Sooners News Daily 7.19.16
Posted on: July 19, 2016
FOOTBALL (FREE)
Here's why Baker Mayfield can emerge as the nation's top QB this season. https://t.co/jOHIjRGGHZ pic.twitter.com/DEf5J0od9J
— PFF College (@PFF_College) July 18, 2016
As if we needed any more evidence the Big 12 is a dead man walking.
ACC closing in on TV network deal with ESPN. Announcement could come as soon as Thursday. https://t.co/V0fBvj2hlz
— Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock) July 18, 2016
Wait, what? Bob Bowlsby and a lack of understanding? I don’t believe I’ve ever heard those two things in the same sentence before…
Big 12's Bowlsby shows lack of understanding amid Baylor scandal (by @lindsay_schnell) https://t.co/rcfGsr10BS pic.twitter.com/C7Z9JB37Gf
— SI College Football (@si_ncaafb) July 19, 2016
How would Switzer handle Twitter? “I’d just have a burlap sack… and you’d throw your damn phone in there.” https://t.co/s8rhAfTYW2
— Brian Davis (@BDavisUT) July 18, 2016
Divisions are probable for the Big 12, but the league is searching for alignment answers. https://t.co/ANoThuHBB1 pic.twitter.com/aoTstAGwbC
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) July 18, 2016
I don’t expect tOSU will be hurting for talent, especially at RB, but this was a potential starter, fwiw.
Ohio State announces RB Bri’onte Dunn has been dismissed from the football program for a violation of team rules
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) July 19, 2016
Oklahoma State expecting spark from RB Barry J. Sanders https://t.co/3qCRVPU6hY
— ESPN Big 12 (@ESPN_Big12) July 19, 2016
smh.
Preliminary discussions have begun about abolishing kickoffs in college football. https://t.co/HBKRy2ddV6
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) July 18, 2016
Huh?
STORY: UH athletic director Hunter Yurachek meets with Pac-12 commissioner https://t.co/FyH3csB3kn via @houstonchron
— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) July 18, 2016
OTHER
I guess this shouldn’t be that big of a surprise after OU picked up that pitcher from Mizzou late last week. Best of luck to Chestnut at UCO.
@UCOSoftball has added two big-time Division I transfers . . . https://t.co/QWku8q3Lm1 pic.twitter.com/2j8aENngf8
— UCO Bronchos (@ucoathletics) July 18, 2016
The #Sooners are happy to announce the additions of Paige Lowary and Hannah Sparks!
Read: https://t.co/VGm66J9PU3 pic.twitter.com/CEPIntoDep
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) July 18, 2016
Selection committee creates new incentive to land No. 1 overall seed. https://t.co/pfuH30c2yO
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 18, 2016
Major bummer.
when game of thrones returns, it'll be for its shortest season yet: https://t.co/FrNRVM5TWe
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) July 18, 2016
Not exactly the creature you expect to emerge from the sea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L1fVp90Z-w
316 Comments
BOOM!!
SOON!
ER! 🙂 🙂
ER! 🙂
Starting another great day to be a SOONER! Shout out to ALL you great TFBers! Thanks to Jordan and all at TFB!
BOOMER…
Sooner!!
SOONER FOOTBALL ,Cush!
Hey Metz!
Sooner!
Great day to you Magic!
Same to you!
Expecting Bob to handle media day “in a good way”.
As always and FOOTBALL, Ray!
And texsa still sucks!
ALWAYS and forever more!
Morning Ray!
Morning cush.
Good FOOTBALL morning, fellow Brainiacs!! Sucks losing Bandy but maybe he’ll come back to his senses before signing day.
FOOTBALL,J.r.!
Decommits usally dont!But always can hope!
I know — and one that is so far away is going to be even more difficult. Sounds like his Dad wants him to come our way. We’ll see, I guess.
On the bright side , this opens up a spot for 5 star D’Angelo Gibbs.
Hello JR.
EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good morning, Cush!!
GOT In april grrrrrrrrrr.Maybe we will have another natty then also!
Summer, and 7 episodes only. Double GRRRR
Be positive – Maybe the body count will still equal 10 episodes… 🙂
Loaded News this morning Jordan! Thanks for the good stuff
To everyone but themselves it seems, this is what the Big 12 leadership looks like
46 DTG!! Javon Harris with the 46 yard pick 6!! BOOM!!
https://youtu.be/6JlNOJMVhSY
Check out the hit off the kickoff just after the 3:30 mark… hot dang.
