Sooners News Daily 7.12.16
Posted on: July 12, 2016
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A couple recent local sports headlines I’ve seen: ‘Baker Mayfield is comfortable in the spotlight’ & ‘Baylor’s demise helps OU & OSU, hurts Big 12’
Wow!!! Thanks for blowing the lid off those breaking stories, fellas. I can’t imagine why print media is struggling to survive with such buzz-worthy stories like those.
Couldn’t remember whether or not we’d already posted this. If so, apologies.
Predicting the 2016 season: Week 10 https://t.co/h51pJd0p5h
— ESPN Big 12 (@ESPN_Big12) July 11, 2016
To be perfectly honest, I’m kind of amazed Scout even still exists. I don’t think I know a single person that pays for it.
No CEO or Chairman, tech team has quit, delay in payments, new Russian investors. The Scout network is imploding. https://t.co/eH7B5YURSn
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 11, 2016
And perhaps more to my point, I’m not entirely sure what purpose recruiting services even serve these days. Granted, there’s the obvious bias of my role here at TFB but even if that weren’t the case, I’d still feel the same.
I get the sense that if you’ve paid for them for any substantial period of time, you’re really continuing to hand your money over as a result of the “community” much more so than any information these $ sites might provide.
Because it’s certainly out there to be had free of charge, that’s for sure. Whether via sites like this one, free message boards, and especially social media, there are any number of alternatives available to those who are interested.
But to each their own I suppose.
(Ed. note – Didn’t really feel like this needed to be said, but just to be 100% perfectly clear the comments above are mine and mine alone. I’m not speaking on behalf of anyone else at TFB other than myself.)
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— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 12, 2016
Nick Crowell Named #Sooners' Head Coach! Welcome aboard!
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Ka-boom.
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Gonna be another hot and miserable day, still better than being a whorn.
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anybody else reading that Omar manning may be leaning to the Horns ?
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I have not, but I read a ton about Jalen Reagor being a complete monster at The Opening.
He was and is a great guy on top of that.
Why would he do that since he has SEC offers? Remember, good players don’t want to play in the Little 12-2.
apparently Charlie played his ‘card’ and Manning is finding it difficult to say NO…
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LOL. Cracks me up everytime.
Yeah, I’m watching you. That’s right.
I doubt OU is recruiting him , OU is recruiting CD and 5 star Joseph Lewis.
Joseph Lewis would be the cherry on top for this class. It’s a long shot and I think Nebraska has a better shot (knows a quarterback there or something like that), but we need to start recruiting these big receivers that don’t flame out like Norvell’s seemed to do way too many times
I still got hope for Joseph Lewis , Dennis Simmons is recruiting him ( Dennis Simmons is a Cali guy) and OU is one of the top schools recruiting him the hardest.
He does a good job of not showing which schools he likes on twitter
As far as WR, the cherry would be Tyrell Shavers out of Lewisville.
I was talking more about a cherry we have a shot with. Shavers isn’t leaving Alabama unless Saban miraculously gets punished for all his infractions
Never know. The issue is, OU has never offered him. Talked to his dad and he never understood why OU never offered. He had over 40 so maybe he’s not a fit. However, he’s a freaking stud. My .02 cents.
I was unaware we didn’t offer him. There are definitely a handful of head scratchers every year. Marquis Hayes would be another, IMO. Granted I’m sure the coaches feel good about 2 lineman, but still. That kid is phenomenal
anybody else reading that Stephen Dale gets all his information from Scout?
you’ve mis-read. SCOUT is not on my reading list.
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I’d like to hear your thoughts on how the SS17 performed at “The Opening” and less about how we may miss out on a recruit. So, what are your thoughts on the SS17 guys and how they performed?
from all accounts I’ve read , the OU commits did a very good job of impressing everyone….
And windy! Good Morning, all you guys!!
53 DTG!! Sucks to BU, again. BOOM!!
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Every time I see that sweet scamper by Finch I wonder what could have been…
It was always a highlight when Jimmy Stevens made a field goal :/
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Scout SUCKS,texsa SUCKS,All the dam time!!!!!!!!!!!!Maybe the crazy russian will run scout.
sounds like a task for Brandon Drumm , Super K, and Jordan Esco ?
NOT!
Huh?
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Cant see anything ,Higg.
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Hoping you’re both right as rain very soon.
Not sure if it’s been posted or not, but according to James Hale, Kapri Doucet has made it to Norman.
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Top o’ the FOOTBALL morning’ to all ya’ll TFBs!! Hope this is the week Xavier’s dna test comes back OU positive. Need a few big guys to balance this SoonerSquad17 bus.
Morning! !
Paterno back in the news
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/07/12/joe-paterno-knew-of-jerry-sandusky-abuse-in-1976-per-testimony-in-newly-unsealed-records/
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Not sure if anyone cares, but I commented the other day about Paterno calling Switzer dirty. And now there’s this…
https://twitter.com/zach_barnett/status/752860686754078720
Barry may have had some questionable actions in his coaching career while at OU, but he is the type of coach, IMO, that would have not only fired Sandusky, but then he would have personally kicked his a** right after.
I agree. Barry didn’t play by all the rules, but I like to think he had the brain and heart to rid OU of someone like that, if it happened there (OU)
Yep. Would’ve kicked his behind out the door, down the street, up the block, and out of town.
after he slept with his wife first.
These documents becoming unsealed just show how much JoePa knew. This is just some dirty, dirty scum sack news. Makes those fools wanting to bring the statue back look like morons. Paterno knew everything, kid even told him and JoePa told he kid he doesn’t have time for that he has a football team to coach.
