Open Post | Tuesday, Jan. 19th (UPDATE 6:01 pm)
Posted on: January 19, 2016
Image of Jauan Williams via twitter.com/Jauan_JWill
– Jared Mayden: Yesterday, 2016 CB Jared Mayden let our Alex King know that he will be taking an official visit to Oklahoma this coming weekend. For most of this recruiting cycle Mayden didn’t seem to show much interest in the Sooners. I asked Mayden’s mother what changed things…why the renewed interest in the Sooners and she said simply, “Kerry Cooks.” She said she believes the Sooners have a real shot now and that’s what this trip is about.
She added, “Jared’s really been in deep thought, researching opportunities and he wants to take an even closer look at the Sooners.” As most of you know, Mayden’s father played basketball for the Sooners but they aren’t putting any pressure on Jared his mother noted, “This is a major decision so we are just being supportive.” And Mayden is clearly going with the intention of finding out all the details he can about the Sooners program, “He is not leaning anywhere but he wants more detailed info regarding OU so meetings are being scheduled on all ends including with academic staff through athletic staff members.”
After this final trip Mayden will have a little over a week to finally make his decision and then announce, “He will have a family imposed quiet period to pray and consider all his options and make an announcement on signing day.” – (Brandon)
– Jauan Williams: Oklahoma took no less than three coaches up to Washington DC to visit star OT, Jauan Williams. Coach Bedenbaugh, coach Simmons and coach Riley all did an in-home visit with Williams last night. Williams told us last week that he will be taking an official visit to Oklahoma on the final weekend before signing day. He confirmed again last night that he still plans on visiting OU on that final weekend.
Williams told me that he and coach Bedenbaugh have built a great relationship, “Awesome guy…we stay in regular touch and I really think he can get me to the next level which is what I hope for myself”. At this point all Williams really knows about OU is that he likes the coaching staff but he said that’s what this trip is about, “to get there and check it all out”.
This one could get interesting. It’s believed that Williams will be going away somewhere for college either way so distance not being factor is a big hurdle that has already been overcome. It’s really going to be about the Sooners selling their program against the likes of FSU, LSU, etc. The great thing is the Sooners will get the final word. – (Brandon)
– Briston Guidry: A few weeks back Arkansas 2016 DT commit, Briston Guidry (Metaire, LA) let us know he will be visiting on a mid-week official visit during the final week before signing day. I checked in with Guidry yesterday and he confirmed that the official visit is still set. – (Super K)
– Clifford Chattman: Yesterday 2016 ATH Clifford Chattman (New Orleans, LA) released his top 4 schools which consisted of Oklahoma, Florida State, Texas A&M and Arizona. I’m not sure where things stand between OU and Chattman at this point. I checked with Chattman and during the dead period he said he hadn’t heard from the Sooners at all (they can contact him through twitter). He also said that while Florida State has been by to do an in-home visit, the Sooners have not. So again, not sure if the Sooners are still pursuing Chattman but we are checking on that. As most of you know Chattman has been interested in Oklahoma for a while. He took an official visit to Oklahoma during this past season. – (Super K)
– Brandon Bowen: Last weekend Sicemsports.com reported that freak athlete and 2016 Baylor DE/OLB commit, Brandon Bowen (Trophy Club, TX) will visit this weekend. One of our partners in the Dallas area was able to confirm with Brandon that he is indeed planning on visiting Norman this weekend. We’ve been told that coach Mike Stoops is very high on Bowen and despite Bowen’s long time lean towards Baylor and then eventual commitment, Stoops has been unwavering in recruiting Bowen. Bowen is a tough guy to get a hold of but getting him on campus is a step in the right direction. – (Brandon)
– UPDATE (12:22 pm):
Had a Obviously great in home visit with ⭕️U #⭕️UCommit #B⭕️⭕️M pic.twitter.com/T2eHwSD5hH
— Chris Daniels 💪🏾 (@Clicclac97) January 19, 2016
– UPDATE (12:39 pm):
#UGA JUCO WR commit Javon Wims (@Javon_Juice) tells me he is no longer planning on taking an OV to #Oklahoma. @UGAfootballLive
— Super K (@SuperK_TFB) January 19, 2016
– UPDATE (12:51 pm):
#Sooners will do their in-home visit with top WR target, Velus Jones (@VelusJr) tomorrow. #SaralandLegend
— Super K (@SuperK_TFB) January 19, 2016
– UPDATE (4:51 pm): Quartney Davis announced back in December that he would take an official visit to Oklahoma. We are now being told by someone close to Davis that he will not be visiting Norman this weekend.
– UPDATE (6:01 pm):
Stud JUCO OLB Kapri Doucet (@hit_squad_4) tells me his original plans have not changed. He will take an OV to #Oklahoma this weekend.
— Super K (@SuperK_TFB) January 19, 2016
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Chris Daniels also rockin’ the Boom tshirt when the Pigs came by.
Based on what Brandon said about Mayden, I want him. Sounds like a family and kid that are doing it right. He and Selvie seem to be on the same wavelength and would be terrific leaders in the secondary for the future.
Thanks for the updates. Mayden would be great. Can you smell what Cooks is cooking?
Baker, Bakes & Kerry Cooks.
Jayden would be a great addition. Carry on the family tradition.
Thanks for the updates. Mayden would be great. Can you smell what Cooks is cooking?
Hope we get Jauan Williams. He is on different level.
Dude has that look…like he’s a supreme athlete with great length.
not likely to escape FSU or Alabama if he goes south ; not likely to look past tOSU if he goes B1G…..
not likely to escape OU if he wants to go to God’s Country…
…or if he wants to go to the NFL…right…?
Oooh strong point!
………Get this guy a T that says ‘DOOM’….
Good to see Stoops rocking OU gear this time!
The blue really brings out his eyes though…Lol
Austin Kendall is up to number 77 in Rivals 100. Moved up 93 spots. Well deserved. This is surprising since OU commits usually get bumped down.
Especially since he started around 67 and fell to like 150 after decommitting from Tennessee and committing to ou.
Exactly. Had he stayed committed to that sec school, I doubt he drops like that.
Which is sad because the big 12 produces better QBs
Actually he started out as a 5 star if my memory is correct. But he dropped before he committed, then dropped again.
S- elling
E- veryone
C- rap
Good day, sir.
ESPN selling it for them
ESPN,sec,and Texas Longhorns are ruining college football and nobody is saying anything. It is depressing to hear our local media regurgitate the same crap. Which the sec is growing in power due to espn’s coverage. Who the hell was miss st. a few years ago, and so on and so on. Won’t be long before Kentucky is a top ten team and its all about espn’s crap they are selling, which was all bs in the beginning, but is slowly becoming true. Soon for anyone else to win a championship will be like an independent winning the presidency
K, Brandon-Have you guys heard if we will be keeping the same defensive scheme or if there will be any major changes? Personally, I prefer the 4 man front but I played a different sport growing up so I don’t understand it all. It seemed the 4 man front had no problems stopping us (spread) in the semifinal game. Any thoughts?
Yesterday I said OU had no chance with Mayden. Then of course he schedules an OV and then this new info. After Mayden didn’t consider OU for so long, I’m glad OU’s making an impression this late in the game.
Is the new push for Mayden any indication of Cobb’s interest in UT, since Obi Eboh is now considering Stanford?
And great pic of Daniels in the Boom shirt. Even better: He wore the Boom shirt during his in-home with Ole Miss!
https://twitter.com/SPSthe1/status/689461794721562624
They addressed this yesterday concerning Cobb that he is still all OU and that his dad is very much all OU. He knows OU recruit talent and its been suggested OU was looking for one more DB.
From the above, I wonder if the coaches see Mayden over Chattman now along with Cobb.
I’d certainly think the coaches would prioritize Mayden over Chattman
Agreed – From the TFB report above, not much recent OU contact toward Chattman, so I was guessing they see Mayden as a strong chance now.
I think that would be a safe assumption! Mayden IMO is better than Chattman, now you can take both and use Chattman as athletic OLB but, again that’s just IMO!
Possible, but it reads between-the-lines like Chattman is a scholly-limit casualty for OU.
Well at this point in the game, Mayden is a much better prospect than Chattman, and the kids we are in the running for at other positions are better as well and probably viewed as bigger needs. Moore, Williams, Davis, Bledsoe, Jones, Jackson, and even this Bowen kid all seem like kids that have more upside at their positions than Chattman does just having a scholly
“Certainly can understand why so many guys choose that place” … so they showed him the money bag.
Sorry if this has been discussed but whats the latest on Pernell Jefferson? TIA
Not likely to be a Sooner – He has some visits planned to other schools like Nebraska, maybe TCU
Cool – thanks. I wouldnt mind losing him. He seemed rather stiff in his tape and I think we are in on 4-5 better LB prospects
Sounds like the coaches agree with you. It appears that they have tapered off of him for some time now
Damn, Coach Reynolds looks a lot like Alex Ross.
So who all is coming in this weekend? I’ve got Mayden, Bowen and Q. Davis. Am I missing anyone?