Another thought from this: I’ll be the first to admit that I had forgotten that Durron Neal wasn’t always number 5
How does the Bailer scandal go on for months and the head of the conference come unprepared to answer the questions on media days? Did he think the media was going to ask him, “Where did you get your tie?”
His wife bought him the tie – she forgot to prep him about the Bailer scum.
Was there paper work on the tie or was he only informed verbally that she bought it?
Later that day, Bowlsby was seen in a evening gown waving at cars on I35 and chasing pigeons.
Ignore it and it will go away?
If that is the intent, then you talk to the PR people and get them to put together a message that says you care and we are diligently pursuing more information. Not a message that say you don’t even know what the scandal is about.
WHAT? Cant hear you for this dang sand. LMAO
Surprised you expected more from this clown outfit.
I don’t expect them to do anything, since none of this involves conference rules. The only thing they could do is kick them out of the conference. Still, the B-12 has to have a PR department since that is basically all they do. You would think they could have actually prepped him for the questions. The message that he sent is “I don’t care enough to really even think about the issue.”
It wasn’t a shocker to me because I’ve seen how proactive they have been on other issues.
I am not shocked. But they need to be called out. It’s like watching the Three Stooges only it is real.
Don’t insult the Stooges that way, I actually liked watching that show. 🙂
Well when it’s done as comedy it’s great when it’s done as the head of a P5 conference not so much.
No kidding.
Wow… these quotes are baad.
Probably expected hours of, when are you going to add UCF and Memphis. Those juggernauts will put the B12 on an even keel with the B1G and SEC
—–Bob Bowlsby from Big XII media day
There is not a single quote out there that better signifies the dire straights that this conference currently finds itself in.
When you take the context of rape, this is a pretty disgusting statement.
I’d say disconcerting rather than disgusting as it’s becoming more and more obvious that Bowlsby is simply clueless. He’s the idiot nephew who got his job simply because his uncle is so high up in the organization.
He basically said when you combine alcohol and drugs and raging hormones and the experience of 18-22 year olds, rape happens. I guess you can look at that as disconcerting.
Some people like Bowlby are just plain incompetent, i.e. low I.Q. and/or poor social awareness.
I don’t blame the person per se but rather the twin evils called nepotism and cronyism @disqus_rnIgGq1MSy:disqus
I would agree. What he says is essentially true, you probably won’t ever end it completely. But that doesn’t mean that, as an organization, you can’t do everything you can to discourage it. You certainly don’t allow a member of your organization to promote it through their actions. If I knew I couldn’t cure cancer, but I could only cure 75% of the cancers that occur that is still worth doing.
It shows a complete lack of understanding of the issue. The issue is what can the B12 do to help reduce this problem among its member organizations, not can rape be eliminated worldwide.
I agree. It is like he has a severe infection of Old White Man’s disease and is out of touch. True, it happens. But, you recongize it is a problem and you do everything you can to address the problem, even if you can’t eradicate the problem. Those you protect are worth it, even it is only a few.
Since his race is irrelevant that is a racist statement.
Logged in just to upvote, I am ashamed that we are associated with this bumbling idiot. This is almost has the same tone as the “it was a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action” comment made by that Stanford kid’s dad after he raped a co-ed
Y’know? I’m 55 years old and it utterly stumps me that anyone born after my father still fails to get that sexual assault is a line you just don’t cross. “Drunk and Horny and Stupid” is no longer an excuse. It was never a good one and it’s been obviously insufficient for about the last fourty years.
I just wonder how prevalent sexual assault was back in those days compared to now. Meaning that was it so rare at that time as to be doubted more by the older generations still alive today?
It was probably worse back then. I mean he’ll, women weren’t hardly considered anything back then. Considering everyone walks around with a video camera now I’m actually shocked more videos/ incidents aren’t exposed. Sexual assault will never go away.
I was speaking of the 1950’s—-not the 1450’s 😀
I know! Lol I knew my choice of words was going to get a comment like such 🙂
According to the last I saw of stats, about the same overall. Somewhat higher rates for lower economic class women as they were without protection from law or police and many more worked in domestic positions. Upper class was seemingly almost solely abuse within marriage bonds.
