Open Post | Tuesday, Sept. 29th (UPDATE 12:16 pm)
Posted on: September 29, 2015
– Robert Barnes: OU 2017 safety commit Robert Barnes (Southlake, TX) tells me that he will be in Norman this weekend for the West Virginia game. – (Alex)
– Obi Eboh: OU will also host Barnes’ teammate, 2016 CB and Texas commit Obi Eboh (Southlake, TX). Earlier this month Eboh committed to the Longhorns, but it sounds like he will still make the trip to Norman this weekend. I can’t say what OU’s chances are of flipping Eboh, but a trip to Norman is certainly somewhat a good sign (and one of the many benefits of winning). – (Alex)
– Team Note | Starting CB: Yesterday when Bob Stoops was asked if Jordan Thomas would start at cornerback this weekend, he was non-committal. In talking to a couple sources it sounds like Thomas is, not surprisingly, receiving the first team snaps this week in practice.
So unless something changes, we expect him to be the starter on Saturday opposite Zack Sanchez (who is also still a little banged up, but expected to be ready to go against WVU).
– Tyree Horton: With the news yesterday of OU backing off Marvin Terry, many began to speculate about where things may stand with recent OU visitor & JUCO 2016 LB Tyree Horton (Highland CC). You may recall shortly after his visit to Norman, Horton decommitted from Florida State.
Horton is expected to take additional visits in the coming weeks, including trips to TCU and Baylor. I spoke to a source regarding Horton’s recruitment and whether it’s inevitable that he recommits to FSU or end up at some other Florida school (Horton is a Florida native) and was told, “everybody has a shot as of now.” So it sounds like Horton has genuinely re-opened things and is considering all comers. – (Super K)
– UPDATE (12:16 pm): Here is the visitor list for this weekend some of you have been asking for.
261 Comments
News about Horton isn’t the ringing endorsement of OU I was hoping for but I will take it! Thanks for the update!
Need a big showing from our LBs this–and every–weekend. Welcome the hungry to the Land of Boz.
Yes. Yes and Yes :-0
BOOMER
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update added
Keep em coming. Thanks,J
Mountaineers are bringing a ton of confidence which worries me more than anything else. I personally rank this game only behind Baylor in degree of difficulty.
I rank em all difficult well maybe not kansas
You know I read somewhere that worrying doesn’t add one hour to your life, so just enjoy it while you’ve got the chance 🙂
But this game scares me west Virginia is very good.
Indeed. This game will be a good measuring stick for where the Sooners really are. Tennessee was a good first step. I think overcoming WV raises the bar.
It’ll be a good measuring stick for WV. A reality check that they need to hit the recruiting trail, hard.
Don’t hold back, RB. Tell us what you think. LOL!
Yeah, lets not worry. It will be a challenge for sure.
That concerns me.
Agree I am worried we are going to lose this game this game will make or break our season.lose this game I say we lose 4 or 5 games if we win I can see us winning 11 or 12 games this game will be very important for this season.
bipolar
No it’s the Sooners who have been bipolar in recent seasons folling a lose hope I am wrong but this game is going to be difficult for us.
But is it false confidence?
We shall see if and/or how they face adversity, something they have yet to experience this season. We know how the Sooners handle adversity.
Great point, I hope we can grab an early lead and defend the run.
I hope we can get out early and often. WVU has shown they are excellent as “front runners” against weaker teams, they may not know how to respond when some one punches them in the smoocher.
Punch em hard. You biggins come two at a time and you little ones as fast as you can. :-0
Yep.
It sounds to me like this Sooner squad is as confident as any in recent memory. Falling down by 17 on the road in a 100k+ stadium and staying totally positive? That hasn’t been the M.O. for Bob’s teams at least for a long time.
I do too. I believe that West Virginia has the best combination of offense and defense of anyone we play this year.
Clemson and Ohio State will be better, but we will beat them too!
Well I dont necessarily agree about Clemson being better than WV but yeah we’ll beat OSU when we play them in January.
Clemson first then osu
Clemson will lose to Notre dame
I agree. I’ve been worried about this game since August. I have a fear (hopefully irrational one) that they force some ints and fumbles, and put us in, to quote my favorite Soggy Bottom Boy, “a tight spot.”
