much better job of evaluating the talent at home. Losing the kid is one thing, but in this manner….should not happen.
Agree that IF the kid performs well at ‘bama it helps. But in between running from coast to coast looking for recruits, OU needs to do a much, much better job of evaluating the talent at home. Losing the kid is one thing, but in this manner….should not happen.
The same posters acting as if they aren’t at all disappointed in OU losing out on Mayden, Cobb, Daniels, and a few others, are the same ones that’ll be saying we need more talent the next time we lose a game.
It’s certainly not the end of the world, but we were so close to having a REALLY good class and getting a couple more really good players in here.
Well stated.
Losing Mayden and Cobb bothered me more than Daniels. I think we’ll be just fine at DT but having two potential lockdown CBs in our conference would have been a game changer.
Agree about Mayden and Cobb. I’d have really liked to have gotten at least one of those guys. The RB out of Tulsa that went to Bama doesn’t bother me. I was hoping Daniels would see thru the UT crap. It is what it is, just tough to lose out on all of them so late in the process.
Bledsoe worth 2 Daniels although probably a DE, but hey, even better.
We needed bledsoe worse than we needed daniels.
Agree. Most of the angst is about those 3 kids. But OU didn’t make Mayden’s initial TOP 7. I never bought in to him suddenly wanting to go to OU. Daniels, while good, never impressed me that much. The way he and Mayden ‘played’ us is what burns most. Then Cobb’s minute till midnight decision to go all Baylor. BUT…. OU got Mykal Jones, an area of need, Jordan Parker, maybe the best of the CBs, Amani Bledsoe, area of need, Swenson, big get for the O-line. Not great but very good.
You summed it up pretty good.
You summed it up pretty good.
Really, just Mayden.
The lack of talent up front on both sides of the ball was apparent vs the Fightin’ Dabo’s
Exactly this. Not to mention we face so many good Qb’s again next year. It’s gonna be a big year.
I took an optimistic view about losing Velus, but was disappointed when none of the coaches talked up Mykel Jones this morning. Daniels and Cobb piss me off.
I took an optimistic view about losing Velus, but was disappointed when none of the coaches talked up Mykel Jones this morning. Daniels and Cobb piss me off.
We will be in the playoffs next year. The OL will be better, the DL will be very disruptive. It’s the following year that we may say, “Ouch”, but I think we will be more than just fine. I’m an optimist.
We will be in the playoffs next year. The OL will be better, the DL will be very disruptive. It’s the following year that we may say, “Ouch”, but I think we will be more than just fine. I’m an optimist.
Agree. OL/DL better, I think for next 2 yrs at least. I think our O will get better too, time in the system = better. More depth at WR and might get better at DB with all talent recruited last 2 yrs.
are the Brainiacs going to do a post breaking down each one of our signees this week? I need some sunshine.
Yeah, that would be great. But I think the class is a great class so far!
When can we expect Jordan’s doom-and-gloom; our coaches suck, Bob, Mike and Kish need to be fired, etc. post to be up? I’m sure he’s working on it right now.
Jordan hates OU coaches. Ha! Never seen a mod bash coaches this hard.
I like that he’s honest and not like some of you who always make excuses.
Restraint is a good quality too
Vegas wouldn’t even take the odds
There’s no working on it. It’s always at the ready, just a matter of making the necessary updates/edits to get it current.
This is funny. Us realists like yourself love your comments.
Well Jordan, you’re exactly right. My buddy and I had written down 8 kids OU had a decent chance at that would have put us in the top 15 and we didn’t get ONE !!!! I have watched recruiting longer than most of you posters have been alive, and I believe it’s the 5th worst class since 1965!! But, than again there’s always next year for the “pumpers”
What is Bama, et. al., saying to recruits that OU is not?
What is Bama, et. al., saying to recruits that OU is not?
Well Jordan, you’re exactly right. My buddy and I had written down 8 kids OU had a decent chance at that would have put us in the top 15 and we didn’t get ONE !!!! I have watched recruiting longer than most of you posters have been alive, and I believe it’s the 5th worst class since 1965!! But, than again there’s always next year for the “pumpers”
So when can we expect it? It wouldn’t be signing day, and you wouldn’t be Jordan Esco without it!
ALRIGHT, “BIG GAME BOB”.
It’s time to bust out your inner creepy and start spooning with all of our future recruits, Harbaugh-style.
It’s the ONLY way to keep up nowadays, ask the Twitter trolls if you don’t believe me.
“BIG SPOON BOB”.
#Welcometo2016Folks
15 returning starters for 2016. Future is bright. Today was not a bust; sure missed out on a few but not a ton of schollys to give. 2017 recruiting Buzz will huge if OU handles Houston, Ohio State and Texsa to start the year.
plus our returning QB. My biggest concern next yr is backup QB. When your biggest concern is backup QB you are feeling pretty good about the coming yr. Should be better on OL and DL, at DB and same at WR and RB.
If we miss on Kelly tho…either the coaches failed to make what should of been an easy pitch to him or call me spoiled if you’d like but ima bit disappointed..
I am happy with this class.. However if there is one thing that alarms me is that we only have 3 Signee’s from Texas.. We have GOT to have more from Texas.. Just my two cents
We’ve already got 5 commits from the 17′ class. We’ll be fine in Texas.
Long way from 2017
Your point? Mine was that we’re obviously working hard at recruiting Texas on this next class. We had a lot of new coaches having to build new relationships with Texas coaches. Looks like they’re doing a good job so far.
Let’s see if those commits stick.
Some of you guys could f*** up a wet dream.
Like I said ot is a long way from 2017 things could change
Of course they could. I guess if you prefer to view the entire world this way good for ya. Sounds like a miserable existence to me, always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
There’s always next year mentality
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!
That’s what people say about signing kids from Oklahoma. I want the best, I don’t care if Kelly/Quick/Saunders/etc is from CA or NC
Just get Kelly and we’re good. No Kelly and this sucks. That’s pretty much what it boils down to.
I’m a bit more optimistic….but yeah, that is big.
Cant take anymore,will check back tomorrow peace and as allways
BOOMERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO METZ
Nah its just getting good Metz…stick around.
Ewwwwwwwwwwwww. KJ, you have a streak of evil in ya’ 🙂
We have like 8 hrs before we here from Caleb gotta keep the entertainment going haha.
SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SOONER!!
The fun is just starting.
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Lets go trolls! Where almost at 2k before noon! Step up your games!
Spew your venom!!!
Ah, yes. “You idiots, the ones who are displeased or disappointed with this class, have nothing of value to add. So, I shall demonize you by calling your opinions ‘venom’.”
Lol. Did I say anybody was an idiot?
Look man, I’m disappointed in some of the guys we missed out on as well.
But I’ve got a couple of choices:
1) Be stoked about the ones we did get
2) Be down in the dumps about the kids who went elsewehere
^^^I’ll pass on #2
A word like venom carries big time implications; as in there is no possible way their thoughts are in any way part of the discussion.
Today is the time for people to get pissed and air that. We have no more choice moving forward. We have a Final Four team saddled with a 20-25 class, people have a right to be pissed.
Tomorrow, it’s back to waiting for the season. Today is like Christmas when you didn’t get the toy you’ve been wanting. Sounds childish, but it’s what it boils down to.
Today is what you make it, just like any other day. Again, it’s a choice to focus on the positive or the negative. I’m gonna leave it at that.
Sorry that I offended you, not my intent.
That’s true, get it all out today….because it will be a long 6-7 months of waiting after this.
