Bob Stoops Pre-Spring Presser
Posted on: March 5, 2015
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Welp, here we go.
Another year, another spring of OU Football. It will certainly be interesting to see just where everyone stands, both players/coaches and fans alike, coming off the disaster that was 2014. I feel pretty confident in saying we’re all ready for a fresh start.
Hoping the media in attendance today will get answers from Bob on a number of the more pressing questions with spring practices set to kick off on Saturday.
As always, we’ll be here to recap things for you live as they happen. So settle on in.
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I just want to say…How Epic of a picture in this mornings Daily News post! Troy Aikman, Shepard, Casillas wow Great defense. #39 is All-America DE Kevin Murphy; #44=The Boz; #40 is All Big 8 DE Darrell Reed; #20 is future Pro Bowler Spencer Tillman. Someone probably said all of that but I just saw the picture
I was a sophomore at OU when that pic was taken, brings back some fond memories. Had classes with most of those guys in the pic.
Look at Bob all dressed up today.
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/573550931276496897
Bob says the new coaching hires pushed back the start of spring ball by “a couple days.”
re: new (and old coaches), Bob says “we have a lot of experience within this (offensive) system.”
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/573551694178451456
Stoops says LB Dom Alexander will miss the spring following wrist surgery
Stoops also says redshirt freshman DT Courtney Garnett tore his ACL during winter workouts.
Really was looking forward to seeing him play
Great googly moogly
Stoops also says they may hold Kasitati out for the first couple practices.
But this is pretty typical of years past w/ upper classmen (my words, not Bob).
In what will surely be the company line for some time, Stoops will give no clues on the QB1 spot. Simply says the competition will be a good thing to push all of them.
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/573552875118313472
interesting… Is it disciplinary?
I’m assuming
https://twitter.com/EricBaileyTW/status/573554703889358848
No, he doesn’t want him to get hurt. Sorry, I meant this comment to apply to Shepard, not Mixon.
For Mixon, yes, it’s disciplinary.
Rather see him play the actual games instead of the scrimmage.
This is such BS. They need to stop jacking with this kid. He did his time and now it’s time to move on.
Stoops says he “will not be interested in seeing Sterling in a live scrimmage at all.”
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/573553568097021952
Is there any way to get Mike to float right out of the stadium?
LOL
If you can wait until 2016, yes. He’ll be out of a job.
For whatever reason, this comment is not showing up for me.
Same for me.
they must have deleted the tweet
Insight as to what it said?
honestly, I don’t remember. there’s a bunch of stuff in a hurry when I do these type of deals, so it’s hard to keep everything straight now a couple hours after the fact. sorry.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/573553559431577600
interesting only three ( 3) TE’s listed on the freshly-released roster : Carson Meier, Dalton Wood, & Conner Knight…….Ijalana is listed as a DL……
Wood mentioned in an interview that he might get a look at linebacker.
Stoops says Mixon won’t be treated different than any other player. If he makes the plays in practice and does what they ask of him, then he’ll play just like anyone else would.
Tired of OU screwing this kid around “give him the damn ball”
How does this statement suggest that they are screwing him around?
Just the final piece of his punishment, just one I didn’t see coming. The young man has a great attitude, I’m sure he will deal with it.
He’s back practicing, and it’s all in his control now.
No doubt, the kid is paying his dues. What he did was wrong, but proud that he has since taken the high road and made a lot of sacrifices to get things back on track.
These comments are baffling IMO. We have 4 elite backs and Mixon has never played a lick of CFB. This time last year, we knew nothing about Perine, but he displaced the entire roster.
No handouts for anyone. If he’s as good as stated, then he should have no issues earning it and then make it count. Otherwise, hit the bench.
1 Elite, 1 very good and 1 average at best, please put the pipe down! Mixon has done everything asked of him so left him play!
Not sure we know what that list of “must do” consist of. He still might have a few more boxes to get checked off.
I’m not gonna stoop to your level with the insults. I stand corrected, we have 5 *Elite* backs all of whom were 4 stars out of college and all underclassmen or lower. In fact, going by your analogy we might as well hand off the ball to Anderson, seeing as they have never played a lick of CFB and has a gazillion yards in HS. My point is the best man *will* get the job, eventually. You can bet on that.
Mixon made a mistake and there were consequences which he understood and accepted. You should too.
wow. couldn’t have said it better. i can’t wait for them to add an ignore button. i’m just glad some of these thought processes around here are not contagious
What if you didn’t get vaccinated?
