Sooners News Daily 6.14.16
Posted on: June 14, 2016
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A Thursday night thriller in week 9.
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Mornin’ Jr.
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Good morning, BC!!
Good morning all. Great news on the addition of the punter!
Morning Kamm!
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And yep I’m happy
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Can the new punter pass like Hunnicut might need that one game.
Let’s hope he has some tricks up his sleeve.
It appears the this guy focuses on hang time. Bob likes hang time.
Good morning kids…..
Morning Mike! Boomer!
Sooner!!
Mornin, Mike!!
Morning 47!!
Good morning. Glad to see the new commit. One could argue that Seibert was most effective punting last year. I hope his field goal accuracy improves, but as a true freshman he did a great job.
Morning Fram!
Mornin, Framoka!!
Top of the morning to everone, BOOMER!!
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Mornin, Electric!!
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Good morning fellow Brainiacs!!!! “It is another great day to be a SOONER” Man them little kids tearing it up with the gloves. Future WBC Champ’s? A little rain this A.M. means for a muggy Mid-Afternoon. Suck it up and get out there and seize the day!!!!
The heat is on. Morning 47.
Mornin, Oracle. And yes sir it will be a little uncomfortable this afternoon. I guess at least I did not have to wear a tie today!! So there is a posotive!!
Yes, very thankful I have an indoor job today. But most days I wish I were outside. Never satisfied I guess.
I know right!! Well I guess take what we can get.
Morning 47! It is always muggy in UCLA this time of year. Just part of the southern charm I guess. Have a great SOONER day Brainiacs!!!
Mornin, Cav. Never been to Bama, but I will take your word for it!!
Went for little run yesterday in the middle of the day (mistake, I know). The best way I can describe it is like running through a hot water swimming pool with your mouth open. Like you said though, you just embrace the suck and seize the day!
That’s the spirit!!
Morning 47.
Mornin, Bleed. How goes it?
Going well, yOU?
Oh, just the usual. Work, School and Probate!!!
Grandstaff “I want to be another Buddy Hield, but I don’t want to have to put in the work and do it the right way. There’s gotta be another way!”
Glad we got another great kicker. Now we need some defensive line beef. Hurry up and come on board!
Interesting map.
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Happy Tuesday
Tacos anyone?
Yes!
When, where, and Who’s buying?
Metz!
Sounds good to me, what say ya Metz? It is a long drive to OKC from where you are better get going to beat traffic!!
Right back at ya, Jim!!
Morning
Mornin, Dave!!
Howdy 47
Morning Dave are you still commuting through bulldog country?
Not anymore. Live in the land of the Golden Tigers now
Hope that makes life easier for you. I am still commuting to the border 45 mins one way everyday.
Ooh that sucks. But it did shave my drive to 5 minutes
I’m really interested and excited about the new faces on the Oline to see how well they can run block for Perine, Mixon and company.
I like games on Thursday, just not OUr games.
Wouldn’t our conference look stronger if the two best teams played in the conference championship vs the two best teams from each division. No other conference could say that they had the two best teams play for it every year.
Sleeze pond named Baylor. (apologies to sleeze ponds)
http://deadspin.com/baylor-boosters-want-art-briles-back-and-thats-disgust-1781805453
“We get reminded every so often, while football players are getting arrested and basketball players are changing schools like they change socks, that there’s a wide world of sports out there that exists as something other than a rest stop en route to the NFL or NBA. Pasion Noticias http://pasionsports.com/2016/06/oklahoma-sooners-win-another-national-championship/
June stadium photos
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LOL
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Am I remembering wrong, or was the last time we played them on Thursday it was a doozie of a game? And Mornin. Bob!!!
Morning. I don’t remember, but predicting the ISU game to be a thriller pre-season is the ultimate in marketing over-hype. Oklahoma and ISU have played 100 games, ISU has won five the most recent in 1990 and that was the only one in the last fifty years. Bob Stoops has never beaten ISU by less than a touchdown.
Well that pretty much sums it up with those stats. Thanks Bob!!!
Only thing they can hope for is…
1) we are battling injuries in important positions on a short week..
2) Some how establish a run game vs Walker and the other super athletic dlineman to open pass game
and
3) The refs take over game
Even then, its more likely a 20+pt victory
I wont speak a word about ISU again.. lol
Yeah, no real need to trash talk ISU. That’s kind of like kicking a puppy, and the runt of the litter at that. It was more about marketing overhype.
I know it’s over-hype, but I think part of it is due to the fact that ISU wasn’t really horrible last year. They had found a decent running game, and their defense, at times was pretty tough. They were battling Baylor (with Seth Russell under center) for a half. ISU are also the ones that ended Russell’s season.
I think the most compelling reason they are hyping this one is that is does appear to be a trap game coming off of a “gimmie” game with Kansas, but before a supposed huge game against Baylor. And on a short week at that.
