2016 National Signing Day | Open Post 2.0 (UPDATE 7:30 pm)
Posted on: February 3, 2016
Okay, so things were getting a little crazy — both in terms of the number of comments (you all never cease to impress) and the general tone — over in the original NSD Open Post, so we decided to kind of reboot things with a fresh start.
But if you need a refresher or missed the day’s earlier events and need to get caught up, you can always do so here: 2016 National Signing Day | Open Post | Wednesday, Feb. 3rd
Much to the chagrin of some I suspect, we’re not laying down any type of edict as to only positive related posts or vice versa. This forum is here for people to converse of their own accord. If you don’t like it, just scroll right on past. It really is that simple.
As to the actual day itself, OU remains relatively drama free. Every commit that was expected to sign has done so. And while the Sooners did miss on a trio of other prospects this morning, they also added to the class with talented WR Mykel Jones.
Barring any surprises, the remainder of OU’s NSD consists of an announcement around 2pm (CT) from WR Velus Jones and, of course, LB Caleb Kelly’s announcement which is expect to take place around 7:30pm (CT).
Otherwise feel free to hang out in the comments and chat it up.
– UPDATE (1:45 pm):
According to @gmartlive WR Velos Jones signed his NLI for #USC https://t.co/zAJ2Hh98Aq pic.twitter.com/kw25hxqqdo
— Ryan Abraham (@insidetroy) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (2:45 pm): Just to make sure nobody misses it. Popular OU GA & outstanding recruiter Chip Viney will be taking a full-time position with the Sooners staff.
Courtney Viney will move from GA to being special teams quality control this year.
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (2:47 pm): Stoops also confirmed to items TFB was previously first to report.
Stoops says OL Dominique Hearne won't be with the team this semester for academic reasons.
Dwayne Orso moves from DL to OT.
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (5:56 pm): Stoops essentially announcing WR Geno Lewis & QB Kyler Murray as members of this 2016 class.
#OUDNA has been confirmed in PA @GENOALLDAY7 #Sooners16 #ChampU pic.twitter.com/KI012Sdpvx
— Bob Stoops (@OU_CoachStoops) February 3, 2016
#OUDNA will always be in Allen, TX and @TheKylerMurray is proof. #Sooners16 #ChampU pic.twitter.com/qF7yA36oDr
— Bob Stoops (@OU_CoachStoops) February 3, 2016
– UPDATE (7:30 pm): LB Caleb Kelly has committed to Oklahoma
3,105 Comments
Perhaps, I can put this into perspective:
#1 OU doesn’t have more than 21 ships.
#2 Kyler Murray, 5 Star, took up a ship available for the 2016 class, won’t count in the rankings.
#3 Geno Lewis, 4 Star, took up a ship available for the 2016 class, won’t count in the rankings.
#4 OU signed 20, e.g. 18 today plus 2 transfers.
#5 OU waiting on the possibility of 5 Star Caleb Kelly.
#6 Small classes tend to be overlooked in the rankings, 18 considered in those rankings.
That was the recap of Bob Stoops today in an interview!
Sadly, most people don’t recognize that and only look at star counts. Great post!
I concur. Sums it up rather nicely.
People forget we added a Juco OT & DE in the Summer.
Nice work.
Nice. So how many DT’s again?
How many DT’s we sign last year?
How many of those got into Clemson’s backfield?
Everyone that played!!!
Every freshman isn’t going to to come in and wreck havoc. I expect last year’s class to be better this next season.
How many wins did Texsa have last year?
The won their only game that matters once the conference became unwinnable.
For the horns the conference was unwinnable when colt graduated …..haven’t been relevant since have they?
1 of them was against OU, which Clemson copied to a T
How many true freshmen on any team start in the Playoff trenches?
Anyone signed this season would have been looking at a redshirt.
Yup, most Freshmen in the trenches need to gain good weight and lose some bad. If they aren’t redshirting, they are freaks of nature!
I would still prefer we sign one this year. It’s an important position, and I’d rather not have to bank on killing it with DT’s in the 2017 class. Balance is my biggest issue with our recruiting over the last few years. But, other than zero DTs, and seemingly too many LBs, it’s a solid small class, IMO.
I’m with you, but let’s wait and see. It’s a long time ’til fall ball. Lots can happen as we have seen in the past. Hope something good shakes OUt.
Only the number that Bob felt we needed.
Other schools have the same situations as #1, #2, #3, and #4. ? ?
thank you gah
Looking at the number of available ships I don’t see how we could have done much better than we did unless we over signed. At most, we might have 1 more available ship if we are lucky enough to get Kelly.
Upvoted.
I think we addressed our 2016 needs with some great players, and our 2017 class looks to be pretty damn good (assuming we can hold onto them for a year)
https://twitter.com/Jake_Trotter/status/694961834453938176
Bob Stoops on ESPN.
Not on my ESPN.
was ESPN2
Well, after today’s little big horn, he needs to be out recruiting.
https://twitter.com/BryanDFischer/status/694962366656618496
If anything is going to sink Charlie Strong, it’s offense.
Installing an Air Raid may not solve all Texas’ woes like Charlie seems to be hoping for. You need a certain kind of QB to make an Air Raid work. I could be wrong, however, I don’t think that QB is in Austin.
Agree that a different QB is needed for Air Raid and the QB’s with the most seniority (Swoopes/Heard) aren’t a good fit for that, however Texas won’t be running an Air Raid under Strong/Gilbert. Gilbert’s offense would be better qualified as a “Power Spread”, focused on running the ball, while spreading the field enough to threaten with the pass if the opponent loads the box with numbers.
It still requires a QB to throw with above average accuracy — otherwise you have the OU offense circa ’13.
I’m not convinced Texas has anyone that can legitimize the pass on campus. That doesn’t mean I’m right. I just don’t see it.
bringing my negative nancy crew to this post now!!!!!
https://twitter.com/BenAxelrod/status/694962363720712193
Harbaugh didn’t want his team missing out on Spring Break with their friends I guess. s/
I bet UM’s old money has been itching to spend it on some publicity.
IMO, Harbaugh is changing the game. Pretty awesome idea.
That would be 4 DT commits for Texass to OU’s zero
Sounds awful yes, but DT was not a huge concern at all for OU in this class. Would it be nice for depth? Yes, but not a need by any means.
Did we watch the same Clemson game?
We all saw the deficiencies — the thing is, none of them would have been solved by any DT this year barring a 5* instant Tommie Harris-type.
I’m looking to see what some of the talented guys who were on rs last season do. Plus, the biggest area where OU needed to improve was in the OFFENSIVE trenches — and Bedenbaugh just signed a big time class.
I disagree. In Miami the problem was depth. We couldn’t rotate and our 7 couldn’t match tempo. There were plays when the ball would snap and Eric Striker would stand straight up and start trying to catch his breath
The problem wasn’t exactly depth. It was injuries and the style of defense we were playing. A contain style defense they were doing with the LB’s and DL can be just as exhausting as rushing every play. And with the absence of Evans and Charles, the way people were playing was a lot different and we lost depth with that.
There are a dozen things OU could have done differently to win that game. That’s what happens after losses: you go back and obsess over what you THINK might have been the turning point.
For instance, Bama’s vaunted defense couldn’t stop Clemson that much better than we did — and NOBODY would ever point to insufficient depth when it comes to Bama.
In my opinion — and it is just my opinion — OU’s biggest issue was in the offensive trenches.
When you get to the Playoff, you have to be able to score to win. Bama and Clemson proved just how necessary offense is in modern football.
Bedenbaugh’s OLine class is stacked — that, for me, is the biggest win of this recruiting season.
Clemson threw the ball all over Bama. That ran it all over us. One failure is schematic. One failure is talent.
Failures are failures — the rest is semantics.
Besides, considering Deshaun Watson threw 47 times vs Bama, it was on Bama’s front 7 to get enough pressure on the QB to prevent getting lit up.
405 passing yards says Bama’s front 7 wasn’t up to the challenge — and frankly, neither were their 4* & 5* star DB’s.
Do you even know what is on roster at OU currently? With how many scholarship DT/NG are on roster currently, that is a waste of space for other positions.
The talent of the younger guys with Gallimore, Garnett, Romar and Overton, OU will be fine.
Edit: Missed Lampkin
We have freshman and sophomores all over those positions.
Yes, Yes it is a NEED. Average talent, less than average depth for championship football. You can’t depend on EVERY recruit to be a starter
every class or even a dependable backup. We are undersized and understrength at DT, and have been since McCoy.
How do you know it is average talent? Do you know how good the athletes who were redshirted are going to be? Gerald McCoy was redshirted and look at good he turned out to be. Overton and Lampkin have received nothing but praise, however they were still Freshmen last year and have to learn.
Help me out here, if DT wasn’t a huge concern, why did they put in so much effort on Daniels? Yes, they put in a lot of effort to get him for a reason.
AMEN 846 !!
He is still a greatly talented athlete. But you didn’t see them going after 3-4 DT’s. If they get Daniels, its a good addition to the class. However, they were not in a panic mode and went and offered whoever after he decommitted just because they needed more DTs.
They will have 10 players classified as DT’s on the roster next year. Not a place of need.
Can you stop stating facts? It’s very sunshine-pumper esque ;]
Facts are fun! At least that is what I was told in junior high by a very high strung, overly happy teacher.
If OU didn’t have a big DT class last year, I would be more concerned. We play a 3-4 now, so I’m not as worried about volume as Texas and their fans have to be. We got some good ones coming off redshirt.
Oh man, we’re screwed! s/
Just saying..
s/ means “sarcasm” It’s all good. Kind of weird that OU wouldn’t have taken at least one DT with this class unless the coaches really like the guys they have and are looking to clean up in the 2017 class at DT.
yes I know. I certainly hope you’re right
Tell me again how many we needed?
Texas runs a 4-3 and had 2 DT commits in 2014 and 0 in 2015.
OU runs a 3-4 and had 1 DT commit in 2014 and 2 in 2015.
Exactly.
Edit: Forgot to include Lampkin
Less competition from them next year for when we’re in the market.
We needed bigger stronger linebackers and OL. I think we accomplished that. I’m sure next year we will pick up some good DL
Agreed. The biggest problem I saw against Clemson was the lack of jack-hammer LBs, and the OL was unable to get any interior push for the run game.
we also couldn’t get to Watson, at all.
No one could. Not even mighty Alabama.
Could that be because we were trying to contain? That guy is a freak like Newton.
Bingo.
Agreed. But he’ll still be there next year, Charles Walker makes a difference. You can still bottle someone up and get penetration
They played to try to contain Watson on the Line. Our linebackers just couldnt get to him. They line did its job for the most part. Also was without walker who my thoughts was a major impact player.
Exactly
And how about losing your starting linebacker (Evans), who would then be replaced by Shannon, who played on a partially-torn ACL! That & the loss of Charles Walker (ginormous difference-maker) DESTROYED the middle of our defense.
and Dimon had lost a ton of weight from sickness
I do remember we did sign one of the best DE’s in the country.
we also didn’t sign a kicker….just sayin’.
But we got a preferred walkon! Wooo!
It’s actually 5.
Wilbon, Southall, Daniels, Elliot, Christmas-Giles and they were still trying to get Stephon Taylor
Last year OU -3 UT – 0 on DTs. UT’s only DT commit (Lampkin) flipped to OU.
Exactly
They also have had very few over the last couple of years, so they had lots of room and playing time at the position to offer.
Troll!!! Let’s talk about who we got! U like to compare ou and Texas in almost every post dude. Like a parrot repeating itself desperate for attention.
Who we got was ZERO DT’s
Wasn’t a place of need at all.
1st post!!!!!
Welcome!
I mentioned in the NSD thread that OU has what, 15 or 16 returning starters for the 2016 season.Should OU beat Houston, Ohio State and Texsa, the buzz will vault the 2017 class into top 5 range.
well wouldnt that just be grand….but we dropping 1 of those games you can almost bet on it. Ohio state in terms of what they are used to are going to be down….they lost 2 wr…rb..2qb…2 dline and 4 other starters on d side of ball.
happy thoughts only
That one loss will be Texas before it’s Houston or tOSU. Houston played great last year but it was largely as a result of unforced turnovers in big games by other teams.
If you take care of the ball that team is very, very beatable.
tOSU who knows, half the players we have tape on graduated.
Tell me which one so I won’t have to bother watching it
I don’t see OU getting a loss in the regular season maybe in the Playoff.
You have high expectations my friend. I see that as a possibility, but I certainly would not bet on an undefeated regular season. I mean, what, one team on average does that each season? And they are usually in the ACC? lol
First 5 games will define the season….UH, OhioSt, TCU and ut….only layup is UL Monroe. 2 home games, 1 away and 2 neutral site games.
we need kelly bad to save the day
Have you seen deberry and mcginnis
no one has
I’m talking about their size
If Kelly turns tail we will be ok
Yay! The whiners found the new thread!
Nope. Nothing but yes men over here sir 😀
Cry babies unite!
OU has a 3 Star preferred walkon kicker not counted in the class rankings either.
No Kyler Murray – 5 Stars
No Geno Lewis – 4 Stars
No Braxton Pickard – 3 Stars (preferred walkon)
The stats guys need to calculate that scenario to see where this class stacks up.
Those touting and pouting Stars and Rankings need to get all the facts.
well now we are talking!!!!!!!
Dalton Wood too…
He’s bringing the wood, they said.
We should have told all of those guys “No thanks”, so that way we could substitute other sub-par, “real ranked guys”. At least we could win on February 3rd, 2016! The Rivals Ranking trophy could have been ours!
I’ve been a little negative today, but I can say this…..if OU can survive as a program after not landing Chip Ambres, we’ll be okay with missing out on Mayden, Cobb, and whomever else. Even Kelly, I suppose.
Dude, please, bring on the realism.
I’m listening to Dusty on The Sports Animal, and he’s talking about recruiting. He basically says location is the reason Bama and others in the south have great recruiting. The recruits are going to want to stay close to home. If this is true, is it unrealistic to expect a top 5 national recruiting class?
That’s certainly one aspect of things, and an important one, but it’s far from the only one (as I’m sure Dusty would acknowledge).
How can OU beat Bama for a OL or DL?
They get plenty of guys from
all over the country, especially Texas.
It’s location combined with the fact that the SEC is the most hyped conference in the nation, by far. A&M has picked their recruiting up substantially since joining the SEC, and that opened up Texas to much greater numbers of recruits going to Bama and LSU.
OU in the SEC would be able to reclaim a lot of lost territory in Texas, and expand into Louisiana, Alabama, and importantly Florida.
Just not buying the “stay close to home” hypothesis alone.
Yes. USC, Texas, Florida, and Georgia have a huge location advantage. Hopefully UCLA will never figure that out.
Doesn’t stop Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Clemson. Then again Michigan, tOSU, and ND are blueblood programs. OU is too but apparently we don’t need recruiting classes to be competitive because of our most recent national title *rolls eyes*
Just need a few Bag Men!
If you’re being sarcastic, then I’d suggest you look at your list of schools. Only one went to the CFP this past season: Clemson. We did too. Recruiting is a major factor in that, for sure. But so is coaching and luck. Especially when it comes to injuries. I stand by the coaches’ choices. That’s not “sunshine pumping”. I just think they know more about what they need for the systems we run than any of us do.
The coaches know more than the fans? Sheesh. I thought they got paid all that money for nothing.
I believe that is why Joe hired Bob: He has luck on his side. Barry had it too, but probably more than Bob. Some people just have it, others do not.
Michigan has 5x the amount of talent coming out of the state ( but has exactly 1 NC in 65 years). The state of Ohio this year has 12 4* recruits. Clemson is in the south and benefits as such.
I think it has more to do with how easy Bama women are. ?
OU hasn’t won a Natty since 2000, Alabama has 5? since then. Want to recruit like Alabama, win Natty’s.
Oklahoma has 3.2 beer, that’s it
Pretty much, yes. Until something happens that changes the current landscape of college football.
Doesn’t mean OU can’t win a NC though.
If alabama was located in Oklahoma, then Oklahoma would have the best location for recruiting football.
So, I was just listening to BS’ interview. He mentioned 3-4 times “the possibility” of more this evening. Given that the coaches know the result already, I kinda doubt BS would refer to Caleb so many times if the news wasn’t positive. Also, they asked him about the drama of NSD, and he said something about it being positive drama; again, I would think that’s a good sign. I’m feelin’ pretty good about it.
I like your psychology degree you just displayed there.
Tyrie Cleveland wound up at Florida? Wow.
That was his original school he wanted to be apart of, so it happened.
I see. I thought he was all UH.
I believe he is from Florida.
I wanted to give a HUGE thank you to the whole TFB’s staff for everything you guys do and allow us to enjoy days like this and recruiting in general… For FREE!!! Thanks you guys so much!(Don’t forget to enjoy it yourselves)
It’s not all doom and gloom. Kelly would certainly help. Intrigued to see Ricky DeBerry et al come up this year. Point is: Is this class terrible? No. It’s very good. But what’s the goal? They can beat 90% of teams. It’s the other 10% that concerns me.
That’s how I am.
There’s the the group of fans who are happy sitting on their buts at the bar patting each other’s backs about their great 9 win season, and there’s the fans who want the Oklahoma Sooners back, and the Oklahoma Sooners are not doormats for competitive programs.
All those conference wins don’t mean anything because other coaches can turn around and say “Yeah but look what happened in the bowl game”.
That is what is killing the Big 12. We have got to start winning those games and it starts with the talent you bring in.
Some times we don’t match up. Clemson can throw, run, and has a Qb that can beat you with his feet. That’s the breaks. I would have taken my chances versus Bama and OU beats MSU. Each year is different.
things could be alot worst. could have not got jones and not flipped jackson and farrar then you could really say it was a bad class.
yep
Most of these players will likely redshirt and will be put into the system to feed and grow. OU has 7 offensive return starters and 6 or 7 seasoned starters players on defense. If the backup QB position can be settled, OU can win 10 games with good effort, and win them all with great effort and a little Sooner magic.
Is Adrian Hardy our #3 QB next year?
I bet one of the 2 walk-ons from last year is the #3
OK. I can put that drink back down now. Thanks.
Bama signed the two 5 Star LBs in the state of Alabama. The state of Alabama had three 5 Star prospects. Must be nice, knowing the state of Oklahoma only had one 4 Star prospect.
More strange is the state of Louisiana didn’t have a single 5 Star prospect. Saban reserved all of those stars for the state of Alabama.
That is why I don’t get too bent out of shape when the SEC outrecruits us. They should, they have a much higher percentage of the “stud” athletes in their backyards. When Oklahoma has produced that kind of talent (McCoy, Lehman, etc), OU has often landed it and had great success.
It’s Bama.
Bama was recruiting them = automatic 5*
https://twitter.com/5NEWSBobby/status/694965928287535104
huh?
Back up plan to Kelly hehe s
Yes! That’s Kelly Caleb, Caleb Kelly’s replacement if hell freezes over.
He’s walking on.
Nice.. guys like this you want to root for..
My Alma Mater – and of Steve Davis
1800th ranked player in the nation with no other P5 offers.
he looks like the guy we would have buy beer for us in high school
they used to just sell it to you back in the day, no worries about age
Looks like a special teams crazed heat seeking missile. That’s a good thing.
Awesome name.
Is it 1973 again?
Someone please help me understand Velus Jones, he just tweeted he has a decision to make this afternoon between the USC Trojans and OU sooners. What am I missing? Does he not know that once you verbally commit you’ve basically made a decision, what’s to decide? Annoying.
He’s trying to get his Jared Mayden on!
Maybe. But Mayden never actually committed to OU–however briefly 🙂
I was referring to the “teasing” effect. Ha
I don’t know why, but I actually have a pretty good feeling about Velus. I guess I won’t be surprised either way.
I’ll take it. We can reprogram him once he’s enrolled. Just gotta sign with us first.
He’s just hyping his own event.
To be honest, most of us are tired of his games (and the other games that were played today ha) and wouldn’t beg him to be a Sooner. If he chooses us then it’s a bonus, otherwise stay put.
It’s funny because I have a lot of USC fans as friends in southern cal and they were actually hoping we’d get Velus. A lot of people feel like USC is over extending on the WR offers. I think Velus makes 4 for a single class.
Thank you for our honest opinion.
Personally, I’d still take him- talented kid.
Big decision for a kid to make. May not look good to be so indecisive, but I’d be happy to have him as a Sooner.
Are we writing off Youngquist? I know he isn’t signing today but doesn’t he figure to sign at some point?
Still committed not signing in the near future with OU as he deals with a personal issue.
I would not. He will be a Sooner on the field or off.
Does a base defense 4-3(Texas) vs. 3-4(OU) have anything to do with this years DT commitments?
Yes we have quality depth there
No, Texas didn’t sign a DT last year and only one the year before.
Probably why they focused on DT so much this year. I know they were pretty bad against the run recently.
As long as we’re staying with the 3-4, not getting a DT this class isn’t a killer. Will need a couple next year.
I’m excited for the competition that will be taking place at the WR position. We have so many different types of athletes who each have something special to bring to the table. And with the air raid, this will be fun to watch all these young guys battle!
Bitter about DT recruiting. F grade.
You won’t be after season starts
No reason to label that an F grade, except for those who are uneducated about the state of the team at that position currently. Go educate yourself on the roster and then you will understand why it isn’t a huge deal.
Hopefully you understand that is.
so we recruited Chris Daniels hard for…fun?
We recruited hundreds of guys. Like every school. we wanted them, but we couldn’t have taken farrar, jones and jackson all 3 if we’d have gotten them, so I’m glad we got who we got.
Haha, your trolling is cute.
I don’t think it is hard to understand that Daniels is a great talent and OU would have loved to have him. However, if it was truly such a glaring need for this team, the minute he decommitted, OU would of had backup plans B ,C and D going all at once.
There was absolutely no glaring need for a DT in this class, so unless they get options 1, 2 or 3 (whoever they may be), no sense to waste a scholly on a player.
You do realize the person you replied to has shown many times over he knows what he is talking about, right?
Sadly, I just realized that when you said that.
I think you’re overreacting a bit.
Lunch was only a couple of hours ago too.
eating? overeating?
Typo. Fixed.
LOL
Fact remains whoever was recruiting the DT’s struck out. Sure, we’re okay for 2016. But fact remains we failed. Or are you saying we were just going through the motions, “Oh well, let’s offer just to offer?”
We were really only looking at 2 in the end. Daniels plan A, Southall plan B. if neither signed then we knew we were still fine. We were not just gonna fill a spot with just anyone.
Not a major need. I wanted Daniels, but the staff didn’t have a backup plan at this point b/c it isn’t a big deal to not take a DT in this class. We’ll grab a couple next class.
To me it’s either farrar, jones, jackson or daniels, southall. W/o a doubt in my mind we needed the former much more than the latter, and I don’t think we could have taken all three if the latter had chosen OU.
OU should always sign one DT stud in every class,Needed or not.Coach Reynolds has got to show some recruiting ability(this was a question mark when he was hired)and I am not hanging him out too dry because there are other coaches that need to show their recruiting skills also.That said Go Sooners!!!!
Quality, not quantity
10 DT’s currently on roster, with 3 studs coming from last year. Why should they always do it, especially when the one who is potentially the best of the bunch redshirted?
players leave,they get hurt.look what happened in the Sugar Bowl Walker gets a concussion can’t play & OU is shorthanded,that’s why.Go sooners
There are 10 on Roster!!! In the current setup, OU usually plays 1 DT and Charles is put out to DE depending on the situation.
Your logic on this situation is extremely flawed if you can’t understand numbers and how the defense is set up.
There is no reasoning with some. They just want to see stars and recruiting rankings. It doesn’t matter to actual talent or need. Or, next year’s recruiting.
Signing day is fun, but in reality it doesn’t matter much. These kids(and they are kids so people need to give them a break) still need to show up and go to school and learn to play football and get bigger. Very, very few are going to make much of a difference next year. Most are shooting for the year after at best.
I understand the concerns, but I really think our current numbers have the coaches feeling good about where we are depth wise. Btw, Orange Bowl is where Walker got hurt.
I think Overton will be a stud, and wish he’d been redshirted
The entire dline is setup good for the next couple of seasons..
Not signing a NT in this class was strange. Daniels isn’t going to be a stout NT imo. He’s a true DT in the 4-3. Doesn’t appear to be a fast DE in the 3-4.
Just wrong.
update added
That sealed it for me, printed his (Velus) name where it clearly states “Sign Here”
Velus Jones will be calling Simmons about transferring by the end of the fall. Recruits that have so much drama tend to transfer around. Especially, living 500 miles away from home.
Velus is exhibit #1 in that category.
One Jones per class please
How many Jordans are they allowed?
3,748
so a couple less than they will have on D soon?
Is it me, or the folks at SC are like ‘Whatever..’ I think this kid deserves better.
My mind keeps saying the same thing over & over again. I’ve been brainwashed.
CAAAAALEBBBBB KELLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYY
That is really tripping me out.
It’s so hard to look away, lol. Had to share with my fellow brainiacs
ugh i almost threw up looking at this
That is some serious drugs your on…:):)
LOL, don’t put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby. That’s what happens when you read 10,000 comments on TFB and drink too much coffee
Anybody heard about Bundage?
Has anybody came up with the 2 deep depth chart yet? 😉
Sweet!!! A new thread to crap on
* drops pants *
here comes the Tyrie Cleveland steamer
LOL!!!!
Any other recruits sky diving today?
All the OU commits, right into your heart just in time for Valentine’s Day!
They were already there. I’ve liked this class for a good long while haha.
Make sure Sylvie is right there in the center!
Can’t wait to see chanse play on Saturdays. That kid sure seems like one in a million on and off the field.
sigh
https://twitter.com/Joe_Buettner/status/694969881641365504
No. Just no. 🙁
We allowed to have a ceremony to burn it? Not that I’m not proud of getting to the playoff, but this is lame.
I mean, can we say it is better than the Sun Bowl champion and showing it off?
No? Okay
What in the world? Why?
uhhh… looks taller than most children- participation trophy intended to occupy a back room since it won’t fit in anyone’s trophy case
Whoever put that on the table needs to be fired immediately. How could you NOT see that blowing up in your face?
How could anyone in 2016 be so completely unaware of how badly this is going to be made fun of is beyond me
It must be a Millennial thing.
Lmao
Does the CFP organization require that OU and MSU receive these?
Not a fan of participation prizes but there were 124 other FBS schools who would love to have been there. I guess it just depends on one’s viewpoint.
I don’t see a problem with it. Don’t we have a couple Final Four banners in Lloyd Noble? Huge accomplishment for our players and coaches.
Thank you.
I hate participation trophies too, but I don’t look at it like “yay you signed up for the season!” in this case. Definitely deserves recognition.
Great job getting this guy last minute! BOOMER!
https://twitter.com/Ocho_Era8/status/694972119935913984
I Lykel Mykel
Do you do the cha cha like a sissy girl?
you wanna ask me to my face?
Lol, uhh?
Looking good!
Honestly, after Farrar flipped and Mykel Jones signed, Velus was more of a luxury than a priority.
What about Kelly…sorry in training
7 tonight
A Playoff Team status should be awarded. That’s no different than the Final 4 in basketball.
I love all these OU fans calling people childish and immature for not being impressed with this recruiting class and that it doesn’t matter because we still made the playoff.
Did you see what Trevor Knight looked like this year? That is what our entire season would have been if it hadn’t been for a walk on transfer that OU didn’t even call during his recruitment process.
…
Have you been taking your meds?
I my guess is no. People need to freak out because some recruiting site that doesn’t actually evaluate recruits, that would be crappy at it if they tried, says we don’t have a certain ranked recruiting class. No medication needed.
Whose going to be the MVP of the NFL this year? My bet is Cam Newton. If memory serves me right wasn’t he a 5* and rated as one of the best QB’s of his class? Thinking those guys know what they are talking about. They do miss. But they are pretty good at what they do.
What’s the score going to be Oracle? I want to make some bets.
OU was going after Cam Newton in that class but got Blake Bell who was like a top 5 QB himself according to whatever rankings.
He was a juco and OU should not take jucos, right?
Heupel was Juco and took us to the National Championship. Juco is not all bad. Need to get the right one though.
He was 5*(maybe out of highschool because JC rankings are way jacked up) because of offers, not talent. That is why texsa always got the recruiting championships and we got the conference championships. We didn’t bid high for Cam, but we did turn two 3* recruits into Heisman Trophy winners, another unknown JC 3* into the runner up, and a walk on that no one wanted into one of the leading contenders for next year.
That was uplifting
While other people don’t appreciate your sentiments I think you are right. Spot on. So thanks for the truth.
Well that makes two of you. You should probably go somewhere else and make out now.
Kinda gross, brosephina.
You don’t have to watch!
Not everybody is going to share your same opinion.
Agreed.
So that gives you the right to be rude to me.
I apologize if I hurt your feelings.
You didn’t, I just thought it was unnecessary. Probably wouldn’t have said that to my face.
You don’t know me very well I guess.
figures you’d be talking hard on the internet
I haven’t said anything “hard” at all your majesty.
Smarter than you act then
I don’t and that’s good for your health.
Lol, now who’s talking hard? Good one Lane Gilstrap. Glad to see you’re passing those genes along. Threaten people on the internet…
I never said you were “talking hard” I just said you were rude.
I don’t ever remember threatening you either.
You said it’s good for my health that you don’t know me… You’re an idiot.
You’re the one with Tom Cruise as your pic. Seriously. Talk crap on the computer behind a tom cruise pic. Could you be any more flamboyant?
You said it’s good for my health that you don’t know me… You’re an idiot.
Are you still asspained? Go cry somewhere else, and you’re the one with the closeted homosexual as a profile pic so……
Coulda, woulda, shoulda but ou did win 11 games and make the playoff and we traded knight for kyler Murray and Mark Jackson. Sounds like a good deal to me.
Knight was eligible next year. Kyler Murray is not. Right now, we don’t sit great at QB. When Baker does Baker he opens himself up to a lot of injury risk. We got nothing behind him now except freshman. Not good, not good at all, my friend.
Like OSU in 2014? Next man up. If they can’t play ask them to move on.
OSU has a top 5 recruiting class every year they have the depth to pull stunts like that, and Cardale was only a problem because no one would tackle him. I love Kendall but the kid is not physical.