Really no reason for your thinking. It’s irrational. They don’t out recruit us, their coach is good, but we have better. Their QB is not a real threat to take it to the house. No Austin, no White. Some speed, but you can counter that with Andrews, Shep, Perine, Mixon, Westbrook, Baxter.
Thanks for that. I’m crawling back in from the ledge now.
Thinking they’re more cocky than confident- it’s their funeral.
is Mique Juarez a possible flip for the Sooners?
Not according to Jordan
Jordan or Stephen D?
So does Texas still do that no visits for commits or you lose your spot thing? Or was that a different school or just Mack?
Just Mack. It was a pretty dumb strategy, premised on the ability to figure out who the best recruits in Texas were before their junior season, and then locking them in.
If our team is doing their part to get better week by week, our crowd has to know they are part of the team as well. Their noise does count for something. Last game against Tulsa we graded horribably giving the other team confidence the crowd capacity did not match the noise effect it should have had. Did I get that complaint wrong about the Tulsa game we became spectators I think it is. WV has never made it easy for OU I just hope we can return the favor. Every team need’s to know they will leave hoarse(can’t talk), ringing ears, and a head ache to boot just for being in our HOUSE. BOOMER we can do this I believe that is why we’re expanding. Let’s take that title on our own spread the word welcome to the DOMINATION OF NOISE. I’m pissed it’s 11:00a.m., pissed loosing money (merchant’s), no fun time to really tail gate, i had to wake up before i was ready to get up, could’nt enjoy my friday night as well as I would have like to that is why I HAD TO WAKE UP EARLIER THIS MORNING TO DRIVE TO NORM, yea i would not be happy, and you expect us to be quiet and sleepy Saturday morning remembering when we play you in WV it’s a afternoon or evening game just one more reason to be a unforgiving LOUD.
This + 1000 ^^^
I thought Lamar Jackson was taking a OV this weekend
Supposed to. But their game doesn’t end until around 10 pm pst on Friday. And its a 11 am game on Sat so it may not work out. Usually the recruits need to be at the stadium around 9 am for 1 pm games. So they’ll probably need to be there around 8 for this game. Still he hasn’t officially cancelled so the OU staff may be working to make it work.
Will we see PJ and Thomas on the field together this week? If not, who will be the five DB’s? I think we need more CB’s on the field then safeties. Thomas and Byrd scare me against Air Raid offenses.
WVU had 300 yards rushing and passing last week against Maryland. They do want to run, having run stopping safeties on the field is probably the best approach or at least one.
Yeah, I’ve been wondering what the deal was with Will Johnson. Why hasn’t he played nickel, particularly against Tulsa?
Parker has been playing very well at nickel.
Don’t get your hopes up to see more than two corners on the field.
I think our DBs will be Sanchez, Thomas, Parker, A. Thomas, and Bird. BUUUUUT could Wil Johnson or Kahlil make it to the field this week?????
Would we take Eboh? I thought we only had one more CB slot and were holding it for Parker.
I bet, but he is probably returning the favor since Barnes went with him to Texass
Maybe Eboh wants to see if we whine as much as Texas fans. Hopefully he will see a full house(unlike at Texas) and an impressive OU win.
WVU hasn’t played top notch opponents, but being number one in turnover ratio and scoring defense is nothing to sneeze at. Very good receiver in Shelton Gibson, great DB in Joseph. This is going to be a tough game. Hopefully, the 11 am start will affect them a bit more than it does the Sooners.
I’m hoping our defense effects them even more. 🙂
at this point 11AM starts should have no effect….imho
I got busy with work and forgot to post asking for a visitor list. Come back and they beat me to the punch. Well done fellas.
interesting WVU article about their defense
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/article/20150928/GZ02/150929469/1143
OU would be the #1 defense as well if it had played the cupcakes WVU lined up their OOC schedule. I think Tulsa would give most D-1 schools a run for their money.
John I think Tulsa would give most P5 schools a run for their money as well.
I wish the Pukes would schedule TU more often.
Next two years, I believe they have a home and home with Tulsa.
Looking at the highlights from their last game wvu just hasn’t shown me anything.
https://youtu.be/2VatZBBVkHw
Some of the clips in this Soonersports video showed me how terrible the UM passing attack was, which they had to go to after getting down so early in the game.
http://www.soonersports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31000&ID=4472392
Agreed looks like we run the ball wear em out that d didn’t impress me
So much for the “wrap them up” tackling cited in the article Birddawg posted.