They were 3-9.
I understand that. I’m not arguing, but just pointing out a couple of examples why they are hyping it up. The fact that they were 3-9 is exactly why the TV folk want to generate ANY kind of buzz they can about the game. That, and the fact that we might have a stiff test the following week.
ISU isn’t anywhere near the elite level, even for the Big 12, but those guys never quit last season, and they did start putting a few things together is all I’m saying.
Thing is this really isn’t the TV guys, it’s the OU media department.
Mayfield on TV…50-17 the good guys…
Looks like the 2007 game was the scare, 17-7 OU… who scored all of their points in the second half.
Bradford’s freshman year, if I’m not mistaken. WINDY day too which didn’t help his passing.
Yeah, one close game this century. Combine that with a 3-9 record last year and sure let’s predict it will be a thriller. Sigh.
ISU will be hyped to play us on Thurs night.
Just take care of business and its a 30+ pt win.
Oh, sure. Any given Saturday, show up and play our game, [insert random coachspeak here]. I just hate the “let’s hype every game.” As Dash said in the Incredibles, “When everyone is special, no one is.”
I agree. If this was considered a great game, it doubt it would be on Thursday
Guess my memory is a little behind!!
81 DTG
https://youtu.be/Ux14hgAuRKI
Love it!
It’s a beaut Clark.
As anyone heard anything about Grobe’s offensive system decision yet?
Is he scrapping the Baylor system and using his own?
No, but I heard they are replacing the entire defensive staff with attorneys.
That’s good
Not to worried about their D… they aren’t going to be too good.
But that O still has Russell, Cannon, and Linwood.. that’s a good 3-headed monster.
You would think their staff would have more turnover.
Coach would use his scheme.
Since I really think they want to have Briles sit for a year and then bring him back, I wouldn’t expect them to change the staff or the scheme. It will probably blow up in their face.
I think they are waiting to interpret their punishment.
If the punishment is severe (which it should be) then there is no way they can have anyone come back or remain.
If the punishment isn’t severe ( bad mistake) then I guess you can suspend him.
But I expect them to get slammed by the hammer of federal justice back into the stone age of football from whence they came.
I think they are so totally insular and tone deaf that they don’t realize the mess they are in. If they did realize it, there would be a whole new staff and every player would have his release signed. The fed and the NCAA both are going to hit them as hard as the can.
Yup. And if lose federal research money, they can pretty well close the shutters of the grad and professional schools and go back to being a teachers college, circa 1920 or so. Probably for the best if so.
I’m not sure about it being best if they go back to being a teacher college. With the rate that teachers are sleeping with students these days and the hot water Baylor is already in, that doesn’t seem like a good combo.
You make a good point.
The president whether you agree with his politics or not has been very clear about his stance on Title IX.
The fed will make an example of Baylor.. especially as a private institution that admitted to failing Title IX protocols.
They didn’t even have a compliance office. The local radio guy was talking to a reporter in the Bailer market. He thought that Briles was going to try and claim that since they didn’t have a compliance office, he didn’t know who to take the complaint to.
Wow.. I didn’t know that…
I’m at a loss for words..
That’s just sick…
Defense attorneys, no doubt
Finally, someone got it. Good job by you.
Birddawg, I don’t know but I will say this: based on his comments, Baylor has hired a coach with the same mentality toward women as Briles. He’s going to let little Briles run the offense. Nothing will change. Grobe is meant to give the impression the ship is back on course: in short, he will have zero input on the offensive or defensive side of the ball.
I believe you’re correct. As long as nothing else changes with the assistants, Briles is still coaching the team and Grobe is just fake Art.
IMO…that would be a tough cituation for the Grobe. In that, he can’t/didn’t bring in his own guys. A head coach has to have some pride or feel like it’s his football team, but with these Briles assistants still around, I imagine it would make tough for Grobe be taken seriously.
On a sidenote, I don’t see how Briles can come back, and why these assistants are still on staff. This Rape culture that was created is going to bring in the lawsuits. You would think that each of these women would not only sue Briles but also, Bennett, Briles Junior, and the other staff members that did nothing. It would be tided up in the court system for years.
If they actually wind up keeping Briles Jr. then I suspect very little, if anything, will change w/ regards to their offense.
Supposedly, he is saying that he is not changing anything on offense or defense. I believe that means he is not really changing things on culture, either. He is just minding the store until they find out what they really want to do.
Nothing short of BS that Briles Jr still has a job.
Hard to imagine he wasn’t named in the PH report.
yeah they’d be stupid to get rid of that offense. That offense literally put them on the CFB map. It’s basically an xbox offense that no other school thought they could get away with running in real football.
Is Alvarez 6’8″ 330 also? /s
Photoshop fail.
Maybe if they left it as normal, Orlandos hand wouldn’t also be on Alvarez’s crotch. Jus sayin.