Please, whatever you say about OU’s recruiting, our QB’s have all been highly regarded. Bell was a 5*, Hansen was a 4*, Thomas was a 4* (who we beat out Bama for), and Knight was a 4*.
Blake and Thomas were both 4 stars and neither one of them were good enough for those rankings, they were just tall. Blake would have worked a lot better if we put in a triple option package for him instead of letting Trevor throw.
It was definitely the coaches that made Knight transfer and Thomas focus on baseball right?
Knight chose to move on because he wanted a chance to start. He wanted a fresh start. Coaching was probably some of the issue. Not because of bad coaching but because of the fact that sometimes a different voice/perspective is necessary. Wish Knight all the best. one of the best dudes I have seen come through OU in a long time.
Yeah maybe we’ll luck out from now on and half the teams on our schedule will get decimated by injury while the best player on our team walks on from somewhere else lol….
It’s a good thing you don’t have a negative attitude you miserable bastard.
Says the whiny troll religiously responding to all my posts while calling me childish names. Unemployment must be treating you nicely
Says the whiny troll religiously responding to all my posts while calling me childish names. Unemployment must be treating you nicely
We won who cares if other teams were banged up. we don’t get a pass because Walker was out of the orange bowl. Who’s to say those teams would have beat us with their QBs.
We won who cares if other teams were banged up. we don’t get a pass because Walker was out of the orange bowl. Who’s to say those teams would have beat us with their QBs.
I’m always happy with the class once it’s a done deal. Those are the guys that have chosen to join our team and be a part of something special. Those are the guys we’re cheering for from now on. Really disappointed we didn’t close on Daniels, Southall, Cobb and Mayden. Maybe we’re stacked at those positions but it sure looks like UT and Bama cleaned up at those positions this year. I would think any of those guys would have a better chance to see the field with us. That being said, we have a young team (hence the small class) so I’m not worried about this class. There are some nice pieces to the championship puzzle added today. BOOMER SOONER!!!
Even when you look at the smaller numbers per average rating (per 247) we still have the 4th ranked class….in our own conference. It won’t cut it.
OU passed on a grade risk to TCU, grade risk to OSU and grade risk to UT. OU stopped recruiting those grade risks weeks ago. All expected to show progress by 12/31.
They would have added 4 Star, 4 Star and 3 Star.
And, OU fans happy happy happy until fall camp.
Until, the fans would have been po’d, po’d, po’d during fall camp.
Dude, how many times are you going to repost the same things?
As many times as you’ll reread them, Maverick ?
i wonder if OU passed on any kids that were grade risk??
I wonder how Overton worked out last year as a grade risk?
Or Orlando Brown
I don’t know. Sure wish someone would post something like that
Stop. Too much LOL going on over here
I thought you would have the need…the need to reread!
Stoops’ presser has started. If he says anything that isn’t just coach speak, I’ll be sure to post it here.
Please let us know if he mentions the sugar bowl.
We will miss you Jordan.
https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/694975152455442432
wow. every team i hate just cleaning up today, USC texsa bama lsu….caleb kelly can make it a little better day
https://twitter.com/EricBaileyTW/status/694975417581568000
OL Stoops wants 16 and only has 6? Are you sure?
16 OL sounds like a line at the steakhouse.
maybe it’s a typo. probably meant to say want 6 have 6
16 seems better though. 5 positions 3 deep per is 15. That’s not unreasonable is it?
No, not at all.
If you want to have 16 dependable starters, you only need to recruit an average of 32 offensive linemen. That way, through normal attrition, you’re left with 14-16 (or around 50%) starters on an OL 3-deep.
Only 32 offensive linemen? Psh. We could do that for breakfast. The best part is, there is NO down side…. not even one. Ever.
I’m sorry Bob, he doesn’t have 5 stars next to his name. Take these facts elsewhere. You shouldn’t be talking about JMT, you should be sleeping over with 2017 recruits- like real recruiters do.
— Eric Bailey (@EricBaileyTW) February 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/Joe_Buettner/status/694975415694319616
This kid will eventually win everyone over
I agree. His problems were personal — they had nothing to do with lack of talent.
This guy can be as good as he wants to be.
Personal issues can derail a career for sure. Hoping he gets it together. Oh and someone tells him what a condom is.
Classy!
Mentioning condoms isnt classy? He has two illegitimate kids now. It’s time to learn about condoms.
He QB’d in high school. I can definitely see him coming in and running the Wooddozer.
Jordan, any chance at all that he gets any looks at QB or is he well past that?
I’ve been a lurker here for a couple of years. I dont understand the game at the same level as most of the regulars, but I’ve learned a lot by just reading the stories & comments.
I want tp thank TFB for the great job they do. This the only OU blog I need anymore.
Thank You all TFB,
Rob
Most of us regulars don’t understand the game at the same level we pretend to. Welcome!
LOL! exactly.
LOL! exactly.
awesome, welcome aboard & thank you for reading (and now commenting)!
The TFB community has gotten so big, it’s crazy to see it’s still growing. Welcome!
Sounds familiar. I’ve been a big Sooner fan for 65 years and been here for over 2 years, but like you, I don’t have anywhere near the knowledge, or understanding of the game that a lot of posters here have, so I mostly just lurk and listen.
hello, just stumbled on this site about a week ago and figured it was time to make a comment props to you guys for some really good coverage today and all the info you have provided this week, I have really enjoyed it keep up the great work!
nice, welcome!
We’re glad to have you, man. Enjoy!
Just a heads up… National Signing Day has made some serious trolls surface.
The regulars are pretty legit on an everyday basis ?
Welcome!
Welcome, great name you have there. 🙂
Dont worry, you’re still our “Go to” Ray.
Welcome
Ratings are generally garbage, especially ESPN’s, but if you care…
https://twitter.com/Jake_Trotter/status/694975987772076033
Do you know what those 3 have in common besides being in central texsa?
They all 3 won their last game. I’m fully on board saying that a loss at the end of the season is about as bad as it gets.
I’ll buy that.
We are in the college football playoffs and can only muster a top 4 class in our own conference. Not acceptable.
Might as well leave now since we can’t recruit in Texas anymore
Check our 2017 class.
That means very little in this day and age. How many of them decommit if we don’t have a great season next year?
Seven
Minus seven
That class is along ways away,let’s not hang our hopes on a bunch of kids that can change their mind at the last moment,It happened this year quite often.Go Sooners!!!!!
People may dismiss this but I think it will pay big dividends having this early momentum. Having other highly rated kids committed with you can help you stay the course. Also helps that one is in-state and one is a legacy.
He’d rather ignore that little tidbit. It kind of makes his case moot.
Is that using totals or average *s?
ESPN is definitely a bunch of tools
Wrenches or screwdrivers? Wrenches carry more weight with me.
I prefer screwdrivers but not when Im driving.
The days not done. We have a smaller class, its all relative to some degree. Yes, I’d like to have a better class, but this one’s no disaster.
You could have said ESPN is generally garbage, I would have agreed.
Again, meaningless since OU signed fewer than the others.
https://twitter.com/EricBaileyTW/status/694976072299839488
Top QB’s tend to be the first to sign. Not likely to add one late.
Trevor’s announcement came kind of late so I get it
It happens, just not likely.
right- Cody and Trevor kinda forced the question I’m sure
The Cody one was particularly hard because he seems to have waited until almost signing day to switch. Absorbing Trevor didn’t really cause a problem given that we got Murray and we still had Cody. But when Cody left, there was simply no one left both worth getting and that we had a chance to get that late any the game.
Wonder if that implies Thomas will not come back out in the fall?
What’s the word on Max Tupai?
Not expected to sign w/ anyone today
Reason?
Still taking official visits & considering options
Visiting UCLA this weekend
He said that he wants to wait. A recruit isn’t required to sign today. Just first opportunity to.
yeah just makes it tougher cause schools will fill up the spots
Ahh… Hopefully we are still in it on him. Really liked his film.. Thanks for the reply guys..
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694976987463618560
I remember a few years ago, people were pissed that we were so RELIANT on Texas; now they’re pissed because we’re not focusing enough on Texas. Or was it that Oklahoma isn’t recruiting Oklahoma hard enough?
It’s almost like….they can’t be satisfied. That’s just the way it looks, I’m sure people are much more reasonable than that.
Great comment. The coaches know more than us and I assume they’re giving good effort. It is what it is, Boomer!
I think TCU and Baylor’s success is just a reminder that OU’s recruiting lacked a killer instinct a few years ago. Losing Daniels and Cobb in the past month doesn’t help.
Doucet starting on the Inside is big news I think..
It is?
Yes.. !
How so?
because…
Nice to know how/where they think he can fit in and make a difference right off. And when you and I and everyone else here write down their (meaningless, way to early) depth chart we know where to put him.
I said it the day I watched his tape…that kid can run…we need ILBs who can flat out run from sideline to sideline.
Yes,can fill a gap, rush the passer up the middle. run down RBs from the inside out.
225 is not a gap filler.
That’s not what your mother said.
…
http://thedripshop.com/prompt/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Doh-Homer-Simpson.jpg
When what? She put you and the other lard @sses in the trash compactor? Go back to stroking yourself off over your lover boys movies. We already know who pitches and who catches in that fantasy
Wow
I return what is brought to my doorstep
Wow
When what? She put you and the other lard @sses in the trash compactor? Go back to stroking yourself off over your lover boys movies. We already know who pitches and who catches in that fantasy
Depends on the player. Dom might not have been. Doucet is. And if we get Kelly and have him and JMTgood future with ILBs
225 gets bowled over by someone like Perine, Gallman, or Henry and thats if the 350 pound lineman in front of them doesnt do it first.
Then again if Doucet was able to put on 15 pounds of muscle without losing his agility he’d be a prototypical NFL LB prospect
Depends on the player. Dom might not have been. Doucet is. And if we get Kelly and have him and JMTgood future with ILBs
is that what stoops said i missed it?
By “start” he means they’re going to try him at ILB first. Stoops isn’t declaring someone the actual “starter” before they’re even on campus.
Correct
Did he say anything about Beal?
Trying to remember. Mentioned rushing the passer. Probably means OLB.
Watching Beal’s film…I know..competition..but he was used like Striker and ‘looked’ like JC version of Striker. Will be interesting to watch. Seems a guy named Bond from JC did pretty well the last couple of years.
https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/694978007954378752
Good pick up for OOKLA thought he was leaving Cali for sure.
Better this than Ole Miss or Bama.
Might help us w/Tupai
It could, unless they have a DE spot open.
good rather see him out there strugglin to win the pac 12
Stoops comments IMO when addressing the LB’s sounds promising that they think they are ok with CK, just my glass half full take and POV!!!
https://twitter.com/EricBaileyTW/status/694978805778124800
Rankings important? Rivals has us at 12th…Texas 6th. Baylor 9th…in the nation.
I’m looking at Rivals, it says 21st
I was looking at an earlier rank. They’ve updated. You’re right 21. Now.
There is no category where we are in the top 20. And Texas finished top 10 like I said they would all day.
NO surprise about Texas. They just can’t do it on the field. We were asleep that day.
I ‘am excited to see how much L.R. offense improves in the second year now that he is more familiar with what he has to work with. He was pretty darn good for his 1st season at OU. Doubt he has a hiccup in cotton bowl his second yr
I ‘am excited to see how much L.R. offense improves in the second year now that he is more familiar with what he has to work with. He was pretty darn good for his 1st season at OU. Doubt he has a hiccup in cotton bowl his second yr
I appreciate everyone trying to fine the positive spin, and I also fully understand this was a small class given scholarship constraints.
I also don’t think this class is ‘that bad’ and don’t think calling it ‘4th in the Big XII’ is a fair comparison.
I do think this was not a good year on the recruiting front and here is why:
OUr coaches began recruiting a bunch of guys almost a year ago. I realize the hit rate isn’t going to be stellar, but if you’ve been really following closely, you’ll know we struck out on a LOT our top targets.
To start, here are the guys we did get:
Austin Kendall: Was at or near the top of the QB wish list
Chanse Sylvie: Offered early and was a top 3 S target. Big get, character recuit
Abdul Adams: At one point our top RB target before verbal to MSU. Flipped to OU
Adrian Hardy: Offered early in the spring. Coaches wanted this talented Athlete
Mark Jackson Jr.: Maybe our top OLB/DE target. HUGE flip from the Aggies
Amani Bledsoe: Early offer, high priority target, great get. Top 3 target at position
Jordan Parker: Was the top guy on our CB board excluding maybe Mayden
Caleb Kelly: By far our #1 LB target…..let’s all say a prayer
Bryce Youngquist: 4 star, should all add to our prayers. Hopefully he’s able to play again
John Michael-Terry: I hesitate to put him on here, but he was offered early and did have a huge year albeit vs subpar competition. He does look well built, fast and violent. Could be the next Curtis Lofton or Rocky Calmus (two other OU LBs that turned out ok)
So, that’s 1/2 of the LOIs for players we were on early, really wanted and were able to nail down. Now for the misses, and man there were some big ones:
OL: You could put Valentin in the list above, but he was not an early/top offer. We didn’t sign any of the guys we offered a year ago: Boudreaux, Little, Diesch, Hudson, Yarbough, Urquidez, Willams, Delance, Moore….ugh
DL: Didn’t sign a tackle, had some committed verbally and silent, but a big wiff; Agim, Elliot, Daniels, Southall, Lawrence, Oliver….not a huge area of need but one stud would have been nice. Texas signed 6
LB: This seems bad at first glance, but really could work out rather well. If Kelly signs, which I expect him to, and somehow we land Tupai this LB class would be awesome! If we miss on both, dang. JMT will have to perform much better than his ranking.
I think losing Cobb to a flip, Mayden to Bama, Daniels to Texas and Velus to USC all really jaded OUr opinion of the class and kinda took our eye off who we had. Youngquist is just sad and bizarre. Really hope he’s ok.
I will say, I don’t think we won a recruiting battle versus Texas, which is baffling.
All-in-all, I don’t really care if we end up ranked 22 or 15 in the nation. I care about how many players our coaches really want and are able to sign. I don’t think this year was one of their best. I do think next year may be their best ever!
UT signed a lot of DT’s because they really didn’t have any. They didn’t sign many defensive linemen since Strong took over, and one of them ended up in Norman.
Oh sure, I get the need, but why do 6 guys, two of which had OU offers and would be the sole DT commit, sign with a 5-7 dumpster fire where they’re immediately stepping into a crowded situation with a coaching carousel? It would be one thing if we were slow playing these buys but we’d been on them for over a year…..I just don’t get it.
I’d say this. DT is a position where even if you have 4, 5, 6 guys etc. they’re all going to play. They are rotated very frequently because they are more easily tired than other positions. We have a solid group of older guys in the fold right now so a young DT, even if he’s the only one to sign with us, might not get as much playing time as he would at Texas where they don’t have many talented DT’s.
I think 90% would agree that Valentin deserves to be in the list above, despite the later offer.
I think you’re right. Once we found him, we were all over him no doubt.
I think 90% would agree that Valentin deserves to be in the list above, despite the later offer.
Good distillation and agree. Esp the O-line recruiting. Missed on every top target when OU is placing guys in the nfl w/ huge contracts. DT only offered a couple and apparently content to work that and RB next cycle. People are focusing on the losses, those 4 you mentioned, and it clouds the class as a whole. It’s a good class, just not a stellar class. Will it be ‘good enough’ and can OU stay ahead of the curve w/ the ’17 class. Much will depend upon results on the field this year against some heavyweight competition. Oh, and when has OU ever won the recruiting battle against texsa? Just win in October.
Well, we def ended up winning with Lampkin, but an * would be appropriate in that circumstance. AD comes to mind 😉
I do think there are some difference makers in this class. Particularly in the defensive back field. Feel REAL good about Jordan Parker and to a lessor extent Sylvie, just because S seems to be a position I can never figure out.
Thank SAE for Jean Delance.
I think he just used that as an excuse to decommit.
I mean, it was kind of a big/crappy pile of poop drop right on OU at a not so great time in his recruitment. I don’t really blame him, but I do think the fact that he signed at UT shows he has very poor judgement…
Could be. I suppose it doesn’t matter now — Bedenbaugh got it done this year. He brought in an excellent class to go with an already excellent group coming off redshirt.
I think he just used that as an excuse to decommit.
Thank SAE for Jean Delance.
Velus Jones to USC
What happened to the original LandThieves? RedDirtSports now I think
It’s a nice recruiting class. Only problem is OU will not beat Texas for the next 4 seasons. How they got most of the players we wanted after a 5-7 and us having a 10-2? Think what type of talent they will get if the records are reversed….Scary thought. Strong is the real deal….Stoops is fading out.
I thought you had left us
Me too. Biggest disappointment of the day.
I thought that was when you looked in the mirror this morning?
Did your parents have any children who survived?
Did your parents forget to flush you down the toilet?
Did your parents have any children who survived?
Only in your mothers dreams.
Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.
F you.
No thank you!
I was talking about your girl. Oh wait. Your gay huh.
Really….?You are just oooozing class huh troll?
Hey you were the one talking about my butt, so that’s why I figured you were gay. Nothing wrong with it. Just don’t talk about my butt or hit on me and we’re cool
You been a dumb A.. all your life, or just today?
Good one. Clever. So clever.
Good one. Clever. So clever.
He’s a kid bro. Maybe a 40 year old kid, but still not worth the effort.
True…
So clever.
Really….?You are just oooozing class huh troll?
You’re*
You’re too.
Funny stuff.
Hahahahahahaha…..My stomach hurts from laughing so hard.
YEAH YOU SHOULD JUST BE MINDLESSLY AND DOGMATICALLY PROUD OF YOUR PROGRAM AND NEVER ALL OUT ITS SHORT COMINGS OR FAILURES PRAISE JESUS
You said it!
This is the definition of of being a fan. Did you read my handle? Boomer4life!
This is the definition of of being a fan. Did you read my handle? Boomer4life!
Nah…It’s probably because I’m a season ticket holder.
Or because youre a weak willed fan that doesnt support your team when they need you. Only time people like you care about the program is when youre at the bar or making your racist frat vids
Lmao! What ever your on…I want some!
You couldn’t handle my stack
Nah…It’s probably because I’m a season ticket holder.
Awsome, I have never heard that before
Not sure if you are serious or not.
They beat us last year with scrubs right? What will they do with legit players?
Texas has solid recruiting classes every year. Thats just what Texas does. The problem is they don’t do a very good job of developing the talent they get. OU will be fine, don’t forget the returning talent on this team..
Texas has solid recruiting classes every year. Thats just what Texas does. The problem is they don’t do a very good job of developing the talent they get. OU will be fine, don’t forget the returning talent on this team..
They didn’t have scrubs…everyone knew they had some legit players. Their coaching was and is suspect.
Yes wouldn’t call them scrubs
Yes wouldn’t call them scrubs
Give me a break. They went 5-7. Only reason they didn’t get killed to Baylor is bc they had a WR playing QB. Lets face it. They beat us bc Strong is a better coach than Stoops.
So you thought Texsa had scrubs?
Yeah they beat us…but I put that on a coach other than Stoops.
Riles or Mike? Just for discussion sake.
Riles or Mike? Just for discussion sake.
hahahahahahaha
Well if he was a better coach then he would be losing 7 games
He’s better head to head.
hahaha, lost 14 games in 2 years. Yep, best coach in the history of coaching. If you love Strong so much then go root for Texsa.
The players they got today should have been Sooners if we knew how to recruit.
well go root for them then.
So you have the power to tell people who they can and can’t root for? I didn’t know you were God. Can you send me a million dollars?
well go root for them then.
Youre either a troll or just plain dumb. My guess is both.
Most of those kids want to play for UT because its the flagship of their home State. Also the environment of Austin has a natural attraction to a lot of those kids. Sometimes its a matter of recruiting but most of the time there are other factors like those mentioned above that determine a recruits decision.
I suppose you’re just trolling but these are the facts.
How do you explain getting those kids to sign with Oklahoma 10-15 years ago then?
hahaha, lost 14 games in 2 years. Yep, best coach in the history of coaching. If you love Strong so much then go root for Texsa.
You are an idiot. Let’s see Strong’s first year 5-7, Stoops first year 7-5. Strong’s 2nd year 5-7, Stoop’s 13-0. We’ll crush them this year.
So what if he wins head to head every time, he’s better.
He hasn’t won every time. 1-1. So good day.
He beat us statistically the year before. You take away a lucky kick off return and an interception and they won the game in 2014.
Bottom line was the SCOREBOARD in 2014. We led that game by two td’s at one point, kids let up. What up?
They had terrible players that year. We should have beat them the last 2 years by 4-5 touchdowns if Stoops could outcoach Strong like he could against Mack.
TERRIBLE PLAYERS? Did you see what Jordan Hicks did in the league this year? Malcom Brown is starting for the Pats in the freaking superbowl! GTFOH. Sorry, but you just don’t know what you are talking about on this topic. I’ll move on to more stimulating conversation thanks.
Iowa St beat them this year. Went 5-7. I’m sorry but I’m not impressed.
They had terrible players that year. We should have beat them the last 2 years by 4-5 touchdowns if Stoops could outcoach Strong like he could against Mack.
lol. Statistically, OU had more points than they did. I’m pretty sure that means we beat them. Statistically.
Whatever makes you happy
He beat us statistically the year before. You take away a lucky kick off return and an interception and they won the game in 2014.
No way in hell Strong is better than Stoops.. basing this off one game is pure stupidity.. Strong’s career record 48-30 and Stoops is 179-46.. Not Even close who the better coach is.. I’m done now.. BOOMER!!!!!!!!
He’s better head to head.
1-1 isn’t better
They won 2014 if you take away a lucky kickoff return and interception.
hahaha, but that’s the thing you can’t take away those things bc special teams is 1/3 of the game. And defense is another 1/3 of the game.
Still we were outcoached that game. Stats prove that.
the only stat that matters is the scoreboard kid
Whatever makes you happy.
Whatever makes you happy.
1-1 isn’t better
He’s better head to head.
It wasn’t in the Cotton Bowl.
It wasn’t in the Cotton Bowl.
They didn’t have scrubs…everyone knew they had some legit players. Their coaching was and is suspect.
Texas has some solid Defensive players. We just didn’t come to play that week. It happens sometimes. Texas did lose 7 games and will probably do no better since they still don’t have a QB
I don’t care if they lose 11 games. If they win the Red River Shootout, that’s a problem for OU.
UT regularly bags top 10 classes and put loads of players in the league. Talent has never been their problem.
They beat us last year with scrubs right? What will they do with legit players?5
To be honest Texas ended up with a lot of future Jeffcoat type of players. They will have similar success as Jeffcoat
uhhhhhhhhh WHAT??
Bahahahahahaaa…How many drinks today son?
Bahahahahahaaa…How many drinks today son?
I don’t drink. Not my thing.
I don’t know if that’s a good thing in your case. Texas has out-recruited OU for three years and it doesn’t translate to the field. Please add that and you wouldn’t get ridiculed.
It translated last October in the Cotton Bowl.
It translated last October in the Cotton Bowl.
I don’t know if that’s a good thing in your case. Texas has out-recruited OU for three years and it doesn’t translate to the field. Please add that and you wouldn’t get ridiculed.
No way you’re serious…
Pfft as if OU would ever get outcoached and outplayed by Texas 3 years in a row
Oh wait
really?? do we get to use the players we already have or just starting out now with a clean slate?
If that is SoonerLove i dont want any.
If that is SoonerLove i dont want any.
TX has ranked ahead of us recruiting many times in the past. Bob Stoops has still managed to win more than he’s lost against the cows.
2 thumbs down
“Charlie Murphyyyyyy!”
“Charlie Murphyyyyyy!”
2 thumbs down
Grab some Pep-Pepperona
Grab some Pep-Pepperona
JUST IN:
Live footage of Dalton Wood in his scrimmages with OU.
Now that is freaking funny!!!!
It seemed fitting, ha!
Now that is freaking funny!!!!
Would y’all Debbie Downers just chill and grab some Pep-Pepperona!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqhIfOp-Z2E
Hey Roberto!
Hello, KJ. May the Day of Signing be well to you, sir.
Would y’all Sunshine Pumpers just wake the heck up and grab some Pep-Pepperona!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqhIfOp-Z2E
Would y’all Lukewarm Equivocators just pick a side and grab some Pep-Pepperona!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqhIfOp-Z2E
Stoops admits it was somewhat of a challenge recruiting while the renovations are ongoing. Says it will make a big difference once it is done and kids can actually see it (done).
well i cant say i buy that at all….a challenge??? come on we just flat out missed on a few kids.
I don’t think he was using it as an excuse for anything. And, honestly, I don’t think he’s wrong.
You can have all the models or simulations you want, but it actually being done will make a difference. I wouldn’t expect 18-year olds to be able to envision it done.
agree to disagree my good man!!!
right with you…..
agree to disagree my good man!!!
Kid sees a trailer versus a mansion – makes complete sense.
Yeah swinging and missing on a bunch of composite 4 and 5 stars is a really huge new thing here at OU
Recruiting for my fraternity was 100% different with a house currently being renovated and once it was finished, so I absolutely believe Stoops
Recruiting for my fraternity was 100% different with a house currently being renovated and once it was finished, so I absolutely believe Stoops
Stoops said Headington Hall was a game changer also.I like Coach Stoops would’nt trade him for the world,but recruiting is just not what it used to be at OU,sad but true,Go Sooners!!
Stoops said Headington Hall was a game changer also.I like Coach Stoops would’nt trade him for the world,but recruiting is just not what it used to be at OU,sad but true,Go Sooners!!
Jordan, do you actually believe that ?
Stoops admits it was somewhat of a challenge recruiting while the renovations are ongoing. Says it will make a big difference once it is done and kids can actually see it (done).
Just my two cents on NSD
1) OU has put together a nice class that fills needs. The coaching staff has made us more relevant to HS kids than we have been in several years.
2) Missing on several recruits who were on the fence/ losing last second flips who were long time commits is disturbing. We should be more competitive in those close battles (especially in TX against BU and the SEC). Nobody will ever win them all, but asking for 1 in 3 is fair, IMO.
3) We are in good shape for another run next season. We are filling 2016 needs. 2017’s class looks too 10 early. All those factors should right the ship in terms of consistancy and national relevance.
4) Boomer Sooner!
The only guy we lost that I was really excited about was Jacobs. Id rather have the Jones we got than the one we didnt get and as long as we land Kelly I think everything will be OK.
Really wanted Mayden though
Mayden was frustrating. Losing two late flips was rough also. I thought we had Mayden yesterday when Bama picked up a couple DBs.
1 out of three with Bama correct? Lost Mayden and Jacobs, but got Jones! 1-3 meets your standard today.
Ha! Love the optimism. If course, meant as a whole but I’ll take it I guess.
Dang might be seeing some hammers today….jus sayin
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We can only hope…
Would love that.
Dang might be seeing some hammers today….jus sayin
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/11111/111112794/4964717-mzwnva.gif
Stoops just said Viney going full time.
BOOM
that may be best news of the day!!!!
BOOM
BOOM
+ 1MM
yay Viney!!
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Esco/status/694982429967187968
Thats great news
Good
That’s a BOOM homie… Come on now.
New category – Coach BOOM!
Update: Charlie Strong benches more than Stoops/s
Update: We can confirm Charlie Strong Benches more than both Bob and Mike Stoops. Gut check for the Sooners.
Short guys usually do bench a lot 😀
Bob never sat on the bench
Darn right it is! #BOOM! One of the best signings of the day!
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Darn right it is! #BOOM! One of the best signings of the day!
This is worthy of a BOOM, right?
Right on!
Right on!
Good
REAL GOOD
Can someone explain to me why this is significant I dont know anything about Viney really
The kids love him. He is a great recruiter and we need him.
The kids love him. He is a great recruiter and we need him.
the cali kids like chip
the cali kids like chip
You don’t seem to know much about anything in depth. All you know are the details of every game we lose and how great Texas is doing. This comment here just validated your troll status. You don’t know about Viney?
It’s ok to be upset, but you reek of someone who looks at a rivals ranking and knows every detail you need to make a conclusion when in reality you don’t know jack.
I feel sorry for you, that today has you so upset.
I have no idea who you are or what youre talking about, and from the whiny wall of text you just hit me with I’d say your tampon needs changing
Let’s see. You don’t know who I am, you don’t know jack about Viney. Both are indications that you have not been on this board.
My point is if you don’t know who and what Viney is you have very little in depth knowledge of the program.
And from the looks of ur posts today i say pot meet kettle on the tampon/whiny stuff.
Yeah Im sure you really matter around here LOL
and Im not whiny I couldnt care less about you. Dont start ish and there wont be any little fella
ok, lol, your mom is calling, go clean your room. Done with you my little fwend.
your mom is calling me too i think ill go clean her up first
Keep that trash off this board.
dont start any and there wont be any, your fuccbois came me at first and all i was doing was remarking on how the program has stagnated and that this years success was due entirely to mayfield walking on as opposed to TK starting
This is immature, and juvenile garbage and it’s not needed here. You keep that crap off here.
youll live
And you’ll continue to show your lack of maturity and intelligence.
He’s not the one who started it @rdc212:disqus
that person didn’t get crude and vile. He did. Grow up.
All grown up and callin em like I see em @rdc212:disqus
Don’t dish it if you can’t take it out I say.
Try acting like an adult. Juvenile obscenities really show one’s intelligence when that’s all they can come up with, as was the case here.
I don’t know what thread you’re reading @rdc212:disqus but……………oh well.
You don’t seem to know much about anything in depth. All you know are the details of every game we lose and how great Texas is doing. This comment here just validated your troll status. You don’t know about Viney?
It’s ok to be upset, but you reek of someone who looks at a rivals ranking and knows every detail you need to make a conclusion when in reality you don’t know jack.
I feel sorry for you, that today has you so upset.
He’s a stud recruiter that needed to be locked up before someone else nabbed him. He’s been leading the charge for Caleb Kelly. Great news.
reports out of California indicate Kelly is signing with ND….tweet on Rivals.
Much to your dismay, wrong.
Nice try. FAIL!!!
Have you ever been right about anything?
It appears you are once again………WRONG!! Keep up the good work.
He’s a stud recruiter that needed to be locked up before someone else nabbed him. He’s been leading the charge for Caleb Kelly. Great news.