I like our chances 🙂
Thank you EasTex.
Getting a lot of positivity from you.
The Sooners haven’t hit their stride yet. We’ve seen improvement in each game. We are due a game with turnover bounces going our way and no penalties. This would be a good weekend to start that championship drive.
Yes, you can see o line improvements. So if we can clean up penalties that would be huge just by itself. Throw in an oskie or two and BAM – we blow them out.
This is the correct time to begin peaking.
A crawl before you can walk scenario where LR and his new O is concerned- it’s coming along.
RUN IT. Then throw it against the WVU D. RUN THE BALL. TACKLE, and COVER.
Saw a guns up on one of the TDs and no flag? For such a great guy SS in sure on the bad end of a lot of PF. Things that make you say hmm,
I saw that too. That’s something that should go to the league, for consistency.
Also, if you watch WVU game against Liberty at home. They were not that impressive either. Liberty scored 17 points missed 3 FG and was able to move the ball. The score was only 41 to 17. I think there defense is good but i also believe that OU’s offense is better than Liberty’s offense. I am feeling a 42 to 28 game for OU.
I like the way you think
I’m a recent Liberty alum and they have quite a few NFL level players on the team. LU should’ve made that game a lot closer than it actually was but shot themselves in the foot a lot.
The Flames are 2 and 2 and the Mighty Monmouth and Presbyterian still await!
EasTex always bolsters my confidence. I’m feeling much better now.
Hey gotta give them their due, they run over cheerleaders really well, then not even act concerned about her.
Just to play devil’s advocate. When you can shut a team out or hold them to 6 and you don’t have any real highlights on defense, to me that shows that you they played really solid, assignment sound defense without making any huge plays on the defensive side. That could say more about their defense than a video filled with highlights on the defensive side of the ball.
The biggest thing I liked to see on the film was the big runs. That makes me feel like Perine could have another day like he did last year or Mixon could break out. Either way is fine by me.
I like the potential of our run game in this match. We might use the run to set up the pass, force their vaunted All-Galaxy safety Joseph to show us how he likes tackling Perine at top speed.
I’d like for Perine to show Joseph to the sidelines for treatment from a slobberknocker.
Attack(!) these clowns. Set phasers to kill. Tell Walker, Romar, and Co. to train their angry bones and come Saturday with an appetite.
Yeah, and tell Orso, Overton and Wade that the wvu QB said ugly things about their Mommas. :-0
Having read all the comments here so far today, I’m surprised at the number of fans who are so scared, worried and concerned about OUr chances in this week’s game. I agree with having a healthy respect for every opponent since we all know anything can happen in college football. However, I do not think that West Virginia is more confident, more talented or better coached than OU. It may very well be a difficult challenge, but I CHOOSE to BELIEVE we win this game, just like I expect we do every single time we take the field. This Saturday morning we will stripe the stadium, get loud and rowdy, and win another game because we are Oklahoma and guess what….There’s Only One. Thank God I’m a Sooner and not anything else.
Bravissimo!
Thanks!
Tell’em Slim, tell’em! 🙂 🙂 : )
Put some OUDNA on Slim
I think this will be the biggest challenge for the OU offense that they may see in conference play. Looking forward especially to how the oline and receivers respond.
I know. We keep hearing about WV from ESPN, Jake Trotter, Tulsa Sports etc…All I know is that we’ve beaten them every game, although a couple have been close. Last time in Norman we scored what 16 points? That was a mediocre offense and sub-standard for OU as was last year’s. But they got bruised and beaten by Perine. I think the narrative of WV is much like Tennesee. “It’s their time, they are ready to win a Big 12 title now.” Well, we saw that Tenn was good, but we were better. I suspect the same outcome Saturday.
It’s always someones “time to take the next step” and its always against OU…it is what it is
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Simply a choice.
West Virginia will be a quality opponent. They bring a quality offense, and a quality defense. Should I be worried? Absolutely not! I am not on the field playing (thank goodness), but as a fan I will sit back and enjoy the game. This Sooner team has a confidence I haven’t seen for a while. They faced a tough team/environment in Tennessee and didn’t blink. See no reason to think they will on Saturday. When WV plays someone other than cupcakes and leads the nation in whatever category, then I might be worried. Just my 2 cents worth
Look at the vid ET posted below
Fine Palmburn is all over poor Butch Jones this week. Not that anyone cares what that blowhard SEC sychophant thinks.