You would think so from the picture. He might even be a shade taller. Modern training techniques are amazing!
Haha some serious eating going on in Headington.
Truly a game-changer.
Ok, I know this is a silly ?. But you don’t know until you ask right!! And the worst you can tell me is NO. Anyone have 2 extra tickets to the tOSU game? Seeing as it is a day before my B-Day it would be like opening the one gift before Christmas. Told the wife this is the game to see live and in person. She has not been to many games matter of fact I took her to her first one, and would love for her to experience it. If not any site recommendations besides craigslist to purchase?
I can’t say I have any information, but I certainly hope to be in attendance as well. That’ll be a great game to be at
They are starting at $288 ea on Vivid. Normally, I would say that you can always buy outside the stadium if you are patient and willing to wait to < hour before kickoff. This game. . . I don't know what to tell you.
I will say, my wife was invited to be part of a wedding that week. She told her friend, no way. I told her that I would not have any problem finding someone to go that game with me.
Gerald Mccoy with the full court press on Marvin Wilson!
Yeah that was cool.
hope he keeps it up
He Sure did! That’s the type of thing that could really open his eyes to the Sooners, if they weren’t already.
Where did I miss this at? Sorry not on Bookface, chatsnap and or twit!!
It was on Twitter. I posted on yesterdays OP if yOU wOUld like to see it.
I will go take a look. Been so busy with homework it is hard to lurk at night.
I hear yOU and understand. Been there.
There were some tweets put up last night on the OP. Greg Rogers was even telling Marvin he should go ahead and commit. lol
They could both go ahead and commit. Plenty of room at the training table. Just sayin’.
Could you imagine how stout the DL would be? Absolutely dominating all opposing O-Linemen.
That would be the nastiest group of Dlinemen OU has seen in a long time.
I completely agre.
Lampkin, Overton, and Gallimore wasn’t too bad of a haul.
Not at all. Now combine them with those two next year and you have a truly nasty d-line with depth.
But they have yet to show out on the field.. Never know how good recruits are going to be until they actually do something
Fair point. You can really only say potentially nasty until they prove it, but this appears to be a potentially awesome group should it somehow all come together. From what I’ve seen, I’m excited about the possibilities.
Definitely I’m big on Overton and think he will be the best of the group.. But still have upperclassmen ahead of them on the depth chart and some stars in their own.. Hoping wade dominates this year!
They are also all freshman last year. Just wait till this year. I have gallimore starting at the end along with Walker then big Q in the middle by seasons end.
Overton in limited duty showed potential.
In due time he will show exactly how dominant he can be.. Don’t think it will be until the end of the coming season barring injuries. Knock on wood
You could certainly say the same for Greg Rogers and Marvin Wilson.
Absolutely… I also thought Josh Jarboe was gonna be a stud and had great potential, yet somehow my statement makes more sense when you think about it instead of being a troll..
Lampkin, Overton, and Gallimore wasn’t too bad of a haul.
What was gerald talking about when he said “family up the street”? Do we have someone related to them, or was he just talking about how OU is a family?
either he gas family in Oklahoma, it he’s referencing the proximity of Houston to Norman
81 DTG
Jim Owens AA 46-49; Brandon Jones 00-04; Wayne Hoffman 72-74; Albert Qualls 69-71
Albert Qualls
Brandon Jones TD highlight after the fake punt.
https://youtu.be/xuePqhjmpNA
Love that highlight! Following up a gutsy fake punt with a dagger to the heart bomb for a touchdown. Fortune favors the bold!
Strike when yOU have them on their heels!
One of my favorite highlights of the Stoops era
Jason White threw the best deep ball, even better than Sam.
If Baylor isn’t smart enough to see that what they’re doing is impacting them, they truly are stupid: As it stands, this is worst than being on probation.
To me it’s like people (regents) are trying to make sure the public knows that Briles is a character guy. And it’s like, dude, it happened on his watch. So he has character, but is negligent, is that correct? smh
KJ, good morning.
They are intent on putting Briles in the best light. I don’t get it. The public’s opinion is he’s guilty. They can rebrand him if they want to but to say he’s a good guy, that’s just dumb.
Morning Sam, they would be better off to just let him disappear for a year, the timing is obviously terrible. He has no credibility in the court of public opinion. Makes me think, he has some dirt on the regents.
Good point: he may have dirt on the regents.
That may be why they will have unlimited pocket books to pay the girls to keep from going to court
bribing a witness? Is that illegal?
They have settled with one. They have requested and been given an extra 30 days to work with one of the current girl’s lawyers. So, yes
Only if you get caught.
He may have been forced to go to them with some of it, therefore they were also in on this whole situation.. And I don’t care what they say his character is cuz he obviously has zero integrity or they wouldn’t have been in this situation to begin with.
Absolutely. Some of the regents will be indicted if the findings come out and Briles can spill the beans.