That given, something on the order of 40% of women suffered rape then as now. Most societal stats show remarkable stability over time.
40%? No offense @disqus_PxbbojuSbh:disqus but I don’t believe that for a second.
Well, I’ll admit that the number is startling and depends on an inclusive definition that includes intoxication incapacity and reported lack of consent both of which could be debated and both of which might skew the number high.
All that said, the 40% for lifetime experience is pretty well accepted among social scientists on that ‘beat’ these days.
Not to get super political on this @disqus_PxbbojuSbh:disqus but I’ve been around for 4+ decades and that is feminist propaganda if I’ve ever heard it.
Getting drunk and having sex with someone you wouldn’t have slept with while sober is not sexual assault.
You can buy it or not. Your choice. There are lots of numbers that cause discomfort. (homosexuality, illegitimacy, etc).
In this case, they are somewhat off point.
Whatever number you accept, it would seem that there has not been any particular shift in prevalence of sexual assault over the years.
@disqus_PxbbojuSbh:disqus
40% of the women in this country have not been sexualy assaulted, we do not live in a “patriarchy” and there is no such thing as “rape culture”.
40% puts this country on the same level with countries such as Afghanistan—–Afghanistan.
Do you realy believe that America is that dangerous for women???
Do you mean 40% have been sexually assaulted?
Absolute nonsense number that NO one can prove, and that requires a large degree of contortions as to what rape means to most people- “unwanted attention” would be at the top of the list. Sociology is not now- nor will it ever be- a “hard” science.
And, again, we go off course to argue numbers. In the aftermath of yesterdays skepticism, I looked through some unaudited numbers and got rates from 13% up to 45% with most, if not all, sources commeting that undereporting could drive the number higher. In the case of the low estimates, the figure of 2~3X was cited as ‘supportable’ ranges.
And everyone covered themselves by pointing out that the definition was key.
Let’s not lose oursselves in the weeds. You want a lower number, go with it. I would stop out and wonder why it raises such wrath, however. Why does a stat upset you so? We’re not talking the melting point of 440 HP Stainless Steel here. The definition is everything.
All that taken as read, the original point I attempted to make stands: you have to have been born before the flood (and to have taken on the predominant bias of older, intentionally blind, days) to have the attitude that sexual violence is either inevitable or rare.
I’ll also go ahead and stick my head in the noose: I see no evidence that the incidence of sexual violence has increased much over the past 50 or 100 or 200 years. There does not appear to be any correlation between sexual violence and ‘modern permissiveness’ or any other ‘liberal’ ill.
I say it is symptomatic of his freaking leadership. Let’s get off this Titanic.
Bowlsby’s incompetence yesterday actually helps OU’s chances of leaving this sh** conference.
How? It’s not like we, or OU, , or anyone really were unaware of his incompetence prior to yesterday.
Yep. It’s not like his incompetence let’s us out of the grant of rights.
Yet, let’s us out yet.
If it gets ugly with law suits,
Just more material and content to throw into peoples faces.
We may know, the presidents may know, but a independent person that doesn’t follow his actions everyday wouldn’t know.
The more you have the better.
It needs to be blatantly obvious for the oblivious.
“Our leader is an idiot” only carries so much weight in a court of law, which is to say, not much.
Bowlsby- Baylor has been forthcoming.
Reporter- So you have all of the info you have requested?
Bowlsby- That’s not what I said.
I don’t think he knows what being forthcoming is?
————-
Bowlsby getting a boatload of $$$ to be unprepared. Time is now to get OUt…
<<o. ✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤:::::::!bc20p:….,..
The NFL are putting microchips into footballs to gauge FG accuracy so they can narrow field goals..
Good morning
Morning Dave!
Morning Birddawg
What he should have said is they haven’t been forthcoming with the Pepper Hamilton report. Legally they don’t have to. But the conference will act accordingly to preserve the integrity of all schools in the conference.
BOOMER SOONER!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv2kZc66Bmo
Fantastic – great to watch. Of course, this does mean half an hour out of my work day….
I love the intro to this with James Garner reading! AWESOME stuff.
Very cool. Love the 2001 video – lot of fun memories from the 2000 season in there
Yep. I love some of the vintage footage from games I watched growing up!
How goes the summer Golf?
Painful and expensive. Seems I have a truck breaking down every other day. UGH! How’s married life treating you?