You know why his ears are like that right?
Austin Powers would tell you, “Oh. behave!”
Arkansas v Tennessee on Saturday. Loser gives up football?
Whoever begins the 4th ahead loses.
Post of the day.
LOL!
LMAO! Excellent. Poking fun at the vaunted SEC! I love it.
No, consolation game is vs Texsa.
Arky already pounded those horns in the bowl game last year.
I think Bielema’s job is hanging in the balance if the losing streak continues. I think Arky will surprise a ”down’ Tennessee team……..Bielema’s job is safe for another week….
everybody already watch this?
“Offense Media Availability (09/28/15)”
http://www.soonersports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31000&ID=4470797
I have.
Makes me wonder how wvu’s defense will deal with Andrews with their 3-3-5.
Baker will get alot of rushing yards against that 3-3-5.
Does WVU play zone or man primarily? Baker gets a lot of yards if its man-2-man. Zone, probably not as much.
They play man almost exclusively.
Baker to the races then. I would rather Perine & Mixon do the running though, but I’ll take some easy yards with Baker too. Just slide Baker, slide.
hmm I was thinking they mixed it up
I said almost.
The interview with Shep was revealing, I thought.
http://www.soonersports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31000&ID=4472392
Would rather see Perine and Mixon get those yards, but will take them if they are available for Baker. The less I see him run and take hits the better.
I’m just assuming they’ll only go to it in obvious passing downs. I don’t think they would risk running that 3 man front against our backs but, you never you.
They have run that 3-3-5 since Rich Rod was there. I doubt they will change it for this game.
I thought I saw them run an odd front against a single back set (run) in the vid. Have to look again though.
They like to blitz up the middle with that 3DL look, at least they did with baylor and tcu. Don’t know how they will address a strong running game, it sure didn’t work for them last year.
Sure didn’t, just not really a sound look against the run imo. Have to have some serious studs on the DL to be really effective or 3 stud LBs.
Below is their depth chart as of 31 Aug. I question their depth, especially in the front 6. Lots of seniors on this team.
https://westvirginia.rivals.com/cdepthtext.asp
They’re definitely not the biggest front, but I think they have alot of returners on defense. Just by looking at they film I noticed they over play a little bit on D, that definitely works to our advantage. May see the zone read quite a bit.
maybe we’ll get some Mixon/Perine zone read again with Mixon making correct reads!
If he gets good at reads – watch out!
In High School the correct read was “I’m the best player out here but a mile, I should keep it”.
Well he’s a kid. We’re u so perfect in high school or college hell no because you’re posting here..good grief. Don’t come here bragging on him when blows up for 200 or something you’ve lost all your Norman privalages in my eyes
You completely misread my comment. I wasn’t down on Mixon, just hopeful for what could be.
I’m just being devils asscovate . …I probably should not drink and post apologize . ..
haha happens to the best of us
holgo doesn’t believe in any def
Yes Sir, I see (in my optimistic little brain), a big day from the RB’s. This is the game that makes everyone aware of our full arsenal of weapons.
Weren’t we in a 3-3-5 when Austin ran for 2309457345 yds against us and Bailey had 238754 Receiving yds a couple years ago! LOL!
I think we were in that famous 4-7 D.
Yeah, Zero LB U
I feel bad for WVU. I felt bad for even winning that game, we put some serious talent in the NFL with that game… their talent
BS is rubbing off on LR. I heard him say “at the end of the day ….”
Found this very interesting and relevant. Re: Kish, the recruiter.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2571143-the-college-recruitment-of-rob-gronkowski?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=college-football
“”He had 45 to 50 scholarship offers,” Kish said. “We got our foot in the door with him, and he came out to campus. I think Rob looked around the university and saw it was a beautiful situation with great weather. He knew we were throwing the ball all over the place at the time and that he’d have an opportunity to compete to play right away.” – Tim Kish
I never realized Gronk played for Mike at Arizona, that’s pretty neat.
That is so interesting to me because on Hard Knocks this season they showed JJ Watt standing about five feet in front of their machine and catching balls over and over as fast as they could feed it in there, and they were coming out hard! Sounds like the Gronk was doing it years before he was! Sounds like Kish was instrumental in getting one of the probable all time great ones to go to Arizona.