What a crap human being
St. Joe.
Indeed. He thought “turn the other cheek” meant turn away and ignore.
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In regard to Scout, I want there to be a site that covers recruiting from a national perspective. School sites are always biased towards that school, yes even TFB. I would like to know what our realistic chances of getting a player are not the chances filtered through someone who wants to bring good news to the home team.
However, I am not sure there is enough money in that to keep it going. All of the national sites now have a “community” for each school, but that costs a lot to maintain unless the people reporting for each school are willing to do it for free.
I agree, a realistic chance. Good call.
I hear Magic 8 Balls are more reliable than Crystal Balls – FWIW
I’d like to believe if there is one thing I’ve been it’s realistic. I would argue it has earned me a reputation for “always being so negative” but I have never, nor will ever, be someone who is going to blow sunshine up your a$$ when it comes to recruiting, or OU football in general.
DEFINITELY doesn’t mean I’ll always be right, but I can promise you’ll get an honest, objective take from me at all times.
The opinion business is tough work. You’re going to take fire no matter what you say. And to try an predict what a 17 yr old is going to do several months out is no easy gig either. I take everything with a grain of salt anymore and don’t really get excited until the ink dries.
That’s one reason why I don’t watch highlight reels of recruits until they at least verbal commit. I’d rather not get myself hyped about their potential when they’re going to end up signing w/ UT, Bama. or tOSU.
I used to watch highlight videos and get all excited about them, but I stopped watching most of them. It is just a huge transition between HS and College level football that I have learned to withold my judgement until I see them against D1 competition. So many “can’t miss” prospects actually missed when they moved up to D1. Trying not to be a Negative Nancy, but just more realistic on their abilities and maturation into the next level. A lot of them don’t make the adjustment, while ignored others thrive. Trying to predict this with consistency is very, very, very difficult.
Another thing is that a lot of the really sweet, fun plays you see happen b/c they get themselves out of close calls. While it’s fun to watch, and certainly takes some skill to get out of, the fact is at the next lvl they’d have been beat, plain and simple. The jump in speed between levels is just too high.
On major problem in projecting kids at the next level is assessing the level of their high school coaching. A kid with a good high school coach may be at 90% of his potential whereas a kid with bad coaching may be making plays based on athletic ability alone. So one 4* kid may be a 3* talent with a 5* coach and another is a 5* talent with a 3* coach. The second one is likely to do better in college because he has more room to grow.
Yep. It’s pretty much a crap shoot in many ways as I’m sure Mack Brown can tell you. It amazes me how well OUs coaches do at evaluating talent.
Yes, this ^^^^^. Stoops and Company do a pretty good job at evaluations. I’ve always wondered what their secret sauce is?
It would be incredibly hard for me to judge talent of a kid that will likely grow 1 to 6 inches and maybe add 1/2 his weight. Then again, there are people on the boards who can look at a 30 sec. clip and project his pro career.
All the clips I’ve ever watched showed a very talented player in relation to the competition of the moment. It fools me everytime, so I’m not sure how they project. I really would like to know the formula.
And also the level of competition muddies the water on evaluations. I agree better coaching will increase the odds of success, but still no guarantee.
Fair enough. However, there is still the perception that, because it is an OU only site, there is a bias in that direction. If for no other reason, that when a kid gets a call from an OU site his answers are going to be OU focused, and given human nature he is more likely to say something positive regarding OU than he would be if he perceived the guy he was talking to was a “national” guy.
And don’t get me wrong, I didn’t say that I thought any of the sites give that, just that I would like there to be one.
The only thing I would wonder about is if the national recruiting service would be able to get the fine detail that local sites could since they would be covering such a broad scope.
Agreed. There is still a need for local sites.
Everything you said is more than fair.
And you’re right, any “fan site” will be met w/ the inherent bias, fair or not, that they’re homers for their school.
I think the pay sites have all made an effort to have “national” guys on staff, but as I suspect you’re well aware there is a reason the school-specific sites are their bread-and-butter. Fans want to hear about their school and the kids that school is in on.
To the point below by SoonerFan92, to ask a handful of guys to cover things on a national basis just isn’t realistic.
Well my comments were mostly directed to your comment about what purpose they serve. They do, in theory, serve a purpose even if their inability to monetize it may make it unrealistic.
You’re 100% right.
I gotta believe that most schools don’t have a site anywhere near as informative and constructive as TFB. I haven’t seen one. While those other sites can’t measure up around here, my only thought is that they may be the best thing going for “other folks.” You know, the underprivileged masses…:-)
Somehow that made me think of this:
http://www.opednews.com/populum/uploadnic/peasants-are-revolting-png_505063_20160505-271.png
ha!
Could be. I’m certainly proud of the work the guys here do on a daily basis, but I’m also VERY much not one to pat myself (or in this case guys like K, Brandon, etc.) on the back. And while I know it’s Texas, the guys over on that TFB site work their a$$es off, I know that for a fact.
So I think it’s fair to say sites like TFB may (key word) be the exception, but even if it’s just a free message board btwn that and social media I find it hard to believe you could satisfy whatever information need one may (or may not) have.
But again, TO EACH THEIR OWN (the caps is for others benefit, not yours soonermusic 🙂
If you want to pay for these sites, be my guest.
I would never, have never, nor will I ever begrudge anyone from trying to acquire as much info on OU — be it football or otherwise — from however many sources they deem justifiable.
Like ESPN?
