Sooners News Daily 4.7.14
Posted on: April 7, 2014
Happy day after Game of Thrones, everyone!
FOOTBALL
Don’t normally like to re-link to our own stuff, but there’s a bunch of good info in this past weekend’s Open Post. (TFB)
Also, just to make sure nobody missed it in that big Open Post. TFB was the first to report the Durron Neal injury during Saturday’s practice.
RECRUITING
2015 DBs and OU offers, P.J. Mbanasor & Will Sunderland earned invites to this year’s The Opening over the weekend.
S/O to Pflugerville Hendrickson DB P.J. Mbanasor (@PeterJayy_2) on his official @TheOpening2014 invite. #GOTOPEN pic.twitter.com/jieMYopuJp
— ALL22 (@TheOpening) April 6, 2014
S/O & congrats to Midwest City DB Will Sunderland (@kp_projectt) on his official @TheOpening2014 invite. #GOTOPEN pic.twitter.com/fpR8V4iWZK
— ALL22 (@TheOpening) April 6, 2014
2015 Allen (TX) QB Kyler Murray talks to ESPN about his The Opening invite & his current top schools, which includes Oklahoma. (ESPN)
OTHER
OU women’s gymnastics won a fifth straight regional championship and advance to the NCAA Championships. (Sooner Sports)
The crowd reaction shots here are just beyond priceless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkEK1Z8M_YI
49 Comments
Those fans in the wrestling video look exactly like the Bama fans at the Sugar Bowl.
They were.
With all the open mouths-hope there were no flies buzzing around. lol . OU needs a commit at the Spring Game. It blisters me when OSU and Texas(Orange pukes) seem to run up underneath us-(Ronald Jones and Toby Weathersby). Yuck!!!
Maybe they’ll start pouring in after the game. And I still wouldn’t count ou out on some guys. When these kids see ou win the big 12 this year and will see texas and OSU miss out on bowl games then they may have a change of heart.
Yep, patience is a virtue. Any thoughts on who will be our next commits?
I think we will get a couple maybe this weekend and into the next week. I haven’t seen a list of for sure visitors so it would be tough to guess. The most obvious to me is Barnett though just depends on when he decides to choose. My wish list though would be Humphrey and newsome soon.
Why? If they want to pick the Horns or Okie State then so be it. I promise you OU will close hard and get 25 kids that want to be a part of one of the greatest traditions in college football and superior coaching.
So true. I’m just too impatient(per my wife). It’s a long time left till February.
I hear you. I used to panic when OU’s committment numbers always ran low or when kids were committing elsewhere. One natty, what is it now 8 Big XII titles, two heismans, a slew of all Americans and a bunch of Cotton Bowl & Bedlam beat downs later… I kind of sit back, especially if it’s in conference and think that will be a decision you will regret.
Exactly. Every once in a blue moon oSu actually gets someone over us. It’s rare, but it happens. Right now, the OU backfield is pretty crowded with talent not to mention what’s coming in. oSu needs help, so kid will play right away.
As for UT, they always get more of the TX players than we do, which is fine…we get more Cali kids than they do which I’d rather have in the first place.
I like the Cali kids but I’d rather have north texas kids who may have actually grown up OU fans. We’ll see how this incoming class of Cali kids does they may change my stance.
Do wrestling fans know that the whole thing is scripted?
They know it’s scripted that’s why they were shocked undertaker lost
Well I guess Tennessee might be off the list now for Gibson. They vols picked up a 4 star dual threat guy today.
Will probably find out later today
o rly?
It would be safe to say he wants to be the only incoming qb for whichever team he chooses right?
I would have to think so. I’m sure K can confirm w/ his people, but it’s almost impossible to imagine a five-star kid like him wanting to come in the same class w/ another, similar style, QB.
Can always count on our readers to catch these type of things. Well done, Zack!
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/04/4-star_qb_jauan_jennings_commi.html
Snooze ya lose. Good news for us, though.
Late to the party here, but I don’t think that eliminates Tenn for Gibson. Tennessee’s QB play has been horrible for years, so I can easily see them taking 2 top guys to up their chances at actually having a good QB.