They have a new stadium with a lot of debt. It’s all about money.
They would have been better off canning the entire staff and paying Tom Herman the six million dollars they were paying Briles.
Not sure he would want to step into that cesspool — even at $6M a year.
I’d step in any cesspool for 6 mil
He has the character to send his son-in-law to talk assault victims out of going to police and to dress as a TU coach on the sidelines so his daughter can record our signs from the camera in her purse.
No doubt. He’s a character guy.
They are a smaller school in a smaller town. Also a lot of Baptist groups that are pretty insular. I think they are just completely out of touch. They have an “anointed” football coach and think no one should touch the Anointed One.
Anyone else notice that Valentin isnt in the OU database?
Was he before?
I’m not sure Bob, but Swenson is in there. I haven’t looked at all the signees but I haven’t heard anything about JCV not qualifying.
I’ve checked. I believe Valentin is the only one of the 2016 class (aside from Youngquist, of course) that has yet to show up.
saw a tweet about it from one of the Sooner news accounts (I can’t remember which) that said he graduates this Friday….
ah that makes sense…thanks Matt
Yeah, checked on twitter. He’s still tweeting OU stuff so it is probably something like that. I’ve seen kids have problems before because their HS schedule overlapped the college schedule in an odd way. I seem to remember this winter having a kid who couldn’t go early enrollment because his HS semester wasn’t over in time.
Yeah, I was trying not to be too “stalkerish” but his HS website says the graduation is this Friday.
It’s not stalkerish to look up a HS kid you never met in a college database and then go looking at his HS website to find out more info. Wait, is it?
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no prob! Glad to finally be able to beat you to something KJ! 🙂
Should be here this wknd or early next week I believe.
Just wnated to post a hypothetical question, as far fetched as it may be. If we were to get Wilson and Rogers (Crazy I know) who would be your third choice for the DL? Fred Hansard?
who wants to talk about their favorite Sooner games of the last 5 years? I’d say mine are ’13 Sugar Bowl, ’15 Baylor, ’13 OkSt, ’15 Tenn. What you guys got?
All great choices – I’d include them all along with some others
’13 Sugar Bowl, ’15 Tenn, ’12 Texsa, ’13 OkSt, ’15 Baylor, ’11 FSU, ’15 OkSt
More or less in order of my personal ranking.
oh yeah 2012 RRR was awesome. After 2011 my longhorn friend was saying that they (the shorthorns) let OU turn it into a blowout by just giving them the ball so many times. After 2012, he was completely defeated, had no excuses haha
As well he should have been haha.
I was at that one: there were no excuses to be made. That was a stomping in every sense of the word
I too have a longhorn friend. Most delusional person I’ve ever met. Lol
Great list!
Let’s see:
1. Beating ‘Bama (45-31) and taking the Tide/SEC down a notch definitely a top favorite.
2. Stomping texsa (63-21) into the turf in Dallas a close second (need a repeat performance this year).
3. Last year’s comeback win against Tennessee (31-24) in Knoxville was one of the gutsiest and most exciting games of the last five years.
4. Revenge on Baylor (44-34) last year in Waco. The whole team just laid it all out there on the field. We needed that.
5A. Blake Bell ripping the heart out of OkSt in 2013 with his last minute (1:41) TD drive for the win (with the follow-on fumble return by Striker) to make it (33-24). How can you not love a game where the kicker (Hunnicut)catches a pass for an important touchdown?
5B. 2012 vs OkSt. Blake Bell’s last second keeper to tie the game and send it into overtime, followed by Brennan Clay running through the poke defense to win it (51-48). Truly Bedlam.
All great choices!
In terms of exciting between our choices, no question: Tennessee.
In terms of thoroughly enjoyable wins on a national stage, Bama
In terms of great, solid win to prove OU is legit: Baylor
All great choices – I’d include them all along with some others
’13 Sugar Bowl, ’15 Tenn, ’12 Texsa, ’13 OkSt, ’15 Baylor, ’11 FSU, ’15 OkSt
More or less in order of my personal ranking.
77-0 aTm, whichever year Bedlam that Bell scored the tying TD to put us into OT and Clay bounced off 3 guys to score the winning TD, and ’08 TTU. All games I was at btw.
Last 5 years only? Beating Notre Dame in South Bend, Sugar Bowl win over Bama, Baker Mayfield leading OU back on 4th Qtr over Tennessee, 2013 win in Stoolwater because of the idiotic things oSu players were saying about having better players than OU (that still makes me laugh uncontrollably to this day), and…I guess it’s a pick’em from last year between the games in Stoolwater, Whacko or the TTU game. Watching baker Mayfield play has been such a joy that you could throw just about any game in there, even the Tulsa game.