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https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/648980621759377408
Not in the DirecTV listings?
I don’t get Fox OK, but Fox Central usually shows these things at a later time.
Here’s a pretty good one…He’s made a pretty good career as a pro.
Q Carter
Boz shouldn’t sell himself short…Pretty “flashy”
Yessir, but according to Brian Bosworth, The Boz is no more.
Did you see the 30 for 30 on him? Some of the items he was showing his son and the emotions of the things Brian did back in the 80’s really struck me. I have always liked him, and I really respect where he is now maturity wise.
Bond should get honorable mention, but, seriously? NILA!
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https://twitter.com/Barry_Switzer/status/648971025481248768
So, I guess we’re due- winning the NC every 15 years or so. ’85, 2000, 2015?
The time is now.
Thats a great pic.
Yessir, from a great game. The fighting Sandusky’s came out strong in the 1st qtr, OU took their early shots, reversed the field position game and then struck them with the deep shot to Jackson. So many great players on that team.
A couple of Sooners in Monday Night Football’s Prime Time game!
Wow. That really is an ‘I fear winter’ growth Rip is sporting. Be afraid, Rip. Be very afraid. Oh, and buy a good parka.
I bet Mark Andrews is a big weapon this weekend
I hope. Him and Samaje and Mixon and the O-Line and the other WRs and the defense and Mike Stoops. Especially Mike Stoops. I hope the team comes up big against a talented and confident WVU team. But you’re right, Mark could be a match-up nightmare.
Watching the replay of the McAllen Memorial game with Speights at RB.
Not really sure what I am seeing, if the LaJoya defense is really bad or if the Memorial OL is really good. Speights has some skill, he makes some really smooth fakes and moves, his speed is good, he seems taller and lighter than what I have seen listed. My overall impression is I don’t think he will look good in Crimson and Cream. He just doesn’t seem to have that “it” that OU RBs traditionally have.
IMHO.
Who does, in your opinion? You still like Hogan more than the rest?
I like Hogan, a lot.
Speights is on a very bad football team and he is 95% of their offense. He isn’t built like an OU RB, his upper body isn’t developed very well and pardon the expression, but he doesn’t have any “ass” in his pants. He would need a RS just to start to look like he had a grown man’s body.
Hogan already looks like a man, is powerful and fast.
Just noticed, Norman North is at Union this coming Friday night.
I think it’s in Norman.
You are correct, it says “versus.”
128 yards, 3 TDs against Owasso.
Union D will be a stiff challenge.
EasTex, what channel?
It’s a TimeWarner Sports channel.
Checking.
Doubt you have it. They replay high school games from around Texas each week.
They’ve broadcasted schools across the country. But, you’re right. They are showing St. Xavier vs. Moeller; both schools are in the Cincinnati area.
Appreciate your opinion Tex. I thought he looked good on film but NO ONE puts a bad film out for viewing. I have noticed others from the area say he played against weak competition but had no way to verify that for myself. If our coaches see something in him, I won’t argue their opinion because they have a pretty good track record.
I finally realized by the 3rd qtr that the team they were playing, LaJoya a district opponent, is really-really bad.
When I turned it off Memorial was leading 42-7 in the 3rd and their QB was 1-9 and wasn’t even in the same area code with some of his receivers. They don’t have Speights, they got nothin’.
I respect the coaches decision, but for the life of me I don’t know what they are seeing.
I just watched Hogan’s Hudl video. The kid is smooth and very elusive. He runs as fast as he needs to run.
I see he doesn’t hold an offer from OU.
There must be something we don’t know about, he has no P5 offers.
Speculators would say, “Grades”.
Or worse.
I would say 40 time and not going to enough camps. I’m surprised Nebraska hasn’t tried to come with an offer.
I’m not saying he’s slow but my guess is his 40 time is in the 4.6 range which will not get the scouts to come to Norman.
Zack, I didn’t think he was going all out. He seemed to be running as fast as he needed to run. I think he has 4.4 speed or better.
Like eastex said it’s odd that he has no major offers. If we were taking an instate kid though I would rather take Jeremy Lewis from lone grove.
I’m not sold on the speights kid, seems like a reach when others are out there.
I see that. There must be something.
There are still some quality ballers out there.