Ooh. Good point. Hope they don’t run out. Be right back
You go on without me…save yourself!
Ok. See ya. I’ll be at dinner with the fellas 🙂
LOL!
All that and the fact Mixon should be pretty dang thankful, and I think he is, to still be on this team. Keep doing what he is supposed to do and he will see some playing time.
Do you think Ford is in the doghouse for his fumbles? Sounds like he is becoming more of an after thought.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/573554128816709633
Stoops says they are still expecting LB Frank Shannon back ‘some time in May’
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/573554318348955648
Wasn’t Bolton quoted by an assistant coach as having a knack for getting to the QB and is an OLB?
Unless that was recent…a while back Bolton acknowledged that he was moving inside and trying to add weight…further acknowledged by Stoops statement…btw Bolton does have a knack for getting to the qb…his hs film looked a lot like Strikers…be nice to get some good pressure from the inside…the idea is to not know where the pressure is coming from
Alexander out? I’m sure I missed something. What is that about?
Wrist surgery
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/573554688164917248
Ahhhh sh&%…they didn’t learn a damn thing after last year. Striker is not a DB, Bob. Stop trying to make him one.
seriously. Who looks at a guy that good at getting to the QB and being disruptive and thinks, “man…this guy should be in coverage!”
If a guy is really good at getting to the QB, the last place you want him is anywhere near the QB at the snap.
LOL…that seems to be the mentality.
If I had his number, I’d call Bob and say, “Why not just allow the opposing team to score on 1 play every possession so our defense won’t be on the field so much?” Makes about as much sense as putting Striker at nickel or SS.
Where does it say they are moving him to db! “experiment in diff places” could be along any gap on the line….close your eyes…take a deep breath ..and say “ohhhhmmmm”
He can’t until bob & Mike are gone
I can….we aren’t far off…we may have made the right changes for a run…can’t wait to see
I believe the point being made is that we heard a lot last year about moving Striker around. As a result, one of the best pass rushers in the country spent many plays in coverage. We didn’t need him “experimenting in different places” to consistently get to AJ in the Sugar Bowl. If teams figure out how to slow him down, make an adjustment. Until then, put him on a tackle and let him do what he do….yo
The idea was to keep both him and Grissom (or Bond…going “big”) on the field more and improve our run defense (which we did)…with the statement that Parker and Thomas would possibly be moving to nickel points back to the year before…if we can get a mix of the last two years defenses then we will have a good balance of run defense and pass defense
Never understood it. Logic dictates that it is always better to pressure the QB than to count on consistent coverage.
What a disappointing statement.
I wish I hadn’t read this thread, specifically that statement by Bob. It’s given me the sick feeling that we’ll be as awful defensively as we were last year.
I hope BS plans on staying around for a long time, but if his baby brother comes out this year with equally inept defensive game plans, it will be difficult to continue to support Bob.
A lot of ridiculous comments to this statement (not to mention many other statements). Last year Striker player strong side LBer exclusively. Never moved around.
However, in 2013, he played Jack and moved around, often attacking the QB from the blind side. I like this statement. Striker will be move effective if he moves around and confuses the offense.
I understand what your saying, but I take that statement to mean that we are going to move him around to try and figure out where he is most effective. That question was answered two years ago, then we inexplicably went away from it.
I take this statement to mean that they are continuing to try and find creative ways to utilize him.
E.g., when Coach Reynolds was at Miami, under Capers, they ran a hybrid 3-4/4-3. In their scheme they took the Jack/DE (Taylor?) and walked him up and down the line, probing for weaknesses, disrupting QB and OL reads, and getting favorable matchups with him in this way.
Perhaps this is that?
Isn’t that how Venebles used Jeremy Beal? I thought was effective.
Yes, I believe we did do some of that with Beal. And maybe Dan Cody. And now we’re recruiting a number of players that could fill that type of role.
I hope so, at least. That’s an aggressive, attacking scheme. I hope and pray that on both sides of the ball we get back to aggressive, attacking scheming and play calling.
If we go down, go down swinging!!!!!
Ok, but I just don’t understand how you could interpret it that way. Granted it was a little ambiguous, but still.
I complained about this last year, and everybody around here said it would work out. I’m not a big fan of moving somebody off of something they do that well. It’s like when Capel tried to make Michael Neal more than a 3 point shooter. Let the kid shoot, it’s what he does best.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/573554770184531969
Stoops singles out Dallis Todd & Jordan Smallwood at the WR position
Is that a kiss of death?
