Open Post | Weekend, Feb. 20th – 22nd (UPDATE Fri., 3:41 pm)
Posted on: February 20, 2015
Image of Theo Howard via dailynews.com
Happy Friday, y’all!
New Defensive Line Coach: OU got their replacement for Jerry Montgomery when they officially announced former Stanford defensive assistant, Diron (DYE-ron) Reynolds, will be the new defensive line coach. As you’ve surely learned by now, Reynolds has spent a lot of time at multiple positions in the NFL. In reading some of the comments yesterday, most folks seem pretty excited about the hire. But, of course, there were some who are a little more skeptical.
To be honest, I think it’s easy to see both sides of the argument. And I’ve noticed in the comments section lately that some are getting a little too chippy when others voice an opinion not in agreement with their own. We don’t want to have to begin to heavily moderate the comments, but we will if things continue down this path. Let people have their own opinions. If you want to disagree, then please do so with respect.
I say that I can see both sides of this because there are clearly question marks with regards to this hire: very little recruiting experience, minimal experience as an actual position coach, etc. But ultimately all that actually makes me more intrigued and excited about the hire than it does nervous.
Why? Because we know OU could have hired a more established defensive line coach. So the fact that they went with a less experienced recruiter tells me that Reynolds must have blown them away during the interview process. If you can take a “lesser” resume and win a job at Oklahoma, then there is a good chance you can figure out how to recruit. And with all the various coaches Reynolds has worked with in the past, it’s hard to imagine he hasn’t developed a wealth of knowledge in technique and skill development, as well as coaching style. So again, while I see both sides of this, I fall on the side that feels this could end up being a fantastic hire. Personally, I am excited to see what coach Reynolds can do.
I spoke to one of the guys from the outlet that broke the story, FootballScoop.com, who told me folks who know Reynolds insist that he is incredibly intelligent, has a wealth of experience to draw from, and “he is going to do well there (Oklahoma).”
I also asked OU 2016 defensive line target Christopher Daniels what he thought of the hire who said, “I think it’s amazing. He is just going to add to the tradition.” – (Super K)
New Defensive Line Coach Part II: I talked to someone close to the defensive line coaching hire situation and was told that going into things, Reynolds wasn’t necessarily the favorite. But after the interview process had been completed, Reynolds was absolutely “number one on the board.” In other words, OU got who they wanted. I was told that Reynolds is, simply put, very impressive and the staff really believes he’s going to flourish in Norman. – (Brandon)
Dontavious Jackson and Chris Brown: Most of you are familiar with OU 2016 linebacker target, Dontavious Jackson. But someone you’re going to want to get to know as well is his teammate, 2016 CB/SS Chris Brown. He is a hard hitting safety that is picking up interest from a number of schools, including Oklahoma. In fact, he recently picked up an offer from Michigan.
Brown tells me that he has been invited to OU’s March Jr. Day, and that he is definitely planning to attend. The added good news is that he will bringing Dontavious Jackson along with him! Jackson is a kid who really likes OU — despite some of what is being put out there to the contrary — and has a great connection to Sooners through his good friend and OU LB, Ogbonnia ‘Obo’ Okoronkwo. – (Super K)
– Theo Howard: Late last week OU went on a bit of an offering frenzy, and one of those offers went to 2016 Westlake Village wide receiver Theo Howard (Westlake, CA). I got in touch with the speedy wide receiver to ask him about his latest offer. Needless to say, he was very excited about OU even going so far as to say, “they are one of my favorites.”
And that would stem from his relationship with OU WR coach Dennis Simmons, who Howard said, “I met him while he was at Washington State, and we have had a great relationship since then. He’s a real cool coach.”
With Howard holding offers from Arizona State, TCU, Michigan & USC just to name a few, referring to OU as one of his favorites is no small thing. Admittedly, however, some consideration has to be taken into account that, at the time, OU was his most recent offer and it’s very common to hear such things about most schools shortly after an offer is made. That said, it’s yet another California kid who Oklahoma seems to be making a strong push to get to Norman. Howard is talking with the OU staff about trying to arrange a visit, so it would seem the Sooners could have a legitimate shot here. – (Brandon)
– UPDATE (Fri., 10:29 am): Friend of TFB, Demetric Warren, is reporting two new 2016 DB offers for the Sooners, who also just so happen to be teammates. The first being Rodarius Williams (Shreveport, LA).
The second being Andraez ‘Greedy’ Williams (Shreveport, LA).
– UPDATE (Fri., 10:36 am): Oklahoma City judge dismissed an OAB lawsuit this morning that had been filed seeking the Joe Mixon surveillance tape be released publicly. Therefore it would appear barring some sort of appeal, the video will not be released to the public.
– UPDATE (Fri., 1:13 pm): With OU fans clamoring for talent at LB in this 2016 class, we wanted to introduce the site to a prospect OU has been keeping in contact with for a little while now. His name is Hunter Donnelly (Burleson, TX) out of Burleson Centennial. Donnelly is currently 6’2” 220pounds and tells me he clocks at a 4.6 forty. He currently holds only one offer from Colorado State. The reason it appears he has been going under the radar is due to the fact he goes to a school that is fairly new, so not a lot of coaches have been through or know about him yet.
We recently spoke to a contact in Colorado who talked about being impressed by Donnelly’s film and surprised he doesn’t have more offers. We are expecting his recruitment to pick up during the spring evaluation period now that his name is starting to get out there more.
OU was the first school to reach out and show interest in Donnelly last year. Since then he has been keeping in touch with Bill Bedenbaugh. Donnelly said he likes OU’s ‘brand of ball, no doubt’ and plans to be at their Jr. Day on March 7. One school to watch out for with Donnelly, though, is TCU, as his dad played on the defensive line for the Horned Frogs back in the 80’s. TCU has been showing interest and Donnelly has visited multiple times, but has not been offered at this point.
Donnelly’s size and sideline-to-sideline speed are easy to notice on film. He shows an ability to diagnose quickly and, mixed with his quickness/speed, is able to avoid blocks with relative ease. I love his closing speed. Does show ability to shed blockers and keep them off his body, but want to see more from him in this department as he continues to develop. When he arrives, he delivers solid blows and is a real ‘thumper.’ Ball carriers go backwards when he hits them, which is a trait I love to see. – (Alex)
– UPDATE (Fri., 3:41 pm): I (Jordan) don’t know how to best explain this really, other than I’m just someone that apparently has way too much time on their hands. So I was perusing the OU official site as I tend to do far too often checking for little updates they may have made but didn’t really make an announcement on or anything (my latest effort has been to see when/if they were going to move Chip Viney into the currently vacant defensive QC spot). And I happened to notice that longtime football staffer & former OU player Corey Callens was no longer listed.
So I reached out to a couple of people to see if something had happened or if it was just a mistake on OU’s part when editing the coaches page on the official website. And wouldn’t you know it, my man Brandon comes thru with the information once again.
Evidently Callens’ time as a graduate assistant was up and, as such, he is no longer with the football program. Brandon spoke with him and it sounds as if things are a bit up in the air at the moment with regards to his coaching future, but we here at TFB certainly wish him nothing but success in the future.
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Ahhhhhh commits. So many new ones
I notice you said Chris Brown is hard hitting…..Sorry, I had to say it.
Someone had to say it.
Jared just beat Whitney to the punch……..
Rhianna. Whitney is Bobby Brown, not Chris Brown. lol
well played
LOL!
Ha!!
From my favorite Sandler movie…for arguments that involve two sides who both have a point but neither are really right or wrong
my wife would disagree. She is always right, hahahaha.
lol aren’t they all? My wife told me I was right once and I almost swerved off the road in shock
Lmao
there is that!
Stop looking at me swan!
LB Marvin Terry, other sites have stories about him entertaining the idea of committing.. Wondering if you guys have spoken to him & do you get a similar impression..?
We haven’t talked to him just yet bud.
Hopefully you are planning to? haha
I, for one, am very excited about the hire of Reynolds. Pedigree doesn’t mean jack to me, mostly because as a former HS coach I know that this holds true: “If you can coach…you can coach”. I grew up in NW Arkansas and played against Gus Malzahn’s HS teams. Coach Malzahn can coach. His hire was laughed at when Houston Nutt hired him as the Arkansas OC. No one is laughing now. Hugh Freeze. Art Briles. Chad Morris. I could go on and on. Reynolds most likely will be hungry to create his “pedigree”. I’m pumped about it.
hopefully he will be a ‘homerun’ hire ……Bob’s had plenty of ‘singles’ hitters on the staff…….
Martinez? Kish? Who else? I tend to forget all the assistants who have come and gone. But when I think about all I can remember: Leach, Mangino, Venables, Montgomery, “old” Mike Stoops, Chuck Long, Wilson, etc., B Stoops has had some really good hires.
The only two bad hires that Bob has made that I can think of are Kittles and Martinez. Never understood the Kittles hire at all.
Kittles. I forgot about him. I wouldn’t have hired him based on surname alone.
Those are the only 2 bad ones, IMO. Patton was ok and could recruit interior linemen, but for some reason, he couldn’t recruit tackles, and then was joined by Kittles. Chuck Long was not a great playcaller, but certainly was a great QB coach.
rinks………….better add Heuple to the Kittles & Matinez list…………..