In theory ESPN could be that. However, the recruiting part of ESPN is tied to the broadcast part of ESPN. The broadcast part of ESPN has billions of dollars worth of contracts with certain groups. That gives them obvious biases towards those groups.
s E c SP i N bias? Surely you jest!
I agree, there’s always going to be biases, either from the sources of information (coaches, ect.) or money matters (catering to one group or another either to enhance viewership or fulfill an obligation).
Jordan, I’ve noticed there are those who will hate on you if you don’t drink the Kool-Aid and pump sunshine all the time. These are the same people who thought John Blake was a good “coach” and shouldn’t be fired. I would lose all respect if you didn’t speak your mind and tell things like they are. Truth be told that while I like all of the TFB contributors, I enjoy reading your articles the most.
Much appreciated.
And let me clear I definitely was NOT fishing for compliments. I’m fine w/ whatever others want to think of me (or think they know about me). If I wasn’t, I would have quit doing this a long time ago.
I share my opinion, but it’s just that, my opinion. I completely understand and respect the right of others if they choose not to give a rip about it/me.
Much appreciated.
And let me clear I definitely was NOT fishing for compliments. I’m fine w/ whatever others want to think of me (or think they know about me). If I wasn’t, I would have quit doing this a long time ago.
I share my opinion, but it’s just that, my opinion. I completely understand and respect the right of others if they choose not to give a rip about it/me.
It’s always funny how things work themselves out. I know a lot of us were wondering “WTF” is going on and why are all the 2016 Bailor players heading to tu and not OU. And then we hear all of the news from The Opening and everything makes perfect sense. Our team right now is AMAZING and the Super Squad players coming in for next year is just going to make OU that much better. The Bailor players knew they would really have to work hard to get playing time at OU but at tu they can put one foot in the door and automatically get playing time. Not everyone is cut out to work their butts off and become a legendary Sooner and that’s exactly why…. There’s Only One…BOOM!
Great post. I like the positive take on the topic.
Guess my ‘hot takes’ this morning weren’t quite hot enough. Back to the ol’ drawing board.
You always do a good job.Thank you.
My spidey sense tells me some would beg to differ (especially today)
🙂
Cant score a touchdown every play!
If anyone knew that sentence to be true…. I think it was this guy
FOOTBALL,76!
Ha ha ha ha! sMACK!!!
Dog days of summer.
Nah, any complainers against you can go jump in the Brazos.
They were Scout sucks used to be on there until TFB.
I used to lurk over there a lot but now I just see people copy and paste the info from here on there. No need to go over there anymore with the awesome info and people here.
yep..
Not sure what you mean, but I much appreciate ALL your efforts on this board.
Oh, I was just being a smarta$$. There hadn’t been much of a response to what I’d mentioned in the post itself and I thought it might illicit a comment or two. Even if just to tell me I’m an idiot and to shut up 🙂
I thought I had set up an automatic response bot for that Jordan. Maybe the server is down, I will go check.
You’re an idiot. Shut up ;).
Happy now?
Yes, much better.
I am fortunate to be a SOONERS fan and feel blessed to have TFB. By contrast over on WholeHogSports, Richard Davenport only got 7 comments (after 2 updates ) on this post about The Opening. And the updates were about a couple of OU commits who Arkansas is hoping will come visit them some time in the future. http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2016/jul/10/updates-day-3-opening/
I could do without the whole lion dialogie at the beginning of the highlght reel. Just hit the music and let the players do the talking on the field.
Whattttt Walken rocks!
Yeah, I loves me some Walken. Just didn’t care for it in the highlight reel.
Jordan, while I agree that the print media is dying, there is still a fairly big group reading. However, that group is old and won’t be around much longer. My father is one of them and he just doesn’t like the computer. I compare the print media to the Buick cars, once the older folks die, both won’t be around.
wait…Tiger Woods doesn’t actually drive his Buick????
More than likely not, but you can bet your a$$ that Mathew McConaughey drives his Lincoln! LOL
*in slow southern drawl* I like to drive my Lincoln. It’s nice. I drive it. Because I can. Because I want to. Because it’s a Lincoln.
“I was driving a Lincoln, hell, way before anyone paid me to drive one.” Lol those commercials KILL me!
Arrogant ass, he is.
He’s a whorn, so…
Right you are.
I like him as an actor, but he’s a longhorn fan so it ends there.
Would like to know how many NBA players drive Kias as the official car of the NBA. Think most MVPs “charitably” donate their Kias to an an unfortunate family. The family is no doubt worse off after owning a Kia.
My father is one of them as well. Still gets a paper every day. Constantly complains to me about how worthless it is and says he’s going to cancel, but I believe to this day still gets it mainly out of habit (how he grew up, reading the paper, he says).
And I get that. But to your point those people have quickly become the minority and, IMO, have clearly done a very, very poor job in adapting to the times.
It’s a conversation I have w/ friends all the time and goes to the first point I made in the post about the headlines.
Why in the hell would I want to read either of those stories based on either lede? Neither could have possibly been more ‘Captain Obvious’ type of stories.
It’s why I have never envied beat writers. Man, would I hate that job. Respectfully, I don’t need you to tell me what happened in the game. I watched it, I know what happened.
What I want from someone who is w/ the team every day (in theory, not necessarily literally) is information you have that I don’t as a result of your access.
Yet I have to constantly remind myself that I’m not the “typical” fan. And that, the “typical” fan who only casually follows things rather than obsessively like myself, is who the beat writer is catering to, I’m assuming.