Sorry to hear that, that’s not very fun.
Been very good! Really enjoying it
No, it’s not very fun. But that’s life and it goes in cycles, I’m just waiting for the good cycle to hit us. LOL
Having a good marriage sure makes life easier! I can take all these problems at work with a grain of salt knowing I have a great marriage and that when I get home my wife will let me rant and rave and then she will come up with something funny to say to take my mind off of it.
I still love Bud’s show…and the “little men.”
I lived in Tennessee during 2000 season. I didn’t get to watch many OU games! I will never forget the OU/Nebraska game!
I won’t forget it either. It had been a long time since OU was where they were supposed to be and my wife said during that game that she thought our neighbors were going to call the cops because I was yelling so much. LOL
I’m glad I had room between me and my neighbors
So ready for the season!
Good stuff, Golf! Glad to see you “jump in” and not just lurk. 🙂
I will go back to lurking now. LOL
Take care, golf!
Thanks JR!
something to say to the recruits, do you have the OUDNA to have your name mentioned with these?
I LOVE this idea!
If I am Cooks I say good luck to Bandy and go after somebody else. Seems like a battle not worth fighting at this point, could use his time on some other great prospects.
Hawk, I’m with you. I like Bandy but I trust Cooks too. I’m sure Cooks has his depth chart he’s been on from over a year ago. I’m interested in who he pursues.
I’m eager to see what Brandon and K come up with for his replacement, I know they have mentioned Boyce previously. I’m not sure how far up the list he is for Cooks though and how interested he would be in flipping from Texas.
I think if we land Okudah then it’s a total success. We’ll have 4 DB’s in this class with 3 four stars and a 5 star. Plus throw in Cobb and you’re good.
I think they would want another corner to replace Bandy, I’m sure the TFB guys will have something on it soon.
I’m sure they would, but it wouldn’t shock me at all if they concluded with a top 10 player like Okudah lol. We seem to ALWAYS land a 4 star or two that none of us were talking about on signing day. Let’s just have a successful year on the field and everything will take care of itself!
Dont forget 5 star D’Angelo Gibbs. OU needs another safety in this class and now we have a open CB spot. Okudah has had reserved spot since day 1 but Gibbs didnt. With this recent decommit i expect Coach Cooks to be recruiting Gibbs even harder now.
Anything can happen once he takes an “official” to Norman.
Assuming there is still a spot open when that happens.
Good for them!
https://twitter.com/Jake_Trotter/status/755412201402343424
Great to hear – both well deserved
yes thats great! Gotta keep those two around as long as possible! I have also been wondering if Gundy could take over as O-Coordinator after Riley leaves. Cale seems like a lifer so that would be great to get someone who can run a great offense and not leave after a couple years.
I’ve got Riley staying with us at least another 3-4 seasons. The dude still has so much to learn on the offensive side of the ball let alone the defensive side. Sure he can go and be like Kliff and land a decent job but he’ll have no coach to coach the defense. I just think long time defensive coordinators make better head coaches. They can then delegate the offense to an offensive guru and have a successful program. Usually offensive coaches fizzle out IMO
I think it used to be that way but I think more offensive guys are having success. Dabo, Tom Herman, Urban Meyer, Harbaugh, Jimbo are all offensive guys who are killing it.
Great news
I have to chuckle at this. Six of nine assistant coaches now have a title including “coordinator or director.”
Does a change in position held make it easier to pay them more or can schools offer pay increases without really adjusting the coaches status? I mean with the head coach obviously you can’t change his status but it does make me laugh.
They can pay them whatever they want and give them whatever title they want it really doesn’t matter. Part of it is to justify writing them bigger checks. The other part is to make it look like they have more responsibility. It looks good from a career standpoint whether it means anything or not. Title really means nothing. Salary, authority and responsibility are the only things that really mean anything.
Makes sense. I just didn’t know if a title change was required to pay them more. Thanks Bob.
I think the only title that is fixed is “Head Coach” and that is because it is a NCAA category. The HC then divides up the roles and responsibilities and gives them titles based on that. But if you have ever worked in an organization of any size you know titles don’t always match the reality.
I work for my father and uncle so I’ve never had the corporate experience other than when I interned over the summers at a few other financial firms. But you’re totally right about titles. We have a few employees who take their title out of context and others who don’t live up to theirs. To each his own I guess.