As Dabo Swinney said, when he introduced BV, “we didn’t hit a home run, we hit a grand slam.”
The choppiness is a sign of the times. There are communications academics busy as we speak studying the new American trend: People who demand to be affirmed – told what they want to believe is correct – rather than informed.
It’s a failure of our schools. We don’t educate our young any more, we give them tech courses so that they can tick off boxes on a job interview. No wonder we get people utterly lacking in perspective.
Or skills.
My GF’s daughter is dating a nice young man, a senior in HS here in OK. He’s in AP Calculus, so apparently he’s no dummy. But he’s incredibly narrow and uneducated. He’s proud that he’s never read a book cover to cover. We were talking and he was frustrated about the slow pace of legislation and asserted that we needed ‘change’ to speed things up. I made some wry remark about asking the French and Russians how that had worked out for them. He was blank. Further conversation. He had never heard of either the French or Russian Revolutions.
A senior in high school. Who will vote in the next presidential election. A person might weep if it were not so dangerous a situation.
Jed……………American history is being fazed out and muslim education is part of the curriculum in many schools…History does repeat itself when the populace fail to understand societies fall –even those claiming military & educational superiority–when those societies fail to teach the next generation about the countries values and how that country won its independence…..As a society, we need look no further than Washington DC to find the cancer destroying this country……
Please refrain from political talk in this forum. This is not the place for that and it never well be. Thank you.
When the talk turns to politics or religion I check out and go find something else to do.
here here. Other boards for that. This is SOONER FOOTBALL!
BOOOOOMER!
I’d rather you just let me know and I will happily delete them 🙂
And, fwiw, my reply wasn’t to you. It was to the person whose comment I deleted, but it looks like in doing so it moved my reply to your comment.
Jordan, we are always good.
Literally everything is political.
No, it isn’t. And even if that were the case, it doesn’t change the fact that’s not what this forum will ever be.
No. All things are political. Your understanding of the word is incomplete. Also keep in mind I share your sentiment that this forum is not a place centered around the discussion of policy or social issues. You are rightfully claiming that this forum is not and should not be about things other than sports…but to suggest that coaching hires, conference administration, and the overall behavior of universities do not have political dimensions is just incorrect. I think you are right to moderate this discussion with respect to certain topics of conversation. And I appreciate the effort you guys are putting into creating a discursive space centered on the discussion of sports, but that doesn’t mean that we should not be allowed to discuss the political aspects of our team, our university, or the sport of football.
I don’t want to get into a whole thing, but with all due respect you don’t have any idea what my understanding (or the lack there of as you appear to believe) of the word is or isn’t.
I didn’t suggest anything as you’re claiming. You’re reading into what I said to fit your argument. I wouldn’t ever begin to suggest there aren’t political overtones in play with respect to the university, program, and how both are run. But does that alone dictate every single thing and how it is done? No. And it would be ridiculous to suggest otherwise.
That, and only that, was my point. I mean we can both manipulate each other’s words into whatever we want them to be and keep this going all day. But I don’t think either of us have any interest in that.
I appreciate you reading, even if we don’t necessarily share the same views on everything 🙂
Two things.
1) I never suggested that you lack an understanding of political issues. I just said that your understanding of the word political is incomplete. Retrospectively, I think that restrictive would be a better word, because I was not trying to be insulting or condescending. Having an incomplete understanding of something is nothing to be ashamed of. I for one don’t know enough about almost everything. I also never said that the political dimension of sports dicates every single thing and how it’s done. I literally made no comment on anything other than the existence of a political dimension in sports, in general.
2) I only brought any of this up because you, as a mod, requested that people refrain from political discussion on this site. It wasn’t clear to me what the mods here might delete due to its political nature. Now, having gotten you to clarify, after an extremely dismissive couple of comments, I understand where you are coming from.
And for what it’s worth we share the same view on everything we just discussed. I feel like you just lumped me into a category as someone who disagrees with you because I challenged something you said.
Right on. Good talk, Russ 😉
Everything I learned about exterior illumination I learned from you,
Mod.
@disqus_PxbbojuSbh:disqus
Can he at least find either country on a map without help?
considering how he hammered my wine stocks, it’s a good bet he knows where France is.
Get off my lawn you damn kids! 😀
The reason I chose TFB was the great information but also because I just got tired of all the drama on the other boards. Would really, really hate to see the constant bickering that has infected most of the other sites find its way here.
Good point. It isn’t just here.
just a bunch of quality posters here—-including me !!
Stephen Dale, you are so timid compared to some other sites posters! lol I always enjoy your posts, even if they are CRAZY! hahaha j/k with ya!
Same here. The posters at TFB are generally courteous and the discussions are lively and informative. More so than the paysites. Like now.
You mean confirmation bias? It’s not a new thing. It’s pretty much a part of human perception.
Theo Howard looks perfect for the Spread! Looks like he could take a WR screen or slant to the house any time but can beat you over the top as well. Daddy likes!
Thank you for making the point about being civil on this board. Other than one other site, every site out there has been ruined by allowing that behavior to go on. Asking people to talk to each other in a respectful way, as a fellow Sooner fan, continues to build this brand as the best darn site on the web.
Amen. We can disagree without being disagreeable.
Well said!
I second Davey’s comments. I see it too often at the paysites where certain members take on the mantel of “board police” and deride posters offering a different opinion. The mods do squat to curtail the practice. TFB is not only civil and thorough but readable. I do believe you guys actually use “spellcheck”.
…..there are a few self-appointed board police on here
Stop! Or I will have your comment deleted. #policed
Agree. There is really no benefit in arguing against or trying to prove someone else’s opinion wrong.
I agree. I’d rather read posts about football, not attacks on other posters.
I want in on this one. I love going through the comments filled with information about the team. It quickly becomes a waste of time when know it alls begin bickering.
We have enough people being disagreeable in everyday life, we don’t need it here. I don’t agree with everything I read here and I suspect a lot of folks don’t share my views. It’s ok, after all, it just an opinion, often a speculation. I hope I never say something personal regarding a player, his play is fair game, off field mistakes are fair game if he makes any, but other than that he’s a Sooner and deserves respect? No personal attacks. I think we can be candid about the coaches. These are big boys being paid incredibly well compared to more important jobs. Frankly, if they can’t stand the heat, get out.
As for fellow poster. Treat them as you’d like them to treat you. If you don’t, expect them to get the last word.
update added
Teammates but no relation?
I honestly don’t know. Could be, but obv Williams is a pretty common last name.
Definitely Brothers here is a article about them! Sorry, it is from Bleacher Report and I do not approve this message except to make the point that they are brothers! LOL!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2233437-why-star-louisiana-brothers-are-favoring-magnolia-state-school
A DB nicknamed “Greedy” is exciting to me! Always wants the d*#@ ball!
On that same note I wouldn’t mind finding a QB nicknamed “Stingy” cause he wants to keep position of the ball away from the defense!
Just read a story suggesting Trevor may be the odd man out at qb. Although just speculation, I hope it motivates Knight even more.
where?
BR
Well, there’s your first problem 😉
sorry wrong link stupid phone….I have it on my BR app
http://teamstre.am/1zsZycV
They’re only making predictions anyway
update added
& the Oklahoma media will commence bitching & moaning to no end… Despite the fact they all had an opportunity to see it already..
Actually, I think even the majority of them have finally moved on from it.
I certainly hope so…
They just want the “clicks” they’ll get if they can post it.
Three of the fastest NFL OL 10 yard splits at the combine are held by former Sooner OL: Chris Chester, Lane Johnson and Donald Stephenson
Shows great coaching cause I think only one of those showed up at OU as a O-Lineman!
Yeah, Chris and Lane were TEs.
I thought Lane came as a QB and OU moved him to TE, then DE, then OT.
Yes, he was a QB at JUCO, but recruited by OU as a TE and then eventually moved to OT.
Copy.
If memory serves me right, I think he kicked a 38-yard field goal for us against Iowa State one year. Then, on the sidelines, he wrapped a few LB’s ankles with tape and adjusted the air in their helmets.
Didn’t he long snap to himself before punting once too?
Ooh, that’s a good question. Gotta go back and look at some games to make sure. Sounds right though.
He was a regular Bill Brasky!
As I recall he played some QB in JUCO but came to us as a TE.
Does it help or hurt recruiting if the coach has no college track record? Not sure we can get the answer we need now, but that seems to be the only ding I see with Reynolds.
Nothing is that black and white- I’m sure he’ll do well in some cases and miss out on others just like everyone else does.
Reynolds has a very strong NFL background and has worked under some great coaches. That is going to carry a lot of weight for recruits. If he is personable and outgoing, he is going to do just fine in recruiting.
Let’s see what happen when Coach Reynolds blinds a recruit because of the brilliant sunlight reflection from his Super Bowl ring.
Lol. Love it..
Like I have said 3-1-7 is coming!
I hear ya! (What is it?)
Are we talking defensive alignments?
Edit: Okay, we are. My bad.
sure hope they’re not talkin records! lol
3 lineman, 1 LB and 7 DB’s
Yeah, I finally figured it out. Duh!
Im hoping for the 5-0-6 myself
Come on its a spread pass happy conference. 0 – 0 – 11 all the way.
what about 6-0-5, we are leaded on D-Line!