I don’t know, that job is just a very unenviable position to be in IMO. They’re not allowed to really express their opinions, at least in print anyways, and yet that’s all someone like myself would ever really care about.
And that’s a big part of why I think that form of media is dying. Opinions are what people want. And I don’t mean the dumb AF shouting for the sake of shouting type of opinions on s#$% like First Take. I mean opinions of people whom you or I actually value.
Or at least that’s how I see it.
I think I accidentally down voted this at first… oops.
But I definitely agree- I don’t need the base recaps, which is what a lot of sites do. What I want, like you mentioned, is information I have no way to get on my own. Or analysis that I’m not smart enough to give. Which is what I find here.
There’s always the people that didn’t watch the game, although fewer with all of the access these days. I guess when the style was developed, they only showed one or two games a week on tv.
I’m with you and appreciate the work done at TFB. Human nature is some adapt quicker than others but if you want something, you learn. I like to give the example of the ATM. Some didn’t want to use it but you learn how cause they want cash.
Until Georgia and OU sued the NCAA in 1984 over TV rights, there were only a couple of games on TV each week. There was no Internet and radio usually only carried the local teams. That meant most news came from the newspaper. Back then, what they wrote was information that nobody else had. However, that’s not true anymore. The newspaper haven’t adapted to the times and are dead. The corpse is still around and stinking up the place, but eventually it will completely rot away.
Sudoku?
Do “beat writers” or any “newspaper writer” have and seek out new sources?
It just seems they just ask the same mundane questions at coaches and staff.
Then spend an hour writing the same formulated article.
“Quote quote… two line opinion.. Stat.. stat.. quote.. opinion.. stat.. last line that ties to the article.”
Where as places like TFB have gradually established and continue to establish relationships with sources. Keep finding sources. Credibility.
Break news straight forward.
Opinions are backed by first hand info, quality sources, and quite frankly already a better sense of the sport.
Do “beat writers” or any “newspaper writer” have and seek out new sources? – I would have thought that was a primary part of their job, but I’ve never had it so I don’t know.
They stopped using sources the second they finished composition rhetoric 3 lol
Do “beat writers” or any “newspaper writer” have and seek out new sources?
It just seems they just ask the same mundane questions at coaches and staff.
Then spend an hour writing the same formulated article.
“Quote quote… two line opinion.. Stat.. stat.. quote.. opinion.. stat.. last line that ties to the article.”
Where as places like TFB have gradually established and continue to establish relationships with sources. Keep finding sources. Credibility.
Break news straight forward.
Opinions are backed by first hand info, quality sources, and quite frankly already a better sense of the sport.
Like John Hoover! Oh………….wait, I didn’t say that! ! ! (bi-a-tch slapped myself)
While I agree, on-line news services have a looooooooong way to go to get to the point, in terms of speed and depth, that print provides today. Specialty services like TFB are one thing, but general purpose news sites are clunky and slow to navigate and contain far fewer stories and in much less depth than print.
I can read the NYT (scanning headlines, skimming some articles, ignoring others and completely reading some) during the course of an hour commute to work and have a pretty good handle on what’s happening in the world.
With on-line media, you get a lot of glitz and pop ups and motion and color…and zero depth or breadth. It’s kind of like a never ending series of cat videos, pop sci ‘polls’ and grocery store tabloid filler. (for ref, see, Fox, or CNN. BBC does a bit better and some German and Japanese sites (in English) are pretty good, as well).
I would actually like to see them do a hype video more like what the women’s gymnastics team did. JMO
Not me. I don’t want all-nude hype videos.
Man its a busy day.
Yeah… I’ve barely been at my desk today.
I want to be shopping Prime day!!
I’ve got a list going! LOL
Got another firestick.
Cord cutting!
There hasn’t really been much good so far, so you’re not really missing out. Last year, there was a daily deal w/ the Lord of the Rings Blu-ray box set for $20 that I snatched up in a heartbeat. They don’t seem to have an equivalent this year.
they have the fast and the furious 1-7 bluray set for 35 this year.
I hear that. Crazy around here for a Tuesday
Poor girl in the baseball collision,that one kid just snatched it and BAM!
it’s easy when your the big guy playing with the kids! Kind of like Kramer in his Karate class.
Update,its 10:35 and texsa SUCKS——- graphic roo pic
Denial is not just a river in Egypt. Mr. Magoo can see what is going on here
In a statement released Tuesday morning, the Paterno family responded to the information contained in the unsealed documents.
“The materials released today relating to Joe Paterno allege a conversation that occurred decades ago where all parties except the accuser are now dead. In addition, there are numerous specific elements of the accusations that defy all logic and have never been subjected to even the most basic objective examination. Most significantly, there is extensive evidence that stands in stark contrast to this claim.”
Newspapers are great! You can use the to housetrain your puppy, line your birdcage, clean windows, wipe up spills, protect breakables during shipping, start fires, etc. etc.
I get enough stupid add crap in the mail for all of that!
Dumped Soonerscoop and OUInsider over a year ago. Ever since I discovered TFB, and not simply because it’s free, but far more intelligent. Don’t miss the “teaser” sites one bit. $10.00 p/month for BS is — well — BS.
Just saw that Scout posted something about Hines having a decision coming up soon, but it was for paying subscribers only. Thought I would post this with all the talk about these types of sites.
Probably about his top 10 that he already released.
I’m sure it’s talking about the final decision as it was posted only 20 minutes ago. It was a 247 sports guy that covers the Gaggies, not Scout. Talks about his official visits, as well.
