Bob Stoops Post-Practice (8.24.15)
Posted on: August 25, 2015
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(Link if you can’t see the video above)
*Stoops opened things refusing to offer specifics as to what led to Baker Mayfield being named the starter. “Baker was just a little more consistent in what we needed to get done.”
*Stoops went on to say the other two guys — Trevor Knight & Cody Thomas — took the news well and will continue working to be ready if called upon.
*Stoops said they will probably put out a depth chart in the next couple days.
*Stoops also revealed who the team named as captains for this season.
.@OU_CoachStoops just announced the 2015 #Sooners captains: Darlington, Knight, Kasitati, Striker, Tapper
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) August 24, 2015
*I believe Stoops was the first OU official to publicly acknowledge Du’vonta Lampkin with this comments here. Bob said it was the first time he had laid eyes on him and that he looks “pretty good.” As you probably saw yesterday, Lampkin has yet to be physically cleared to take part in practice. And once that is done, he will also be subject — as all players are — to the NCAA’s five-day acclimatization period as well.
*Stoops also made a point to mention another recent arrival in DE Austin Roberts and how he already stood out in practices.
*After what was widely reported to be a legitimate three-man QB competition, Stoops is asked if he feels good about his depth at the position.
*Stoops said redshirt freshman offensive tackle Orlando Brown is in a great position to start, referring to him as “the all-star of camp.” Also said Brown probably graded out better than anybody in OU’s most recent scrimmage. Stoops says “we’ll see” with regards to Brown starting at left tackle, but allows that is where he has been playing in practices.
*Stoops says he doesn’t believe Lincoln Riley is big on ‘special packages’ when asked about the possibility of working Trevor Knight in some situations to take advantage of his mobility, but finished saying “you never know.”
*Stoops says they “have made a ton of progress” in the secondary.
*Stoops said true freshman Austin Seibert is pushing both Nick Hodgson and Jack Steed for the kicker & punting jobs, respectively.
*Stoops said in all likelihood Mike Stoops will be coaching from the press box on game days. Which had been speculated for some time, but Stoops essentially confirming it here.
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Awesome stuff.
you’re supposed to say first or something like that, no soup for you one year
LOL! I love that episode of Seinfeld.
great read guys thanks, made my day.
Probably not many teams that have their Opening Day backup QB as a captain. Shows the respect the team has for him.
Like Kasitati as a Capt., too. He recently was named co-recipient of the ‘Sooner Oath Award’ for his embodiment of what it means to be a student athlete at OU. You see the guy all over playing his uke at hospitals. Strong group of captains that have the respect of the team.
Id love to see him do the Polynesian “Psyche” dance that he did a couple of years ago. That was flat out awesome.
I watch that every year to psyche up for games!! Gonna miss him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3feGJkomEUk
I thought Blake Bell was a captain the year he was backup
With the quality of outside rushers OU has in Obo, Bond and Striker I would think coaches would have very clear indication of Brown’s abilities. If he has kept those guys in
check on a consistent basis then I would think he is good to go.
Pumped for Orlando. Love seeing big men getting some love at the mic.
Finally, we get to see Zeus!
TGFTFB, great stuff here. Keep up the great work guys.
A lot of potential story lines this year. Brown against Tennessee. Mayfield against TT. Lampkin against UT (if he plays).
are you saying Brown as a storyline against Tenn simply because they have good rushers or was he close to committing to Tenn?
He was more than close to committing. He was committed, but couldn’t qualify (I think) out there, and flipped to OU on signing day, I believe.
He was going to qualify, they asked him to grayshirt, and he said no thanks.
This^^^
They wanted him to grayshirt we said “We will give you a scholly.” He came here.
Best decision he ever made!
Vols fans love to say he wasnt going to qualify, shocker.
Seemed to qualify just fine for us! lol
Vol fans seem to be confusing themselves with the other SEC school in Tennessee, Vanderbilt. They are the hard ones to qualify for. I think the requirements for UT are that a student have more teeth than tattoos. Sadly over 80% of the state’s population don’t qualify.
Hoping we can give them a nice dose of reality here soon.
A freshman at LT? Must be good. Very good. Coach B working his magic once again.
And a TRUE freshman backing up RT. Coach B is fabulous!
Didn’t know about the b/u at RT. Yep, Coach B is the bomb. I have no concerns about the OL. The Akron game will school them and get them up to game-speed for Tennessee.
Yes, please put Mike in press box! If there is one sight I hate it is seeing him just screaming his head off on the field. Dude, that “teaching” technique does not work anymore! Take a xanax and relax a little. TALK with the players, they will respect you more and learn quicker.
Guess it works for Saban. I’m not a fan but sometimes things happen in an emotional game.
Saban does not yell like Mike does. He usually is much calmer than Mike.
Look again. He usually huddles them around him when he berates them. Look no further than the OU game, he was in rare form.
True, at times he does get into Mike’s territory. But mostly he is even-keel. Dang, we need a football game so we can talk about something else. LOL
I spent all last week in a Leadership class. Most of the focus was on how to connect with and lead the generation of Millennials (those born 1981-2004). Screaming, yelling and being a ass doesn’t reach these kids. I’m from the old school and don’t have a problem with this approach, but the kids these days have been coddled a lot more than Gen X’rs and baby boomers and don’t respond the same to this type of behavior. Mike Stoops needs to pipe it down a tad and it will be good that he’s in the box this year.
I remember my first day of tackle football practice, my coach grabbed my facemask and drug me 20 yards screaming the whole way because I cut inside of a block in stead of outside. (Wow, that was more than 30 years ago). LOL But what you are saying is precisely my point. I have 3 Gen x kids and my old school discipline ideas and yelling did not work well with them. I learned that when I whispered to them they paid very close attention.
OH, and I just love this form the SBNATION, I mean seriously, they really think Akron has a GOOD chance at an upset?
“Terry Bowden’s Zips have played well against Power Five teams since he and his staff came to Akron in 2012. They’ve had good showings at Tennessee, at Michigan, at Penn State, and even won at Pittsburgh. Oklahoma may be the toughest environment that they’ve played in yet, but with a promising defense going up against the unsure offense of Oklahoma, an upset is not out of the question.”
I don’t think so!
If they are thinking OU might throw 4 picks and have 2 fumbles then there is that chance. I think OU runs for 425 instead of showing Tennessee what their passing game is going to look like
I’m of the opposite perspective, in that I feel OU will throw the ball all over the field, maybe 50 times, to work on their timing and such, and won’t give Tennessee anything to look at in the run game.
Very possible too, It will be an interesting game for sure.
Our first 3 plays will be:
1) short pass 6 yards
2) short pass 12 yards
3) short/mid range pass………..touchdown.
I tend to agree with you on this.
Normally Bob plays his cards close to the vest , especially early on , using just enough of the play book to barely win , thus lulling future opponents ..
with a new and as yet untested and simpler system I think it is likely they will want to check most of – if not the whole thing over in a game before meeting Tennessee ,,
If they feel they need to go 100% to get in rhythm that’s what they will do
Most likely multiple, yet vanilla.
“unsure offense” as in we are unsure which of our many offensive weapons will be scoring a shitload of touchdowns.
I don’t think so either. In fact, I think Akron hasn’t seen or played against the kind of offense that OU is going to put on the field. Too many weapons between the RBs and receivers. Of course, we’ll probably be vanilla, but we can pound the ball enough to win and get the OL seasoned for UT.
“Oklahoma may be the toughest environment that they’ve played in yet…” but they played well at Tennessee? That can’t be right. I’m told that Neyland will “eat Mayfield alive” and that it’s the toughest place to play.
100 plus isnt it?
104k it looks like. I respect Neyland for being an awesome environment. I was just poking fun at some of the tweets and things that were being said yesterday, basically about how OU doesn’t know what they’re walking into, and how it will be the roudiest crowd any of these guys have ever seen.