Agree. As satisfying as the win was vs ‘Bama in the Sugar (my #2), Blake Bell leading OU to the win in South Bend and throwing that ugly leprechaun off OUr back was my personal best recent. At Tenn and the game in Stoolwater. Cannot forget 2011 OU 55 texsa 17 and 2012 OU 63 Texsa 21. Anytime OU can lay a whooping on the whorns, that’s a fun game.
anybody hear anything on Creed Humphrey after he visited A&M?
anybody hear anything on Creed Humphrey after he visited A&M?
Wow, that kid can box and the other kid was good too. Unreal how well he punched.
Anyone remember who was #42 last year? Watching some old film but didn’t catch the name on the jersey.
Ruben Hunter wore it as a LB, and Wesley Horky as a LS
Thanks Magic!
Happy to help!
Interesting article by Tramel, not so much for his conclusions but more for showing how Boren is starting to realize he has a big stick to use.
http://newsok.com/baker-mayfield-revote-shows-why-the-big-12-is-good-for-ou/article/5503903
That is a good article and he makes a good point.
Saw the article on Newsok and didn’t click it because I can’t stand Tramel. But now I read it since you posted it.
Good point made. OU can use that clout to its advantage.
I feel the same way. I can’t hardly stand any of the “Sports Team” at NewsOk. They seem to have a vendetta against OU, and take pleasure in pressing any negatives they can find about the team.
I almost didn’t post it because it was Tramel. I also don’t agree that it is a top reason to stay. Being the star pupil of the remedial math class is not a better place to be than being the dumbest member of the Nobel Laureate club.
Can’t argue with that point. Yeah I definitely, it’s not a reason to stay – simply a good thing to use whil we’re here
I don’t agree that the original vote was purely from an academic standpoint. I think it was to keep Baker, in particular, from playing another year. If he had not been involved, I think it would have passed easily the first go round.
“If you don’t do it, OU is not going to forget it,” ….nice.
So, am I reading right that Baylor is not trying to bring Briles back?
The way I am reading it, is the major donors are pressuring to bring him back. I read some feel he was not given a chance to defend himself. That may or may not be true. All I have to go on is that report. It stated he did not pass the information on to upper administration, and he did not try to assist the victims. That is the inexcusable part to me. He didn’t really do anything to shut the guilty players down either.
I really love the fact that SS17 are in touch with the each other.
https://twitter.com/tyrese_robinson/status/742749178703450113
such an awesome class
Really hope this carries on with 18
Sam, It would seem this bunch of recruits have a really special bond, unlike anything I’ve seen before. They appear to really be interested in each others lives, and lift each other up. That sort of friendship “before” getting to campus would lend itself to a a very well adjusted, meaningful team dynamic, could be really special!
They are already close. Can you imagine how close this unit will be by the time they graduate. Wow! That’s what wins championships.
Anybody else see this?
http://oklahoma.247sports.com/Bolt/GK-tweets-nations-No-1-DT-45796048
It was in the comments on y’day’s OP. Certainly have to think that can only help OU’s chances (signed, Captain Obvious 🙂
Doh! Even working from home I can’t read everything in the OP comments, I only have two eyes and one monitor!
I am a fan of Captain Obvious. He rocks and is right a high % of the time.
Love it!
Reminds me of AD and Mixon exchanging tweets.
Boz to Levi…Mccoy to Wilson…would be nice to see Trent hit up some OL. He’s such a quiet guy though. Every spring I see him at the game he just is low key and unassuming.
Trent AND Lane Johnson need to start doing their part in Crootin
It posted yesterday like Jordan said and it was interesting because Greg Rogers also tweeted and said he needed to commit as well. Interesting.
I double dog dare them both to each commit to OU.
I would love that. Though I was a little disappointed and surprised that Greg Rogers was one of the guys they said looked overwhelmed at 5 star challenge. Though I still think you can’t coach his explosion and get off.
Just put this together…… you’ll have to forgive me for not buying into the “Upset Alert” for ISU quite yet
I think I’m more shocked that we have 27 loses to Kansas!
Yeah that really is shocking. Easy to see from this picture though, a ton of those were very, very early on. With a couple in the Dark Days (90’s)
This makes more sense out of it!
They had a few good teams in the distant past. Gale Sayers was a Jayhawk.
Recall losing to Kansas when Pepper Rogers was coach and Bobby Douglas QB 1968 I believe. Pretty good under Fambrough, too, w/ big John Zook at DE. Were pretty respectable then.
’75 had to be one of the most shocking losses.
The most shocking loss in that series to me was the 1975 loss in Norman, with 8 turnovers, 4 fumbles, Davis threw 4 ints. Still got the natty that year, but gave up a 3-23 loss to an outmatched KU team.
I will never forget that day. The absolute shock and deep disappointment. That was the day when I first understood that every game is ‘the big game’ in college football.
Im “upset” after looking at how much it will cost me in flights to go to the games Im planning to go to this year.