He is a graduate assistant that is an unbelievable recruiter. Adding him to he staff on a permanent basis is a great move for Stoops.
i like it
You know you’ve won at life when you can make a living at being cool.
YES!!! Can we get a Denzel for that!!! Best ‘signing’ of the day!!
Is it though? He can’t recruit off campus. Assuming he can on campus? But the bigger issue is that he moves from a position that can coach during practice and I assume games, to a role where he is forbidden from doing that, right?
Is it though? He can’t recruit off campus. Assuming he can on campus? But the bigger issue is that he moves from a position that can coach during practice and I assume games, to a role where he is forbidden from doing that, right?
Same thing he was doing before and you all were in love w/ him 😉
I thought he could hands on coach as a GA? I figured he liked that, and the players liked that. If he can’t actually coach now, I don’t see how that is a good thing. If he is okay with it, I’m okay with it, I just think the not coaching part is a negative. And maybe Caleb Kelly does too.
He couldn’t recruit off campus before.
True but he could coach, correct? Now I’m under the belief that he can’t coach or recruit off campus, only on campus. Seems like a step backwards.
I’m glad he is staying, just wondering how it might affect kids. If Kelly liked the idea of Viney being on the field, even if he didn’t coach his position, he might not like that he won’t be coaching now.
He appears to like it enough that he took the job. It’s a step backward from the standpoint of what fans want him to do, but it pays a whole lot better so not sure it is a step back from his standpoint. He will probably be here a year or two and we will either give him a slot when one comes open or find a job as a position coach. That just the name of this game.
Agree. Most important thing is that he likes OU enough that he took the position. Guessing either waiting on something to open up or Stoops feels he needs some more maturing in some areas. Either way, sounds like a win win situation for OU.
I think the more important issue is that he stays on staff for the time being.
Awesome news.
Since he is officially assigned to Special Teams, any chance we actually try to return a punt next season?
Maybe Michiah will be back to field ’em. Hopefully!
Dude has been putting some extra muscle on and seems to have dedicated himself to becoming the guy we all expected him to be. Kids electric and I still have high hopes for him!
Hahaha! Wait, were you serious?
Serious and hopeful ?
Think this has anything to do with CK or am I reaching there?!
Great news , OU should also give him the Recruiting Coordinator title as well.
SO, TO SUM UP MY SIGNING DAY EXPERIENCE ON TFB FOR THE DAY:
I feel like I was at a party. Things were going GREAT & then all of a sudden…these random dudes, that I’ve never seen before, show up drunk and start pissing all over the carpet. Trying to pillage and plunder the place and take the boos/women. Not cool, trolls… Not cool.
Thats a correct assumption sir!
I concur.
Metz! You came back! Thank you, thank you.
I did dosent look like i missed much
Bob E had a party going in the original thread. And several new folks showed up to post for the very first time today 🙂
Bob E had a party going in the original thread. And several new folks showed up to post for the very first time today 🙂
Coach Viney is officially official ?
Nice news there.
I did dosent look like i missed much
Thats a correct assumption sir!
Post of the day.
That is an honor my friend, coming from you.
absolutely
absolutely
https://brotherpeacemaker.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/troll-b-gone.jpg
https://brotherpeacemaker.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/troll-b-gone.jpg
Special events (NSD, Bowl games, etc) always bring out the cream of the crop. Take the bad with the good I suppose.
You’re correct, rainydaze.
You’re correct, rainydaze.
Special events (NSD, Bowl games, etc) always bring out the cream of the crop. Take the bad with the good I suppose.
Can prolly add some folks from Rivals and whoever else crashed today. Lot of 1st time poster types, 5 comments etc.
True story
That’s my biggest problem with a lot of these folks. They show up first time and start complaining and get salty when people push back.
There are plenty of regulars around here that complain about things, but they have enough of a body of other work that you know they are reasonable. Jordan is the perfect example, he tends to be negative but he contributes a lot to the board. Some of the new ones seem to think that it’s their job in life to make everyone as miserable as they are.
They’re feisty, Bob!
So, how does one get to be with the “in” crowd?
I am a daily reader, but seldom post
This crowd pretty much welcomes anyone that is willing to have a civil conversation. There are a lot of us here who have been on boards where everything breaks down into a name calling brawl after about the first five comments on any subject. We are a little protective of this board to keep it from getting to that.
But if you can actual state and listen to facts you won’t have any problem around here. We may disagree with your facts and we may not share your opinion, but you generally will be respected as long as you are respectful.
It’s the folks that come and state opinions with very little facts and then stick their finger in their ears that most people have a problem with.
It’s also alright to just be a lurker. Nothing is wrong with that.
That’s my biggest problem with a lot of these folks. They show up first time and start complaining and get salty when people push back.
There are plenty of regulars around here that complain about things, but they have enough of a body of other work that you know they are reasonable. Jordan is the perfect example, he tends to be negative but he contributes a lot to the board. Some of the new ones seem to think that it’s their job in life to make everyone as miserable as they are.
SO, TO SUM UP MY SIGNING DAY EXPERIENCE ON TFB FOR THE DAY:
I feel like I was at a party. Things were going GREAT & then all of a sudden…these random dudes, that I’ve never seen before, show up drunk and start pissing all over the carpet. Trying to pillage and plunder the place and take the boos/women. Not cool, trolls… Not cool.
Stoops says they have one more spot (Kelly) and then one more after that. Said they’ll see what they can do with that.
Possible transfer?
Maxs?
As long as he agrees to wear a toupee.
As long as he agrees to wear a toupee.
YES! BOOM ME
Or late qualifier like Lacoltan Bester a few years ago.
true. haven’t heard any possibilities like that tho, fwiw.
true. haven’t heard any possibilities like that tho, fwiw.
Or late qualifier like Lacoltan Bester a few years ago.
Stoops says they have one more spot (Kelly) and then one more after that. Said they’ll see what they can do with that.
Possible transfer?
“We have one more left” – BOOM coming!
Confirming two previous reports from TFB:
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694983055061184514
Kinda leaves it open for Hearne to return though.
Certainly seems that way since they specified for this semester
Kinda leaves it open for Hearne to return though.
Can’t believe we could move Orso to OT from Dl when we’re so weak at Dl. /s
LOL Mo
LOL Mo
Indeed thats worrisome/s
That’s good commenting right there, I don’t care who you are.
That’s good commenting right there, I don’t care who you are.
Can’t believe we could move Orso to OT from Dl when we’re so weak at Dl. /s
When I think about this class I forget that we add Dalton Wood who we all agree is an athletic freak, and Kyler Murray, with chance at Tupai, and then the cherry on top of Kelly. How could you really be disappointed unless you just want to be mad about DT?
Just hoped for Daniels or Southall, but Kelly and X player would certainly soothe wounds
Yessir
Yessir
Oh I agree with you for sure on Daniels and Southall, but when you step back and think about Texas is their home state and their staff was able to say we did not sign 1 DT last year so the door is wide open for you to come in and earn a spot that all is pretty stacked against you.
To be fair, Tupai seems like a long shot
I think we broke the board. I keep seeing the same comments marked as new two or three times.
Me too.
Thats it record comments broke the board.And not to mention cracks in the walls letting trolls in.
For sure
Thats it record comments broke the board.And not to mention cracks in the walls letting trolls in.
It’s just the sound of bullshit with a real nice wet reverb.
Comment of the day.
Nice…
Nice…
SL & SD both DBs
Can i bagman us a DT? Ive got *checks wallet*..8 bucks
I’ll pitch in a Starbucks gift card and a coupon for chick fil a
Now how could a kid pass that offer up? lol
Now how could a kid pass that offer up? lol
I’ll pitch in a Starbucks gift card and a coupon for chick fil a
Seems like today would be a good day to support TFB by buying a Boom shirt. Anyone know how they fit?
Fits great. They are true to size.
Awesome, thanks!
If Traber couldn’t talk about OU, what would he have to say?
osu stellar class of 2-3 stars
The World Series ring he earned while being the Diamondbacks’ radio guy.
If Traber couldn’t talk about OU, what would he have to say?
If you missed Stoops press conference just now, Coach Viney is staying. He’s being promoted to Special Teams Quality Control Coach plus some additional recruiting responsibilities. Still can’t go on the road recruiting but that’s a huge keep for OU.
yes it is im glad hes gonna stay
In my opinion, that makes Caleb a lock
Thats kinda what I’ve been seeing on twitter.
Let’s hope so. I know a lot of players, including Kelly, have talked about their love for Viney. Keeping him on staff was essential.
In my opinion, that makes Caleb a lock
Anyone else see a striking resemblance between Jordan Parker and Sterling Shepard?
Yes
Hey DC, good to hear from you. I was just asking about you a few days ago.
Been moving across the country so I haven’t been on the site for a week. All hell broke loose (in a good way) in recruiting while I was on the road though so maybe I should move more often!
Recruiting is a crazy business! You win some and you lose some, but we will be fine. Good luck on the move.
Hey DC, good to hear from you. I was just asking about you a few days ago.
Yeah I noticed that. He actually kinda looks like a mix of Shep and Buddy Hield to me
What’ll be the main discussion topic on TFB once recruiting dies down? I’ve only been following for a couple months so I was just curious what the rest of the offseason would look like. Player development?
Probably spring practice notes getting our whistles wet for the Spring game in a couple of months.
Hopefully less trolls and more true Sooner fans!!!!!
Accurate
2017 recruiting as well
There used to be more evaluations of prospects but now it’s mostly old guy chat and sad fans. We have fun. Sometimes, I like the movie trailers. Sometimes I don’t like them.
There used to be more evaluations of prospects but now it’s mostly old guy chat and sad fans. We have fun. Sometimes, I like the movie trailers. Sometimes I don’t like them.
Hopefully, some blind tape tests and player evals like there have been in the past
Silly nonsense. Lots and lots of silly nonsense.
That’s the best kind.
That’s the best kind.
Today is what game threads look like normally. Open Posts are great. The Daily is a nice daily get together like the office water cooler lot’s of recycled jokes but Jordan throws a bunch of Sooner material together for us. We like to yell Boomer! of course and there are a lot of knowledgeable Sooner fans with great stories. We collectively come together to recall who was left handed and who we missed on in 2003. There is no better Sooner website.
JY and Super K do very nice breakdowns of the OL and D. A lot of things can be learned here. And a bunch of us chat, but usually in good fun just like Colfax said.
JY and Super K do very nice breakdowns of the OL and D. A lot of things can be learned here. And a bunch of us chat, but usually in good fun just like Colfax said.
https://twitter.com/Rileyc44/status/694984721474936837
Good for him
Good for him
do you have any info on why we backed off of him so quickly, i thought this guy was supposed to be a stud
I think he’s a LB? Here’s hoping that got good news from Kelly.
I think he’s a LB? Here’s hoping that got good news from Kelly.
I can’t figure out what school that is. Help please
So he went from being committed to Alabama, to visiting OU, to signing with South Alabama?
Yup. I think it ultimately came down to wanting to stay close to home.
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/694985667982430208
Has Mike looked at Texas’ and Baylor’s recruiting class? Sounds like an excuse.
Texas schools that are doing well are always going to do well recruiting the state. It’s gospel — so it was written, so it shall be done.
He’s talking about how other programs (namely those in the SEC) now have an open door into Texas that they did not have in the past. That has changed some things.
I don’t buy that the door in Texas was ever closed to SEC teams and suddenly got opened by ATM. Nothing was stopping them from recruiting Texas before other than will to do so. Those teams opened the doors in Texas while we retreated from Texas in favor of recruiting nationally and that’s why we’re in this pickle. Those teams had to establish themselves in a state we’ve been established in for 50 years so it just sounds like an excuse to me.
They should just admit they dropped the ball entirely in Texas and didn’t want to compete head to head with the new teams recruiting the state because it’s going to be a dogfight. Baylor and Texas aren’t being pushed out or compromised and TCU is gaining momentum.
There is such a thing as regional identity. It’s why so many teams love to play games in neutral areas — even if you’re a nationally recognized program, it pays to be visible in new regions.
Playing Texas A&M in College Station every other year allows SEC programs more visibility in Texas than they ever had before. That is the kind of thing that makes an impression on kids who might not ever have considered an SEC school not named Alabama for their services.
It does make a difference.
There is such a thing as regional identity. It’s why so many teams love to play games in neutral areas — even if you’re a nationally recognized program, it pays to be visible in new regions.
Playing Texas A&M in College Station every other year allows SEC programs more visibility in Texas than they ever had before. That is the kind of thing that makes an impression on kids who might not ever have considered an SEC school not named Alabama for their services.
It does make a difference.
and TCU getting a P5 invite.
John Shinn @john_shinn 10m10 minutes ago Norman, OK
Mike Stoops: We go places (other than Texas) and get players that can win championships. #Sooners
Maybe that’s why you’re doing so sh*tty in Texas. Stop avoiding the competitive environment down there.
*cough* Mique Juarez *cough*
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/694985946752643072
I am honestly very surprised so many services have him rated so highly. I haven’t seen any highlights of him at linebacker or even on defense at all and yet he’s a 5 star? tell me how that works
what position was he playing?
QB
Why the cough Jordan?
Wild goose chase that was never going to happen. Couldn’t have spent more time else where
nm didn’t see your text above the tweet haha
Can someone pop over to the other board and ask them to take their trolls back? Send them to an SEC board or something.
that would be nice
Can someone pop over to the other board and ask them to take their trolls back? Send them to an SEC board or something.
Bob & Mike certainly do this JMT kid no favors in the over-hyping department
Bob & Mike certainly do this JMT kid no favors in the over-hyping department
Not watching. Does this mean they are hyping him? Or downplaying it?
Hyping him
Nice. If he’s that good I don’t mind it. He kind of has the Perine feel to him as far as demeanor goes.
The next Brian Bosworth!!! Ha.
No pressure, ha.
If he’s that good it won’t hurt him, if he’s not, it won’t hurt him.
any word on calvin bundage?
it’s not happening
I think I could be come wealthy if I created a class on Public Speaking. Listening to certain national recruits is extremely difficult.
“Yeah, uh. It’s good. I’m, like, blessed and stuff. So…so I’ll play real good, you know. Real, real good.”
I’d say keeping Coach Viney is a bigger deal than missing out on some of the kids we had hopes of landing. In the long run anyway. IMO.
Agree
We are going to have to agree to agree. Agreed?
I can agree with that. 🙂
Amen!!!!
M.Stoops alluding to the fact w/ Striker & Bond gone the odds favor going back to playing 5 DBs all/most of the time.
Does that mean 4 DL?
I sure hope so, but he didn’t address the DL at all in that comment.
I’m with you, Clemson used it quite effectively against our spread IMO.
And our 3-4 didnt’ do anything to stop their mobile QB while they just ran the ball all over us. Unless you have LT or Clay Matthews at LB you do not run a 3-4
4 man front would be great
Doesn’t mean they can’t bring a DB from same area, but I am interested to see how we get to the Qb next year.
I’m guessing that means Curtis Bolton hasn’t progressed enough also. He was suppose to fit that Striker role I thought.
Was wondering the same thing.
Bolton is a inside guy or was last year. Him and Tay Evans
I thought he was recruited as an OLB.
It could be that. It could also be that they happened to have two undersized LB’s that were amazing at blitzing off the edge but now their pass rushers are more of your prototype DE’s. I think DJ Ward would play much better in a 4 man front and Dimon too
4-2-5 If so then who starts at LB Evans and Obo…..Evans and Deberry….Evans and Evans???
No daryl, daryl and daryl
My brother Daryl and my other brother Daryl are good but both are out of eligibility
Lmao
Yes. 🙂
All depends on Obo, DeBerry, McGinnis (if he is not a DL now) Beal, and Mark Jackson.
Jon M Terry is a player too.
True, if they decide he is a better Outside. I personally like him Inside.
When has he not played 5 DBs all of the time?
I hope not.
I hope not.
https://twitter.com/EricBaileyTW/status/694987464432230400
Mike just said “didn’t get the guys on the D line we wanted.”
Edit: Only saying that to mention, it wasn’t like we weren’t going after guys
Several posters on here have said that it’s no big deal not getting D line recruits this year.It matters every year.Go Sooners!!
that’s too negative for this board…everything is awesome. I’m obviously goofing on some of the sensitive regulars who are covering their ears like infants. It doesn’t take a troll to admit we didn’t do as well with this class…and recruiting has fallen off. With that said, we filled some needs, pulled some good talent, and will be fine next year. But, we have to up our reruiting game going forward.
Enough……no more of these posts. The backlash to the backlash is intolerable.
Damn, I missed this and let 23 minutes slip by without a response. It’s probably too late at this point and I’m paralyzed by your use of my words against me. Well played.
You too slo bro. Stop trying to read all the posts and just focus on mine.
Enough……no more of these posts. The backlash to the backlash is intolerable.
Dear media, trolls, haters, etc,
Please, please make sure you let the kids who DID sign in this class how much of a failure they will be. Remind them every day. When they appear to be down, let them know again. Pummel them with your predictions of failure, domination from our rivals, etc. Make sure they understand they have no chance to take this team to championship levels.
Please do this over and over and over again until they get the message.
Sincerely,
OU fan base
enough…no more of these posts. The backlash to the backlash is intolerable.
First off, I can post whatever the hell I want. Don’t care if you don’t like it just like you shouldn’t care when someone doesn’t like your post.
Second, I have barely skimmed the posts from today so forgive me if this is a repeat. I don’t have the time to read every one of them.
Third, I’m as disappointed as anyone about the misses, but gladly welcome the hits. That’s all this is.
Fourth, STFU!
Sensitive fella. Take a deep breath. Count to 23, then immediately change your poster # because you’re emabarassing me. No, joking aside, you should probably calm down a little. You’re not the sheriff (Peyton Mannin is) and the world is not going to end merely because a lot of people are disappointed with this class. A lot of people are right to be disappointed. We filled some needs, pulled some good talent, and will be fine next year. But, we have to up our recruiting game as it’s fallen off. (Lastly, I know you “can post whatever the hell [you] want,” but please don’t do the whole “STFU” thing. It makes you look silly. Just say what you mean.)
I’m calm as a cucumber. Have been all day. Don’t confuse me with others. What about the original post was problematic for you?
How come u get to play post sheriff and I can’t, that’s not fair. You are cheating. I don’t want to play with you anymore.
Who said I didn’t mean the last thing anyway? /s
I liked it better when you numbered your points. Good last point, though. I should’ve said why don’t you spell it out. I just went back and reread your post to try and find common ground since we have the same poster #. Personally, I can agree that we shouldn’t trash anyone who we signed; they are “our guys” and I think some of them, especially Beal, have signficant upside. But, I do think it’s appropriate to point out that we need to up our recruiting game.
First, 23 is the perfect number
Second, I agree with your agreement about not trashing the guys we did get.
Third, I agree that we have gaps that need to be closed in recruiting fo sho
Fourth, numbering points for you may be easier for you to read, but it’s a severe pain in the ass to type.
I really think that the majority of the group on here is in much the same boat in terms of where we want to be. Some just expressing it differently than others. Not a problem. I think a few of these immature idiots on here (cough, King, cough) are getting under people’s skin. aint bothering me at all.
Fifth, peace and Boomer Sooner.
First off, I can post whatever the hell I want. Don’t care if you don’t like it just like you shouldn’t care when someone doesn’t like your post.
Second, I have barely skimmed the posts from today so forgive me if this is a repeat. I don’t have the time to read every one of them.
Third, I’m as disappointed as anyone about the misses, but gladly welcome the hits. That’s all this is.
Fourth, STFU!
enough…no more of these posts. The backlash to the backlash is intolerable.
Mike sounds like he is depressed because of the recruiting results to me.
Lost a few guys…can’t change our location and on and on….
Words tell the tale.
He probably is!!Mike is a straight shooter when asked questions by the media.I’m sure he felt the success of this year would have helped more.Go Sooners!!
Guess that about does it for another NSD with the exception of Kelly. Enjoyed the post guys. Hope no one took me too serious because I don’t take myself that way. Just an old man that has been a passionate Sooner fans for 60+ years. Let’s move on and help Lon and boys to a natty.
Wow that’s pretty cool someone 107 years old uses technology
Hey, not quite that old but I did sit behind Moses in the 3rd grade.
Hey, not quite that old but I did sit behind Moses in the 3rd grade.
Oh brother, this place cannot handle one modicum of criticism. There’s nothing wrong with not being satisfied.
I’ll take (and give) several modicums… As long as it’s rational like you are. Some folks are just nuts with it. We’ll never win another game types.
Solid debates based on facts/figures is welcomed imo. Even the sunshine pumpers get disappointed and know we didn’t do as well as we’d have liked.
Youve been trolling and calling people names all day when you run out of data to support your ignorant talking points (which is usually immediately after you open your mouth)
If you can’t take the heat then stay of the kitchen little fella
Thanks for reading, but I really don’t have time for autographs right now.
Youve been trolling and calling people names all day when you run out of data to support your ignorant talking points (which is usually immediately after you open your mouth)
If you can’t take the heat then stay of the kitchen little fella
Yeah, there are things to be encouraged by and excited about (OU has gobs of talent). There are also things that could be improved (losing potentially impact players to Rivals stings like hell). Not finishing in the top 10 (over the past 5 years) will make a difference. I have faith in the staff but maybe other things need to happen to give us a better shot at some other elite guys.
Agreed completely. What if the staff is overachieving though? We seriously could have become Nebraska by now if not for some serious effort and skill by the current staff.
Yeah, there are things to be encouraged by and excited about (OU has gobs of talent). There are also things that could be improved (losing potentially impact players to Rivals stings like hell). Not finishing in the top 10 (over the past 5 years) will make a difference. I have faith in the staff but maybe other things need to happen to give us a better shot at some other elite guys.
You should never be satisfied,always stive for the best,In life & recruiting!!Go Sooners!!
Too many people in here with dainty intellects that can’t handle objective analysis.
They “went pro” too early. Should have listened to Bob and got that degree.
They “went pro” too early. Should have listened to Bob and got that degree.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIPxlFzDi0
OU coaches really putting the spin on lack of TX kids in this 2016 class w/ “national brand” talking point.
They kind of don’t have a choice. What are they going to say? We don’t want Texas kids? Or Texas kids don’t want us? Kinda have to say the right things publicly.
What else can you say?
Missed out on 2. Daniels and Mayden (who was committed to Oregon for a long time). Who else in Texas did they really go after ? I am sure there is but not sure who ?
Cobb
Yeah, that was a big one. Forget him !
Never heard of any of these guys.
Cobb
Elliott , Cobb, Fowler, —–to name three……….
Missed out on 2. Daniels and Mayden (who was committed to Oregon for a long time). Who else in Texas did they really go after ? I am sure there is but not sure who ?
How’s that working out for them?
How’s that working out for them?
Have to build relationships with HS coaches. That’s what Briles was and does. Not sure if they do it or not, but maybe Stoops and staff hold some coaches clinics in Texas and work it.
Maybe Stoops could take the team to Tejas for the first week of spring practice… /s
This is big time important. A lot of Stoops original staff had Texas ties. Being in good with TX HS coaches makes a big difference. Most players look up to the head coach at their school. They’re more influential than they get credit for.
This is big time important. A lot of Stoops original staff had Texas ties. Being in good with TX HS coaches makes a big difference. Most players look up to the head coach at their school. They’re more influential than they get credit for.
They are not stupid the OU coaches realise that Texas is an important cog in the wheel of recruiting!!Just got to work a little harder..Go Sooners!!!!!!
I think they’ve avoided Texas due to the competitive environment down there.
you could be right….
no doubt.
This is ridiculous. Everytime I scroll down to check out all of the unread posts by the time I scroll back up there are 160 new posts. Will you guys give it a break already? this is exhausting.
What new posts?
STOPPIT!
Stop what?
Actually TFB has hired me to up the post numbers and I knew by making my post it would inspire you to do just that Robbi 😉
I’ve been had!
Yes but all in a good cause.
Yes but all in a good cause.
Duped!
Bamboozled!
Bamboozled!
🙂
Actually TFB has hired me to up the post numbers and I knew by making my post it would inspire you to do just that Robbi 😉
Stop this?
And this?
What are these new post you speak of?
Which ones?
It’s all part of the hurry up. Saban would agree……..
The ones down there?
I know its killing me also
Post
Post
So you make a new post to complain about new posts? /s
si
Thats so cute, its babies first message board! Go to 4chan on gameday. General threads get 500 posts in about six minutes
Good to see we have a new resident ass hole. Welcome aboard.
I refuse to be dethroned.
I refuse to be dethroned.
https://youtu.be/OXRBELZpKak
https://youtu.be/OXRBELZpKak
Id call you the resident cry baby but theres like two dozen soft sensitive people giving you a run for it
Id call you the resident cry baby but theres like two dozen soft sensitive people giving you a run for it
He’ll be back to his texsa board tomorrow. No worries
Good to see we have a new resident ass hole. Welcome aboard.
4chan? That explains a lot . . .
Another DB
I brought my charger to the office today…I’m glad I did. Keeping up with all this has proven tough but worthwhile.
Jordan, is there a reason you don’t have an avatar with the rest of the contributors? Or is that a sore topic?
Sore topic.
I don’t get it either, unless he has a face for radio that even a cartoon wouldn’t do justice.
I think he may actually be a hacker posing as a moderator
Or a poser moderating as a hacker.
Nice reshuffle
Or a poser moderating as a hacker.
I think he may actually be a hacker posing as a moderator
I don’t get it either, unless he has a face for radio that even a cartoon wouldn’t do justice.
Not a Brainiac, just a scholar. Teasing!
Not a Brainiac, just a scholar. Teasing!
Not sore at all. I’ve never wanted one.
For one, this face ain’t all that pretty to look at.
Two, this site has always been about the other guys who do the real work, not me.
K has offered many times, I just don’t really want one. I’m happy living in the shadows 🙂
Yeah but you’re the one that has to put up with us daily.
Yeah but you’re the one that has to put up with us daily.
One of life’s true pleasures 🙂
Having your marbles speed bagged?
One of life’s true pleasures 🙂
You are beautiful
I’m still laughing!
Yeah, and I’ve never wanted to play 18 holes at Augusta National either.
Yeah, and I’ve never wanted to play 18 holes at Augusta National either.
Selling yourself short. Besides anyone that can get Kelly Kapowski has to be a good looking dude.
Gotcha, just speed bagging your marbles, lots of work and appreciated
appreciate all of you crazies coming back every day
Keep the Daily with this Looooooooong off-season looming – we need the entertainment!
Keep the Daily with this Looooooooong off-season looming – we need the entertainment!
appreciate all of you crazies coming back every day
I think he is shy.
I think he is shy.
Not sore at all. I’ve never wanted one.
For one, this face ain’t all that pretty to look at.
Two, this site has always been about the other guys who do the real work, not me.
K has offered many times, I just don’t really want one. I’m happy living in the shadows 🙂
Just a post for Fear,cheers buddy!!!!!!!!!!!
lol Thanks Metz
ESPN just updated their class rankings and it shows that we have 20 commits/LOI’s. I am only counting 18 LOI’s signed???? This is their updated list too not an old one.
#justwaitonit
I’m kidding. I have no idea
ESPN just updated their class rankings and it shows that we have 20 commits/LOI’s. I am only counting 18 LOI’s signed???? This is their updated list too not an old one.
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I can beat that, I’ve got 75 new comments below
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63 smartass remarks pending.
Nice
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45 new comments below.
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Hate em today
Love em tomorrow
Thats how it goes go sooners
#boomer
https://twitter.com/cfishernews9/status/694990538185920512
Pfft…
Pfft…
Looks good on no one son.
Never has and never will
Never has and never will
Well, that reindeer might argue with you.
Looks good on no one son.
Meh
blah
https://twitter.com/cfishernews9/status/694990538185920512
hey where did the bama LB de commit end up?
Signed w/ South Alabama today
i thought we offered?
evidently OU backed off that
ok, thanks guys.
evidently OU backed off that
He didn’t accept fast enough. Spot was gone. Not sure who took it but…
We lost out to South Alabama. Just ask someone below…I’m sure.
i had enough of alot of that for one day. if we miss on kelly im burning my laptop!
Signed w/ South Alabama today
hey where did the bama LB de commit end up?
Excuse me for being the type of fan that doesn’t like going 15 years without a National Title and wants a top 10 recruiting class every now and then.
you’re not alone, know that
you’re not alone, know that
https://youtu.be/Pj5zqg9sHuY
It’s especially frustrating when you see teams like Florida, Florida St., Texas, and Michigan getting closer and us fading farther away.
What exactly is Texsa getting closer to?
a new coach
Firing Strong and bringing in a coach who will run rough shod over the nation with all that talent hes building
They beat us with less caliber players than they just signed. That says something.
Guessing those schools didn’t hand out big ass cookies to recruits.
Cookies? C’mon now!
Yes Florida got closer to the NC than we did. Check again.
Yes Florida St got closer to the NC than we did. Check again
Yes Texas got closer to the NC than we did. Check again
Yes Michigan got closer to the NC than we did. Check again.
Try using facts some time.They can really help in an argument.
When was the last time OU won a National Title and when was the last time Florida St., Florida, and Texas won a National Title?
One time wonders. Big deal. What was Texas record last two years? Tell me about Florida fielding the worst offense in the NCAA last year.
So are we not a one time wonder by your logic
One time wonders? Florida St. was dominant for 2 seasons under Winston had a rebuilding year last year going 10-3. Not bad for a rebuilding year. Also just finished today with a #1 recruiting class. Not bad for a one hit wonder. Florida won 2 national titles in 3 seasons and finished with top 10 recruiting class. Texas won with Vince Young taking down a team that beat us by 40 points and is bringing in a top 10 recruiting class today.
We got there with two transfer players. Not recruits, and we only got there because ND and Stanford both had 2 losses.
We got there.
LOL! You found an ally in SoonerLove for your whining!
Find the nearest Pit Bull and give it a hug
Just did. Great dogs.
I meant, Find the nearest Pit Bull, but first attack it’s owner, then give it a hug
I beat myself up daily, but that’s only because I’m an OU fan during NSD. Still, my pit bull loves me.
Not attacking you personally, but the action may induce a negative reaction from the Pit Bull, protecting it’s owner.
This is intriguing. It’s like a counter-balance of actions. These dogs are too smart for their own good.