Gotcha pretty sure we will be ok tho
I thought Hodgson looked solid in the spring game. Seibert must really be wowing them to stave off redshirt
You know he’s good if he is pushing the punter AND kicker.
Yep. I was hoping he’d be able to redshirt, but if he’s that good. Send him out there
Punter, yes. PAT, yes. But kickoffs: I don’t know. All Hodgson does is kick the ball into the end zone. Why change that? I say leave that duty to Hodgson.
Seibert made a 70 yard FG(in practice not game time). I’m thinking leg strength isn’t an issue for him. But if he’s going to punt and kick FGs then letting Hodgson do kick offs is probably the right move. At least lets his leg rest in one phase of special teams
Yeah. FG kicking could have won us at least one game last year.
He won’t redshirt. We have seniors at both KO and P duties so they are going to roll Seibert out, if anything, for game experience. BTW, anyone know how that otherworldly scholarshiped snapper doing?
2009 BYU, 2003 TCU skipping back to the one i remember the most painfully, 1982 WVU came to Norman opening day with no chance. Some little known QB by the name of Jeff Hostetler came in and lit up the OU D. BTW we had this all world, no one can stop RB by the name of Marcus Dupree. OU has a history of being a slow starting team….
This is a well coached team that has played D1 teams well and is not afraid. OU best bring the A game and not be thinking about Tenn.
Win the turnover battle, limit the penalties and we will win.
as in every game turnovers are key…especially in the redzone or when it gives the opponent the ball in their redzone. Feed Perine, Mixon, and Ross 55 carries and let them do all the work.
Switzer said after the WVU loss, who would have thought OU would not have a single TO and lose. My senior year at OU and can still see it in my mind.
Not saying OU has no chance of losing, cause anything can happen, but if it’s not at least 44-21 F I will be surprised
An I am not predicting an upset, Just lamenting 50 some years of wringing my hands, bitting my nails for my cardiac sooners. We need to be, as Sam above said, be ruthless.
absolutely agree, i haven’t seen OU go for the jugular in quite some time…maybe all the way back to Tech 2008
Even in that game, they pulled up. The team’s mentality should be to score every time they touch the ball.
Yes they did, I thought at the time Bob did that out of respect for his buddy Mike Leach
That’s my point. There’s value in that. But OU has to make team’s quiver. Appear invincible: make every throw, catch, block, tackle, first down until the opponent believes there’s not enough they can do that will change the outcome of the game.
OU hasn’t had the automatic W from the OU on the helmet since 2003. I agree with you on that
Kind of off topic a bit, but I’ve been re-watching all the 2000 games on Crimson classics, and Ross reminds me of Josh Norman. Size, straight ahead speed, etc.
I think Ross can/will be deadly (if Riley’s as smart as I think he is) in that kind of role. Ross is faster than Norman too. Slot sweeps, wheel routes, crossing routes etc. Norman was big on that 2000 team.
Im hoping they find a role for Brooks. His speed could be deadly if he gets a seam. Riley has so many weapons, he’s going to have a hard time finding touches for all of them.
I think Brooks could be the surprise offensive weapon on this team. The offensive scheme is designed for Brooks skill set provided he has hands.
I agree, if he can catch 25 passes and get 40 carries on the season, he’s gonna break at least 3 or 4 of them for long gains or TDs
The only thing that will get OU in trouble is if they care about the public’s opinion if they beat up on Akron. This is going to sound crazy: OU hasn’t had the killer instinct since they demolished aTm. That’s when Mike Lupica went all crazy. I think that was hurtful to Bob because he wants to be liked. They’ve scored big since then but that’s because they pulled up. They haven’t scored big with the attitude of I-don’t-care-what-you-think-of-OU. They have to be ruthless about winning.
When did the world become so soft? Guy ranting about a college football score of 77-0. Parents suing cause a little girls hoops game was 119-0 or some such. Don’t get bitter, get better
They didn’t get their participation trophies
poor aggies
the SEC passes them out though
BoomerSooner, good morning, sir. I know. People aren’t willing to put in the work anymore. I’ve played in basketball games where I’ve told my team mates to no more shots because it wasn’t necessary: I mean, you’re up by 20 and there’s a minute left in the game. But, I’ve played in games before that you had a 20 point lead and you had to keep playing or the other team was going to get back in the game.
I believe the aTm game changed our offensive approach in blowouts. Run. Run. Run. If they can’t tackle and we score, that doesn’t look as bad as if we score passing. You still have to defend, run or pass. A team that quits is a team that quits. You’re going to score regardless.
We need to make teams quit. OU’s offensive mentality should be attack. Pull the starters, put in the second team, and keep attacking.
Yeah. My dad used to tell us the only way to do it is to do it. And the 2nd team needs meaningful reps. Meaningful doesn’t necessarily mean 17-7. Meaningful can mean /not practice”. They’re old enough to know you’re breaking their will. They’re young enough to bounce back from it
I just checked my calendar and the world became soft at 6pm Thursday, November 9, 2006.
It happened when OU became the first team to shut out and hang over 3/4 of a 100 on someone other than an FCS opponent in a non-conference game at the start of the season during conference play.
You see, if you do that to someone other than an FCS opponent it’s not considered sportsman like behavior. /s
Agree. Funny that with all of the rule changes to create 63-60 games that folks would whine if a score gets out of hand. I guess scoring 77 is only good if your opponents scores that many as well. Unbelievable, isn’t it?
I couldn’t agree with you more. If an opposing team can’t stop the offense from scoring too bad, the score (and the TRUTH) will (and SHOULD) be ugly. If we break (insert opponent’s team name here) score board I’m sure the boosters won’t mind chipping in to buy them a new one.
I miss that killer instinct. If you watch the games from 2000 – 2004 you could just see it emanating from our players by the way they carried themselves when they were on the field. In my opinion, there ain’t nothing wrong with a bad man knowing he’s bad if he can back it up when he needed and is still smart enough to know when it’s time to turn it off.
Normally I wouldn’t link an article from The Oklahoman on here, but I thought this one was actually pretty decent.
http://newsok.com/article/5440772
Maybe Bob could try doing something similar. I mean Bud only won, what was it, 47 games in a row with that approach? Sounds pretty successful to me /s.
2005 TCU. We would have annihilated them in ’03.
As I understand it, we would have destroyed them in 2005 if they hadn’t placed scouts at our practices. This is why the program now stays on constant lock down.
quoting myself most immoderately here;
Normally Bob plays his cards close to the vest , especially early on ,
using just enough of the play book to barely win , thus lulling future
opponents .. and sometimes scaring the living daylights out of a lot of us .
With a new and as yet untested and simpler system I
think it is likely they will want to check most of – if not the whole
thing over in a game before meeting Tennessee ,,
I think they need as many reps in new offense during live game as they can get.
Yes, OU often starts slowly in the opening game.
Opening game, Sept 22, 1962. Late 4th quarter, OU trails Clemson 3-0. Ball was the OU 38 or so. QB Monte Deere said afterwards that he went into the hurdle knowing what play he was going to call. Junior HB Joe Don Looney, said, “Give me the GD football and I’ll score a touchdown.” Deere said that Looney was so convincing that he said ok and called his number. Looney went 62 yards for the winning TD. OU 7, Clemson 3.
A legend was born.
It was Syracuse. I was there, age 9. God, Looney was not only about the biggest player on the field, but he was clearly the fastest. The hardest hit on a special teams play took place in that same game. On the kick off after the Looney TD, a young, tall, gawky, Ralph Neely, later an NFL All Pro OT, tackled the Syracuse kick returner with a hit heard by me on the 62nd row in the stadium.
Had no idea ralph was a sooner
AA left tackle. 1962-64.