Magic, Are you sure we are playing tOSU @ 6:30 am?
(edit:people may riot over this)
Not technically kickoff time, but that’s the time I’ll be getting to the stadium… so close enough
Just don’t be drinking wine. It is not good for you in the heat.
Of course – I won’t be drinking wine that day. Can’t make any promises other than that
Fair enough!!!
Most upsetting to me is seeing ‘42%’ vs texsa (OU 10-7 under Bob). That game is so important to OUr recruiting and ultimate success. Lost more ground last year. Time for a ‘run’ of wins and up that %.
And the past few games, you can tell OU is thinking “these guys suck so bad, this is a joke”. Next thing you know, it’s one of the toughest games of the season. Maybe if tu would be a little better of a team, OU would then be ready to go.
Agreed. The 10-7 record is upsetting to me because several of those losses were when we had teams clearly better than Texsa. Could be an even better record
IMNSHO last year’s team was a good example of your statement. I think we were vastly better than texsa last year. I saw that game as a “total” turning point in Stoop’s career. He started the turning point by letting non-producing coaches go, and finished it by turning loose the reins on the present coaching staff to do what needed to be done, and making them responsible for their own area of expertise. I think that loss absolutely made LR. The texsa loss last year was a result of being outplayed by an inferior team, and being outcoached by a much inferior coaching staff.
You can say that about a lot of games since 1957..There has been something weird happen in several.
Yesssssss!!!! I’ll take the next 20 or more.
Funny how FACTS don’t lie! (Reminds me of a BU hashtag)
I really don’t see ISU being a “trap” game at all besides the fact it’s on a Thursday night. If anything that TCU game and West Virginia games are our trap games IMO.
Don’t you know that every game is a trap game or upset alert for OU? LOL!
At least according to the shills at sEcSPiN.
If OU gets the Oline and Dline/LBs clicking early, no undue concern. If there is a game that does look like a ‘trap’ IMO, it’sTTech. Coming off a huge 4 game stretch w/ tOsu, TCU, texsa and K-state have to head to Lubbock, where strange things happen.
I honestly think our offensive line will be that much improved that no team in the BIG12 outside of TCU really has a chance to beat us. Turnovers on our part will hurt but that’s it’s. Everyone else loses too much of defense to give me a worry. tOSU and TCU are my biggest concern.
Agree Alvarez at center is a ‘physical’ upgrade but the savvy and experience of Darlington can’t be underestimated. Same at RG where it’s still unsettled w/ Dalton, Danley or Powers. It’s just getting them playing ‘together’. Same on D. Physical upgrades w/ top recruits but have to get them playing together and not busting assignments.
On the OL ur top end is higher, but the question is how far to we drop in the short term and how fast do we get back to where we were. Hopefully we can gel enough early to when the games at the start of the season.
If Gus Johnson is doing the broadcast then we’re definitely on upset alert.
Is he the guy who gets fired up almost every play? Lol.
Yes, that’s him. He really makes me angry.
Moral of the story here is….dont use Wikipedia as a resource…sorry for the BR post.
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/742725805403459584
Funny stuff. Wiki sucks, BR sucks, I found out recently who Snopes wound up being and was quite shocked. I can’t trust in anyone except TFB.
I know Freshmen don’t make a huge splash for the most part but I’m excited for Jon Michael Terry. Hope his summer goes well and he is ready in the fall.
That makes two of us. I think that he might be our most underrated commit.
Was checking commitments at Rivals and saw a headline saying that Phillips is “big on Kish”. Hopefully that’s the LB who kicked ass at the 5-Star Challenge.
Don’t quote me on this but I believe Phillips was the MVP at LB at the 5 star challenge.
that is correct. He more than held his own in coverage against Najee Harris and Cam Akers. They both torched everyone.
vid on that
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/1243
Nice. Thanx! Phillips looks really good in coverage. Great length and looks very smooth. Can sure see why Cam Akers is a top talent. Great feet and good hands to go w/ some size.
I am more and more excited about the prospect of signing Phillips. He looked every bit as good as Browning and same 6’3 230ish. If OU were to add him and then get Hines, which is feeling more and more likely, best LB class in the nation NO DOUBT.
Draper, Phillips, and Hines all play MLB
Hines runs a 4.5 he can play outside
Would he want to?
does anyone have ESPN insider and can tell me what the article “why FPI is so high on Oklahoma” says?
I do, hang on a second
They email me a $1 for a year’s subscription every year or I wouldn’t have it
It talks about:
– How well we’ve done overall the past 4 years (8th best winning percentage)
– How complete we are as far as returners, with the only real questions being at LB
– Most likely to win our conference out of an conference projected champ (see picture)
– Most likely to enter bowls undefeated (18%) out of an FBS team
Closing sentence
“Oklahoma’s biggest challenge may be the sky-high preseason expectations, including the ones set forth by FPI and the Big 12 media this summer. If the Sooners can look past the hype, they have the talent, experience and schedule to make a run at a perfect season and second consecutive Big 12 title.”
awesome! thanks!