It’s a good thing so many of our remaining targets are visiting the week leading up to NSD. Could sound like 4th of July with the BOOMS
Jason Suchomel of Rivals thinks Texas will flip Daniels..
I’m not surprised you focus on texas so much. Could you try posting on the Texas board too?
Ignore that a** wipe.
One theory I’ve had is that SD is actually a sock puppet account the TFB people use to drive up comment count. If so they should recode it for the Texas site. We have enough traffic here.
Believe me, I wish we were that clever. Or had that much time on our hands.
Actually the OB site referenced has a mod notorious for doing exactly that, so I’d have a pretty hard time ever stooping to their level 🙂
Yeah, I thought it might be from the early days but someone just forgot to turn it off. Wait, I know maybe someone hooked up one of the Land Thieves bots and pointed it here.
dear lord i hope not
Just imagine all the burnt-orange dumps he could take on texsa…it would be…amazing…or…even…better….
Funny you mention that. Sooner Ray and I were discussing that one day over rattlesnakes and beer out on the Hill.
^^^ has been my theory for quite a while now
Wait, you mean to tell me a Texas fan posing as a Texas journalist with subs to sell to gullible Texas fans thinks Texas is gonna flip a recruit???????????????????
http://1.media.dorkly.cvcdn.com/50/27/0d41808f60af8871fa122b3b0f37ab1b.gif
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO
ROTFLOL!
Nicely played Jordan.
Perfect illustration.
All we need the next time there is a mind-explosion, is to send he-who-must-not-be-named to an outer ring or to a parallel universe.
Parallel is a little too close for comfort…
He’s too close in any universe. But it will be very disheartening for him to find difficulty getting back, knowing he’s one universe over. That would bring me delight. I just wish it could be televised.
The show will be called “The daily life of he who must not be named”
LMAO!!!
Offering 10 hours of him sitting around in burnt orange briefs won’t draw much of an audience.
No, people will tune in to watch others great him “Hey, how ya doin’ today idjit?”
idjit in orange briefs…partner…don’t…short change…him..
(ps – is that Bobby Singer saying that? :))
YES IT IS!!!! LOL
Jim Beaver is great – he used that same “idjit” comment with the Sheriff character he played in Justified.
I love how he almost spit as he said idjit! I miss him on Supernatural, dude was awesome. My wife and I have picked up saying BALLS! when something goes wrong.
Idjit is an Irish term…I thought it was my middle name when I was young.
Funny. Not to be confused with the village idjit.
No, Ricky Bobby. Huge burnt orange aura of Charlie Strong’s bald head in background. You’re NOT on fire, Stephie Bobby!! You’re MY idjit!!
At least the idjit has morse code down: dot dot dot, dot dot, dot dot dot dot dot, dot, dot dot, etc.
No kidding………………………………………
It would be a show that would give him clues to the worm hole, which would bring him back to our world, for every correct game prediction and for every correct pick on a recruits school of choice.
If he picks wrong, he has to go back to the previous level. Can you imagine that. It would be hilarious.
Now it is getting interesting. LOL We would have to have a narrator: “Folks we can see the conflict in he who must not be named face as he tries to ponder the OU pick for this weekend”
We need Roberts/Roberts to write the script.
This is getting better, we may even sell it to a major network.
The punch line for every incorrect prediction: “Sum b**ch!”
We can do a Jackie Gleason voice over for that!
When he is wrong, his burnt orange briefs light up.
With butt-juice stains.
Sam…TMI…I now have to wash out my brain…
We need some eye bleach now.
That would hurt like a mo-fo. I don’t recommend it.
Yeah, it would. Some images just should not be explained or seen. This one, knee injuries, etc. LOL
I didn’t mention the fact that he would “scratch and sniff.”
ROTFLOL! Ok, I just spit water out. But please, STOP! 🙂
I figured you would like that one. Can you imagine what the build up on his fingers would look like, over time?
Stop means to quit doing that, not coming up with more. ROTFLOL!!!! But for some reason you have me laughing. My wife just walked into my office and wanted to know what was so funny. I told her she would not think it was funny at all.
Okay, I’ll stop.
One more thing:
Wow, you just HAD to go there didn’t you?? But knowing he who will not be named, he would lick those right off. Ok, I’ve said too much!
Yes you have. That solves the mystery of what he would eat in the parallel universe.
Yes it does!
Just like him, it’s toxic.
And my wife asked if I wanted cheetos for lunch today. I had to politely turn her down.
Images are powerful, aren’t they? It should be gone by dinner time.
oh my shots fired
Maybe at the UT site, I suppose. Not at SD. We’re kindred spirits he and I.
I could have gone my entire life without that information. Jordan, to quote Clint Eastwood in the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: ” This friendship has been dissolved.”
Great username, BTW.
thank ya thank ya
This is my 2nd favorite gif ever.
1st is “boom”.
No way. Especially not Rivals. Never. Bobby Burton has always been absolutely objective over the years, and…okay, my sarcasm can only go so far before I lose the ability to keep a straight face.
yes, yes he does…rather revolutionary isn’t it ?
I’m thinking the opposite of that 🙂
BREAKING NEWS: Doobie74ou, frequent poster on TFB, thinks Texas will still suck, nobody actually cares about this post from Stephen Dale, hopes Stephon Dale will “flip” and take his special kimd of wisdom to TFB – Texas Edition, and that OU will have a great recruiting class regardless!
Doobie, good afternoon. Please don’t say his name. I feel like someone has punched an ice pick in my ear.
Sorry but he confuses easily wanted him to know I was talking about him! I will us caution in the future!
That man is pathetic. He reminds me of someone who is socially awkward: he doesn’t know how to interact with others so he does stuff to make you believe he suffers from turrets syndrome.
Tourette syndrome (TS) is an inherited disorder of the nervous system, characterized by a variable expression of unwantedmovements and noises (tics).
Sam, without…..you couldn’t have all the fun you had below 🙂 ….
You are correct. He’s my sweetest pain. LOL!
…………………….
ROTFLMAO.
You know he knows what you said, right?
247 just predicted SD will flip to Landtheives. Everyone keep your fingers crossed.
Fear, good one.
If you cover OU on a daily basis and think Ahmad Thomas is a better player than Steven Parker, then you should probably find a different profession.
who said this?
a Daily Oklahoman employee
oh yea, just saw. Kersey is a moron anyways. he fits right in with those clowns.
I’ve definitely read dumber, but that has to be one of the most idiotic things I’ve read from anyone in a while.
you’ve only read dumber because his co-workers are Jenni Carlson and Sleepy Trammel.
ha, well played
I can hear sleepy now: “Wellllllll, nowwwwww, let’s be honest. Parker is good, but, but, if you’rrrrrrrrre looking at untapped potential, you gotta give Thomas some consideration.”
LOL! So true Kelly!
Hey I thought you was MIA hadn’t seen you on in a few days lol! Welcome back!
I’ve been swamped getting end of year stuff done. Came in to read a few articles but couldn’t stay around much. I have a little free time today, so I’m enjoying it. Thanks! I always feel left out when I do not get to spend a good couple of hours here.
Well I understand that I often read and move about my day, but recently I feel I have had to post cause so many negative comments I feel I have had to be the wait and see guy! LOL!
I usually ignore the negative nelly’s, but sometimes I have to say something. They drive me nuts.
Golfluvr……………have you ever thought the ‘rose-colored’ , always positive guys have the same effect on others ? Its true. Not everything about OU sports is bad —or–good…..You are the ‘glass-half full guy’ and I’m the ‘glass-half empty’ guy…..Both of us are needed to balance the other….This board would be worthless if everybody agreed on every issue ! Presenting both sides is what makes this site important, gives it vitality, and lures others to read and join in……Both of us are doing the Mods a BIG FAVOR !!! In presenting differing views, they can sit back and work on more stories to enrich every poster……when you think about it, Bob Edwards , yourself, and I should be PAID by the mods for interjecting life into the different threads we read daily !
I’m like you. I’ve contributed here and there but mostly, I’ve stayed away. I think it’s picking up a bit.
I hate the off-season. It drives me nuts. At least baseball will be starting up soon so I will have some sport to watch. I can’t stand the NBA or NHL, and college basketball to me is fun to watch after February.
I’ll watch the coverage of Nat Signing day and then NFL Draft and maybe catch the OU spring game then I go into sports coma for a bit lol
And the Olympics will help pass time.
That gets boring though. I do love to watch the downhill ski races and the ski jumping, but not much else. And I loathe with every ounce of my being having to watch figure skating.
I feel ya. With Max, we will be dialed into swimming.
But don’t forget the three hour long human interest story on the skier who falls coming out of the gate in her first run and finishes dead last.
Yeah, they have a TON of filler stuff. We used to try and watch the Olympics with our kids each year, but that got boring when they turned it into some sort of monologue.
Yeah, I don’t mind the filler when it is 5%-10% of the time, but one year it seemed like there was more filler than sports. I want to see the actual sports.