Gotta love the old Cowboys
You are correct, my friend. Clemson was the 63 game that was the first game I attended at OF. Got my years confused.
Thanks!
I’ve got us 42-17 opening day.
Riley’s offensive scheme will be the difference, I believe, this year. Most of what OU has did on offense has been predicated on what the OC believed he could expose.
It’s been a while since the offensive scheme has had the attitude of this is what we do: now, stop us if you can because we’re not adjusting to you. You will adjust to us.
^This
X’s 100
Yup. Our offense has been about the OC waiting for the defense to line up so they can “guess” the perfect play for far too long. Time to put the players back in charge and turn them loose to do what they do.
^This
Josh Heupel was QB’ing from the booth. I hope Riley turns the offense around and fast…too many weapons not to
Nice comment. Well done, sir.
He was, he’d see the defense then call down the audible
Dammit. I wanna suit up now. Where do I sign ?
You are right. He will line the O up in many ways (2 RBs, 0 RBs; 5 WRs, 4 on one side, or 4 WRs, 2 on ea side, 3 and 1, etc), snap the ball fast, go into motion and move out of the set, etc. Sometimes the D will n/be lined up correctly, and we will burn them simply b/c of that. At other times, our athletes will make the play even if the D is lined up correctly.
I have said many times on here, I don’t like n/using the advantages the rules of football give the O. One is snapping the ball quickly and lining up variously. With Heupel’s O we lined up predictably, “never” went into motion, we sat there and let the D KNOW they were lined up correctly against us, and go through in their mind what their assignments were, disguise Ds–we gave the advantage right back to the D.
Riley and perhaps Mayfield are on their honeymoon now, though (I say perhaps Mayfield b/c some are “hurt” b/c they think they knew the QB should have been CT and so will b/waiting to say “I told you so.”). Their honeymoon won’t last long though. It could last longer than normal if we do happen to be 9-0 going into the last 3 games. All OCs are hated b/f long. People will come on all websites and radio stations and get on a soapbox and continuously rail against them. Why? B/c there will be times on 3rd down, for eg, that they call a play that doesn’t work and arm-chair QBs and the media will hound and hound the calls, continuously highlighting the “mistake.” We’d better go undefeated for about 2 straight yrs or that will happen. It always does.
I don’t really find the new scheme offensive. I think I’ll end up liking it, if I give it a chance.
Funny man. Word smithing and using word play.
Good job. LOL!
I read an article last week I think that said in the last couple of years it seemed OU’s game plan was to try and beat someone at what they did best. I almost stood up and yelled HECK YEAH in the office! I’m looking forward to Lincoln sticking to HIS game plan and doing what his team does best.
I dig the philosophy Baker Mayfield mentioned in an interview.
Lincoln Riley’s philosophy: “We should score every time we touch the football, whether it’s a touchdown or a field goal.”
That one gives me the chills, in an awesome way.
Could Barry Tramel have looked like a bigger tool during that interview? What a creep!
What’d he do?
Tramel creating news instead of reporting it.
There was a video with Barry the other day, and he appeared to be experiencing involuntary shaking. Does anyone know if Barry has Parkinson’s? I sure hope not. For the most part, I like Barry.
Good stuff Jordan.
what’s the latest you’re hearing KJ? we need more news!! ;P
Ha not much, only thing I heard was Austin Roberts was getting alot of work at end. A comment was made on his size, he’s pretty long and could of benefited greatly from working with Coach Schmitty over the summer. He’s got a good skill set though, look forward to him after he gets a year under his belt here.
Pretty telling that Bob brings up his name and when talking about Lampkin. Sounds like he has really impressed and will provide immediate depth.
is a SDE or Striker?
No his hands in the dirt.
Bob said he is playing 4 and 5 tech.
Two years of eligibility, or three?
I believe 2, he played 2013 and 2014 for 2 different Jucos.
TFB said three to play two. https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-recruiting-2015-austin-roberts-neo-defensive-end-diron-reynolds
I THINK he has 3 years to play 2…??? maybe?
just realized I replied to the wrong one. That is for you SoonfanTU.
Any news if A Thomas is starting? Who are the LBs?
I haven’t heard yet, there was alot of rotating going on yesterday because the scout teams were established for the most part.
Do you think we have enough speed in the secondary?
I guess you can never have enough or too much speed, to me I think so with the schemes they’re running, but keep in mind one of the fastest, if not the fastest moving receiver OU has wasn’t around for a good part of camp.
Not really much skill to putting these together to be honest, but I definitely appreciate the kind word.
I’m getting excited about the season.
Is it just me?
It’s just you
Oh yeah. The rest of us probably won’t even bother tuning into the games until at October at the earliest.
No.
Getting excited? I have been teetering on madness for the season to start for like months now. Train has already left the station, brother.
I’d just like to know if Lincoln Riley sees on video that a team has a weakness ala Texas at stopping the QB run 2 years ago if he will take advantage of that. I still can’t get over that OU/Texas game. The BYU QB had ran for 750 yards and we decide not to run any QB run packages. HEUPEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The hoodlehoo fella from 247 had an article somebody linked saying he caters the game plan to each opponent. I think it was yesterday that it was linked
beat me to the comment. That article got me thinking about a number of things, including our supposedly ‘behind the receiver’ QB throws. Worth the 10-15 minutes to read it.
yeah hopefully it staves off the incessant amount of “what the hell kinda throw was that” followed by “man i’m glad we have great receivers cause our qb’s stink”
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/60796728.jpg
hahahaha
I think Heupel tried to adjust the game plan for each opponent, the difference was that he tried add a bunch of new plays to the playbook. How many time would you see us call a play in an early game and it work brilliantly and never see that play again after that game. That puts a huge burden on the players to learn different plays each week.
The difference, from what I have read, is that Riley uses the same basic scheme every week. But he adjusts the play calling for the opponent. This takes the burden off the players and puts it on himself.
Bob, thanks. That’s great insight.
The Air Raid is the same philosophy as the same “keep it simple stupid” as the old Split-T and Wishone OU offensive schemes. Limited plays, run to perfection.
I hope to heck that Stoops was right when he said that he didn’t think Riley thought much of situation groups as that is what killed the OU offense following the exit of Mangino.
It was painful to sit in the end zone watching it
Conventional wisdom is that when you bring in a new coordinator it takes a year for the team to adjust to the system, or at least until well into the next season. I’m excited about the new system, but are we possibly setting too high of expectations for early in the season? I hear stuff like we’re going to beat Tenn worse than we did last year; isn’t that a bit optimistic?
Yes it is. Though if OU can somehow make it through Tennessee unbeaten, 9-0 when they head to Baylor isn’t out of the question…
If they don’t get outplayed by Texsa again
I expect to win the Tenn game, but it will be undecided in the 4th quarter. But I agree that if we get through that then 9-0 is very realistic.
I’ll be happy with 31-28
I look for Texas to be a tough game. Both UTs. It seems fans seem to be overlooking Texas this year. I think we beat Tenn, and KSU, TCU. We might get BU this yr, too. Texas makes me nervous. always
This is Oklahoma our expectations are always unreasonable.
14-0 and the closest game is Bedlam at 56-0
And the NCAA implements a new rule that Oklahoma players can go to the NFL after only two years to get rid of Mixon and Perine.
I was thinking the NFL would invite OU as the AFC South Division champ in the Playoff where they’d win the Super Bowl by 3 TDs over Seattle
That works.
Bob would avenge the Orange Bowl vs Pete Carroll
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s–7TBL2RSi–/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/18hwo4x7pk9tljpg.jpg
I’ve looked at the official record books. That game never happened.
That post is an instant classic. I like it.
w/o a doubt
Truer words have never been written.
Unreasonably unreasonable.
Does that mean it is reasonable? Two “un”s make a non-“un”?
Make ’em say “un” nuh na nuh na.