Also, it helps if Stoops is promoting them for other coaching positions. I hope they stay for a long time but quality coaches usually want to be head coaches.
Plus! they get a plaque to hang on their wall! 🙂
Don’t want Houston in the Big XII, but I’m ready to head West with them right now.
Big 12 – Live Media Day Bill Hancock http://newsok.com/multimedia/videos?live=Daynd10jsWk
Thanks for the link Joe. Normally I can’t stream at work but this one is working great.
Yeah, they got Charlie Strong on stage now.
The sad part about Bowlsby is he could get away with these answers if he were in charge of SEC/ACC. ESPN would minimize his air time. However, with his dunce hat sitting firmly on his head, this will get aired over and over. Living in Houston, the SEC is talked about more than Big 12 and with Bowlsby interviews, they will just laugh that much harder at us. We have a proud program that is just being a whipping boy for the conference we are in.
Could you imagine our image and PR if we were in another power conference?
Actually, here in SEC country Mullen has gotten quite a bit of flack for his similar answers to their scandal.
Well he’s a dumbass so rightfully so. He learned under urban how to handle players so it doesn’t surprise me at all.
As he should but has the national media said much about this decision since the SEC media days? Curious as I haven’t had time to watch any TV. Thanks
I get dizzy when I listen to him lol. Circular reasoning at its finest lol
Him meaning me or Bowlsby. Curious.
Oh Boom, I want to mess with you but I’ll be nice 🙂 I was referring to Bowlsby.
thanks
A whipping boy that had an amazingly dominant sports year with multiple NC’s and deep postseason runs (bball) and a CFP appearance.
This comment isn’t meant for the future, but right now, OU isn’t dealing with as much of a disadvantage to other conferences as some of our fans make it seem. And the one conference they all point to, the SEC, we are unlikely to join.
Never did I say OU wasn’t dominant this year much less discuss conference options. My point was the lack of Big 12 leadership and how this will be viewed.
Winning all of that in another conference, may have been pushed a lot more on-air. Not saying OU is at a disadvantage. I am just saying OU is not getting their money’s worth from the B12-2
^
This.
Good morning all! T-145 mins till Bob takes the stage. Doubt anything of substance comes of it though.
http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2016/07/18/follow-along-live-big-12-media-day
We still love to listen to his monotoned azz up on stage hahahaha. He’ll probably reiterate what he said in the other interview that Jordan tweeted about yesterday.
No doubt. I know I’ll be hanging onto every word waiting for a fresh nugget or 2.
I just want him to tell us which younger players are looking good. I also want him to say Caleb Kelly is a monster and he’ll be one of the best backers him and Mike have ever coached lol.
I’m with you but think it is a little soon. Would love to hear you say told you so or called it tho.
Oh I don’t believe he’ll say that which is why I said “I wish” lol.
Have missed listening ‘to his monotone azz’ breaking down the upcoming opponent ‘in a good way’. Bring on some OU FOOTBALL!!!!
Bob will take the stage “in a good way”.
We think alike 😉
Is there a link where we can watch Bob’s press conference?
Houston to PAC12. Get ready.
For the BIG12 to remain viable they have to add more schools. Most ideal (in my opinion they have to be) would be some big name schools. Unfortunately, they are all in conferences they don’t want to or can’t afford to leave.
When they BIG12 realize they have to add teams, the second options of Houston, BYU, and schools that were being considered will be scooped up.
This would allow the other conferences to begin to raid the folding BIG12 to improve their conferences.
At least, that’s what I would do. Especially if I were running the PAC12, BIG10 or ACC.
It’s a ploy by Houston to get the Big12 to jump. Pac does not want Houston.
truth
The PAC didn’t want Okie Aggie or Sand Aggie, why would they want Houston community college?
Let the 12-2 have Houston and SMU and North Texas State – and let OU GO!
Hcc. they have moved up from Cougar High. LMAO
Be nice Cush! My baby sis goes to UH! Lol. I’m still salty she didn’t go to OU. Unfortunately she followed some loser dude to UH and now she hates it there since they are broken up lol
I agree Houston wants in. I was just saying that would be a logical first step by other P5 conferences.
I am ok with adding like BYU or even Boisie State. Maybe even Memphis because the TV footprint. But not so much with Houston as B12 is already in that market.