That’s the way I am. I don’t mind them giving us a little info on the athletes, but I want to see the competition. I used to be a really good downhill skier so I want to see the races, not the top 3 or 5 skiers, show them all to me. UGH!
And curling, I love curling. Who else but the Scots could invent a sport that involves aspects of ice hockey, bowling, and housekeeping along with strategy that rivals chess. There had to have been liquor involved.
I love watching curling too. My kids got into that when they were in high school. They would come home to watch it with me. My wife told us we were all dorks. LOL
But it even has brooms. I am sure they put that in there to attract women to the sport. 😉
LOL!
Exercise is important in Scotland. One has to work up an appetite for the evening haggis – eaten after a wee bucket of whisky.
that stuff looks nasty…..you are right about the bucket of whiskey !
lots of cold, dark winter nights too. and I’ve learned to enjoy it .In fact, curling was highlighted on a sports program last week ( USA vs Japan)….
This is the time of season you spend time with those you love so that in the fall you can say, “I love you, but the game is on so shut up.”
My wife knows exactly where my love of OU football lies. She knows the minute I give her the schedule that she will be making plans AROUND the OU games so that I will not miss one play.
LMAO!
I figure its just time to let them have their misery for a season. If you are going to get worked up over where some 17 year old kid goes to school, you pretty much will whine about anything.
Hey, do you remember “CasterTroyBoy”? That dude was psycho.
Very much a negative Nancy lol but SDale bugs me more than anyone never met someone so negative and I get at this point it’s intentional but still
That’s his point. This is my point: this is all he has in his life. He’s a miserable man. He wants to make others miserable.
SamS……….what in life is more important than OU sports ? Children ? they move on , they disappoint, and are waiting for you to die to inherit what you have or fight over it and rip the family apart. Wife ? they’ll leave when they find a younger stud who will put up with their sh** ! OU sports ? something we can discuss and/or cuss every day and it doesn’t cost us a penny…..Not sure of your age but when a man gets older and starts having prostate /kidney issues , wives start looking around and children start thinking of things to buy….watching buzzards circle a rotting corpse is an apt description of life men will eventually experience. There is a lot to be pleased about with OU sports : gymnastics teams, spring women’s softball, tennis….wouldn’t mind OU dropping mens wrestling ( since the adm doesn’t seem to care anyway ) and add curling—doesn’t take many scholarships and as Bob Edwards said above , it relys on intelligence and strategy. Two things college kids need to exhibit and hone , daily….
I agree, however, his huge upside is that he keeps the positive versus negative pendulum swinging and keeps everyone re-thinking or confirming their opinions. He’s definitely not a “Yes-man” or “rah-rah-jump on the bandwagon guy. I appreciate the diversity.
a note of cheer for you : Kansas got drilled by the Pukes in GIA…Makes OU’s win in Stoolwater more impressive…..
I can imagine M. Stoops going all crazy if he read that article.
He meant playing the field of ladies, obviously, he couldn’t have meant football.
It was pretty obvious A Thomas was the weak link on defensive backfield. Parker is a leader and future All-Big XII/All-American type player. That is exceptionally dumb. He must have consulted Traber, Eschbach, and Trammel first.
Just in the interest of truth- None of those people you mentioned above has EVER said that Thomas was better than Parker. Remembering of course, with the exception of Al, those guys are “journalists” not OU fans.
I never personally heard any of them ever compare the two and they did mention several times that Parker was playing better this year, but Traber spent the better part of a season calling him a total bust and talked how OU better find someone to replace him, something he has never said about Thomas.
The comment was more to the cynical side rather than a direct quote and a play on how those three seem to lack a properly informed opinion.
I’m sure he’s looking solely at the interceptions. Bad idea to use just one stat to decide who’s the better player.
that or tackles, which I think is also a fairly worthless stat when it comes to truly evaluating a safety
Especially when Thomas whiffed on so many tackles as well
OU should start Haughton or Sunderland next year.
you’ll get no argument from me on that
Better believe it.
The 2015 class young guns are hungry to play.
Hey, I think Bill actually smiled in that pic.
Close,yes.
I love the guy but man….he looks like a serial killer in some of his picks. lol.
You know, put Bill in a prohibition era suit and hat and he would make a great gangster.
http://www.mascotdesigngallery.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/george-coghill-cartooning.jpg
That’s an all out grin for him.
Just piddlin around after breakfast and nothing to do till “happy hour” gets here. Couple weeks till NSD and my off the wall wants for commits.
Terrific Trio (between now and signing day):
1. Amani “hit you till you” Bledsoe
2. Briston “brawny mauler” Guidry
3. Quartney “aiolos” Davis
Fabulous Five (on or before signing day):
4. Caleb “the cudgel” Kelly
5. Jared “mayhem” Mayden
6. Jauan “wildman” Williams
7. Mark “meet your maker” Jackson
8. Tramonda ” t-rex” Moore
Plus keep:
Chris “the manimal” Daniels
Will Tramonda Moore be taken aback by Coach Riley tweeting that Jauan Williams was the best offensive tackle in the country? ESPN ranks Moore at 87 and Williams 110
Lol no but maybe everyone that’s already committed and/or on the roster should leave.
Lip service man!
I was just wondering bc these kids’ egos are so sensitive these days. I hope OU can get both players but honestly I would take Williams over Moore just based on eye test.
Whats up with Maxs Tupai? Visiting next weekend and 24/7 has us the favorite.
Scheduled to visit the 29th according to 247 but they don’t have us as his favorite he is currently a 50/50 split Utah and USC! Looks like a solid DE though!
True, But we are the only one in the ‘warm’ category
Well cause out of the other schools we are only ones probably still recruiting him! Looks like we got in on him late so I am sure we are picking up some steam for a better lack of words!
And both predictions are pretty old, nothing recent
He’ll end up at the U or SC like the predictions said.
Agreed!
He-who-must-not-be-named, is that you? LOL!
Morning, KJ.
LOL NOOOO
Dang shots fired!
Figured this would be low blow tactics we would see on the Texas site lol!
Well, he needs to get some original material or risk the poor association.
U$¢
but we have a chance.
This is true, you never know.
That’s why it’s important to always have a hot twirler girl among other things….crootin’
Maybe Barry with a bag of cash would help? 🙂
and I’m kewl with that, level the playing field.
I didn’t see anything.
For those that don’t know much about Baylor DE commit Brandon Bowen, talk to a source who had a long successful NFL career about him earlier this year. Told me the kid is a freak. High Jumped 6’4″ at 6’5/230.
Also, on the CB recruiting situation, think it is smart for OU to try and bring in Mayden in this class along with Parker, Cobb & Motley. Not only do they all have impressive ability at the position but next year OU has 2 SR CBs in Austin & Taylor along with Jordan Thomas who could leave after next season. That leaves Will Johnson, PJ Mbanasor & Antoine Stephens on scholarship for 2017. Can’t have enough cover guys on the roster man.
Can never have too much talent!
Corners and DTs are the most important positions on defense to me. Keep those positions stocked with NFL caliber guys.
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This guy is a must get imo. What are the chances we actually flip him? I’m not sure what Briles is selling in waco but it’s owning big 12 recruiting.
Do we have a chance with Bowen?
The posters are on fire today…lol
I guess things have cooled down (ole mi$$ ponied up) on Little?
yeah they said he was recruiting players to go to ole miss with him at one of the all star bowls
Ahmad Thomas better give me a break he’s the Brennan clay on defense. He’s playing because recruiting busts at that position and he’s consistent and mostly average. Not to bash on the guy he plays hard but have never seen a player in great position to make a play on the ball and yet c the receiver go up and make the play and then him make the most awful tackle attempt.
He better continue to work hard. There is a lot of young talent behind him chopping at the bit to play.
Give it a rest, man. Kid made strides last year, not sure how you can say you’re not bashing him and then proceed to rag on him. Either way, he was put in that position by his coaches. If we get better replacements, awesome, otherwise gotta support the dude
Ahmad Thomas was much improved. He played better than some safeties we’ve had. A couple of those ugly tackle attempts were due to linebackers and DL not doing their jobs. He was all alone, one on one, twice this season in the middle of the field, that should not happen.
If you think Brennan Clay was average, then you need to go back and watch film. Be was a talented, hard running back who never got to shine until his junior and senior year because of injury. There’s a reason he was named starter early on in his career because he outperformed the other guys on the roster. There are some areas where recruiting took a hit over the years…DT, TE, LB, DB, WR. But running back isn’t one of them. Cale Gundy did a great job of keeping that position stacked over the years. I’d take Brennan Clay back in a heartbeat. Great awareness of the first down marker, had breakaway speed which he showed in some long TD runs, was tough as heck to bring down (just ask oSu), was an excellent pass catcher, and he had that rare quality where he got stronger as the game rolled on.
https://twitter.com/Eddie_Rado/status/689496330545160192
RBear bringing it today w/ the tweets. Thanx. Can you repost the pic of Daniels wearing his BOOM T whilst the pig coaches are doing their ‘in-home’. Great photo and IMHO, very telling he chose to wear that T all night. #glasshalffullkindaguy
Stephen Dale would say “it was laundry day.”