My only expectation is to FEED THE MONSTER!!!
Yes. Proudly so!
Didn’t take TCU a year.
I went to check on that. Yeah, they had a good win over Minnesota early in the season last year.
TCU adapted quickly but they also had a defense. We all hope our D is better this year but it needs to prove itself first.
We are going from a convoluted offense to a simple offense, not the other way around. Part of the reason for the spread’s success is its simplicity. I don’t think there is any reason to believe that we won’t be an improved offense on week 1 (or more importantly on week 2).
It’s funny how Tramel sits there in the background nodding and ignoring what’s going on and then asks an off the wall question to set up his story for the next day.
It looked to me at one point like he really needed to pee.
careful, you will be at that age soon enough. like the old saying (nod to the movie bucket list)
1. Never trust a fart
2. Never pass up a bathroom
3. Never waste a hard….. well you get the inferance.
Or has central tremor or Parkinson’s? He is shaking like a leaf.
It’s called essential or familial tremor. I know. I have it.
As usual, he looked stoned.
Okay, Leslie, where is the picture?
Watch the video from after practice yesterday, you cannot miss it.
He is doing the I-have-to-pee-dance.
https://twitter.com/DeeChilllin/status/636213670247161856
One presumes that OU Athletic Dept legal beagles have been all over this. Strongman Chuck seems to feel he’s holding the cards. It’d be fun to shove his teeth in on this.
Strong used everything in his arsenal to prevent Lampkin from joining the Sooners. I can’t say that I blame him, as their turnover rate isn’t so hot down there.
His recent comments about “not wanting to set a precedent” was pretty funny. While true, it’s just a cover for what he was really doing (trying like hell to keep a good player from joining the enemy).
Jordan, we really appreciate the effort you guys put forth in order to get us information.
Thanks!
No thanks necessary, happy to do it 🙂
I am assuming that from the earlier reports, that he is cleared Medically to practice. That does not mean cleared by the NCAA. Anyone know for sure??
don’t know for sure, but I bet you’re right. That 5-day acclimation period, talked about in the post, probably wouldn’t be over yet.
Doesn’t need to be cleared by the NCAA to practice, only to play in games.
I really like the way Coach Stoops responds to the media. He refuses to play their game. I personally don’t really need to know the details of why Baker was chosen over Trevor or Cody. I am not paid the big bucks to make that decision. As a Sooner fan, I trust the coaches and hope they made the right choice. Game day cannot get here fast enough for me! Preseason is always full of hope and promise and crimson colored glasses.
No need to announce someone’s flaws to the world. These young man get enough pressure without everyone discussing why they aren’t number one. Also no reason to tell other coaches their weaknesses.
Exactly: that’s another reason that leads me to believe most reporters have no idea what questions to ask or why they ask the questions they do.
I wonder how many reporters would like other reporters to ask the first reporter’s boss why they haven’t been promoted and then print the answers in a newspaper or online.
That’s funny. “Johnny has been passed over three times for that promotion. You went outside the state to find the current editor. Why does Johnny keep getting passed up?”
Passed up due to undisclosed violations of work (Team) rules.
This would be my first newspaper subscription in twenty years.
The pressure on QBs and their families is unreal. People criticize them over things that aren’t even their fault many, many times after a game and the QBs can’t say a word, or it would embarrass a WR or someone else. Lots and lots of pressure.
One of the things I appreciate about Stoops is how he manages the pressure for the players. He seems to know which ones can handle the media and which ones can’t. Still remember him not letting AD in front of the media until he had done something on the field.
soonerthunder, I agree with you. Social media is a killer for QBs even down to the 7th grade levels. Some of the things that are said are so hurtful for a little kid. The worst, it’s not the kids as much as the parents. Unreal.
My son plays RB and MLB on the JV squad and some kids from an opposing team found him on Instagram last night and started talking all sorts of trash to him. He’s in the eighth grade. Crazy.
Me too! I don’t want the other two feeling worse than they do already for not winning the job. The coaches are in practice and around these kids every single day. Besides, there is a chance BM could get injured. TK has 2 yrs in a row now. It’s very possible that we could end the season with TK. Hope not, but it’s very possible.
I’m with you on the preseason, and I think we are going to be very good this year. Much improved DL and depth, LB and depth, and much improved secondary, IMO, b/c of DL and LB play and 4 man front. Improved D b/c of O too.
Improved WRs and depth, better QB and RBs and depth. OL I’m beginning to like what I hear. St John is really good, so if Brown has beaten him out so that we are moving St John to the other side, I’m feeling a whole lot better about the OL.
We should be good in kick returning like last yr, better at punt returning, and surely better at FG.
I’m excited!
that picture of Stoops above is one of my favorites.
Forgot to mention earlier, a local OK kid is also getting some work at SDE with Roberts, I heard his name a few times, Rodriquez.
Dalton Rodrique. He’s a walkon, who was recruited by OU and verballed as an OT before changing his mind and signing with Tulsa. He came to OU last fall and was on the team in the spring. Played in the spring game both at OLBer and at DE.
Ah ok, thanks 76 I didn’t recognize his name.
is he eligible this season? I was under the impression he’d be sitting out this year
I think I remember back when he committed it being said that he can play right away.
It’s going to be great to see our offense embrace the nasty attitude of a great defense.
I’m bracing myself for all of the “dominant defenses” in the SEC storylines this season since they have so few good quarterbacks in that conference this year. It will happen. #justwaitonit
Some gump Ole Miss fan called in to Hump on WWLS a few minutes ago and actually said the reason Ole Miss got destroyed by TCU was because they were so beat up from playing in the SEC all year because they went up against bigger, stronger, faster players every week.
Note: Every single SEC team that won a natty for 7 years straight ran the same “gauntlet” and played just fine.
SEC mentality has become a mental disorder.
yep I heard that same excuse
living in College Station, I have to hear it from A&M fans all the time…I so wish we still played them every year so we could smack them around some more
In-breading/or enough Kool-aid does that to a group of folks.
does it affect spelling
Ouch.
No, but not proof reading does this. It has been associated with a sudden outbreak of Richard noggins! 😉
This is a true story.
I live in SEC country and some tool told me last week that Ohio State only won a natty because Meyer left and took SEC style football to Ohio State. I gave him a little Meyer history and how little of his 30+ years in football was spent in SEC country and he practically bowed up. Crazy.
lol….Meyer took MWC style football to the SEC and dominated is what happened. Those people are mental midgets. They’ll find a way to brand any team’s success as SEC affiliated any chance they get.
They will assume any and all successes, always, and keep a straight face. Craziest thing I’ve ever seen.
Well, surely you knocked his dumbass out. When somebody bows up, that’s an open invitation. Always take it.
Man, you could play whack-a-mole with these toothless gomers over here from sunup to sundown and never make a dent.
So while I am watching software run. Let’s play “ESPiN Headline.” I give you a score from a mythical game and you make up the ESPiN headline for that game.
Example: Alabama beats KU in the first game of the season 3-0 in 3OT. The ESPiN headline:
“Alabama dominates Big-12 leader.”
Give a headline and give another score to keep it going.
Score: Oklahoma 84 Tennessee 0
“SEC Flagship, Alabama, too much for KU.” and “OU Wins. Tulsa Next.”
Oklahoma struggles early against SEC foe.
Tennessee stumbles late against OU
I’m thinking Oklahoma squeaks by depleted Tennessee team.
Vols distracted by upcoming sec slate, let OU pull one out.
“Tide Rolls” and “Tennessee Regroups.”
To be honest it will not be the headline the next day, it will be when they are discussing who should be in the playoff.
OK, then give me the line after Tennessee wins the SEC East in the same year.
Sooners are lucky in early season rout of depleted Vols.
“By the end of the season the Vols had ……..”