We’ll need to drop those three lineman in coverage though.
While I certainly understand those not excited with this hire because we replaced our hands down #1 ace recruiter with a guy with little recruiting experience, I think I will look at the coaching changes as a whole. In this way I think it is a very successful & positive off season. Riley, Cooks, Simmons, and Reynolds replace Heupel, Norvell, BJW, and Montgomery. I think the combination of Riley, Gundy, and Simmons at OC,IWR,OWR and QB coaches is a huge upgrade over last year as far as recruiting and coaching. I really like that Cooks will be coaching the whole secondary and view that as a upgrade to BJW (nothing against Coach Wright and I have nothing but the upmost respect for him but it was time) & Mike Stoops in both recruiting and coaching. I believe the added attention to LBs by M Stoops and Kish coaching ILB & OLB respectfully will benefit them as well. Boulware should do just fine with all the talent at RB not to mention the special teams. Montgomery will be sorely missed and there is no getting around that he was a coach that a NFL team really wanted so to loose him is a blow. However, Reynolds brings a wealth of coaching experience including 10 years in the NFL, a Super Bowl Ring, and a long list of impressive mentors. I think he will be fine coaching the DL and while we will have to wait to actually see him on the recruiting trail to know for sure, I expect he will be just fine there as well. Let’s fire up Spring Ball and get this party started!
Good and positive analysis. I’m excited about the hire. I don’t think he’d have coached at Stanford or the NFL, regardless of the job title, if the people for whom he worked didn’t think he could do the job. But that aside, I’m like you. I like the mix of newcomers and what they bring in terms of background and experience. They’re all 3-4 guys which is critical. As for recruiting, I understand that that is mostly about building relationships. Diron may struggle at first because of that but that SB ring and his NFL experience is going to open a lot of doors and seal a few deals. I can’t wait.
Bob S better hope the new guys are coaching ‘upgrades’ . To an extent, his $5.M salary is dependent on those guys improving recruiting, teaching fundamentals, and preparing the team for Saturday battles……
My MAJOR concern in all of this is Mike is now the DC. REALLY? Mike was just demoted, but we lost the new co, so now he’s “the guy”? Smacks of a bit of a conspiracy theory (or at least could be perceived that way); Bob hires a guy that doesn’t “deserve” the co-DC title to keep baby bro in the position? Could be I’m overly sensitive to the subject, but I’m just done with Mike and seeing him stick around after being so close is KILLING me.
Perhaps Bob will take more of a director role for defense. It seems Bob may have let Venables and Mike run the defense. Perhaps Bob is going to get back into the fine details. Saban does this. In fact, Saban actually coaches the DBs.
Perhaps. I still hate this route. Really. Hate it.
Kinda looks like a Kittle/Kish decision through that lens. Sure, Reynolds may (I sure hope he is!) turn out to be a homerun hire. Right now I feel like I’ve been duped. Led to believe we were getting a “splash” hire and then…not so much. The old bait-and-switch…
And in the end? In the end we’re back to Mike running the D and no one recruiting on the D side of the ball (besides Cooks’ potential). Monty WAS the recruiter on that side of the ball.
Recruiting is sales. If you can sell, you make commissions, period. Monty was a great salesman. Seems to me Reynolds did one heck of an interview in which he sold himself. To me, that means he can do this same thing with recruits.
I hope you’re right.
I don’t think anyone was leading us to believe that we were getting a “splash” hire except the people on the fan boards, particularly this one. The coaching search was sudden, quiet, and quickly executed. That’s all we can ask in order to get off on the right foot when it comes to 2016 recruiting and this close to spring practices!
I get your point. I disagree that it’s “all we can ask for” in ANY situation. OU, IMO, needed a recruiting stud. I honestly am not convinced they got that. I feel like they “settled”. Again, I’m hoping Reynolds is a great hire. I truly am. I just can’t see it.
There is a different discussion on this thread that mentions we have only had two poor decision coaching hires under Bob Stoops. I would put a little more faith in his judgement. The school isn’t intentionally going to go after someone they don’t think is good…this is a tough time of year to hire anyway, most have already made a switch or signed a new contract. OU got a good option, replacing Monty with another Monty was next to impossible, give this guy a chance before you write him off.
No one seemed excited about the last two hires and they have been making waves with recruits before their hire was “officially” announced!
Forgive me for not getting overly excited. I’m simply lukewarm, at best, on this move. Initially I was excited, then I did some research on the guy and really didn’t fall in love with what I saw.
I still hope it works out. Just not a fan of the move.
I get what you are saying, BUT we lost a good amount of experience on the D-Line coming into this year and even more afterwards. We need a guy who can coach this stellar depth that we have on the line. Results produce recruiting interest, we need someone who can manage the interest and build relationship. Consider this analysis I read on ESPN;
“Reynolds has solid college and NFL experience but it seems unlikely he can replace the recruiting prowess of Montgomery. Yet it seems like a good hire because that experience should help develop the young defensive line talent already on campus like Charles Walker, Matt Romar and others. And a “now” hire feels like the right move because patience has left the building in Norman.”
If I remember correctly didn’t one of our TFB authors say the dline coach was gonna be someone well known? To me, that is a splash hire.
Don’t forget that alpha males can and do hire ‘yes’ men to cut down on the potential for arguing/infighting within the group. Having a staff of nothing but alpha males could get ugly real fast. My gut is telling me Diron fits the defensive coaching staff in the capacity of a ‘yes’ man or even a ‘beta’ male. To me, Bob and Mike are alpha males, and I’m sure it is challenging for any coach to work with them. Just a thought on group dynamics …. carry on.
Maybe the hidden truth to why Monty was so quick to bail?
I think there is some truth to that, but who knows how much it contributed to him leaving? From what I’ve read on this board, Monty hasn’t stayed very long under previous employers too. His leaving does seem odd though: If you were young and successful as a defensive position coach, wouldn’t you want a few years as a DC or Co-DC before moving to the pros? Just my opinion, but we’ll never know his reasons.
Oddly, my first thought when I heard Monty was leaving was Bob/Mike had called around in the NFL to find Monty a job (knowing he wanted to go NFL anyway) … it’s the only thing that made sense since I guarantee you alpha-male Mike was/is still reeling from blowing the Zona job then being named Co-DC/OLB coach was only furthering his decline. I mean hey, it’s family, right?
Personally, I think Mike needs to pull an Urban Meyer and sit out a few years. That guy is gonna have a heart attack one day he seems so high strung.
It’s very disturbing that MS is now the sole DC. He should have never been brought back into the program, and most definitely have been shoved out the door after what he rolled out last year. He is going to drag BS out with him, which may not be a bad thing considering how stagnant he has become.
Nm
Im in agreement with whichever admin made the post about reynolds.
There has to be a good reason he was chosen. He dosent have a great recruiting resume like monty did, so theres obviously something else that made him stand out.
Not like bob uses a dartboard to hire guys. The only bad hires hes made were guys in his network. When he reaches outside his circle, hes been spot on.
Im excited about this staff. Its a pretty clear upgrade from what we had the last 2 years, IMO.
In regards to the latest update, I’m glad that the video will not be released barring an appeal. All that would do is reopen a wound and prolong the healing process. Everyone’s focus needs to be solely on academics and getting better at their craft. The energy we have going is more positive than negative and that’s a good thing. Live on University!!!
I agree, close that book, and let all parties involved move on.
I’m glad it’s not being released now because it would be more of a distraction. I also think however that it should’ve been released a long time ago. Curious on what grounds it wasn’t released. I’ve debated a lot of people about it and I thought legally it had to be released. I’m glad Joe has stuck it out and is doing what has been asked of him.
I completely agree. Joe paid his dues and has done nothing but positive things since. Let it go. News 9, please stop trying to trash this kid. Its over. Stop.
I dont think I’ve ever looked forward to anything more as far as feedback goes as the first few comments that TFB staff gets from the kids that Reynolds is recruiting. Those first 5 – 10 comments be they ho hum, raving or anything inbetween will say more than a lot about our future.
Agreed. We heard instant results about Riley and Cooks. Would love to hear the same about Reynolds.
Hearing good things about Simmons so far.
I’m really liking this recruiting “push” into Louisiana. Its going to pay off I think..
So the Big 10 introduced legislation that would make Freshman ineligible in Football and Basketball (its on TFB’s daily news thread..) I was totally unaware of this, as I’m in my young 30’s, but apparently 30 years ago or so, this is just the way College Athletics operated, for all conferences (freshman ineligible)….
I’m curious, what says TFB posters about this possible rule change as it pertains to football (in basketball they are trying to end “one and done” phenomenon), and would you support or not support such a move for our conference?
*disclaimer: this means Perine the Beast would not have played last year
Thoughts?
Well for one thing it would cut down some on recruiters who blatantly lie about early playing time to recruits just to get them to commit. Thats at least one positive aspect.
And getting used to the demands of college education as well, before being pressured to perform in games. Although they would still be allowed to practice, so I’m not sure how much this would really help with the “education adjustment” from high school..
Some really good points in the conversation. If they ain’t ready they ain’t ready. If they can do schoolwork and keep grades up while playing and practicing and strength training, then they are ready. If they can’t redshirt em. You got kids like optimus who can play immediately and show a maturity beyond their yrs but then others who never get it and everybody in between. But to dismiss it flat out ain’t good. Meyer can’t be happy which makes me happy
Good summary!