You said his name_________________
Erg!!!!
Sure:
https://twitter.com/SPSthe1/status/689278535710539776
Good for Tramonda, but Eddie is still a huge douche who can only point and shoot a camera.
Little known insider fact(-ish): Coach Bedenboom has a camera allergy. When he sees the flash, his body sends a nice jolt to the GI tract. So, you know how he always has that look as if he’s just crapped his pants? Well, that is no look, my friends. Take it from me — I blog.
Fun game to play when looking at anyone’s picture, it’s called “Poop face or smile?”
After the in-home visit:
Lincoln: “Hey. He’s already got our pictures up.”
Bob: “Let me see.”
[Looks at phone.]
Bob: “Damn it, Bill!”
Borrowing from Scottie’s famous line in Star Trek, what would be Bill’s response.
I’m giving her all she’s got captn.
Yes, that one.
Bedenbaugh: “I’m giving it all I’ve got Stoops.”
Riley: “For God’s sake, Stoops. He’s an OL coach, not a Victoria’s Secret model.”
Nah. In my mind’s eye:
Bill: “But I…”
Bob: “But what, Bill? We talked about this. This is why we have the early morning meetings, remember?
Lincoln. “And the consultant.”
Bob: “Right. And the consultant. We bring Diana into the field house. She relaxes the muscles on your face. And then you’re supposed to manage to look like something more than, you know.”
Lincoln: “A Mormon polar bear.”
Bob: “Right!”
ROTFLMAO!
ROTFLOL! Ok that is awesome!
LOL!
RR, good afternoon, sir. Now, the party can start.
Did you get him to say that? LOL
Good afternoon, man. And yes, nothing gets the party started quite like a nice poop joke. Pooping party =/= party pooping.
RR, just go read below with our discussion of he who will not be named.
I’m guessing the party has been pooped?
Sam had to take it southwards. LOL Just go enjoy it.
You kept the “juices” flowing. Oops, sorry about that: I said juices.
Ok, this has to stop. I cannot laugh this much in one day it has to be unhealthy or something.
To quote Bubba Gump on the different kinds of shrimp, I’m going to tell you about all of the kinds of juices:
“Man, dere’s a hunderd kinds of juices. Dere’s
ball juice
one ball juice
two ball juice
sweaty ball juice
musty ball juice
crack juice
butt juice
stinky butt juice
sour butt juice
sweet and sour butt juice
one-day butt juice
stain on your underwear but juice
two-dump stain butt juice
Uncle Bob’s butt juice
transferred to the couch butt juice
transferred to the car seat butt juice
Sam, you have far too much time on your hands! LOL But I did laugh.
Just did, man. Sorry I was late to poop the party. 🙂
You should read some of the exchanges below between Cush, Golf and I.
LOL! Just read it. Something told me it was time to check TFB. It must’ve been the mention of “butt-juice stains”. 🙂
Yeah, it was a bit disgusting, but a whole lot funny.
I am now taking the Sargent Schultz stance – “I know nothing.”
But do you smell something?
I plead the fifth!
Well, except when you pick the Baby Ruth out of the pool, smell it and then eat it. That puts a damper on the party for some folks.
You’ve been talking to Sam far too much!
He’s a writer. I’m a writer. It’s complicated. 🙂
…as it needs to be.
You got it!
Just curious to how many in-home visits does Bob have left, and what recruits can he use them on?
Just for fun- how much do you think a school like OU budgets each year towards recruiting alone?
Gotta be a crazy number.
Wow, that would be a tough one to guess. I bet it’s way more than you and I make together!
The Caprice rental alone would be way over $100.
Whoa… ! I was thinking more like $8, slow the f down.
Yeah, I was talking total, not per diem.
Classic
Next stop…. Mama Bledsoe’s ….
Love the headliner
And the fact that it is cream w/ crimson interior. The staff should buy that thing or better yet, a classic Lincoln Continental, circa 1966-69, cream w/crimson and 18″ rims, all tricked OUt.
Pimp my ride OU style.
$800,541 in 2013-14
http://amestrib.com/sports/football-isu-third-big-12-recruiting-budgets
WOW!
thanks Bob, knew i could count on a numbers guy
Now you’re just making stuff up.
I thought this was kind of interesting from the article.
Big 12 recruiting budgets from 2009-14
Figures are the average money spent per institution during the six-year period.
1 Texas Tech $617,389
2 Oklahoma $589,755
3 Iowa State $524,044
4 Texas $490,450
5 Kansas $455,555
6 Kansas State $417,180
7 West Virginia $404,476
8 Oklahoma State $248,738
Note: Does not include the figures for Baylor and TCU, both private institutions.
Wow, Taco Tech sure isn’t getting much bang for their buck are they?
I would say not, nor is ISU. On the other hand, OSU seems to actually be getting good value for their dollar. Last in spending, but generally above average in performance.
illegal use of caps lock ^^
What is the punishment for that? An hour lecture from he who will not be named?
I think one of the reasons taco tech’s budget is so high is the cost of travel. it’s expensive to travel all the way out to Armpithair, TX. Everyone else is close to a major airport or within an hour’s drive to one. Not taco tech.
It costs 3x more for airplane rentals due to sand-chiggers clogging the engines.
SDE Amani Bledsoe, Lawrence, Kan.
New rank: 122| Change: +32
“It had been a long time since our analyst team was able to see Bledsoe live, and his play at the Semper Fi Bowl confirmed many of the things we have been seeing on film while also giving us a stronger sense of his upside and potential. At 6-foot-5 and 272 pounds Bledsoe is a big defensive end, but he shows the quickness and athleticism to stay on the edge in college. His size does provide versatility if the school he ultimately chooses needs him to kick inside and play defensive tackle. Bledsoe has narrowed his choices to Big 12 programs Kansas and Oklahoma.” – Josh Helmholdt, Midwest Analyst
The Rivals guys are really pumping their chest about these ratings today. You’d think they’re celebrities or something.
So Rivals finally ‘sees’ some of these kids from less urban areas, like OKC and Lawrence, when the kids get to an all-star game and show out. Then feel good about themselves awarding a star for what OU coaches knew all along.
But did JMT move up?
I don’t follow as closely but gotta think his performance at the Semper Fi game opened some eyes. Opened mine, for sure, and I think a lot of folks who questioned that offer.
Well and I thought I heard he did really well in the practices.
JMT is a 4 star by ESPN Recruiting.
He moved to 200 from outside the 250
My question is why are so many of the ratings changing? If these guys are really evaluating these players, why would so many change well after their senior season? Because they did well in one all star game, that doesn’t make sense. They have had a couple of years to evaluate these guys and one game makes that big a difference.
B/c there are WAY too many kids to evaluate. Not even coaches can evaluate them all. One of my favorite quotes from BS was his first weeks here after signing to coach at OU. Eshbach was crying crocodile tears about how OU’s recruiting is a complete disaster and OU may never recover, etc, etc. You could hear him weeping and wailing all the way to Thailand. BS called in the show, and I’ll never forget what he said. He said, “There’s a lot of good football players out there.”
Think about it. KSU, Lousiville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, ULM, etc, etc, puts out some real competitive teams from time to time with players usually I’ve never heard about. Somehow OsU fields competitive teams with OU and we win almost every single recruiting battle with them.
and how many times at the very end of recruiting does OU sign someone no one, not TFB, or anyone else has even heard or thought about.
Like BS said, there’s a lot of good players out there.
Stoops———- we get the players we want.
And that is kind of my point. If the rating services really were evaluating all the players to assign their stars it would mean something, but even with the guys they rate they haven’t really looked at them enough to evaluate them properly. Yet people treat the ratings like ultimate source of recruiting knowledge.
My guess is that when they see either great OR poor performances from these kids going up against the cream of the crop it shows where they are relative to those other high profile players. Its a clearer point of comparison than when they play inferior talent.
They’ve got to keep the ratings fluid and ever-moving for clicks. That said, it really takes away from their credibility to move kids back-and-forth so much because of an all-star game where they keep the offense and defense very simple with no blitzing. Those games don’t show a lot in terms of what a play can do throughout a game or season.
https://twitter.com/LincolnRiley/status/689506332047720448
Impressive for Shep.
http://www.thebackyardbanter.com/top-four-college-receiver-primer.html
Super happy someone validated what I thought was his best attribute- excellent route runner. Thanks for sharing
What was with this guy’s love for Treadwell? Seems like he just got the benefit of the doubt from being in the SEC.
Treadwell is really good , and a great person as well.
I’m sure he is, but his stats are worse in every category than the big 12 guys, so when he says Treadwell is easily “the best,” I’m wondering if it’s something that only shows up in tape, or if it’s just SEC bias. For example, do you think he’s better/ a better fit for the NFL than Shep?
If he stays healthy than yes , Shep will be a very good pro too.
Fair enough. I never watched Treadwell play, I just remember being stunned that he was a Biletnikoff finalist while Shep wasn’t, even from a purely statistical pt of view. Figured they wanted at least one other conference than the big 12 represented, and Shep was the one they cut.