“Bama makes a case for Playoff Spot.” and “Is OU’s victory at Tennessee enough to impress CFB Committee?”
‘rabid sec fan prefers watching software run to his vols’
“Bama bounces KU.” and “OU and Big XII must wait and see.”
“Vols show toughness in close defeat. “
Vols loose it in 2nd half 84 to 0
“Offense M.I.A. in Rocky Top! OU 3 Tennessee 2”
“Bama barely eeks past Kansas, but we’re going give them the title now because Nick Saban”
“Is Oklahoma that good? A depleted Tenn team struggles, but Butch Jones has them going in the right direction”
Getting a little heated over there in the Daily News…I think I’ll stay here.
well now i have to go see whats going on
https://theoverlookedonlookers.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/movie-gifs-262-1.gif
just went and looked…smh
Thanks for the informative update.
have a look for yourself
now I have to see what’s going on. Damn you Matt
I wonder, I wonder, but I really don’t want to know.
favorite movie right there
What’s going on, KJ?
Someone doesn’t agree with the Baylor article that’s posted on there. It’s branching off to other topics.
Thanks!
Well at least it’s over there. Daily news, what’s going on that day. It get’s frustrating checking up on an open post or practice reports and you have to scroll down a ways because people are talking about recipes or birthdays.
yeah scrolling takes a lot out of you. up there with mowing the yard or lifting cinder blocks
Depends on the recipe.
ET just got em pretty good
you can’t be all willy nilly with your article choices on the daily news. you gotta think it thru. the backlash can be catastrophic 🙂
Yep im with ya
The hammer landed on the daily
Haha nice…
Man I worry about the O LINE this season. 3 new faces and 1 is a Freshman.
It’s a valid concern, I think they are clicking a little better, these next two weeks will be good for them to polish up on things. Ideally I’d like em to be polished AND physical but Im sure that will come.
Is it going to be a talented line? Are they closer to the ’08 or ’09?
I honestly think that across the board they may not be all extremely talented individually, and have the ideal measurables, but I think they have the potential to be talented as a whole, as one unit. I’m not familiar enough with the ’08 and ’09 lines to make a good comparison.
Have faith in bedenboom
’08 line had 2 first round NFL TKLS, ’09 line got Sammy killed.
Yikes…
09 depleted injuries
Yep. Were forced to play a fullback/TE(Eldridge) at guard and center and then another TE(Mensik) at right tackle
I believe Loadholt was a second rounder but still very talented and Williams the 1st round tackle was actually back for the ’09 season.
I think you may be correct. Right after I posted it I was doubting my memory. LOL thanks for straightening me out.
The sad thing is, I think, that if they switched the tackles and
had Williams playing Left and Loadholt playing Right where he wouldn’t have faced the top speed rushers, they would have gone undefeated that year. In both the Texas and Florida games, Loadholt got killed by speed rushers (Orakpo and Dunlap).
Orakpo got to williams to the next year
The good thing is we are (hopefully) not overly as reliant on the run game as last year so teams can’t just stack up the box and blitz. I forget which game that was last year where we couldn’t get to their QB because of the short slant passes. Baylor perhaps?
it has me worried too
A very valid concern, but I think Coach B is one of the best in the country at getting the most out of his players regardless of talent or readiness. Generally speaking, West Virginia’s offense was highly effective and a lot of that had to do with Bedenbaugh being able to have the o-line ready to compete at a high level.
I know we shouldn’t be looking past Akron…..but I can’t wait until the Tenn game.
Cant wait for vols but will get the akron game always say i wont but that saturday i wont be able to resist ppv
Me neither. I always pay no matter what if I can’t get to Norman for a home opener or the game is only ppv. Can’t help it, I’ve got to watch.
Off to Basic! Bout to board the plane and going to miss all of OU football till November at the earliest or December 9th at the latest. Be good fellas! Boomer!!
Good luck, and God bless
Best of luck! Thanks for your service!
Eyes and ears open. It will be over before you know it. Stay alert. Stay alive.
Good luck. Been there, survived that. You will too.
God bless
Good luck, be safe!
God bless and thank you
Thank you for your service
Be safe. Trust in God. Do your best.
Thank you for your service. A big SALUTE!!!!
Best of Luck and be safe. SOONER!!
Ugh! I remember basic. Good luck and god’s speed.
Pro tips:
Never try to take anything from the mess hall and hide it somewhere in the barracks.
Don’t even THINK of trying to smuggle any comforts from home into basic to hide somewhere.
Learn how to spit polish your own boots (you can make a fortune shining your squad’s boots!)
That last comment is golden.
I was knocking down $20 a pair in basic. Captive customer base with inferior boot shining skills. LOL…..
That and pool were how I made beer money during my enlistment. Good Luck, and stay invisible to the Drill Sergeants!
Sooner! God bless you for your service. Safe travels.
Be safe, and thank you for your service!
Stay strong and kick ass! Appreciate your service!
Good luck to you!, Thank you for your service!
Thanks for your service and God Bless.
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Wrong place
Wonder if we will have any vols find there way to the TFB?
Man I hope not. Won’t be able to get the stink off us for months. Plus, nobody likes orange in any shade
As the Boz said “Orange makes me puke”
So, tell me Boomer, how do you feel about orange of any shade?
My vomit knows better than to come out orange
My man!!!!
Quote of the day!!!
If I rememeber correctly there was a Tennessee guy on here last year. Pretty sure he was a solid poster and there were several solid conversations the week of the game.
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/636251633064677376
Warner Robins, Ga. That’s in the middle of the state, peach country. Macon is about 20 miles north. Good football country.
Jonathan Jackson’s old number
and pasha?
wasnt he #53?
correct my bad
Nice size glad Bob was talking him up
Jordan can lampkin practice now?I know he cleared medical or does he still have to be let go from whorns?
If what has been said is true, Texas did not admit him by the first day of class so his NLI became null and void. They, in effect, released him when they failed to give him an admission letter. There could be some other rules in place here, but OU sure isn’t acting like it. There are all sorts of rules about interfering with other schools recruits/players. If OU didn’t think he was available, they wouldn’t even comment on him.
Might be entering a phase where Strong takes up the issue with UT admissions department. He is very adamant about not setting a precedent wherein a player who changes his mind can simply neglect to fullfil his summer academic requirements to escape a LOI. However, in my non-legal opinion, Strong has a weak case.
Well its been reported that they have done all the paperwork. They might try to play some games with the NCAA, but that is more likely to hurt them in the long run. Lots of negative recruiting fodder there.
As always thanks Bob
I think Texass has known all along that after the first day of class and Lampkin is not enrolled at tu then he is de facto released from his NLI- Texass just wasn’t going to say he was released but let the whole thing die a natural death. I know it may not be popular to say this but Texass has a point- the kid signed the letter knowing he had to out in the work and he took as scholly that could have gone to another player.
Hard to give Texas the moral high ground on this one.
1) They appear to have lied to his face to get him on campus.
2) He was pretty shaky to begin with regarding qualifying. He needed more than one class and had already had problems with the subject. He appears to have tried to take the classes, and doesn’t appear to have decided to transfer until he realized he wasn’t going to be able to complete it. Can’t say how motivated he was, but he at least went through the motions of trying to get qualified.
Maybe he did fail on purpose. You are certainly going to have a hard time proving that and only he knows for sure. As far as teaching the kid to keep his word, that would have a little more juice to it if you hadn’t lied to him about his position coach sticking around and then had him leave right after he signed his letter.
Lampkin tweeted out this morning that he has been cleared to practice.
If Orlando Brown earns the start at LT as a freshman, his signing day flip will be, arguably, the best last minute flip of the Stoops era.
I would count Ryan Broyles ahead of him, except that one was like 3 flips, back and forth, to OU, then OSU, then back to OU.
He’s starting for sure.