Pateintly waiting for Smallwood to explode onto the scene. Hopefully this is the year.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/573555121218433024
Stoops says Kenyon Frison “has been really impressive.” Also mentions all the other usual suspects at tackle. And Joseph Paul, which is a name you probably haven’t heard in a while.
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/573555723193356288
Farniok has slow feet.
So did my mom but, she found a way to catch me and give me a beating when I needed i
Any time Stoops singles players our we never hear from them again.
I hope this is just coach speak. Barring injuries I just see no reason to burn his shirt w/ the depth they already have at RB.
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/573556129726251009
He’s a RB though. You only burn so bright…
Any rumors on who the new GA’s and QC coaches will be?
None that I’ve seen.
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/573556640751861760
Sounds reminiscent of TK when he was on the scout team.
Except Mayfield at least played well enough to be Big 12 Freshman of the year. Knight threw pick sixes in big games.
This is the guantlet for Mayfield: Beat OU’s best practice QB. Being the best practice QB does not reveal how easily injured you are or how well you handle real-game pressure. If the two are neck and neck come Fall’s first game, you’d have to believe Bob/Lincoln will give Baker the nod due to what you’re saying D.
So did Manning/Brady. I’m not say TK is the starter or even the best but people need to understand the best QBs in the world make game losing decisions too.
This doesn’t make a ton of sense to me right now either.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/573556743348731904
I like it, they become the blitzers and can still cover for the most part.. Wilson should have stayed there last year..
Moving outside hurt him and the team
Yep, created multiple issues at S instead of just working in a new CB.
Looks like we’ll play more 335…or at least take a backer off the field during passing downs…for some teams that could be a majority of snaps
Bob says Mike moving up to the press box isn’t something they would consider right now, but will experiment with it this spring/summer.
Good grief. They really didn’t learn any lessons after last season. If for no other reason than keep him from getting into shouting matches with his players on the sidelines where everyone plus the TV cameras can see, he needs to be up in the box.
Yeah, this is definitely not a good sign.
That statement real doesn’t make any sense.
I saw this reported slightly differently by others.
John Shinn
Stoops said OU will experiment with Mike Stoops in the press box in the spring. A final decision hasn’t been made
Ryan Aber
Stoops: Mike Stoops in press box is a possibility but will experiment during spring
The way the others reported it was strongly indicative of the perspective that Mikey upstairs is clearly being considered, but nothing is decided.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/573558084603269120
If he truly means this and they’re voluntarily going into this season w/ fewer coaches than they’re allowed, then it would be one of the dumber things in recent memory. While hamstring yourself like that?!?
They’re like timeouts. You should save them for when you really need them.
Don’t follow this comment. OU has 9 assistant coaches, same as they always have had. What am I missing?
Mike
Stoops
Cale Gundy
Lincoln Riley
Tim Kish
Kerry Cooks
Jay Boulware
Bill Bedenbaugh
Dennis Simmons
Diron Reynolds
They have an open GA and QC spot currently. Not to mention all these other programs creating “analyst” jobs (of which OU has some, but not nearly as many as say a school like Alabama). Ok. State just did so bringing in Darrell Wyatt, presumably just so he can do nothing but recruit kids.
The gist of my point is, by the letter of the rules, as it stands today OU isn’t doing everything they possibly could be from a staff perspective.
Austin Woods – Offensive Quality Control
C.J. Ah You – Special Teams Quality Control
Ryan Allgood – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Tyler Tettleton – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Courtney Viney – Defensive Graduate Assistant
How many total spots are there each year?
I thought Viney was out of time. No?
Guess not
Thanks.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/tcu-to-visit-alabama-to-analyze-the-tide-s-recruiting-practices-193230551.html;_ylt=AwrSbnaMbflUF1sAVelXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzZDA5dDk3BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQMjQ0XzEEc2VjA3Ny
“I need to grow analysts,” Patterson said. “You’ve got to have people
who can help you find out about recruits faster. That’s somebody that’s
won championships, that’s always had the No. 1, 2, 3 recruiting class.”
Not surprisingly, Stoops says everyone he spoke w/ re: Diron Reynolds had glowing reviews.
I really have a hard time understanding why you’re working for a group that covers OU. This comment is much like most I see from you, heavily cynical, dismissive, and dripping with contempt.
This reads as if you doubt the veracity of Bob’s statement re Coach Reynolds. Do you have feedback re Coach R that is different?
You’re reading way too much into this as usual. It’s become pretty ridiculous, actually. That you’d take what I said above and turn it into what you’ve turned it into….man, you have a real problem. I’ve run out of ways to try and help you, sorry.