Pretty much for those sites what you do is think of the least exciting thing that could fit their teaser and that is probably it. So the decision coming up is that he is putting out a top 10 and having a hard time deciding who #10 is.
It’s amazing (and hilarious) just how accurate that first sentence truly is.
I always set the bar low when I read a title that seems to reference breaking news in the article. Learned that trick from experience.
I realize that a lot of their titles are click bait, but it was posted today while his top 10 came out a few days ago. I’m not saying there is any concrete journalism related to the article, just thought I would post about it.
He’s actually stated he wants to decide a school before his season starts which is really Soon. Hopefully he’ll make the right choice :). I do get that you were mocking paid sites but still lol
Then that is probably the decision that is “coming up soon.” They are probably just talking about the fact that he is going to make the decision and maybe some speculation on the decision itself. I could be wrong but that is the typical ploy they use.
That’s definitely what it is.
You may be giving them too much credit. It could just be that he’s closing in on a decision between Taco Bell and McDonald’s for lunch.
TFB – The Kansas Edition
– Marvin Wilson: As promised we caught up with five star defensive Tackle Marvin Wilson (Bellaire Episcopal, TX ) to talk about his recent offer from the Jayhawks. At first he was a little confused as he did not realize that Kansas had a football team. However after a few minutes conversation and sending him to the website, we convinced him that Kansas really did have a team and had made him an offer.
He thought that was cool and said he would see if his mom had already taken out the trash so he could retrieve the offer letter. It’s our opinion that, now that her recognizes we are serious, we have a really good shot at getting him on campus since he is already planing on a trip with stops at OU, OSU, KSU and Nebraska.
LOL
Heard they also offered a basketball scholly too as I’m sure he could hold down the paint.
I think they may just be using the football team as a feeder for the basketball program. That would explain their 6’9″ 280 lbs place kicker.
They’d have a better shot at opening up a luxury seaside resort complete with palm trees and native hula girls in Topeka than getting a visit from Wilson.
How many TFB are there?
Rock Chalk!!!
Anybody have newer pics of stadium?? Like to see Him bottom if it’s up??
https://twitter.com/boomer145/status/752696452271394816
Kid was abusing tackles all day long at the opening. His speed and footwork are insane already! Once OBO is gone we can have this man and Jackson flying off the edge? Ok.
BOOM!!! THAT’S FILTHY!!!
The edit is super clean lol.
I think today I’m going to drop by the Texas side and ask them the percentages they think they have at landing Big Marv, Hines and a few others lol.
Just be careful where you step, you might get orange on your shoes.
Yes father, your guidance will come in handy.
Treading in some nasty water if you go over there. I’m sure they think all players that they offer are theirs to lose. Lol
I read their last two open posts and I didn’t see a whole lot about potential recruits so I’m just curious lol.
It would be a good deal if you ask them and they get fired up. They need to up their # of posts.
Lol. Just ask them what’s going to happen to their 5 commits once Chuck gets the boot lol. They would probably erupt on me.
Hey, Gabriel over there has some nice articles on their Offense/defense.
Good reads.
Hey, Gabriel over there has some nice articles on their Offense/defense.
Good reads.
Come on over. We’re serving Kool-Aid.
grape or cherry?
burnt orange or “distilled vomit “
Orange. Burnt Orange.
So is Tramanda a legit option for us? Aren’t we only looking to take 2 more offensive lineman?
Well i do have my 1:00 meeting today,ive heard a decision is coming soon!
Does anyone have recent pictures of the stadium? I was keeping a good eye on it until the live cam on SoonerSports quit working.
Inside the stadium as of yesterday.
Any pics to share?
These came from another sight I was on sorry. That’s all I downloaded. One is from the Sooner Sports cam while it was up for a short time yesterday.
And here’s one from the outside as of yesterday.
Thanks!!
That’s going to be a monster! Expand anymore and they’ll have to close Lindsay.
Wow ,anyone know what is to be complete for gameday?Looks like something my company would put me on,um get it done no matter what.Yes 2 crews 24hrs a day.Do able yes I assume the sides are mostly open with guard rails.Hope the elevator shafts are dried in.Looks to be alot of work left,but i dont know what will be open to the public or not,but if the whole outside facade is to be done,well thats why i have no hair.
I was under the impression it was all supposed to be complete for Gameday. I think the locker rooms and other stuff is coming at a later date. I could be completely wrong though Metz 🙂 lol
Wow,i pitty the superintendent,but alot can get done in 8 weeks.
Unless he is a longhorn fan.
Lmao!! meeting see ya!
OP here we come.
I thought the OU/tOSU game was not a Gameday game.
Game day is just a phrase used as a target date!
I could have gotten it done on time 18 hours a day anything for the Boomer Sooner. Of course what do I know I just built a stadium two years ago.
Um, i was with you doc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know we should have gotten the OU job.
The youngsters always forget their elders um teachers!
I don’t work in construction, but my thoughts for the last couple of pics have been, “Wow, that doesn’t look like there’s any way it’s done by the season.” Glad you think it looks doable, because to me that looks like about 6-8 months away!
I need to see more pics!
Here you go!
O man that is sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I concur Metz. I have been on a couple of stadium projects (not quite this large) and have had start of season deadlines. They are behind no way around it. They will undoubtedly have a lot of temp handrail and many things blocked off to the public as the season starts. They may have a shot at having the majority of the façade and interior stadium sections complete by tOSU game though. That is if the weather cooperates and they work around the clock like I’d bet they are now doing. That brick work has a long way to go. They may have to bring in another sub to help out. The elevator shaft should cure but those elevator guys take forever so you may be right on that one. I’d bet there are some stiff liquidated damages if that bad boy isn’t where OU wants it to be in about a month and a half.
