Sooners News Daily 11.17.15
Posted on: November 17, 2015
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@Jordan_Esco Finished just now. Check out the Baker Mayfield Heisman hype video: https://t.co/gapXRLGNbR #Sooners
— Swanny J (@JasonSwanny) November 17, 2015
#Sooners taking it one game at a time in Championship November. Monday practice report ➡️ https://t.co/FHIrnkYwJ4 pic.twitter.com/zUJNvWs65s
— Sooner Sports TV (@SoonerSportsTV) November 17, 2015
Well, that was easy. #ShakeNBake is the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. #Baker4Heisman pic.twitter.com/QoQFzcMBbZ
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 16, 2015
#Big12FB: @OU_Football is this week's @AutoNation National Team of the Week after knocking off Baylor in Waco 44-34. https://t.co/kHSCTujkcX
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) November 16, 2015
.@NavyFB QB Keenan Reynolds & @OU_Football DE Charles Tapper named our Seniors of the Week > https://t.co/ZsGlgg5Vtr
— Reese's Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) November 16, 2015
ICYMI it yesterday:
Stoops says Matt Dimon will be available to play this weekend.
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 16, 2015
Gary Patterson said Trevone Boykin and Josh Doctson are both questionable this week vs. OU. "I'll know more by tomorrow."
— David Ubben (@davidubben) November 16, 2015
Stock Report (via @BuckyBrooks) 3 WRs rising, 2 senior QBs in decline –> https://t.co/AOznlKe4L4 pic.twitter.com/n3mntVl90R
— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) November 16, 2015
Forward Pass: How Oklahoma built one of this season's stingiest defenses — which could land it in the playoff. https://t.co/uBYhh0SV0G
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 16, 2015
Baylor licking physical and emotional wounds after loss to Oklahoma and with unbeaten Oklahoma St on the horizon. https://t.co/wegN8BGHfM
— Chuck Carlton (@ChuckCarltonDMN) November 17, 2015
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"Never again"… #Sooners surge isn't rooted in the Texas loss, but rather a post-2014 season culture change: https://t.co/JfvmM75ohW
— Guerin Emig (@GuerinEmig) November 17, 2015
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4pm CST, btw. So I hope you asked off work early and/or set your DVRs.
OU tips season with road test @ Memphis on Tuesday! We've got everything you need to know >> https://t.co/p1T77rD6Ta pic.twitter.com/OaaTmoRXrU
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) November 16, 2015
OU basketball: Buddy Hield looks to Isaiah Cousins for summer boost https://t.co/A7fWoezqtr
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) November 17, 2015
The biggest difference between the #Sooners this year and last? Depth. https://t.co/rlf8v3O0Qy pic.twitter.com/Aezvm13mt6
— OU Daily Sports (@OUDailySports) November 16, 2015
Is Buddy Hield a POY candidate? Can the #Sooners dethrone Kansas? Storylines for 2015: https://t.co/rlf8v3wpZ0 pic.twitter.com/FIRhgeyFnZ
— OU Daily Sports (@OUDailySports) November 16, 2015
Defintely wasn’t expecting this last night. Sure hope it’s not an indication of how this season is going to go for the women. I feel pretty confident in saying Sherri Coale teams almost always improve as the season goes on, but at the same time I’m just not sure how much difference-making talent there is on this particular team. Would LOVE to see them prove me wrong about that, though.
RECAP | #Sooners look to rebound after falling to North Texas Monday night: https://t.co/82IfQL4WSh pic.twitter.com/AQ2jwWNZwP
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) November 17, 2015
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Congrats to Audrey Alford on becoming the 3rd Sooner to earn Rookie of the Week! Release: https://t.co/8sT10SHsAw pic.twitter.com/nfVSS25r8G
— Oklahoma Volleyball (@OU_Volleyball) November 16, 2015
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No update on the JUCO running back deal???
@jasonkersey: I have confirmed Keshawn Harris, who announced his commitment to OU today, has no OU offer — even to walk on. Strange situation all around
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Thing is, you can’t get real confirmation of that because OU can’t talk about prospective recruits.. & the kid still says he has an offer from Gundy… Totally bizarre..
I don’t see Gundy making an offer and nobody else at the university knowing anything about it. Maybe Gundy asked him to come to a camp or the kid received a form letter. It’s hard to believe he’s confused about the process since he already plays college ball but it sure seems strange.
The coaches could certainly answer yes or no to a direct question without saying his name, so you can get a real confirmation.
Sounds like a catfish thing to me honestly
This is what would seem to make the most sense to me.
Mmmm…catfish.
Sounds like he has an anterior motive. Can the University get in any kind of trouble for this. Might be a silent Baylor commit who is upset?
No. The University can’t get in trouble because some random person claims something without proof. If this were some 4* RB that popped up and claimed this, then someone might be able to make some noise about it. But this kid doesn’t look like the kind we would offer in the first place. Everyone’s first response was “who?” It wouldn’t pass the sniff test if someone tried to use it against OU.
In this day and age of college football, stranger things have happened.
If someone is trying they are not very good at it. If you were going to try and pull something like that you would need a player that someone would believe OU was going after. The more likely possibilities are that someone was catfishing the kid, he did it just to get attention, or he has some mental health issues.
I know now, it was Monte Teo.
That kind of thing is what I would tend to believe. It assumes the kid is legit in what he is saying and also assumes that OU is.
At 6-2 230 and 4.5 speed you would think everyone would have heard of him. But…
That is 4.5 speed in a 20 yard dash. Did you see his highlight video? Dude is pulling a sled big time.
@Keshawn_21: I have no reason to lie about committing to OU for next year and for anybody doesn’t believe me can ask @OU_CoachGundy if we spoke about it
We posted the update yesterday. The commitment wasn’t legit. Not really much else to say is there? Somehow things got confused, not sure how or why at this point it really matters, but that’s JMO.
It matters because the kid claims it’s a real offer…
No, it really doesn’t matter. Let’s all move on.
Oh, ok… Since you said so…
Kids claim offers all the time, though.
But making random commitments & challenging skeptics doesn’t happen all the time… Im sure there is an interesting story here, im just waiting for someone to have it..
No doubt. It’s an odd one, at least in that a kid would be this adamant about it, to be sure.
Boomer! Saturday focus for TCU. Very mobile qb, although looks like he’ll be hobbled.
He might play but I don’t think he’s practicing this week for fear of injury. Which, in my opinion, would be a mistake. Don’t be surprised if they don’t play him. I certainly don’t think they will run him if he does play. It will be Stidham all over again.
I tend to disagree. He looked to me like he was walking off fine behind the trainers. If a guy is hurt the trainers don’t turn their back on the guy on the way to the locker. Also, later he was walking with a limp, but I believe that was because they put a boot on him. The reason he didn’t come back in the game is because it was KU, at home, and OU next week. If a guy is walking off the field without assistance and w/o a limp, the sprain is not serious, imo, and he will be 100%. OU better be ready for vintage Boykin, imo.
I think if he can play at all, they’ll play him. They’ve no reason to hold back anything at this point. It’s make or break, so they’ll err on the side of giving him a shot, I imagine.
Glad to see Tapper and Navy QB getting some love this week. Can we get a running tally of weekly awards/ annual award finalists? Seem to be racking up quite a few. Also, I tend to like Guerin Emig’s writing, which makes me feel all icky to say about anything remotely associated with the Tulsa World.
The stadium needs to be freakin’ berserk on Saturday!
*Last Home Game
*Championship Implications
*Baker Heisman Campaign
*Top 15 Opponent
*Ton of big time recruits
*An all-time Sooner Great, Sterling Shephard’s final home game
*Most importantly, killing the Katy Perry Curse.
BOOM
And it’s Gary Patterson. You KNOW….he wants nothing more than to come into Our house and catapult his own team back into contention. We better not over-look these guys. TCU always plays us tough. We do need an electric atmosphere.
True story, sir. Can’t wait to watch GP get frustrated and do his strange “pull his pants up” and hunch over routine.
Either he does that as a nervous tick or he’s in serious need of a belt.
If it’s a belt issue, he can borrow Bob’s… After he and the horny toads receive a good beatin’ from it.
But he wears a belt…. LOL
The mystery continues, lol!
Have you watched him tie his shoes?
I don’t think so. Why? Another awkward thing he does?
I told my wife that I thought part of the reason the struggled last week is that they worked on OU all week
Aside from their injury concerns, you make a great point. That’s exactly what happened. #Schnikes
I think it’s going to be a great atmosphere. It was pretty darn good for the ISU game, and that was ISU.