Are you absolutely sure about that? The other day when Stoops was asked about the youth on the OL, he responded by saying “we are starting 4 SR’s. That’s not young in my book”. Or something to that effect and named Ty, Nila, Josiah and Derek.
Yep. Now that doesn’t mean that they won’t play Derek the very first series or two to ease Orlando into it. But Derek’s behind Orlando.
So will the starting line be Brown, Alvarez, Ty, Nila, and Josiah?
That’s the starting lineup now. I think one of the things B is trying to figure out is if the young tackles can handle a real game. Derek’s seasoned, but Orlando is better, Josiah is a vet, but Dru does alot of things better. I think they will be cautious with the young guys until they see them in a real game. So just to go back to Daves comment, yes Orlando is starting right now as far as working with the 1’s. But I can definitely seeing them starting Derek to ease Orlando into it.
Not questioning your sources because they are the best on here, just reporting what Bob told someone, I believe it was Blevins during an interview Sunday.
No worries, I should of explained my reply a little better.
If I’m not mistaken, it wasn’t so much of a “flip” as Tennessee oversigned and didn’t have room for him.
My hope is he plays out of his mind at Tennessee and blasts gaping chasms in their DL. That would be like cocaine icing on a Devil’s food cake.
Yum. I’ll take two slices.
I don’t remember it that way at all. Show a link to that sir, else I call BS on that.
I remember it being pretty clear that Tenn wanted to grey shirt him. So, partially a flip, partially Tenn trying to have their cake and eat it too.
Call BS if you like, but I distinctly recall where he came to us late in the afternoon of signing day after being informed that UT didn’t have room for him and wanted him to grayshirt.
This is how I remember it, but he also has some qualifications issues. It was probably kind of a combination of both.
Prove it then. Since you’re omniscient, have eidetic memory, and are the world’s ultimate expert on all things college football, prove it.
Incorrect.
agree with bd, although I don’t remember the exact reason……however, seems to me that something happened with him and tenn and we got lucky…….it wasn’t that he was a ut commit and we flipped him…….
I thought it was something about him not qualifying at Tenn.
BoomerDave is correct, the vols were way over the limit and tried to get Zeus Jr. to go juco. The vols signed over 30 for two straight classes.
Well I have been wrong before and will again. So if that’s the case, my bad. We have him now, so really it’s irrelevant at this point.
well, it was partial recollection for me……..I was on oui at the time and remember he dropped into our lap for whatever reason…….you’re correct, he’s here so who cares
it wasn’t an oversignibg issue it was a i dont know if he’ll get in issue.
I remember him coming on with James Hale on signing day and saying that Tenn asked him to grayshirt. That was the year that Tenn signed like 35 guys.
I remember the gray shirt story, as well.
The Vols oversigned and tried to convince OB to grayshirt, while OU offered him a scholly. He chose to take the scholly.
We definitely flipped him….half the way. Then Tennessee helped with the rest.
Corey Nelson was also a last minute flip that was very good for us. Not in the category or Broyles or possibly Brown but a good one none the less.
That would be a great list for TFB or someone to make. Top 10 flips of the Stoops era.
That would be a good read.
Tap the brakes. We haven’t seen him handle a pass rush yet.
I made sure to insert “arguably,” in there for just such an occasion.
I’m not going to say he has that title, or even will if he starts. Just that a true freshman starting on the line is rare. It looks like we have 2 this season that may accomplish that: Orlando Brown and Dru Samia (if he earns the start, at some point).
I will say that for a last minute flip, this guy looks to be one of those rare offensive linemen ready for immediate playing time. Look around the country — most linemen need some time in the weight room before they’re considered college ready. Not only is this dude headed for the start, he’s also earning rave reviews in the process.
He’ll have his freshman moments, I’m sure we all know this. However, just the fact that he is poised to anchor a tackle spot on a line like Oklahoma’s is a damn hefty achievement. I certainly can’t think of many flips in the Stoops era that so quickly impacted the depth at one of football’s most critical positions: the line.
FWIW Brown is a redshirt freshman not a true freshman. He’s been in the weight room for a year.
My bad, redshirt freshman.
I’m looking forward to seeing if he turns out to be worthy of his praise.
Plus, this kid has NFL pedigree. I’m sure his Dad coached him up as much as possible about playing the position.
Zeus was a beast r.i.p.
Yeah let’s wait and see how many “watch out” blocks he has in the first couple of games be for we declare him Trent Williams.
Good point! He may have a part in deciding who plays QB for the Sooners.
LOL. He’ll have a very BIG part in deciding that. One “O-lay” block too many and TK may be our starting QB.
Quite an assumption for someone who hasn’t played yet.
That’s what the pre-season is for, homes. It’s ALL assumptions right now. We don’t know if ANYONE will live up to their hype when the lights come on.
Lighten up on Nate people….it’s speculation. That’s what we do before the season starts. But I will say, it’s holmes.
It can be both, actually. It depends on the slang term you are referencing, and how much importance you place on the “L,” which is silent.
Really though, yes, the last few weeks before the season is all about guesswork. There’s nothing else to do — we won’t know anything about the team we have until after Tennessee, realistically.
It’s cool if other people want to be more grounded and guarded. Jesus Christ, I’m glad not everyone is pie in the sky. You need a little of both. Last year I was more cautious, and it didn’t result in a more desirable result, so this year I’m trying sunshine pumping.
Overall, it’s more fun than I gave it credit for in the past.
We didn’t really flip him he didn’t meet the academic requirements to attend Tennessee so ou wwas next up on his board.
Not sure academics was the issue, I think it was more the vols were over committed. How they could sign more than 30 for two seasons in a row is just so sec-sec-sec.
pwned
On a side note, someone on the Carolina Panthers boards noted that PFF has Daryl Williams rated as the best OT up to this point during preseason.
Thanks you guys. Super K, love what you do for us football brainiacs. Can’t wait to see what the season holds and I truly believe we can be undefeated headed into our last three games. Stoops never has bad back to back seasons and the fire this team possesses right now is contagious. Godspeed to you all and all of Sooner Nation (drops the mic and heads off to Basic at Ft. Benning)
Good Luck! I’ll give you a message board sendoff first word – BOOMER….
Whuh…?
I won’t leave you hanging…S00NER!!
Thanks Eas – I think I posted after the young man had already departed for his Basic Training, so it was just bad timing on my part. I just wanted to add a little of OUr team spirit and a farewell Boomer/Sooner.
an article over at ESPN…”Mayfield fits Sooners’ system better than Wright”
How would they know I don’t fit? I didn’t even try out!
I mean they always have errors in their stories, but to not even proof the title is hilarious and terrible
Journalist don’t mean what it used to
they just have bloggers now, no need for journalism
Wonder if they’re hiring. We could take some luster off the sec ne’er do wrongs
You have to learn the names of the fifth string tailbacks in the SEC to apply
I see what you did there
You then don’t recall Phinius Wright, who almost transferred from Slippery Rock to battle in the QB competition. He pulled out at the last moment when he landed a job at Dave and Buster’s.
The genuises at ESPN. Too busy fawning over the SEC to fact check the Big 12.
“Wright”? Wrong.
There is Wright and there is Knong
They’re right, though. Travis Wright can’t pass for ish. It’s like he’s not even on the team.
Okay, folks, we have a TFB Mod who’s MIA 11 days before kickoff. JY, where the heck are you?
Jordan/K, where’s JY?
real life stuff
Okay. I’ll allow it. LOL!
Tell him we miss his valuable insight on the offensive line.
Most definitely!
What’s up, Exiled? Are you ready for some football?
Oh, man … I AM SO READY! This week has really dragged … is it really only Tuesday?
Speaking of MIA, where’s Brandon?
I’m sure that they, like all the rest of us, are earning cookie points with the wives in advance of football season.