Union and Broken Arrow high school I know for sure offer college classes early. So some kids are ready and some not. It’s up to the coaches to evaluate and use those red shirts.
I don’t like it. I think Freshman should be allowed to play. However it’s up to the pros when they can be eligible for the draft. I think some are ready to play and some are not. Guys like Samaje Perine are an example of those who are ready maturity wise and physically.
Right. And we already have a redshirt option for the guys who are not ready.
Hey, if the guy is good enough he should see the field.
The list of true freshman who have came in and succeeded could go on and on. If they are going to do this I think the young men should have a choice of going to college or professional out of high school.
…….return of the ‘boomers’!
Back in the day of no freshmen playing, the maturity and lack of training was the issue. Kids really couldn’t compete on that level like today. Today, kids are older coming out of HS and with years of training, nutrition, & 7 on 7 skills. Kids today are bigger and faster which enables them to compete earlier than the past.
This bill is confusing to me as I really don’t know why they would want to go back to this rule unless basketball is the main issue. One and done ala Kentucky is the only thing I can think of.
Pretty silly. If only the Big 10 passes this it would kill their recruiting.
That’s a great point.
That was my first thought, why would they go this alone.
I could see this happening to basketball, but not football. That essentially limits the play of potential superstars to two years instead of three (assuming they leave early).
I think its a deliberate action to stop the “One and done” hoops kid. Adding football is a way to say it isn’t
im 100% on board with it.
Dont forget GPA metrics are getting tougher this year(from 2.0 to 2.3), so a lot of kids who were on the cusp will now be forced to take a redshirt anyway.
These kids are student’s first and foremost. I think its dumb we allow basketball players to be 1 and done. They finish the fall semester, and once the tourney is over dont even bother to finish the spring semester.
Exactly what kind of degree can you land in a semester and a half? If you arent even in school long enough to get an associates, Its a complete farce to say they are there for an education.
edit: This is a PR move by the NCAA, trying to push back against unions forming. They have to at least appear to make education a priority.
So why not just let the kids that only care about playing pro go straight out of school. We have had plenty of guys ready as freshman and plenty not ready. If they aren’t ready then redshirt them. Besides you can’t even really do anything with an associates degree anyways so if you are really concerned with that aspect then make them all go for 4 years then.
My wife is a physical therapist, and only holds an associates, so its just a tad bit insulting to say you cant really do anything with “just” an associates.
its better than no degree at all. Which, shouldnt that be the point of going to college anyway, to get a degree?
VERY VERY few kids are NBA ready out of high school. Even fewer still are ready to handle being a multimillionaire at 18 years old.
Why would we not attempt to set them up for success, instead of setting them up for failure?
Not trying to be insulting so let me rephrase. There’s not a lot you can do with an associates degree. I’m not saying they are ready to go pro right out of high school. I’m saying let them decide. Why not have kids in college that want to be there instead of force. Again if they really cared about the education aspect then make them go 4 years. My high school that I went to ready offers college classes so you are just penalizing all of them when only some are not ready.
if you apply for a job, you are more likely to get said job with an associates, vs no degree at all. No its not as good as a bachelors, but its something.
The ones who are ready can go play ball in europe, or can just train for a year. No one is forcing them to go to school at all.
ive seen suggestions about running a format similar to college baseball. You can go to the pros straight out of high school, but if you go to college, you have to stay 3 years.
id be down for that.
Why on Earth would you stop at three?
Thats how baseball and football are right this very minute.
If they tried to force them to stay all 4 years, im sure they would have a lawsuit on their hands, If they havent all ready.
Plus, in theory, you can get your bachelors in 3 years if you go hard at it.
Even a guy smart as Julian Wilson took 3 and a half.
Darlington graduated in december, and he hasnt redshirted, so thats what, 2.5 years?
its entirely doable, depending on how many credit hours your major entails.
I, for one, am excited for the new hires. I know they may not necessarily be the kind of big names that us fans have been clamoring for, and that all of the coaching changes we wanted didn’t come to fruition, but I am certainly willing to give the new crop a chance before I lay into them! Sometimes the big names have nothing to prove. I am cautiously excited to see what we see this next season.
Chris Brown reminds me of Thatcher. He plays the ball so well and is a tackling missile.
I don’t remember Thatcher being hard-hitting. Remember being solid, but being a gambler type that picked off quite a few passes.
Yeah for sure he was a gambler but he could bring the wood. Not many missed tackles. Just great ball instincts and was nearly always in position to make the tackle.
Hope you guys are right about Reynolds. I really do but I’m going to take the wait and see approach. The fact that he has very little recruiting experience and therefor no relationships with highschool coaches really concerns me. There will be a few that say other coaches will help him and I’m sure that’s true but Kish needs help too and the coach that was helping him just got replaced by a guy with virtually no experience recruiting. 2 possible recruiting liabilities on 1 side of the ball is a lot to overcome. The fact that he was a quality control assistant and dl assistant in the nfl and college for 13 years without getting promoted concerns me also. That’s a long time to not get promoted. Yes he did coach d tackles in a 4-3 for a 2007 Miami team that went 1-15 but that staff was let go and the dolphins went 11-5 in 2008 so I don’t know that we can take anything positive from that season. It’s just a really strange hire to me when there were candidates out there with proven track records being an actual position coach and with established inroads in recruiting. I know I seem really negative on this but I feel the a University of Oklahoma should be able to hire a proven coach/recruiter instead of taking a chance on a guy that has virtually no experience recruiting and very little experience being “the dl coach”. After saying all that I sincerely hope he makes me eat my words and him flashing a Super Bowl ring will overcome other teams coaches asking recruits “do you really want to go play for a coach that is brand new in his position and got that superbowl ring as a quality control coach” because you know that’s going to happen.
“but I feel the a University of Oklahoma should be able to hire a proven coach/recruiter instead of taking a chance on a guy that has virtually no experience recruiting and very little experience being “the dl coach'”
This I agree with you on, but fact is, Bob “wanted” to take that chance. That is different than “having” to settle. Sounds like Reynolds was a solid no 1 choice after the interview process…
That’s what errrybody’s been saying. I kinda feel duped right now. Only time will tell.
True that! lol
It just seems like they had ample opportunity to go with guys that were more proven coaches and recruiters. It’s just a head scratcher. I really hope he works out for the school, our boys, and for stoops, because even though Stoops has made some head scratching decisions lately I’m not sure who we could get that would do better.
The Superbowl ring and NFL experience are intangibles that are extremely rare for a position coach. Stanford doesn’t hire dummies as well. High school coaches will note those accomplishments and if his interview is any indication, he’s a lock to succeed. Just MHO.
Super K thank’s, some people need to reread yours and Brandon comments. Very Intelligent, was not favored going in, but absolutely stood out after interview’s. Ask someone in HR(human resources) about that one interview that stand’s out. They got their MAN. Love it, this man is excited
It will be interesting to see how Theo Howard does this year after his QB (Malik Henry) transferred to IMG Academy in Florida.
update added
I like the Donnelly kid…
Me too
Donnelly is a thumper. Good prospect at a position of need.
Not sure how they do it in Oklahoma but in Houston when they open a new school, they only allow 9th & 10th graders for the first year. Those 10th graders will be the first class to graduate. This makes it tough on forming the HS team early as it’s only a JV team till the second year.
When new high schools were built in Moore, OK, they were instantly 6A. Once districts were determined, seniors were given the option of graduating at their original school or moving to the new one.
I presume it was the same in Norman, Edmond, etc.
Hunter Donnelly has had some knee injuries as well, I’m pretty sure.
Yeah 6-7 years shouldn’t be an issue. A high school called Legacy opened up in my hometown about that same amount of time ago and they’ve had players like Tevin Mitchell go D1 within its first few years of its existence.
Very familiar with Legacy. Centennial opened up about the same time as Legacy, and they’re about 8-10 miles apart from each other.
Interesting note. Likely the OU staff is aware. Amazing what can be done these days with orthopedics, though. Bad memories of Ryan Reynolds.
Yeah, I am obsessed with functional sciences, so there’s no doubt that he can recover. The issue that concerns me is that he’s allegedly injured both knees.
This should be a concern since it could be an issue elsewhere (ankles most likely) and could cause more issues with those knees, or other joints. Hopefully someone has figured it out (could be bad luck) and he’s on the path to a healthier career.
My only reason for mentioning the injuries was to dismiss the new school (Centennial) excuse. I think people haven’t shown any interest due to those injuries…
Donnelly with be very hard to pull away from TCU since they are America’s sweetheart now
Yeah they are on a roll, they actually had a 4* commit this year.
lol. TCU’s class is currently 8th, they already have 5 4*’s for next year. They are not a team you want to dismiss anymore.
Ive seen a lot of people who keep up with ok HS football keep talking about mason fine. They continually rave about him, but since hes not big(5’10-11), he dosent get much recognition.
Has TFB looked at him at all?
Love that we’re going after so many Texas players. I think OK and TX are our proven territories. I thought TFB article last year regarding recruiting that mentioned the importance of coaches making connections with HS’s was really insightful. So theoretically it doesn’t matter where you’re recruiting if you have the connections/pipeline but I like all the Texas offers.