I completely agree. I can’t help but continue to feed the hype train though, lol.
The ISU game was pretty impressive IMO, considering the opponent.
Senior’s night.
OU jump around , fans need to be crazy.
Driving down from Omaha, NE on Friday to watch the boys play basketball that night, and will be at Memorial Stadium on Saturday! Should be a helluva weekend– BOOMER!!
Good Morning fellow Brainiacs. Got my paper turned in last night, turned out to be 14-pages instead of the 7 asked for. I will let you know the results once I have them. Ohhh and by the way yes “It’s a great day to be a SOONER”, Is there any doubt? Focus, Focus, Focus on TCU. And if anybody is going to the game that does not intend on being loud, go ahead and give them to me and I will show you how it is done.
47, great job. I’m proud of you. Great job of giving more than what was asked of you. I’m sure your professor is looking forward to reading your paper. Your paper could very well be the measuring stick for the entire class.
If you ever feel overwhelmed from the demands of school and things going on in your personal life, just remember this: “Win Today.” Be your best today and when tomorrow comes, well, you know.
Congratulations and may you have God’s favor for the remainder of your life.
Thank You!!! And even in the bad times I have always been blessed. Did not seem like it at the time, but he has a purpose for each and every one of us. And may you and yours be blessed as well. 🙂 And I do believe that I was the first to turn one in, so I have that going for me.
Suck up. Teacher’s pet. Over-achiever! LOL!
Good job and thanks!
Never was in high school, so I have tried to set my goals higher. And yes I am the favorite in every class. That’s what happens when you actually pay attention.
LOL! That was me. I was a decent HS student, getting by without trying very hard. But I graduated from college with a 4.0. I was worried about how much harder the work would be and I paid attention and put in just a bit more effort than I did in HS.
That is awesome. I was the kid sleeping in every class in HS. Highest GPA I had was a 1.17. Shooting for the honor roll in college, but not getting my hopes to high. Because as they say no one will be harder on me than myself.
Showing up for class and doing the work doesn’t make the honor roll (or even passing the class!) automatic, but it sure makes a big difference.
Focus, Will and Determination. Leads to Hard work, Dedication and Loyalty.
I was great in math, science, history, government, and pe & weights. But I had a hard time with English. I never have understood the need to diagram a sentence. LOL! I was an average B student in HS without trying very hard. My goal was to keep my grades good enough that I could play sports. Until after my senior year of basketball when I learned I really was not good enough to play D-1 basketball.
Touche’. The best is yet to come.
Excellent Scorpions song
( Best is yet to come )
Great job on the paper. No matter what the grade, I am sure you learned a lot and now have more confidence to write those papers going forward!
Thanks,Golf
Hardest step: stopping procrastinating so that you leave yourself time to do the rewrites that get it back down to 7.
But don’t worry, it only takes most of us into our early 40’s to get there.
Congrats on getting the monkey off your back.
Screw the TCU Corn Dogs!
… but I love corn dogs. :/
Got Mustard?
RR, good morning, dude. I see you’re at it already.
Silly nonsense never sleeps, Sam.
MMMM Corn dogs. Do you have a side of tater tots to go with them?
Good Morning Sooners!
Morning
Mornin!!!
I’m borrowing this.
Be my guest! 🙂
Thanks!
Are you going to be at the game Saturday?
No, I am supposed to go to an anniversary party for some people at church (they are also Sooner fans). I have been begging my wife not to make me go and to let me watch the game. Last night she said, I will think about it. I’m making ground. LOL
Good luck.
Thanks! She is as hard headed as I am, so I need all the luck I can get.
Well, you better hope she doesn’t have a TFB account and hope she doesn’t know your profile name. You called her “hard headed.” LOL!
LOL! She would agree with me.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but she hasn’t on this. LOL!
I’m just giving you a hard time.
True! She’s at home with a cold right now, or I would have her chime in. (We work together)
She has a cold. Do you have a fever or a cough? Hmm. Good luck.
I’m not part of this conversation, but when all else fails, bribery can sometimes work.
I thought about bribery. I think she holds the trump card when it comes to bribery.
That’s a tough one then.
You got that right Gary. LOL
I did just buy her a new car last week…..
How quickly they forget. That should have bought a whole slough of attaboys.
No kidding! I would remind her of that right this second, but she is currently sleeping her fever off.
This seems important enough to warrant a wakeup!!! Including and airhorn and a bucket of cold water. Maybe some firecrackers, too!
LOL! I like my “man parts” right where they are at, thank you.
That’s a good excuse to tell her that she already granted permission before the fever.
Have someone video the anniversary party and watch it later. Then send a nice card
That’s a thought. I told them when they scheduled this thing three months ago that there was a chance I would have to skip it. My wife assured them I would be there. UGH!
Then do a video of you and send it with the wife for them to view.
Edit: And blame it on me, I’m used to getting the blame, lol.
Good idea. Or they can facetime me.
Done deal
During a timeout, of course.
Declare that you have had a vision, received a prophecy even, and that you are divinely commanded to watch the game.
stick with this story.
Watch the opposite number husband eat his liver in frustration that he didn’t think of it first.
LOL! Yeah, that won’t fly but it’s a good thought.
Got you covered, brother. You can thank me later.
Too awesome… http://www.wikihow.com/Fake-Sick-to-Stay-Home-from-School
I’ve been sick for two weeks. LOL!
PW! LOL
I think after 21 years that has gone bye bye. LOL
Howdy!!!
Lol, nice 😉
Pic stolen!
It’s fair game. 🙂
Top 2 items in the list are about the Sooners. And it looks like Shep broke the pylon cam!
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25376574/these-10-things-meet-moxie-mayfield-your-new-football-crush
Saw this last night. Hope Iowa wears those unis when we beat them for the NC. How about Harvard’s band? Keepin’ in classy.
Yeah, I saw that too. I think the band figured since there were only 95 people at the game, that no one would notice.
Ha. Love it. Why not? Just so it didn’t happen during a Chess Match.
I hope the fans who attend the game this Saturday are like our TFB friend Robertson / Robertson 2016: Off the freaking hook.
During the press conference yesterday, Stoops was asking for the crowd to spend the extra hour to get “charged up” before the game and get rowdy.
Sorry, meant to include this in the post today but forgot.
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/666627066670878720
I liked that he corrected scott on that “thankful” .Love it when Stoops takes a shot at the SEC
Whoops, didnt see this posted already. My bad for re-posting above..
Prime Bob Stoops. Excellent.
Campaign season.
If you haven’t read Emig’s “Never Again” article, you need to do it right now. We have been very fortunate to have some young men of great character in leadership positions. They faced some unprecedented adversity – mostly off the field. But the challenges on the field are what forged their solidarity that informed how they faced the off-field incidents.
When we look back at the bounce back of Sooner football, it is these young men who are at the heart of it. When their playing days are over, any of these guys should be welcomed back to get their start in coaching should they want to pursue it.
Cannot wait to hear the volume of the crowd for Senior Night on Saturday when seniors like Shep, Striker, Tapper and Darlington are recognized… They stood up and took responsibility to lead the team and we see the results. Great job, men.
That was a great article! I like how they discussed that when the 7 leaders got together they would argue sometimes for hours. But they seem to have worked it all out!
Looking forward to kicking the crap out of TCU but not to losing such great young men. Skill can be replaced, but character and leadership not so easily.
Looking forward to kicking the crap out of TCU but not to losing such great young men. Skill can be replaced, but character and leadership not so easily.
Wow we’re going to miss Sterling Shepard!
Big time!
Reading that Tulsa World article makes me so proud to be a sooner! This team deserves the world because of the way they have battled adversity and unified, and I have never really seen this much strong leadership in a Sooners team.
As much as a care about #8 I’m so proud of this team already that I will be happy with any outcome. That being said….
#BeatTCU
#Baker4Heisman
I may have posted this on here already but I’m particularly worried about Mayfield winning the Heisman. Worst case:we could get a Striker-Watson (or whoever actually wins) moment similar to 2000 Marshall-Weinke
Speaking of Sterling, everyone take 3 seconds and vote!!
https://twitter.com/kenny_mossman/status/666623479345713153
done
Done looks good for Shep
Done
Done and at 9:21 am (Tuesday) he is in the lead!
Yep
Done. And SS is leading by a healthy margin right now.
Done. Thanks for the link.
Done. Shep is the MAN!
DONE!
Done. Shep leads at 42%.