So now personal attacks on me. Dont’ think I attacked you personally in any way.
So if I’m wrong, clarfy. The whole “Not surprisingly” was something that only colors the statement with the writers doubt. No other reason for that to be added. Take that off, and it’s reporting. With that, it’s a negative editorial on the quote.
Jordan writes in a very “snarky” manner when it comes to Bob. I’ve figured that out and have learned to just live with it.
I’m guessing I know where it comes from. I saw Bob respond back to his questions, a couple of times, in a pretty dismissive fashion. And I didn’t think it was necessarily warranted. But most of the media don’t let it color their reporting.
I’ve seen Bob do that quite a bit. I don’t like how he interacts with the media, often. Hoover is another that he does. Consistently with Hoover. They must have a thing that goes way back. But Hoover is an ass, most of the time, when he asks questions, so at least some of Bob’s reaction is fair with him.
lol, seriously, you’re reading way too much into this. Just take it at face value and quit trying to find something that’s not there.
MGB, email is notoriously bad at capturing tone. If you’ve spent any time in a major company, I’m sure you can think of examples of hurt feelings on the basis of email content that was not intended to injure.
We’re all sooner fans, with few exceptions, here. Jordan is not an exception.
Bob is not the most forthcoming or enthusiastic at press conferences. Rereading in that light, I’m sure you can recast Jordan’s comment as simple humor.
Let it go.
Fair points Jed…..I’ll work on that, re Jordan.
And I think you’re being extremely generous about Bob’s media interactions frequently. That annoys me to no end, truthfully.
He’s Bob. I don’t know the man, so I won’t attempt to psychoanalyze; but he sure doesn’t suffer fools or welcome questions.
Personally, I’d like to have an office next door to his with visitation privileges and passes to practices and games. Alas, when last I brought the matter up to Joe C, he must’ve lost my letter; because he never did reply. Thus I’m forced to soldier on, sustained by whatever little snippets of news I can find.
Amen, amen….
Give us snippets….
I think it’s the former. He doesn’t suffer fools. He is great with the national media, but he has zero patience with the fools in the local media. I agree that the coach speak gets old, but then so does the snarkiness.
He happens to be stating what a lot of people think, re: the credibility of Stoops and his public statements.
Personally, I find the belligerent demands for positivity annoying, given the state of the program, so I guess you can’t please everyone, eh?
I don’t demand positivity, but if someone has something to say positive or negative, be specific, don’t just make a nasty comment. I get really tired of the FUJH and the FUMS crowd.
I am not sure what you expect from a public figure like Bob. As a representative of the University he has to be careful not to violate privacy issues such as the HIPA rules or to make statements regarding contracts or employment or any other subject that might be used in litigation. As a leader he has to be careful about criticizing his players or assistants in public. There are lots of other land mines in that field. Best to not say anything but happy happy things.
Also Jed, when Jordan leads into threads like this one, with statements like this, made in the open post today, pre presser, I know not to expect neutrality in his reporting….
“Jordan Esco: While I and others may choose not to believe anything the coaches are telling us,”
But I’ll work on taking Jordan with a grain of salt…..as we all do with coaches everywhere….have you heard a Jason Garrett presser???
Again, I think you’re too hard. We all want more info. We all know that Bob ain’t gonna give it to us. We all watch the presser anyway. Jordan just takes a bit more acerbic view toward our shared addiction.
If Bob hurt his feelings, then that explains a lot.
And I’ve got nothing personal against Jordan….I appreciate the forum and the info all the TFB’s bring. I do find his snarkyness annoying, I guess. Seems that if you’re not a long time reader, you could get really misleading messages sometime, from the way the info is presented. Guess I’m old fashioned, in that I think journalists should present information in a neutral fashion, unless clearly labeled as an editorial.
And Jordan is light years better than Hoover.
All you do is personally attack me in every comment you make. Again, I can’t help you. Just stop reading what I post. Apparently it will make your life much more enjoyable.
No personal attack. I didn’t question your intelligence, nor suggest that you have “problems”
I questioned the color you seem to add to simple comments, that portray them in a more negative fashion than many others who report the same things.
Do you really think encouraging posters to quit reading TFB is the best approach? Since many people comment about it don’t you think there is something there? Instead of reacting, don’t you think it might be wise to try and understand what is being said?