Yeah, but we need to go after East Texas……hard.
Thats what she said!
Oh, you’re not talking about EasTex the poster! or are you?
Lol No Daddy. The region, East Texas. He would agree though!
Yeah I agree. I also like that we seem to be getting into Louisiana quite a bit now. Some great talent there.
We could own Louisiana, or at least give LSU big time fits. The new Tejas? along with Tejas, and OK, and occasionally reach out further. I would dig it.
Yea but Stoops will still recruit the nation and they have some studs high on OU from across the country. I agree Texas is where we should focus but, we can get a top 2-3 kids from Cali and Florida and one from here or there don’t hurt any. That Cali trio of Stills, Jefferson, and Clay all where keys players for OU. Remember Murray came from Las Vegas and Finch from Florida, so get what you can where you can. Hell one of our top players this year was from Canada can’t beat that right?
I’m loving the start to OU’s 2016 recruiting cycle. Something just seems different/better about it.
updated added – interesting item of note for those who follow the program pretty closely
Absolutely. One helluva player. I remember him a Jenks too, with that “legion of Doom” dline they had in mid-late 90’s. Beast. I think all four of the Dline from his class at Jenks went D-1. Good Luck Corey!
Yup. Still mad that Lohr went to Nebraska…
Just hope “Big Game Bob’ has woken up and the Reynolds hire was the ‘old Bob we once knew ‘ making a intelligent decision based upon this hire being so vital.
Just hoping reynolds flourishes at the univ. level ..that’s all.
Maybe I’m optimistic or just hopeful but I think Bobbie nailed it. The downside though could be that he didn’t replace his brother.
What’s the rule on Grad Assistants? 2 years?
yep
And, fwiw, K & I were talking earlier and we both think Viney’s two years will be up after this spring semester. Now we could be wrong and maybe he’d have one more semester, but either way it looks like they’ll have another decision to make (and a big one given what he’s meant as a recruiter, even as a GA) in the relative near future.
Especially with Caleb Kelly right? We can’t lose this 5 star linebacker for this class. HUGE priority. He’s closest with Viney correct?
So there is 1 QC position open? Sure hope Viney is offered. Love how the recruits have responded to him and the Cali presence he brings. Can really speak to those kids after growing up there and playing at ucla.
I read that 2 yrs is standard but can petition for another sem/year depending upon the grad program they are in.
I hope Corey lands on his feet. I saw some interviews with him during his time at OU though and it seems like he’ll do fine IMO.
CC was on twitter quite a bit. Hope he lands a quality job and makes a name for himself…OU will most likely need a new DL coach in a few years
Corey will get a coaching job..might be at the hs level or even a smaller college program and work is way up like others do..good luck to him
All the best to Corey.
TFB family, I’m in Punta Cana with my lovely wife. We left Cleveland with -12 degrees and now we have 82 degrees.
Rock a Sooners shirt. Sleeves optional.
Always.
I am. Seeing a lot of FSU crap.
Gross.
Use plenty of sunscreen young man!
Will do
I was just there on my Honeymoon at Excellence Resort. I miss it terribly. Enjoy! Stay off the internet. Enjoy the beach instead. 😉
Congrats!
Y’all have fun!!
We are having fun. Thanks K.
Attack the fruit of your labor with gusto, bud.
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I have been, my friend. Nothing better than a plate full of fresh, local fruit for breakfast.
EasTex I thought you might want to know the players seem to really like cooks with these new coaches alot of the positions are up for grabs! The players as a whole seem to be alot more enthusiastic!
Thanks, good to hear and is actually what I had expected.
If your on vacation stay off the computer and enjoy your vacation time w your fam…we’ll be here when you get back…next few weeks should be semi slow moving in to spring ball
LOL! I don’t blame him! I’d do the exact same!
I was there about a month ago, it was a great time!
Stayed at Sanctuary Cap Cana.
What about you?
We are at the Now Larimore. We are taking an excursion on Monday.
For the more informed faniacs, what does the 2016 in-state stock look like? Who are the Okie names to watch?
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/databaseresults?firstname=&lastname=&collegeid=&class=2016&position=&state=42
Best i could do. Not sure if this is really acurate tho
Shweet. Thank you. Hoping TFB will give us their analysis. Love to see Okie kids getting some exposure.
Bundage and Quillen are the in-state must-gets in my amateur opinion.
I would throw Noah Jones into that mix of must-gets. He’s impressive.
I need to go give his highlights a look then. Sounds familiar so I’ll go ahead and agree with you on him.
I like Terry too…but we already got him 🙂
He looks awesome on film, great early commit.
This article gives the top 25 kids in the state:
http://okgridiron.tv/top-25-2016-prospects/
Thanks, man. First list I’ve seen.
glad to help
I would say that is an accurate list but, I feel they have Nic Roller and Mason Fine ranked too low those two kids are studs. I am an OU fan but feel these 2 kids could fall under some bigger D1 eyes cause of their size though Roller is like 5’10 and 230 and packs a punch and Fine is like 5’11 and 175 but, given the chance he could shine. I could see both in a system like TU’s under their new coach and being really good. Fine is a for sure a spread O QB, I know this is an OU fan site and like I said I am one but, love these 2 kids upside. Otherwise feel Terry was an under the radr get, and feel like Bundage and Quillen are both on top of OU’s list, and I think they are must gets as well.
Thanks, man. Lots of names here I need to check out. I would say “other” D1 eyes because, you know, there is no program “bigger” than OUrs. 🙂
True!!! Guess I should of said Power 5 schools eyes lol. But I am telling you they are good, and the LB from Oologah is pretty solid also. There is a kid from Sapulpa his name is Dae Williams I believe is pretty athletic, plays on a pretty bad team but, he stands out for sure.
Nice. Thanks for the info. Live out of state, so I’m out of the loop.
I like the footnotes indicating the author of various passages.
Similar to my reaction to Donnelly, shock and overjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRNUsBleei4
Love that movie!
It took him that long to realize Stillwater sucks?
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/20/report-three-star-recruit-matt-kellerman-leaves-oklahoma-state-after-enrolling-early/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs
Wow… & They still don’t have an Oline coach either..
Better late than never!
Looking over “Greedy” Williams twitter page he posted this very interesting video about a young man preparing for his Pro Day.
http://t.co/VoHrVLaQa9
Went undrafted last year and bounced around on practice squads- signed with the Steelers last month as a reserve. Pulling for him.
DGB = 4.5 in the 40. That really could have helped us last season. Such is life.
or this one….oh well.
Hey there, does anyone have a subscription to Sooner Sports TV? Seriously thinking of buying in but wondered what people thought of it.
I used to. It is a pretty good deal. I will sign back up once football season comes back around. I really wish I could subscribe to it with my Roku.
That would be cool. Having on a Roku or another streaming device..
Ok thanks for the info. I’m on Cox digital and its already on the channel menu. So I’ll be trying it out for a year.
Ok, this was tough, but here is a Clip of our new coach Diron Reynolds at WF. He is #49 LB who plugs hole when clip starts…. ENJOY!
http://youtu.be/j_fmu8soNnc?t=1m41s
Diron can bring the wood!
If you rewind the video all the way to beginning, there is some dude that is number 5 and he lays some good ones…
Edit: oh, and, “thats what she said!”
Here is a clip of Coach Dennis Simmons Mic’d up at WSU last season..
http://youtu.be/huQF_HOauHM?t=25s
LOVED the part at the end where he says he gets out there and does it with em, cuz they respect him more. So true. Nice up-downs coach!
Here is coach Cooks talking about Spring Practice with ND last season. Interesting to hear his thoughts on working with a “young, but talented” group. Certainly a soft spoken man.
http://youtu.be/G2reqohBcxg
Wow he actually gives substantive answers. In a good way.
You can tell by the way he looks each reporter who’s asked a question in the eye and by his relaxed manner of answering that he will relate well with the players. Kind of the opposite of Mike Stoops. This gets me excited about what he can do with the talent we have.
He is soft spoken, but not as soft spoken as the reporter…is that guy a golf commentator??
Jameis Winston soon to be in the same breath as Russell, Couch, Leaf, etc.
Annnnd, I doubt you’ll want to watch the whole thing, but here is Coach Lincoln Riley leading his HS in the State Semifinal game at Texas Stadium, in year 2000. He is #12 for Mules, in home uni’s..
http://youtu.be/eqfB8zGL9NE?t=18m25s
Some good stuff here and below, DR.
On a mission, you were. 🙂
Just wanted to add my thoughts on this if Freshmen should be ineligible. I disagree with this whole thing. It seems like most of the administrators from the NCAA all the way down to the AD’s think we should go back to the that. I understand that some freshmen have a tough time adjusting to college life and some drop out or don’t progress in class but that is something I thought all the universities were working on to help them ease the transition. That is why we have academic advisors and people to help them study. College isn’t for everyone, that is why I joined the military because I didn’t like going to school. I made good grades but just doesn’t work for me. If they do allow this then if you have an elite player(s) then you will only get to see them for only two years and they go to the draft, unless they say they have to stay all four years and I don’t see that happening. It could level the playing field, maybe stop some of these colleges of oversigning and getting 40 players in one recruiting class. Look I’m no expert and, I just don’t like this proposal at all. I think it will set college football back a few years or maybe longer. Anyway, that is my two cents on the subject. Please carry on about your relaxing weekend. BOOMER!!!!