Dang, I took a chance and peeked in. I’ll come back tomorrow. lol
Mayden scares off Cobb, then Mayden choses Tide. That’s my only true wth in this class.
Mayden might not see the field with Bama
Mayden is better than Cobb, and Mayden will play at Bama.
I have my doubts. He is a good player but so are the other 6-8 CB’s that are 4* and 5* caliber they already had on campus or just signed.
Hope he doesn’t
Not a given at all. Even when you are the best player you don’t always play at schools like bama. If bama returns both starters and/or coaches feel the other guys understand their D b/c they’ve been around longer, they might play guys over mayden. There was an open spot at OU and think his best chance was OU, but he’s bama/OU good imo for sure
The only concern I have is that we lost an in-sate kid and a legacy kid. That is my wth moment. Other than that it look like a solid class with some good OUDNA in it! Ready for September. BOOMER!!!
Nobody knew about Jacobs till two weeks ago, and we are loaded at RB. I can forgive that one. Losing a Legacy kid is tough to swallow though.
Unless, of course, said legacy kid wanted to blaze his own path and not ride his parents’ coat tails. Or, maybe growing up he never was a huge OU fan anyway just because his parents are. Maybe he’s always had OU as the just in case plan. He’s kinda new to this “adulting” thing, so we don’t really know what is in his head or his heart. Best of luck to him. It’s not something to lose a lot of sleep over. If we get a chance to play against him in the future, and he shuts us down, I’ll reconsider my sleeping habits.
Unless, of course, said legacy kid wanted to blaze his own path and not ride his parents’ coat tails. Or, maybe growing up he never was a huge OU fan anyway just because his parents are. Maybe he’s always had OU as the just in case plan. He’s kinda new to this “adulting” thing, so we don’t really know what is in his head or his heart. Best of luck to him. It’s not something to lose a lot of sleep over. If we get a chance to play against him in the future, and he shuts us down, I’ll reconsider my sleeping habits.
We have no idea about Jacobs. I really wanted him, but is he a character kid? Bet OU/osu does. Don’t know. Funny he in backyard of both OU and OSU and neither went after him strongly.
Losing an in-state guy that never gave OU an official visit is an issue simply because whoever is assigned to prospect Tulsa didn’t do their job.
I’m not freaking out anymore, did that with other classes. We’re just not playing for NCs at the moment. Someday it could happen again but something will have to change first.
Four teams had a chance to compete for the NC this season. We were one of them. Maybe you missed it. We missed on a few but also stole some of our own. Get over it.
>Not playing for NCs
>In CFP previous season
Pick one.
We can play in the CFP all we want to, getting dominated in the trenches by an also ran will continue
We can play in the CFP all we want to, getting dominated in the trenches by an also ran will continue
Board poll. Up vote this comment if you’re happy with the class.
Up vote this if you aren’t satisfied.
Cobb is that you?
I don’t get the reference.
he ran a twitter poll between us and baylor…we won, and he went baylor anyway lol.
Oh yeah, lol. Fine. Take your upvote KJ. 🙂
WOW, salt in the wound has never been so funny.
Stoops is that you?
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/11-08-2015/2Le5r2.gif
I’m going to downvote every one of them to negate them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s commitment, brah.
I’m just trying to see the numbers in sunshine vs doom N gloom.
And Mr. Esco with the post of the day.
Cant you like, downvote 1000 times on the back end? lol
I’ll do whatever it takes!
I love this! How can I help? 🙂
Think it’s a great class. Should get better tonight.
lol
C- without Kelly, C+ with Kelly, B with Kyler and Geno.
Only 1 DE/NT/DE is strange at best. Daniels wasn’t on my impact list even when he was a commit. I just didn’t see too much other than size. Taylor was the guy that impressed me the most, but he signed with South Carolina. Bledsoe is the real deal, but he needs a NT next to him in this class.
https://twitter.com/HaroldRKuntz3/status/694931441570832384
what about bundage? who else is someone they targeted that hasnt signed yet? hahaha
That was just a local reporter doing what they’re paid to do. Report what the kid says & drum up local interest.
OU isn’t taking Bundage.
oops well poop on him then. happy with the class regardless
re texas…….remember they hired brick haley away from lsu for dline coach and he has a lot of cred from his time there……no surprise they had success
Really sucks to see Bama come in late (even after OU) to snag Jacobs.
We’ll see. Impossible to tell right now of course.
Overall when I look at the big picture, we got some pieces. As for the secondary. Yeah some misses may hurt a little but every team is like that for the most part. Last year 15′ we got Mbanasaur CB, Haughton S, Jordan Thomas will be a Junior and we saw the kind of shutdown corner he became. Steven Parker will be a Junior. I think we have some really really good quality players. We were just a young team last year so the 16 class isn’t as vital. But in regards to big year’s in recruiting…2017 will need to be successful.
Why did Ryan Parker switch? That’s weird as hell.
b/c OU essentially dropped him once it became evident how unlikely he was to qualify
Plus he was a TCU commit to start with.
true
https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/694929873664520193
won’t matter
Not sure why so many people think it “won’t matter”. One, they beat us and man handled us in the trenches last year; they improved on that depth this year. Secondly, for everyone kid that goes to horns is one (that we offered and there are many) is one that doesn’t go to OU and help our depth.
Our two losses definitely showed that the trenches was our Achilles heel.
They could be better, and will be next yr I think, but we weren’t so bad we couldn’t compete at NC level this past yr. I think our OT signaling our plays lost the UT game, and the 2 TOs that didn’t go down as a TO (punt to the 1st down marker and their punter throwing for 1st down in our territory) might hv lost the 2nd one. TOs determine games and we had TOs that technically weren’t even listed as TOs, but in reality were. Plus, we didn’t have walker. That hurt. We were right there with clem and you can’t win giving your plays away against isu or anyone. Nobody’s OL will ever stay the same, yr in and yr out. If you graduate starters, it will always take time for guys to get their reps, and OU was down a little on the OL mainly b/c of experience, but should be up at least a little next yr.
KJ..I need to know…are we going to be better there next year? Will it actually be a strength?
I really think so. Last year on the OL we really only had 1 sure fire guys at the beginning of the season. This year we have at very least 4 that have started at one point or another. A couple of redshirts are bound to step up too for depth and to possibly fill the guard spots. I think we’re deeper at DL. Lampkin Gallimore will be huge additions and more playing time for Que. End will be solid and I’m really looking for Campbell and Mann to step up. Plus having CW come back is a very good thing.
I guess the position that worries me the most is inside Backer.
Our two losses definitely showed that the trenches was our Achilles heel.
Inbefore largest drop comment.
thank you for making this worse
https://media.giphy.com/media/yoJC2OB73H1sHfwPO8/giphy.gif
#downdate
I’ll upvote Kate Upton just about any time. So there’s that.
Wrong board…
no doubt
forgot to change his username 😉
And they beat OU last year…with a bad team and no QB. Yay, salt in the wound!
15 yards….unnecessary roughness… thanks a lot Esco for the texsa updates.
Next year’s game is going to be huge.
Its the same recurring story.
We have had a better record than them in each of the past 6 seasons.
6…
Yet this stupid sh** keeps happening
Its the same recurring story.
We have had a better record than them in each of the past 6 seasons.
6…
Yet this stupid sh** keeps happening
Kids in Texas grow up dreaming of playing for UT or A&M, unless they are a legacy somewhere else. It’s a tough sell to pull kids out of this state
Kids in Texas grow up dreaming of playing for UT or A&M, unless they are a legacy somewhere else. It’s a tough sell to pull kids out of this state
this ought to prove people make too much about recruiting, but still people get all worked up
time to start rooting against texass in every game they play.