Not to cause any issue but may I point out that the suggestion was “Just stop reading what I post.” Nowhere was it suggested or encouraged for anyone to quit reading TFB. I do admit, there are some members on some other boards whose contributions I simply skip over, but that’s only if they’ve proven to me over a very long period of time they are sure to have nothing I’d care to waste eyesight on. They likely feel the same about me. Ack.
FWMOOIW, it doesn’t bother me to have other posters give a critique, or be “sunshine pumpers” or “negative nellies”. What takes the shine off is the rare occurrence when posters regress to personal insults to another poster – instead of disagreeing with the points in a post itself. TFB is a gem for many many reasons, one of which is such regressions are indeed a rarity.
Play nicely, folks. After all, we’re TFB & Sooner Family, not ill-bred orangebloods.
I fully understand. I also have come to realize that no matter what I say or do, some people are only going to focus on what serves their agenda.
I’m not here to make everyone try and like me. If they don’t like what I have to say, then it seems like I’d be helping them in suggesting not reading what I have to say. Nowhere have I said to quit reading TFB altogether.
You’re not creating the compelling argument you think you are.
I took Jordan’s statement way different than you did. I.e. First, I thought it meant that Bob is obviously not going to go on the record to parrot anything negative he MIGHT have heard about Reynolds. Secondly, I thought that it also keeps with Bob’s modus operandi of keeping things as positive as possible.
Do I get tired of Bob’s sunshine pumping at times? Yes! Would I rather he inject negativity into his conferences? No! If he doesn’t have anything positive to say, I prefer that he continues to do what he normally does, just keep it positive.
Huh? Lol wow
Shocker.
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/573559045195362304
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/573559210249576448
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/573559113432481792
Stoops confirms what we already noticed in the spring roster update post – Cortez Johnson is no longer w/ the program.
And that’s a wrap for today.
Now we have only to look forward to the < 3 minute "practice update" videos SSTV will allow us the rest of this spring. Huzzah!
sure miss the practice vids from two years ago
+1000000000000000
It’s kind of sad of something even as simple (and brief in their own right) as those were can make all the difference.
Amen, Mr. Esco.
Please give us vids, some limited access for you guys, something…….
Bob’s paranoia here is way too extreme…..just like his mentor, Snider. Is Spurrier the same?
Did we get a total count on the number of times Bob used the word “good?” I counted about 20 in a one minutes segment but figured I didn’t have the energy to make it through the entire press conference.
We should come up with a “Stoops Presser Bingo” game.
As long as it is not a drinking game. Alcohol can be toxic at those levels.
“In the end” would have to be the free spot.
OUr backfiled though….Rodney, Mixon, Samaje, Ford. Seriously? How many plays do we need to run to get all these guys touches? I like OUr problem.
If we go HUNH well run up to 100 plays a game…we’re also likely to have two on the field at the same time some if they use Mixon in the slot
Don’t forget about Ross, he was hardly used in a way that he could be successful.
I have almost no doubt that Rodney redshirts unless he’s so good that it’s impossible to keep him off the field. Samaje, Ford, Mixon, and Ross, should be more than enough.
Here is my summary of Bob’s view of the state of the program:
https://cbswxrt2.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/basket-of-goldens.jpg?w=620&h=349&crop=1
No rainbows or unicorns?
Happy?
http://www.cedrsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/unicorn_rainbow_fabric.jpg
that’s more like it. Mebbe you could get the puppies in there somehow.
Haven’t got any of those. My wife takes pictures of alpacas though:
http://scontent-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11008480_841121919281541_2616144824568237891_n.jpg?oh=e1112e4196b3d1b2adda185c1b9b7fcf&oe=557096E7
A worthy labor on which to lavish one’s time. And is that a vineyard in the background?
My God, Man! You’re an Alpaca breeding wine enthusiast with a taste for OU football. Might I come and study at your knee? I would love nothing better than to help you in your quest to establish an anarcho-syndicalist commune based on the organic Andean/Bordeaux diet and televised college sports viewing.
No my wife is a photographer. The alpacas and the background belong to a friend of hers. The lady raises the alpacas and llamas and makes items based on the wool. My wife photographs them and make coasters and post cards that the lady sells along with the wool items.
And this stands in the way of our forming the aforementioned commune precisely how?
Well me and farming commune are about as far apart as you can get. If doesn’t have a USB port and a network interface I don’t usually have much to do with it.
Any self respecting socialist enterprise needs leadership. “From each according to their abilities” goes the old saw. My ability is to tell other people what to do. You seem a man of the same cloth. All we need now are minions.
I can minion with the best of them.