This kid is ranked by MaxPreps as the #30 RB in Texas and yet has no scout or rivals page. He’s 5’8″ 180, 4.4 forty and finished 5th in the state powerlifting championship for his weight class. Many kids from small towns don’t have the resources to go to camps and just need to be discovered. Hopefully they will continue winning and he will get more exposure. They play their ancient rival and state powerhouse Longview in two weeks, probably a lot of scouts will be there.
http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/chavis-mills/mwkkxy16EeS00gAmVebEWg/videos.htm
Always appreciate your input but I trust Gundy- he and Boulware were there for that game and offered that night. They had to have seen something.
I trust their judgment. He and Coach Smitty will need to know what deodorant and mouthwash each uses.
I think Smitty will see that the kid needs bulk and make it happen.
He is listed at 200# though- do you think that’s exaggerated?
Can’t be certain, just seems very slender with noassatall.
Smitty fodder
noassatall is epidemic at my house
Alrighty, then.
just saying I got 2 boys who are poster children for it
I understand.
Never had that problem nor my two older brothers. Dad had us start lifting weights in grade school.
looks like I am missing all the fun
It’s ok to have fun…..just don’t steep off a curb. 🙂
No one said there would be curbs, curbs, really?
You just gotta know this girls rep in NOLA. 🙂
If I am gonna have a rep… I’d rather it b e in NOLA
What happens in NOLA, stays in NOLA I’m sure 😉
hahahahaha no I wish… My sugar bowl escapade will never ever be lived down…. huh Ray?
You had an awesome excuse after that game.
Broke my ankle in 6 places on the way to the bathroom at the super dome. Pre game. True story, didn’t see a down of game for days. No tvs in the hood hospital.
I feel just terrible, but this story gets funnier every time you tell it!
I’m laughing right now!
I know there’s some video somewhere
nah I was with a bunch of lawyers,,,, there are atleast 5 videos….
where did my reply go??? it was good!!! If I d had a rental car in Knox, I would have lost it SGE…. now that was a funny story
Hey, everything was going just fine until the cops showed up. And instead of lost, I prefer misplaced.
hahahaha its Kevins fault
OUCH!!! If you’d walked through the gates, things may have turned out differently???
exactly see my comment to ray…. I took one for the team according to my mom
Not in our lifetime. HAHA.
never….
evil laugh
Apparently “steep” curbs, too.
lol
I forget we’re on a different message board since the time of the accident. That’s how she phrased it from the hospital…”I steeped off a curb”. May have been the Meds. 🙂
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I stepped on a sprinkler head today & thought I was gonna need more repairs
speaking of… now that you know who I am… is it more hilarious that my mom, when she called after surgery the next morning, apologized & said ” I hate it for you, but if that’s what it took to beat bama…” my sweet mama
LOL!, I would expect nothing less from your mom. 🙂 Reminds me of the time I broke my nose in a game…..my dad jumps the fence and asks me if I’m going back in, when I said the coaches won’t let me he said well get off the ground and let’s go to the Hospital.
throw some dirt on it! surprised you headed to hospital… mine would have waited til after the game 🙂
Oh, he wasn’t happy about it but all the blood and the coaches dry heaving convinced him to get me out of there. I’ll never forget coach Wilson saying “son, your nose is laying on your cheek” LOL.
Alan Wilson??? lol… how did you break your nose that badly in a helmet?
That was the game I decided a T-bar really wasn’t a bad idea. 🙂 It’s amazing how well someone’s cleat fits in there just perfectly when you go low and they think they know how to hurdle.
OMG
I also found I could get the base of my fist far enough inside a face mask without a T or Donut to whop the nose real good.
I’m glad I didn’t make a living in the trenches, I witnessed and heard some gruesome stories from that place. One time I had to cuss one of my linemen because I was stretching for the goal line through a pile and he was biting me on the leg mistaking my calf for a defender’s. 🙂
There was one game where this kid, the center for the other team, blind sided me after the whistle. My team mates wanted revenge, I just asked what his number was. A little while later in a pile I twisted his ankle about 300degrees until I heard it snap/crackle/pop. He jumped up and looked around to see who did it. He walked away with no limp and I was amazed.
Late in the game I was at NG and he and I were staring eyeball to eyeball, just waiting for the ball to be snapped. The QB went hut–hut–time out! The center snapped the ball and the look in his eye was OH S**t! I came up with a forearm to his throat, lifted him up in the air and he flipped backward over the QB who was covering the loose ball. He went after the QB for his getting pwned.