Baylor is really going to be good for the next few years……
TCU putting a solid class together….although half of the TCU kids will be in jail by the time they are juniors.
Already root against UT in every game but one……just can’t root for the Pukes.
Already root against UT in every game but one……just can’t root for the Pukes.
I think most consider me a sunshine pumper. I have to admit, I’ve been a bit disappointed in how this class has closed out. But the bigger picture is that I think we’ve filled the holes we most needed. I was most concerned about WR, and we’ve filled that, with still a very slim chance at still landing Velus.
Here’s how I view it:
DB – last year’s class was BS’ best ever; good solid class this year, even without Mayden
LB – good class last year w/ a 5*; if we get Caleb this will be a very good class also
DE – Excellent class
DT – the big hole for 2016. But with last year’s class, including Lampkiin, it’s not going to be a killer as long as we get a couple of top kids in 2017.
OL – very strong class, plus we’re already loaded with guys BB can turn into champions
QB – excellent class; the attrition in QBs is a bit concerning, but we weren’t going to take 2 QBs this class
RB – excellent class; only needed 1 and got him
TE – OK, we just don’t play a classic TE much; no biggee we didn’t get one.
WR – biggest concern, which was fixed in a big way in the past few days.
So, although I hate seeing us lose battles to Baylor, TCU, and Texsa, I don’t really see any crisis here. Yes, it’s frustrating that our great season didn’t result in a bunch of 5*, it seems we are in very good shape moving forward. With the way Cooks and Reynolds and BB are coaching up kids, there’s lots of reasons for optimism.
But, man … we really need Caleb!!!!!
Losing to the small TX schools and SEC in recruiting is ugly but we have some quality guys. On another note, is Bama planning on filling all 85 scholarships with DBs? It has become absurd.
I am still thinking, they will be grey shirting some of those guys. Too bad for some of the recruits after the fact, but that is his history, that’s the way he rolls.
Nickypoo is finally accepting the fact that tempo and the forward pass will be a fixture of the college game for years to come.
Good stuff
Agree….. and yes really want Kelly this evening.
Logic fail. You used facts and reason. No one understands that sh!t around here! LOL
Why hasn’t anyone started a NSD drinking game? Also, shout out to fax machines. Only day of the year they get used.
use my fax at work alot to send off bills tho….
Well you’re old. Get with the times. 🙂
hahahaha nope just dont wnana fix my scanner lol
Lol, now it’s confirmed that you’re old. Have a grandkid show you how to pay bills online. Also, your phone works as a scanner.
hahaha nah i gotta send them in a certain way to my corporate office lol. and i am the grandkid at work so i gotta do it haha
Lol, well that sucks.
shoot who u telling lol hhahaha
shoot who u telling lol hhahaha
Lol, well that sucks.
Turboscan on your phone is your friend. Creates PDF’s & emails in seconds. Good looking scans too.
hahahaha nope just dont wnana fix my scanner lol
Well you’re old. Get with the times. 🙂
Fax machines….lol.
Fax machines….lol.
Daniels and Cobb riding to Austin with Norman in the rearview.
Cobb = Baylor
Cobb = Baylor
Cobb staying in Wacko
Cobb staying in Wacko
GREAT CONTRIBUTION!!! We need more posts like this right here!
GREAT CONTRIBUTION!!! We need more posts like this right here!
Shouldn’t Cobb have stayed in Waco for the celebration of never winning anything?
I can’t get too worked up about losing out on a CB with 4.62 speed
Then you haven’t seen him play.
Shouldn’t Cobb have stayed in Waco for the celebration of never winning anything?
Get the kids and the schools right – only one went to texsa the other to U of Briles.
I think he meant they were taking a trip to the Texas hill country near Austin. That’s where the Mohair industry started in Texas, with the Angora goats. It’s also where the UT team came up with the idea for their original helmet logo (uterus silhouette).
I see – just don’t know my shorthorn history. And Baylor has none.
Baylor Bears got the idea for their mascot from when their coaches encouraged their players to eat more “Bear Claws” (a type of donut) to “beef up”. The truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
Daniels and Cobb riding to Austin with Norman in the rearview.
:-/
More hits than misses today, batting average is solid.
Yo
More hits than misses today, batting average is solid.
:-/
I really need to get some work done before I get fired and I end up on this board all the time. wait…
AHAHAH.
My team mate is sitting at here staring at me, waiting to do AD rollouts.
Im like “its signing day bro!!”
ok ok, time to actually do what they pay me for
I really need to get some work done before I get fired and I end up on this board all the time. wait…
Damn, shots fired.
https://twitter.com/Ian_A_Boyd/status/694936394280497153
Man, now that hurts!
HAHA whaaaatt?? Whatever…
Hey. Ian Boyd. Go f*** yourself. And your baby is ugly. ?
Sorry, but all babies are ugly.
Sorry, but all babies are ugly.
Hey. Ian Boyd. Go f*** yourself. And your baby is ugly. ?
I think he’s referring to the location of our recruits hometowns?
^This, not sure why folks are jumping on him… it’s true
^This, not sure why folks are jumping on him… it’s true
I think he’s referring to the location of our recruits hometowns?
we can only hope.
and they went to what bowl this past season?
Ian is an idiot. No one cares what she says.
Well Jordan does. That one person.
Ian is an idiot. No one cares what she says.
Ian Boyd @Ian_A_Boyd 3m3 minutes ago
It’s not an insult I’m talking where they are recruiting from.
Ok I can see that…
That’s what I thought he was saying. I’m surprised people thought it was an insult.
That’s what I thought he was saying. I’m surprised people thought it was an insult.
Ian Boyd @Ian_A_Boyd 3m3 minutes ago
It’s not an insult I’m talking where they are recruiting from.
What would you expect from a SB Shorthorn hack?
that was funny, can’t hate em
Damn, shots fired.
https://twitter.com/Ian_A_Boyd/status/694936394280497153
Still have a shot at Tupai, visiting ucla this weekend.
I think i will take a shot and go stare at the sun the rest of the day.
I am not a guy that thinks stars mean everything and they are the end all be all of recruiting but I did find it interesting to compare these 2 lists:
http://247sports.com/Season/2013-Football/CompositeRecruitRankings?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2016/all
A ton of the top 30 players out of High school in 2013 are also the top 2016 NFL Draft prospects. While it is true you don’t win championships in February, you do set your team up for success the more you have top ranked recruiting classes
That recruiting rankings don’t mean anything is second place loser talk. Go look at the average recruiting classes of the last ten nattie winners and tell me it doesn’t matter.
In fact, using statistics and verifiable empirical data, one can actually prove that if you don’t have a least one top 10 recruiting class in a four year period you have literally zero chance of winning a national title.
What is Bama promising recruits to get them to sign?
National Titles. NFL positions.
Funny thing is, most of those guys wont ever even sniff the field at Bama until their redshirt sophomore or junior years and he still lands them
If we go to the Big 10 ever, I’m not sure what I’ll do..
For the doom and gloomers… At least we aren’t Nebraska. We could’ve taken a big fall like they have.
This is no consolation
This is no consolation
what’s going on with them?
They suck. And have been sucking for quite some time now.
Oh the usual then OK.
To hear all you tell it we should be glad we’re not Texas even though they’ve thoroughly stomped us 3 years in a row AND outrecruited us.