Is the center all brick and stone?Elevators suck as we know,maybe hydros?Temp entrance thru the center,concrete and pavers?Looks like 60 days on scoreboard,they will say 5 weeks,NOT!I was lead super on Techs stadium press box etc.We didnt look like that 60 days out. Im sure there are aspects of the exterior that all understood what would and would not be complete.Norman fire marshals ok?Guess they will have fire watch on site.BLAH BLAH BLAH My job im on looks the same grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
O Doc got 2 good ones running on cruse control go figure!!!!
I am not sure on the front. With the structural studs (or at least that’s what they look like it could be a number of anything going across the front but I’d assume it’d be similar to the rest of the stadium. I saw that the scoreboard was supposed to start 2-3 weeks ago but was delayed because of either misfab issues with some steel or design flaw for the scoreboard support. They are now saying the scoreboard will start late this week or early next. I hate jobs like this and they usually are complete chaos, especially about right now. Thankfully I am on a pretty simple 100,000sf metal building with very little inside except HVAC, plumbing, electric, and 4 large OH cranes. It’s going pretty smooth and should finish a little ahead for a change. I hope yours turns around.
Thanks Tony,i started out with a bad concrete sub that i have finally ran off.I went to our main office 2 weeks in and told the owner,hey you put me in the Kentucky Derby on a donkey,so they cant say i didn’t voice my concerns CYA On a 6 grand a day LQDS
Not Cruse control on one of them but it will be soon. The new school is lol.
If this is the finish out, well a lot wont be done this season! Not being negative just facts!———–
Did not realize you can click and zoom,holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If it is all exterior studs and sheathing with face brick and cast stone. See what it looks like in two weeks and we will have a good idea. It is doable 18 hours a day but you need 3 to 4 weeks for all the face brick alone.
Did I miss where Bowen was going to TCU? A Baylor fan I work with told me. He jumping the gun?
that is correct.
Well fellas, looks as if my bait caught us a lurker! Knew it lol.
I’m always lurking. That’s a given. The important thing is… I ain’t snitchin though.
Cuz you know we are by far the superior school and you envy us to the max lol. It’s ok though, maybe, just maybe this year you’ll crack .500! The only thing bright about the Texsa football is yalls hideous uniforms.
You mean the uniforms recently voted best in the conference??? And hey, y’all had the better program for the last few years running, this might be your last year though. Enjoy while you can. 2017 will be upon soon.
Who conducted this vote? This will certainly not be our last year. I appreciate your optimism for you program but to say this is our last year is ludicrous. You see, the difference between y’all and us is a down year for us is anything under 10 wins and well, the same thing cannot be said about y’all. That watered down version of Baylors offense won’t do a damn thing on us this year. The defense you have is nice, but that’s about it. You Longhorns better pray we don’t have another conference championship or playoff run because that will absolutely destroy you. We’ll have blue chips at every position. Fans of other teams don’t realize that our redshirt freshman a long with some other young players are straight beasts. Should be interesting. Btw I’m just poking the bear with you 🙂 all fun and game!
Well anything under 10 wins is a down year for us too. That’s why you’ve been getting blue chips! I don’t want to hear any belly aching when the same offense that Tulsa baptized your defense with last year is unleashed again on y’all again, but with better players… In all honesty, I think the only way we get 10 wins this year comes in the form of a bowl win. 2017 though????
I love how the Tulsa game is all Longhorns argument. That game is taken out on context by anyone other that sooner fans. We were absolutely smoking them like a joint which caused them to just throw it up every play. We had a true freshman corner who got abused the entire game. Why don’t you look at the Baylor game when we aboutely shut them down. 17 will be insane but next year I’m not worried about y’all. 🙂
See, but when UT fans mention that almost all of our best players last year were freshmen, we’re told we’re making excuses. Risk tisk. You say it’s taken out of context, I look at the context of Tulsa’s season and see they did y’all the same way they did most everyone else. I guess it’s a matter of perspective, and I guess perspective is a matter of preference… Either way, NO BELLY ACHING! Lol
Well those are just talking heads. Anyone with a brain realizes y’all are a QB away from 6-8 wins then just throw in more experience, I can see why 17 has y’all excited. I want that RRR game to be the big 12 defacto game like it was my entire childhood.
Yeah, that was always fun knowing that the winner of that game was more than likely going to be the conference champion. I won’t lie though, I always wanted to see us duke it out in a real conference championship game.
The Voting committee
Haw! That’s excellent!
Haw! That’s excellent!
And even they knew the truth.
Well since theyre all blind they could only go by their sense of touch. When they touched it they felt how cheesy it is. Thats why they liked it.
Touché.
LOL! Come on, its a stupid preseason “got nothing to talk about list”
Yet and still…
blaaarg
I demand a revote!
It will be good match ups, no doubt. However, they key is how Buchele plays and more importantly how he improves to his 2nd year.
Charlie almost sells out for this game and I felt it drained your boys last year. The loss last year helped as Riley and our offense changed a lot of things moving forward. Looking forward to it.