I know the regular FPI is based on how badly you beat such opponents and other weird (irrelevant) stats IMO.
Even thought we are number 8, that 8-5 when we should have beaten TCU, Texsa and OsU, mucks it up a bit.
Truth
Well, should be about time for Metz to get out of his Tuesday pm meeting, so maybe OP will boom soon?????
Looks as tho i have failed 2 weeks in a row,and good morning er afternoon TFBERS.
Its 2:27 and my first post of this messed up day shall be texsa SUCKSSSSSSS and BOOMER!!!!!!!!!!!
SOONER!!!!!!!
J.r.!
Sooner!
76!
Metz!
SOONER!!! and welcome home!! Can’t say you haven’t been trying.
hOU!
SOONER!!!
737!
SOONER!!!
Bleed!
And now we know why Sam keeps you on probation.
Ha
I guess, but i tried,i have been way to busy for my pay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOONER!!!!!!!!!!
Slim!
Buenos dias, metz.
Metz!
Colorado!
Blame it on concrete subs. They screw up everything.
Hell i cant even reply to 2 off yall before i have to fix something else grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
SOONER!!!!!!
I’ve been spamming that #BaylorScandal during my lunch break. I’m doing my part to keep the pressure on those scumbags and even scummier BOR / blood money alumns.
Remember the Waco!!
https://twitter.com/ou_coachstoops/status/742802031451070464
Who’s he talking to 704/830?
I’m guessing Hall would be the Carolina reference?
Who are we targeting in San Antonio?
To be quite honest, I’m not sure.
The punter who committed last night.
Has there been anything said whether they are putting him on scholarship right away or if he’s a P walk-on??
Hopefully the next OP will have some info.
Another site says he’s on full scholarship.
704 is the area code for North Carolina
It’s the two booms.
Gotcha’. Just realized that myself.
Thanks for the info lol
830 = texsa ‘hill country’. Who dat???
The punter
Not to be greedy….but Sooner Nation would like to see the Cinco Star Booms!
or at least the 4 stars! I wanna get Gumbs and Phillips both locked up!
I’m pretty sure Phillips is about to get that 5th.. At least from rivals
I was thinking the same thing, but they have him listed as a top 250 prospect. Do you think that they will give him that big of a jump?
What I saw is he is around 100 so who knows maybe all he needs is to commit to an SEC team /s
Who metz’d up the OP today?
I will take the blame!
Nah. You’ve done enough and took another for the greater good. Almost beer:thirty where you are. ; )
Hell yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You might as well take it, we will give it to you anyway.
Yon knew exactly what i was saying,Bob!
At least the texsa TFB didn’t get an OP either, (so far)
Sorry for the NewsOk reference, but they actually had another decent write up. You’ll NEVER guess who #10 was.
http://newsok.com/article/5503837?utm_source=NewsOK.com&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=NIC-Twitter
It’s pathetic when you can’t even schedule tougher the KU who is one of the worst teams in D1. Bailer wants to be a player but the avoid competition at any turn.
Baylor doesn’t have a strong non-conference schedule??????????? This is my shocked face
Criminal and coward
Also….. did you catch Tramel not knowing who is alive and who isn’t?
Directly from the article
“Kansas State: at Stanford, Florida Atlantic, Missouri State. Opening at Stanford? This would never have happened if Bill Snyder was still alive.”
So he’s not alive??? Does he actually read what he writes?
I’m thinking it was maybe said tongue-in-cheek, as K-State’s schedule, during Snyder’s first run, was filled with Baylor-like noncon opponents.
Hadn’t thought of that
Jenny Tramel is my favorite writer over there.
Man, can’t wait for the season to start! Having football withdraws.
Filling out the 2017 class full of 4*s with 5*s should help the withdrawls.
#RealLifeGoon gotta happen real soon.
Parrish Cobb’s father on OTL at https://t.co/mPUB9eqIHV. Not happy with BU. No messages being returned by AD or coaches.
https://twitter.com/nickcanizales/status/742774906685816832
I don’t understand why the players want out. Art is coming back, right?
In the meantime, they still have his stand-up son-in-law and TU coach impersonator, Jeff Lebby. What’s the worry?
You forgot the /s right?
I don’t understand why the players want out. Art is coming back, right?
In the meantime, they still have his stand-up son-in-law and TU coach impersonator, Jeff Lebby. What’s the worry?
I feel bad for the kids, but not sure we would like where the player’s end up. What if none of them end up at OU, but at UT &TCU?
They say hindsight’s 20-20. Should’ve stuck with the good guys and he’d be looking forward to gettin sized for some rings in the future.
They say hindsight’s 20-20. Should’ve stuck with the good guys and he’d be looking forward to gettin sized for some rings in the future.