I know we got that pick six that swung the game our way two years ago but they still manhandled us .
5-7 – Don’t think any of us would like that.
for some OU fans though, they might prefer to be 5-7 if OU could be ranked in the top 10 in recruiting
I’d rather lose to Texas and make it to the CFP than beat Texas and be 5-7 but that’s just me…
OR you could just BEAT Texas and go to the CFP…and then out-recruit them.
That’s the most ideal situation, but not the point.
Hmmm…well, I didn’t see anyone say they preferred going 5-7 and beating UT versus the opposite. Huh. Oh well. Carry on.
King pretty much did, actually.
“To hear all you tell it we should be glad we’re not Texas even though they’ve thoroughly stomped us 3 years in a row AND outrecruited us.
I know we got that pick six that swung the game our way two years ago but they still manhandled us .”
Where? Was there an earlier convo I missed?
I guess it depends on who is perceiving, Chief. Everyone is getting so worked up today…
People have been talking about how trash Texas is all morning but its largely gone away now that they’re actually landing their top 50 commits.
Good Ole Sooner fans living in the past as usual
I’m just glad we don’t have 5-7 seasons…
I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaate texsa. The losses to them are HORRID. Yes, go to CFP as 1; Beat texsa as 1b. Out recruit fine, out recruit recruiting rankings – don’t care.
Why? So you can get embarassed on national television for the second time in a row by Clemson, convincing 4* and 5* players that your game is weak?
Texas has a top 10 recruiting class to show for their season. What do we have? A fossilized school president with no backbone begging Texas to be nice with all their money. That’s what we have….
Okay. I’m not going to waste time reasoning with the unreasonable. That’s just a ridiculous way of looking at things.
The truth is ridiculous? Texas is legitimately a quarterback physically capable of throwing the ball away from owning the conference again.
They have a 10 game advantage over us in the all time series and as far as I’m concerned winning the conference is meaningless unless we beat Texas. If we had beaten them how many of those big name recruits theyre landing would be coming our way? YOU HAVE TO BEAT TEXAS. THIS IS THE PRIORITY FOR YOUR SEASON IF YOU ARE AN OU FAN. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS UNTIL THIS ONE OBJECTIVE IS COMPLETE. Everything you all are bringing up doesnt change the fact that Chuck is running around telling people “We owned OU 3 years in a row with no QB, why would you pick them over us?”
And he’s right.
Winning the Big 12 at this point is pretty much a participation award, and the ONLY reason we were in the playoff is because Stanford AND Notre Dame lost
Air duster is not meant for consumption.
For the doom and gloomers… At least we aren’t Nebraska. We could’ve taken a big fall like they have.
Looks like Bob is going to half to work on his dance lessons. Might I suggest pull out the cardboard and breakdance?
https://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/7/15/2/anigif_enhanced-buzz-23603-1373870512-2.gif
Genius. Big up-vote, sir!
A LOT of gray hair in this pic
https://twitter.com/SoonerClub/status/694939237641277441
All I see is dollar signs. Keep donating old rich folks.
They are called Sooner fans.
Uhhhhh, yeah. OK?
They do more for the program than you do. Cheering is too easy. Cutting major checks is the real fan. You are vested, they are invested. Huge difference.
Lol. How do you know I’m not a major donor? Don’t be ignorant.
All I see is dollar signs. Keep donating old rich folks.
That’s just the class of 1900 reunion.
That’s just the class of 1900 reunion.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
They cash retirement checks with a few 000s above your pay grade Jordan.
Ha!
They are the big $$$ donors.
They have been doing this a lot longer than any of us. Respect is all I have for them.
I resemble that remark. Look at the avi … But I got more rhymes than I got grey hairs …
If you think this is bad you should have been at the Orange Bowl game.
I’ve heard louder church choirs.
Money and time. They have those two precious things while they support THE BEST TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY! Boomer Sooner old people!
Don’t let today get you down. September 10th will be here soon enough
No it won’t. Between now and then will feel like forever!
Ohio, I’m just trying to make sure some people on here don’t off themselves today haha
Good point. But we have to survive till the Spring game, and then the long wait starts. What a start to the year though, with tOSU and Houston!
Hopefully TFB have practice notes this spring. You’re right, this year starts off fast, It’s going to be fun.
That’s pretty
When are they putting in the new press box? This offseason as well?
September 10th can’t get here soon enough.
Fixed it for ya!
Don’t let today get you down. September 10th will be here soon enough
Is Stoops still recruiting Riley Cole? is there any news on this front?
South Alabama last I read on 247.
We do not need more LB, have 11 and hopefully one more this evening.
I think there was something behind the scenes in play there. First Bama asked him to greyshirt and then apparently we offered him but rescinded almost immediately.
weird.
Is Stoops still recruiting Riley Cole? is there any news on this front?
Not sure where being in the Big would hurt us in recruiting. We are already out of Texas for all practical purposes.
4 of 5 2017 recruits isn’t a good start from Texas?
It’s too early to even look at that. We have seen today what happens with Texas kids we want in the end.
We abandon Texas, we abandon hopes of being contenders. This was what we feared would happen when we let in TCU and let TAMU get away.
Don’t forget the job Baylor is now doing, along with the Coogs. Before long we will be competing with SFA for Texas kids.
I’m not actually a doom and gloomer. I just believe we are slipping.
Seriously this is what you think? Look at the 17′ class and meet me know where SFA is.
It’s hilarious to me how many people are like, “Too much (insert negative comment about posters), I’m leaving the board for (insert period of time).”
Like anyone will notice or care.
I notice, I notice each and everyone of you.
Creepy.
Or….I’m out of here!
But I’m still lurking…shhh
You know they are. I’ll admit that I lurk from time to time without posting, but I never announce my hiatus beforehand.
Lurking is the best
Lurking….stalking…six of one, half a dozen of the other. But seriously, one is a crime.
Ha but seriously though…
I don’t mind a robust discussion about the Sooners. What I mind is people taking any criticism and calling it doom and gloom. Especially when the criticism is backed up by facts.
SHAKE AND BAKE!
OPTIMUS PERINE!
I’ve got that Optimus optimism!
One thing that can soothe these wounds…..Caleb Kelly
Exactly. Get him and this class looks a lot better.
The funny thing is that no matter the recruiting ranking over the last several years, OU is still going to open the season as a top 5 team next year. Not a lot of folks can say that.
If you think we are having it tough now, wait til Jenks and Union join the Big 12-2.
And the troll award goes to……….
You even have a meme for an avi. Classic.
SEC would be fine to go to for Football, but they’re barbarians. Pac-12 is a much better choice. I care more about OU’s academic prestige than travel times…
Boren? Is that you?
LOL
Academic prestige would do more for Oklahoma than football ever could
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694942197565804552
When my boss catches me on TFB on Signing Day…
http://i.imgur.com/xUtV2HS.gif
Classic
Definitely not saying this is the greatest class, but our recruiting class ranking, it seems, is to a large extent a byproduct of taking so few recruits this cycle. For instance, Baylor has 8 (4*) & 14 (3*), TCU has 8 (4*) & 15 (3*), while we have 9 (4*) & 9 (3*)……….yet both are ranked ahead of us. Smaller sample size leads to easily diluting the average with one or two lower ranked recruit (Logan Roberson etc…). Luckily, we already have alot of pieces on campus.