Yes, ultimately you still receive the love from your furry friend, and someone else gets their heels nipped a tad, win/win
Just did. Great dogs.
Find the nearest gay dude and give him a kiss.
Whats your issue with gay folk? phobic much?
No. I’m not against anyone like that, just since he thinks I’m a big dog lover without meeting me, I figured he was probably a big gay guy lover.
Find the nearest Pit Bull and give it a hug
Im right with u
You’re the type of fan who would never enjoy a title run. You just want to be on the side that’s winning. You are a chump, and a fake.
Boomer Sooner, win lose draw….
You’re the type of fan who would never enjoy a title run. You just want to be on the side that’s winning. You are a chump, and a fake.
get ready for backlash!!
Takes time to build. We were 8-5 2 years ago. Or join the SEC get 5* kids from Georgia, FL and Texas every year.
We’ve been building and failing, building and failing, building and failing for the last 15 years bro.
Building and failing. 4 NC appearances, 1 final 4 appearance. FireStoops.com.gr
Rewind that to the last 10 years and frankly you can throw the nattie talk out. We were only getting there because of our recruiting which has fallen off harder than anything else
10 years? Okay, 1 NC appearance and 1 final 4 appearance. Would you like to try adding the words “confirmation bias” to your vocabulary and say “Fine, from 2009 until 2014” instead?
Sure. 1 NC appearance 9 years ago when we were recruiting at a high level.
And tell me, what was Baker Mayfield, by far our most important player, rated when we recruited him?
You say I’m the one thats biased when you’re ignoring the fact that our best player was a walk on and we only made the playoff because Stanford and ND picked up second losses before we did
you’re*
If the goal is to always be 10-2 or 11-1, then that’s not failing.
That’s the cycle of anything, especially big-boy sports! You can do ALL the right things, with all the right people… and STILL “FAIL”. Luck is a huge factor in things. We could have 5 or more Nattys since 2000 “if this & if that”.
Our coach keeps trucking and evolving with the times. Let’s see what else Big Game Bob has in him.
I had thought the same thing in the Switzer era. “…He would’ve, could’ve, should’ve won at least 3 more.”
I have said it here before, I do remember the Bury Barry bumper stickers when his teams didn’t perform “up to standards”.
A ton of factors go into that. Only way I know to cure it quickly join the SEC. Not the Pac 12, not the Big 10 the SEC. Do we win more, not sure, do we have a top 10 recruiting class every year.
Only Bama has surpassed anything OU has done. OU has more wins than any team since 2000.
The last 10 years, 10-15 teams have out recruited us and have been winning more games. Fact
Since 2005, OU has won 6 conference titles. USC less, OSU less, Texas less, LSU less.
I’m pretty sure Oregon, Auburn, Alabama, Baylor, TCU, Ole Miss, Ohio St., Florida, Florida St. have all had way more success recruiting and winning games over OU in the last 5-10 years.
You better check your facts on that. Over the last 10 years Id guess that only 2 or 3 of those schools have.
How’s that when most of the time we are ranked anywhere from 15th-non ranked and these other schools are bathing in the top 10?
Ok and now go check out the results. You can easily find out their respective records.
Winning Percentage
since 2009
Coaches
93%
Urban Meyer
88%
Nick Saben
86%
Chip Kelly
85%
Jimbo Fisher
81%
Swiney
80%
Mike Dantioni
80%
Les Miles
79%
Oregon
78%
Steve Shaw
75%
Kevin Sumlin
75%
Bob Stoops
75%
Mike Gundy
74%
Art Briles
73%
Gary Patterson
72%
Bill Snyder
70%
Brian Kelly
And even Bama had a long, 15+ stretch with no title wins before Saban.
Many teams have been outdoing us in recruiting and rankings and overall success in the last 5-10 years.
OKay smart guy. What would you do to change the current situation since it is not to your liking? I say join the SEC. You?
I say get a new start with the head coach.
Who would you have instead of Stoops?
Dude that’s not my job. That’s Joe C.’s job. The point is that if the best you can do is go 11-2 each year and your going to consistently lose games and not win a national championship in 15 years then someone else out there can surely do it. I’m willing to try something new than keep getting the same results year in and year out. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
Crickets on the comment below?
Fine, step up and be the bag man. For realsies.
I would do it
Here is your interview.
1) Do you have a whole lot of money?
2) Do you know how to put it into a bag?
3) Can you say the words “I have no recollection of that”?
4) Can you say SEC! SEC! SEC! ?
Bag men get the money from boosters. They dont just hand money away
Some bag men are boosters…
I would do it. If that’s what it takes to level the playing field I’m all for it, and frankly these kids should be getting paid anyway.
That’s because you’re an idiot. Clearly.
its your party you can cry if you want to catcher
lol
Every single fan wants those things. Everyone supports it differently.
You support it by being an example of what kind of fan NOT to be. Thanks for that. Cheers mate.
No. Take all of your years of loyalty and dedication to your team as well as all of the money you’ve spent on traveling to and from games and keep your mouth shut. You get no say. Your facts, data samples, and talking points have no value here. Only blind worship, delusions, and false hope that will eventually lead to real disappointment is allowed
Don’t apologize to or excuse yourself to, the positivity nazis. They’re basically the equivalent of smile monitors at 8th grade girls summer cheer camp.
AMEN SoonerLove, I got your back on that one. The pumpers will claim the best class if we can get Kelly, you watch. It’s not a coincidence that top classses produce
top teams 3-4 years later. We’ll be competitive this year, but classes like this will
catch up with you in 2-4 years.
It’s clear that OU is not the type of program it needs to be when they can’t get big, touch, mean, nasty players and can’t win the big games. We haven’t been a dominant program in 10-15 years and that is disappointing.
Again, what is your answer to your complaints? Do tell.
What are the big games? 05 beat Oregon in a bowl game, 06 beat Neb in the big 12 title game, 07 beat Mizzou twice, 08 beat Tech, 09 10 bowl wins…Sure lost title games..The KING was 8-5 in bowl games.
The only big game (a game of national importance and a game that brings major impressions to recruits) that OU has won in the last 7 years was the Sugar Bowl against Bama. Other than that, OU has won a few nice games and lost a lot of big games.
I said that. And? What do you say ought to be done? Answer the freaking question. Third time.
I answered you already bro. New head coach.
I dont think anyone will claim that this is the best class Kelly or no Kelly. MOST of us are realists on here. Unfortunately some think that for those of us that arent all gloom and doom we should be classified as “pumpers”.
Fact is we understand that while its not our greatest class we also realize that the fook’n sky isnt falling.
NOBODY is a bigger fan, I promise you that. But, you will agree that
this type of class has 8-4 written all over it. And wanting and expecting better isn’t doom and gloom.
I agree this wasnt a great class. But it wasnt awful either and every school not named Bama has relatively down years. It happens.
But the reality is that we just came within one game of going to the National Championship and we have a ton of young talent on the team right now. Add to that the fact that 2017 recruiting has started out GREAT. I’m certainly not climbing on the ledge when those are the facts.
I agree with you, we are pretty young. I have just gotten the sense that in big time games, we are talent short on the line, both sides of the ball. We need difference makers at these positions and I don’t see any. We look really good at the skill spots, but not in the NASTY guys.
Overton, Gallimore, and Walker will change that.
I really, really really hope you’re right. I remember though that when Clemson’s best DL went out of the game, a TRUE freshman came in and cleaned us like a fish. Didn’t see Overton and Galli coming in to spell Walker when he didn’t play.
Gallimore redshirted as did Lampkin. BOTH should be beasts for us this year. Ask Ty Darlington who said as much going up against them in practice.
Sorta my point. Difference makers DON ‘T redshirt. Lampkin didn’t have much of a chance coming in late. but Overton and Galli needed to play if they were gonna be able to get us to the title game, as Overton had already played. Hope, hope hope they improve, sorta like Buddy Hield did. ha
Often difference makers dont redshirt except when youre talking the OLine and DLine. They even do at almighty Bama.
Our Lines were very young. That and Walker being out is what killed us against Clemson. Our OLine this year will be more experienced and bigger ( tougher ). Our Dline will be bigger as well as more talented.
If I remember right, AL had top recruiting years several years prior to OU beating the tar out of them in the Sugar Bowl a couple years ago. AL got out coached and out played by some very good OU football players. May not have been 5 star guys, but good enough to beat 5 star guys.
If I remember right, AL had top recruiting years several years prior to OU beating the tar out of them in the Sugar Bowl a couple years ago. AL got out coached and out played by some very good OU football players. May not have been 5 star guys, but good enough to beat 5 star guys.
Agree it may not be the greatest class ever, but it also not the worse class OU has ever had. Met some real needs and missed on a couple. My feeling any team that consistently finishes in the top 20 almost every year can easily make up the difference with great coaching and development. How many 2 and 3 star guys at OU have ended up being the star? A lot. So, not upset about star quality, but would have liked to have seen 1 or 2 DTs in there. That being said, we have also seen some nice size DEs coached and grown into some very nice DTs. So all is not lost.
Well said
Excuse me for being the type of fan that doesn’t like going 15 years without a National Title and wants a top 10 recruiting class every now and then.
If nothing else, recruiting is what could keep Lincoln Riley here at OU longer (hard to recruit even at OU) but also cause Bob Stoops to retire sooner rather than later.. lol
If nothing else, recruiting is what could keep Lincoln Riley here at OU longer (hard to recruit even at OU) but also cause Bob Stoops to retire sooner rather than later.. lol
I need a champion like now damn it lol after we win 1 i be cool for about 3-4 yrs then ill b screaming for another 1
I need a champion like now damn it lol after we win 1 i be cool for about 3-4 yrs then ill b screaming for another 1
Viney is one of the biggest hauls!!!
Viney is one of the biggest hauls!!!
Calvin Bundage picked OSU
How quickly can we get one of those Jersey Cookie Cakes to CA? That seemed to work pretty well on the recruits from this past weekend.
https://twitter.com/Andrew_TFB/status/694992386145984512
Yeah by allegedly telling him that OU does not have enough Black coaches compared with Texass.
Warms your heart. Strong should be sending royalty checks to Stoops.
Race card flips the big card again.
Rick: What are your thoughts on the day so far?
If Stoops told Kendall he needed to come here and play for a white coach most on here would want him fired, but whorn fans love Midget Cholly for doing it.
Wrong board. 🙂
that muther #&^$(*^(*(*
He meant “pay you somehow”
Absolutely… everything is in code. It’s like the UT booster who said, “Strong, we’re gonna promote you laterally, somehow.”
How does a midget flip a 300 pound kid? Seems like a tough job, but clearly the entire Texas team figured it out, eventually.
Hahaha
Andrew works the Texas site because he can’t spell well 🙂 Just kidding. But the Strong comment does sicken me.
Bob wasn’t that giddy after he signed AD.
maybe theyre somewhere flipping each other right now
Very smart they put that out about Viney before the Kelly decision!
Probably just a coincidence 😉
Just coincidence since the morning, and all weekend, really, took all the oxygen from the other news. Viney’s promotion was well – earned!!!
Do they get rid of Viney if Kelly doesn’t choose OU? ha
He’ll probably be fired right after that decision is made.
Welcome to the Sooners boys! Should be fun group to watch!!
Excuse me for being the type of fanatic that invalidates all other fanatics who are not as fanatic as I am fanatic. So won’t the real fanatic please stand up, please stand up.
Im here, Pick me, Pick me.
You there. The handsome fella down in front. Yes, you. Come and claim your prize as the real fanatic!
Tell me what I’ve won Robertson. And for the love of pete make it something good.
hoping….
Boom….Just practicing for tonight.
LOL
Not that I think 247 is great, but it makes my point. Current highest rated OU recruit: Bledsoe at #152. That’s not going to get us us where we need to be.
i don’t think that individual players are an issue (Like single stocks on the stock market), it’s the classes as a whole (or a portfolio). Some guys out perform their rank. But over a period of 5 years, no top 10 classes will make it difficult to compete with schools who have been
Buy FB going to $700
Got to have some recruits in the top 100 to get a top ten class IMO unless we sign 28 players.
Pull a Bama make it 38
Our LB and DT recruiting needs to get a LOT better, right damn now. Relying on low rated jucos at LB is clownery.
It’s absolutely Kishy and really stoopsid
I’m exited to see what the “Hulk”, and Deberry bring to the table. Also Gallimore and Lampkin
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/694993232137166848
Theory, Charlie Strong was tasked to recruit talent, talent, talent, by any means necessary, after being informed by the new leadership at Texsa that his days are numbered. Trade off is large $$$, as he would receive a huge buyout in his contract to leave after this season. Plausible or reaching?
Reaching. Texas doesn’t have to $$$ to recruit well. They’re recruited well for the last 50 years.
Yeah they’ve ALWAYS had talent. And you’re right, have always recruited well. That’s why when people talk about their team wasn’t good last year and blah blah. It’s just not true, they have some very good players.
IMO they have a dangerous nucleus of very athletic, very fast, very young players.
Agree 100
With all that talent, how long can Charlie Strong drive the ship then? Seems they would have little patience with top talent, especially with a new regime running the school including AD.
Exactly yeah he can recruit…alot of used car salesmen can recruit…but you gotta be able to produce. At some point the school will be like, dude really?? What else do you need to win?
I don’t know what it is but, until proven otherwise, I assume its because you have a staff that is good at it and they bust their ass. Just b/c the kid lining across from you is jacked doesn’t mean he’s on steroids. Just means you’ve got to get better.
Edit: Except for Old Mi$$
u can throw anything at a recruit when it could be ur last cycle
Granted, they keep getting asked about it over and over but OU coaches really coming off as whining about recent decommits. To be fair, they have a point but it’s also not something that just started happening.
They sound whiny and excusey. I think Mike should avoid the media entirely. He’s the biggest excuse machine and defeatest I’ve ever heard.
Take that back. I bet he would rip you a new one right now if he were here, and then if you kicked his ass he would have a solid excuse.
LOL…..I cringe every time I read his comments to the media. Doesn’t sound like a confident guy at all or a go-getter like I assumed he was. He whines, makes excuses, and uses defeatest language all the time and that drives me NUTS. Like saying ATM changed things with recruiting in Texas. They can only take so many kids and they’re declining so get your asses down there and compete. You’re OU!
I just look at him and Bob as Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble at times. They’re very “cartoonish” on occasions.
I think they value their family time too much, that’s Bob’s Spurrier culture he instilled at OU, and they just don’t want to have to put in the hard work that other staffs are putting in.
They’re both getting up there in age now. I couldn’t imagine being that age and working 60-80 hour weeks. Crazy.
They’re only in their 50s. Saban is 63. Briles is 60. Meyer is 51. Strong is 55.
But Ohio 50 is like the new 80.
I’m assuming.
They just won the conference title and made the final four. OU had a top offense and defense in the greatest offensive conference in the nation. Yes, did not win the title. But you are not giving their work in 2015 it’s due. Be fair.
He has the worst attitude of any coach I’ve ever watched or been around I’m from Mustang
He does. He always has reasons why he didn’t or can’t do something instead of what he CAN DO. That gets you fired in the working world.
I hate his body language. His screaming and rage is ridiculous
I like the fact that they gave honest answers. Like Cale said, “I wasn’t raised that way and that’s not how I raise my kids.” They deal with it, but if asked if they like it I appreciate the straight answers.
Exactly.
It does seem like it’s getting a little worse- for every team- then it used to be though, doesn’t it, Jordan?
Two words. Social Media.
Its turned these kids into “superstars” before they’ve ever even earned it…
Strong whined last year about Lampkin
The recruiting format/rules must be reformed by the NCAA. Things are getting ridiculously stupid. My sources say next year Saban will be doing a Hula dance wearing nothing but a grass skirt.
I AM TROLL-HOLIO. I NEED GLOOM & DOOM FOR OU!
“You suck….everyone sucks…especially OU…”
that’s how you do it
You right!
Kish sucks, BS needs to retire, although we were only 1 of 4 teams still standing, we can compete with the elite. MS can’t stop the read option, Diron can’t recruit, but he can coach…we won because we faced three back up QBS…
NICE ANALYSIS, D! Ha. In all seriousness, good to hear from you, brother.
I don’t see LosuR univ. starter being a 35 point difference
Can we save all this until after Kelly commits?
Yes, please, we got all the cake, he would be the Icing?
So when does Caleb Kelly announce? I need to figure out what time to have my gas and couches prepared. Just in case.
You happen to be from west Virginia?
No, Southern California. We like burning stuff.
Gotcha! WVU fans love to burn couches in particular though!
That’s just to get the crabs and lice out. Nasty people.
Very.
7:30pm CT
Gracias
I’m in trouble. Thought it was 7:30 West coast time. Started the rattlesnake shots too early. Was getting prepared for 5:30 Oklahoma time.
Apparently so – 7:30 west coast is 9:30 CDT
That’s why you always buy wicker, man. #Preppers
I just never bought into Wicker Man.
https://media3.giphy.com/media/q9RZPPt5xdBDO/200_s.gif
LOL!
14 14 16 12 those are the last 4 recruiting ranks sitting at 23 now at 247 sports would jump up with kelly and it doesnt count murray and lumpkin. everybody just relax gah this place sounds like a kansas or iowa state recruiting board
Do Kansas and ISU have
highexpectations?appreciate your comments but disagree, its OU and we shouldn’t average at top 15 class, even recruiting to Norman.
Isn’t it “Lampkin”?
i like to use U for all the lumps hes gonna put on the other teams opposing linemen
Did anyone else see the quick feature on the Clemson (social media, recruiting dept.) ? If not pretty cool.
Its pretty cool , OU should consider doing something like that.
We’re a little behind the times. We havent even installed a Cemetery yet to add bowl winning headstones in.
I found that as one of the most distasteful things, I have ever seen.
Link?
So, Texas falls to #12 with all those great talents.
Mack Brown’s Top 5 classes have left the building.
Alabama has five 5 Stars, with the #1 recruiting class again.
Why, that’s 25 stars!
Better not get anymore — The average Bammer ain’t got no more fingers and toes for countin’.
Man, that is like 4 constellations, right?
Cue the Spring practice reports: “I saw this one player Jump high. He’s the next Adrian Peterson”
“Rashod Favors is the next Ray Lewis”
Anyone remember that garbage?
Tom Wort is the next Brian Bozworth
Updated. Couldn’t remember his name. A certain ‘insider’ on SoonerScoop would always have some crazy BS to pump up the team to no end…
I am never going to get caught up on all these comments. Lot of trolling going on though.
Maybe the next GA can troll other programs to see what they are doing right to get all the five stars.
STHUAGTSE, L.
I’ll try to please you, sir.
https://twitter.com/Joe_Buettner/status/694998912893988864
Pretty funny. Grab a Heisman!
Shouldn’t those be transported better in a more secure way?
Exactly what I was thinking…Not even a soft case or anything protective?
At least they are not going down Lindsey on a flatbed.
Eh, we have so many, we probably wouldn’t even notice if one or two went missing. 😉
major road with no security. looks like ill be in norman next year for nsd. i bet that orange bowl participation award would get at least $700 at a pawn shop
This shows you’ve probably never even been to the stadium. Jenkins isn’t a “major road”.
Pretty telling that you miserable bastards are even bashing how the trophies are transported… Get a life.
lol
Haha
Dude doesn’t know who Viney is either. Quit replying to him and he’ll go back to his x box.
if by x box you mean that mother of yours i have bent over in the shower waiting for me? dont worry shes about to get the real man treatment, not that you or your excuse for a father would know how that works, at least one of us is going to get a five star close LOL
(pics)
Post of the day!
I can’t believe you would post that. Not really necessary.
this guy has been religiously respond to everyone of my posts. i deal with trolls my own way. dont start any and there wont be any
It’s all he can come up with man. Sad life it must be.
Are you still buttdevastated? And technically a major road is any with multple lanes. Gotta love that san francisco eduation right catcher
Mike Stoops stated they wanted one NT in this class, but LB was the major priority.
NT was the only void.
Mike also stated, he’ll take the best CB that are available regardless.
You said that already… Again. I think your device is malfunctioning.
If LB was a “major priority”, they failed pretty bad.
Serious? They didn’t know youngquist wasn’t happening until late. Kelly, Doucet, Jackson, and JMT is pretty damn good.
Really?
Youngquist (may or may not end up at OU, but OU had him)
Doucet
Beal
Terry
Jackson Jr.
And maybe Kelly. Maybe Tupai as well.
Disagree, if we land kelly especially
No way. Very good class.
Im gonna need you to post this again.
Not sure if posted, Chip Viney was brought on as QC/Special Teams.
Congrats to Viney!
When Art Briles was asked about the Bears recruiting success he said “that’s Baylor football, we don’t take no for an answer”
“GAWD DAMMIT YOU TAKE THIS CASH OR ELSE.”
Wish I could upvote this more!
Create some aliases and get to work!
oh my
holy f*ck i cant stop laughing
Some of their players do not understand “No” just ask all those young girls that were sexually abused.
You cut right to the chase there homey!
didnt see your post before I posted above but ^5
Art will understand “no” when the NCAA delivers those sanctions!!!!
NO means NO Baylor!!
Good to see you here Josh.
Rick: Where’s my positive greeting? 🙂 What’s your take on the day? I’m thinking we filled some needs and will be just fine next year, but we need Kelly to make up for some misses.
That would explain the massive date rape charges going on at Baylor.
Saw that one coming from a mile away…just too easy.
And before someone has a cow, I’ll say as a woman and a former domestic violence & rape crisis counselor – I LOL’ed. Ya gotta have a sense of humor in this life or you’ll be bored to tears for half of it. So there.
I was just wondering if anyone was gonna mention that apparently suicide jokes are much more offensive than rape jokes…
We should have a sticky post at the top with a suicide hotline number on it for this board just in case Kelly chooses ND.
LOL
How many times you gonna post the same thing I think I have seen you post this or something close to it. By the way F you man suicide is nothing to play with or joke about either, have you had the thoughts of doing or had friends that have considered and almost pulled it off I doubt it or you wouldn’t say this. I will not chill out and I will not take it as a joke your a low level human!
It might work better if you say, “Hey man, I know you’re just making a joke, but suicide isn’t something to joke about. It’s offensive to me and I’d appreciate if you removed your comment”.
Fair enough Mav just I don’t take it lightly is all!
Have you ever considered it, Bri? I would assume and hope that every sentient being has. And that, therefore, each day is a positive choice and something to be valued for itself and not just as ‘filler’ on the way to a definite, if unscheduled, end.
The subject is not something to be feared or fled from.
And disproportion is a stock tool in humor.
Don’t take it too seriously.
Sadly yes, that’s why it bothers me so much!
Mav we got off to a rough start a few weeks back on that Sanchez situation. But, I was wrong about you. You’re definitely not a sunshine pumper. I tend to agree with much of what you have to say. I think more moderation is needed on here.
I tend to not disagree with you slightly here
No worries man. I don’t always come across the way I want to when debating. I’ll take healthy intelligent arguments anyday over other silliness. Cheers.
Looks like I made a friend today. Signing day brings out the best in everyone.
Look, I get your point, but no one will give a rat’s purse about what you say if you stir in all that hatred, namecalling and expletives. Post like a rational adult, state your opinion & the reasons behind it. This isn’t a fight club, a bar or a middle school. Chill out, behave and speak as if you want to be taken seriously.
Honestly, there are some posters on here whose mamas I’d be really interested in meeting. Egad.
Fair enough! Just sometimes things don’t set so well with me is all! I apologize!
Bob made it clear that Joshua Jacobs wasn’t a need at RB with their style of RBs, and Slot was his option when a receiver decommitted. That was the only reason Jacobs was recruited in the end at the Slot. Bob stated, Jacobs is a tremendous ATH.
I hear Alabama wants him at RB, because a RB they had committed had grade issues and they had a void to fill.
Those are the things Sooners have no knowledge of, so it helps to hear the facts.
I figured it was this, Jones is better out of the slot and Jacobs isn’t big enough to be an every down back.
OU was the first to offer Jon-Michael Terry. Bob refused to fill in the gaps the reporter was fishing for..
At least the trolls will be back under their bridge starting tomorrow until mid September…
Hey, Zack!
Is it safe to come out?
Where have you been???? No missed lots of weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth!
I left early. I had planned on coming back sooner but I had some technical issues that IT is correcting for me.
Not yet…I would set your timer for 7:30 ish. If we land Kelly then we’re good. If not watch for serious melt down.
Not zack, but no.
We’ll take them on. I’m rested. It might be worth it to get some haymakers in.
I’ve been battling. Slow day at work… Damn barrel prices.
Noticed that down in the bottom half of the thread.
It is affecting us here too in the Natural Gas as well. Have not had a project in a little over a year now. Service work only thing keepin us afloat.
I know the feeling. Used to have 70+ guys. Now I have 15 or so. #perspective
I’m here, Maverick. Tag team. Take a break.
Welcome Back Sam.
Idk , it seems worse now.
No
I thought they’d be dehydrated by now. Must be some dry-heaving going on. That’s gotta hurt.
Hello Sam, return your noggin back in the shell
Got it.
I wasn’t a yuge fan of the class…can I still be on tomorrow?
I’ll ask Parrish Cobb to post a Twitter poll. Your fate lies in the hands of Twitter.
Curses…good a gauge as any, I guess
Late to listen to Lincoln Riley’s comments. He seemed pretty bitter about decommits. Is it fair to say they were pretty annoyed with Velus Jones? I agree that 100 decommits in January (nationwide) is a musical chairs problem for schools.
I don’t blame him. They got played by some recruits in the end that left them hanging. That seems clear.
Jones did them dirty.
Mayden did them all dirty, posting all that OU crap on twitter. that dude knew what he was doing and it’s a jerk move.
So did Daniels and Cobb.
You could add Mayden there too…with that “legacy” jersey tweet the other day…
Mayden was never committed nor had us in any of his top lists so I let him off the hook but he toyed with us no doubt.
Of the three Im most upset about Cobb.
I dont think hes bitter hes just not as happy as he wanted to be and its hard to get around that when you get a couple of big misses.
Farrar is a lock though and I think hes the best. Hes got the size, nastiness, and physicality to play that old school OU football where the receivers are putting linebackers on their butt
He wasn’t annoyed with Velus. You missed the entire point.
which is…
If there were only 100 decommits then we got more than our share.
There were over 400 D-1 commits this recruiting season. U of Miami had 26 alone.
Well, that’s the big leagues for you. I’m sure it’s a bit of a culture shock coming from ECU. No one bothers trying to poach your kids there.
For one, LR did say that, I’m glad to see the coaches get some emotion and think what most are thinking.
Sooner Ray, you here?
I feel like that’s negative.
What you got against ray?!
*snort*
I just don’t get how we can’t complain and show disappointment, automatically get labeled as a troll. I like being positive but I can’t handle all the sunshine pumping, my little pony delusion! I HATE to break it to you but, Joleen Chaney’s farts smell like farts okay!!!!
Someone call you a troll Kelly?
no, I just feel labeled and sad because her farts smell like farts….and I’m not always the most positive. I’m sorry.
Are you sure? Dammit, I was thinking lavender!!
It’s OK to not be positive. What’s not OK is to never post before and then post 400 comments complaining and getting mad when everyone doesn’t agree with you. You’re fine.
well, I haven’t been around the longest, but I have been around long enough to hopefully not be labeled anything other than a jerk.
I agree, Bob. Some of these punks don’t show up until things go badly. It’s like they can’t talk if good things are happening.
I’ve had a good share of positive posts Sam. I’m just disappointed in today and want to vent a little. I feel like, with the season we had, we should have closed much better on the “undecided” guys. and hearing art briles pisses me off.
I’m not calling you anything, Kelly. I haven’t read any of your posts today, as I checked out early. The truth can be negative or positive. The truth is we missed some huge targets today. The truth is there’s nothing “I” can do about it.
truth is, I haven’t been on in a few hours. I made a cold pop bet with KJ about UTerus turning the corner and going 9-3 and warned that things HAVE to be better next year in recruiting which ruffled some panties.
Well, that holds true every year. Recruiting is always paramount. But, and I’m only asking, have you thought about the last two classes at OU of players who have yet to see the field? In my opinion, we can’t panic because texsa is doing well. We should embrace it. Our boys play better when they respect texsa.
You said “pop” where are you located?
OKC man. I snaked the word “Pop” from Sweet Brown. 🙂
I posted a long post in the first thread somewhere between comments 10,000 and 20,000. I labeled it as ‘decent’. The only people I see claiming that every post has to be positive are the people accusing others of it. Most of them appear to have never been on the board before today, or at least they haven’t posted before.
Art pisses us all off.
Emily Sutton farts smell like rain and sound like thunder.
no, they smell like Denny’s!
People who walk around demanding positivity out of everyone are the one’s with the mental problem. Remember that.
Theres a difference between demanding positivity and complaining about those that only dwell on negativity.
The trolls are the ones who state an opinion and have no response to follow up when others point out the flaws in their thinking.
Kelly you’ve been around awhile so I’m not saying you’re a troll. I have certain opinions that would be unpopular as well.
For example I think pj is going to be a bust. Most here would disagree.
While Joleen is hot and I would settle for nailing her in a 3 way…she’s like 40.
and Christie Brinkley is 62. who cares. get after it I would.
I wouldn’t kick her old self out of bed.
I am tired of people posting the suicide hotline B.S. it’s not that serious if we lose out on CK but, suicide is not a laughing nor joking matter my damn 2 cents!! For now!
Amen Brien!!
Nothing should ever be joked about. Ever. For any reason. Ive personally lost more friends (fellow soldiers) to suicide than any of you and I can bank on that, but you dont get to arbitrarily decide what people talk about unless you’re a mod and even then this is America. People died for the right to speak freely and if you cant appreciate that then maybe Canada is more your speed, Im sure the kleenexs up there are big enough for even your tears
Nor should it be disliked…unless it’s Texas
That’s not the point man!