Addison Gumbs pushed his decision date back to July. Not thrilled about this. That kid is a stud, the Sooners need to lock him up.
he said usc ucla and washington first. not looking like we will land him
This class is starting to fill up
This…
https://twitter.com/Rivalsfbcamps/status/741638405084307456
Reminded me of this…
Yikes. That monster is a
Yeah Khalil was a monster his senior year….and didnt even play a down because of HS transfer rules.
khalil who?
Mckenzie, plays for the Vols now.
gotcha
how you think OU fares with Wilson?
IMO, just going off of his interviews, he’s not planning to decide soon. He still wants to get out to LA and so does Rogers.
you mean to see USC?
I think he has a Bruin offer, so both schools I assume.
ah ok you have any of the big recruits in mind that you think OU is going to land? I’m really wanting Gumbs and Phillips after watching Phillips kill the Rivals camp
Nobody other than the ones already mentioned. I’m looking forward to hearing about the Nike camp and watching some clips.
I will be at the opening and I will give some daily notes.
OT Ealy, 4 star out of Louisiana. He was at the rivals 5 star challenge. I’ll say he is a heavy OU lean.
Good to hear.
how you think OU fares with Wilson?
Damn we need him
Here’s hoping that OL signs with OK State.
Calling it a day,can the punter we got play DT?Metz out BOOMER———–hOU,Mojo,Pagan,Fear,Bob,Slim,737,Doc,Cush,RayBoom, Sam, Daryl, Joe, David, 403,inks
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I am slipping. Must need to step up my game. Have a good one. SOONER!!!
Wow. Bye bye.
Have a great and safe one
Have a great and safe one
Peace
Peace
Punk!
Whipped right by you big boy.
Just weird, but I get it…it’s your thing.
What in the Tom Hell, Metz?! I turn into a temporary lurker and you demote me on your good-bye message?
That’s Metz’d up.
I just switched it up for Sam.
I didn’t realize that LSU just offered Jacob Phillips. TFB how much of a threat does that pose? I think this guy is a great fit for us and don’t want to lose him. Awesome build and showed excellent coverage skills at 5 star last week.
It’s going to take a miracle to get him away from OU at this point. He was offered by Bama back in May and it barely made a dent.
You see that soonerscoop video on 2017 OT Ealy from Louisiana. He’s big time big on OU and says he will be up next month to check Norman out.
Not yet. Saw people talking about it but didn’t see any links posted. I’ve been traveling for 3 weeks straight. Gotta link?
I saw that and he seems high on OU for sure. Dude is physical and would be a great get for Coach B on that O-Line. I asked Brandon or K in the OP yesterday about him and his interest in OU but didn’t get a response.
Jordan Woodward begin last season with a NCAA leading 3 point percentage, only to fall off towards the middle and end of the season. I think he improves even more this off season because of his early hour shooting schedule he began last year. Should be a interesting season to see what players worked hardest during the off season.
https://youtu.be/u0c_tq77IIc
Show that young man the JumpTruck film and give him a jersey!
Show that young man the JumpTruck film and give him a jersey!
sold.
Good body control for a man that big. The video doesn’t show him blocking, but if he can block halfway decently he will create all sorts of match up problems in the HUNH. I can see why Riley wanted him.
His game film, worth watching if you haven’t, shows his blocking skills. He gets into position quickly and uses his hands and feet very well. I would call blocking one of his strengths.
I watched part of it. I saw enough to know I liked what I saw, but what I watched was mostly him running and catching. My comment wasn’t meant to be disparaging, just pointing out the video didn’t show it. I like the way we have used guys like this in the past. They let you put one set of players on the field but play multiple styles because of the versatility. Let’s you create a mismatch and then the other team can’t fix it because they can’t substitute in the no huddle.
As we know, this type of player is a nightmare for defenses because lined up on the edge they can crash down on a LB or make a move and hit an open area for a reception. A guy like this can put his hand in the dirt in a power formation or shift to the backfield. like you said, hard to fix without substitution.
https://youtu.be/u0c_tq77IIc
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Hello TFB. I see we picked up 2 new booms. Man SS17 is rolling full steam ahead.
TRob, what’s up? Welcome back, bro!
I saw that Tyrese was giving Bandy some props yesterday. I was loving it. SS17 is a tight group. And Bandy, the dude is for real.
Yeah, they do a great job of showing each other love on social media. They’ll be a team before they even step on the field together. Chemistry wins championships! Yes Bandy is going to be a special player. You have to love his passion for the game.
Signing day can’t get here fast enough. SS17 need to put a full court press on Mr. Wilson. GMK has been on Wilson.
236 DTG to NSD. Keep yOUr friends close.
Hey T Rob, great to hear from you again!
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I really hope he makes a roster spot, to shut up everyone that doubted him…
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