It’s all a moot point I think as I believe the ship is going down and all that will save the SSB12 is adding established P5 schools.
Boise is a non starter for the B12. They are basically a JC with a D-1 football program. The others have potential, if you just have to add someone.
PAC cannot be choosy. They don’t have many options. If they aren’t going to land some big package from the Big 12, a school like Houston would probably be Plan B.
I really like Houston’s potential. They just aren’t a good fit in the already Texas-heavy Big 12.
They’ll add Boise State and BYU before they ever add Houston.
Yep. Time zone considerations too. I know PAC 12 coaches gripe about playing their games after most people on the eastern half of the nation are done watching for the day.
Why would the PAC 12 want to expand at all?
Same reason every other conference is entertaining the idea.
$$$$
Correct and I’m not sure they ant to expand at all. I read somewhere that it’s commissioner said the PAC 12 could be screwed out of getting into the playoff most years because their conference champion could very well have two losses. He was saying that based on the idea that in the PAC 12 any team is capable of beating the others on any given Saturday.
Really———-
Metz….Metz metz metz, Metzarammah the Metzmeister….
WOOF, What up!!!!!!!!!!!
Metzimus to the Maximus!! FOOTBALL IS karma in a good way!
hOU!!!!!!!!!
Lol follow ou_players on snapchat
Sounds like things aren’t going so well for Baylor and their new coach today… Baylor gonna Baylor I guess.
https://twitter.com/ryaber/status/755441043433140224
Tire fire — I like that one!
Got a link?
Sorry I do not, just glancing through twitter and everybody is chiming in on how bad of a job the new coach did. He basically said every University is having the same problem as Baylor.
That is just sad.
No wonder Baylor was so quick to hire him—–he’s just as clueless as they are!
This is the one made me laugh:
https://twitter.com/ScottBellDMN/status/755438930657284096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
I have a link to some tweets that went out, but no video link yet:
http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/baylorbears/2016/07/19/jim-grobe-big-12-media-day-culture-bad-behavior-baylor-issues-like-happen-every-school
I think this one year will put 10 years on Grobe. He has no clue of the fallout from his presser.
If he is a “good man” then these answers are absolutely killing him inside.
Grobe: “We don’t have a culture of bad behavior at Baylor University.” #BootBaylor
I thought the river in Waco was the Brazos, but it’s sounds more like it’s de Nile, and it’s the drinking water source for Bailer.
Nice one! I not for adding any more Texas schools to the Big XII, however swapping out Baylor for Houston might be acceptable.
ACC As part of the agreement, the ACC is also going to be partnered with ESPN for quite some time. The conference extended its grant of rights with ESPN through the 2035-36 season. Via ESPN:
The conference’s grant of rights makes it untenable financially for a school to leave, guaranteeing in the 20 years of the deal that a school’s media rights, including revenue, for all home games would remain with the ACC regardless of the school’s affiliation.
So much for the thought of merging the best from Big 12 & ACC.
Two peas in a pod. LOL
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
When they abolish punt returns we will be way ahead of curve!! Be forward thinkers!
If OU is to lose 1 regular season game next season, which game would you prefer it be?
an early one.
I agree — gotta’ be early. Late losses are killers.
I would rather just have a total upset against a mid-pack team than to lose a big game. Iowa State, K-State… something like that. They get their time in the sun for beating us and then we go win a natty!
kansa
Not that one. I will be there with my best friend who is a chickenhawk fan. That would be a LONG ride home listening to him. So KU is out. LOL
Retracted then. Tend to agree with J.r. There is no good in any loss.
Yeah, I agree as well. No such thing as a good loss.
What kinda’ question is that? It’s like if you had to lose one of your fingers, which would you choose? 🙂
Left pinky. Next question? lol
Pinkie, no question.
Season opener, baseball.
I was just thinking…..better to lose early, but I REALLY don’t want to lose to Houston, Ohio State, or Texas. Maybe TCU? I worry that a loss to WVU or TT would be so late in the season that it might hurt our Playoff chances. Maybe TT wouldn’t, especially if we lost some kind of shoot-out.
I don’t know, just an interesting question to me, given that it’s very likely we won’t go undefeated. That is simply tough to do.
I agree on paper is seems that a lose to tOSU would not be all that damaging if we won out but… there is no way I want to listen to some garbage about how we are not Big Ten/SEC level or something.