By the numbers (247 composite):
QB – Austin Kendall #9
RB – Abdul Adams #15
WR- Mykal Jones surprise!! and a ‘bama recruit. Good enough?? #48 Farrar #87
OT- Erik Swenson #29
OG- Jon Valentine #17
WDE – Mark Jackson #14 JMT #36
SDE – Amani Bledsoe #8
If there’s a hole in this class, LB due to unfortunate situation with Youngquist #16
CB- Jordan Parker #16
S- Chanse Sylvie #24
With the limited #s this cycle, a good class that fills all of the needs w/ a few JC kids to fill immediate needs in the O-line and LB. Good enough for another CFP run?? To be continued.
we still possibly get Kelly tonight too.
Don’t get my hopes up!
To me QB rankings are largely worthless, especially in our conference, but to not be able to pull a top 10 positional player at ANY position is a huge red flag for me. Tom Herman is doing more with less
You never KNOW about ANY of these kids. Big part is what the coaches DO with the talent. But the thing I do like is Kendall showed out at all of the camps and the all-star game, as did all of the OU recruits, Sylvie, Bledsoe, JMT.
No, you know, because the statistics show that its impossible to win with a top recruiting class. I dont know why TFB is so high on disregarding them when it has been objectively proven time and again that talent is the number one variable for success.
Right. All those NC’s ND racked up while signing all those 4-5* kids over the last decades. And of course, Mack, Mr. February, and his top-rated classes. No doubt recruiting talent is the life blood of a program but so many variable when you are talking 17 yr old kids who are still developing physically and mentally. Believe whatever you want…end of discussion.
EXCELLENT!!!
So Michigan State signed Messiah DeWeaver and Va Tech signed Devine Deablo. Who could predict what Musberger’s line would be if these two ever met on the football field? My guess: The God Like Devil takes down the Messiah and Nick Saban and Alabama once again rise to number one in the polls!
The salt is real today folks. It’s all Mayden and Cobbs fault, lol. If we get them this would be nothing but a circle jerk.
You should go to reddit. People there have a higher affinity for ignoring facts, drinking the cool aid, and repeating each other’s delusional talking points in a massive ego stroking circle jerk.
A place where failure is held to an account is clearly not the right environment for everyone.
You’ve gotta quit with the air duster. You need an intervention.
You’re going to have to beg harder than that if you want me to stop making you look like a fool Mr. fairweatherbeatingtexasdoesntmatter
What are you even babbling about? I’ve never said that and don’t share that opinion. Go preach to people who want to hear your bs. There’s no one here that does.
lol
lol
OU will continue to struggle as long as they are in the Big XII with no real network. Sooner sports network is a joke and massive failure compared to B1G,SEC,PAC. But thats what Boren signed OU up for so thats what we get
I often hear recruits talk about the importance of the PAC 12 network…
Well it’slight years ahead of the Big XII but still a work in progress
It makes no difference. No one watches that crap regardless.
Obviously it does make a difference, otherwise they wouldn’t DO it.
This is flawed logic. People do things all the time that make no sense.
It matters to all the other sports. Not so much in football.
So, it DOES matter. Other sports count toward the bottom line also.
No. It doesn’t make football recruits want to come to your school.
You’re talking one sport, I’m talking big picture. Big picture provides funds that also helps football.
We’re not making more money somewhere else until the current TV deals are up. After that, I say go independent.
Recruits do if they are interested in playing for that conference. Big XII can’t even offer that option
No they don’t. I’ve talked to all of them and specifically all that question. 100% said no.
If your lucky in the Big XII espn might show a highlight if your a top 25 team. Or maybe your local news station
I live in Kentucky and have EVERY OU game on the tube. Never watch highlights on espn though. DVR, yes.
Parents are the ones that care. It’s easier to send your kid to a school on the other side of the nation if you know you’re still going to see him play every week
It’s not the network. People overstate the value of tier 3 games on TV, asif not having OU-Akron or Texas vs Nicholls State or oSu vs Savannah State or Baylor vs Buffalo on a conference network channel is somehow impacting us in a big way. As it is, OU makes more having their own network, and so does Texas. What’s killing us is that there are 2 traditional powers in OU and Texas. Nobody gives a flip about Iowa state, TTU, Oklahoma state, Kansas state, Kansas outside of their areas. Baylor and TCU are Johnny-come-latelys but outside of the region, nobody cares about them either. WVU hasnt been a great draw either. This conference is viewed as being weak, especially after 4 teams–including one of the blue bloods in Nebraska–ditched. Outside of OU and UT, we don’t have much to offer.
We picked up some studs today with the possibility of one more, it’s a great day to be a Sooner!
The guys we signed are for the most part good players that meet our need. What’s disturbing is the way we lost some at the last moment that should have been a lock when you consider where they went, even though those schools were either loaded already or loaded up this year. We had needs we didn’t help. Bob will continue to do a good job with what he got.
We will NEVER get everyone we fans want, or the coaches want, but also we did get some great guys late that we never thought we’d get. Works both ways, and usually in our favor. I’d say it did this year for sure other than one who went to bama. other than that, I wouldn’t trade these late pickups (jones, farrar, jackson) for those we lost–the guys we got met real needs with limited scholarships to hand out. If we got those guys, we’d not been able to get these guys. Happier with the guys we got than ones we lost.
We will NEVER get everyone we fans want, or the coaches want, but also we did get some great guys late that we never thought we’d get. Works both ways, and usually in our favor. I’d say it did this year for sure other than one who went to bama. other than that, I wouldn’t trade these late pickups (jones, farrar, jackson) for those we lost–the guys we got met real needs with limited scholarships to hand out. If we got those guys, we’d not been able to get these guys. Happier with the guys we got than ones we lost.
Bob Stoops on a Scout interview just stated, nobody will count 5 star Kyler Murray or 4 star Geno Lewis, but they will take up a scholarship at OU in this class.
He didn’t reference the stars, but he does have a point.
That is a 5* dual threat QB and a 4* WR.
Geno Lewis was a big get with Sterling heading to the league. Getting a receiver with college experience that has shown he can play is preferable to any high school receiver barring a can’t-miss, can’t-fail type (of which there are, logically, none — they still have to prove it on the field).
I hate that logic. It’s like Andy Reid telling Chiefs fans that they drafted Alex Smith in the 2nd round…for two years.
I’m thinking all the regulars meet at my house this evening. We can build a fire and sit around and talk about signing day. I should be clear tonight so it will be beautiful up here on the mountain. It’ll have to be BYOB since Metz cleaned out the liquor cabinet the last time.
Do you have rocking chairs?
A couple, but not enough for everyone.
I only need a couch…to burn.
Wait…is this the WVU site?
It looks like it, judging from the recruiting class, or so I’m being told?
Nice spin! Even though I am not overly pleased, at present, with the signing class, I approve of your spin.
Well some of the people here do appear to have a family tree that looks more like a spider web than a tree.
I don’t know that I’ve seen a comment today that would make me degrade another’s family. That’s a bit harsh
Who said anything about today?
Who said anything about today?
What time??
Probably about 6:00, but it’ll be come and go as you please.
In
How many porta-potties will their be?
He’s got lots of trees.
Well we have five bathrooms in the house and about 100 acres of trees behind the house, so your choice.
You do any hunting?
Not in quite a few years. The woods behind the house actually belong to a school so you have kind of a discharging a firearm on school property thing. Could probably hunt in the neighbor’s woods that extend down the side of the mountain. Problem is I spend too much time on TFB.
I’ll take the fresh air.
Here’s what it looks like about sunset. Picture by my wife.
Count me in!
Bob, a tree will be fine. I do like the sunset.