As a true Freshman he was legit. Then he broke his leg and lost all of his sophomore season. He has all the measureables. Dude is a beast. I would love my Chiefs to find a way to snag him in round 1. True outside guy, Shep is primarily a slot in NFL is my guess.
Treadwell is going to be a fantastic pro player if he’s healthy. And as long as he ends up on a team that values professionalism. I could see a number of teams being drastically better with him. Dez Bryant 2.0
Imagine if the Cowboys drafted him.
They’d have a double-retread QB throwing wounded ducks toward him after Romo’s next injury.
There’s a number of teams he can help. I’m not a jags fan but I like their young offense. I would like to see him there with Robinson and hurns.
That could be a good fit , I’m hoping Young Shep lands with The Patriots.
Unfortunately for shep, I don’t think he can impact as many teams. He’s a great player but there’s so many bad fits for him. New England and Pittsburgh might be the best destinations followed by New Orleans and San Diego.
If you look at NE and PIT today, that’s probably true. But both have aging QBs, and their future at those positions is in serious question.
That’s true but in New England billichek’s scheme will still be around. I should have thrown Arizona in there. Arians is the one who got Pittsburgh going, got Indy rolling with luck and now he’s made Palmer look like who everyone expected out of college.
Im hoping that my chiefs pick him up.
They need a legit slot wideout.
The press percentage is insanely high for Shep. The NFL should just eat that up! This young man has DOUBLE OUDNA – I will miss him on the team, but cheer for him where he ends up.
Just say no to Detroit please
Should my Pats should draft him. I’d be set for a year at least a year… OOOOH Weeee!
We all knew Sterling was a stud, but now “The League” is gonna know he is a stud too!
agree completely. I think he’ll do very well at the next level.
update added
Looks fairly positive.
Lock
Collective sigh of relief. Think that by rocking’ the BOOM shirt all night, CD was sending out a message to all Sooners….he isn’t going anywhere but to Norman. #gottahavefaith
Now amani and guidry call it a day on the dline
http://i.imgur.com/EqSTxc0.gif
Good one KJ
When he saw Chris Daniels rockin that BOOM shirt.
Is mr morals dropping the F bomb?
KJ, I think you got poor Chuck right in the seat of his burnt orange pants.
Oh, clean your shoe.
Maybe Charlie should hire Mack as an assistant. At least under Mack they won recruiting titles.
Not to mention they could win the clapper award every week.
Moment Strong was caught wearing yet another mock turtleneck
The turtlenecks call attention up to the head, and take away the attention from the fact he is wearing 6″ platform nikes.
BOOM!
update added
O well.
His choice or ours?
Velus called him.
I’m holding you to that Metz 🙂
Deal
That’s the talk right now that he is coming to ou. Some have wondered if he’s this year’s van Jefferson.
https://twitter.com/SuperK_TFB/status/689519778801651713
I didn’t think we had a real shot at wims. Hopefully this news about jones (first reported at tfb like 2 weeks ago) is true.
Agreed and not just with Jones but how they feel they stand with Davis.
update added
I think Wims was more tied to Geno…but Velus hopefully locks up this last WR spot!
good call
Ummm last WR spot? We will take two if possible and Quartney Davis is better then Velus so yea. They are both legit but Davis is the OU fans would rather have I would bet money. Velus is great also but think your foolish in stating last WR spot when we need WR’s
what about ryan parker? He still coming? He looks like a great WR
Idk but yes he looks good but don’t know that he is eligible or not? ?
https://twitter.com/MikeSherman/status/689518134391349248
yuck
I know I could be completely off-base here. But, how great would it be
if Chris Daniels is just trolling these recruiters at this point?
They’re all dry heaving on his doorstep and he’s rockin’ an OU “BOOM”
shirt during their sales pitches…
Yes. I choose this theory.
Great decision! Let’s roll with this theory until proven otherwise.
Question for tfb, jordan, brandon, K, zack, brien brown, anyone in the know:
Is Bob Stoops MUCH MORE (and I mean MUCH MORE) involved in recruiting than he has been since like his first years at OU or not?
I have a theory that the reason recruiting has picked up is that he has gotten personally MUCH MORE involved than he perhaps ever has, sans the first few years here. Is it accurate or not?
From what I’ve read he’s more active in recruiting, he’s no longer just the closer
Just from what I’ve seen and know I would say that is 100% spot on. Ive seen a lot of pictures with Bob this year than the last 3-4 years total.
He was very active last year also.
Yea but I feel that was more of a necessity to help close out the recruiting cause they seemed in panic mode. This year his been more active from start to finish just again IMO.
It appears to me that last 2-3 years it has picked up
Hey, Brien… Saw this and immediately thought of our conversation the other day. Ha!
I’m telling you the kid is good. There is a lot of good rbs in this state. Hell he is type of kid and athlete that could play WR if need be at next level also.
You had me at RB but WR certainly catches my attention as well.
I’m just all about Oklahoma gobbling up the best, local talent. Nothing beats a talented kid with the homegrown, Sooner mindset.
Well I believe he attended OU camp but you know he didn’t have the numbers some kids had he isn’t Mixon Perine type but a smaller school hr could really shine IMO.
That’s cool. Look forward to seeing where he lands.
He is a nice kid also. I manage the theatre in town and he comes in some and he is super polite and respectful.
Very cool to hear. Rare for his age nowadays.
Sap town representing!
https://twitter.com/Coach_McGuire50/status/689527501970759680
If you’re going to post it can’t you at least explain it when it is not obvious to most of us?
Cedar Hill HS coach! Who are we recruiting from Cedar Hill?
charleston rambo 2017 WR is one i know of
charleston rambo 2017 WR
Charleston Rambo: Now that is one heck of a football name.
Seeing eye dog?
Please explain who the coach is and what his message means concerning a recruit? Thank you.
Was trying to figure that out as well. Naturally went and used the ole’ google machine.
Not sure if this has been answered, but does Erick Fowler and/or mark jackson have visits set to OU yet? (Could be double Strikers off the edge, maybe move caleb kelly inside)?
I think it was reported Fowler is visiting next weekend, so the 29th.
In regards to the post below from Jordan Joey McGuire is the coach at Cedar Hill so.just look at who we are recruiting from Cedar Hill.
On top of who, Cedar Hill is a place OU needs to keep themselves in the minds of players there. It’s a good place for a recruiting pipeline.
Some one said below 2017 target Charleston Rambo.
Yeah, just saying that’s a good school for recruiting annually not just one guy
So like Union and Jenks is, Bishop Gorman, Lake Carroll, Cal Poly a school like that.
Exactly
Miciah is getting bigger! Thats Good news.
https://twitter.com/Joe_MainMixon/status/686448507998240768
Mixon is what 215-225? He looks small compared to AR
I agree he does but I thought MQ was about 175 or so. He looks a lot broader now.
Yeah he does, maybe he’s up to 190ish. Should help him beat press coverage next year
That picture was from awards banquet after OSU game.
If you really look at Mixon in pads his weight is in his lower body. Ross is has lots of weight up top but much thinner legs.
Quick shooting the finger?
Doing the peace sign.
Crazy how many names are coming out of left field this close to the end of the process. Glad our back up plans are 4 stars and not 2 stars.
Bob Stoops seems to have stepped up his recruiting lately, now he just needs to be more involved in motivating his team to play with an edge. As Bob has repeatedly said, he doesn’t believe its his job to motivate the players bc they’re grown men, but there’s no question the head coach plays a huge part in shaping the team’s intangibles. The best coaches are the best recruiters and motivators, i.e. Saban, Meyer, formerly Pete Carrol, and possibly Harbaugh, and those coaches are also ruthless competitors. I think Bob is too nice; he needs a non-Christian alter ego for the football field
Perhaps this explains the whorn game in 2015.
Possibly, but more so losing 21-0 in the second half against Clemson
I’d chalk that up to injuries and an outmatched offensive line
Well. Disagree on the playoff game, because if an individual cannot motivate himself for a playoff game do or die, national stage, more scouts and NFL people watching, he’s not going to be motivated even if freakin Knute Rockne is in that locker room.
D Hunter & Jake I dont want to reopen a wound that has not fully healed, but to go into half time up by one and come out and allow a 90 yard drive for a td and then don’t score again, makes me wonder what was said or not said in the locker room.
More than likely Coach didn’t give a rah rah. Why should he? If it’s not your style and you’ve been successful for as long as he has, why change?
That game just added to what I had already felt and others as well. Skip Bayless always goes off about how Stoops just isn’t a great motivator, period. And I agree it’s not his style and to be disingenuous won’t work either. I do think he would be an outstanding NFL coach where it’s more businesslike and the players are truly grown men who play for their very livelihood so he wouldn’t really need to do all the extra
I didn’t read everything in here, but the gist I got was that Bob needs to be more non Christian like in order to motivate.
And here u state the second half of the Clemson game as an example.
This implies Dabo was a better motivator at half time.
I suggest u do some research on Dabo. He’s one of the most outspoken Christians in the football world.