Plus we need that game for recruiting.
As well as Texas (and Houston).
I just remember how sad I was after losing that ND home game. I don’t want to feel that way after the Ohio State game. BIG game for a lot of reasons. Starting to think the TCU game might be the best to lose.
If we want to go to the playoffs and there are not any other one loss teams in slots 1-3, then it would need to be early, one of first 4 games.
I know this is yesterday’s news but if Bobby Evans really is emerging then I am really excited about that. I would love having Samia inside and a more athletic Evans outside!
ESPN is going down the sh*tter. Conference network deals aren’t going to rescue them, and honestly, I don’t think conference networks are going to survive cable unbundling anyway.
LOL! Bob Stoops says he doesn’t want to say he doesn’t care, but he doesn’t care what divisions the Big 12 sets up.
Exactly…” I dont care, move around the conference all you want to give other teams a chance….we’re still going to kick everyones a$$.
Bob Stoops live stream http://newsok.com/multimedia/videos?live=o24fODAk0I0
and….the Joe Mixon question.
That didn’t take long. Bob handled it well. I think that if they would just let Joe address it the media would move forward. Unfortunately once litigators get involved that isn’t going to happen. It is sad that unfortunate situations like these are what seem to get the most clicks/media attention.
I completely disagree. No matter how it is addressed, the media would bring it up until Mixon had graduated.
There is nothing Joe could do for this to die. It never works that way. He just needs to do what he is doing.
46 DTG
Brandon Moore 97-01; Cory Mayfield 89-91; Tremayne Green 92-94; Darryl Goodlow 79-83
Brandon Moore
Cory Mayfield
https://youtu.be/OL-27zGGMt8
wow the freaking ACC is getting a conference network? this is really,really sad. They dont have near the fanbases or tradition as the schools in the big 12.
Time to get out boren. Please get the process rolling(if it isnt already).
If you’re interested, new post just went up that includes Stoops’ full presser: https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-bob-stoops-big-12-media-days
Does it include the two times Bob was asked about possibly playing the shorthorns twice? UGH!
I know it’s click bait, but the media looks ridiculous asking questions about Mixon, IMO. I’ve never struck a lady in my life and don’t plan on it, but he got punished. Miss St isn’t punishing their player who hit a woman multiple times (a one game suspension against South Alabama is not a punishment), but people still can’t drop the Mixon crap. It’s such a recycled story, too. It amazes me what is considered click bait, nowadays.
It’d be one thing if the Mixon video was out there for everyone to see and—-and—–he’d never been punished or prosecuted for it. But both things did happen and there is no video for us to go off of.
Tom Luginbill picks Texsa to win Big XII. At least he has OU second.
That generates more interest than picking OU like most others..
Yep. Of course, he has history behind him. When we’re picked top 5 we’ve tended to finish top 20.
We really have to be able to run the ball against them this year and win this game. I really can’t stand the thought of losing to them two years in a row.
Think OU will do better this year in the game. Second season with Riley, better oline in my opinion (St. John not giving away pass run) and I think the D will be better. CK and MJ and the Evans boys at ILB I think will do great.
Yep, I hope so. Stopping their run game will be as important as establishing ours.
Luginbill is a dunce. He loves the SEC as much as FineBUM.
You should have seen him at the opening. Fawning over the kids who committed to the SEC. He didn’t cover hardly anyone from any other conference. Tool.
Yeah I saw him one year up there drooling over Daylon Mack and Khalil Mckenzie, etc…. Tool is definitely 100% accurate.
Everyone walking around is so nice and enjoying the show. Luginbill struts around and always gets in front of the parents to have his huddles with his staff and camera guys. If the attention goes to one side of the field, he’s right on que. It’s like, look at me.
It totally is, then last year I saw him calling one of the college games I believe and I remember thinking “are you kidding me?”.
No Doubt. I saw that too and shook my head. Sad day to see him on the sideline.
Visitors list next weekend is looking really nice.
Who is Nick basquine!reciever
Isn’t he a walk-on? Seems like he’s been here for 18 years.
Saw it on Jordan’s twitter .Mayfield was saying all will get to know him.