Dammit Metz…
Who’s coming? I won’t be there if some come. You–great. Some–no thanks. don’t want to hear whining about losing a guy who signed with USC back in the 1950s or whatever some will cry about.
By Bruce Feldman @brucefeldmancfb Texas’ red-hot recruiting class is the story of Signing Day http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/texas-longhorns-recruiting-class-signing-day-brandon-jones-chris-daniels-charlie-strong-020316
This is an OU site FYI
He is foreshadowing an investigation into UT recruiting violations?
Which is why what our arch rivals are doing is so important?
Or should we just pull another RRSO this year and show up to the game completely unprepared?
Where does this type of thinking even come from
99.8% sure his post will not help us beat Texas or anybody else. If you want to read about Texas, go to one of their sites. The coaches and players are the ones that need to be prepared, not the alumni and fans.
exactly.
Fan energy is important too. Did you go to the orange bowl like I did? Did you go to the RRSO like I did? I had to take off work and go into debt to support my team and Ill take the pepsi challenge with any of you about who the loudest OU fan on this board is. I’d bleed on those uniforms to keep them Crimson. My great grandmother graduated from OU in 1928. This school is my life.
And its a slap in the face of all the real fans when everyone else shows up old quiet and drunk. Ive heard childrens church choirs that are louder than our fanbase was against Texas, the most important game of our season
So, you sleep in your mom’s basement and play video games huh?
Might be time to reevaluate a few of your priorities bud. I love your passion though. What year did you graduate?
Well, it comes from the FACT that fans don’t help prepare the team to play against Texas. Where does that thinking come from anyway??? You think fans knowing what arch rival Texas is doing and discussing it on an OU fan site is going to get OU ready/prepared to play Texas next year?
Please listen King: Fans have NOTHING to do with preparing OU’s football team for playing UT. NOTHING!
That is what the coaches do.
WTF is this?? Quit telling me how good the Whorns did!
Texas used to get perennial Top 5 classes, but the media now is acting like a Top 10 is the new #1.
Stout class, but it’s not on the level of Ohio State or Bama.
What uterus did with their record and a lame duck coach is a big story. As Sooner fans we don’t like it but it’s still pretty amazing.
No it’s not. Texas should be getting those classes. They have several grade risks in that group. Mack Brown never took a grade risk.
Brown would commit players as early as high school freshman. That is an automatic grade risk I don’t how good the player is. Mack doing that is partially the reason Texas fell off so hard, none of those early recruits were developing.
So, if we had the record ut had, and Bob was on the hot seat like Strong is, would we still have had the kind of class we got, which is a lot lower than theirs?
“BUT WE WON THE SUGAR BOWL!!”
…sorry…carry on
KJ you must have ran into Bob somewhere.
It’s been awhile since we got a Sugar Bowl reference…just thought I’d throw it in there.
Right, we always have that in our back pocket when needed.
Haha thats the spirit!!
Haha thats the spirit!!
Perhaps, I can put this into perspective:
#1 OU doesn’t have more than 21 ships.
#2 Kyler Murray, 5 Star, took up a ship available for the 2016 class, won’t count in the rankings.
#3 Geno Lewis, 4 Star, took up a ship available for the 2016 class, won’t count in the rankings.
#4 OU signed 20, e.g. 18 today plus 2 transfers.
#5 OU waiting on the possibility of Caleb Kelly.
#6 Small classes tend to be overlooked in the rankings.
That was the recap of Bob Stoops today in an interview!
Forgot about Geno, too. And adding Kyler to the QB mix. Good perspective if one cares to ‘see’. Thanx.
I’ll admit he put things into perspective. He stated OU wasn’t looking for risks or prospects overlapping talent on the roster. OU had to be precise with their numbers and talent.
Clemson and Auburn both have top 10 classes with same or less commits…..OU isn’t in the top 20. There’s another perspective.
Put this in your pipe and smoke it if Murray and Geno counted we would be higher and we get Kelly we go up higher also. Plus our two under the radar kids the OL and JMT both from OK are rated lower than they will end up be only cause they played smaller schools in Oklahoma
Love that we keep signing these 15-25tb ranked classes and haven’t played for a NC since 2008 but some on here keep acting like it’s shocking that the teams that kill us in recruiting are winning them. Can’t see the forest……
Is that including or not including the 124 other schools that didn’t participate in the playoff recently?
Add Gus Malzahn to the list of coaches that can outrecruit Bob after having terrible seasons.
Add Auburn to the schools that have won a NC since Bob has.
Bob has been pumping sunshine up our A$$E$ for a long time. He really knows how to spin it around.
Exactly. If we signed 25, we go up in the ratings–which are pretty much meaningless
So you’re saying when you look at the facts we had a successful recruiting class….I’ll put my head back in the sand and wait on Caleb.
Perhaps, I can put this into perspective:
#1 OU doesn’t have more than 21 ships.
#2 Kyler Murray, 5 Star, took up a ship available for the 2016 class, won’t count in the rankings.
#3 Geno Lewis, 4 Star, took up a ship available for the 2016 class, won’t count in the rankings.
#4 OU signed 20, e.g. 18 today plus 2 transfers.
#5 OU waiting on the possibility of Caleb Kelly.
#6 Small classes tend to be overlooked in the rankings.
That was the recap of Bob Stoops today in an interview!
Hopefully, we can learn something today and use it to improve next year.
Good class, hopefully getting better later today.
This group is going to win a LOT of games.
Im really interested to see which WRs will emerge as our go to guys.
So many to pick from and I cant help but feel that a few will really up their game and shock and awe us.
WR at OU got taller
AND faster
Taller AND faster, that’s fantastic! Maybe all that’s left is consistently good hands, superior route running, scramble-drill …
Taller AND faster, that’s fantastic! Maybe all that’s left is consistently good hands, superior route running, scramble-drill …
OH BABY THATS HATEFUL
Plus an O line that can pass protect consistently.
Me too.. Really need J Mead to have a big year.. Smallwood, Green, and Miller need to help as well. But Mead is the guy for me.
I’m waiting on Todd, loved his film coming out of high school
Me too.. Really need J Mead to have a big year.. Smallwood, Green, and Miller need to help as well. But Mead is the guy for me.
We are loaded with WR studs already. But there’s room for V. Jones should he really want to take the humble route and flip, flop, flip.
Yeah at this point it would like….SURE we’ll take you…but meh.
When does he announce?
When does he announce?
so do we have any indication on Caleb Kelly?
FWIW the ND guy for 247 has Kelly to OU, also they said all the coaching staffs have been told their fate concerning Kelly only coaches, himself, and family knows.
Will C. Kelly start against Houston?
I think Kelly plays idk about starting same with Mark Jackson
I think Kelly plays idk about starting same with Mark Jackson
NO.
My guess is we are a true 3/4 I think it will be OLB- Obo and Deberry
ILB Evans and Evans
2nd Team OLB Kelly and Bolton ILB ????
I love Jon Michael Terry.. he plays early !
Totally forgot about Terry which is so dumb because I think he is going to really surprise people!
No, I dont think so.
FWIW the ND guy for 247 has Kelly to OU, also they said all the coaching staffs have been told their fate concerning Kelly only coaches, himself, and family knows.
seems to be trending to OU, but nothing concrete at this point
so do we have any indication on Caleb Kelly?
What’s up with Youngquist?
Some kind of personal issue, won’t sign with anyone right now.
He may sign in May??? …or next Feb??? …or no at all??? Whatever happens, I believe he has that OUDNA and OU loves him, too.