Not a party until you showed up. 🙂
well here I am ….. the hair contest caught my eye
I have that show set to record, it’s on at midnight on Fox Sports Central.
Hey, there JJ. How are you? Glad you stopped by.
I am great, how are you?
Very good. Very busy. I have three kids and they all swim. My son swims for the high school. So, I’m back and forth all day.
fantastic! I tried to encourage mine to swim, the oldest did through about 6 th before enjoying tennis more
damn, jj, are you a nhl fan? if so, any particular team?
I like hockey no particular team, try to see a couple games in Dallas. Honeslty I base it on who they are playing 🙂
yeah, I like several teams esp the rangers………when I lived in ntx I followed the stars and still do since they show on cable…….hopefully they can reverse last season and make a run………enjoy the season
yes they’ve had a rough go recently, it was a lot of fun though those seasons (ugh) 15 years ago when they won the cup & were in the finals.
Slap Shot showing on NBCSHD, DirecTV Ch. 220
Well, it’s listed that way but when I tuned in, it’s NHL Preseason. Just as well.
Ah well. Just as well then.
Movie up next…
patience, week from wedns nite the real thing starts……doubleheader on nbcsn………rangers/hawks, sharks/kings…….
https://twitter.com/adamgorney/status/648895949012471808
I’m watching the 4th quarter of the Tulsa game, again. Bye weeks are horrible.
With about 11 minutes left in the game, Mayfield threw a wide receiver screen to Neal. Before the pass, Neal stutter stepped prior to stepping back behind the LOS to receive the pass. Man, did the Tulsa DBs come down hill quickly. Westbrook was blocking his guy but he could have just as easily run right by him. It was a quick throw but there wasn’t a rush of any sort. A pump fake and 88 out the gate, as we say down South.
This is the kind of stuff LR pays attention to. I know he picked up on it and chose not to go back to it. I don’t believe we’ve seen anything from this offense. WVU is in for a rude awakening.
I want to see some tempo. We might need to hold off on that until Texsa to be certain our OL is synced up.
Yep, for sure. The OL is looking better each week.
I sure like how Alvarez never looks between his legs before snapping the ball.
Well, in fairness, that was his only time at center this year and it was in front of a home crowd that gets quiet when the offense is on the field. No way he could have heard the QB at Knoxville.
About to hit the bunk.
You probably won’t see this until the a.m., but you might find this video entertaining…I sure have.
The two RBs in red, #33 Senior, #5 Junior. Also watch #9 on defense, kid just started playing football last year, he is a soph DE 6’6″ 200lbs, but very athletic. The video starts at just under 16 minutes, there is about 4 minutes left in the 1st qtr and the score 28 before half time.
https://youtu.be/LQzxePJszPk?t=15m45s
EasTex, thanks for sharing.
#33 and #5 are impressive. I haven’t watched enough to be impresses with #9.
However, who is #99. If that kid used his hands every down, he can’t be blocked. He’s built like an oak tree: stocky from top to bottom.
I heard the announce use that phrase I posted yesterday: “88 out the gate.”
LOL!
I knew you would catch that phrase.
Number 99 is Antonio Washington, he has a high motor.
http://www.scout.com/player/191423-antonio-washington?s=73
A little bit on how some of our recruits are doing in their most-recent games:
https://oklahoma.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1808020
Interesting takes from Dana Holgorsen on this Saturday’s game. His thoughts on some on our guys, our D vs Tulsa, last year’s problems with us…. (sorry if already posted)
http://www.wvillustrated.com/story/30144312/watch-wvu-coach-holgorsen-looks-ahead-to-oklahoma
Looks like we offered a DE from Bishop Gorman in Vegas yesterday.. Haskell Garrett
Blessed and honored to say I have received my first Big 12 offer from the University of Oklahoma #sooners http://t.co/02CSiPbSHN
Bishop Gorman…..Demarco Murray was from there correct?
Yes along with Ryan Reynolds & Justin Chaisson
And David White.
He was our connection. Left for a job with the UFC..
Well, he was the connection because he was the head coach, and then left to OU to coach tight ends.
Yes, i know.. I was saying he was our connection with BG.. When he took the UFC job.. We lost our “in”, & haven’t gotten a BG player since..
Okay, misread that.
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