I hope so! We need people to step up at WR in a BIG WAY. He played at Norman North so there’s local boy cool factor there.
http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=209539790
Thanks Bob.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/808976 found him
He looks good!
a WR. 🙂
I remember in high school people said he was a product of having Cornwell throw to him. I coached against him before I went to law school. He was a big time play maker in my opinion.
WICKED spin moves
Thanks for sharing as I’ve read some stuff saying he’s doing a good job at OU. FWIW, my son saw Cornwell at the Manning camp and said the guy couldn’t throw a spiral if his life depended on it.
I think Cornwell had something happen that turned him into a head case. High school injury, Saban, Updyke?
In high school, it was one of the prettiest passes ive seen.
Bummer for him as I heard he was solid out of HS.
once your mechanics go mental your screwed just ask Tiger.
or Barkley. lol
Barkley never had mechanic’s to screw up. lol
in golf
Who is Nick basquine!reciever
Would like a boom or two over the next couple of weeks, thank you.
Bar b Q ought to yield at least one. May depend on the sauce though.
That’s what I’m hoping for.
M. Wilson and DB to replace Bandy?
Wilson and (Insert anyone here) would be awesome.
I hope for 6 lucky numbers alot!
That’s my birthday, BOOMS! would be nice.
Happy birthday early.
Metz, my man!
I hope you get your birthday wish.
As do I.
soon
Where the heck you been?
I’ve been pretty busy. Still read but haven’t been in the comments for awhile.
There’s a bunch of you guys that don’t come around as much. Hopefully it’s just the off season and then you are back in the groove.
It isn’t as much of off season as it is I have new responsibilities to cover CFB. Went ahead and shortened the name to not give it away, don’t want anything to conflict, ya know?
Congrats.
Thanks! I certainly check in more often. Haven’t talked to a lot of you guys in awhile.
Any nuggets for us lurkers?
Good news ahead.
What are there initials. Glad your still lurking and look forward to some insight from you.
Initials would be too easy haha
Sun coming up tomorrow morning or ?
I did hear the sun could return tomorrow. Expect a decision around 6am.
Great, you’re the best.
Depends on who you ask I guess!! Still waiting on the answer of what I did or said to get my comment deleted, some get responses some don’t.
I get it but they never respond to me either so forget and forgive. Move on and enjoy the folks on here.
Have a good one TFBERS————-
Have a good one yourself, and be safe
Toodles!!!
Enjoy a cool one, sir.
https://twitter.com/PeterAriz/status/755510720264040448
Sometimes you just need a second look, before you really know where home is. Go ahead and soak it all in Mr. Bandy you know where home is. There is only ONE!!!!!
Miami needs him more than we do, Im sure thats front and center in their pitch to him.
I just hope it is not shying away from competition for a spot. And yes he would pretty much be guaranteed a spot at the U.
Yet he would be playing in a pathetic environment.
I’m pretty sure his mind will change again, just hope it is not too late!!!
We get it man, thanks.
Richt knows how to recruit and is pulling in the old Miami players to get involved so there’s more to this. Can’t blame him and maybe they will get it together again. Bandy would be a centerpiece in the secondary.
What an exciting venue to play in for your college career as a young athlete.
Ah, the roar…smattered clapping of the crowd.
But they do have a righteous inflatable helmet to run through!
Cheap and easily attained tickets for the family.
Need to just fold this conference already and move. Power 4 makes more sense for a playoff system obviously. Tired of hearing these dumb B12 proposals.
I agree. What is it going to take to get OU to say we’re done?
Apparently…I don’t know. This friggin conference, man. Are we expanding? Are we not expanding? Are we sucking? Are we not sucking? WTH is the deal here?
A couple hundred million to make up for the lost revenue because of the grant of rights. Or wait until the grant of rights expires.
I have a dollar
I have a dollar
How good is Joe C? We likely have six hall of fame coaches on staff right now. Stoops, Coale (already in), Kruger, Williams, Kindler and Gasso. Man knows how to hire coaches.
FSSW 6am tomorrow morning. OU / Tenn No-Huddle for those that may wanna DVR it.
<<o. ✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤:::::::!bc20p:….,.
<<o. ✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤:::::::!bc20p:….,.
…
Think this is relevant?
https://twitter.com/SuperK_TFB/status/755613956518010880
Would say thats a good bet to be the boom
Didn’t see the posts in the Stoops presser page. My bad. I’m a tad late
Would say thats a good bet to be the boom