I said “on the football field.” You can tell Dabo is not a nice Christian during the game. He was even asked if he would recruit an atheist and he said: We don’t play the best Christians. If we were playing the best Christians, I wouldn’t be sitting here.” So clearly he knows that you don’t take love out on to the field.
U r a piece of work, lol. Ok then. What football coach only plays Christians? Bob does? That’s ur reasoning? A quote that EVERY successful leader in the world would have the same opinion on? This is actually quite comical. Bye.
No, it doesn’t. anyone how has played sports knows that some days you’re on and some days you’re not. I’ve played individual and team sports, and I’ve played guys in individual sports who I was much better than, but I could not play well against those guys, just good enough to win, usually.
Also, OU played Neb about 30 yrs ago and a room filled with coaches was in the room watching film on Neb. when Mike Little, from the back of the room said: “Every time Neb is going to do such and such, the centers grips the ball this way, and when they are going to do such and such, the centers grips the ball another way.” the entire room became silent and looked around at him. I don’t think Neb got past the 50 yd line that day. Now a simplistic fan would have said this and that, but the truth is Mike Little did as much as anyone for that win.
I heard the OU’s OL was tipping off our plays, pass or run, against UT. It’s pretty hard to succeed when the other team is tipped off about the play.
Fair enough. You are right about St John tipping off.
yeah, it’s hard to win when you’re tipping off. However, that one loss didn’t keep us out of Final 4. We still could have won the NC with that loss, but we just couldn’t get it done. I’m convinced that we see “tips” from other teams too. It looks like we learned from our mistake though. Pretty good after that.
there is no way saban, meyer, etc are better motivators than BS. He’s not “too nice” but he is a good man, humble, doesn’t cheat. If Saban played in the b12 during yrs he’s winning NCs, against mccoy, bradford and the likes week a/fweek, he’d have lost at least a couple of games a year.
Sorry, you are living an unrealistic fan-world with simplistic ways of evaluating things. He’s as good as there is–bar none.
It’s the typical fan reaction/solution to winning every game ever played (“no other team should win every game except our team, not Notre Dame, USC–nobody but our team”)–the backup qb is the best qb, another coach is doing it better, etc.
“there is no way saban, meyer are better motivators…”, sorry you lost me right there. Record in national championship games: Saban 5-0, Meyer 3-0, Stoops 1-3. Also, two of those losses by OU to those two coaches were with the best teams I have possibly ever seen, the 2003 and 2008 OU team.
I guess it doesn’t have anything to do with players, coaching, a team just flat being better.
No, fans think it’s just being “motivated.” funny
Are you trying to say that the USC team was that much better than OU? Or the LSU team? Or the Florida team? Or Clemson in the second half?
USC yes lsu and florida injuries
Injuries? Meyer and Ohio St. won with a 3rd string qb, give me a break
Tell us what you think.
Think we have a new name to not be mentioned ____________
Good! I wasn’t responding to your post, you replied to mine
OOPS lesson learned.
Jabberwocky
Healty jw we win demarco we win thats all
Not at Florida he didn’t.
didn’t hurt UF and LSU that they got to play home games. I think if those games, even with our injuries, had been played in OKC, yes, OU would still have won. you need to drop this. You are wrong
You may be right in Norman, OK, but if we take this debate nationwide and cast a vote on who’s the best motivator of these 3, it won’t even be close
#1. You don’t know.
#2. I don’t care. So what? they’d be wrong if that happened
So if you think BS is a better motivator than Saban and Meyer, then you must also think he’s better than Switzer was?
I’d say if switzer coached in the age BS has, I would not believe he’d have done as well as BS has. Switzer cheated, had a much larger scholarship limit (105) versus 85 today. Switzer could/would recruit guys just so OSU/UT/etc wouldn’t get them. The conference only had one good team usually, Neb, whereas with a larger conference and UT being in it makes it harder.
But, by now with Switzer, we be much, much worse IMO, b/c we be spending a lot of time on probation. Switzer cheated, anyone who doesn’t think so either doesn’t know or has their head in the sand. I know people in texas right now who were recruited by switzer and he put a retainer on them! There is a reason everyone was screaming about Switzer and his cheating when he was our coach–because he was!
I guess Tom Landry should have done a better job of motivational speeches.
and saban’s cheats too in recruiting. Have seen evidence.
I don’t know that Stoops gets enough appreciation for running a clean program. I’m not saying Saban or Meyers cheated but I know Stoops is clean. In a world where most people operate outside the lines, it’s tough to get there, much less win it all.
saban cheats. He knows it. The way he does in recruiting is the way WV does in basketball–play physical defense and force the refs to have to blow the whistle. I’ve talked to players and families of recruited athletes, and seen pictures evidencing him cheating (i.e., at their school/home during “no contact” weeks). He knew he was cheating but didn’t know the pictures were taken.
I would pick up a rattle snake before I would give Saban a ride. I don’t trust him.
It’s called ruthless competitors. It’s not cheating if you don’t get caught. You call Switzer a cheater but I bet you’re proud of those 3 championships that make up the OU tradition. It’s all about winning
It is still cheating. Getting caught has nothing to with it.
When you’re old enough to attend college take 2 courses; a Logic course and an Ethic’s class. Then reread what you’ve written and reflect on it will ya?
You seem overly infatuated with a minor’s posts to have replied to every one of my comments.
That’s called Ignoratio Elenchi. You have made my point.
so it’s not murder if you don’t get caught. interesting.
btw, ohio state had all 3 qb this year and didn’t even make the playoffs. i guess meyers didn’t motivate them
He knows the difference in major and minor violations and commits the minor ones and is willing to pay the penalty if caught.
you got it
That is one of the two things I respect about BS, the other being he believes in second chances.
If I remember right, I believe the scholarship limit was over 140 (maybe 145?) during some of those Switzer years. He was a great coach but his teams layed some eggs during his time, too.
Yep. 75′ Kansas, 77 Arky, 84 Washington.
big deal. all of the big boys that were winning were cheating. it was just part of the game. probably still is but its kept under the table and quiet. do you think all those good athletes are signing with Old Miss because its such a wonderful place for a young black man to spend 4 years of his life?
Agree. It baffles me how most Sooner fans put “The King” on a throne when everyone knows he cheated. Not saying others didn’t, but if he was here, or at any other university, they would be on probation.
it’s tougher to win in today’s world too. More teams vying for B12 championship than just Neb, basically. And we were closer to TX than Neb, so had that advantage, too. Don’t think switzer could win the b12 as much as bob has, nor been in NC or Final 4 either. And, I think we’d be losing a lot by now b/c we’d be on probation.
I like switzer as a person. I’ve talked to him and I like that he’s very approachable, doesn’t act like he’s too good to be talked to. He treats everyone the same. Seen him talk to young man one time who had no idea who he even was, doesn’t like football, probably never watched a football game in his life, but switzer introduced himself to the young man, talked to him like he was important. Later, the young man failed at committing suicide (he announced it on FB and his friends called police). But I’ll never forget his interaction with switzer though. I like the way switzer treats people. nice man. just cheated, and will tell you himself he did
I can’t cause change in things that have passed, neither does someone’s perception of the past.
too deep
I can’t get to my cash because I have short arms and deep pockets.
Because Stoops wins?
He’s not winning championships, Pagan. That’s all people think about. Some people are never satisfied. By some standards, Stoops is awful.
Motivational speeches aren’t going to win games, no matter how many Disney movies you watch…
exactly. I’ve heard some great HS coaches motivating speeches, but guess what? The other team was a lot better and the better team won
I love Brian Cain’s program(s) and he does an amazing job of getting guys mentally focused. However, out of all of the programs that use his system and spend money on his consultation, only TCU Baseball really seems to be a huge player. In the end it comes down to the best physical players who are mentally prepared…plus a whole lot of luck.
agree. No doubt that some coaches help their players be better focused–no doubt. but I’ve found that it’s usually b/c they are well-prepared/coached that they are better focused. I think we win at a pretty good clip at OU under BS, and I don’t think we’d have done better with any other coach in the history of college football. He’s pretty good, and someday people may realize this.
It’s not just about a speech, but you can argue with numbers until you’re Sooner dead, but 1-3 (or 1-4 counting playoff) with teams that were dominant all season (excluding this year) says it’s not for lack of talent
Ty Darlington told me a funny story a year ago. He said that when they lost I think against ksu, but can’t remember for sure, that someone I will not name was convinced that it was b/c they had eaten at Macdonalds the day b/f. darlington told me w/a grin on his face, “I thought it was more b/c we didn’t make the plays.”
Who’s to say his great motivational speeches didn’t get them there to begin with and then they lost because of either better teams or dumb luck overcoming it? You’re not logical.
More like irrational.
Well said thunder
Agreed
What the heck does his religion have to do with it? You’re confused as to the nature of Christianity.
“Pagan” pink, you’re wrong. I’m a devout Christian and am very much aware of the nature of Christ and Christianity. I think the same criticism of Mark Richt can be made for Bob, he’s just too nice. I think ruthless competitors and superior motivators, like Saban and Meyer are more likely to win national titles than the nice guys
Just, no.