I have no idea why they would change the rule back. When it was first put into place, it was to help Wichita State and Marshall. For other programs, there were only a few that were ready to play as freshmen. Now days, some are college-ready as sophomores and juniors. Need to keep the rule as is!
I think it may work more for basketball. The McDonalds all Americans usually know they only have to play one year. So they are more apt not to focus on their school work. Just using the university for a year to get to the NBA. Kind of like DGB did to us.
Anyone here?
we’ve got to stop playing down to our opponent. tech is worse than awful, but we look worse than sloppy. if booker wasn’t hotter than a fox in a forest fire, we’d be getting run outta the gym. refs gotta go back to school on block/charge. way too many misses on all calls this year, especially with the new block/charge stuff. and they need to be held accountable
Frank is playing lights out right now and I love it. You can definitely tell he is playing with a lot more confidence. I’ve also noticed a slight adjustment in his shot. It’s very subtle but you can tell it’s much more crisp and true. I think he has turned a corner and he will be a real weapon in March and the next two years.
he looks great. he’s picking us up big time(he looks like the only guy that saw this game on the schedule). that can be the sign of a good team and i hope that’s what we got come march, but these close games against bad teams concern me a little bit. the disinterest is what is concerning. hopefully its something we can learn from and build on in the tourney and not keep duplicating
Well, we did kick the royal crap out of them last game.. maybe the are a little more feisty this time around. (Not watching live, but following gamecast some, so I cant actually see whats happening.)
tech does seem to be one of those teams that’s way more comfortable at home, but it seems the closeness of this one is on us and not anything they are doing, to my untrained eye. you would think k st. twice would teach us a lesson to not take the “also rans” for granted, but it could be that the extra gear is stuck a little due to no legs from a lot of minutes and not having our in-conference off time yet, which comes this week. hopefully the week off helps rejuvenate
edit: now that i say this, it seems the d is finally picking it up, which is nice to see
When Buddy is scuffling these games get real ugly
yes they do. 2 bigguns there by woodard. love when coaches actually make you practice free throws and guys actually hit em
That missed FT should seal it. But this game should have been over an hour ago. Lackluster showing today, to say the least.
you jinxed us 🙂
I did. I’ll take it. “FFFFFF****************!!!!!!!!”
i feel like someone has a castiglione voodoo doll somewhere. the only thing not affected is his ability to hire solid coaches. sometimes it seems the whole athletic dept is snake bit. how many buzzer beaters? missed chip shot fg’s? how many walkoff homers against softball already?
We have a Buddy Hield sighting. Only took 42 minutes.
i see what you did. you saw he needed some more minutes to get to his scoring average for a possible wooden award. let’s see if it works
All part of my master plan 😉
cool to see michael j fox get some minutes here at the end with his cool headband
He’s played tons of minutes today. I’ve been calling him Donny.
did he? i just saw the headband a few times. i saw him in a couple times but didn’t realize he was in there a lot. i was going more for teen wolf
Probably ~15 minutes, I wanna say? Have to check the box. It was significant time, though. I know that.
Apparently it was only 7 minutes. Seemed like more.
haha. he got plenty of tv time with his killer headband
I get it now. I went the other way with the MJ Fox comment. I have a sick sense of humor.
haha. i didn’t know how to approach that one
It was quite insensitive. I thought it best to just get rid of it.
you’re probly never gonna offend me, if that’s what you’re worried about. but…maybe they’ve started a tote board of all wrongs and once someone hits a certain number….”he gone” 🙂
Not you, specifically. Just decided it was in bad taste. Not trying to offend or give someone the wrong idea about myself.
Boomer Sooner
no worries. RAH OKLAHOMA!
I would have died laughing had he jumped while shooting his free throws
Too many crazy things happen when OU goes to that landfill they call Lubbock.
some really big toilets in this conference. lubbock, waco, stillwater. austin’s cool but i would not want to live there for any reason whatsoever
Lawrence, Aimes, Manhatten,
Ames*
Manhattan*
It’s a thankless job you have here. 🙂
I try to do what I can do when I can do it.
Fan Board Corrections! = too much time on your hands!
lol
HAHA I cannot argue, sir.
I’ve heard unless you’re a hipster or a yuppie, Austin really isn’t for you. Plus, the traffic is, apparently, abysmal.
yeah we were in round rock for a road trip and went for a little while. pretty cool for that short period of time. its like a mini seattle to me. artsy, tree huggish, liberal type place(not to get in a political debate, by any means)
I guess I’m more of a liberal in a political sense, but I totally get what you’re saying about those people that take it WAY too far. I couldn’t handle it.
OT? Really?! Come on Sooners!
Came out with a win!
skin of our teeth. i’ll take it anytime
Ugly ass win.
I’m glad we have a week off after that performance today. Plenty of time for Lon to preach Focus, Intensity, Attention to Detail.
And defense!
No matter how sloppy it was, it certainly feels good when OU heads into overtime and takes the W from the underdog and not vice versa like seemingly every other time.
A win is a win. Glad to leave that $&%thole with a win. Other players stepped up for Buddy and that’s a good thing. Going on the road to play a team with nothing to lose is a tough order.
Baseball leading Oregon St. 4-2 in the 5th
Hansen with 12 K’s through 5. Has lowered his ERA from 12.00 to 6.75 thus far.
baseball america loves him. says he’s got “friday night stuff” and can run it up to 99. not too shabby
Definitely has a “wow” arm. Highly touted out of HS. Like a vast majority of young pitchers, he needs to work on his control and fine tune his secondary pitches. If he can do that, the sky is the limit for this kid.
6 BB in 8 IP so far this season
like a vast majority of old pitchers, too. 🙂 head is tool number 1. command of all pitches is 2nd. you’re right, secondary pitches are just as important because the higher you go, the more guys that throw hard and the more guys that can hit it. saw it all the time with guys that had million $ arms and 10 cent heads
Reminds me of the bus scene in Bull Durham. “Christ, you don’t need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit a fastball.”
9-5 heading to the bottom of the 7th
http://www.soonersports.com/liveStats/v2/baseball/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=1878468&db_oem_id=31000
Victory. 9-6. Neuse is an All-Star. Great player.
Glad to hear the MBB Sooners won again, even if it sounds like a game I would not have enjoyed watching.
It appears to me that the Sooners have lost their legs. Not a whole lot of energy and just seem to be a step slow. Starters have played way too many minutes because of a weak bench. The bench has showed signs of life so hopefully that will give them a chance to get their legs back. Very tough two game stretch coming up and then we dive into the Big 12 tourney. Getting our legs back is essential.
You are probably right, still, your comment made me flash on ZZ Top’s song “Legs.”
I’m funny that way.
Bryan Fischer @BryanDFischer 6m6 minutes ago
Oklahoma DT Jordan Phillips on what went wrong with the Sooners: “I guess it was internal, as you can see by our coaching staff (changes).”
Wow!
I don’t see a WOW in his “guess.”
Mayhaps it was, mayhaps it wasn’t.
I “guess” Jordan didn’t want to say it was a lack of execution.
And I “guess” he didn’t want to discuss why he didn’t hustle on every down.
$$$$
That’s my take. I’ve been watching full game replays these last couple of weeks, dude really was not that tough to block for opposing o-lineman.. Tapper was getting double-teamed and hit from every direction but underneath.
yeah. could be his best guess, or he just doesn’t wanna say, or sour grapes….could be anything. hard to say when you’re looking at 13-14 words hopefully taken in context
Yes, it could be anything, including something he pulled out of his exhaust pipe. :-0
Did OU make KJ top 3??
Not deleted… I just dont know the answer to this question.. lol
OU baseball came back from rough start in the desert to get back 2 back wins over Washington & Oregon St…
Are my posts getting deleted???
Can you hear me now?
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Was watching some OU videos and came across this one from the 2011 FSU game. I found it interesting that the Sooners opened the game with a 3-4 defense, but they also blitzed alot.
http://youtu.be/SJjKOkU66cE
I will watch this one later tonight. Is that the 40 defense you saw them in- DE is upright and lines up all over the place?
Don’t know what it’s called, sure looks like a 3-4 or Okie 5-0 to me.
That game was a really good example of “Good Landry/Bad Landry”.
Brought back fond memories of 5 receivers split out.
Loved it when Stills slapped away the FSU player’s hand when he tried to help him up. I remember lipreading something along the line of, “Get your f-ing hands away from me!”. I just loved that swagger and attitude he had.
I remember Stills doing that to a Texsa player.
He got it when it came to the RRS.
I’ll never forget the block by Stills in the Texas game. For Damien Williams against Texas on that long TD run. That is the best block I think I’ve ever seen by a wide receiver.
I agree, perfectly timed and executed.
He made another good on hit on a Texsa safety on a Jaz Reynolds reception.
The days of real, attacking defenses. Fond memories.
I love blitzing defenses. Rushing up the middle is a lot faster than from the edge.
Well with recent changes, maybeeeeeeeeeee…………
That’s how WVU terrorized BU’s passing game.
Hopefully we have more than one backer on the field that can really rush so not to tip where the pressure is coming…I imagine Bolton as our second best blitzed going of hs tape that’s similar to Strikers
I have no problem with blitzing Shannon, Dom or Evans from the inside or a safety, if they will just do it.