Red wine, wool sweaters, and
a heaping helping of Sooner football? Count me in. I will share my
secret family Guacamole recipe and I make a pretty spectacular Burnt
Carmel Chocolate Cheesecake.
I want in. I can fish.
Come to think of it, the guys in the basket look awfully similar to our defensive secondary last season…..
Naw, the puppies are faster.
Funny how they just keep piling crap on Joe Mixon. I’m curious if this is all of the punishment or if they are gonna screw him some more.
Could just be a case of them wanting to keep him and his role under wraps. They did the same with Blake Bell last year in the Spring game.
That wouldn’t really be fair to him. He’s done everything they’ve asked, he hasn’t got in trouble again, he’s kept up with his grades, and now he gets to practice but not play. It just doesn’t seem fair or right.
Lane, I get it. However, coaches see exactly what he can do in practice and off season. Having him in the spring games seems worthless to me. I would hate to see him hurt. If he did get hurt then this thread would crucify Stoops for playing him
yep..he’s allegedly our best rb on campus and best fit for this system…he has a good chance to be our most productive back next Fall
Can you provide some quotes from the source of your ‘allegedlys’? I thrive in the offseason on that kind of stuff. Seriously.
If you watched the Kansas game you can hear quotes quoted by the announcers about what is surely to be Mixon made by Bob Stoops…”My best rb is over in the dorms…” or something along those lines….and it seems like Cale made his comment during signing day…could have been another day but both coaches were giving high praise about Mixon…there was also talk during summer workouts about him last year and that he would def not redshirt but that was all before the incident of course
He’s also a very good receiver from a rb perspective…he will can go rb on one play then run the HUNH and be out wide the next with a backer on him…he’ll produce a mismatch because not many backer will be able to cover him
the Spring game is worthless to you? Why even have a spring game then?
“Having him in the spring games seems worthless to me.”
seems your reply is quite a leap from what he actually said
Lane, spring game brings out the best in some of the young guys who don’t play. For example, a couple of years ago Marshall Musil played RB and ran for 100 or so. He was a FB and didn’t make it through the next year. All the older guys will be held out. Also, offense/defense will be plain jane so not much to see.
Spring game = 40 – 50k in attendance which equates to additional revenue.
Bell hurt his knee in the practices leading to the spring game. Thats why he wasnt playing.
I’m with you on that. On the other hand, we don’t know the details of the penance he was assigned. Maybe this is no surprise.
Regardless, he seems to be taking matters in stride. And if, at the tender age of going on 19 he’s already learned the virtue of keeping his head down and letting the little stuff roll off his back, he’s light years ahead of most other people his age.
Save for the loss of control that started it all, I have been quite impressed with his actions and apparent attitude.
According to what Bob said, this was part of the original punishment.
I know I’m just curious if there’s more to come that is “part of the original punishment”.
If there is more then Mixon already knows and moving forward it will be up to his behavior…imo it’s not a bad thing that he’s not playing in the SG…he still gets to practice and take snaps…Coaches know what they have and from what I’ve heard the coaches actually think his is the best rb on campus…he’ll be fine missing the SG and will have more motivation to work hard and compete for snaps next Fall
True. He will get to participate in other scrimmages. As fans we kinda get hosed as we have to wait until September to see him in action .
yeah…I look forward to hearing some news from TFBs on his play behind the scenes then I’ll just use my imagination
I hope you imagine him running all over Texass!
This
This is the main reason I scour this site daily. I am swayed by every notion and begging for one to captivate me!
IMO this is understandable, he is still in the same academic year.. It doesnt bother me to keep his talent hidden until the Season… because all that the Spring Game is, is a glorified practice!
Just looked at the spring roster just a couple thoughts.first if all the incoming recruits don’t qualify academically and second if any players transfer after the spring we could be low again on scholarships. We go through this every year you can’t win championships if your scholarships are constantly in the 70’s and everybody else has 85 scholarships.just ask Texas ,and usc how hard it is to win when you don’t have full scholarships.
Lol, that was pretty fu . . . oh, wait, you’re serious? Dude, you have got to try harder than that.
If all the players quit we will have to cancel the season.
No but it is a competitive disadvantage not to have full scholarships.we all want Oklahoma to win another national championship but to do it you need full scholarships to go through a 14 or 15 games season.
We are full on scholarships. You don’t know what you are talking about.
No we are at 83 that doesn’t include Overton who may not qualify and other players who may transfer.
83 and it includes Overton. Not an issue.
James…Take A deep breath! Go back and redo homework and comeback and report on scholarships. You have 30 minutes… mammuse…
I checked we are at 83.