Tact. Please try it.
says the hick spamming the board all day
You are obviously new to TFB.
been here all season i just dont post because most OU fans cant handle the banter.
i mean they can handle starting it but they cant handle taking it, i think its fun
so you’re a UTerus guy?
no, im a real OU fan. not a fake a$$ country club fan that refuses to acknowledge that team is regressing badly
I gotcha. just like Hicks, hillbillies and homeless people, you too have a place in this world.
i have places all over this world fam
This from the guy who went into debt to attend a couple of football games. Lol
All right Linc that was a little “over the top: LOLOLOL I kill myself with the Sly puns mainly OTT Lines
Not yet he has not turned the hat around.
and
Keep making these great life choices??
i do what i want scrub back to the kiddie table
It’s not your fault….
lol youre
It’s not your fault…
We all know you can handle “taking” it and think it’s fun. You don’t have to advertise that.
really catcher LOL you are really trying this now i get it now. You want to f*ck me thats what this all about. I dont blame you, just get in line behind your mom, sister, wife, and every other woman on this planet
That will get you the hammer, BTW. Not cool.
I concur. What say you Esco?
hes been doing it to me all day mods dont care
If you need help, it’s not hard to find. I read earlier that you were in the service. Thank you for your service! http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
As a vet myself, if he is really is one, I’m ashamed.
nah its the catcher that needs help, youd think his butt would be used to getting worn out but his resolve is clearly not what he thought it was
And the catcher is….?
lol
It was too easy getting you banned. Enjoy yor exile friend. Auf Wiedersehen.
ok
and lol at running and telling on me. i don’t blame you. you started it but couldnt finish, had to go tattle tale like a whiny a$$ baby. maybe you should pick fights if you cant finish them
oh and good thing i behind a proxy
Bye Felicia.
miss me catcher? you better change your name and picture because tom isnt’ the only one whose going to be riding your asss now
King you been on a roll today. Some of your comments made me laugh, but this one is too much.
I live only to please you james
Probably because most of us are not here to argue with people that come into the conversation with a closed mind. Nothing people say to you is going to get you to look at anything OU does right now as a good thing so they stop typing.
Click on the name he has only started commenting today! Jus saying!
Hicks have a valid place in this world man, don’t knock them.
yeah, shoveling my driveway and flipping my burgers, not hypocritically lecturing me while spamming a football board with non football nonsense
At least you’re humble.
unlike the guys you prefer right catcher?
https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/3157/4676/original.jpg
Push the envelope back a little,Prince
Good point:
Are you tired of making everyone as miserable as you? Feeling self-important to the point that you’re coming across as a really big douche even when speaking in shared circles of interest? Well, wait no longer. Just click the link: http://www.havesomedangtact.com
Please tell me I am not the only one that clicked on this link hoping it was a real web site.
im not reading that cry more
Have you become so flummoxed that you’ve broken all your punctuation keys? Because I got a link for that, too.
lol no, theres just nothing coming out your hick mouth that is worth the fraction of a second in time and consideration it would take for me to add them kletus. stop now while youre only reasonably behind
https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/3157/4676/original.jpg Again
You take the time to say I’m not worth the time? Makes sense. I hope you stick around here at TFB. Heaven knows we need such awesome fans like you to put us all on par with your high standard of fanaticism. Thank you for gracing us with your awesome-sauce.
Leave him alone RR, he’s a TOOL. How you been buddy? Hope you are well.
Good call, man. I am well. And blessed. You?
I am well and blessed beyond measure. Kids are healthy and growing, work is good, and God is great. Blessings over your family.
I think that was pretty tactful considering the response that popped into my head.
My mama taught me well, man. 🙂
Lighten up, Francis.
Correct.
Brien, take a shot of Wild Turkey 101 and simmer down
I wish it was possible!
😉
funny imo
I am tired of you, Brien. You and your gosh-golly likability. Your happy-go-lucky personality that somehow makes its way from your screen to mine. It’s too much. Too much, I tell you.
!!
Sorry Robertson I only try to stay most positive!
Keep it up, man. You’ve become one of my favorites here.
Thanks Robertson I appreciate it
You’re good, Brien. And even in your honesty, it’s just honesty, no one faults you if it’s good or bad. I try to read as much as I can. Some folks on here, I don’t give them the time of day. You, I care what you have to say.
I appreciate it Sam
Both of you are good posters. I might not always agree with what you guys say but I do read what you do type. To me posters like you make this board enjoyable.
Thanks, Hotrod. I appreciate it.
Wait a minute, did you just say you don’t always agree with me?
Ha! Ha! LOL!
Yea, got a problem with that. LOL!!!!
Appreciate it Hotrod, it’s easy to jump off a ship when it’s burning but, much more satisfying to stay on the ship and ride it out knowing it will all be ok! We will be ok, it’ s not always fun or easy but the high road is always much rewarding and plus I love the Sooners the FB, BB, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, heck even gymnastics team is legit. I am Sooner everything!
Good, bad or indifferent, I will always root for the Sooners. I think we will see in due time that these last two classes we had are going to pan out very well. I think we got some pretty decent players that is going to help us this year and years to come.
RR, what’s up, brother?
You’re a funny man.
Trying to stay away from ropes and high places, Sam. This thread done got crazy. How you doing?
I’m good. I sure hope Metzker’s parachute arrived.
It’s all good. We know where our strength comes from.
Amen and amen. 🙂
I agree totally, completely, and wholeheartedly! People who post such ridiculous stuff have never sit in a hospital for a week wondering if a person you love is going to live or die because they have a terrible disease that effects their emotions and reasonableness and it causes them to loose all hope sometimes! It is not pretty, funny, or any kind of a joking mater!
Despite my usual upbeat self I have had those thoughts. I am in a god place now but, I know personally that it’s not a joking manner is why I even commented on it.
Well then you shouldn’t say it. Damn near anything can be made a source of humor or ridicule.
Get off the high horse
Anything can be a source of jokes and ridicule from dunba $$ people who think brainpimp is a clever name. Crawl back under your f*ING rock asshat! It ain’t a high horse it is real life!
Agree 100% needed to be said
Heading home. Going to prepare my crying towel in case things dont go our way tonight.
Both Gundy and Riley praised Hardy as one of the two top athletes in the class. Watched him at practice in person back in the spring and saw ability to be a playmaker.
Both were in awe of his size and athleticism, and happy he didn’t play WR his Senior year.
A Hardy family member played in the NFL.
Have you heard anyone praise Mykel Jones today? I haven’t heard his name mentioned much.
maybe not on here but I’ve heard a lot of positives on the radio
It was a little loud in here today, with what went wrong.
I liked this place a lot better before news of how good it was leaked out- a lot of crazies migrating, trolling and camping out here now, stirring the pot, littering and loitering. Hopefully the ban hammer or an ignore button at the very least makes an appearance, soon.
None of those guys are likely to be back for quite a while. It’s much quieter even now.
hope you’re right, not gonna hold my breath though 😉
Everyone needs to get on the Lon Bus. Could be something special this year.
Could be? They really are. Already. Amazing how much difference a great coach makes. And now the recruiting for them is turning around dramatically as it feeds on its own success!
That’s true. Got some good players on the way.
Everyone needs to get on the Lon Bus. Could be something special this year.
welp guys. it’s been real today.. I will see you all on here around 7:30ish.. Jordan… and the guys at the Brainiacs.. Thanks for such a Great Free site… Now let’s Look forward to the spring game.. The Brainiacs need to get a tent down there so we all can come say hi and have a few drinks.
9/3/16 can’t get here soon enough
Well, I was able to keep up with what was going on today and I’m pleased with who wanted to sign with us. I can’t wait to see these guys in Crimson and Cream.
Great news about Viney, huh?
Now that man gets to make in-home visits.
Bob said he wasn’t clear on the in-home visits.
I was under the impression that as long as he’s not a GA, he could make in-home visits.
I don’t think so, but I’m not sure.
I understood that he was QC and Special Teams. If QC, I don’t know; those positions are some special animal. If he’s the Special Teams Coach, I don’t see why he wouldn’t fall under the rules of any other position coach.
He is the “Special Teams Quality Control Coach” and just like CJ Ah You who had the job last year he will not be able to recruit off campus!
He has been doing quite a good job on campus. I don’t see that changing.
Agreed!
Ah!
YOU! Gesundheit.
Nope, Bob was clear that as a full time QA asst, he’s not allowed to go ‘off campus’
Yeah!
He is going to (he already is) be a huge assett to recruiting Sam.
Not sure that is accurate
Dang it!
We need that man in the home of these kids.
The only folks that can do that are assistant coaches. No room for him right now.
Stoops said his recruiting duties would still be on campus.
I really like the class we signed. yea, we missed on a few but I think we got some big time players that will work hard and get us back to being dominant and winning championships
6000 posts today Over or Under?
( we’re at 3,866 )
under will lose posters if kelly goes to ND im sure i will throw my computer into the trash
If Kelly commits to Notre Dame, but me down for the over, easily.
Im going Over too. Whichever way Kelly goes this place will explode.
I was typing this same comment when yours popped up. I will have to step away for a couple days if that happens cause it will get crazyier around here than it already has LOL!
If the ban hammer makes an appearance, it could be under. Lot of pot stirring going on. Even though I’m guilty of throwing some shade myself.
Fortunately that takes place after my working hours and I won’t be at my computer.
With Viney taking a full-time gig, do we think Kelly would still choose the domers?
I like this question and have been waiting for the announcement cause I thought this would seal the deal a few weeks ago if it had happened!
The real question is did Bob wait to announce the full time gig of Viney today to get Kelly? Even though I think Viney is great recruiter and an important asset to the Sooners without Kelly.
I was under the impression that he couldn’t legally make a comment about it until NSD. Maybe I’m wrong though.
Only if we get Kelly.
So far the comments are 3 to 1 for the players we didn’t get. If we get Kelly I think it will ettle everybody down a bit and it will get back to normal but if we miss out oh my it will blow up on here!
Pretty much my thinking as well.
If we’re like 100 shy we can count or Robbi to get those with one word posts.
Over
I’m disappointed in you today Zack. LOL!
under and its not even close
edit: unless kelly doesn’t sign then it will probably be 6k normal posts and 4k fire bob posts, half of which will be mine
At this moment I got us at 4170 comments and 7.5 hrs left in the day. In a 3 hour window this morning between 730 & 930 we had over 1500 comments so it is possible for sure. I think we have shot!
In case you’re into rankings…
No clue why that showed up 3 times. Sorry.
Texas fell to #13 on Rivals.
gah 247 has nebraska higher thats a shame. whats going on with oregon? nobody wants free nikes and 25 diff jerseys?
the attention span today keeps diminishing, Oregon was yesterdays flavor- on to the next gimmick to grab these kids’ attention (for the time being)
thats wild i can remeber when oregon was in on everyone every year
I can remember when Oregon was a track school that couldn’t win a flag footbalk game.
Surprisingly Oregon completely fell off the recruiting map.
I didn’t see it as a suprise Fear. Oregon is smoke and mirrors, all bling. Kelly was all that held that program up, and some flashy unis.
LOL EVEN MIAMI IS HIGHER
You do understand how these rankings work, right?
smaller numbers are better
And will still be better at losing than OU.
i hope but it seems like such a waste. i feel like we are always one or two key playmakers from getting over that natty hump and its a shame to see those pieces end up being wasted on losing teams
we will drop out of those spots or stand pat(if we get kelly) because youngquist is still listed for us. Speaking of which, best of luck to Bryce with whatever he is having to deal with
Apparently, we are on probation on 247 and cannot be rated 🙂
Stoops never acquiesced to the notion of SEC superiority
Sounds about right..
OU finished 5th last season after losing in the playoff, on their second off year.
Where are we if Kelly and Youngquist had both signed?
Heck, having only 17 sign today is going to knock us down. This is a good class. Not great by the recruiting services standards, but then they’re biased. I’d fret if the coaches used them, but they don’t. And sure we missed at DT and with Jacobs and Mayden. Misses happen every year. But personally, when it comes to PT, I think they missed with us. We’ll be fine.
I’m really enjoying all the new people today.
Glad someone is :-/
Sorry… implied sarcasm. 🙂
I figured lol!
Stoops says the new facilities will make a huge difference.
Ok boys, lets grab our shovels and get to work. Think we can have it done by the end of the day?
It’s already shovel ready.
Then you hold the I beam, ill grab the rivet gun. and go…
Every school with “new facilities” had to recruit while construction was being done.
Just trying to have a bit of fun. Better than the alternative.
Gotta call it a day, got a mtg tonight, keeping my fingers crossed for Kelly. You guys bring him home!!!!!
Oh god… I hope he isn’t reading the forums here.
I wish I wasn’t reading 85% of the posts on here, but I can’t turn away…
Haha…ditto
It’s in the bag; the money, I mean.
We interrupt this sackcloth and ashes thread for a brief moment of levity.
If I were a physician specializing in carpal tunnel syndrome, look no further than this site for your entire patient base
My finger hurts!
My knuckles need drained
I believe, not to be rude, that it’s Car Pool Tunnel, NOT carpal tunnel. jeeezzzz, do I have to teach everyone on this site!!!!
Sunshine needs to be pumped into this thread……
Yes sir how about this “sunshine!”
Vaguely obscene.
Bob Stoops says Dwayne Orso is almost at 6’8″ 300lbs plus, looking great at OT
Pleased with his progress.
That dude outgrew DE.
Upvotes feel good, there you go!
Great, we’ll have an OLine averaging 6’7 and a QB in Murray whos 5’3″.
5’4 with cleats
maybe he can get lifter cleats.
careful, he’d be ostracized within the QB community if caught
Russell Wilson does okay. Height is a challenge but can be worked around for a qb
Im pretty sure Wilson has 2-3″ over Murray.
no way. you think?
I do. Don’t believe everything that you read on the stats sheet.
He’s 5’11”, Murray about 5’10”?
Honestly I dont think Murray goes over 5’9 but thats just my opinion.
Is it illegal to run under the legs of your OL?
I’ll have to look that up.
adds a new layer to the ole fumble-rooskie
An opposing tackler could be laying on the ground and be called for targeting him.
Fell out of my chair, thanks
lol
And here come all the short jokes in 3…2…1….
It seems that way to me as well. One of the regulars here works in Allen, right? He might know
Maybe Zeus can let him throw downfield from on top of his shoulders.
Heck just throw between his legs when he stands up.
OL isn’t going to be a worry this year, depth at QB and developing LB’s and WR’s are my main concerns
Great news! Keep Chip Viney. Hopefully we end the evening on a really good note with Kelly.
I will come back to the board next week after all the shadow boxers have slid back into the darkness. Right now it appears to be a dumpster fire….lol..
Hopefully the MBB will still be at the top of the Big 12 and improving. Oh now there is something to cheer for!
(Blatant sunshine pumping):
We still have these guys next year!
Best RBs in the country!!! I think a few of this year’s misses will hurt us in 2017, but still pumped for this year.
Best RBs in the country!!! I think a few of this year’s misses will hurt us in 2017, but still pumped for this year.
I really love this site and especially the regulars who help to keep us informed. Thank you.
Now if anyone has an idea as to how to get rid of “genetically challenged trespassers” I’d be good for a 6 pack of their choice:-)
Wow! Such an original thought.
install the ignore button
I use the collapse button, but they keep coming back.
yeah, it doesn’t “stick” after a refresh
When it becomes fee based they won’t be on here!!
Would love to be able to click a permanent mute button for certain individuals.
My super early depth chart.
Yes, I included Caleb Kelly because I’m a optimist.
Pump on!
Not so much a pumper, but definitely a believer.
better pic
Love your 2016 notes btw.
Dang I know a lot of people are worried about how our WRs are gonna do, but I’m really excited to see Westbrook, Baxter, Andrews, Mead, Quick, and Humphrey. Think we could be just as dangerous though the air this year even without Shep and Neal
Looking forward to watching Green play.
Same, we’ll have great size on the perimeter next year with all these 6’3″+ guys
Same, we’ll have great size on the perimeter next year with all these 6’3″+ guys
I think as a group they complement each other very well.
Can go big/tall or go small/fast. Move them around and get Advanges in match ups.
Dang I know a lot of people are worried about how our WRs are gonna do, but I’m really excited to see Westbrook, Baxter, Andrews, Mead, Quick, and Humphrey. Think we could be just as dangerous though the air this year even without Shep and Neal
Nice Texsa note, I love it.
Nice Texsa note, I love it.
Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I like our starters. I think Beal will surprise some people
Thanks for your time and effort. One bad thing by the time I finished reading all the positions was 25 comments behind. Lol.
Thank for your hard work, we appreciate the clarity!!!
Great job. Really enjoyed it. Thanx. One thought though: given Logan Roberson’s strength and projected position, you don’t think that Coach B will have him at #3 Center instead of Wren?
Oh I’m not sure. That may fit.
Anybody else notice the absence of Super K today? Would have been great to have been chatting with him on the Christmas of recruiting.
Probably on the short horn board.
You stole my line, thanks
Whoops…! Great minds?
Yes, so your avatar’s tank top must be removed
Salty….
He’s probably camping out with his new friends on the Texsa site
He was on twitter all day. He’s tweeted OU stuff, Texsa stuff, and a lot of what Oklahoma HS players did today. I don’t remember him in here, but he did some typing today.
He’s probably all over Texas today. OU hasn’t had much going on.
Thanks a lot
Stephen Dale loves you, Jordan. You and your posting of recruiting downfalls.
*sigh*
Stephen Dale loves you, Jordan. You and your posting of recruiting downfalls.
We rely on you – even if we take you for granted sometimes.
We rely on you – even if we take you for granted sometimes.
Haha don’t take it like that J, we all appreciate you around here!
Haha don’t take it like that J, we all appreciate you around here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPPX6dZT0Vw
…Jordan, you better appreciate this video for a lot of reasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPPX6dZT0Vw
U da man J, you’re with us here everyday. K pops in occasionally, but has other interests. You are appreciated!
U da man J, you’re with us here everyday. K pops in occasionally, but has other interests. You are appreciated!
We love you Jordan, we just expect you to be there. Its always nice to have K because he isn’t around as much.
Dang…what I miss?
nadda- a lot of trolling and testosterone craving wanna-be’s
Haha geez ok
don’t waste your time unless you just wanna have fun with it
Yeah it’s no sense getting worked up over stuff like that
Indeed. It’s been painful.
Any hammers?
dunno… anyone else know?
I think the highlight was Stephen Dale Jr. calling Robertson a hick. That’s about it.
Jr. thinks he has game
Missed that – and there were MANY Jr’s today – made the real one look tame.
Someone was shocked nobody apologized to SD for being right about Daniels flipping, now that’s a weird day
He was actually right about a lot of stuff, kind of makes me wonder…………………….
Now that you mention it………………now the day has morphed in a new direction
Now that you mention it………………now the day has morphed in a new direction
He knows his stuff, I think he enjoys playing the spoiler role.
Fact
Agree – no problem with him here.
Yeah you know some of those guys definitely have valid points but the way they present it just screams troll.
Agreed, then some random days he is a sunshine pumper and cool dude.
For sure. I think we could all get behind some decent debates. But not the way they go about it.
I’ll take a few more SD’s over these guys.
For sure. I think we could all get behind some decent debates. But not the way they go about it.
I’ll take a few more SD’s over these guys.
You don’t think he created new names that posted even worse just to make his real one look better? But tinfoil was on sale today, so maybe I used too much in my hat….
He never gets personal and actually has some occasional reason behind his pessimism.
Sarcasm /s not included – many were very new posters. Once or twice sd actually said something positive (not often, but some).
You don’t think he created new names that posted even worse just to make his real one look better? But tinfoil was on sale today, so maybe I used too much in my hat….
KJ, what do you think about Kelly. Have you heard anything from the grapevine
Not a thing….my gut tells me where good…..but with the days been going…who the heck knows.
I thought I would ask. I have mixed emotions on it but it won’t drive me nuts one way or the other.
KJ, what do you think about Kelly. Have you heard anything from the grapevine
SD is probably celebrating. He was right on with some of his predictions. I’m sure most won’t let that interfere with this dislike of him. He is so negative that when he is proven accurate it is dismissed.
Gotta give credit where credit is due.
It was only correct with every commit that didn’t commit to OU. I do not give credit to the broken clock that is correct twice a day.
I do, only twice a day though??
lol, but no. 🙂
Throw enuff sh#% on the wall some will stick
He was right about Velus, Daniels, Cobb, Mayden, and Moore. I don’t know if he actually knows something or if his negativity just happened to be right.
It’s really hard not to respond to some of it. Some people enjoy it. Responding to it usually escalates it. It was kinda hard to enjoy the really good young players that did sign with us today, with the blood bath of comments about what we didn’t do. I have to believe we recruited to and filled our area of needs. The response here was more like armegeddon had begun here today.
I’m partly to blame for some of it. But my goal was to get Jr banned. Think I got plenty of ammo for that cause. Hammer just hasn’t dropped yet.
Posters with history all the way back to 8:15 this morning -:)
Posters with history all the way back to 8:15 this morning -:)
Same boo hooing that was on the other post. The sky is falling and whatnot.
Gerald McCoy decided to sign with USC. Bummer.
Ok, what are Ole Miss & UF doing thats different than OU?
Ole Miss is using cash and slutty white girls.
UF is in Floriduh and always recruits well.
“slutty white girls”. . .sounds like a Foreigner song.
“slutty white girls”. . .sounds like a Foreigner song.
$$
Not getting to the National Playoff.
Just guessing.
OK so where are we know? Waiting for others? We done? Sorry out of the loop
Waiting on Kelly to announce.
We’re waiting on at least 5 more 5-star recruits.
So…how long did you say we were going to wait?
After the next national championship.
We’re waiting on at least 5 more 5-star recruits.
Just Kelly as far as I know
Stoops said there could possibly be one after Kelly.
Right, I’m hoping its Maxs
Right, I’m hoping its Maxs
Hey Ray where were you man? It got all nuts here earlier. I had to leave for a while. I was needing a voice of reason and you were nowhere to be found.
I was in the morning rush then hit the road, I knew what was coming lol. Haven’t read everything and won’t but have kept up with the highlights.
Seen or heard from EasTex? Miss that guy.
Probably on Bob’s porch drinking sweet tea in a rocking chair with a smile on his face.
No I haven’t, fearing the worst.
Stoops said there could possibly be one after Kelly.
Caleb Kelly
Kelly and maybe Tupai, as long a shot as he may be.
Wow! Over 4000 post today berween the 2 OPs!
You guys could heat OKC!
Wow! Over 4000 post today berween the 2 OPs!
Orso to OT? Awesome! That might partially explain why, along with academics, that OU withdrew from its pursuit of Tramonda.
Which Bob talked about during bowl prep. If it sticks, also says “depth” at DT. Pulling Swenson in 11th hour also made the decision to back off Moore easier. Apparent the staff could not afford non-qualifiers with the limited ‘ships.
Orso to OT? Awesome! That might partially explain why, along with academics, that OU withdrew from its pursuit of Tramonda.
https://twitter.com/GabeIkard/status/695019310754848768
https://twitter.com/GabeIkard/status/695019310754848768
https://twitter.com/PickardBraxton/status/695019378249584640
3 Star walkon that won’t be calculated in the Rankings.
It happens.
Who is that?
Our new walk on kicker.
Ah ok…I was just looking at his twitter and was thinking hmm looks like a kicker.
I see Bama signed five 5***** star guys. With 4 last year, 6 the year before and 4 in ’13, I am going out on a limb by guessing they will be good next year.
Lol, yes. They’re a runaway train at this point.
Be careful to not venture too far out there lol!
They’ll be the #1 team in the country, regardless of how many losses they have to mediocre teams.
They’ll be the #1 team in the country, regardless of how many losses they have to mediocre teams.
We’ve been beating em’ ever since we tied in 61′. There’s only ONE real red and white team and it is Crimson and Cream!
I see Bama signed five 5***** star guys. With 4 last year, 6 the year before and 4 in ’13, I am going out on a limb by guessing they will be good next year.
Here’s a thought- could be wrong but I don’t think it’s too far off–
You know how a lot of chicks/gals/women/girls/ladies whatever you wanna call them want to have a “destination” wedding? Same with these kids nowadays- they want to play at a “destination” school with places to “be seen” and places that have loads of things to do and beautiful scenery- they’ll opt for this over tradition without a second thought, and they flock to it. What does Norman, OK offer in this regard? Just the tradition part- we’re gonna lose the kids looking for the attention to other “destinations”. Social media has amplified the Planet Me mentality IMO- the world of “selfies” has raised its ugly head and it ain’t pretty.
Maybe someone out there with A LOT of money needs to transform Norman into more of a happening place????
Might be easier to move OKC TO Norman… how many trucks can we round up?
Might be easier to move OKC TO Norman… how many trucks can we round up?
Like what Clemson is building for their players, Clemson-Disney?
Been saying it for years….when I win the lottery I’m building a ocean front theme park..
you can help send me 10 dollars and pass the word…
Dig a big ol’ trench right up through Baja Oklahoma starting around Galveston and ending on Flood street! Sweet!
You would think Colorado would have an easier time. I love Boulder.
They did for awhile- I agree, great place.
Perhaps too cold for southern guys. They can go to that school down in the Hill Country and have basically the same scenery and considerably warmer.
It’s been a long time. Trying to remember what I wanted as a 17-18 year old kid. Now I remember but can’t say on a public forum.
Never been to Tuscaloosa but last I looked, no beaches, no mountains. Been through the area and lots of forests and hills. Seems they do a good job w/ ‘tradition’. Just think a huge part of it is Saban and ‘the process’. He is tireless and relentless and expects the same from his staff.
There are exceptions, I agree- like I said, it’s not too far off for the most part.
Saban wins.
You may be on to something there. I would add that I think tradition and conference championships takes a back seat to what the area has to offer with most recruits. We can’t compete with oceans, mountains, and crystal balls. The last time we won anything of real significance, most of these kids were in diapers.
Like Tuscaloosa?
see below
Oh,TY!
Congrats Coach Chip Viney!! Much deserved promotion! Now PLEASE fix the “Quality” of our special teams return game
I think the NCAA needs to make a coaching position for Special Teams. They have one in the NFL. I don’t see why not they let the colleges have one. Wink, wink NCAA.
I think it would be great for the game, they could sneak in all the gadget plays, too.
If you can stomach it, some interesting stuff on TFBOrange and Andrew King’s feed.
Andrew King
@Andrew_TFB
Strong says he told the recruits not to commit because he didn’t want other coaches to go attack them for Texas’ bad season
I believe that could be true. I know coaches sometimes ask recruits to do certain things that will help. I kinda wonder if BS hasn’t asked some to not commit so it wouldn’t scare someone off we were chasing. Not this year though.
THERE ARE COCKTAILS (PLURAL) IN MY IMMEDIATE FUTURE
Ruh Roh
Enjoy! I’m heading home to the SCOTCH (just to sip though).
I had some Johnnie Walker blue Sunday. It was like sipping heaven
Be sure to come back after those said cocktails. 🙂
I had you pegged for a beer kinda guy.
Lol, so you finally read the whole thread huh?
Great now I’m stuck here..
Thanks for the great job today Jordan. You deserve a drink!
Is this in any way related to a certain decision we are waiting on?
i think he’s just ready to unwind
Meaning you have pending good news
There was an earlier (unverified) report that the ND coaches had been informed that Kanai was going to OU. Still hoping the unverified holds true.
They know either way….hope it’s the good guys.
give those keys away
I hope you can still type BOOM after said cocktails!
It will be something like M*&^$# F&%$@#! BOOM!!
I can read that, KJ – nice job 🙂
All he has to do is pre-load Denzel and crawl over to push the button.
Haha as soon as he hits enter he’s passing out.
I’ll take any kind of BOOM he can manage to get out. Lol
Agreed- we need a Brand Spanking New Boom Thread to derail this one.
YES
Good Idea!
A man can always use a good BOOM. And one this evening would be much needed. ; )
Cheers J! Another crazy signing day…
Appreciate you Jordan – great job “Herding Cats” today!
Oh dear
Slainte!
As always thanks for your efforts. I’m a little different but I loved today for the most part. Got to see both sides. Some very good and some just mysterious. I ran out of beer so sipping on a fifth of Fighting Cock (103 proof)- not bad.
Enjoy, and you need an avatar, so give it some thought after a few Shirley Temples 🙂
deano……for 9th straight yr bama has top 3 class……..amazing
How can that be explained???
I give – how can deano be explained?
12 more minutes
7:30 CDT
Longest….2 hours…ever
This has been a fun day. Lot’s of interesting posts, too. Just three known questions marks… The landings of Youngquist, Tupai, and Kelly.
Tupai would be a nice surprise. Polynesians kick ass.
I think Tupai ends up at UCLA and I hope Bryce is ok. Not just for football but in general.
The ‘it” with Bryce could be anything, and speculation isn’t productive without an ounce of data. From the information we have, I think he will sign sometime.
Then its a BOOM : ) … I feel better now, anyways
ucla did land Mique today so maybe, just maybe Maxs turns our way
They also got Boss today, another Samoan from the Bay.
position?
DT
that could also be a plus then
^ wishful thinking, I know
You never know….worst case scenario if this is it, then so be it. We keep plugging forward toward the season.
and Brandon Burton
Pretty sure you’re right but gotta keep swingin’ and hopin’. A big dose of Maxs Tupai would go a long way toward setting this day in the proper light. That and a BOOM from Kelly. And hoping the best for Bryce and his family, too, as you said.
Still kinda think Utah is the favorite for him. But, just maybe he will choose OU.
Can the regulars here take a moment and send a quick prayer/positive thought to EasTex for his well-being and safety, wherever he is, whatever he is doing. It has to be huge for him to not be around.
he’s avoiding this place until the smoke clears
Can you blame him?
no- but I apparently like a good train wreck
You should have been very pleased with today’s results.
If he doesn’t show in another week, we’ll organize a search party over the Arklatex region.
I remember him saying he checks out for awhile each year around this time. I hope it’s nothing more then that. Me? I just had rotator cuff surgery for a full width tear and it hurts like a sonofabitch! The good news is I have opiates to help me through such trying times.
He was around last year, remember well. A bit worried as he posted something about the Oregon refuge standoff. Thinking he might be somehow involved in federal service, so to speak.
I think he said something about being tempted but wasn’t going to do it. Don’t know his real name so can’t look up the names of the guys arrested (or the 4 left) to tell if it was him anyway. I think he’s fine- playing with the grand tots and the tator tots!
You have my complete sympathy. I’ve been told that is the most painful rehabilitation there is.