I hope we see BIG improvements at safety
Pass offense as well…Sun bowl champs! lol the birth of the hammer
Wilson was still OC correct?
no he left after 08…We had a passing qb (Jones) and two legit threats at wr in Broyles and Stills…If we get some qb play and have somebody besides Shep then we should be vastly improved…new O so I expect it anyways just out of volume of attack
damn he left in 08? wow thats been a while. Was Long after him?
nope..it was everybodies fav OC…JH
Okay, I thought JH didnt start OC until 2012…
I was wrong…WIlson was at OU until 10
Okay, then JH took over in 2010. Got it.
yep…seems like the Iowa bowl game was Heuples first in the booth
Sadly, our last conference championship and the Fiesta.
Good thing Bob sees that and is moving us back towards a more passing attack
I agree, I miss the HUNH and backs/receivers spread all over the field.
yeah 08 was a thing of beauty catching teams off guard with the quick snap
I often go back to the 2010 FSU game at OU as a reminder of how effective the HUNH was in gassing teams and getting them out of position before the snap.
I remember the RRR game in either 09 or 10..we would get a first simply because the backers weren’t even in position yet
Yep. The offense remained very similar to Wilson’s until 2013.
Yep when Landry grad’d is when we went another way but the next qbs pointed to a new direction already in the works (is that the proper word to use lol)
It was a bold experiment that just didn’t quite work, especially with so many injuries to our experienced skill personnel this past season.
wr was the biggest head scatcher to me…when Shep went down the O fell off
Yeah, first Shep and then TK’s neck injury, along with missing Ford for half the season.
yep just seems like it went to the shiiter when Shep went down..Ford wasn’t as big of a loss with the emergence of Perine but the aerial attack really hurt us last year…especially 3rd down conversions (or lack of)
I liked the Ford/Perine/Ross line up more than the Perine/Ross line up. Ford gives us a more explosive runner, better blocking, cuts and hands than Ross.
With Shep on the field not only was he a threat, he took attention away from the other WRs. With him gone the WRs were just blanketed and didn’t know how or couldn’t get open. Too often when they did they dropped the ball. I was pleased with how much more effective Quick was late in the season when he got more confidence and experience.
No doubt w Ford in we were better running it and yeah I expect Quick to make a big jump next year…SHep Quick and Westbrook should get a lot of passes their way…I’m thinking maybe Mixon some too for the inside wr guys maybe Andrews or Meier as well…I’m still not sure who will step up at OWR…I like Greens physicality and ball catching ability
I’m hoping they get Smallwood involved as well.
I would like to see them all step up and make plays. We do know how effective Smallwood is as a blocker so having him on the field is beneficial and would be a big bonus if he becomes a receiving threat.
indeed
can’t weight to see some weight numbers for Mead…I think he can be good with a little muscles and strength
Hopefully we will get some snap shots of the winter work out numbers on the players like we did last year.
Wouldn’t mind seeing them tomorrow lol
I would really like to see Dallis Todd
Does this help? 🙂
http://image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com/pics33/200/TK/TKRMFLJGWLUJPBU.20140806182224.jpg
Well lol I guess so. I would really like to see him play this season in an OU jersey. I feel like I need to be more specific now.
LOL!
Sorry, couldn’t resist. I knew what you meant, but can’t provide any other assistance until September.
It really makes me curious if what the receivers were saying about Norvell was true. That he had his favorites and that’s why a lot of other guys didn’t see the field.
Perhaps, but it would seem other coaches would have some input.
Doesn’t matter now, it’s a clean slate and open competition.
With Todd’s frame, the red shirt may serve him well to get his body conditioned for D1 play. At 6’5 204 I would like to see him add some more weight before the next roster update.
I’m glad there are a lot of clean slates.
Maybe his favorites just so happen to be the guys who worked hard and exceeded. And maybe the ones who didn’t just like to sit around and gripe.
I’m not dogging Norvell in just saying im curious which one it was.
Another thing I’m hopeful for is that Riley’s playbook isn’t too cerebral for our personnel- not knocking any of our players’ IQ’s, just thinking there’s going to be an a$$ ton of options available with the talent we have.
it’s a good thing there are two wr coaches…prob helps make it easier…maybe hard trying to play inside and out early on
Based on what I’ve seen and heard that is not a major concern.
Besides, we have some pretty sharp young men even if it is a lot to absorb.
Again hoping you’re right and that this is the case- Definitely looking forward to next year for sure as I feel it will be like a breath of fresh air.
Yessir, moi aussi.
Going to be a long 6+months.
I want to see opposing D’s standing around looking at each other like WTF?
If we utilize Ford and Mixon much like we did with Murray/Brown/Madu, it will compliment our WRs, with stretch plays, swing passes and screens.
Might set up some productive delayed draws
Got to have threat of a pass to run the draw! lol I’m with ya. Great play that has been sorely missed..
Plus Ford was great with the swing pass out of the backfield. Remember how we used to do that with Q. Like every down and they still couldn’t stop it. At least every first down, we knew that was coming. And it still worked.
Dang! I remember that dude getting knocked out @ 4:27 mark. Man that was brutal.
We could have used another year of Wort…some didn’t like him but he made plays…could compare to Sanchez as a cb …make a play then give up a play…but man I liked his hitting
I liked Wort, too.
Great clean hit.
What I remember most about that play is it should have been OU’s ball on the 20, but some referee from a distant zip code threw a flag about a year after the player for FSU was hit.
Pretty much had FSU hearing footsteps the rest of they way as well.
yep they seen the kid not getting up and we recover and out came the flag…that was the year before targeting too I believe or Wort might have been gone (unless it was the 2nd year of targeting when you can review)…that might have changed the outcome of that game because Wort int’d two plays later and had a bunch of big plays later in the game
They had just instituted the hitting a defenseless receiver/hits at or above the shoulder area. The flag was sort of an afterthought by the official that was in the next zip code.
yep…replay showed a shoulder shot I think…but he hit the ground hard no doubt
He got hit on each shoulder simultaneously, not the head, then slammed into the turf. What is seldom mentioned is he was walking around on the side line in street clothes in the second half.
That play was just a reminder, there is a price for everything…how much you willing to pay?
And QB’s who could hit an open receiver in stride. 🙂 If I remember correctly, Venables called a gem in this one. Either that or the home one against FSU, or both.
Wow…made me miss Venebales, Lewis, Colvin, Wort, and Jefferson. OUr D was much more aggressive.
Women’s gymnastics on BIG Network versus Meatchicken.
replay from last night. wanna know the ending?
Uhh…yes.
Trying to watch something else.
we win
…and that’s the name of that tune!
Softball bounces back with a 7-3 victory over 9th ranked Kentucky.
Nice.
Good. Thanx!
I’m out guys and girls. Always love this site and posters. OUr Sooners won today and so did the Thunder. I’m good:-)
It’s good that you are good.
Be well. 🙂
Those Shreveport guys are real. I doubt we get either but I’d love to have them.
Why the doubts?
Long time until NSD, we have a whole football season to play before then. 🙂
Maybe it’s just that we have no proven recruiter on the defensive side, at least in my opinion (I reserve my judgement on them till they really get into the recruiting season). But you’re right, every season holds a surprise.
Every single proven recruiter in the USA started out as an unknown unproven recruiter.
As I said, I reserve my judgement till the results are in.
Gonna follow JJSoona’s lead and hit the bunk.
/hasta luego.
I can’t remember if it has already been posted but, what were the reactions from the recruits and current D linemen on the Reynolds hire? If it hasn’t been posted, it would sure make a great addition to the Open Post on Monday…
That would be interesting. Especially if Diron has reached out to the DL.
TFB doin’ work:
Big ups to our MAJOR SPONSOR @TheFbBrainiacs for all the support they give to Oklahoma high school!!
Nice.
Glad to see OUr subscription money is going to a worthwhile event.
I would subscribe to this board if it was a pay site. I love it here. It is free and yet it is also the first place I check for news and I am a member of a pay site.
Boy that first line is hard to read!
I still don’t know what it says!
No KJ for OU so lets move on
Kj?
Costello qb
Long way to go yet..
Came across this story at another site concerning the CFB
PlayoffBeauty Pageant.College Football Playoff sticks its head in the sand to the surprise of no one
Wow, what a bunch of ppl making very bad decisions… What could possibly be the intent?
Has to be ego. New Year’s Eve 2015 is on a Thursday, still a work day for a lot of folks.
So now Rivals is tracking 6th graders? really?! Kids just cant be kids anymore. This is sad to me…
http://bloguin.com/thestudentsection/football/football-recruiting-rivals-com-crosses-the-line-with-sixth-graders.html
maybe next they can put themselves in delivery rooms and have cranial measurements along with height and weight and star it up right outta the womb
Kind of what I was thinking..
Sort of like this…
Good stuff right there.
Won’t be long until the controversy of GMA (Genetically Modified Athletes) will be an issue at hand.
Happy Sunday to all. And especially to my fellow Sooner faniacs attending worship today. He is risen!
He is risen indeed!!