Hmmm, a devout Christian who wants people to be ruthless.
In the context of sport of course. Football is not a loving sport, and to me it’s all about winning national championships at all costs, and being nice doesn’t get it done. I wouldn’t recommend ruthlessness as a way of life though, because ultimately God will decide who “wins” or “loses” based on our lifestyle and that’s the only result that will truly matter. Btw, have you ever been to an OU football game? Those stands are filled with Christians but a lot of things you hear aren’t very lovely. But you do make a good point, maybe a devout Christian shouldn’t even watch sports, I will pray about it
If you are going to refer to our mutual faith, please remember to be clear in your definitions and understanding of the New Testament. You said that God ultimately decides who wins and who loses in life and it’s based on our lifestyle. What do you mean by our lifestyle? Is salvation by our works? or is it Christ alone all to Him I owe?
Faith without works is dead. In the New Testament, we are commanded to love the Lord with all of our being and our neighbor as ourself and Jesus said if we love Him will we will obey HIs commandments. So yes its by grace we are saved, but grace is not a license to live any kind of way, it’s an empowerment to live a holy life. 1 John 2:4 says: “whoever says I know Him but does not obey His commandments is a liar and the truth is not in Him.”
I wanted it to be clear. Thanks.
Cool, yeah it’s very important for sure.
See Dabo for an example of this making no sense whatsoever.
i would like him to be more like switzer. and i am an atheist.
From the Onion – fits with several of us sarcastic types.
http://www.theonion.com/article/ncaa-investigating-god-giving-gifts-athletes-52198
That is some funny stuff right there,thanks Cush
I liked the Joe C. mention – they play their stuff up like it is real.
Odd that Baylor is recruting better than we are for the ’16 class (as it stands now — sans Caleb Kelly). I’d love a move to the Big 10 just to get away from Baylor. Can’t stand them.
Also, agree with AMKing…Mayden would be huge if only for a backup plan should JT leave early.
Except they aren’t recruiting better.
Truth^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
BOOM!
shoot move to the big ten ahve to fight ohio state for recruits? ill take baylor over that
Ou will be 15th in recruiting. Baylor will be 20th or worse. But they do a good job finding what they want so they will still be good as long as briles is there.
Don’t believe the hype. Look at the average star ranking of the overall class. Rivals has OU a little higher at this point. But like 14 places below them. Figure that one out! We only have 16 committed so far. Let’s see on NSD.
Did Mr. Cleveland reopen his recruiting??
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZGn8Q5U8AE1JQL.jpg
definitely an image of someones tweet
i Think you are correct in your assessment of the facts.
I see that tweet on his twitter page. He already committed to UH. What’s the deal with this?
24/7 sports has him with OV’s to Florida, TCU and Arkansas coming up
could be interesting to see if OU still sneakily involved…never know
Super K is a Benedict Arnold. Giving more to Texas now..
Just teasin’ K.
Anyone know who the “surprise visit” is from Utah this weekend?
maxs tupia?
Thank you, sir!
http://247sports.com/player/maxs-tupai-77142
After all, someone has to be the token Samoan with the absence of Nila next year.
If the OL and DL are both stud-starred this Fall (as it appears they will be), where will the weak link be? Special Teams?
PR and KR fair catch lol.
LOL!
Naw. We have THE best fair catch package around. It is only rivaled by our FG-safe team which has no player injuries from being struck by kicked footballs.
lmaoooooooo
Our fans.
Hahahahahaha!
And guests
Advise, clapping is easier when if your not sitting on your hands. Bob, you get the stephen dale award of the day!
No awards with that name associated with it is an award I want.
“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous – everyone hasn’t met me yet.” Stephen Dale
you’re funny bob. you always bring it back to reality. thx
LB
In agreement with Johnny below I would say LB. However, I would be more specific and say ILB. It feels like we have an abundance of OLB’s both currently on the roster and committed for next season. I may be totally off base, but that’s how it appears to me.
I think MaxsTupai could de-rail any play-off caliber “freight train”, from the inside LB position.
I suppose he could be, but I thought he was to be an end.
Q: “What are the odds that a 1 – 4 OU hosts K-State on October 15th?” – Donny Downer
A: Zero percent
Doesn’t seem realistic, I would say right now the worst case scenario would be a 3-2
WORST CASE
5,000,000 : 1
I don’t know much about 247 but they’re reporting Daniels is still solid to OU. I hope that information proves correct.
That cant be true. Just ask Stephen Dale.
Metz…Metz… FTM said it…
Yes. Yes, he did.
When I google Brandon Bowen…
http://media.hotbirthdays.com/upload/2015/07/09/brandon-bowen.jpg
5 star for sure.
AND #1 in our hearts.
Maybe we should just let Baylor keep him.
for any tennis hackers who missed it……….espn2 is replaying the nadal match at the aussie open from very late last nite…..nadal beat in 5 and out, great match
Was it rigged?
Heard a rumor today that one of our young DBs may be contemplating transferring soon. Again, just a rumor at this point.
Not surprising, really.
Hmmmmm. KJ, you stuff is usually very good. Never go with a name, but if the rumor moves close to reality, let us know the info withOUT a name.
Thanks.
Im not sure of the situation around it at all to be honest. It was a surprise to me, but we’ll see when once Winter Workouts start if there is a change, or if it just gets squashed.
home-sickness-ish maybe?
Maybe because Normans in the 30s every day.
gotcha, thx
It’s 6 degrees in Ohio today; 30 sounds pretty good!
Holy…..
That’s how we roll in Ohio.
That doesn’t seem to matter in the NFL.
Hey Sam! You staying warm?
Hell has frozen over in Northeast Ohio. I am not going anywhere that isn’t necessary.
Well, 75 miles SW of you we ain’t having no heat wave either!
It’s brutal. How are things?
I’m pretty good. Nothing a couple of BOOMS wouldn’t totally cure.
I need 6 booms to cure what ails me.
That’s a lot of ailing!
Sam try some ALE to cure what ails you (Stout would be better, but there is no play on words).
I like the play on words. An IPA would be nice.
It sure doesn’t
He may as well pack it up, forget the NFL.
hopefully not mbanasor or houghton or mckinney or sunderland…im guessing antoine stephens. blink once if I’m right, KJ
Possibly Stephon taylor
I never like to lose a kid but if “he” is looking around and realizes he’s been recruited over and will likely never get much field time, I’m good with that. If new recruits are the reason for a transfer, it just means your quality is improving.
Super K or Esco, are we completely out on Tyrie Cleveland or is it possible that we are still in the mix given that he has said he will be re-announcing on signing day
I’d say at this point they’ve moved on
Gotcha. come on down Quartney Davis…. Thanks for the response
Evidently not, per K’s most recent update.
Well, I will tune-in tomorrow for another episode of How the Recruits Turn.
ya that is not good…fyi i have the same stance as you on OU recruiting, so I’m going to let the “glass half full guys” do the talking haha
Great now q Davis not visiting
Odd that both WR visits changed today….Velus in the bag?
need more than just velus imo. if they stopped recruiting davis/wims because of velus they are crazy
Now Davis put us in his top5.smh
That is odd. Maybe he visits another day?
not good
Thank goodness Bob ditched that blue Fila warm-up he was wearing before …
Read on LT that this dude is visiting this weekend.. 4star LB Maxs Tupai..
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2896423/highlights/286332379/v2
Worth a shot.
Kid plays with nasty dripping off him and dang sure knows how to tackle. Think he would be a great fit for us, wait and see.
Hope that isn’t a sign on Kelly.
He’s a DE. More of a sign for maybe Bledsoe.
Davis just posted this 8 min ago.
https://twitter.com/queee_2/status/689590492464427008
things haven’t gone well for us when ole miss or ucla are also involved…
Is that you Stephen?
just a realest. you boys do the half full thing and i will just go by what i have seen and been through as an OU fan
OU is doing fine it’s not 2014. Bama is the only team that is doing what i hope OU can do over the next few years. And we beat them. We are not far off.
i appreciate the positive sentiment but i think its enough with the “we beat Bama thing”..the program is trending in the right direction. however you need to recruit at a higher caliber than we are now to play consistently with the big boys(we can beat them,but not consistently YET.
After tying Bama in the 1970 Bluebonnet Bowl we never played again until 2002 and 2003 and in the Sugar Bowl in 2013. We won them all.
Whose the big boys you speak of? Yeah, we can’t beat Clemson. Who else? We are not on a lower tier. Sorry.
changes yearly so I don’t know how far off we are…….see where we are after the first 5 next yr
You always win a lot more than we lose here. I have been a fan as long as I can remember, back to Wilkinson. I consider myself a realist, that is what the glass half full is, everything else is just sad.