Wow….I just voted and Sterling is WAY out in front. Nice!
Wow….I just voted and Sterling is WAY out in front. Nice!
43.27% Leading by almost 20%
Done!
Vote on all of your devices, please.
Hit up all of your devices.
Done. 🙂
Done
Did you vote on all of the devices you own?
Not yet, but I will. Thanks.
Thanks – Done!
Regards,
Baron Boomer
How many devices do you own?
Hi SamSooner – what do you mean?
Regards,
Baron Boomer.
No worries – I got you now.
Regards
I’ve voted on every device in the house. That’s seven devices for now. I will hit up my kids when they get home.
How about the fact that Seibert is up for the Ray Guy award. I don’t know if there are better punters out there but he could walk away with that honor as a true freshman.
Thanks Chris – Done!
He is still out in front by a healthy margin.
after watching the OU ladies team , it is clear that Sherri lacks a quick , penetrator guard. way too many outside shots…..maybe G Carter will provide the missing quickness when she returns…. Soonerettes also lack a power forward to help Williams on the boards. Manning is not the answer ……………
It’s time for Sherri to enjoy a well-deserved retirement.
All I could do was watch the ESPN game cast. Was that Criner player for N.T. that good? She seemed to win the game for N.T. in the stat line.
Question for anyone listening: I had a chance to rewatch the game a couple times now, and looked at the play where Mixon got his helmet knocked off. I’d sure like to know how the blazes that didn’t warrant a flat for targeting. After deliberate helmet to helmet contact, the guy even has the nerve to get up and start screaming in Mixon’s face. The little turd obviously didn’t get the memo that Baylor is still #2 in this league.
You are not alone.
What Clay said! We all called for it on the boards when it happened.
kudos for getting #2 and turd in the same post 😉
Lol, part of my evil plan of subliminal persuasion to convince people to subconsciously associate Baylor football with excrement. I think it’s working 😉
Most of us already knew. It’s the rest of the world we must awaken to this common knowledge.
Stoops said he’s questioning the league about the play.
I wish they could fine/suspend refs for missed calls like that. OR hell, eject the ref who missed the call, and put in his replacement. We eject players and coaches who royally screw up…
Id rather they award us an automatic win over TCU as reparations for their epic screw up.
One of the Great Mysteries.
Inexcusable really, especially considering the rule is put in place for PLAYER SAFETY!
“Last January when we came together we resolved not to let it happen again. We weren’t perfect, and we haven’t been perfect since then. But there has definitely been a resolve of leadership that we’re going to take it upon ourselves to do what we need to do to take this team to where we should be as a program, and honor the tradition we had before us.”–Ty Darlington
that feller sure is a good leader to have
That was an excellent article too.
Yes it was, I like most of Emig writes
I do too.
Here is Stoops on an interview with Scott Van Pelt. Pretty classic Stoops, especially at the end, with regards towards the SEC.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/14151281/bob-stoops-win-oklahoma-sooners-college-football-playoff
Stoops: “….and ya know we went on the road to Tennessee and won, and beat one of those SEC teams.” (he says with a sh*t eating grin…)
Van Pelt: “I’m aware what conference they are in, Thank you coach Stoops..” Or something like that.. HA!
If there’s any coach that can talk sh-t on the SEC, it’s Stoops. He’s fared pretty well against them.
https://twitter.com/AlexS_ESPN/status/666622492883197952
^^^Is that good?
=]
I guess it’s okay. If you like your QB playing well in crunch time.
Meh, I’m more of a Pick-6 kinda guy… But, whatever is best for the team.
speaking of, the ABC reporter after the game kept saying when Mayfield threw a pick 6. I laughed at first then she said it again. Did she even watch the game?
It’s good, but the TD number appears to be off. Mayfield only has 31 total. Against KSU, TT, and KU he had 11 and none of those games were close in the 4th.
37 total. 31 passing, 6 rushing.
It still doesn’t add up the way he said it. It was 23 in the 4th quarter with the score +-7. Given the three games I looked at eliminated 11, add in ISU and that’s another 4 and you’re left with no more than 22. None of those games were +-7 in the 4th.
Heres a detailed breakdown for passing td’s
http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/player/522/1057661/passing/situational.html
And heres a breakdown of his rushing td’s
http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/player/522/1057661/rushing/situational.html
I freaking love CFB stats, best stat site out there.
So by that he has five TD’s in the 4th + OT not 23. Like I said the numbers he gave didn’t add up. Still thanks for the links.
Ya i dont see how he came up with that. No problem at all =)
I really like that cfbstats site. I have been looking for something like that for a long time.
I’m a huge stats guy, that site was a godsend. So many stats, and with detailed breakdowns. Its my go to tool for forum arguing lol.
Bob,
cfbstats is a great site for all college FB stats. For games and W/L comparisons with histories, the site STASSEN.COM is excellent.
Nothing showing up…. I’ve refreshed several times? hmmm
Appears that he removed it due to that stat being incorrect.
Perroni switched his pick for Speights to OU.
Folks, if you haven’t voted for Shepard to advance in the Biletnikoff Award, do so. Don’t forget to vote on all of the devices you own, including the devices owned by your neighbor and Uncle Bob, and Uncle Bob’s uncle and…
I believe this is the correct link: http://biletnikoffaward.com/fan-vote
Oh, and if you clear your cookies you can vote more than once. Not that any of you would do that, but just saying.
I’m confused. My uncle’s name is Steve.
There’s a lot you don’t know about Uncle Bob, I mean Steve.
Maybe if you could just speak a little slower I could follow better.
I’m going to be in Columbus this weekend for the game. You going to be there? I’m seem to remember you saying you don’t want anything to do with the Buckeyes. Just wondering.
Yeah, all I do is root against the Buckeyes. Hate them with a passion. I’ll definitely be rooting for MSU, then Michigan, then Iowa.
Amen there! I’m in the same boat. My 2 favorite college teams are OU and whoever is playing the cluckeyes.
I used to have a t-shirt in HS back in the early 70’s that read something like that, except the other team was “Texas” (before the spelling change to Texsa)
Right on!
and Groovy!
Oh and I am Uncle Bob.
But if you are Uncle Bob, and have already voted, how can I vote on your devices? Oh yeah, clear Uncle Bob’s cookies.
And I have an Uncle Bob so how confusing is that?
Could I vote for him?
I don’t think he made the list. He’s around 80.
So, literally, ‘Bob’s yer uncle’?
Mmmmmm….cookies! Big fat chewy ones with chocolate chips and nuts.
Sterling is smashing the field! 48%
I voted anyway, but does this really have an effect on the award? I would have thought coleman would be the runaway winner.
How awesome would it be for baker to win the heisman(which i think he will), and shep to win the biletnikoff?
I would not complain if either or BOTH of those happen!
“We failed in the secondary a year ago,” said Stoops. “But Jordan Thomas and [sophomore safety] Steven Parker are a year older. We’re just much older in the secondary, and that maturity is paying off.” It was remarkable and exciting to watch the number of times that the downfield coverage was responsible for letting the line get to the qb. Admittedly it probably helped that he was a freshman and that it was raining, but none the less, the downfield coverage was often outstanding.
One week at a time, but I guess we need Okie State to squeak past Baylor in a 65-64 game with no defense….
Sooners ranked 7th in Playoff Rankings. http://espn.go.com/college-football/playoffPicture
#7 this week
#5 after TCU victory
#4 after OSU victory
#1 after national championship game, more important #8 National Championships.
Those aren’t the playoff rankings. That is just sorted by the AP rankings. Playoff Rankings don’t come out until tonight. Once the Playoff Rankings are released, those rankings will go in the CFP column that is currently blank.
ok – my bad – thanks for clarifying… just anxious…
Just looked at the OP’s visitor’s list for this week-end. Is there a real “Boom” in the near future? About one every 10 days would be nice.
Has anyone else heard the rumblings about a player testing positive for banned substances? I’m not going to elaborate any further because I don’t want to fire up the rumor mill. I keep hearing bits and pieces of some potentially very shitty news. Can anyone else weigh in?
Don’t speak that evil here!
Your first comment here?
/dubious
sorry?
He’s dubious of your comment, since it’s the first you have ever posted here and your first post is some sort of scandal mongering.
I’m a long time reader and usually don’t have anything to add to the conversation. I am intentionally being vague because all I have are some rumors I heard and it would be disrespectful to start accusing people of things.