This is a sports discussion board. Religion has no place here. It doesn’t matter whether I agree or disagree with you–it’s NOT appropriate.
http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Cyber_5dd2a7_793548.jpg
Lol So God is imappropriate in our lives. Especially on the internet. I’m praying for you for the day you meet God and you’re asked why you thought that.
…….you make his point…….not here
There it is.
The key is we need to pray for people like him so they will find Christ in there life.
their*
Thank you
I’ll ask Buddha to forgive you for your angry sarcasm.
He can’t.
I respect and dig your sentiment, man. But it’s important we show grace on these threads. I really didn’t want my greeting to turn into another one of these back-and-forths.
Disagree. Jesus has a place everywhere.
🙂
Agree..with LH.
Amen brother!
Yes sir
I agree with you. He does a great job on the lawn every Monday morning.
LOL!!! Okay that was funny.
religion has certainly screwed up oklahoma politics.
I respect your opinion. Thank you for sharing. I hope you have a wonderful evening and continue to share.
Don’t get the hostility toward Robertson’s post at all and I’m not religious.
Look if you have problems with people of faith that’s your problem.the other day the football brainiacs said that people on this site need to be more tolerant towards people of other opinions.
good point. and all i can do is ask you for forgiveness for any times i have piled on and given you grief. i sincerely apologize
We all need more patience and more understanding on this site for other people have different opinions all is forgiven by the way great race Daytona 500 is going on.
PUAR
In fairness, they also asked to stay away from talk of religion and politics, J. Esco has mentioned several times… I’m guessing for the reason below (bickering). That said, easy enough to ignore. But the bickering back and forth does get tiresome..
I understand and respect that, Daddy R, but it was just a greeting. Nothing more.
Oh I have no issues with you Robertson, none at all. 🙂 Its the bickering that ensues that gets hard to avoid. LOL I just try to ignore posts that dont pertain to me, or that I feel I cannot add discussion too, in a polite and fruitful way. Enjoy your day good sir!
And enjoy your week! Yeah, I try to keep it pretty general to avoid the bickering. But, you know, it’s the internet. Maybe soon I’ll post verses in Koine Greek. 🙂
I will never tolerate bat-shit crazy.
I’m funny that way.
Good afternoon, friend. Just greeting Sooners with whom I have one more thing in common. Not trying to start a debate.
what really doesn’t surprise me is whom is on which side of this. there are those that feel the need to vent at every single turn and/or every single post. when someone asks them to cease and desist, they complain about that. so we can’t silence them, but now they feel the need to silence us. what is that irony? is that what the kids are calling it these days? if they’d just pick up the Book once in a while they would see that this was predicted quite a while ago
Boom.
Hello brother, hope you are well. Had a great service and then an ordination service for 2 deacons. Great day. Now just watching it snow. God Bless!
While I understand some folks are sensitive to any reference to religion on a secular site, Indeed He is. But I do also agree that religion and politics are best left to venues other than a football board unless there is an ‘off topic’ area for such discussions such as the area on the Scout board. Just my personal view.
God bless you for saying the truth.
Let this be a blessing to the believers and unbelievers as well. The guy that starts at the 6:50 mark is pretty amazing. If nothing else, listen to him. May God bless you all!!
http://youtu.be/huFra1mnIVE
Kari has a fantastic voice and her songs are just awesome.
I’m also a big fan of Lauren Daigle. Check out her songs if you haven’t already.
have you ever heard S.M. Lockridge “that’s my king” sermon? phenomenal. and the preacher i had growing up was Adrian Rogers. he was awesome as well. great voice
I’ll definitely check it out. Appreciate the info.
Man he brought it! That was good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
He has risen indeed.
Could have pretty much told you who would vote up your post. Comes across in the way they post.
It’s all good. Just greeting Sooner brethren with whom I have one more thing in common.
Oh I agree with what your saying. Just pointing out that what you believe also affects what you say and do.
Off season…..*sigh*
Yep…
https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/see-weekend-dgaf-11.jpg?w=550&h=383
Well……if it wasn’t snowing up here north of the river. 🙁
They are calling for sleet on and off for the next day starting tonight.
Already made preparations to stay home tomorrow.
Wind-chill of -20 up here in North Iowa. Yea I miss the South.
Good grief!
I don’t miss those types of temps at all.
It’s 80 degrees in Miami today.
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http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/d9.gif
Having sand in your vagina is also not appropriate
Does anyone know about 2016 recruits Reynolds might have built relationships with while at Stanford?
I don’t know that he was involved in any off campus recruiting while at Stanford.
I guess we have to wait and see if he can deliver results that match the reports of his knowledge of and ability to teach technique and draw D-line recruits in.
It’s going to be wait and see with all the new hires. Will be fun to see what each of them brings, how they develop the players we already have and how they develop relationships with future recruits.
I see Dwayne Orso is still on the roster. I thought he left the team.
Man I hope that’s not the case. Dude is gonna be a stud. He’s huge.
I never heard that and object to hearing it now. 🙁
First time im hear of this. Any of the Brainiacs hear of him leaving?
I remember someone said there was something up with him, but I think it was more of a homesickness issue, not actually leaving the team.
I believe Jordan said he hasn’t progressed as fast as they would liked but he’s still raw.
Me too. But I thought that’s where it was headed. Good to know he’s still on the team. 6’6′ and 300 pounds is a lot of beef in the middle.
Just went and looked at his twitter page, he’s all OU all the time.
“Can’t believe its been a year ago today that I signed my life away to Oklahoma football! One of the best decisions I’ve ever made fa life!”
“Can’t believe its been a year ago today that I signed my life away to Oklahoma football! One of the best decisions I’ve ever made fa life!”
Cool!
It’s a slow weekend for news on the website is anybody watching the Daytona 500 great race.
Yep.
Look’s like brad just blew his engine in the 500.
I have all my teeth so, no.
Anyone know how the baseball team is doing today?
up 4-3 in bottom 7th. utah is home
Thank you, sir
yw
http://www.d1baseball.com/daily/today.htm
Even better. You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
by the way, utah is really bad. baseball is baseball as sports are sports. any team can win any day but utah is not good in the least
Apparently we won. Hard to tell with the gamecast being so screwy. Even the worst team in MLB won 64 times last season.
haha. yeah. a lot different with 162 games but yes you are correct. good pitching will beat good hitting any day of the week
I love baseball
its the best game ever invented. football is a very close 2nd but baseball is pretty close to perfect. got to play from 5 yrs old til just a few yrs ago. as fun to play it as it is as a fan
This new commissioner is not impressing me so far
in what regard?
Mainly his “speed up the game” talk and tinkering with a shot clock for pitchers. That irks me. It’s ridiculous to even think about.
that’s the best part of the game. you know it going in. if you go watch red sox-yankees, you know you’re going to be there awhile. if you go watch buerhle pitch, you might leave before you got there because he works so fast. was the same with washburn, halladay and a few others. the differences in the starting pitchers and the hitters approaches is the same as the differences in the different ballparks’ caveats
I could go all day on this topic but I’ll just say this: People who know and love the game of baseball have no problem whatsoever with the pace of the game. It’s the casual fan and the neglected wives that just don’t get it. lol
good. glad to hear that it doesn’t affect fans but only “fans”
In the 9th now. Kolbey Carpenter with 2 bombs.
Any updates on Lauren Chamberlain’s health? She left last night’s game with an unspecified injury after a collision at 2B.
nope. but dudes tennis(numero uno) beat #8 unc 4-1 and #33 ladies beat unranked clones 4-2
I see they lost to A&M Friday. WTH?
probly a little hangover, real or imaginary, from the title
Haven’t heard anything, hope it was minor.
Fingers crossed
Agree if she is out ou national championship hopes are gone cause we have lost Georgia Casey for 3 months.
You have?
No information only say if if she is out.
lol ok
Hey Brainiacs, were there any standouts at the quick twitch camp today?
Been wondering myself if we would hear any news like that.
A coworker of mine has a brother that was a participant today.
You may end up being our source of info. 🙂
Didn’t see this on the OP anywhere but we made another WR offer this weekend..
@TheFbBrainiacs: “@2Live9: All glory goes to god, offered by Oklahoma #Sooners http://twitter.com/2Live9/status/569265489618309120/photo/1” stud WR Donnie Corley picks up an OU offer!
Kid has a lengthy offer list.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Donnie-Corley-159838
Yeah all the big boys have offered.. Apparently he completely dominated a 7 on 7 event this weekend, both as a receiver & a DB..
Seen someone post on another board that we can take Shane Buechele off the board, haven’t seen a reason why. Anyone know anything?
Still shows an OU offer at Rivals. One thing of note, the only recruiter listed on all his offers is Josh Heupel.
Not very encouraging.
I don’t know why.
I would imagine Coach Riley has spoken to him at a minimum and there is still a football season to be played before NSD.
i’m not gonna really think much of it until after the season gets going…lets lets the positionoffense sell it’s self first…then there’s the chance that we have a sophomore or freshman starting…the better qbs would prob rather see an upperclassman at the position ( and that might end up being the case)…just a few things to consider that recruits pay attention to
Yesterday is History…tomorrow is a mystery.
Best case scenario, QBs will be clawing and fighting each other to get to OU and play for Coach Riley.
Very heavy lean toward Texas….according to his sister. This was a little over a month ago so who knows now. I wouldn’t necessarily constitute it as completely off the board.