I have a lot of confidence in Buechele to play at least at an “above average” (6/10) level for us this year. I think that level of QB play gets us 7 or 8 regular season wins. I think if he plays at a “good” (7/10) level, then we’re looking at 8 or more like 9 regular season wins. If he plays at a “very good” (8/10) we’re looking at 10 regular season wins. I expect him to show flashes of “very good” for a drive, quarter, or maybe even a whole game through the season, but nothing close to a sustained level. I also expect him to balance that out with som “average” and “below average” showings as well. I think he ends the season with an average of 6.5/10. That seems fair and realistic to me for a true freshman.
If you got 6.5 for a season for a TRUE freshman QB, that’s off the charts. Different game all together and it doesn’t matter if he ran the same offense in HS. His HS lineman are prolly 6’2 or shorter across the line. At UT, they are 6’4 or 5′ and it will be hard for him to see over them. Yes, I know all about Brees but look at his NFL film, he takes really deep drops so he can see over the line and makes room in his passing lanes and this didn’t happen his 1st year in college. Speed of the game along with blitz packages will confuse him too.
He will be good but IMO 6.5 is lofty especially with your Non Conf games.
Keep in mind what my 6.5 means though. That’s somewhere between “above average” and “good”. The reason why I think he’ll at least be “above average” is because the system plays to his strengths. He’s a very decisive, accurate passer. If you can make a quick decision and throw an accurate ball, you’ll make some money in this system. Plus I think having Burt, A Foreman, Devin the Duv, and Johnson will help make him look even better. This is, of course, coming from the buzz he’s generated thus far. I reserve the right to readjust my expectations come Sept. 5th.
Devin & Duv need some time for chemistry much less playing the college game. Quick HS decisions are slow for a college QB. If he’s that rare QB, 6.5 would be about right. Questions I have is his durability & will he be quick to leave the pocket like Baker did last year. Will he be patient through his progressions? This is an art and it takes time. I doubt a 9th grade QB owns it against large 6A HS which is what Shane is attempting to accomplish.
I’m heavily involved in the QB position & teaching. I’m around QB coaches (xpro & college) all the time.
Why UT won last year was 100% due to the blitz packages. They knew Bake would leave the pocket early and not go through his progressions. That said, they came after him for the edges. When Bake realized he couldn’t get out of the pocket, he stepped up into the pocket where UT blitzed up the middle. It was a perfectly called defensive game. Also, we made major changes on our OL after that game.
BTW, let me caution you on bragging about 2017. OU came off a bummer of a loss in the 2008 NC game. However, we had everyone back and were picked to win it all. Injuries derailed us and we had a sub par year with a RS QB. We lost a ton of guys so you should only bank on 1 year at a time.
I’m not referring to Shane’s HS production. I’m talking about what reports are saying he’s doing against a pretty good P5 secondary in practice. Sure, game tom is a bit different, but everything I’ve heard and saw say Shane is legit. In a perfect world he would’ve RSed like I’m hoping Sam will, but all signs are saying he is by far and away the QB1 as of now. That’s because he’s proven it against a legit collegiate secondary.
Well, sure, anything can happen between now and 2017. This is football after all lol. I was under the impression that “barring unforeseen events” was implied when referencing any future wins or losses.
Who voted those things best in conference? Whoever it was instantly lost credibility.
Cowchip Brown?
http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ranking-the-big-12s-best-and-worst-football-uniforms/
We are looking forward to 2017 as much as, or more than you guys. Lose very few guys off this years team, and add some nasty pieces too.
https://twitter.com/boomer145/status/752923758243946498
Rogers, Hines, browning, K’Lavon, Okudah and Wilson pls.
AHH!!! DISGUSTING!!! haha BOOM!!!
AHH!!! DISGUSTING!!! haha BOOM!!!
Heck if we could make a deal and split that list with another school it would still be a great haul. If we land that list man that is legit!
Right lol. If we landed all of the above I might have a heart attack.
Just add Gumbs, Phillips, Zabie and Lewis tyvm
I was trying not to be tooooooooo greedy 😉
I guess I kinda forgot about the Oline lmao.
Well OU is only taking 3 Oline guys this year , next year’s Oline class has so many 5 stars.
Marquis Hays Jr. is a big boy! Saw his photo from yesterdays visit on Boomer17 Twitter and Brandon Drumm @BrandonTFB . WOW big guy.
Dallis Todd confirms what you already knew. Best of luck to the young man at his next stop.
https://twitter.com/SwaveyDallis/status/752925377417220096
Has he made a choice on where he wants to transfer? ASU anyone?
Not that I’ve seen/heard
Well I wouldn’t put it past Norvell to try and get him lol. Thanks for responding
Well I wouldn’t put it past Norvell to try and get him lol. Thanks for responding
Making room for the future.
Making room for the future.
Good luck to him.
BREAKING:
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There’s a thread there, I think.
I was trying to be discreet. How’d I do?
Jake is a good reporter. I agree with Jake.
LOL, thank you kindly, Slim.
LOL, thank you kindly, Slim.
Saw an interview with Mayfield and he said That Daniel Brooks will be getting in on the return team action with Ross being gone.
Long day nice Daily Jordan.texsa SUCKS as Jake said below.Metz out———–
You got the long day right, and your meeting did nothing for this place, just so you know. LOL.
Apparently, we aren’t in the mix for Browning…I know I know, it’s BR
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2651670-power-ranking-top-25-2017-recruits-after-the-opening/page/11
I said this 2 weeks ago.
I think I would rather have Jacob Phillips and Anthony Hines to round out the LB class along with keeping Draper. Phillips is rated in the top categories for every site, and he still somehow seems to be underrated. Getting those three for this class would be absolutely stellar.