You have been through some rough times then so its great that u stayed positive…we have a different definition of what a realest is though
Its like the whole, who has the best class coming in. You can take a positive or negative spin to anything. Some would look at the numbers and say Baylor has a much better class, Rivals has them #9 and OU at #27. Negative says Baylor is the better class, but look at the stars average. Are they better? I don’t think so. OUr smaller class has a better average, just not as many warm bodies. To me realism is looking for the best in every situation. We have a great class now, it will be even better. I think total wise we can move, best case scenario into the top 10, maybe top 20 worse side, but a very good small class.
*realist
This is SD free zone. No hand wringing, or doubting allowed.
Via Rivals… re Maxs Tupai..
#Sooners hosting a surprise visitor from Utah this weekend. @JLMcCuistion with more: https://t.co/twHxJpLZeI https://t.co/pLIPaqvGOu
This year’s Fotu Leiato? Remember that guy from Seattle last year that went viral w/ the big hits in his video? Same narsty ‘tude but bigger. Would love to have this kid.
I don’t know how this works since another paid site apparently broke the story but can anyone share who this visitor is?
Maxs Tupai from Murray, UT.
Man just pulled up his film and I love it. I believe there are guys that are athletes and there are football players. On a scale of 1-10 this dude is a ten on football player bad I would say 6.5 on athlete that is a lethal combo! Take him Bob and Mike take him
He appears to be a stud. I hope he has some interest here in the closing days.
https://twitter.com/hit_squad_4/status/689592716594798593
Still a little over two weeks until NSD, good things ahead so let these little disappointments pass on by
update added
What in the world is going on with Davis?
Spending too much time with a girlfriend?
an ex-girlfriend, named aTm
Those damn ATMs get you all the time ?
rimshot
Those ATM’s are the only machines I can get to pay at the Casino.
Had planned to meet you today for a beer but wasn’t feeling 100% so headed home. Hoping it’s just some allergy stuff.
Idk man mean maybe he doesn’t need to visit perhaps he has been before!?!? But for that to be said and then his top 5 to include us is a bit strange. But i guess trending in the direction that looks good w us and Velus Jones I would reckon.
Guy from LT said maybe he moved it back one week. I guess we will find out.
I don’t know, I’ve changed plans based on something that had nothing to do with the reason for the trip. Maybe his reason for changing the trip has nothing to do with recruiting.
Zack you’re one of the only people with an analytical mind in the TFB comment section. How do you tolerate it?
Figured an OU hat would look good on his table? Strange.
We can only take one more WR. I bet Jones has given the coaches a silent commit.
Hard sayin’ not knowin’
Whose fault is this? Cales?
I think the only reasonable explanation is that 2 new position coaches at WR. We may have had our junior days last year prior to announcing Cale/boulware switching duties. I think we will see a turn around for 2017. They already have lamb committed, and are in good position for Rambo and Wallace.
good theory
2017 could be a retro recruiting year, big
….
Seriously though, the answers will present themselves soon enough. No reason to speculate or panic.
I’ve been reading this blog for two years, this is my first post. Ex-Okie living in Durham, NC (current home of Abdul Adams). Some of you need to lighten up, Big Game Bob always closes, this year will be no different. Daniels is a Sooner, and will sign. We’ll close 5-6 of these 4 star types and be good to go! Nobody coaches up talent better than OU.
Nice first post. Although not as confident on Daniels, based purely on his behavior and continuing visits with other teams as well as in home visits, glad to see somebody is confident though.
thanks, coaches are at a disadvantage recruiting to Norman (geographically) but Sooner tradition keeps us in the running for Top 5 teams. Its amazing to me what the coaches do with 3-4 star talent. If this staff was at UGA with
their talent, holy crap!
Yeah, although for Texas kids, Norman does offer something different than the in-state schools. Austin is a big city, College Station looks like it belongs in Cold War Eastern Europe, Texas Tech is in Lubbock (enough said)… TCU is pretty nice, but doesn’t have near the tradition.
Norman is the college town with the nice campus that is close to Dallas/Ft. Worth. It has a great feel to it. OU is a national brand. The athletic department is very well funded. Those factors will keep OU near the top.
I should note that I’m pretty biased.
Well with the exception of tcu.
Don’t know about that. 4 of 5 that will be potentially drafted this year are 3 stars (Sanchez, striker, alexander and tapper); that’s pretty impressive.Doubt TCU has 5 drafted. Not sure Nila gets drafted. Geez, gotta slam the keyboard to post.
Welcome, glad you got your post button fixed. 🙂
welcome, to the activity!
I’m moving to Winston-Salem next month. Is there a contingency of OU fans in those parts that you know of?
Can’t speak to the triad, I’m in the triangle. Got a pretty strong OU contingent here. Hit me up when you land, we can get lunch. I have business in high point
Sounds good! Will be there mid February. Is that a fast back mustang in your profile pic?
Didn’t you just move within the past year or so or am I thinking of someone else?
I did! I moved to Seattle, back to Oklahoma and now on to North Carolina.
The moving truck guys must send you Christmas cards, LOL!.
The company pays for it..
North Carolina is a pretty nice place to live. We have been here for almost 6 years. I don’t know as much about Winston, though.
Its very nice, I’ve been here for a long time. No plans to leave
just a 66 coupe
“just”?
Makes me miss my 65 Stang! And welcome! BOOMER SOONER!
Pretty area. I’m in Kentucky, but I’ve been over that way and there is a lot of nice outdoors and entertainment.
Framoka, welcome aboard.
I too am an Okie living in Durham. Although, I am moving back to OK in a few months.
I have a hunch the coaches are comfortable with our current WR roster, and haven’t pressed the panic button.
Boom T-shirt says it all, he’s messin’ with them.
This is a bit strange… 2-star JUCO committed to Marshall. Best offers are K-State and Mizzou?
https://twitter.com/In_EB_We_Trust/status/689607797344964609
I don’t know if he has an offer. But not strange. He’s teammate’s with doucet and Julius. For whatever reason we like what they’re doing at Lackawanna.
Rivals says he signed a LOI with Marshall.
Nm. that was back in ’14
I was going to say I wonder if there were any weird qualification requirements at Marshall but I guess not.
I think that is a different player who is a WR
Couldn’t hurt to have him stop by. Even if he isn’t up to par, he may have friends. K-State has good history with JUCO so if they eyed him he can’t be all bad.
Just feels a bit of a stretch at this point.
I’d say that if ksu, mizzou and OU are interested, the guy is good regardless of what some recruiting company says. OU does a pretty good job evaluating and I trust them more than the stars
I agree that they know more than myself, but I can also say there’s a ton of these types of guys on scholarship already. I’d just like them to win over bigger recruits at this point.
Possibly related to jeremy beal?
You know this recruiting thing is funny its always the end of the world getting recruits you want until the day after signing day. Then you realize wow this class is solid! and you forget who you were stressing over, like that qb from florida from last yr. off hand does anyone remember his name?
Gibson
aaaah doesnt seem like much of a loss now.
With Haskins choosing tOSU, Gibson has his work cut out for him.
Haskins is looking around from what I saw the other day. Both (if at tosu) are probably in the best place for their ability. I don’t think either are high quality QBs but both are great athletes and Meyer knows how to utilize them.
I think Haskins can spin it better than Gibson and he’s elusive. I see Gibson fitting in the zone read. But the way tOSU develops RBs, the play action fake will help Haskins.
If he’s looking, I don’t understand the commitment. These damn kids.
Exactly…We really don’t know how any off these 17-18 year old young men are going to develop and adapt to college life. I have followed recruiting now for over ten years and every year there are 2-3 recruits people go crazy over only to hear after a year or two of getting their commitment, they hadn’t panned out, transferred to a lesser tier school, or never played a meaningful down at the University of Oklahoma. On the flip side there are always those few players that we get, no drama or whoop la surrounding them and yet they work out to be our next Sam Bradford type players. So I’ve learned to just set back, trust and enjoy the recruiting system Stoops has in place and hope OU gets lucky on a handful of recruits each year…Here’s to #8
2017
https://twitter.com/leedady1998/status/689578274075365379
Lots of 2017 class movement over the stretch run for the 2016 class. I gotta think the coaching staff feels comfortable about current position. They definitely don’t seem to be scrambling this year. I say good sign.
6’2″ 175lb WR from Florida, getting some decent offers.
2017
https://twitter.com/leedady1998/status/689578274075365379
Its looking more and more important that Parker makes it in.
Lil brother putting it on Kansas.
19pt win, no small deal
Dayum……Pokes put a beatin’ on Rock-Chalk!
What the hell happend to Davis? Is it Ole Miss related?
LIVE LOOK at what Jon Michael Terry will be saying to OU’s opponents every Saturday:
Not surprised to read any of that. Most underrated recruit of the entire class?
Great question. I’m really excited based upon all the rave reviews I continue to hear about this guy. Can’t help but wonder if he’s overlooked simply because he’s in Oklahoma. There’s a lot of fascination with out-of-state recruits (the unknown element).
https://twitter.com/calebkkelly/status/689627235930607616
I’m scared.
He’s been all ou for a long time. A lot can change and who knows he may wake up that day a change his mind.
Lol. “I’m scared.” That’s funny bro.
We shall soon know.
Nice post, CK is ours, he’s just enjoying the moment
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