Thank you. I didn’t realize until after I did it how rough it is. Not as bad as kidney stones which I had a bout with 30 years ago. But almost. And the most gawdawful huge adductor sling that you have to wear for 6 weeks as well. Almost impossible to sleep regardless of what medications you use. It hurts more then when I tore it which is really saying something but at least it is on its way to healing now, hopefully.
Know several folks that have undergone that in the last few years. All us old f*ks are wearing out. Anyway…pretty much all said the same. One is a 68 yo lady. She endured. I need it, too, so figure I can do it if she can. Not looking forward to it. Be well!!
‘preciate.
I was fortunate in that we found my tear when it could still be done with a scope. I had to have all the tendons in the back of my right hand reattached. That was really bad.
Be a good boy. Get aggressive in your therapy. Ditch the meds as soon as you can. I found tylenol and Knob Creek worked fine.
not worried about him
I think he’s around, just taking a break.
I’ll bet he’s in better shape than most of us following today’s news. He has no patience for recruiting. Can’t say as I blame him:-)
If he does indeed sign with us….Kellys twitter is going to go berserk with OU fans!
It alredy does!
Reading some buzz we’re not gonna like.
NOOO dont read it.
Is it buzz or just fluff?
Can’t be certain. It’s a local recruiting analyst in Caleb’s area.
Hope it’s just a blog.
click bait, keeping the suspense alive
you have any thoughts on orso move to oline…..change he wanted to do
I dont know if he wanted to do it….but I think it was the best thing for him. He’s one of those guys that is just athletic but not superb one way or another. I think both B and Diron feel he will see the field sooner on the O-Line.
Not KJ, but I do. Don’t know if he wanted to move, but he’s smart and here soon he’s going to realize that he’s going to make more money as an OT than playing DL. I’ve only seen bits of film of him but he seems to have good feet.
yeah, the salary splash of those 2 nfl sooner linemen might get one’s attention at the possibilities
Yeah, you’re right! I forgot about Lane and Trent. Duh!
When Kelly says, “OU!”
“The number of stars do not matter” Buddy Hield.
I was just going to say EJ Price didnt sign….but I guess he picked SC. He’ll play early I think they’re losing their starting LT.
You know, when we saw several of the guys commit recently we should have recognized that today wasn’t going to go the way we hoped it would. Coaches pretty well know who they are getting and we’re just guessing.
Stars do not matter, but they are nice
signed, TU
Texas still sucks. We have are share of good classes, and this one is pretty good. Next year’s is shaping up to be better.
According to the coaches, only 1 OT was signed in this class.
Ashton Julious – LG
Logan Roberson – C
Ben Powers – RG
Erik Swenson – RT
They wanted to get bigger on the inside to force a rushing attack.
Don’t forget Orso
True, Dwayne Orso is working at OT as well.
We still have the highly touted JUCO OL from last year, too. Mittenmeyer, I think. The spelling is probably butchered on that, but you get the idea.
Just talked a buddy of mine and he gave me some bad news.
Your kid is really his?
LOL!!
Now that is funny.
Post of the day!
Speedy! You’re politically incorrect as hell!
Why, yes, yes I am.
So. I’m Mormon. Sharing is caring.
HEY…Im morm…..ok no im not.
:/
j/k
And, plus, I know the seed would be good.
LOL!!
Is it about OU football? Lol
I recognize most of the names now. Did you guys run all our visitors off?
Still here, nothing to post, I think my kids are mine.
Carefully picking my moments. 🙂
In between beverages…
Exactly!
Just outlasted them
Let’s not be too disappointed if this one does not go our way.
Kelly decision link: Live announcement via video…http://www.maxpreps.com/news/rEgdUBTbsES2D7FiKYRwEg/live-video–caleb-kelly-national-signing-day-announcement.htm
Oh, I’m gonna be hella disappointed but will handle it and move forward.
Too late.
You best not be hinting you know something!
https://media.giphy.com/media/dOxMHecx24CY/giphy.gif
Dookie if you know something you need to share it with the rest of the class.
Disappointed is reasonable … postal is not.
But I’m feelin’ pretty confident about this one!
Wow, 247 Sports is predicting Kelly 95% to OU. Hope so. I think he’s commitment would push our class into the Top 20.
was looking at that as well
Along with Moore, Velus Jones, C Daniels ….. so my ‘faith’ in a ‘service’ is pretty much drained.
No kidding.
247 also predicted Hindenburg to land safely in Jersey.
And reporting pigs flying
That’s actually possible.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=29d_1412811329
holy..
Only at pink Floyd concerts
Edit and on Monty Python
Laughing out loud. I needed that!!!
LOL! My bad. The day has been full doubt about the talented LB that I thought any bit of good news — regardless of the source — might effect the outcome in a positive way or at least the mood of the board.
I’m on the ledge!!!With how recruiting has gone you gotta take what you can get!!Go Sooners!!!
FWIW us promoting Viney may have helped us seal the deal, is what I am hearing he was unsure because of Viney not being there or not. He considers him a big bro!
I was thinking that too. Could be coincidence. But why would you wait until signing day to promote him?
Recall Kelly tweeting something along the lines of ‘where Viney goes I go’. Hoping it is no coincidence.
I’m not sure if they waited to do it, or just waited for the press conference to announce it.
I’m sure Kelly knew Viney would be promoted long before we did today.
Well that would go back to his Tweet about 2 weeks ago that said he spoke to big bro and everything was going be ok!
kinda a dumb question but is OU even recruting Maxs Tupai still ?? even with 5 Lbs in this and caleb kelly in the mist class. 2 of them are juco transfers. Maxs is extremely versitale kinda a rare talent to play RB, OL, DE.OLB effectly . Hes pretty much the Unicorn
yes, they are- but, he doesn’t like a lot of attention- apparently usc blew his phone up and it turned him off- so, i’d guess we’re giving him the space he needs but assuring him we have a spot if he wants it
Not sure….but I’m going to guess no. But he still has an offer.
Yes were still recruiting him. Just not sure howe much interest he has in OU. Im hoping he realizes the advantages for playing for OU.
We have 5 pounds in this class, possibly 6 pounds. We don’t need 7 pounds.
got it- he could be a DE though
I need to lose at least 7 pounds.
I need to lose 5.75
goos thing about him is he can play multilple places. DE would be ideal since we missed out on daniels and southal. I know we have depth . however the kids a freak. how ever that just my opinion .
update added
Mykel Jones:
http://www.si.com/college-football/video/2016/02/03/national-signing-day-oklahoma-sooners-mykel-jones
Live commit and interview with Mykel.
Some bad juju going around on Kelly’s announcement. Oklahoma recruiting analysts have seem to go quiet on predicting his landing spot today, while ND’s are out predicting ND will be his landing spot.
Where you seeing this? Twitter?
showed up on Rivals, too……
…and right on cue…
That Huggies wipe is probably asking his 90 years-old mom to pick some Mountain Dew while she’s at the store. She’s probably going to have to clean the basement when she gets back home.
Lol!
Mainly just the rivals mods. Same thing happened with Bryce Youngquist, had a thread asking if he’s still good that was started at 10am and mods ignored it until 11 that night to hand down the news. Same thing now happening over there with Kelly.
Good observation…..hope it’s not a tell tale sign.
Everyone is freaking out over a single local guy’s random tweet. No one has any clue if he or his info is credible. And frankly, given the day they’ve had Rivals has a lot more to worry about this this one kid’s commitment.
What local guy?
Local ND reporter just tweeted out he’s hearing it’s ND.
you are right about that………asbestos britches for the Rivals IT guys seems appropriate next year……..
Preach it preacher.
Honestly i don’t think its all that serious. We know the relationship Caleb had with Viney. I think him getting the QC job helped seal the deal.
Latest gimmick:
Michigan to hold first week of spring practice in Florida
good gimmick
I suppose so, yeah- crazy like a fox.
pretty hard to argue w/ the class he reeled in today
yep- times are a changin’ and I don’t know if Stoops and Co. are up for the challenges that this creative recruiting presents
recent history would suggest we know they aren’t
it’s a snowball rolling downhill
THEY didn’t play in the semi finals now, did they, Lol? WE don’t have to live in the rust belt, now, do we?
Let’s see….our recruits suck, our coaches suck, everyone who ever writes anything about OU sucks (except for the TFB, of course), and you’re a fan of OU…why?
I think he’ll do well, but it seems a bunch of that momentum is more about him being new than anything else.
OU should go to Ibiza next year
Smart idea by Harbaugh.
Won’t that just remind recruits the other 51 weeks why they don’t want to go there? LOL
None of that “hey! let’s make a road trip to Detroit in the middle of the night” hijinks anymore, huh?
Shouldn’t be allowed.
Hopefully in the 95 percent of Florida that sucks.
With Kyler Murray transferring to OU you would think that will help in the state of Texas recruiting since he was such a well known player down there ,by many high school coaches.
Can’t hurt that’s for sure. A 5-star too for those counting.
I believe aTm will use the Kyler transfer as a negative against us……..quitter, locker room cancer, things like that, even if they are false, which I believe they are.
I see both sides of the arguments about this years recruiting class. And although I know the class is never made by one individual I will feel so much better about this class if Kelly signs.
seems to be a pretty popular opinion 😉
Jordan is today an all time post count?
I’d have to think so, but some of the game/post-game threads have got pretty crazy at times.
baylor beat-down in norman
From USA Today: LOSERS
Penn State. Once owners of a class ranked among the top five, Penn State ended signing day hovering on the fringes of the top 25. It’s still a solid group: James Franklin landed his quarterback of the future in Jake Zembiec, a top backfield prospect in Miles Sanders and a number of four-star linemen to add to the Nittany Lions’ maligned offensive front. Penn State simply had plans for a stronger group before the start of the regular season.
Oklahoma. The Sooners’ signing class does not include transfers Kyler Murray from Texas A&M and Geno Lewis from Penn State. There’s still something off about this group, which counts just three players from Texas. Since his arrival in 1999, Bob Stoops has built a longstanding dynasty on the talent secured from Oklahoma’s next-door neighbor. In comparison, the Sooners signed three players from the same junior college in Scranton, Pa.
meh, i’d all but guarantee that’s coming from someone w/ only the most basic knowledge of recruiting.
Thanks. What is your grade?
And no knowledge of football.
Yep, it’s USA today. Have not read that since 85.
He does have a point about Lackawanna and Texas though. Pretty crazy stat.
scratched my head a couple of times regarding offers this year
RB, every team has those and I thought for awhile why are we offering so many people, then realize if you don’t offer they won’t know if your interested.
i suppose- just thought a couple of times we were out of character
Maybe back a few years it might of but this is the new age of recruiting. It is crazy and more unpredictable than ever before.
To some degree. If you count transfers, that stat is not a true statement.
Your right Jordan most of these journalist/writers probably have not even watched an OU game let alone writing a BS story.Go Sooners!!That said OU needs to upgrade their recruiting..
I flagged myself on this one.
better change your pants
I don’t feel confident in landing Kelly tonight. I think he’s going to go with the “fresher” face. It’s easy to get ambushed for a couple months of new people telling you how great you are and this that and the other and to fall for that pith. I think he goes for it and from things I’ve heard today, my assumption is that ou knows he’s going to notre dame.
I thought you were a lock?
He was a lock but, anything can happen! Perhaps Zack is just getting ready for the let down!
Up until today I’ve felt good about landing Kelly, but that confidence has been dropping the last 2 weeks. Then today, there’s been very little excitement around ou. It doesn’t feel like our “year” on the recruiting trail. Everyone thought news would leak by now and that hasn’t been the case from ou. The coaches sounded like they know the class is done. I listened to Deano on the SA a little bit ago and while most don’t care for his reputation, I think he’s more knowledgeable than given credit for and he sounded like it’s not happening.
I hope I’m overreacting but it doesn’t look promising from wear I’m sitting.
Okay, so, now tell why he will commit to OU.
Because we’re awesome
https://bubblesandbooyah.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/booyah.gif?w=395&h=200
See, it’s a done deal.
That would be the “fatality” for this class for all you mortal kombat fans.
Either way, back to the grind tomorrow.
Keep pressing forward.
Like Goose?
Ouch but a good one
Too soon! 31 years this summer… ?
Don’t say that, Zack. You’ve been my good vibration-man.
Stoops said in his comment that they expected 10-11 and they where at 10 with 1 pending tonight, and he slipped a little saying we have a great LB class and we are happy and well of course depending on one tonight!
That I’m saying man even stoops seemed optimistic about tonight and eluded to it pretty often in his statements on the podium.
It saddens me to hear that. I hope you are wrong.
Come back, Zack.
Ask SD , he seems to be in the know.
If you ask anything of he-who-must-not-be-named, ask him to leave.
And to leave o you said that.
Metzker, today didn’t work out the way we had hoped. I hope them other recruits like their Christmas toys they bought for themselves in four years.
So true Sam,but I rekon as Stoops allways says,we get what we needThe sun will indeed rise tomorrow andddddddd its 6:29 and texsa still sucksssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop it Zack! The sky is NOT falling! The world is not roun……..wait.
What’s up, KJ?
It will be what it will be, my man.
Yessir and well keep pressing on no matter what.
That’s the spirit.
Doesn’t B.O.B. think the world is flat??
Haha he do
do he HAha
Zack true or false,if we lose out on Kelly ,that just puts the nail in the coffin for the 2016 OU recruiting class! Go Sooners!!
True as in that will be the end of the class. But there’s potential there and I think they found guys that will buy into a team mentality which is what we call “ou guys” so we will see how they pan out. The guys we brought in never waivered on ou from what I can tell after their commitments which is what we all want right?
Well, i mean except for the guy who would have gone to bama had 1 more scholly been available lol.
That’s why I said not a lot of excitement. I think our coaches pushed Jackson and farrar to decommit and flip prior to NSD so that they didn’t leave teams high and dry. And maybe that pays off with integrity and relationships within the coaching world, but having those guys flip today would have been huge for momentum. Instead Texas stole the show.
Was referring to your OU guys, and never wavered portions of the comment.
Hes not here if bama had room.
I dont care how we get him, long as he works hard. No one likes to be a fallback option though, kids or schools.
Oh gotcha he’s a receiver though he’s borderline primadona just for being a WR. They’re one sideways look away from being a “problem”
Ya, really hope he dosent come in feeling salty because he didnt get to go the school he wanted.
Hoping he decides to add a chip to his shoulder like the rest of these kids.
All of the recruits OU signed I am excited about,because they wanted to be Sooners!!
okay so what time is he committing in the central time zone
7:30
Thank ya sir… i am getting antsy
http://www.maxpreps.com/news/rEgdUBTbsES2D7FiKYRwEg/live-video–caleb-kelly-national-signing-day-announcement.htm
71 minutes from the time of this post (7:19 Central)
So did Youngquist not sign?
No. Won’t be playing football for at least this year.
no personal issue
Remember many TFB posters said that making this year’s playoff would give a boost next recruiting cycle, not this one. In addition, we have to take into account the fact that we have a few coaches that just started recruiting for us. First year building relationships with those other than players.
Thank you Hunter thus why 2017 class is off to a hot start! We make a nice run next year watch OU get a top 5 class and probably one in 2018. I am telling you the kids and pieces from this class and the last 2 are really something special and they will make up a nice team. I will say this now Murray will lead OU to a Nat Title in 2 years!
They sure won’t be able to tackle him for a loss. Quick.
BB we should,if not trouble lurking!!Go Sooners!!
I like it!
Why do u think that he’s better than Kendal ?
Dual threat and I am not saying he is but, I think like Mayfield this year Murray will play with a chip on his shoulder when he comes back that’s the x-factor!
I agree 100% I also believe the relationship with the high school coaches is key. “Coaches take care of coaches”
We weren’t far off. Get Kelly, and land 2 of Mayden, Cobb, Daniels, Tupai, or a couple of others we were in on late, and I think most wouldn’t be complaining at all. I know close doesn’t win us games, but we weren’t far off from what I’d consider an A+ class. Probably A- right now, maybe an A with Kelly.
This is a B- class at best.
lol, not a chance. It’s small, you can’t use rankings against teams bringing in 30 players as your reasoning. We landed A LOT of kids we wanted, and got some really good players late. Jackson Jr. The WR from Louisianna. B-. That is ridiculous.
I’m not using class rankings.
Then what are you using considering most of this class has been intact for months, and we landed some solid talent late? You upset we don’t have a DT in this class? Mad that we didn’t land your favorite recruit? At best from where we were 2-3 months ago we’d have also landed maybe Cobb, Mayden, and Daniels, and we might have missed out on somebody we do have had we taken one of them. You mad about Moore? lol. The dude from Illinois is going to be better, mark my words.
If you sort by average, we actually fall 1 spot in the rankings.
Better average than 2 teams ahead of us, but worse average than 3 teams behind us.
#24 by average if my eyes ar right.
Yea agree a B- is crazy talk. Bledsoe, Swensen, Jackson, M. Jones, Adams, Farrar, Kendall, and Parker are all big time players. I feel that in my heart Sylvie and JMT will be special players. The other guys I think will be solid as well!
Clemson and Auburn have as many commits as we do and Auburn was terrible last year AND lost the one guy that was responsible for the success they did manage to find
Didn’t get some of the guys we wanted, but we did get guys we needed. I think the 17′ class will be really good
Disagree. This is a very talented class!
Eluded to this earlier. If we get Cobb and Mayden, I think most people would be happy with the class.
Agreed. We weren’t far off at all from where folks wanted us to be.
but we didnt =/
Not a lot of difference, but it kinda is, all at the same time.
Cant have too many stud corners.
I would have been ecstatic with this class if they kept Cobb, landed Kelly and landed either Mayden or Daniels.
But Texas got ass devastated this year and still raked in recruits. We lose to Texas? There goes our pull with those seniors. We lose ANOTHER bowl game? Other coaches are coming in and telling them if all you ever want to win is a conference title then OU is where to be.
Bob is not selling these kids hard enough on the NFL. We have the two highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL, the third highest paid defensive tackle and back to back to back rushing champions and we can’t land a single 5 star offensive player? When TOM HERMANN is getting them?
Thats bullsh*t folks. That is not OU football. Bob has only succeeded when he has geographically lucked into players. Meyer can recruit anywhere. Saban can. Harbaugh can. Kirby Smart can. Jimbo can.
When is Bob going to step it up?
send him an email
https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/3157/4676/original.jpg Again
Dang is it just me or did Kyler put on a little weight?
He put on muscle
Wish he put on some height haha
LOL i need some of that too.
He is toooooo fast though man. I am telling you he needs the muscle cause he going be what Watson was for Clemson I bet a lot on that!
He’s a special player for sure.
I’d like if he could put on some inches, and not of the waist variety 🙂
Um that sounded bad!
“that’s what she said”
Never seen a mod bash OU coaches and players so much. LOL!
So how badly did Montgomery leaving end up hurting us? I wasn’t really following who he was in on.
I think he was definitely missed. He still checks in from time to time on “his” guys. That’s just someone who has a knack for it.
Agreed. It would be nice to know the “inside” info on that one. Seemed an odd choice.
hurt us in the spring….helped us in the fall
Not disagreeing with you, but where does this come from that he wasn’t a good coach as far as development goes?
ex-players have stated this
Just that Diron was a better coach? Had not heard that.
No, that Monty was a great recruiter/good guy, not a good coach as far as coaching guys up.
Agreed. Word is, Diron isn’t the recruiter Monty was (not by a longshot), but he is a far better technical coach.
I saw development in this year’s DL that far exceeded the previous year. But I maybe wrong or over exaggerating it
I don’t think Stoops replaced Montgomery when he added Reynolds,Simmons(i like him)& the RB coach Boulware(correct me if I’m wrong)all 3 put together,as far as recruiting.That”s just my opinion. Go Sooners!!
Time will tell how good of a recruiter Monty really was. Truth is, none of his recruits have made the field yet.
True. He did seem popular with recruits though for whatever that matters.
I don’t think it hurt us that much. I think instead of Bledsoe, maybe we land agim and then an actual DT. I think Reynolds put his eggs in the Daniels basket and if he landed him great, if not, no big deal we will move on to 2017. We took several DT’s last year. Plus I don’t think Daniels is a true NG so he may have been a DE in our system.
Maybe Monty could have landed a big recruit like dontavious Jackson or even mique Juarez but that’s very hard to project.
Thanks, I didn’t remember his targets. Diron seems like a capable replacement.
Plus, Lampkin falling to OU was an unexpected plus to go w/ Gallimore and ‘O’.
Gallimore is going to be disruptive
I don’t understand why Juarez was a 5 star at LB? I can’t find any tape of him at LB, only at QB.
Ok 30 mins to walk the dog
Or throw the Frisbee to mine good idea.
Also to the Girls BB game.
euphemism?
If it’s the OSU fan, he’d have 30 minutes to wack, I mean walk the reindeer.
I’d just stay out all night if I were you.
Just a reminder of who we have coming in next year as well:
https://twitter.com/Ldraper_10/status/673328590910562305
That’s the ticket. Thanks for sharing, RBear.
keep thinking about Calmus when I see this kid- hope he’s as good
He’s going to be great. Seems very serious.
As I think about it, all of the kids OU has on the roster are serious about football. I can’t wait for everything to come into fruition.
https://twitter.com/ZSanchez15/status/695042599250296833
According to Mike Stoops, OU wanted a DE and a NT in this class. OU got the best DE, but signed no NT. No space for more.
However, they were able to sign Mark Jackson that will play around 250lbs and have roles as a Jack/Spinner/OLB, which enables him the unique ability to implement a true 3-4 with the flexibility of a 4-3.
Mike said he wasn’t able to do that with Striker. He had to scheme the defense around Striker due to his ability. That will change in 2016.
He pointed out the Lackawanna guys were very fast, aggressive and distinctful prospects that will play inside. Well coached in a 3-4, running a similar defense to OU.
Stoops stated Terry was one of the most athletic high IQ guys in this class that will make an impact in the middle with great size. Smart like Darlington and Ikard.
Thanks for the info!
after watching him in the all american game i was hoping they would keep Terry in the middle.. he is a run stuffer something we lost once evans went down…
and its hard to recruit to these kids to be a true NT your basically telling a kid hey I need you to do everything you can to take up as many blocks as possible for our backers to make the plays.. if you cant find a guy that will buy into that no need in taking someone when you have enough youth on campus just cant let it happen two cycles in a row
edit..had to make sure yall didnt think i was on the same subject haha
Is there a live stream for the C Kelly announcement?
posted below somewhere
by DHunterSanchez I believe
http://www.maxpreps.com/news/rEgdUBTbsES2D7FiKYRwEg/live-video–caleb-kelly-national-signing-day-announcement.htm
Kelly starting to feel like Mayden? People leaking that he is ND bound.
Lawd help the nuclear meltdown here if he picks ND. I think he’s a mommas boy (nothing wrong with that) and she wants him at ND.
I shutting the computer down and going to bed if it does. Tomorrow is a better day.
OU seems to get alot of Momma & poppa recruits for some reason & they never end up at Oklahoma:(:(:(Go Sooners!!!!!!!
Not true Jacksons parents wanted him at A&M according to reports and Bledsoes mom wanted him at KU
my bad bb:(
No question there will be upset fan bases soon, really feel he’s ours
define “people”
Has it come from anyone legitimate?
Fresno reporter
Its probably a Bakersfield reporter…they’re confused out there.
So no?
Man if we miss out on Kelly also, I might go straight to bed.
I would. Get this day over with. But there still is only one OU.
Big year coming, take them one at a time and beat Houston, Ohio st, TCU, TEXAS, BAYLOR, AND PUKE ST and we’re in the playoff again.
TOS is reporting Kelly to OU. Guess we will see shortly.
I needed that fake hope lol
who is TOS?
They’re the things that stick out at the end of your feet.
Or the things you do with a salad.
or what I eat with my eggs and bacon
nice one Speedy
FIIK
Truth is noone really knows except him
I’m seeing about as much OU as I’m seeing ND. Lot’s of LTer’s are saying ND, because “Bob Sucks”.
They said same thing about Mayden.
I know that across the country there are good statistics for star level and production, but had anyone specifically looked at OU? I would be curious. Seems like we’ve gotten as much or more out of 3 stars as we have 5.
coach ’em up
We just have not got a National Championship!!That’s the big Kahuna!!!
Good point. Maybe 3 stars feel they have more to prove so they work harder?
Sometimes they just don’t get as much coverage, 3 and 4 are interchangeable in my book, 5’s are different obviously
I think there’s something to that. More likely how reliant stars are on physical ability alone. Can’t put a rating on work ethic. Truth comes out a few years down the road.
heard this brought up the other day. the problem with comparing 3* to 5* is how much larger the 3* pool is.
Agree, but you can take that into account.
The thing is your success rate with a 3 star would be good if it’s around 50%. Our success rating with 5 stars seems below 50%.
can anyone rattle off our last 10, 5*? would be interesting to compare our last 10-20 to UT’s last 10-20 five stars and see the success/fail rate
I dont remember the 70’s.
Kidding..kidding
no one does
Probably some sort of loss bias going on, cause I can only seem to remember the fails. The big time hyped guys that didn’t work out.
Well you got mixon, Brandon Williams, metoyer and good who I believe were unanimous 5 stars. Then you got ford, deberry and Phillips who were 5 stars on at least one site. Then you go back to granger and Washington I think. If those are right then we’ve gotten 5 “good/great” years out of those 8 or 9 guys.
I think you hit most of them
Yikes. Exactly. That’s probably well below average production from what you’re “supposed” to get out of those guys.
well…i don’t know that I’d necessarily count Metoyer
We need to breed 5’s at home and avoid shopping for them, maybe Shmitty can start a program for the general population in OK
State Senate Bill to increased hGH in our poultry and dairy products?
More like money to the school system so these kids have viable coaches and equipment.
Possibly, or replace fluoride with creatine and whey protein in drinking water
uhh, soonersports says the class is complete?
linky?
http://soonersports.com/fls/31000/microsites/16fb_signingday/index.html
Where exactly does it say class is complete?
off the B/R page i got that link from.
Bedlam WBB about to get underway. Go Sooners!!!
NSD
Have it on now, nice change of pace from today.
re viney……..didn’t know much about him ’til I read an interesting article about his time here…..so, what is a st quality control guy………he said his goal is to be a secondary coach yet he’s not allowed to coach and can’t recruit off campus………they’re trying to hold on to him ’til there’s an opening yet he needs coaching experience……..
I have waited all day for the CK announcement. Now I’m boarding a Southwest flight from Atlanta to Austin, with no internet. It’s bad enough I have to go to Austin, Texsa. If I get off of the plane to bad news, I might have to light a bag of sh!t at DKR!
Hopefully its good news when you land.
Amen!
wait, I’m still prayin’
But if not that bag of sh!t is still on the table lol
I can add some puke to it if this goes south.
Isn’t Atlanta’s airport terrible? Top five worst IMO
Very crowded and no where to sit or work. I prefer some of the smaller airports that provide workspace for the road warrior!
Last time I was in Atlanta, no ceiling tiles, and they weren’t going for the industrial look
is that the one with the Star Wars AT-AT like people movers?
Light it anyway ?
Is Kelly inside are outside lb and where is Berry ( can’t spell last name)expect to play?
I’m pretty sure they’re both OLBs.
Ricky DeBerry – outside LB most likely but could play either.
Am. I the only one who hasn’t had time to really appreciate the Mykel Jones get? Could be huge. If we read on here everyday for a year about him we’d be going nuts cause we got him.
He had Bama and Ole Miss after him, should do just fine in LRs offense
“He will feel much better, and be much happier in this so called “pass-happy” offense; It’s a perfect it. I guarantee it.” – Jos. A . Bank
Very excited to have him.
actually, if you go back to look at the entire list of signees, it’s pretty stout if you ask me- addresses some needs
I can’t up vote this enough times!
For sure. Just these guys today flipping makes it seem worse. That and no “elite of elite” guys.
can’t see the forest for the trees type thang goin’ on sometimes
great cliche
Concur sir
Mav the WR class is pretty good!!No complaints!!!Go Sooners!!!!
Good point! Great to get him. We tend to focus on the negative – shame on us.
Any other time, it would have been huge news. I think it probably was news in the Offensive skilled players meeting.
He is a big pick up. Actually we closed very well with the WR needs. If we get Kelly it will really help with depth and the future of the LB crew.
The class is a good class. Jones is good stuff. People will complain no matter what. Hell we could of won it all last year and Bob still would suck and Kish still needed to get fired and we suck at recruting yada yada…we’re good.
I mean I woulda gladly taken Cobb, Mayden, and Jacobs too, but I agree.
I watched his film the other day, the kid has great hands, and speed! He can get separation very fast!
Really good point. I think he makes a difference this year.
I’m too busy rewatching Bledsoe and Jackson. Keep wondering where Bledsoe’s ceiling is at with that frame. He timed 4.71 at OU camp and 4.73 and ARK camp.
Roger that Mav
I said it in the other post and I’ll say it again: getting Mykel Jones at the 11th hour is a steal. Overall, I am pleased with this class. We got multiple 4* at positions of need. This class was about bolstering what is already on campus, and I feel, outside of DT, OU has accomplished this today.
Doors are closing, bring it home TFBers!
Getting pumped. Hopefully we can close this out in style.
Pump!Pump!Pump! Me Up!!!!!!!
Pump pump pump!
Haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45_vgTv7_xE
Sooners are playing on ESPN…my bad thats Golden State same dif
We are only 1400 comments away from 6000 on the day people. Keep up the good work! I am sure the Kelly announcement is good for 1000 by itself!
Thats crazy
That is crazy
Some of them shouldn’t count, lol
True but I hadn’t refreshed in awhile so I actually left about 135 out!
FWIW on Twitter I seen as many people say OU as they have ND and one person said ND took the lead one said OU is a lock hell one said Oregon came in under everyone and stole him!
amazing how people can crawl inside this kids head to measure the brain cells in favor of OU vs the ones in favor of ND- simply amazing
Curious about newfound flexibility on D this year, Striker will be missed but we could be pleasantly surprised at his replacement(s) and the DL in general
I thought you were about to talk about some stretching exercises Miz…ha….sorry been a long day looking at this board.
Did u get this?
…http://www.maxpreps.com/news/rEgdUBTbsES2D7FiKYRwEg/live-video–caleb-kelly-national-signing-day-announcement.htm
was looking for that…thanks D
we need an overwhelming push from the line, both lines actually
Thinking of Lampkin, Gallimore, Walker, love for these guys to unleash fury
Don’t forget Overton! He’s gonna be a beast!