This place is the most connected group of sooner fans I know of. I thought maybe someone else knew more than I did. I’d say don’t shoot the messenger, but I don’t even have a message. Just a question.
Boomer!
It was Siebert, wasn’t it? I knew that leg was too good to be true.
http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Shocked-William-Shatner-Star-Trek.gif
I was translating what EasTex said not necessarily making a judgement. Just recognize that one of the standard markers of an Internet troll is to come in and start posting negative stuff about the locals. Low post count and high negative content are troll city. The often couch it in things like “I heard this rumor.”
he solution is to post often enough that people know when you bring up something like this you are a fan and not some troll.
I follow you. I never asked anyone to believe me. I asked others for corroboration. There was no hear ye….hear ye moment. I also don’t want any of what I heard to be true. Honestly, warm welcomes like this one are why I don’t post on here.
Why not just surf the post to see if there is any info? If there was, one or more of the regulars on here would have said info and would have shared.
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https://twitter.com/Sooner_Source/status/666618220800004097
Is that normal for OUDNA? To not sellout? I’ve never been…
No idea, never been to TBP stadium, but BOGO for tcu and baylor is pretty sad.
Indeed
When I was in HS they would invite every HS band in Oklahoma for “band day” so that they could try to fill up the stadium.
The seating capacity was much smaller then, I presume?
Looked it up. It was 51,000 then 60,000 now. We went a couple of times. I don’t remember it even being full then.
Thanks. I tried to tell my nurse/barmaid about that but she denied it. it’s a nice enough stadium but the darn field runs east to west. I mean Okie lite can’t get their directions correct.
Can’t be too harsh about the direction, my old high school stadium runs E-W, also.
Oops, sorry. My old coach used to say run north or south. So I will be rooting for OU to run east or west in Stillwater.
LOL!
Not this week.
ET all stadiums are supposed to be NS, what’s the deal? (It helped us, the slower ones, at least 1/2 the game)
I prefer they do, but don’t think there is hard rule that says they must. Sometimes they are aligned that way due to the lay of the land.
Floyd-Casey did too, I think.
Mine too.
I made a visit as a Sr. in HS to Lewis Field, I have never been to TBP stadium, I have friends who have kids who go there (they have 2 daughters, 1 Sr. going to OU, 1 Soph going to OSU). They say TBP is pretty fab.
Totally normal… They basically can’t sell out because they have seats that are season ticket only & they don’t ever release those to the public even when they aren’t sold..
Neither has anyone else 😉
So basically what they’re saying is, OU fans don’t have very nice TV’s?
LOL!
That’s a good one.
Well, some of us have to drive 6 hours to get to a game. I get to see one OU game a year live and in person…. This year it was in Lawrence, KS. UGH!
I’ve met more than one OSUcks “fan” who says they root for the Pukes because they had a shared affinity for the “Cowboy culture”. Said OU was a bunch of “city punks”.
But really, they only “root” when asked. Not that they actually keep up with what’s going on. And so I quickly excuse myself from those conversations.
So a decent percentage of their “fans” are pretty much just OU haters. Why does this not surprise me? LOL
LOL! Pretty much, yeah.
And that is why I never root for them. Yes, not even against the Whorns.
This….
My favorite thing to do is ask an osu fan to name five players on the team. Nobody I have ever asked has been able to give me a full list.
Oh, that’s good!
“Uh. Mike Gundy?”
A couple weeks ago, one person said Dez Bryant. No joke.
Hopefully you departed the conversation with a cabbage fart. :-0
Make it two. 🙂
Doubled down, good man.
Thats ok we’ll help them out by filling those remaining seats with Crimson and Cream.
Since their stadium was renovated they have been hostile towards allowing many ticket sales to Sooner fans.
That doesn’t surprise me. Fine let them fill those empty seats with turkey legs then.
Bob Stoops is ready for TCU http://i.imgur.com/k4Xe4us.gif
OUtstanding!
https://twitter.com/Takeflightchuck/status/666663192194625536
I like that guy.
Awesome!
@Keshawn_21: I would like to apologize to the university of Oklahoma I was told something different I will not be attend OU next year…
Poor kid! I think he honestly misunderstood. Best of luck to him wherever he ends up!
I do notice that he doesn’t say who “told something different.” Sounds like he may have been scammed by someone.
There we go.
https://twitter.com/Keshawn_21/status/666664139515785216
That was an odd deal. Wonder what the miscommunication was.
Poor guy, hope he ends up somewhere competitive anyway.
Weird
Lol.. that is just as confusing as his commitment in the first place..
Very strange but I wish him well wherever he ends up.
https://twitter.com/Keshawn_21/status/666665652799692800
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https://twitter.com/Keshawn_21/status/666666244553048065
Redshirting next year wouldn’t be a bad move, still have 3 years to play. Basically gives you a full 4 years at OU to make it happen.
KJ, give me the skinny for today.
One of our starters may be laid up this week with an injury. I should know more as the week progresses. I know, not good news to start the week off.
Sanchez?
my guess
No he’s good. It was an injury that popped up after the game. So hopefully with a couple days of treatment and rest he’ll be good to go…but well see.
Too much celebrating with them fans. Gave a hug to the wrong Sooner mama and bruised a rib, my guess.
Or hurt form climbing the RG3 statue to put the Schooner hat on it.
That leaves out Orlando (no climbing necessary).
Offense or defense?
Haha Offense.
Skill guy or big guy? (Or big skill guy?)
Mixon took a shot to the head. Concussions can take a while to appear…so that’s my guess.
That, SO737, is called analysis, and I wish I had the mind for it.
Just grab some AI code and have it do it for you! Good programmers are lazy! 🙂
How do you tell the difference between a programmer and an engineer?
You put them in a room with a stove, a table, and a pot of water on the floor and tell them to heat the water.
The engineer will put the pan on the stove and turn it on.
The programmer will put the pan on the table, then move the pan from the table to the stove because “that’s a problem we already know how to solve.”
I don’t know who it is, but Mixon did look slow getting up after taking that hit.
I thought he popped right up and got in the guys face
He definitely did, but just seemed a little off to me when I watched the game again Monday night. He was celebrating after and running around, so I’m sure he’s fine.
Hope so…I know we didn’t see much of him afterwards but there wasn’t really a need to with Perine….I was hoping it was Sanchez since we have a capable back up and its a minor injury…still could be Mixon if he starts showing symptoms
No, was probably Jokeman taking a cheap shot at post game. You know – too scared to take cheap shots at Orlando during the game.
Did he play the whole game? I didn’t see much of him/s.
I’ve watched and re-watched that Flowers pass. Just to see Jokeman get put on his back over and over and over. Makes me smile.
I would guess Mixon after the hit to the helmet he took. My guess is concussion protocol says he had to sit. He did take a very solid hit to the head. I am sure we will see.
Are you referring to an arm injury?
Baker? Or Orlando?
An article I read said we didn’t have a scholly even if it was on the real. I have no idea.
Sounds like the kid jumped the gun after first being shown interest.
So last week #14 OSU beats #08 TCU and jumps six spots with #02 LSU & #07 Michigan State having lost. This weekend with us being ranked 12th and beating the #06 team in Baylor, where do we end up at with #07 Stanford, #09 LSU and #10 Utah having lost in front of us? Do we jump Okie Lite with their poor showing at ISU for the #06 spot? Maybe.
OSU doesn’t matter since we still play them. Assuming we are at #7 OSU and one of Iowa/tOSU have to lose putting us at #5. So we just need one of the ones ahead of us to lose and we should be in. Or someone like ND to win but be unconvincing enough that our three big wins at the in let us jump them.
Yeah, it works itself out with the teams within our division, I guess I just like to try and decipher the CFP committee’s thought processes in advance. My biggest concern is with ND, considering the outcomes with our common opponent. If the eyeball test means anything, though, they have to put us above them if we win out.
I’m also a little concerned what happens to our ranking when we sit idle in the final week.
The problem with the “eyeball test” is that, if Joe Klatt is right, the committee is being dominated by a couple of old Big-10 guys. Their eye seems to favor old school offenses over the more modern ones.
It’s hard to argue. And I don’t think the two or three years Jeff Long spent at OU will count for anything either. Basically we have little to no representation.
Here’s hoping that dogfight with Baylor got their attention then.
You know, I’m not sure I’ve ever personally met a TCU fan. Do they exist?
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Patterson%E2%80%93Gimlin_film_frame_352.jpg
Say-skwatch is a TCU fan? That must be why he’s always hiding.
Eveytime I go for a walk my photo ends up on the Internet.