I’ve got to throw in K’Lavon into the mix. The kid is a freak athlete and can add 15-20 lbs of solid muscle and still move like no other. Having him and Jackson rotate teeing off on opposing tackles just makes me smile lol.
Literally the ONLY reason I didn’t throw him in there is because he is shown as a DE by the recruiting services. Don’t think I didn’t think of him lol.
I actually really like the hype video. I’ve watched it several times. To be honest, I really like all videos and highlight reels that hype OUr team. Easy to please, I guess.
It was reported that our commits recruited and flip some commits, I wonder who they where with understanding you give up name’s in situation’s like this. Who do you think they flipped? Funny thing is it feel’s like our coaches are wishing for scholy to give for more player’s they desire to have on the team. Attrition at it’s best, old coach’s being out worked by their replacement’s, ya think #BOOMER
Im sure one is lineman committed to texas
Well, this is the first place I have checked since coming in from working in the pasture. Curious now about where this news was reported.
Where did you see this at, if you don’t mind me asking?
Robert Barnes apparently tweeted something about it. I never saw the tweet though
We are almost certain it is Xavier Newman. The OG committed to Texsa
https://twitter.com/JPaschal5/status/752987355422810113
Also the whole lack of an OP really gives me a pain in my stomach.. When it’s a long day the OP can save me.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder?
https://twitter.com/TheOpening/status/753047571397050368
Thanks for the posting. 25% of the 1st team are OU commits.
So apparently over the last few days and nights I have been noticing children running around aimlessly in my neighborhood. Especially at the back end of my yard.I live in the boonies… No fences. Usually I wouldn’t care. But over the last few days the traffic has been concerning. Wel tonight I learned that I have a “Pokemon” in my back lawn.
I didn’t know what the f*** that meant. I don’t want people on my lawn all day and night.
Neither does my dog Duke. Yellow Dudley lab. (Pictured) A stake and a chain later… Peace
What did this world come to when a fake something on a phone is pissing off my dog…
Cheers to peace and quiet!
PS, some kids did politely come ask..
I politely asked them a Q
Who is the one they call “The Duke”?
Closest I got was Clint Eastwood… Sigh
Football!!
Invest in a good paintball gun, teach those kids what it means to be hunted. And of course yell “get off my lawn” after lighting their butt up.
Oh I have one and thought about it.. But Today, I would probably go to prison.
I have a decent water hose.
Duke’s got it.
That stupid game is going to kill someone soon. Driving through town today I saw several young people mindlessly walking while moving their phones around scanning and having no idea what was going on around them. Even watched a couple cross an intersection without ever looking up. It’s easy to spot the ones who are playing because their phones are always moving left, right, up, down, Not like they are reading a message or talking.
Phone was distracting enough.
I’ve officially reached the point in my life of giving up understanding video games.
I grew up with the Atari. Pong was awesome. Simple and didn’t distract me from girls.
Now kids are running around like gangs finding fake animals? Routinely trespassing..
I’m hoping this isn’t a situation where a kid dies in order for them to realize they are idiots.
We need more Pong. That was the greatest ever. 🙂
Pong and asteroids!!!!!
Oh yaa
Yes it was
Beer pong is one of my favorites!
Touche.
I love beer pong.. I haven’t lost in.. don’t know how long..20years
This guy I know builds these tables.
It’s fun high too.. Lol
http://www.infinitybeerpong.com/products/customized-infinity-glow-led-beer-pong-table
I love beer pong.. I haven’t lost in.. don’t know how long..20years
This guy I know builds these tables.
It’s fun high too.. Lol
http://www.infinitybeerpong.com/products/customized-infinity-glow-led-beer-pong-table
An electric fence would probably do the trick for your night time visitors.
If yOU had burnt spots on the lawn, it may have been Charizard. 🙂 When my son was in grade school, I “got to” learn the game. Was so glad when he moved on to the next thing. I still have a big box full of those cards in the attic. Who knows, maybe my future grand kids will take them off my hands. lol
My sons collected those cards too.
Got the idea of asking my sons! In what I should do.
And…
After texted my sons. My oldest said to let them play….. He isn’t married yet.
My youngest said “Hell no”
Guess which one I like..?
I don’t know anymore. I thought being old brought wisdom,
Now I think Old just means you’re closer to being senile.
The best conversations I have are with myself. 🙂
Can honestly say that I have on several occasions told someone. “Yeah, that sOUnded much better in my head”!!!
I have to say that to my wife all the time. 🙂
Glad I’m not the only one.
Lol
At my age senility is closing in fast. I spend way too much time on TFB trying to stay sharp.
Watching USA Elite Fastpitch championships (kinda half watching while reading a book). The game on tonight is 14U. Didn’t catch the name, but one of the girls on OC Batbusters already has verbal to OU. 14 and under. Wow, that is yOUng!!! Way to go Patty!
This is the trend in softball. Last year coaches made the jump from recruiting Juniors in HS to Freshmen and even 8th graders. OC Batbusters are an elite program and recruited heavily. It’s a little bit crazy to me; I just have the sense that girls at that age change so dramatically. My daughter verballed to UTEP as a Sophomore and we were very late in the process. Just from a parents perspective I think the NCAA should limit verbals to juniors in HS. Too much pressure on young ladies.
Love coach Gasso though. Wiebe we could have been Sooners!
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Cleo, consider yourself blocked.
I keep blocking this thing, but it’s never ending. How many people are room mates in this house? Making all that money, looks like they could each afford their own place.
Who needs pokemon when you can hang out here and block spammers.
Watching Cleo evaporate along with her P1 is priceless!!!
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