Q!
Honestly feel like were getting there
If they can ever get the switch to come on for Obo, could be an all conference guy. Just doesn’t seem to have the mental side down yet.
http://www.maxpreps.com/news/rEgdUBTbsES2D7FiKYRwEg/live-video–caleb-kelly-national-signing-day-announcement.htm
No more Striker role at OU per Mike Stoops today. Traditional 3-4 with the flexibility of a 4-3.
Missed it
Thank god!
Jordan are you in your cups yet?
https://49.media.tumblr.com/3620d337cf22662ac6141def1446bf00/tumblr_ne0l4vgHgE1stkhy4o1_500.gif
Are those C or D cups? LOL!
Well done Doob
Thats the better question!!
Solid C!
Looks like 34 c in my professional opinion.
i was leaning 36 C and 35 C we all know one is bigger than the other!
? that’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.
Give it a breast Mav 🙂
Good eye Brien!
The left look larger than the other!
I wasn’t looking THAT close, but now that you mention it….
Those are definately c’s.
C cups
Something something motorboat.
He’s into 4th Shirley Temple by now
I’d be on her cups…that’s for sure.
Came across this rating by signee courtesy of the DMN. No matter what happens in the next 10 minutes, these guys are happy to be Sooners.
NAME HOMETOWN/SCHOOL POS. HT. WT. RIVALS SCOUT 247 ESPN 247 COMP.
Abdul Adams Durham, N.C./Hillside RB 6-0 205 4 4 3 3 4
Emmanuel Beal Scranton, Pa./Lackawanna CC LB 6-2 215 2 2 NR 3 2
Amani Bledsoe Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence DE 6-5 272 4 4 4 4 4
Kapri Doucet Scranton, Pa./Lackawanna CC LB 6-2 225 2 3 3 3 3
Zach Farrar Southlake/Carroll WR 6-3 210 3 4 3 3 3
Adrian Hardy Houston/Dekaney ATH 6-2 185 3 3 3 3 3
Mark Jackson Cibolo/Steele DE 6-2 221 4 4 4 4 4
Mykel Jones Patterson, La./Patterson WR 6-1 185 4 4 4 4 4
Ashton Julious Scranton, Pa./Lackawanna CC OL 6-8 330 3 3 3 3 3
Austin Kendall Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson QB 6-2 210 4 4 3 4 4
Parnell Motley Washington, D.C./Woodson DB 6-1 170 3 3 3 3 3
Jordan Parker Pittsburg, Calif./Pittsburg DB 5-11 184 4 4 4 4 4
Ben Powers El Dorado, Kan./Butler County CC OL 6-5 315 3 3 3 4 3
Logan Roberson Harrah, Okla./Harrah OL 6-5 318 2 3 2 3 2
Erik Swenson Downers Grove, Il./Downers Grove South OT 6-7 285 4 4 4 4 4
Chanse Sylvie Shreveport, La./Calvary Academy DB 6-0 186 3 3 4 4 3
Jon-Michael Terry Tulsa, Okla./Victory Christian LB 6-3 220 3 3 3 4 3
Johncarlo Valentin Philadelphia/Imhotep Institute OL 6-5 337 4 3 4 3 3
Get the Boom cannon ready!!!
Hope you’re right. Need to end NSD on a big positive!
Video up http://www.maxpreps.com/news/rEgdUBTbsES2D7FiKYRwEg/live-video–caleb-kelly-national-signing-day-announcement.htm
We’re live!!!!!
Here we go
Video has started.
The trolls right now….
http://cdn0.dailydot.com/uploaded/images/original/2012/8/6/Hammerheads.gif
I see SD and sooner love over on the right!
Haha…..that’s clever.
Why is there no OU jersey?
I think those are his HS and AA jerseys.
HS and AA jersey!
’cause he’s wearing it underneath
NO ND jersey either. I don’t think it means anything other than they didn’t want to block out the elementary school logo.
Come on Kanai do the right thing…
Well at least our hat is on the outside…
Excuse me as I go throw up now the excitement is overwhelming
Not watching vid hitting f5
crowd is excited
Wellllllllllllll
Nice bow tie, lol. Classy.
Starts drinking in 3, 2, 1…
you are behind
touche’
It’s a cluster f***. But gotta be a good feeling for the kid.
Before things go nuts here, one way or the other, in a few minutes, just wanted to take the chance to thank the great TFB staff for all that you do for Sooner Nation. I also appreciate the overall community that has been established, both sunshine pumpers and negative Nancys (minus a few trolls of course) This was my 1st time actively with TFB through the recruiting season (meaning daily checking of the posts and frequenting the board way too much .. mostly through lurking, but a comment every now and then haha) and it definitely made me a much more informed, and I’d like to think intelligent, fan. Not to mention, it made things easier during that period after the bowl game and before NSD. It’s definitely been an enjoyable ride, both with the ups and downs, and can’t wait for all the class/player breakdowns, Spring practice reports, etc to come. Here’s hoping for 1 more BOOM to end the day!
Wish him & his family the best, no matter what.
Is Jordan still awake??
Caleb Kelly has committed to… aaaarrrrrghhhh.
He’s face down on his keyboard, drink in hand, bottles scattered ..
Annnnnnnd my stream quit.
Dish?
Phone…
Im not watching stream,choose not to just want the BOOM
He’s enrolling at Lackawanna – Linebacker U!!
YEWESSSS
YESSSS
YEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
BOOM
BOOM!!!!
BOOM
BOOOM BOOM
boomere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111
Boom, welcome to the Sooners family!!
BOOM!!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boooooom goes the dynamite.
HE PICKKKKEDDDD OKLAHOOMAAAAA
Proper.
Boom………booomm
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There it is!!!
BOOM!!!!!!
YAAAASSSS QUEEEEN!!
Hell yes!
MOTHER F83921740815 BOOOM!!!!!!!!!
I don’t have to start drinking, well I will.
Boom!!!!
So, whats the verdict?
BOOM!
Praise God. Momma knows how to do the horns down.
Loved that
BBBBOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!
Boomer!!!!!!!
Boomer!
Sooner!
Sooner!!!!
boomdate added!
Heck Yeah!
Boom!!!
Very nice
Hell yeah!
Boom…. awesome
Boys, let it all out…
West Coast just went nuclear!
BOOM!!!
You’re welcome guys. I had to reverse the bad mojo by being SD for a moment.
Viney you are the 6god.
All is forgiven. YESSIR!!! Welcome Mr. Kelly
YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!
Boooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmm!
He likes us! He really, really likes us!
I love this! LOL!
I’m going to allow this. Just letting you all know this like now.
Yessssssssss!!!!!!!!!!
Dios Mi!!!! Aw haw haw haw haw…. Boomer freakin’ SOONER!!!!
Sweet jesus thank you and BOOMERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOM! Needed that one. Boomer Sooner TFB!
Damned right!
Oh thank the lord. Big big big boom. You are a future All American Mr Kelly. Welcome!
you guys better not be messing around. for real?.
Yes, just watched him commi
sh#t I’m at work. Wow, I truly thought we’d lost him the past 2 weeks.
And BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol @ all the TFB OGs sticking it out till the end..
Yes, sir!!!
Wait, wait, wait! Steve Harvey wasn’t hosting the choosing ceremony, was he?
OOOOOOOOH MAMA
UNHOOK THE PONIES
Boooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!
I quess he picked OU?
Yep
Fire kish
Kish’ed
Caleb Kelly just picked an OU hat!!! He must really be a 1-star that ended up with a 5-star typo.
Signed,
Stephen Dale & Co., probably
Welcomecome Calebaleb. Boomeroomer Soonerooner!!! !!!
https://twitter.com/calebkkelly/status/695057029627416578
Someone clean the Boom cannon now!!!!
Someone please post the vid. I couldn’t watch.
And all is right in SOONER land!
Now I am happy. This is one great Defensive class…
Let’s party
Way ahead of ya partner. 🙂
yep. Now I can really celeebratee..
Kyler Murray and Caleb Kelly are both 5 stars, so don’t every forget that.
Boomer Sooner!
Mixon??
Good Call!
He counts as 2015 right?
Meaning three 5’s on roster now
True.
http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Tina-Fey-giving-herself-high-five.gif
THATS NOT THE ONE kj
Im saving it for the boom thread 🙂
LMAO OK
I love tina fey!
Viney just earned his first years salary.
YAYYYYY CALEB! Really good judgement you’re showing us there!
B O O M !!!!!
Crisis avoided. I will actually be able to sleep tonight.
Stoops is a genius again. We’re never gonna lose another game! Haters be damned.
Is everyone happy now?
Zack, where are you, dude?
My post got lost in the shuffle. I take full credit for reversing our bad mojo.
LOL
You said, “Because we’re awesome.”
There you have it.
Am I off the hook now Sam?
Considering the good news, I’m going grant you a pardon.
But…I’m not the Gov’nuh; that would be Bob.
Lol. OK. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.
And all is right and well again in Soonerville. Welcome home, Caleb!!
Oh thank you lord. Never been so happy to land a “lock”
Great pick up!!!!
Boom for Caleb. His brother put on an eagles hat first lol.
Great class, even better how it ended.
I love seeing Denzel come out to play
1 up vote equals high five!
Great. My blood pressure just dropped 50 points.
New Thread PLEASE ?
My tablet dead, my phone at 4% time to call it a day thank you tfb
https://twitter.com/calebkkelly/status/695057029627416578
This guy, man. THIS GUY RIGHT HERE.
https://twitter.com/Joe_MainMixon/status/695057351972425729
He even flashed the down horns!
So did mama and little brother. Love it.
Finally went OUr way
I mean this in the most heterosexual way, I’m happily married…
BUT
CALEB FREAKIN’ KELLY HAS ME LIKE…
Lol
Noone cutting their wrist now?
OU just passed Bama on Rivals
Haha
LOL!
Boom!
I just felt a tingle down my spine and up my leg, I had a visceral reaction in the pit of my stomach, and became instantly verklempt!
In layman’s terms, you just got a huge football boner. 🙂
LOL!!!
Man I think Kelly deserves a new thread
Nightcap redefined!!
Are we still waiting on Arthur Brown’s decision?
Hes in waiting on smoke patterson
Boom!!!
Finally some positive news.
Ok I can rest well ,celebrate take that trollssssssssss
Where’s Sooner Love? Show some love.
Has everybody started to breathe again?
I’ve started drinking does that count?
Yes
Why did you ever stop?
never ever be a qutter
I had Sunday school on a Wednesday.
Well, there’s that. 🙂
It took a shart to kickstart my lungs but I made it happen.
This stuff is the best troll repellent there is.
+10000
Exactly!
don’t tempt ’em
Loving the strong finish and the big can of STFU for the trolls.
https://twitter.com/OU_Football/status/695058786659086336
One of the best things I have seen all day!
UT filing complaint that CK counts as 2 players on the field.
You guys have no idea of Kelly’s ? IQ. First day starter and playoff impact player
You guys have no idea of Kelly’s ? IQ. First day starter and playoff impact player
Now someone hit fast forward to September. This off-season is gonna suck.
Jordan put the drink down and put up the thread!
lmaoooooooooooooo
BOOM!!! Let’s go!
Yes!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the Sooner Nation Mr. Kelly!
It took awhile but I new this day was going to be Electric! BOOM!!
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
#KANAIinNORMAN
We were one Mayden away from a perfect day, but almost perfect is where it’s at.
Boomer Sooner!!!
Regardless of the asnine arguments made today about the class about the coaching staff looking at the transferring QB and WR in with the recruiting class, they had to fill the spots with scollys from this class. Go figure the class with 2 more 5*’s and another 4* and see where they fell in this fictitous team ranking crap. I think it’s kinda eye opening.
Anyone know how to do this?
We really needed this one
If OU doesn’t land Robert Meachem tonight we’re not even going to make the Rivals Top 15 recruiting class. Pathetic.
Haven’t been able to check in for a while…this place has straight blow’d up! Happy signing day, everyone!
Glad to see you back.
Thank you, sir! Good to be back!
Always good to see ya, Toats!!! picked a good time to show up.
Good to see that all is well in Mainiac land!
Needed your help around here.
I aim to disappoint, brother!
You were the smart one Toats, DO NOT go through the comments, it was ugly!!!!!
I appreciate the advice, but I can’t make any promises!
Don’t say I didn’t warn you buddy!
Hopefully, Youngquist makes it in down the road. Best wishes, regardless.
Boomer Sooner!!!
Yeah wish the young man well and hope we have the opportunity to see him play at OU!
Just listening to him he seems like a really great kid too. Thats just great.
You fellas have a good night! Not the best NSD ever, but not the worst by any means. Boomer freakin Sooner.
Always a great day to be a Sooner.
A Caleb Kelly Boom is quite NIIIIIIIIICEEEEEE
My wife and daughter have no clue why we just high fived but they did yell Sooner back at me.
Just back and BOOM baby! Needed this cat bad! Welcome to the family Mr. Kelly.
The only surprise/disappointment today (considering where we were coming in to today) was mayden. Really thought we had a shot there. Would have been a set secondary for yrs. on to the next one next yr.
LB class still great even with the Youngquist uncertainty.
2 Denzels is better than 0 Denzels I always say
3 is better than 2 tho Jordan!!!
If you are playing golf, you don’t want one more.
Hell, Kelly is worth a full size fathead Denzel in my office.
Agreed
2 Denzels is equal to 5 Morgan Freemans.
Now, sign and fax
I really, really like this #OUDNA marketing strategy. That is resonating with kids more than we know.
One of their best moves.
Did Boomer145 start OUDNA ?
Not sure.
OUDNA is extremely cool for a marketing approach. Very unique
Well, we know it didn’t come from XII marketing. #OneTrueChampion – ugh.
😉
Well said.
Ray, ya punk, I needed u earlier today! Where u been?
I’m good at avoiding crowds. 🙂
Need backup. You are dead to me now.
I thought it was only appropriate.
Ok I can’t wait….BOOM SUCKAS!!
http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/happy-dancing.gif
There it issssssssss BOOMERRRRRRRRRRR GIRL.
Alison Brie is an auto up vote literally every single time
Give me two reasons why.
Good stuff J
This should become the norm when denzel appears so should BOOMER GIRL VOTE?
I like Boomer Girl! Bring her around more often…
According to 247 he was going to go to notre dame prior to final in home visit with ou. Not sure if that’s 100% true but he sure played to the crowd as if that was true.
Jason Kersey just tweeted out a story that was just released like 15 minute ago saying just that. Said he had a change of heart though after in-home with Stoops. It was written by Tom Loy
Seems like Kelly might have let some media know, so ț could write these stories. Not that it’s a bad thing (but with how specific the quotes were, it seems that way).
OK…KJ, Brien and RBear win for ‘fastest BOOM’ on Kelly. Thanks to all who participated.
5k total comments lol. Hope you guys got that OUDNA hosting package.
Really like the way he handled it, straight forward with no tricky crap.
Quality kid.
Yup. He genuinely got me, when he put on the pro hat and pulled it off to reveal OU. I had no idea. Was still waiting for him to pick up one of the 3 in front. Pretty cool (but it’s easy to say that since it was OU underneath 🙂 ).
#20 class on 247
#3 Big 12 class
#1 on the field
I don’t see us losing another game….ever
How would that be possible?
Gotta dream and set your goals high. Technically it’s not, impossible
Oregon game? AHHHH
BS about no 3. They don’t include Murray.
I agree. We still own the Big 12
Or Geno Lewis
Awesome read on Kelly
http://notredame.247sports.com/Article/5-star-LB-Caleb-Kelly-finds-best-fit-at-Oklahoma-43437409
Great article. Good young man. Stoops brothers made it happen.
It’s impressive that he didn’t fall for “all the flashy stuff and the gear” at Oregon. Solid well grounded kid right there.
That is an awesome read! I honestly felt like Chanse was my favorite from this class but im now naming Kelly and Sylvie my co-favorites.. similar to last year in the big12 haha but seriously both these guys say the right things and I think will be great leaders for the Future of Oklahoma Football on and off the field! Boomer Sooner
Great read, lmao when he called the Stoop’s brothers.
Man its great to finish like that. Definitely helps cool people off to go out on a win.
https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/3157/4676/original.jpg Again
Hope Tupai thinks it’s cool
#OUDNA #WeWearToupes4Tupai
hahahaha
Feels good signing the only 5 star in the Big 12.
Just think if the guy was SEC Caliber. We’d be SOOOO cool (cough cough)
Erick fowler to Texas… Just letting you know
Kelly is better tho.. Better pass coverage
Outstanding! Welcome Caleb!
With Kyler Murray 5 Stars, Geno Lewis 4 Stars, and Braxton Pickard 3 Stars, this is a better class than Baylor on par with Texas.
Bob Stoops said in his presser, nobody will give him credit for Murray and Lewis, but they count on his scholarship allotment in 2016.
Boomer Sooner!
Dont forget Dalton Wood
So anything interesting happen while I was gone?
Not really.
I was afraid of that. Guess I’ll have to go back outside and enjoy the evening. 🙂
Life is good, and we just got a lot better with Caleb.
SD is a no show
Not much…
still waiting…
Lou Ferigno has just been named a color analyst for the NBA.
SD is in a corner crying somewhere.
So with what Kelly said in an interview what was said over the weekend that both schools knew was true Mike and Bob knew he was coming!
SD, where are you now? The clock is still broken!
This was a very good signing class! Met every need we had.
Boomer !
Sooner
Sleep well everyone!
Suck it, crybabies.
Goodnight everyone , see you guys tomorrow. Boomer!!!!
With Kyler Murray 5 Stars, Geno Lewis 4 Stars, and Braxton Pickard 3 Stars, this is a better class than Baylor on par with Texas.
Bob Stoops said in his presser, nobody will give him credit for Murray and Lewis, but they count on his scholarship allotment in 2016.
Boomer Sooner!
I count anyone that has a chance to impact OU positively this year, or next. That is what I would expect of an incoming freshman and that is what I expect of Geno Lewis and Kyler Murray. Both are capable of making huge impacts on Oklahoma football.
Many blow off Kyler Murray as no big deal. Bob made it a big deal in his presser today. Riley also made the same comment.
Murray could be a very big deal. He’s short, but he doesn’t lack for talent. He’s actually a much faster Mayfield on the scramble.
If Riley can forge him into an accurate passer, as well, he is going to be special.
Much faster than Mayfield on the scramble is a understatement lol.
It is my belief that OU had its choice of Kyle Allen or Murray and they quickly jumped at Murray so I think they are really high on him.
Nobody will subtract credit from SEC schools when their extra signees fail to qualify or get turned away.
I don’t know if they still do but some SEC schools used to sign kids they knew weren’t going to qualify just to boost their ratings.
The only 5 star in the Big 12 this class belongs to OU.
2 if you count murray
I don’t, because I’m referring to the class of 2016. I’m very happy about Murray and Lewis, but they were not ranked in this class.
They weren’t ranked in this class, but the staff had to count them scolly wise as part of the class. I know it doesn’t count to the rankings guru’s but to the team roster it has to be just like they were the incoming class.
For some, if it doesn’t move the OU icon up the board, it is irrelevant.
but..but..but..ok :p
Don’t forget 5 Star Kyler Murray came in at midterm.
Bob said nobody will give him credit for Murray or Lewis, but they should.
We tore TFB’s discussion board a new hole today.
Quite similar to how OU is going to treat their future opponents.
What a way to close the day. All that’s left, all I want for Christmas, is to wake up in the morning, log on to TFB and see a post by our friend, EasTex.
EasTex, we’re thinking about you pal.
Thinking he’s checking in and seeing, just not able to post.
gonna be waiting a while for Christmas…
http://www.xmasclock.com/
That’s messed up. LOL!
Yeah, amen. Prayers, caring, protection and strength to ya, ET. We’re thinkin’ of you.
Thank goodness Stephen Dale was wrong about Caleb Kelly going to Notre Dame. LOL
He’s wrong about a helluva lot. I’m not surprised.
Not a bad way to close huh Sam?
Not at all. We are strong where we need to be.
BOOM!!
He is such a negative nilly
Did you really expect him to project him to us?
No, that’s why I am glad he is wrong.
If SD’s predictions were a stock, you could make a lot of money selling short.
Notice he has disappeared like a fart in the wind. How pathetic is internet trolling?
I would only touch his stock with a longpokes money
We have more than 11 “difference makers” on defense?
Well done by the staff.
Feel a little better BJ?
Strong close for 2016, now on to 2017. Boomer!
What about Youngquist. He wasn’t signing today, but says still committed to OU. Grade issues?
personal issue
Thanks guys. Wasn’t sure if things had been resolved with him. Hope it all works out for him.
Personal/family issue.. Will come when he can
Bob hedged on saying whether he’d have a scholly or not in the presser. I couldn’t tell if that was legit or it was something he had to do because he’s not supposed to talk about recruits who aren’t signed. I assumed it was the latter, saying basically, “Move on; no info here on a guy not signed.”
When will Tupai announce?
I don’t think he has given an ETA. That said, if OU can land Tupai, as well, this class goes from great with Kelly to big time. That would give OU several 4-star guys at a huge position of need (LB).
Not sure, pretty sure he’s visiting UCLA this weekend
waiting for it to go official – fax in hand please
It’s in
Glad we got CK. I was afraid to come on here with the doom and gloom if we hadn’t. It a great end of the day.
oK IM WORN THE f@#$% out see yall in the AM peace and as allways ,BOOMERRRRRRRRRR
See ya Metz
Later, gator.
what will we talk about
I concur
AND Chip Viney stays on staff. Darn good day today.
Our class still sucks though…
/s
Terrible class
And all the coaches need to be fired, especially that Kish guy. s/
Boom, boom, boom. Caleb Kelly is a difference maker. May not be one this good since Curtis Lofton or Teddy Lehman or Rocky Calmus. Great finish. This kid has the potential to be one of the best ever at OU.
It’s amazing how a 5* player changes the perception of the whole class.
5* HS Butkus winner
Hopefully a HS and College Butkus winner.
Has anyone ever won both? To be the first would be a hell of a distinction.
Yes Manti Teo won both. He was the first to win the HS award.
I guess Kelly will have to be the first with a real girlfriend.
INDEED
And Jaylon Smith too….both ND LBs.
I couldn’t imagine this place if he signed with Notre Dame or Oregon. Wow. Jordan would quit and K would stay a Longhorn fan for good.
So, kelly at one OLB spot, J evans at one ILB spot, doucet/t evans/bolton 2nd ILB spot, deberry/jackson at the jack LB spot?
Just went up to 19 on Rivals…….zooooomed past TCU and Mich St.
Was wondering what that noise was!
a sonic “BOOOOOM”
Add 5 Star Kyler Murray, 4 Star Geno Lewis and 3 Star Braxton Pickard and OU leaps past BU.
But, that won’t happen.
Very, very true.
Because those aren’t actually players from this class. OU did great by getting those guys, both with real college experience. But they’re not part of the 2016 ranking class.
Oklahoma should still be pulling in top 10 recruiting classes regularly.
….
If OU were in a talent rich state I’d agree. Alas, the SEC has made significant inroads into an area that used to belong to only a handful of schools (UT, OU and A&M) and has forced OU to look elsewhere.
Case in point: Both Florida and Miami sit in arguably the most talent rich state in the nation yet this year neither finished in the top ten.
5 Star Kyler Murray, 4 Star Geno Lewis and 3 Star Braxton Pickard has OU around a Top 10 class, but you won’t see it that way.
Bob Stoops does see it that way, because he made such observation today in his presser.
Boomer Sooner!!
Don’t worry about recruiting classes. Way overrated and they don’t ever analyze classes well/accurately.
Riley Lincoln presser:
If I had signed 5 Star Kyler Murray in 2015, such event would have been the talk of all college football. He chose not to sign a QB in 2015, just to sign one.
Now, Kyler Murray is onboard nobody acts like OU brought in two highly ranked QBs in this group. Some questioning, if OU needed another QB. He laughed and said, you don’t take one just to take one and hopefully another Kyler Murray heads their way next year.
Laughing as he made that statement about Kyler Murray as if Kyler Murray’s grow on trees.
And, he wasn’t about to risk Kendall looking elsewhere with so many teams trying to pull him away.
Boomer Sooner!
Riley Lincoln?
With the 5300+ comments and counting..
I just wanted to express my thanks to the TFB crew for this awesome place to talk OU football.
Props to @JordanEsco for giving us the updates
Cheers!
very interesting read……….http://247sports.com/Article/Oklahoma-lands-five-star-linebacker-Caleb-Kelly-43437409
Caleb Kelly Signing Vid
http://www.maxpreps.com/news/rEgdUBTbsES2D7FiKYRwEg/live-video–caleb-kelly-national-signing-day-announcement.htm
That kid has some serious class. Proud to have him as Sooner
Okay so I have been thinking about this and I have come to the conclusion that recruiting is alot like finding a good girl to marry.. ya know if you want to find a good girl you have put in the time and effort to get her to finally come over maybe even months, unofficial visit, but even if she finally comes over a good girl will not give in to anything you say.. so of course you must continue to treat the good girl better than everyone else or you will lose her.. If you treat her so well you will most likely finally talk her into sleeping over, Official visit, and then a good girl will always want things to be official so you let everyone know your dating ,verbal commitment, but the best thing a good girl is she will be only dating you and not talking to any other guys, taking visits while committed, and then one Day if you treat that girl you’ve been dating so well and you have had an awesome relationship with that good girl through all the twists and turns and not listening to all the crap everyone says, twitter trolls, about the person and truly trusting that is the perfect person for you! You will have that good girl Sign on the dotted line to be your Wife, LOI!
Boomer Sooner
Or you could just go the Ole Mi$$/Charlie Sheen route and start throwing out the money.
Duh
HIVwinning!Insert troll name >_______<
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/1066235_o.gif
https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/3157/4676/original.jpg That punk ass King kid…
Well I feel better now.
Ditto.
No doubt
Top 5 Caleb Kelly plays.
http://www.maxpreps.com/video/watch.aspx?videoid=00801c03-2db9-4ba1-8645-affd7cc80458
Is Bob Stoops right to make this observation:
“Nobody will give us credit for 5 Star Kyler Murray or 4 Star Geno Lewis in this class. (Spouts off their stats.) They count against the 85, which doesn’t allow me more 2016 scholarships available. This small class won’t get rewarded with those two high impact scholarships. We have one more tonight that may have a positive impact on this class as well, (5 Star Kelly)”
P.S. 3 Star Braxton Pickard is a signed preferred walkon, but he doesn’t count either
This is a Top 10 to 12 class.
Boomer Sooner!!
Yes, however Geno Lewis only has 1 year left and Murray lost a year of his, so of course that hurts their recruiting value.
Kyler has a redshirt this year, will play three.
Geno Lewis is no different than a JUCO one and done at Bama.
Played last year, so he will have 3 years eligibility after sitting this year.
He redshirts this year. Most redshirt. Sam Bradford redshirted and only play three years.
So, you know more than Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley too?
I never said anything about the coaches.. Im telling you to the best of my knowledge. However I will not argue with you. Everyone has 4 years. He played last season for A&M, because of transfer rules he will sit this season. That would mean he could play up to 3 years at OU.
@stephen
Yes I know but that doesn’t change the fact he can play 3 years
Bradford and Gresham played 3 years, so I’ll take it.
@disqus_23zgyzCsVU:disqus
Technically speaking, Bradford played only about 2 & 5/38ths years at OU 😀
When you consider those factors the class gets much better. Don’t get me wrong, I am very happy with the players we landed. They fill needs, are talented, and excited about OU. I just wish we landed one or two more of those tightly contested guys (Mayden, Cobb, Daniels). I don’t put a hige amount of stock in rankings but I feel we have yet to completely turn the corner. Losing to Baylor and the like must change.
Mayden ran off Cobb imho, which was bizarre all around.
Daniels isn’t a true NT or fast DE in a 3-4, so I never was interested in his game one way or another. I wanted Taylor that signed with South Carolina.
Mayden is the ONLY recruit that I was disappointed today, knowing his game and Cobb bolting as soon as he visited. I don’t blame Cobb for that either.
It was like Robert Meachem part troix.
I admit I watched virtually no tape on recruits this year so I take your word on Daniels. I know these are kids but as a parent I would be furious if my kid gave his word and broke it at the last minute. What’s the word on Youngquist? All I know is he delayed signing but says he is still committed to OU. We have top 20 players at every level of the defense, which I love to see.
It is a little bit of drinking the kool-aid! If we land Cobb, Danials, and Mayden then Bob probably isn’t talk near as much about transfers. That being said he is right about the facts!
Those transfers where at positions of need tho WR and QB even if the Qb can’t help us until next season he is athletic enough to give the scout team a lot to look at as far as terms of his play making! Mayden, Cobb, and Daniels I think only in our minds where realistic, I bet coaches knew a lot more than we did. Now do they take them yes but, I think they probably are more than ok with what we got.
He would have talked about the transfers even if he’d have had the #1 ranked class.
I’m off to bed. Tomorrow, I will be able to go back through all the signees, there were some very good ones and enjoy the new recruits. Good night everyone!
Mykal Jones say night night!
Later Rick.
Goodnight
WBB, Manning got all ball.
Landing kelly saved the day for sure.
Now off to run some people over in GTA 5. Have a good night all
EXCUSE ME THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WAY I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!
This deserves a separate Boom thread! This is as big as it gets!
Anybody know if we’ve actually got a shot at Tupai?
Chances increase the longer he waits cause we still have room and alot of teams are filling up
Utah is the favorite. He will visit UCLA but they just landed 5 star Mique Juarez. We at least have a decent shot, Stoops said he was saving a scholly, could be his.
Do you when he announces?
Is he Morman or something?
BYU would prob be the favorite if he were/it mattered
I couldn’t care less if he is Morman. It is the Utah part. He isn’t desperate. I couldn’t imagine living the state of Utah.
Utah is gorgeous!
Absolutely, Park City is amazing
to maybe look out the window at as you are just passing through 😉
Relatives in Vernal. It is a meh for me other than relatives have money and like to have fun.