Living here in the d/fw area I can assure you they do exist.
Meh. Better than a Puke.
Touche’… they wear that Barney purple everywhere…
OK, now I really want us to stomp TCU. BARNEY MUST DIE!!!!!
I know 1 & he just became a fan about 3 years ago.. Was a UT fan before that…
LOL! I’ve been saying that I’m waiting for the day when Baylor fans turn back into UT fans. It’ll come.
updates on visitors running back looks good
hopefully I wont have any so I can watch the game in peace
LOL
Hines visiting again is great news. I’m hoping Caleb Kelly decides to make his silent commit status a public commit status this weekend.
I thought we had cooled on Hines?Adams looks great was he the sparty decommit?
Yeah he(Adams)was
I still love watching Bob Stoops stick it to the SEC. Some things just never get old 🙂
Stoops was the groundbreaking coach to call out the SEC. It seemed like other universities or media just accepted. But it was Stoops that broke the mold.
Charles Arbuckle and Ryan McGee both said last night on Championship drive that the SEC isn’t as good as advertised. I had to rewind it just to make sure I hadn’t nodded off and was dreaming it.
Mark Packer ripped someone up one side and down the other yesterday for suggesting the SEC teams played a gauntlet, lol!
Arkansas is good now. Or so I’ve been told.
Sure. They have to be. They beat the MIGHTY LSU – just another “example” of how difficult the SEC is – great teams can lose to those other great teams.
and clearly overrated Ole Miss
They’ve beat #17 LSU, #21 Wisconsin and #25 Ole Miss. A nice resume, but let’s not pretend their schedule is otherworldly difficult.
Bama beat Wisconsin not Arky
I got lost in the conversation, I was talking Bama, not Arkie.
oh ok but Ole Miss beat Bama
Correct, maybe I was just lost, period.
Happens to me all the time.
They get extra credit because Lester State was ranked higher when they actually played. Same with UGA and even Ole Miss. Both of them were much higher when the Mighty Nickys played those games. I’m not sure why Alabama doesn’t already have the National Championship, to be honest. (there may be a little bit of sarcasm in the last sentence)
And let’s not overlook any of their games this weekend… FAU, The Citadel, Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern, Charlotte and Idaho.
This was another one of Packer’s big complaints yesterday.
Exactly. The pundits will rail on the Big 12’s OOC, and will say nothing about the sec cupcakes this Saturday.
Yea tech wooped em good
Not as good as T.Tech though.
Um, yeah ask them about their home game against Taco Tech!
Mark Packer ripped someone up one side and down the other yesterday for suggesting the SEC teams played a gauntlet, lol!
Remember for the longest time the SEC’s main excuse was “they beat each other up” because thier conference is so tough. Hahaha…that’s almost comical now!
Never capitalize the sec. They don’t deserve it.
ESecPN is already capitalizing enough for every one with the sec.
Wow, and the media censors let that out. Stop the presses.
Waiting for the committee to jump unc into the top 6. And having Arkansas appear in the top 15
Offense has been solid but the two things I can’t get past, losing to South Carolina and the weak, weak side of their conference.
Let’s hope they beat Clemson
I’m not going to miss that game. Marquise Williams might put some real pressure on Venables.
Demetric Warren just predicted Brandon Burton to OU!
I wonder if that’s as a receiver with the rumors piling up that hardy will likely de-commit sometime.
Wondering the same thing after we turned down a top CA safety.
Awesome quote by Bob:
“We beat Tennessee, you know, one of those SEC teams…”
Kj, any word on how the young LBs are coming along. Primarily McGinnis and deberry?
I read a tweet from one of those two last night that said their RS was going to pay off big time. But I cannot remember which one it was.
Tenn should end 8-4, which would help. If they had beaten FU, as they should have, they’d end 9-3 and we’d look pretty golden.
I wish Alabama had their 5 turnovers against Tenn instead of Ole Miss because they would have lost THAT game then.
They should have beat Bama at Bama as well
Yep. Forgot about that.
Win or lose, the value of beating Tennessee should remain the same for OU; after all, they’re in the SEC.
We only won because they were beat up from playing an SEC schedule.
Dang it! LOL!
Or from practicing against their own sec defense!
I like these quotes from the Stewart Mandel article …..
Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett says…..”You don’t have to be your best now, you don’t have to be your best when there’s two games left in the season,” Barrett said Saturday. “You want to be at your best at the end of the year.”
OU Defensive Coordinator Mike Stoops said……
“We’re playing our best football right now,” “It’s a good time to be playing your best football.”
I’m pretty sure Stoops has it right. This is the perfect time to be peaking and playing your best football. I think Ohio State goes down in one, if not both of their next 2 games to Michigan State and Michigan.
If Ohio State makes it past both of them, it won’t be the same Ohio State we’ve been watching all year.
I agree. They’ve have looked fairly pedestrian all season. They’re about to get punched in the mouth.
My problem with Ohio State is all the passes they receive based on sheer history (last year’s NC) and talent. I give all the credit in the world to them for both of those aspects, but that doesn’t change the lackluster play they’ve displayed.
***I think they’ll lose simply because you end up playing how you practice. They’ve been practicing season-long average play, and a quality team is going to take them out because of it.
Just like FSU last year was riding on the year before and got kicked in the final 4. And like FSU, IF (big, all cap IF) tOSU is undefeated, they deserve to get in – pretty much any P5 undefeated champion deserves to get in.
If they lose one or both of those games, then I think they will completely tumble down the rankings. Talking heads and others are giving them the benefit of the doubt because they are the “defending national champions.” WRONG. They are defending anything. That was last year.
Stoops on the herd live
What’s also interesting is how Bob has effectively silenced the critics.
A few years ago a bunch of talking heads lampooned him for calling out SEC propaganda as, well, propaganda. Nowadays he can go anywhere and say what he likes, and the response is crickets. Bottom line, Bob succeeded in making these guys look like fools. For the time being at least, he has clearly won the argument, and there is simply nothing they can say anymore. It’s absolutely perfect.
And hopefully we make the playoff and get to square off with another SEC team, Bama probably. I think we’re a better team, top to bottom.
Bama is one dimensional, always will be under Saban. They match up greatly against pro style teams, or the “run the big back to the left, run the big back to the right, throw an incomplete pass, punt”. They will dominate a game like that, (LSU), they struggle against high powered offenses, if they get behind, they are done.
Kirby Smart is a heckuva coach, but you’re right, they’re been susceptible to hurry-ups and spreads or anything not three yards and a cloud of dust.
Another thing, I’m not impressed with anything Lane Kiffin has done.
Lane gives you a safe, high percentage, boring offense, that in my opinion is a “trying not to loose, not trying to win offense”. Works great if you can get the lead and control the other team defensively.
Agreed, and they, like the rest of the sec, do not have very good or consistent QB play.
Agreed. LSU’s big mistake against Bama and Arkansas is to, well, play like LSU.
Playing into Bama’s strength is a fool’s errand. Play to their weakness. Make their LBs run sideline to sideline. Make their DBs cover all day long.
I hope we get to play an sec team anywhere – playoffs or bowl game.
I think we match up against them well. Not sure we’re better than they are. However, what it takes to win is simply scoring one more point that our opponent.
I agree with your assessment. The NC by tOSU beating the “mighty” Alabama in the first round helped to shut-up some of that sec, sec, sec, media chant.
It bothers me no end how sec teams beating others “shows” how difficult the sec is, but not so for any other conference. Seems the PAC should start yelling that, but Bristol CONNECTICUT is not near the west coast to hear.
All conferences have turned their eyes to the SEC. If they are on the SEC is on their OOC schedule, the calendar is marked. Everyone is gunning for the SEC, that’s when the SEC schedules a P5 OOC team.
If a team in the Big12 or Pac12 scores a lot of points, then it’s because of terrible defenses. The *roll eyes* are numerous.
If a SEC team scores a lot of points, then it’s because that team is just THAT DAMN good on offense. The number left nonplussed is unlistable.
Didn’t anyone ever tell you that the media is not biased?
Phillip, King of Macedon and father of Alexander the Great to the Spartans:“If once I enter into your territories, I will destroy ye all, never to rise again.”
The Spartans reply: “If.”
We’re all riding a wave of enthusiasm and energy after a Game Day win on the road against a highly ranked rival and getting big time media coverage as we approach the CFP final selections. Its all good. The conversation seems like it’s evolving from ‘If OU wins out …’ to ‘When OU wins out’. If I’m TCU – I’m donning my 300 armor and getting ready for the onslaught of the Persians. What do they have to lose? Until the time expires in Stillwater Saturday after next – ‘If’ remains a mighty big word.