Yes
Yes
He may sign in May??? …or next Feb??? …or no at all??? Whatever happens, I believe he has that OUDNA and OU loves him, too.
Committed to OU, but will deal with a personal issue for the near future.
There’s only one person who knows.
Uterus will still come in 6th in the Big 12
Sooners 1st
Baylor 2nd
TCU 3rd
K State 4th
Aggots 5th
probably
Just a little side note….Rashan Gary to Michigan….that kids is a beast.
So looks like we’ll be 4th in the Big 12? UT, Baylor, TCU, OU…Is that right?
looking that way, yes
BIG GAME BOB!!!!!!!
Oh wait its the opposite now
…but 1st in our hearts.
So looks like we’ll be 4th in the Big 12? UT, Baylor, TCU, OU…Is that right?
https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/694951766895427584
Definitely looking like the team to beat in the East next year.
Any school with an offense is the team to beat in the East next year…. the SEC east is miserably bad
Compared to the West maybe, but there’s a few good teams there.
Jordan is the polar opposite type mod. TFB UT Edition doesn’t clutter their site with opposing team dribble. It’s comical.
….Tutle…Mckenzie….Kongbo….pretty good
Isn’t that what we read about Tennessee in 2014 and 2015 too???
Tennessee was 3 plays away from coming out of the east last year.
Yes they were 3 plays away from coming out of the east. that side of the conference was not any good. They almost beat us as well but I didn’t feel like their DL just dominated our OL and our OL was not good, especially early in the year.
All I am saying is Tenn. has been getting hype and more hype each year when they can’t even win their half of a conference.
You’re not wrong, but your analysis is because Florida beat all of the good teams on their schedule before losing their QB. To judge the conference on that alone isn’t fair, and I remember watching Tennessee after the Florida and Arkansass losses (which came after our win) and thinking that has to be the worst a fan has ever felt. Losing all the time is one thing, but to dominate your opponents in games and lose right at the end over and over and over has to be soul crushing. Then it happened again with Alabama lol
I barely have enough time today to check this site, so I appreciate the updates on other programs/signings of interest.
I’m not trying to rub it in or anything and certainly not looking to provide updates on every other program. Rather simply offering updates on guys that were, at one point in time, relevant to OU.
I seen the DB that remarked negatively and I just wanted to say, “keep them coming please.”
I guess that’s what people are saying about OU: Gallimore, Overton, Walker, Lampkin, Ward.
If not, they will
HUUUUUGE grade risk.
So all things considered, with where we finished the season and who we have coming back, how does this current class fit?
OU didn’t sign major grades risks in this class,
UT
TCU
OSU
did.
Moral victories?
No, facts.
Tutors doing players homework is also a fact, which makes grade risk talk totally pointless
variance in Value Systems between programs?
I hate that I’m even asking, but when does Velus announce or has he already?
Been bothering me for about an hour now, too. It’s almost 2pm in ‘Bama, so pretty late in the day for him to still be thinking.
Bama is in same time zone as OU, Central.
Well, SOaB. I thought it split between Alabama and Mississippi. My bad.
There are three or four towns in Alabama near Columbus, GA that live on eastern time. Phenix City is one of them.
Probably the most useless thing you will read all day, haha!
Not the most useless thing I have read today by a long shot.
Unless you can phrase it in the form of a question on a TV game show.
OU passed on a grade risk to TCU, grade risk to OSU and grade risk to UT. OU stopped recruiting those grade risks weeks ago. All expected to show progress by 12/31.
They would have added 4 Star, 4 Star and 3 Star.
And, OU fans happy happy happy until fall camp.
Until, the fans would have been po’d, po’d, po’d during fall camp.
We lost 3 grade risks to schools that will have tutors do the players homework. You telling me all those thugs at TCU had passing grades?
how binding is their LOI? good until they enroll in juco or
school starts and they don’t qualify?
Until they start class elsewhere.
so they really don’t count against scholarship limit until
qualified, enrolled?
They actually have to receive the scholarship money to count. And you can switch players on scholly at the semester. So if someone graduates in Dec you can put a different player on scholly in Jan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x0MbVYVE2A
So OU is done except for Kelly?
I suppose technically Velus Jones is still possible
and he signs when?
supposed to be around 2pm CT
Hey Jordan, what time does Kelley Sign?
7:30 pm CT
I thought his tweet said Pacific time…?
Yeah he’s committing @ 5 pst.
yeah you’re probably right.
And possibly Maxs
I want this kid at OU
I’d love to get this kid
With 5 WR’s already signed, would it even be plausible to take him?
yes
Okay, we’re at 2,500 comments and counting.
Would you all prefer we start a new thread & move the convo over there?
Name it STEPHEN DALE.
You should have started one all OU and the other clutterbox. LOL!
haha, probably fair at this point
YES! And that thread needs to be for positive attitudes ONLY 🙂
Uh….no.
I like this a lot jordan because everyone is really riled up but 2500 comments is a huge bandwidth requirement for some (especially with all those pictures in the post)
PART DEUX
yes
Yeah shows how cool we are if we need two threads……or fanatical….
Are any of these kids that signed with other schools struggling to pass their foreign language requirements? lol
This was gold people.
Perhaps, I can put this into perspective:
#1 OU doesn’t have more than 21 ships.
#2 Kyler Murray, 5 Star, took up a ship available for the 2016 class, won’t count in the rankings.
#3 Geno Lewis, 4 Star, took up a ship available for the 2016 class, won’t count in the rankings.
#4 OU signed 20, e.g. 18 today plus 2 transfers.
#5 OU waiting on the possibility of Caleb Kelly.
#6 Small classes tend to be overlooked in the rankings, 18 considered in those rankings.
That was the recap of Bob Stoops today in an interview!
Greg Little didn’t sign, and neither did Greg Bryant for that matter.
If we land Little I will take back everything Ive ever said about Little because that would be the biggest steal that I can remember for OU
No take backs, just have to suspend your Sooner credentials.
Ummmmmm?
https://twitter.com/OleMissFB/status/694920860994400256
with OU. Jesus people, keep up. I was being sarcastic. Negativity is the thing today…
Can’t blame for that really. Ole Miss about to get hammered?
I predict Greg Little will transfer to OU in a season or two.
I predict Greg Little will transfer to OU in a season or two.
Whoa! That’s big. Didn’t know
ESPN is showing he signed.
ESPN is showing he signed.
Posting this once wasn’t enough?
OK, here’s the plan: Doom goes to the new thread; Gloom stays here. Us Pumpers will just chill till 7:30CT.
Unacceptable. TFB should put out 3 versions of every article. One goes on sunshine.thefootballbrainiacs.com, one goes on the regular page, and one goes on skyisfalling.thefootballbrainiacs.com. The hardcore audience can go to the appropriate server, and the regular page can be for casual visitors.
Everyone would post in the regular thread because the doom and gloom think they’re totally rational. And the pumpers think they’re being reasonable.
Haha….excellent point.
Haha….excellent point.
There are a few that realize they are either/or. I just think it would be funny to have the same article shown 3 times, with all of prevailing opinions sorted. Sometimes, as it is now, I forget who I don’t like by time I finish and load the new comments!
There are a few that realize they are either/or. I just think it would be funny to have the same article shown 3 times, with all of prevailing opinions sorted. Sometimes, as it is now, I forget who I don’t like by time I finish and load the new comments!
I’m a pumper and I know I’m unreasonable, does that help? I just try to enjoy it all and not let it get me down, there are way more important things in life than where Quincy Russell signs.