Read somewhere earlier that Frison was no longer suspended, fact or fiction?
Not seen anything related to Frison from OU
I haven’t heard anything.
Did you read this on a paid site?
Negatory
Fiction, I believe. What was stated was that he was still on the roster. He still has a scholarship, but is still suspended.
I heard on the radio this morning that he has been reinstated and back with the team.. Dusty I believe was the one who said that.
That I had not heard. Interesting. I now recall Stoops’ exact words that he was suspended indefinitely and would miss fall camp. So he left open the possibility that he could be reinstated after fall camp.
My understanding was that he had to take at least one, perhaps more, classes to regain his eligibility. I guess he took them in intercession or online.
That makes perfect sense, as it was speculated that he had failed summer class(es).
KJ1123? Any insight here?
Interesting read on why Strong delayed the release of Lampkin. Didn’t want to set a standard. From his standpoint, Du’Vonta knew the admission requirements for UT.
http://www.burntorangenation.com/2015/8/24/9201313/duvonta-lampking-texas-longhorns-release-charlie-strong
Same reason I won’t say anything NICE about saxet – I don’t want to set that LOW standard!
I think the issue for me would be, Lampkin knowing the requirements and not being able to pass for one reason or another or him just flat out not wanting to bother with the classes.
Like a poster said earlier: only him and his mama really know what happened. Given that, we owe him the benefit of the doubt. He’s a Sooner; let’s support him fully!
Definitely, I like the kid, very personable and can no doubt play, I’m glad he’s with us.
Good luck proving that, if you’re Texas. And that is what they will have to prove, to hold him to the NLI.
I think maybe coaches should co sign the LOI if they tell recruits they will absolutely be there…jmo…that way if the coach skips out the day after NSD then the LOI is void
Committed recruits fail to complete admittion requirements for colleges every year. They usually know they have work to do when they sign the LOI and don’t get it done for whatever reason. Usually they end up in JCs, but not always. Seems like Notre Dame had some that couldn’t meet their requirements that went on to other D1 programs. For Lampkin, getting that much work done in that amount of time, in a subject area he struggles with, was too big of a load.
I think your thinking about Bo Wallace or the linebacker from The Boot…I think he ended up at ASU or Zona
Sounds right.
ASU
We got a walk on receiver a couple weeks ago, Jarvis Baxter because he didn’t meet the requirements at USF. They had class and just let him go.
I think that three coaches (head, position, and recruiter) should sign the NLI and if they leave before the kid gets on campus, the kid has some amount of time (thirty days?) to reopen their recruiting. It’s not like a ton of kids would change their minds, because their won’t be that many schollies available. It’s ridiculous that the guy with the six or seven figure salary can go and come as he pleases, but the guy risking permanent injure for room and board, tuition and book can’t.
Other than your second *their, :-), sorry, I agree with your view of this. Signing should be binding with a clause ” unless a head, recruiting, position coach leaves prior to start of school”.
Oops, *third. lol, we all slip.
I like how some kids have delayed their signing atleast a few weeks recently to see if there is a coaching shakeup.
He must not be sec-sec-sec good since he committed to OU.
https://twitter.com/jasonkersey/status/636267613559980032
Wow. That’s just ridiculous.
He went from being in the top 30 of the Elite 11 comp to this.
‘Cruitin’ is a strange business.
In a related story, Bama QB recruit Chase “Lil Bo” Bodine McChase Jr jumped 100 spots.
And he is in the class of 2019.
Wonder what was so bad about his “off season? Too many meals at Taco Bell?
He clearly should have had an “on season” instead. I hear Bryce Younquist dropped 10 spots as well.
Im glad our coaches evaluate and use their own board
I’m witchu.
How long until an SEC QB recuit suddenly jumps up in the rankings?
I think that has already happened with the kid from Shreveport that is going to IMG Academy this year, that committed to Ye Olde Miss.
Shea Patterson
Just supports my theory that the rankings are higher for the schools who have the most subscribers. It’s been like that for years. If a kid commits to OU, he drops. Very few exceptions. E.g., McCoy, Harris, AD.
Not worried……we turn walk on’s into starters. 🙂
And JUCO’s into National Champions.
It’s f**king Rivals. Who cares?
Not sure if someone already posted this, I may have missed it –
http://cfn.scout.com/2/1097657.html
“The AP rankings might be irrelevant since they don’t have anything to
do with determining a national champion anymore, but they’re still great
to use when analyzing college football on a historical scale. Since the
AP poll is the only consistent ranking system from 1936 through today,
CFN came up with a scoring system to compare and contrast how the
programs finished over the decades. Even after
a disappointing end of last year, one program stands as the far and
away best of all-time – at least according to this formula*.”
THERE IS ONLY ONE!
All-Time – #1
2010s – t#8
2000s – #2
1990s – t#33
1980s – #4
1970s – #1
1960s – #18
1950s – #1
1940s – t#14
1930s – t#39
* Every time a team finished No. 1 in the final poll, it got 25 points.
The No. 2 team got 24 points, No. 3 got 23 points, and so on with the
No. 25 team getting one point.
We’ve still got time to get that 2010s rating up – A couple of #1’s would be nice.
Those are crazy stats and show how spoiled we are as fans of OU that the past ten or 12 years it seems like a big disappointment but there are only a handful of teams that have had better success over the same time. Makes me appreciate what we have even more!
Good post, Doc. Now add “Doc” to your username already. 🙂
Haven’t noticed this discussed here but I’ve seen elsewhere that Shep has been named the punt returner?? Of all the speed guys we’ve recruited, not one of them can catch the ball? Hard to believe we would risk his health or just do more of the “fair catch” strategy.
I just don’t want shep back there taking unnecessary hits. And no 2 of the other “fast” receivers have a bad case of drops, quick and Humphrey are not reliable. I say put brooks back there.
I would love to see Brooks back there. I really expected to see Mixon’s name come up as a punt returner, after them talking about how “untouchable” he was and he’s known for having good hands.
Me too. Maybe they’ll give him a try. We’re so deep at RB we could risk it. I don’t think Sterling even wants to be back there. Sure didn’t seem like it last year. Momma got in his head.
We have 44 players on the roster who are RB, WR, or DB’s. You would think we could find someone else to return punts than our best WR.
If Shep had lit it up last year racking up some respectable return yardage, I would be jumping for joy as I do for all the great’s we have had over the years. I just don’t see the reasoning behind putting a “catchers mitt” down field to take a cheap shot when there is no plan for a return.
When Stoops first came he always used his starters on special teams which I agree with because special teams amount to about a quarter of your plays. But if you are too afraid of one getting hurt it seems that you would be better off using a sub. A sub you let return the ball is better than the starter you don’t.
We are in total agreement here. Use the best players you have……but get the best out of those players.
via vol site, fan prediction……
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Game 2 – vs Oklahoma
Oklahoma began the 2014 season under a huge microscope, likely due to its emphatic – and improbable – Sugar Bowl win over Alabama that capped off the 2013 season. Expectations were sky high in Norman as experts and fans alike felt that the Sooners were geared up for their most serious title run since 2008. However; as has been the case several times in the Bob Stoops era, Oklahoma wilted under the pressure. The Sooners lost 4 of their final 5 games, sputtering to an 8-5 record that was concluded in an embarrassing 40-6 rout at the hands of Clemson in the Champs Sports Bowl. Accordingly, heading into 2015 OU has the luxury of a relative degree of anonymity. It’s really odd to see Oklahoma flying under the radar in the Big XII; however, with resident superpowers Baylor and TCU both ranked in the pre-season top 10 and taking headlines, the Sooners have been relegated to the middle of the bus.
