Sooners News Daily 9.25.14

Apologies if this feels a little light. Not the busiest of news days and I had an early appt. this a.m. which prevented me from my normal Internet deep dive for info.

FOOTBALL

Pretty cool.

https://twitter.com/iBeGeoD/status/514793395752280064

Mack Brown looks to have been a little lax on drug testing his players. Charlie Strong, not so much. (AAS)

BASKETBALL

Lon Kruger picked up a 2015 commit last night.

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OTHER

1999 – The year that changed movies. (Yahoo)

Shawshank Redemption is 20 years old, sigh. (Variety)

Well done (as usual, IMO) ’30 for 30′ short on the sometimes disturbing fact of just how much control our minds have over our bodies. (Grantland)

Disgusting.

Man, remember how big a deal this movie was at the time?

Looks cute.

 

29 Comments

  • OmorganU says:

    That Perine art is awesome.

  • John Garner says:

    Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie. Great storytelling. A Stephen King short story. The man can write.

    • SoCal Sooner says:

      Excellent film and even cooler director. Occasionally I get to fly around Frank Darabont (the director), and he is the most humble down to earth guy.

    • SoonerinLondon says:

      Great movie. King lives about 5 minutes from our house. He shops at the local Publix and scares all hell out of people with his very weird look.

      • ND52 says:

        Rosie O’Donnell lives in Maine???

        • SoonerinLondon says:

          Casey Key, Venice, FL. King owns the north end of Casey Key. Rosie bought a $5m house in the center of the Key last year. Oprah also has a pretty nice place there.

          • ND52 says:

            Lol! Okay man! If you’re gonna BS might as well go big! Lol!

          • SoonerinLondon says:

            Didn’t say I live on Casey Key. Said I live 5 minutes from Casey Key…big difference between $5m and $500k.

            do a little research if it is important to you. There are plenty of stories about King or Rosie buying her place in the Sarasota or Venice papers.

          • ND52 says:

            I’ve done enough research to know that you’re full of s__t @soonerinlondon:disqus

            Say hi to Ricky Dixon for me chap! Lol!

      • John Garner says:

        LOL!! I’m surprised that O’Donnell didn’t get the part in “Misery”.

  • Cory Reedy says:

    I hate BYE weeks. : )

  • Boom says:

    Mackey’s 30 for 30 is really interesting and well worth the 15 minutes. If you have young kids it will make you think how your actions may affect them later in life. Interesting insight.

  • Thomas Lenard says:

    “Looks cute.” ……….. really? Man card please.
    Good work otherwise. 😉

  • soonerbred4ever says:

    If You guys want to see a clip of Rodney Anderson here’s the link. I hope it works.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbgLa6hO9zo

  • soonerbred4ever says:

    Cale just keeps bringing in elite running backs. Anderson seems have another gear once he squares his shoulders.

    • Zack says:

      He’s very good. I wasn’t impressed when I first saw his film 8 months ago but I watched more and more and really like the kid. Also by watching the film you don’t know that he’s playing against the best competition. 2 of those long touchdowns were in the state title game vs the team that was ranked number one in the nation earlier this year.

      Another thing is that I’m starting to wonder if we will ever see mixon in a real game. I don’t know that he will last very long after the spring semester. If ross ford and perine all return next year then you add Anderson who may end up impressing the coaches in the spring, you may see mixon 5th on the depth chart.

      • JB says:

        If Mixon is good enough, he’ll work his way up the depth chart. The coaches aren’t in the habit of putting their best players down the depth chart.
        Ross is not running the ball well enough to be secure about his spot. He goes down way too easily.

        • Zack says:

          Yeah but I think ross has the top end speed none of the others have. Plus he has a chance to get better on film this year.

    • SoonerinLondon says:

      Cale has had an amazing run the last 16 years. The backs under his tutelage really become complete players, while also improving their patience and ability to read the holes.

  • Sam Philbeck says:

    New movie from Chris Hemsworth and Michael Mann, looks pretty good. Trailer watching makes up for some the ‘bye’ week.

    http://youtu.be/eUF3MhPKhv4?list=PLelK7aEMtfK2wpv7tv472alrDpNwO_0jw

  • RBear says:

    A lefty for Lon and Company…

  • Zack says:

    https://mobile.twitter.com/Kahlilhaughton/status/515281000914771969

    I still get the feeling tech will steal this recruit from us especially if Reid pulls the trigger first.

  • Cush Creekmont says:

    Perhaps 1999 had “change” in film – Kubrik’s bomb of a last movie can’t undo his spectacular accomplishments.

    For a great film year, go back 30 more – 1969:
    Midnight Cowboy
    They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
    The Wild Bunch
    Z
    Fellini’s Satyricon
    Once Upon a Time in the West
    Easy Rider