I agree. I enjoy reading most of it. I’m just trying to make light of the pseudo-divide we have here. Or rather, the different ways most of us go about wanting the same end goal.
Yea I actually get a kick out of the doom and gloomers but I genuinely feel bad for some of them that rely on it for happiness.
I agree. I enjoy reading most of it. I’m just trying to make light of the pseudo-divide we have here. Or rather, the different ways most of us go about wanting the same end goal.
The whole world is thinking irrationally except you and I, and ….
The whole world is thinking irrationally except you and I, and ….
Everyone would post in the regular thread because the doom and gloom think they’re totally rational. And the pumpers think they’re being reasonable.
Signing Day is always followed by Whining Day. It’s an OU tradition.
I like it!
I have never been a fire Kish guy and honestly I have stood up for him based on how well our undersized group heled up this year. But, after a few years of him sucking it up on the trail I am now in the official fire Kish group. He really does need to go. We need to get a young man in here that has the ability to get the big dogs.
Sucking it up? He had the best class on the staff.
Sucking it up? He had the best class on the staff.
You better run, bro.
You better run, bro.
/s?
Uh, I don’t think so…..unfortunately.
Uh, I don’t think so…..unfortunately.
/s?
This could get ugly
I think he did pretty good this year….especially if we get Caleb.
I think he did pretty good this year….especially if we get Caleb.
Kish had nothing to do with Caleb Kelly. That’s all Mike Stoops there.
You dont know that….just going off what you see online.
and last year
Kish is certainly not the problem.
The Youngquist thing can’t be helped. Let’s just wait and see how the Lackawanna Hit Squad turns out.
LIke that – Lackawanna Hit Squad” should stick!
The Youngquist thing can’t be helped. Let’s just wait and see how the Lackawanna Hit Squad turns out.
I like where your mind is at but the problem on that defense has always been Stoops and I don’t mean Mike.
That 3-4 nonsense is not going to get it done against a team that can pound the rock unless you have some really big and nasty next level linebackers.
You aren’t serious, right? LB is one of the strengths of the class.
without a doubt. a good class that might get even better.
You do realize Kelly is a 5star and Youngquist was also highly sought after.
You try recruiting to a position one year they didn’t even play LBs at. Imagine trying to go into a LB and say come to OU and OU didn’t even play LBs at all. Nelson was a stud, still in the NFL, and he couldn’t even get on the field b/c of Stoops’ defense that year. You try it. I think when you consider that, he’s done phenomenally.
Was really cool to hear Bob Stoops say that “Jon Michael Terry” is the most underrated commitment of this class.
He also mentioned that he was bombarded by offers in the days leading up to NSD, much like Joshua Jacobs. And yet, the guy remained a Sooner & never wavered.
How about that?
Jon Michael Terry:
*Big-time talent
*Hometown kid
Keep ’em coming!
He’s my favorite of the class. Could be a bit bias as I am a member of VC church.
He seems like a very humble/genuine young guy as well. Can’t have enough of those.
He certainly does. I think he will be a humble leader much like Perine.
If he’s as hungry as he is humble, he will be as fun to watch as Perine, too.
He seems like a very humble/genuine young guy as well. Can’t have enough of those.
He’s my favorite of the class. Could be a bit bias as I am a member of VC church.
Hoping that young man tears it up in the coming years.
Of course you never know until someone gets on campus and produces, but if we’d gotten a couple who went down south and couple who went to bama, surely we could not have also gotten some late fantastic needs in jackson, farrar, jones. I’ll take all 3 of those late gets over the 4 we lost, although I really liked one who went to sec.
We didn’t have much more room. Jones was certainly a great pick up and took one of the available scholarships vacated by Cobb and Mayden. I only see 1 possible scholarship left available so don’t think we could have done much better than we actually did. If we do have another ship available, who knows we may end with a transfer or late add that could actually be better.
I really wanted Jacobs. That kids speed and elusiveness looks unreal. He is the next Percy and I was excited about him in an LR offense
Would have been nice, but hopefully we get a chance to beat him in the playoffs down the road.
I really wanted him, too. Think he looks very very good. But I have a hard time not thinking that there is something there we don’t know about. He’s in OSU’s backyard literally, and OU’s, and they knew about him yet only OU came in late and offered and never really seemed to really go hard after him.
I know a guy who was clearly the best player in OK, yet OU and OSU didn’t go after him or ask about him at all. I took him to a TCU camp that had a good 600 kids there, told Patterson about him and Patterson signed him. He started the next yr at TCU when they were a top 5 team as true FR, kicked off team, in prison now. There is just a lot we fans just don’t know about kids and why they go after one guy, and not another, their #s, their depth at a position, who they think they need more to get the numbers up, will he be a cancer, will he embarrass the university, so much. I doubt we know the full story on Jacobs ever, but I agree with you, I thought he looked phenomenal. It just amazes me that OU and OSU didn’t go after him harder. No doubt they knew about him. TFB was talking about him long ago. OU/OSU knows a lot more about recruiting than TFB. We’ll see how it all turns out, but like Gary Gibbs said: “Recruiting is not an exact science.” I’ll never forget that quote.
I think Jacobs grew up in a really rough part of Tulsa and he wanted to get away from home.
wouldn’t blame him. wish him the best. osu/ou are pretty close to his home. would have been hard to resist.
Of course you never know until someone gets on campus and produces, but if we’d gotten a couple who went down south and couple who went to bama, surely we could not have also gotten some late fantastic needs in jackson, farrar, jones. I’ll take all 3 of those late gets over the 4 we lost, although I really liked one who went to sec.
OH BOY
That guy is not shy about throwing punches.
Not at all
Ha, in that conference if he has a problem with recruiting violations then he is about to be fighting everyone
That guy is not shy about throwing punches.
I guess he didn’t follow the SEC much before he got there.
I guess he didn’t follow the SEC much before he got there.
It’s about time someone called them out! Preach on Coach Bielema
Doesn’t hurt my feelings, ha.
It’s about time someone called them out! Preach on Coach Bielema
Shocking! I thought only Ole Miss was playing dirty in SEC land.
And if UF is doing them, given where their coach came from, it probably means Bama is too.
OH BOY
Bob Stoops tired of the Center getting pushed around?
He commented that Roberson 310lbs will be a Center at OU in development, benches 400lbs and squats 600lbs for kid only 17 years old. Son of a football coach that understands football.
Was wondering ‘why Roberson’ over a few others. There’s a plan in place.
Was wondering ‘why Roberson’ over a few others. There’s a plan in place.
He’s a “2-Star”!
THROW HIM OFF THE BRIDGE (Said every butt-hurt troll, ever).
Building big strong kids in the middle. I like it.
Could start from day 1 if he has a good spring. I’m not sold on Alvarez just yet.
Tall order for a center.
Bob Stoops tired of the Center getting pushed around?
He commented that Roberson 310lbs will be a Center at OU in development, benches 400lbs and squats 600lbs for kid only 17 years old. Son of a football coach that understands football.
Bedenbaugh stated: Enjoys the fact that Ben Powers at 6’4″ 315lbs dabbles in MMA fighting. He wants bigger tough guys on the inside.
Okay, feel free to head over to the fresh, new OP (https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-recruiting-2016-national-signing-day-open-post-2-0) or continue to hang out here. You’re welcome to do both 🙂
Is it me or is it not showing up?
Nevermind, I was too quick on the draw. I see it
update added
Jordan Parker was the highest ranked CB on the prospect list.
Fortunately, he sign with OU.
Stoops on ESPN2
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