I think a big part of the reason guys are committing to other schools right now is because of the talent that would be ahead of them. So many players want to be handed a starting position instead of earning it. At least that’s how it looks to me.
QBs generally commit fairly early and then try to help recruit for their class. Just kind of feels like that position is generally the bell-cow for a class.
In your most humble opinion who would you go after for a 2015 OU quarterback? It’s like Stidham at Tx. Tech is really hitting up recruits.
I think they’re after the right guy in Gibson, honestly. Now if things start to turn not in their favor, then who you’d go after at that point….I guess it’d have to be the Kyler Murray kid seeing as he’s their only other offer at this point.
At this point, you honestly think we still have a chance? I sure hope you’re right.
Are you asking me re: Gibson?
Yeah
When I saw that the Cowpokes picked up Ronald Jones, I wasn’t surprised. Yeah, OU wants to recruit good talent. But right now OU has a lot of young, extremely talented backs who are only gaining experience. With Ford and Ross being sophmores, Mixon and Perine being Freshman. It’s going to be a few years until someone can come in and get significant playing time. Whoever comes in, I see them riding the pine, until at least their Junior season.
OU will have a monster of a RB corps. I just Hope RJ likes getting beat 3-4 years in a row.
I think his sis goes there so I’m not at all surprised he ended up there…we’ll get ours
Just gives the OU defense a quality opponent to stone. Pad your stats lad before Bedlam…..
https://twitter.com/PTGazetteSports/status/453212642300018688
This is somewhat big in that Kahlil McKenzie has said the two would like to play together. (but kids say that much more than it usually winds up happening).
Seems like Marshall is open to getting out of California. Glad ou offered him after he made it known he would like to hear from them. Did they originally think there was no chance he had interest? Or figured he’d stay home and go to USC?
Everything I’ve heard is that OU was an offer he very much wanted.
Is there a list out or is there a list planned of recruits attending the spring game?
I’ve got a pretty good idea, anyone in particular you’re looking for?
nope, just curious overall.
This is a list I’ve gathered the last couple of months. It is totally unofficial for sure.
Wesley Horky, Brentwood, Tn., OU commit, long snapper.
Conner Dyer, ot, Mesquite, Tx.
Samaje Perine, rb, OU commit, Pflugerville, Tx.
Bo Wallace, olb, John Christian Academy, Louisiana
Dahu Green, wr, OKC (westmoore).
Joe Mixon, rb, OU commit, Oakley, Ca. (hope-hope)
Breidon Fehoko, Honolulu, Ha., d/t, (here or Tx. Tech)(hope-hope)
Tim Settle, Manassas, Virginia, d/t, ???
Jalin Barnett, o/g, Lawton, Ok. (hope-hope)
Will Sunderland, Safety, MWC (Okla.) (hope-hope)
Drew Galitz, kicker, Rowlett, Tx ???
P.J. Mbanasor, c/b, Pflugerville, Tx. (if finds a ride) (hope-hope)
Rashard Lawrence, d/t, Monroe, La. (2016) iffy on ride
Jace Sternberger, t/e, Kingfisher, Ok.
There are some official lists out there somewhere- I’m too tight to pay for them.
I’ll take unofficial to save a buck! 🙂
Yep-six pack of beer anyway. U. Conn won 60-54. fwiw
those reactions look like Bama fans during the Sugar Bowl.
I’ve been looking at contenders in the Big XII; It seems like not that many people are concerned with the departures of Baylor’s O Line and that they’re only returning 4 starters on Defense. I can see the offense being successful because of Petty, but I think their defense could have a rough time.
GoT is back and Tenn might be out of picture for Gibson, what a wonderful day so far.
The wrestling clip….. The crowd thinks this drama is real…… This has to be a sign of the apocalypse.
That’s the stupid look. Stupid is required to watch the tumbling match they call wrestling.
And the scarier thing is that some may manage to reproduce.
Just gotta say, tuck fexas and BOOMER SOONER!!!