It might be odd to say that an 8-5 season last year was good for OU, but consider this: Bob Stoops’ teams have performed measurably better in seasons where they began with lower expectations. That could very well be the case in 2015, as the Sooners will again be one of the conference’s most talented clubs. Sophomores Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon form one of the nations premier running-back duets, and quarterback Baker Mayfield (a transfer from Texas Tech who started several games in 2013 as a walk on for the Red Raiders) steps in to lead new offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley’s Air-Raid style offense. The Sooner defense will contain an ample amount of disruptors with pass rushers like the aptly named Eric Striker, Charles Tapper and Dominique Alexander. Junior cornerback Zach Sanchez returns to anchor a solid secondary. Defensive tackle is a question mark, but freshman Neville Gallimore will provide quality depth there. The Sooners will be a talented and experienced bunch with a massive chip on their shoulder. That’s a dangerous combo for the rest of the Big 12, and the country. They’re a sleeper for the College Football Playoff if you ask yours truly. Oklahoma gets a virtual bye week before heading to Knoxville with a home matchup against Akron.
This will – in my opinion – be the most entertaining, thrilling, and gut-wrenching game of Tennessee’s 2015 season. Knoxville will be in a frenzy when the Sooners come to town, and the question will be how will Oklahoma handle Rocky Top in its first road game of the season with a new O-line, new OC and a new QB. Neyland Stadium on any given Saturday is loud. Neyland when a conference opponent is in town is very loud. Neyland when a big opponent like Florida or Alabama comes in is ear-splitting. So on this particular evening, in prime-time against a fellow blue-blood program with a fan base that has been starving for a headline victory for going on a decade now; Neyland will be a cauldron straight from the seventh level of Hell. You can guarantee that.
This game will be back and forth until the fourth quarter. The defenses should – for the most part – keep a decent handle on things, with a few explosive plays here and there for both squads. Expect Tennessee’s pressure defense to be aggressive with new Sooner QB Baker Mayfield, forcing him into a turnover or two. Trailing 27-21 with 8 minutes left in the game, Tennessee QB Joshua Dobbs will step into the limelight and introduce himself to college football proper with a 5 and a half minute touchdown drive capped off by a 1-yard Jalen Hurd rushing TD. With two and a half minutes to go, OU will steel itself for one final assault. Baker Mayfield will finally find a momentary languor in the bulwark of the Tennessee defense and hit Sterling Shepard for a huge gain on a pass play. The Sooners will then turn to the ground game with Samaje Perine. With carries of 5, 6, 6, 7, and 9 yards, Perine will move Oklahoma into range for a field goal. With 5 ticks left on the clock, the Sooners will hit a 44 yard attempt to claim a series sweep over the Vols, and an important win on their College Football Playoff resume. The “Checkerboarded” Neyland Stadium will have to – painfully – wait another year or so for its victory in prime-time.
Oklahoma 30 – Tennessee 28
I’ll take a win……ANY win. 🙂
You said it.
In CFB today, just win and move on. That has to be the montra…”win and move on”.
OU getting respect from one of the SEC teams? It must be a trap.
Get the heck of there, rphokc!
This guy has too much time on his hands.
good read until the second paragraph…did he really say FELLOW BLUEBLOOD!! hahaha
“against a fellow blue-blood program with a fan base that has been starving for a headline victory for going on a decade now”
exactly what i was just about to say. and it reads as we need the headline victory. 1st…uh…no we don’t. 2nd…you ain’t it
I do get that he is writing to his fanbase but thought that was funny
The W is correct but it will be a butt whoopin’
And here I thought Mixon was a redshirt Frosh.
Texas….Butt hurt much?
http://www.shaggytexas.com/board/showthread.php/159577-DuVonta-Lampkin-Ain-t-Coming/page17
It’s saxeT. Anytime they lose at anything is a good thing.
Lol
“I choose to believe that stoops is genuinely scared that a charlie strong led Texas program will be a juggernaut, and he’s using any and all foul play to $#@! with him, including using a kid like lampkin as a distraction.”
A juggernaut, he says! A Charlie Strong-led. I mean, bah. Baha. Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah…
…hahahahahahahaha! Hohoheehoha…
…hahaha!
I kinda liked this one
“This could/should be the year the bottom falls out on stoops, his 5-7 swansong. This dumbass kid is going to have plenty of time to think about it.
Yeah they’re not going to be good this year. We need to $#@!in destroy them. I want to see Strong chuckling at the end of the game while the $#@!munchers’ 1st string offense struggles to get a first down on our 3rd string D in garbage time.”
Pure gold right there
So…..they are playing with their third team D because they failed to recruit a D lineman this year? HAHAHAHAHA!
“If the Lump gets in a game against us, our O can just call the signals in Spanish… ”
I think shaggybevo and landthieves should merge their sites on ou/tx weekend for some conversation……..that would be fun
LT/shaggy has the same relationship as TFB OU/texsa edition or am I mistaken? Would be EPIC though.
Must go read
I could save you the time and just tell you that they think we think that we are above the rules and that they are going to be world beaters this season….BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are so deluded… Nearing aggy proportions
I should drop back by and tell them that they can start bashing other programs when they get on par with aTm. That’ll be a mood setter.
Don’t forget the eye wash!
I had to go entertain myself for a few minutes, there is some beef being WAY overcooked there. 🙂
they don’t seem to hold bobby in high regard
I love their blowU references, covers the fact they can’t properly spell texsa. LOL!
Guys I don’t know if you know this but we are going 5-7 and and Stoops will be fired at the end of the year, because texas looked so good last year.
We tampered???????
I am sure our board would read the same if the story was flipped but its still awesome to read.
So I know that Jason Kersey isn’t popular but he tweeted that Steven Parker laughed and admitted that during scrimmages, the sideline “is a little quieter and more peaceful” with Mike Stoops upstairs. 🙂
It’s a little slow on the board, so……for a good laugh, this is me from a few years ago. (after my “walk-on” days
Nice! We’ve got a movie star on the board!
Surely I have a star on a sidewalk somewhere. Maybe in Slick.
And I thought you were going to say Bowlegs.. 🙂
Just an interesting tidbit:
Tennessee’s first opponent is Bowling Green, who last year beat the Akron Zips, our first opponent, 27-10.
Almost time
It says I have to have an account to access this…not sure I’m up for that. You should summarize because I’m also lazy.
Well better late than never!! “It’s always a great night to be a SOONER”
Did not mean to up vote my own was trying to check who it was.
If you click it again I think it goes away, happened to me a couple times.
Thanks for the heads up!!!
it works!…….thxs
Yeah, I do that sometimes to see who up voted. It saves a screen refresh when the comments get long.
Normally I’m on laptop/PC so a simple mouse over is fine, but the IPad has kicked my ass with the touchy stuff. I just use the little patience I have left and “wait till later” to see what’s going on when on the mobile device. ?
For whatever reason the mouse over on my PC doesn’t always work. The up-down causes it to fetch the info and after that the mouse over works. Not sure why, but I have an easy solution that works so…
I think it’s a Disqus thing. If trying to view the first up vote since last refresh, doesn’t show, but everything after that is ok.
That statement was so true it deserves a personal up vote, (besides I accidentally did it once myself ). BOOMER!
It’s different on your phone than a PC huh?
Im on my phone now, (laptop on the fritz, new 1 on the way). What one needs to watch while using the phone is that it is very easy to mark another members post as inappropriate accidentally while scanning through the posts.
Saturday, Sep. 17 2016:
Ohio State Buckeyes
Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK
Saturday, Sep. 9 2017:
at Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
How many are seniors this year?
Us or them?
Them, I like to whip them at their peak!!
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/osu-m-footbl-mtt.html
That didn’t tell there year, I will find it stand bye
Yes, it does- look again
23 SR’s and about 25 Jr’s- Jones and Elliott should be in Norman next year if they don’t declare early.
RIP Buckeyes.
I will be at both of those games. Exiled, are you going to make the trip to Norman with me?
nm