Go OU – beat TCU.
The end result of the battle of the 300 vs Persia was not pleasant.
/just sayin’
Bam
But their stand stymied the Persians and thwarted their momentum, eventually leading the Greeks to victories that followed. The point being that confidence is good – hubris is a slippery slope.
I fail to see how anyone here using when versus if is going to have an effect on what happens on the field.
You don’t think that the chatter on the web and in the media is part and parcel of the overall mindset on campus and around the state? Further – that inflated projections cannot influence the attitude and approach of the team itself? The positive media attention is great, and necessary in building and sustaining momentum into the playoff selection, but with much of this I’m seeing more counting the chickens before hatching than is probably healthy – or even productive.
Meanwhile, I’m tuning up the antennae on my tinfoil helmet in preparation of broadcasting “Win OU” vibes onto Owen Field this Saturday night. It usually works. :->
The chatter on here does not cause what you are talking about, if anything it is an effect of it. I have been watching OU for close to a half a century. People were talking then like they are talking now. There was no Internet, no message boards, no talk radio. Very little of that kind of thing was discussed in the media. But people still talked about it.
So to answer your question: No I don’t think this message board is part of the problem. It’s always been there this is just another place it shows up.
p.s. re: the original post. Neither Phillip nor Alexander invaded Sparta – they simply backed them into a corner and let them wither on the vine.
True, though pyrrhic victories are a mixed bag. 🙂
Ding, ding, ding! No more calls please, we have a winner.
Don’t you see the irony in your post: OU is the 300.
I’m probably the slowest of the bunch, Is he saying Stoops or Mayfield is really Leonidas?
Uhhh? I’m at your pace on this one.
I think what he’s trying to say is, “never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line,” but I can’t be sure.
And who put that “Molon Labe” impression on the back of my Glock slide?
In all seriousness, David. What we say here doesn’t matter. We’re not preparing nor are we playing in this game. I can assure you the players have made it pretty clear, they’re not listening to anyone outside of the program. I forget he player who said it but to paraphrase: We didn’t listen to anyone after the texsa game and we’re not listening to anyone now.
“And I was there ….” – Gen George Smith Patton
But he also once said, “But couldn’t we just slip into Sparta quickly for some feta and hummus?”
The Spartan city was actually Laconia. That’s where we get the word “laconic–using few words.”
No betting line out yet on TCU / OU Im guessing OU – 8
What do you all say the line will be Over or Under
The game may stay off-the-board due to QB uncertainty. Vegas takes NO chances when it comes to money.
Im going under the assumption that Boykin plays
I think they both will.
Im almost sure of it
There’s a big difference in Boykin playing and Boykin running the ball. I don’t think TCU has much chance without Boykin’s scrambling.
I pretty much expect Boykin to be 100%. I think Patterson just held him out because it was Kansas. Im not falling for the bad ankle thing and if anything it was minor.
OU has bottled up some pretty good running QBs this year. This defense is much better than it was at the beginning of the season.
Sam, I think this may be the best D, we’ve fielded since sometime in the early 2000’s
Across the DL, I agree. All of the DL is getting to the QB and making plays in the backfield.
Boykin being simply a drop back passer would look something like Knight, last year when they didn’t want him to run and risk a collision. That’s Boykin’s mojo to run/pass keep you confused. He’s the real deal healthy.
The most recent news articles list the two as “hopeful, doubtful, or questionable.” So I’m quite sure you are at least partially right or wrong, depending on the slant of the article.
No, they will release a line. They nearly always release a line, even when uncertainties exist. I’m guessing we have a line by mid-day Thursday at the latest.
Having watched OU, and knowing they have yet to play a perfect game, I’d say 21 points.
Sooners -7.5 O/U 77
If both Boykin and Doctson are 100%
I like the O/U, but I’m thinking the line should open closer to 9 or 10, with TB.
I think Boykin will keep them in it. (again if 100%)
55-20 OU wins.
52 -24 BOOM
just looked this up:
Against common opponents:
OU averages = 48.1 ppg; against OU = 18.8
TCU averages = 42 ppg; against TCU = 28.7
Last 5 games:
OU averages = 55 ppg; against OU = 16.8
TCU averages = 37.8 ppg; against TCU = 28.4
I’m going to say the same thing I did about Baylor; I assume OU’s D is good enough to keep them under 40, and I don’t think they can keep us under 45 (this assuming Boykin and Dockson are fine). I’d say something like 52 for OU (because their defense is worse than BU’s and b/c it’s a home game), and I think our O can keep their O at about 35 if they are full go. So 52-31.
If no Boykin, I’ll say you are about right.
I think I went 55-21 on the Picker.
The line is officially off the board due to Boykin’s status.
I was wondering about that, I found it interesting the Baylor/oSU game was pickem
Even with Stidham banged up, I like the Bears.
It’s really hard to like the Pukes even when they are the best team.
True, but I’m not convinced they’re better than Baylor, even with the freshman QB. It’s going to be very interesting.
All things being equal, even with Stidham Baylor seems to be the better team. The thing is OSU seems to have lady luck on their side all year. Like they made a deal with the devil.
As I’ve said before, the refs are for some reason always on their side.
A linebacker named Nacho is visiting this weekend? Please let him end up at OU. After every tackle, the crowd can yell “NNAAACCCCCHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Or the PA could say that part, and the crowd could go, “CCCHHHHEEEEEEESSSEEE!”
Could be…”and the tackle by Nacho….(and crowd goes) CHHEEEEEEEESE.”
6’3 206 5.11 40 time.
Only offer Stephen F Austin
Are you sure you want him to end up at OU?
Special teams? Water boy? Equipment guy?
Id take that Adams running back,Not to crazy on his first name tho LOL
Ditto!
Stud
Thanks Metz!
Edit: Oh wait, did you mean Adams?
LOL Ok
With that name? Yes.
Invited walk-on then. 🙂
lol I can live with that.
With that kinda size is he a WR, DB or the assistant to the place kick holder?
Manager of high quality H2O
Loved that flick!
serus?
He is averaging 170+ a game rushing, He may be one of those who hasn’t played “the game” and got his info updated on the recruiting sites. Sounds like he might be an under the radar guy that we may be trying to get in as a preferred walkon.
He’s not 6’3″. I promise you that
This site has him as a 4’5″ guy. Probably as accurate as the 5.11. http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/ok/anadarko/anadarko-high-school/ignacio-nacho-gallegos
I can’t imagine anyone at 6′ plus and anywhere near 200 running a 5.11. That’s a 350 pound lineman speed. Of course I could be totally wrong.
I don’t know at 5’10” 180 in HS I probably couldn’t have run 5.11.
Sorry; didn’t know. 8>) I ran a 4.9 at 235 and 6’3″ and thought I was slow.
Well I was a Tuba player not a football player. There was good reason for that.
He didnt look that slow
Why does anyone get caught up on who has offered?
And then all Nachos are 50% off at the concession stand!
And free if he gets a pick!
I really want McDoom
What a great last name. Can’t you just see that on the back of the jersey, “McDOOM!”
Vote for Mayfield for the http://burlsworthtrophy.com/?page_id=2305
Looks like he’s behind by about 4 votes right now.
I was shocked there were any players even close to him, he was 5 behind when I voted for him.
done
done
Someone needs to take the lead on reminding everyone to vote daily for him. This is one award that he really deserves, with no argument.
done
Done.
Done.
Done and what the hell is the Burlsworth trophy & why is a Sooner in a tight race with a guy from Old Dominion for it?
best player who started his career as a walk-on
another trophy with a Sooner name on it.
Dominion fan base is pulling for their guy.. Are we going to let that happen?
Yep, just looked it up. Not too worried about Baker walking away with it.
39% to 30%, Baker leading Old dominion kid
I just posted on OU nation on twitter, maybe it will help.
Good thinking..
I just voted. Baker 46%. Next closest is 26% of votes
Fantastic job guys, after an hour we poured 200+ votes.
FYI- I noticed if you have an iphone/ipad. Clear the website cache. You can vote again 🙂
Just voted. Baker leads. 369 votes right now. TFB posters need to vote. Get’er done guys!