Ok… well we can’t over sign just because you think someone will leave. Overton(fwiu) is qualified. And we always get some transfers at the end of spring. it all works out…
What if we get the ND OL guy. Hey, we have a scholly for him. If we lived by your rules, we would have to say no thanks, we are all full at the inn.
We are short at OG for next year unless Paul or Samia go to OG. Is he a OG or a OT.
Sometimes the coaches like to have a couple scholly’s in their pocket for transfers and early players the following spring. I’m guessing they have full control over how they are handling the situation.
I’d rather be two under the limit than be one of those teams that greyshirts guys that they promised a scholarship to.
You obviously don’t actually read much of what is written here. There has been constant conversation on here about us taking a small class next year because we don’t have enough free scholarships. You might try actual reading some before commenting.
I did right now we are at 83 that’s it everybody qualifies and doesn’t transfer every year you have don’t qualify and you also have players transfer. several years ago we also had the same scenario where we where only going to take 15 players we ended up taking 28 that year.so you don’t know what’s going to happen next year.
So we are two short in the spring. Most of the top programs probably have at least that many transfers during the spring. I live in Alabama the Tide usually loses several players this time of year because they can’t get playing time. If anything we are in better shape than most this time of year.
Bob disagreeing with the commenter is fine. The condescending tone however is what we want to try to avoid. I appreciate it
That is fine super k only trying to alert people to what’s going on with the scholarships may not be at full scholarships come next year.
Bob always likes a spot or two available to get a surprise transfer or give to a senior walk on…just what he’s always done…better to have a spare then to have to run guys off
Fair enough. My apologies. Edited for tone.
No hard feelings we all want Oklahoma to win a national championship.
We are at 83 now. Numbers are always down in the spring.
SMH
Gives us two extra EEs to hand out…might even get the transfer from ND
Now moving on from the Scholarship controversy let’s talk joe mixon he is the most talented running back we’ve had since DeMarco Murrayif we how to win the national championship next year he needs to touch the ball 25 times a game.
the most talented rb will start, barring an unforseen circumstance, such as injury or stupidity. period. moving on from this one
of course, those that hate bob, mike, or life in general will disagree with this
That is joe mixon yes i said ithe is the most talented.
he hasn’t played a down in college football yet. i’m sure that optimus guy will have something to say about it
He has the best hand’s of any running back on the roster and the best overall foot work he is a super star in the making.
i hope so. time will tell. i don’t speak, write, or understand unknown
I respectfully wonder how you know this kind of stuff. And assure you its validity has no measure on how giddy it makes me!
It’s people close to the program who are saying this not me that’s what makes me excited.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say Cale would have started Mixon over Perine if there wasn’t the incident last fall…both Cale and Bob had stated their best rb is in the barn…it’s gonna be a helluva one two punch next year…then you have the other 3-4 guys that could play on dang near every D1 team in the country
hey. that’s not very much of a limb. 🙂 mixon seems freaking awesome. everything about him screams “electric”. i just can’t say he’s gonna be a homer cause i can’t see the future. i hope he lives up to the hype. he seems like a good kid and i’m definitely pulling for him. i just don’t want to add the “this guy stinks” meltdown to all the other meltdowns that go on around the doucheysphere
I hear ya…bunch can happen…just going off film and what his position coach has said and even the head coach….I hope everything comes together next year..be a bunch of crow to served if that happens but we have a passionate fan base with a mental make up that spans the full spectrum…takes a lot of patients (in my family alone lol)
I haven’t seen Mixon play D1 ball yet so I’m not saying he’s better than anyone until I see it happen. I think he will end up being a nice compliment to Perine.
What they are saying he is more talented than perine i think he will be the best running back we’ve had since Adrian Peterson.
i’ll take my eyes over what “they are saying” any day of the week. i’m hoping mixon will be awesome, but i don’t know that yet, nor does anyone
Ask super k to weigh in on this what is his opinion mixon or perine.
you are entitled to your opinion, just as he is his. i’m just saying for you to say he will start, and be a superstar is setting yourself up for disappointment. i hope he meets your ideal but when you set life’s bar too high, all that is left is to bitch about it when it doesn’t measure up to your standards, which is where quite a few people on here seem to be
But after last year can’t we all hope for a fairy tale ending can’t stomach another 5 lost season.
haha. yessir. i would love for him to help us put up half a hunnert e’er game, whether its your way with a lot of rush yds or my way with a lot of catches out of the slot and backfield and rush yds. do i want him on the field? yes. do i think we need him on the field? i think he would help a lot more than he would hurt
If Nixon plays for OU, that will make headlines. 🙂
My mistake sooner ray I meant to say mixon.