Don’t forget Sterling:
http://biletnikoffaward.com/fan-vote
Thinking about the Playoff and scenarios to help the B12…
OU wins out, OSU wins by a decent margin over Baylor
Auburn upsets Bama, Ole Miss wins the SEC West & beats UF in CG
even better if FSU beats UF
Clemson loses to UNC in ACC CG
Stanford beats ND, loses to USC in the PAC-12 CG
(ND falling makes Clemson’s win less impressive)
tOSU loses to Sparty and Michigan, MSU upset by PSU
Michigan wins the B1G CG over Iowa in an ugly game
that’s a lot of things to go right but it’s possible the B12 could get 2 teams in. oh and very possible some of that does happen and opens the door for the B12 champ to not be sitting there worried on Selection day, which could be a week late if Navy doesnt lose to Houston or stumble at Tulsa
Really just need ND to lose to Stanford.
Or we look impressive against TCU and OSU.
Never said OU is eliminated if none of those things happen. But we wouldnt have to worry come selection day if those things do happen.
Well, we know either UF or Bama will have to lose one more. Same with Iowa and tOSU. ND is the only team that I see being a problem for OU.
or Mich St to beat OSU, or FL to beat Bama. If any of those things happen and we win out, I think we’re in. I predicted it before the season started.
So…basically what you are saying is that almost everyone but OU and OSU has 2 losses. I think that would just open the door for a non-Power 5 such as Houston. The SEC will not be left out, period. Same with the Big 10. That just leaves 2 spots.
Didn’t Bama and LSU just have a replay a few years ago..I suppose its possible to have two B12 teams (either OU and OSU in a close bedlam…or OU and Baylor with BU beating down on OSU). A LOT would have to happen for that scenario (pretty much everything you listed lol)
I would be very happy if:
1-OU wins out
2-Stanford beats Notre Dame
3-Bama loses to anyone
I would like OU to be in final poll ranked 2nd or 3rd so they play in Cotton Bowl would be almost a home game.
Yeah that would be awesome.
I’ve been hearing a rumor that the post game handshake between Stoops and Briles was not a very “nice” one on Briles behalf. After the camera panned away Briles covered his mouth and cussed Bob up and down from what I hear. And I would totally expect that from Briles.
I think it was determined that he said “Good luck the rest of the way”. But I would imagine that he would say something like that.
I heard Bob say good game and good luck the rest of the way. But I never heard Briles say anything. I was hoping someone on here had an idea.
“I’m your huckleberry”–Bob Stoops
I think that’s what Bob said to Briles.
An arrogant texan with a huge ego just got his ass handed to him on primetime.
I don’t expect any pleasantries.
His team is about to lose to another Oklahoma school this week.
I’m sure he wont be any different then either.
What would he have cussed him about? Bob didn’t do anything other than beat him.
He even took knees with almost 2 min left when he could have scored again.
Yep
I don’t know. Someone I know said something about it, they were there but only got bits and pieces of it. I guarantee Bob would never mention it. I thought it was funny because Briles looked like he was doing everything within his power to get off the field as quickly as humanly possible.
I doubt that happened, but who knows.
I doubt it too.
Bob told me he just said you have one hell of a team and good luck the rest of the way.
If Briles said that, he did so with his hand over his mouth. Because that is how Briles approached Stoops with the post-game camera on them. Other than BS saying the “good game & good luck” part, no other words are audible.
I’m sure he felt the need to tell Coach Stoops that our players were overly aggressive and poor sports. And that any extra-curricular activity his players were involved in was just misunderstanding and taken out of context. He doesn’t strike me as a guy that can honestly acknowledge the faults on his own side. He probably even threatened retribution next year.
I did find it odd that he covered his mouth when they went to shake hands. Only an asshole covers their mouth so the TV viewers can’t read lips…otherwise there’s no need for it.
SIAP, but I just left the ESPN CFB page and the most recent tabulation of votes for the Heisman has Henry at No.1 and Baker No. 2. Win out and we could compete for NC #8 and our 3rd Heisman under Stoops. Oo-ah!
Or Henry could win, and at the championship game C. Tapper and E. Striker could tell Henry that they are there to get the real trophy for their boy (with apologies to Mr. Marshal).
LOL! I recall Marshall doing that. But truthfully, as funny as it would be, I’d rather Baker win it. He’s special.
I’m all for the young man getting every accolade. But I bet he would be like me and rather have an NC than a H – trophy.
Oh, I’m sure he would. He’s a team-first kind of guy. I just think it is great that he’s being mentioned and even greater that he has a shot.
He is special. And he still has a couple more shots at getting the Heisman. I’d really love it more for Shep to get that national championship to finish his collegiate career. Then Baker could clean house the next year or two.
Baker’s a RS Sophomore? Geez, I thought he was a Junior.
He is a junior. He’ll be applying to get the year back he lost due to the transfer rules, but unless he wins that case, next year will be his last.
I stand corrected…this article says he has 3 years to play 2. It’s from last year:http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ou/football/baker-mayfield-s-appeal-denied-by-ncaa-ou-qb-will/article_b0ad0128-650e-5b6d-81d6-4419d3bbece1.html
No sweat. I was hopeful.
I do think he can apply for an additional year of eligibility. So, if that were successfuland if he elects to pursue it, he could have an additional year. But that is a lot of “ifs.”
Too bad the Heisman voting is before we play them!
If you’re referring to Bama, I love your optimism.
I’ve said since week one that we’d have a rematch with Bama in a bowl this year. I fully expect it to happen (although I will admit that I thought both teams would be 10-2, in the Sugar bowl.)
Regardless, if it happens, I’ll call it a correct prediction.
http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/106651/the-ou-baker4heisman-campaign-has-begun-in-a-big-way
Baker is starting to get his recognition.
Haven’t seen this posted. Shep needs your vote.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/feature/index?page=caponecup
voted
Go vote. Shep is behind. Need ALL TFBs to go vote NOW!
Voted
Shep 10% behind right now. Please go to Bears board and ask them to please vote.
Done.
Great article by Emig. I think this is what this team has lacked for a long time, leadership from the players. Anyone who still thinks Darlington needs to be replaced needs to think again. There is more to playing football than just physical ability( see Sean Oakman). Really proud of these players and the senior leadership. Win out and leave no doubt.
Good win for the Sooner Men’s team against Memphis.
Don’t forget to vote:
http://biletnikoffaward.com/fan-vote
Shep is off to a good start.
Done. Again.
Mo better stats for Mayfield if not for the drops.
True but to be fair half of the hype video is a highlight reel for Shep.
With all the love we’re getting, and the problems TCU is having, this week is sounding a lot like the Texsa week.
We need to be ready for a well-coached, well-prepared, motivated TCU.
Baker sitting at #2
http://espn.go.com/college-football/heisman15/
Sooners #7 this week. Definitely lots of chances to move up.
Exactly where Ohio st was this time last year
You are correct but, without their CCG, they didn’t stand a chance. Being idle that weekend when we are already being disrespected will all but eliminate us.
Yeah but either OhSt or Iowa will lose and if we beat #6 OSU on the road it would be hard not to move OU in front of ND. We are ok.
Hope you’re right. I don’t see us winning out good enough at this point, we need a couple losses ahead of us to force the committee’s hand. They seem to have an agenda and this is the problem with humans.
Comment of the entire damn show tonight. Right here.
Unfortunately you are correct.
If no CCG hurts us, it should hurt Notre Dame too.
Every week that goes by their schedule looks weaker.
Clemson being a “good” loss.
We will need help to get into the playoff.
1. Clemson (10-0)
2. Alabama (9-1)
3. Ohio State (10-0)
4. Notre Dame (9-1)
5. Iowa (10-0)
6. Oklahoma State (10-0)
7. Oklahoma (9-1)
8. Florida (9-1)
9. Michigan State (9-1)
10. Baylor (8-1)
11. Stanford (8-2)
12. Michigan (8-2)
13. Utah (8-2)
14. Florida State (8-2)
15. LSU (7-2)
16. Navy (8-1)
17. North Carolina (9-1)
18. TCU (9-1)
19. Houston (10-0)
20. Northwestern (8-2)
Herbstreit is telling it straight.
Tcu behind five 2 loss teams. And I think they are the only team who won last week that fell in the poll.
Edit: northwestern also fell after a win.
They are going to drop them out of the top 25 once OU beats them.
Doesn’t count as a win against top 25.
That’s what bothers me. They’re willing to hold prejudices against the big 12 but not the big 10 or Alabama.
strong personalities for the big 10 in the committee room.
See Joel Klatt’s Mississippi RIver Stat.
Doesn’t help that their best wins are what, WVU and TT? That’s not a very good resume.
Yeah but isn’t a tech win better than an lsu win now? TT beat Arkansas at Arkansas. Arkansas beat lsu at lsu.
Kirk has got the Sooners back.
Really came out pro Sooner
He is a closet Sooner; very open Buckeye.
Iowa is better than OU and OSU… Bologna
Iowa should be ranked in the 20’s.
I said #18 utilizing the classic Jeff Long eye-test-pass metric.
LOL, Jeff Long just said that Iowa was “better” than both OU and OSU.
What a joke. These idiots don’t think the Big 12 plays defense, but it shouldn’t matter. Iowa is balanced? Please. Iowa is not a good team, and OU would wipe the floor with them. Do I have a problem with them being ranked ahead of OU right now? No, I don’t. But don’t tell me they are ranked ahead of OU b/c they are the better team. They aren’t. More deserving b/c of their resume? Probably. Better? Give me a break.
Big 12 is fighting an uphill battle here, and that is a shame.
Iowa doesn’t matter. If they beat tOSU, they’re in and tOSU is out. If they don’t, they’re out.
I know that. But the fact that the Committee is thinking that way isn’t good for OU or the Big 12 in general. It will make it really tough to get past ND. You can tell from the things Long said what they think of the Big 12. Even if OU slips into the Playoff this year b/c teams ahead of us lose, or whatever, that pervasive thinking about the Big 12 and our style of play is harmful. That’s my point.
Yep.
I don’t care. Ou would kill every team above them right now. Stoops is on a mission. Let’s beat tcu who the committee thinks already lost 2 games because they had a close game with Kansas.
I think OU beats OSU, Iowa, Bama, & ND. The other 2 would be up in the air, IMO.
You may be right but so long as stoops plays the disrespected card I think he can get this team motivated.
True. I wouldn’t bet against OU, that’s for sure. I think we match up very well with Bama & ND. We are simply better than OSU and Iowa. Clemson and OhSt present some serious personnel challenges. I will say they wouldn’t want to play us right now either.
Eye-test: appearance of body-mass; uniform + recruiting class rankings; TV rating + fan base noise (all teams subject to the eye-test with the exception of Iowa). Iowa being subject to said eye-test would place them at #18 in the country. No explanation given for discrepancies.
Not too many surprises. With Iowa and/or OhSt guaranteed to lose and a potential top 10 Bedlam game we are sitting ok. I don’t even have an issue with TCU moving down even though it sucks for us. The biggest problems with the rankings are UNC getting no love, refusing to drop LSU out of the top 15, and Gators in front of Sparty. Those three are crimes at this point.
Let’s also keep this in perspective. Being a serious contender at this point of the season is a place very few thought this team would be at preseason. Give old man Herbie some credit as one of those few. I think all we need to call this a successful season is a bowl win (although I believe we will win the conference at this point).
I think we still need to get these next 2 wins and then it can be a success. I said 10-2, I know we’ve already got 9 which is equal to or more than about 75% of our fans thought we would have overall. Clearly this team was good enough to go undefeated, it seems like that takes a magical season these days to accomplish. Having one loss almost makes a team better because they have to learn to be better prepared.
I figured ou would be 7th so I’m not mad about where we stand in the rankings. Good chance it plays out to where ou wins out they’re in. To think the top 5 will only have one more combined loss is just insane. I don’t like that tcu is going to fall out of the top 25 more than likely with 2 more losses.
I called 10-2 preseason as well. The team is certainly better than I thought they’d be. I’m just saying we need to close out the season with a bowl win even if it’s the Alamo Bowl or, more likely, a New Year’s Six bowl.
No doubt much better than expected. The Texas game woke us up and now stoops can point at the corrupt committee and have something to strive for.
Coach Stoops always states that he doesn’t pay attention to the polls. I really hope he does and goes after all the style points he can get.
I think he is doing more than that. Him running around dissing the SEC is him throwing down the gauntlet. He is basically implying to the listening world “The SEC is weak. The only reason we wouldn’t be in the playoffs is because they are afraid to play.” As a bunch of old school committee members you can discount an upstart like Baylor or TCU, but you can’t ignore an Oklahoma, especially if you look like you are afraid of them.
Coach Stoops as well…the guy is or will be the oldest coach in football next year. He has been around a long time and I think some of the old school guys respect that and overall he is respected by a lot of coaches and analyst. Longevity is rare in college football.
https://twitter.com/mhouckOU/status/666825712263962624
That is pretty incredible.
If you haven’t already, look at Joel Klatt’s findings, all posted on his twitter page. He is being the philosopher of the age of the CFP committee.
I dig what he has to say. I wish there was more hard evidence though.
He backs it up. His stats make him credible to speak about the issue.
SIAP but rather get it in here if you haven’t seen it. As most of you know Shep is up for the the Biletnikof Award. They have a fanvote section much like the site we went to this afternoon to support Baker for the walkon award. Shep is leading the poll but would probably appreciate your votes. Here is the link. http://biletnikoffaward.com/fan-vote
If OU wins out it all comes down to who does the committee love more, OU or ND. I don’t trust committee’s so I’m hoping for total poll destruction.
I say leave ND out of it til’ they decide to join a conference. Only Power 5 conference members should have a spot at the table. No floaters…..
I have always felt the way to determine a champion is with 6 or 8. The champion of each P5 and either one or three “at large” teams to finish out the field. If each conference champion is represented, the one or more extra would be the only teams arguing over placement.
Eight, five P5 conference champions, the best conference champ of the rest, and two “at large.”
This is exactly how it should have been from the start. Minimal bias and everyone has a shot.
That’s why I want Iowa and UNC to win their conferences. Just to watch the fun.
Actually, it comes down to the opinion of a room full of biased homers. Our league, our team, our style of play has no representation.
You are absolutely right. At this point its clear that the committee has an agenda. This is no longer college football. Its now only politics.
Its sad and pathetic.
It’s all about OU winning out and ND losing to Stamford. That is the simplest way in for OU. Other than that, there are a bunch of things that could happen.
There are still tough games for teams ahead of us, namely Ohio State plays Michigan State and Michigan (at Michigan), Notre Dame plays at Stanford, Clemson plays at South Carolina. I don’t know what the hell they’re thinking on Iowa, they have played Nobody. We take care of business this weekend, and then bedlam determines if we’re in or out. IMO
So Ole Miss goes from being unranked to number 22, in a friggin bye week. Apparently an off week in the best conference in the history of the world for ever and ever is tougher than a real live opponent in the BIG XII, because I’m sure this has nothing to do with keeping Bama, Florida and the whole SEC myth propped up, right? What a joke. TCU dropped three spots to #18 (but #11 in the AP and Coaches) in a victory and now has multiple two loss teams ahead of them. Think this doesn’t affect our SOS schedule? Think again. We beat TCU and they might just fall out of the rankings altogether.
And they moved Wisconsin back into the top 25 to boost Alabama’s SOS.
Why is everyone just conceding that Alabama is a top 4 team? They haven’t even won all their games. They should not be ranked in front of undefeated power 5 teams.
It’s hopeless to talk logically about overated Bama. The best we can do is get a Big 12 team in the tourney and beat them. Again.
Tots are for breakfast, too.
http://voodooandsauce.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0014.jpg
well, gun battle in paris suburb…….police may have suspect(s) from last week surrounded…….good luck to the police
http://historyofjihad.org/france.html
war without borders, without end
What is happening now will only get worse, thanks to the most evil man in the world.
http://overpassesforamerica.com/?p=19007
Santayana plays a mean guitar.
We need a conference championship or move to a conference that has one. I’m thinking the SEC. We can beat’em why not join them.
We beat ’em quite regularly, actually. In all seriousness though, the committee seems to be stuck on CC games. Except their hypocritical love for ND, of course.
We don’t need to join them because we can beat them.
But…you understand that is my entire point right?
And that is exactly what the talking heads want. They want 4 super conferences, and they’re willing to tear the Big 12 apart to get it.
Im ok with that…
Saw earlier that Mique Juarez is no longer visiting Ole Miss this Saturday. Is he still planning to go to OU on the 20th?
Ole Miss had a bye last Saturday, and moved up five spots. Everyime Long opens his mouth, his bias comes roaring out. OUs loss “doesn’t go away,” he says. But I guess Bama’s did.
And Ohio States loss last year to a bad VT . Under this years criteria , you would think TCU would have gotten in . They have an agenda , and the big 12 is not on it
Beat TCU
THAT is a good plan.
Excellent. ..!