I always take the easy shots. 🙂
We did have a Nixon play for OU, think he was a WR
Yes that was back in the 1970’s.
They had WRs in the 70s??? Just kidding I know they had like 4 on scholarship a year lol
Back in the 70’s ,and 80’s we had a number of good wide receivers and tight end who went on to play in the NFL.
Hence the just kidding comment… Ease up & have some fun…
Maybe if you didn’t talk so damn fast. 🙂
Yeah I am a big city girl ….. Maybe I was slurring?
If you were slurring, I’m going out on a limb and saying it has nothing to do with population density. 🙂
Truth… Unless I was trying to block out a certain % of the density. Lol.
that’s funny. I think the stats were around 10 catches for the YEAR. Tinker, Rhodes and can’t remember the others but they had to have them for outside blockers
Thank you for recognizing the sheer humor in it… Football was different with the bone! Like 5 catches for the season but 4 would be for TDs. Lol
and the route was? You are correct, the post
Generally uncovered… At that lol
I think you are correct, sounds familiar. He wasn’t the first one that popped into my brain though. lol.
Freddie?
Yep, that be him. Hope he’s reading cause that is one heck of a pull out. He was a good’en
Didn’t he play some rb too?
His son was signed by OU a few years ago (2002), was a TE but almost never saw the field.
But isn’t ‘what they are saying’ all we have at this point? If I’m not mistaken the whole premise of this site, “By former players, sports writers, and random guys who love this game”, is an insight I’ve heretofore never seen the likes of. I don’t care at all if its embellished, impromptu, or indistinctive. Evidently, someone, somewhere, somehow is much closer to the grass in Norman and the movements of these players than I am thousands of miles away. I want it all, its very entertaining!
Haha. Nice. I was going more for all we know is optimus did it and he’s awesome and mixon, we all want to be awesome and according to all we know he is
Mixon has the “potential” to be a great one, we’ll see this fall if he lives up to expectations. I certainly hope he does. As of now, Perine is the man that will get most of the carries.
Like i said I believe mixon is going to shock everybody and become the best running back we’ve had since Adrian Peterson he will be the starter by the middle of the year.
No one would be shocked.
I’ll be happy if he’s on par with Murray
Mixon came out with a ton of talent and hype. We’ll see if that ends up happening. As of today, I don’t want carries taken away from SP.
God I miss football. That’s all. Carry on.
I’m learning a lot about fixing cars in the off season. There is a bunch of car shows out there. Like you, football is king.
Last offseason I spent in multiple surgeries from my fantastic ankle shattering at the sugar bowl. I couldn’t even walk by the spring game. I actually think this off season is worse. It ended so poorly & is dragging so slowly… Brutal…
How you doin on the ankle? Sry to hear as nothing is easy when it happens later in life. Don’t take that wrong, I’ve had 7 leg surgeries due to football but I was young and recovering was much easier. My wife broke both tib/fib in half during a co-ed soccer game. 2 surgeries with a rod and 4 screws later it took her a year. Then, as she was recovering we/OU had a bummer year. Hoping 2015 is better for all of us.
Awe, thanks! That’s rotten luck about your wife! Yes, tib & fib. 16 screws & 3 plates later… When I do it, I do it big. Luckily, I’ve had a great surgeon & exceeded the expectations with recovery. Who knew dodging Luke in an alley could be so treacherous?!? Lol. Honestly, I was leaving a restaurant we’ve eaten at every December in NOLA the last 5 years. No excuse, no alcohol, just misstepped on a porch
Bummer. I go to NOLA for business a couple days a month for the last 15 years. Love that place and have my little hole in the wall restaurants/bars. Late nite for me is 10:30 now, work gets in the way.
Yes, NOLA is actually one of my favorite places in the world. My hubs has a conference he had to speak at every December. Me & the kids usually spend a few days there with him. There’s seriously no excuse, I have left The Gumbo Shop 20 times easily to head back towards the Monteleone. Just caught a step on the porch funny & hit the cobblestone so hard it fractured (didn’t even fall)… My break was same as the Louisville basketball player…. But I still love NOLA.
Jordan, I saw some shots at you when scanning the comments. All I can say is I sure appreciate your hard work to put these summaries together.
Let’s go win a natty; then we won’t have to worry about anyone’s tone!