He could be thinking the same about Oklahoma
@reesbear:disqus
True. Much as we native Oklahomans don’t want to admit it, Oklahoma is not for everyone……..
and is thought of in stereotypical fashion, until visited
Grew up in SW OK here. Totally get what you are sayin’
I love my tee pee and the dirt streets really aren’t that bad…..unless it’s raining. 🙂
tumble weeds, don’t forget tumble weeds
That was the only thing you saw in downtown OKC on the weekends before MAPS. @reesbear:disqus
Lol! @sooner_ray:disqus. You know back in high school, we had a kid xfer in mid-semester from the east coast and he was amazed that every house here had indoor plumbing. And he kept asking us where all the native americans were and even asked if we allowed them inside the city itself.
He was serious too!
Years ago I had some Engineers from Boston fly in, they had never been this far West. They wanted to see some Indians on a reservation and were amazed at how far along we were with technology. lol.
@sooner_ray:disqus Lol! OMG, Bostonians!
“What ahhhh yooow—-native american or something?”
I told them I was Cherokee. They kept telling me they wanted some con to take home, no idea what they meant until they described it and I said oh, you mean corn, yeah I can hook you up. 🙂
We get similar things here in Huntsville, AL. People think Alabama and think George Wallace is still alive and we’re a bunch of rednecks. Huntsville has the highest number of engineers per capita in the US and third in Computer Science. Yea, we’re real backwoods.
Southeeern man vs Sweet Home Alabama.
Have to give Skynard the victory in that one.
I can’t hear Sweet Home Alabama and not think hockey. The University of Alabama Huntsville’s hockey teams always plays it as the take the ice.
People are pretty amazed we have porches and few basements also. I was in Rochester, NY a few times and pretty much ZERO in front of the door but near every house had basements.
It is just a couple of pieces of concrete to step on in front and then the front door. I think it is a snow thing as in maybe it would collapse most porches.
@Jim Casy:disqus Other than it’s religiously influenced political climate, Utah is a truly beautiful state to live in.
Lots to do there, as well if you’re an active person. Also a very affordable place to live.
Interesting question above then
My question was aimed more at my dislike of my time being in Utah in general other than any religious affiliation. Basically you can go somewhere and so oh, well, that is kinda pretty! but then everything else about the state stinks.
You asked: Is he Mormon or something?
Guess I misunderstood
Mormans in US 2%. Utah >60%. Was just fishing for possible connections to want to go there since he is not desperate. Maybe he is a hiker or academics are rated as decent, but staying close to home is maybe most logical. And maybe prefers PAC conference to the lousy B12 that I hope we are in process of taking the first step to killing.
Doubt it.
Not so @clint_lenard:disqus. The Mormon faith is quite prevalent amongst the polynesian culture.
That is damn interesting. I’d like to learn the history behind that sometime.
I grew up around Samoans and Tongans in North OC/South LA. I’m well aware of Poly’s being LDS, but the majority are Christian. Just because they live in Utah doesn’t mean he’s LDS. I’m making my assumption that he is not because most LDS will go to BYU.
He doesn’t like BYU. But not sure if hes mormon.
He is LDS. He said that he was not taking a mission after 2 years. Sounds LDS to me. Honestly though what does it matter? LDS or Christian or Muslim if he wants to play here I say yes.
I think he just wants to stay close to home.
Big motivator sometimes. It screwed us with UT getting Fowler and I’m sure LSU was offering many US dollars.
Gotta say, I loved the horns down from Caleb’s mom! She gets it.
She down.
Horns down from mom? Wow!
It was beautiful.
Thought people said she wanted ND but looked like she understood OU very well to me!
Scout recruiting has the class ranked @ #14. I know that is bottom of the barrel to some folks I’ve seen on this site today but this Sooner fan is excited about this class! Kudos to Bob and the boys and hears to a NT run next year! #BOOM #hatersexitstageleftnow
5 Star Kyler Murray, 4 Star Geno Lewis and 3 Star Braxton Pickard has OU around a Top 10 class, but some won’t see it that way.
Bob Stoops does see it that way, because he made such observation today in his presser.
Boomer Sooner!!
nvmind
It is on average with the ranks we have had the past few years but we had about 5-6 fewer recruits than normal. Seems to mean this class is pretty good!
Great class by the Sooners – I know the lack of a DT is being questioned (criticized) by some (many). But I look at it based on offers OU made. Look at how many DTs were offered compared to WR, LB, and OL. We only offered 13! Compare that to 32 WR, 25+ LB, 30 OL. It seems obvious where the coaching staff felt the biggest area of need was – not at DT. Looks like they were only going after the big boys – the guys that teams started recruiting before Reynolds came on board as DL coach. If they grabbed one – great. Since they didn’t, I expect that the offer list next year will be 25+. And those will be guys that Reynolds has had a chance to build relationships with. Not to mention, another year coaching up the current group to show what he is capable of doing for them.
We’ll need to take at least three quality DL next year, but we’ll be ok. No reason to take a middling one this year just to take one.
Next year is supposed to be a monster DL year in Texas.
Perfect timing. We need to get back to mining Texas.
That would suck for a team that loaded up this year now wouldn’t it. 🙂
Wisdom calls out.
Most likely played into our recruiting process this year. I doubt the coaching staff would be taking things like that into consideration though.
Great point
It might suck for them but I won’t shed a tear!
will. never. matter.
And with Texass taking four this year OU should be able to get in on some of them.
Well said. Great points all around.
Good points, but we could have used more DT depth in the Orange Bowl. You really need at least one big time DT in every class – it’s simply too important of a position.
Don’t forget we lost the best one we had to an injury before the game was even played.
Yeah that was sad!
I’m calling for Walker to be in the running for B12 DPOY. I think he has gotten that good. D gonna beast next year, but Dammit Sanchez, why? If anybody could’ve used an extra year to get stronger and raise draft stock it was him. Maybe injury concern like what happened to Broyles.
We added three last year.
We got some last year. Not many DL can just show up and be ready to play right out of HS
I agree we will need to address the Dl next recruiting class but should be ok next year!
Only NT we got 2 DE this cycle. May want 2 more next year with 2 DT. I would say 1 project, high ceiling kid and 1 4 or 5 star kid.
We cannot/could not take all the guys we got if we’d have gotten the 3 DLmen. We could not have gotten jones, farrar or jackson if we’d gotten those guys. Area of much worse need we got.
I’m happy with the class. I think there’s a lot of good potential. Stoopsie has been pretty good at getting the talent developed. No reason to worry.
Great facts. Even better analysis. Somehow doubt the gloom and doom guys will appreciate it. Thanks!
BOOM!!!
Good thing to look forward to after an organic chemistry exam lol. Anyway, now that that’s out of the way, I have a question for those of you who know LBs: could he really come in and start game 1? And how does he compare to the UT LB Malik Jefferson that did really well this year? (In case you couldn’t tell, I don’t know the LB position at all)
Kelly could see the field this year. I think he will have to learn to use his hands better first; so far as I can tell from his HS film is he relies on his speed to get around corners much like striker did. I know striker was good but he couldn’t fight off blocks very well and had trouble getting through when the tackle was squared up to him.
Yep, and too that I would add just weight. He’s gonna have to pack on a solid 15 pounds I would think (I’ve seem him listed at 215 right now), which is definitely achievable. That’s part of the reason Malik Jefferson was so good, he bulked up from 218 to about 232
Kelly trending on twitter.
There may be one or two OU fans expressing their hapiness and a couple from ND and the Ducks expressing disappointment! Especially the guy who had the fake account and was pretending to be a OU fan!
NK Boomer is putting in work too on twitter like he usually does.
I couldn’t believe someone actually trolled Kelly (and Velus Jones) as a Sooner fan. I don’t think any other schools deal w/this crapola.
Oh I’m sure just about every major school deals with that sort of crap..We just happen to focus on the Sooners.
I can see Sylvie and Kelly being the future leaders of this team based on character alone
Two strong and positive personalities.
Adam Gorney on Caleb Kelly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTXwx18YU_Q&feature=youtu.be
ND site is a MAJOR meltdown. They don’t want to reward Brian Kelly with an extension per some fans. They wanted a Top 5 class, but got a Top 15.
I am going say today was a good day only kid I am sad we missed on was Mayden I had a feeling Daniels was gone but hey it was still a fun weekend leading up to today so lets meet up next Wednesday to start stressing about next years class lol! Nothing but love my friends and Sooner family. BOOMER and btw KELLY will be STUD!!!
Agreed. Missing out on mayden was the only downer for the day.
Mayden was my ONLY miss that had me po’d, but getting Kelly changed that.
As soon as Mayden visited, Cobb went looking and I can’t blame him.
Cobb shouldn’t been afraid of comp though and Jefferson would of been that to him anyway kid is a stud also! Mayden making his own path I don’t figure baby bro will follow though he ain’t a Saban type QB!
Same here, I wanted Mayden.
If OU lands Okudah next season we will all be like Mayden who?
He is a Safety but still just saying
Some are saying okudah is already a long shot. Next year we have to go 4-0 in the state of Texas, beat Ohio state and take care of Baylor at home. All of that will help our recruiting next year. We’ve got 2017’s attention, now we have to entertain them.
I agree but the offer list is SCARY good and loaded with talent! Like at every position its play make after play maker!
Will be tough..
Something tells me Maydan will transfer to OU in 2017.
IF indeed Cobb left due to Mayden then I don’t want him anyway. If he’s scared then, well, bye!
I’m not 100% sure that’s the case, just saying if he’s that scared then let him go. Doesn’t bother me a bit.
Now mayden, big one IMO. He showed he is not scared of anything. I agree he is the most disappointing miss today. Would have loved to have him over Cobb.
But I will take Mr. Parker all day. All OU, all day and I have a feeling he will make us forget about these other 2 soon. Something tells me he will bypass PJ on the pecking order before its all said and done.
I said Jefferson I meant Parker lol
So back to the ratings and rankings. There are 2 big things working against us. One is class size, we all know the deal there. So ignoring the class size you move to average rating. Not as good as we hoped. However, think about the pull down on average rating due to 2 recruits rated as 2 stars (both of which many consider to have some upside). I haven’t done the math or looked at every other team, but I don’t think many teams in top 25 rankings have 2 star guys. I tried to get on 247 to figure it out, but say you take Roberson and beal off our board, how does the average star rating compare to the top classes? I like these guys and the coaches obviously do too, but when strictly looking at ratings they drag us down a lot it looks like. Just sayin.
Roberson has the look of a kid that could be special in the end though just saying! He may be a AA before he is gone!
Roberson is a classic example of the problem of stars. OU pretty much noticed him first and he committed to OU on the spot. He also early enrolled. No reason for the services to evaluate him since he was an OU lock and then no one cares much about OL when it comes to ratings anyway.
I agree. So if u put him up with say a Parnel motley rating, how much does our average change? A lot. 10% of our class rated very low and we all have confidence it is inaccurate. 2 out of 20 kids rated as a 2 star will significantly skew the average rating.
Think Stoops said today JMT had something like 38 offers and yet he is a 3 star yea ok!
and Jacobs.
The only guys who are the experts are the guys who can lose their jobs if they’re wrong too many times: the coaches. Roberson is going to be a beast.
For what it’s worth, I have a buddy who’s coached Rowdy Frederick at a camp and against Roberson under the lights. When I asked him to compare the two, he said, “Rowdy can’t hold Roberson’s jock.” Said Roberson is nasty in the trenches.
This is why Roberson had an offer and Frederick did not. Roberson is going to be good I think. I don’t think he’s going to play much as a true freshman but I wouldn’t be shocked if he does. I hope they save that year of eligibility. Then as a RSFR he can be like shead and be a guy that’s the first reserve for every spot on the OL and then start after the upperclassmen graduate or leave for the draft.
I have heard the same thing about Roberson and Frederick will be a great get for TU!
That’s the point. His “rating” drags down the entire class. Yet he was not a last ditch fill a position offer. The coaches see huge upside. Take that star rating to what he really projects to be along with beal and we move up several spots in average rating.
I’m usually a troll – just ask Jpsooner23. I wish we would’ve landed a big DT, but I’m pretty happy overall. I think we ended up with three rivals top 100 players and that’s not bad at all. My guess is that we’ll win a lot of games with John Michael Terry, Mark Jackson and Caleb Kelly. I also think at least one of those CC players is going to surprise a lot of fans. Boomer!
I never said such things! Never!
Rivals is so pathetic they have Doucet AA LB as a two star with offers from OU, Neb, WVU, Arizona, Arkansas, Louisville and Mizzou.
Beal had decent offers too but doucet is definitely better than his ranking. Hopefully they both pan out.
This isn’t news, but they’re all pathetic.
Any word on Tupai?
Visiting UCLA this weekend.
Ah got ya. Appreciate it.
Still hope although slim.
The key question remains, is he Mormon?
Why does that matter?
I think he just means it’s the joke of the evening.
Ah..gotcha.
Yes, forgot the /s mark. Ray got my back (finally)
So I’m not dead to you anymore? 🙂
Just half dead, like Craig on Friday.
Yep, doesn’t matter to me though.
Same here. Would like a surprise especially after losing Mayden. To me that stung the most. But hey next man up.
5* by Conference according to 24/7
SEC – 14
Big 10 – 3
Pac 12 – 3
ACC – 2
AAC – 2
Big 12 – 1
C-USA – 0
MAC – 0
M-West – 0
IND – 0
Kyler Murray is a 5 Star.
not this years class no matter how Bob tries to spin this.
Over a third of the SEC 5*s went to Alabama. That is crazy!
Yes, but most of these 5 stars are from the Southeast, where these ‘scouts’ are located.
Yea, but how many will actually be stars and go to the nfl? Even though they are 5 stars doesn’t they are 5 stars.
247? No thanks.
Dang over 5k comments in a dang. Still amazed.
I have it at 5282 with 3 hrs to go!
I’m excited to see some projected depth charts after this. I’m wondering who all from this class is most likely to make an early impact.
Spring Ball should be interesting this year!
Who do you think is our breakout player next year for each side of the ball?
Perine..and then more Perine.
That’s not fair. Not the Perine comment but I can’t figure out how to enlarge your avatar to full screen!!!
Offense Mark Andrews & Defense Neville Gallimore
I’m really excited for Gallimore, feel like he could be an absolute beast
Agreed should be a really good rotation at DL next year!
Walker, Gallimore, Overton…Romar rotating…
Breakout player?
Defense: Dakota Austin (there were times he played better than Sanchez)
Offense: Cody Ford
Even though it totally doesn’t make since due to size, I thought Austin was much better in run support and a real surprise in coverage.
He’s small, but realizes it and plays with good leverage. He doesn’t even attempt to lower his shoulder to take someone down — he practices excellent technique.
Personally, I could see him excelling even at his size. He’s just a baller.
Hard to pick OL for me but you’re right Ford will be good.
I want Austin to play so bad but I am not convinced they give him a true shot because of his size.
Mead on offense (he’ll start catching in games like he does on YouTube). Andrews is an obvious candidate.
Out on a limb, but going with Evans at lb on def.
I am going to say that our new WR from Pen State becomes our go to clutch receiver.
Offense- this may not count but I say Quick
Defense- if we go 4 man front. DJ ward. If 3 man front Obo
Quick is who I was thinking for offense, he’s been disappointing so far but definitely has the talent. I believe he was a top 100 recruit according to most sites.
Yes but when he has played and they get him the ball he has done nothing but make plays. There has to have been some kind me of work ethic issue or the rumors of drops in practice are true.
Quick just hasn’t gotten enough reps or targets or starts in a game. He’ll put it together quickly and live up to his billing once he does.
I don’t see anything special about DJ Ward.
I agree in the 3 man front you are correct but if he gets be on the edge in a 4 man I think he could really be good. That is a by I split my choice.
Good picks.
Stephen Parker easy on D and on O Mark Andrews
Love your picks here but I feel as if those two have already “broken out” and shown their value.
Agree
All-America level breakout. I think last year he just sorta said “hello”.
Mead. He has ALL the tools. Just needs to pretend he’s on YouTube and he’s an AA.
If that happens and a couple of OL do what I think…then just give us the trophy now!
It has been too long since we’ve completely embarrased Texsa and I want another crack at Saban.
Last season was Parkers breakout for sure!
tip of the iceberg
Offense: Andrews or Quick
Defense: Obo or Austin Roberts
I think Andrews would have been big this year if he hadn’t been playing behind Shep. I like Dakota Austin on D, he played well when he was in.
Offense – AD Miller.
Defense – Tay Evans.
+1 Evans
I like those picks as well. Tay Evans look very solid in his opportunities last year.
Offense: Quick
Defense: Gallimore or DeBerry
Offense: Green
Defense: Bolton
Green reminds me of Malcolm Kelly, and Bolton reminds me of Rufus.
I’d be glad to get another year out of each of them in their prime.
I can’t decide so I’m going to say my breakout player is the guy that wins the punt return job. 🙂
You ain’t getting off that easy. If that’s your prediction you gotta give a name!
I’ve always wanted to see Brooks or Quick back there.
Quick would be nice, in many ways.
New guy Abdul Adams might be good..
Anyone seen tape of this walkon Canadian, Texas QB that’s walking on Tanner Shafer? Holy Baker Mayfield 2.0. This kid is a gamer. He wanted to play at OU but is from a very small town and maybe one of those that got over looked. Check this highlight tape of him. http://youtu.be/qaV5Dz4QrcM
Walking on with us?
Where is he walking on at?
There was another Canadian QB in Alabama that also played a lot like Baker. However, I don’t think he played against great competition.
Gets the ball there but kinda has a noodle arm.
Not Brett Favre, but noodle is a bit overstated.
A bit overstated, but he needs a cleaner release (spiral) and hopefully itd get him a little more zip.
Walking on…where, exactly?
I haven’t seen any legit sources (two people on Twitter and FB) have both said it. I guess he was offered by Tulsa and Wyoming but they are saying he chose to walk on at OU. I’d like for Jordan or K to confirm this or disprove it.
There is a couple of things on his Twitter about OU. Looks like he’s a fan for sure.
Saw that right now. Cool, plays like Mayfield but a taller kid.
K will address this tomorrow. Sounds legit.
Did you see his stats? Holy cow. And he’s an OU walk-on?
His video editing could have been a bit better…
Has great placement but his ball is a bit wobbly coming out most of the time. Def moves around like Baker. Needs to get that ball moving cleanly and get some more zip on it. Hopefully Riley can coach him up real good. Good potential.
Hell, he looks better than Knight or CT.
One thing to consider about recruiting services is the fact that if these guys were really that good at evaluating talent they could make a lot more money in the recruiting department at some of the power football schools. Don’t you think most schools that are paying $400K a year for assistant would pay pretty good money for someone with an 80% success rate at projecting how good a kid will be at the next level?
When the recruiting service job doesn’t work out, there is always weather forecasting to fall back on.
Well said. Reminds me of the adage, there are those that teach and those that do.
and those who can’t do either become critics..:-)
Truth!
Caleb Kelly won the high school Butkus award last year. I looked up the list of past winners, almost every one was a total stud in college. Malik Jefferson, Raekwon McMillan, Jaylon Smith…manti teo. We may have gotten a very good one guys.
Seems to have great character, as well. Very excited to see him play as a Sooner.
Kevin Durant tho
Great game!
Nice pic:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cfffc099ff46cc4237c04f5149be05906ffa2c3d615d3e42f197cb9fc0532071.jpg
Sooner women swept by aggots. Not good.
Sherri Coale seems like she is on a glide path towards mediocrity right now. She needs to get back to where she was or decide she wants to do something else.
Hope the 6’8″ center coming in next year helps. (6’9″)
Message boards sure seem calmer after a bit of good news for some reason.
Funny how that works, huh?
So about 2017. Damn its looking nice!!
I know it’s a year away but we’re sitting at 7th according to 24/7!
That is a very stout list, for sure. Now if they’ll all just stick!
Nice finish to the day! Pretty good class overall. Looking forward to spring ball and next fall. Next year’s recruiting is starting well.
Oh hell yea! Flight with no internet, good flight when I am greeted by a BOOM upon landing!
Were you created or recreated? lol, missed a big BOOM bud.
I may have been created by a boom or a bang, not really sure 🙂 Damn auto correct!
Created and greeted!
I logged on to check on Caleb Kelly at 7:40. Accidentally left my phone in the car and it was very difficult to conceal the iPad in church. Did my best.
You “could” have your Bible downloaded onto your pad, right? I mean it could happen.
Indeed I do, but Denzel ain’t in the bible.
Um, have you not seen “The Book of Eli”? You’re incorrect. Denzel IS the Bible.
He memorized it!
lol, touché! But he never said BOOM! There were people all around me and the church is dimly lit, but I just had to know!
Didn’t see you already reminded us of one of DW best roles!
Huh, I thought he was one of the desciples.
He’s in the Book of Eli
What if its the Boom Bible?
Then he would be in Revelations.
I know I have mine downloaded. Makes perfect sense.
Heathen.
God will understand. He’s a Sooner fan too.
You better hope so.
“Mack Brown died and went to heaven, and God picked him up at the pearly gates to show him around. Eventually, the tour came to an end, and God dropped him off at his home. It was a nice place, two stories with a nice yard and covered in UT gear. However, across the street was a giant mansion, painted Crimson and Cream, with a large party going on and tvs in every room showing OU highlights. Mack Brown turns to God and says, ‘God, I like to think I was a good coach. I won two Big 12 championships, had many players drafted to the NFL, and won a National Championship. So, I guess I’m wondering why Bob Stoop’s house is so much better than mine.’
God smiles, and replies: ‘Mack, that isn’t Bob’s house, that house is mine.’
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Oh sure, no that we HAVE Mr. Kelly you come offering us all this great job-
That beeotch!
Easy trigger, I’m part owner of this company. It’s everything she says it is.
Please send me my first check, and I will start work the day after it clears.
Sooner Ray handles all new accounts. He will send this to you ASAP.
What a whore.
FWIW, I don’t find her presence near as deflating as SD.
Hi Mary…
KJ – for shame, for shame. You are gonna’ get in trouble….
LOL…why doesnt she ever answer me????? WHY
Great end to the day. I do not keep count on the # of scholarships available, so are there still some open for late commits or possibly a walk on?
I have one or 2 available but not an official count by ant means.
I think stoops said earlier that we had 1 left after Kelly.
Are there any recruits other than Tupai the coaches would want to reward with it?
He didn’t get specific. Kind of a we’ll see commentary. Sounded more like they would see what came our way vs having a specific person for it.
Still holding one for Younguist though I suppose??
Absolutely, unless they know something we don’t.
Yes no doubt
I would love to think so. Just don’t know. Seemed like Jordan thought him signing at all was a long shot though. Him or Maxs would be icing on the cake for sure. Didn’t gather there was a lot of confidence in either though.
I think there’s a spot open for Tupai if he wants it.
That would be a good pick up.
I would love to get him
Late, late late, I know. HAD to be gone, but MUST say Welcome to Mr. Kelly!
Also must show my happiness with such a great young man choosing OUr school – (In particular after reading through an afternoon of pessimism)
Where did everyone go? How did this place transform so quickly?
Good news thins it down to friends.
Troll trap caught many in an internet vortex – or something like that
Good one, Cush.
Where was that trap about 11:15 this morning?
It’s one of those nocturnal things – comes out around 8:00 or so.
Or maybe at exactly 7:30.
Tools from nowhere came out to play. King was my most favorite
https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/3157/4676/original.jpg
Hey, you swipe the pic!? haha It fits those tools perfectly..
Lol, yes, that was awesome. I posted it on him several times after you. Didn’t give u the props u deserved for the original post though. Was a perfect fit!
He-who-must-not-be-named is having everybody over for a pity party in his mom’s basement. He said something a jobs.
Sam, the SAD thing was there were SEVERAL way worse than SD and they all started today or within a month.
King….I think he was SD’s little brother. Can’t believe Jordan didn’t dish out the hammer on that tool.
Two grown men living in their mom’s basement? Wow!
I busted out of here. I had some technical issues and had to get the IT team’s help. Checked back around five. I’ll have to read what King Pin had to say.
Harbaugh called them about a sleep over.
Could it be that more jobs need to be done?
Don’t bother. Waste of time.
Too late.
Nothing worthwhile, that’s for sure. I can sum most of it up as, “i spend lots of money,” “i was at ________ game,” “we suck,” and lots of references to disagreeing posters’ sexual preferences and vulgar scenarios involving disagreeing poster’ mothers.
His style seemed familiar, think he’s been here before with a different mask.
Ha!
Was pretty bad today. Could u imagine if CK didnt commit?
They would soil their jammies.
Worse than him? No way.
What they don’t realize is that they only chime in when something bad happens. If it’s good news, not a word.
Checking in periodically but maxed out
Same here
Any word on Maxs Tupai. I got the feeling after his visit we were at least in the hunt. Just checked Scout.com and they are not showing he has committed yet.
Visiting UCLA this weekend and is not committing for a week or 2!
Any other national recruits still undecided?
I clicked on several unfamiliar usernames today and found nothing, literally nothing like no history
Seemed like alot of new accounts.
If only one of the passers thru were impacted positively, OUr job was done. It’s always a great day to be a SOONER! No matter what!
Other Sooner sites have been mostly bogus. Either no fan participation or not allowed to disagree. And then I found here maybe a couple of weeks ago. My daily fix now.
* I’d like to also add that the analysis and information is the absolute best.
Jim, your fees double after your two week trial offer expires. Make all checks payable to: Blaster 1371
Aw snap, I was thinking this “VIP” information was free. I would probably send a little bit each month though. There should be a “donate” button or something.
Don’t let blaster fool you. I’m the one you send checks to.
I mentioned the “donate” button once a long time ago, and Esco said flat out NO. They dont want our money. That was pretty cool..
EDIT: but they deserve it!
who the hell turns down money, even if it is just to cover some trips and expenses? I’m not gonna bitch about though.
Dunno… anyone?
https://twitter.com/BR_TimesRecord/status/694992159859089408
First for me.
has an “ou” in his name, can’t miss.
Haha true…had to google that place…its in OK apparently
Sallisaw? yes
Sallisaw was once a big time horse racing destination.
It is also the home of Steve Davis.
Saw his “ceremony” earlier today, don’t know anything about him except he is a good athlete in a small program.
I’m glad to see kids like this get an opportunity. OU has always had a good track record of allowing walk-ons a chance to prove their worth under Stoops. We even sent Rip on to the NFL.
This was reported earlier also. I think some of these walk ons are going to be address by Jordan and K tomorrow. This Canadian, Tx QB Tanner Schafer (who plays a lot like Baker) is also walking on.
The Canadian is definitely walking on? That article or whatever I read was kind of confusing so I wasn’t sure.
Tweeted K and Jordan about it and K yes and he’s address it tomorrow.
Between Sooner News Daily and your posts, I seldom feel the need to check my Twitter account.
There was a picture earlier. Not sure if it was on here or Twitter. Someone commented he looked like the guy you asked to buy beer for you when you were in high school. He’s an Okie, can’t be too bad .
No, I think that kids name was Black Diamonds or something wasn’t it????
LOL! No, his high school team is the Sallisaw Black Diamonds. Close though ?
HA!!! That’s funny- ok, thx.
Definitely looks like he could fill in for Metallica in the early days.
I like RBear posting twitter – I don’t do it, so it is fresh info to me.
I don’t Twitter either, I just hit the web version of their pages.
Wow – where do you search that – still not that webby?
everyone has a twitter.com page, Caleb Kelly’s is:
https://twitter.com/calebkkelly
Thanks! Got it. Besides signing day, I learned something 🙂
https://twitter.com/5newsbobby/status/694965928287535104
thanks
Anytime! On a natural high with energy to burn!
Seems like a good kid.
Shave those locks and add 40 pounds and he looks like the OU fullback from a few seasons ago…brain fart I can’t recall his name (‘ski).
Naw, this kid is already 225-230 as it is…
Ripkowski is who you’re thinking of
Yep that’s him. Do you know if this kid had any offers?
Edit: saw on the link above he had offers from Houston and Sam Houston State.
Possible FB/HB, ala Rip?
http://247sports.com/Player/Quint-Scoufos-85336
No kicking duties? kid needs to put out more effort :/
He also drives the bus. Never knew a bus driver that could kick or punt.
I heard he was also a substitute teacher. 🙂
..and no O-line….must be afraid of getting dirty with the big uglies. The key to the “he played’ description is did he play well? Was all league or anything? Sounds like a kid with some heart and a dream.
LOL!!
Typical kid who doesn’t show up in the recruiting ranks. No real position. Sounds like he’s a quality athlete that could come in a play. You just have to figure out where.
https://twitter.com/calebkkelly/status/695094347658702848
I may not sleep tonight! B??M‼️
Great pic right there
a keeper
Can’t horns-down too often EVER.
Thanks for all the tweets RBear!
no problem- glad to share anything OU related that’s positive
Yeah, thanks, RBear!
Lad is starting off with the right attitude…hatin’the horns is in the OUDNA!
Get his lil bro too!!! 🙂
Regards
BB
Just got in from a mtg. Welcome Mr. Kelly!!! Booooommmerrrr!!!!! Now maybe the meltdown will slow down for some of our people.
Amen
They gone. Been gone since the news. Amazing isn’t it?
Holy cow!!! It got ugly today!!!!
Amazing how they suddenly disappeared like farts in the wind.
Good, maybe they will get sucked into saxet.
All that piss and vinegar in your veins makes one tired. They are sleeping it off, hopefully! BOOMER!
Sooner Ray, I looked at a few posts by our friend King: That had a hint of CasterTroyBoy. What was his other username, didn’t it have something with “Red” in it?
Seemed like the guy who came after troy, used his vet status (if it was even true) as a defensive mechanism against everyone.
That nut? I thought he got the ban-hammer.
Bans are easy to workaround.
I know. TroyBoy always talked getting another IP, changing his username and stuff like that. King was using those same references.
I started reading here at the end of the troyboy days, but yea this cat sounded much the same.
TroyBoy was a beast. He acted as if he had droid-rage. I picture him looking like Randy Savage.
I vaguely remember someone talking about being in the military too…was that the same guy?
I don’t think that was him. This dude was a powder keg.
Castor was the worst. And when he got called out under his new name, he never denied it.
What was his new name?
I can’t recall.
You’re going to make me look. That’s how my mind works, you know.
Ha! Good luck!
Stephen Dale?
Except, CasterTroyBoy was famous for calling people names and asking them to meet him in a dark alley. He called someone Kletus.
The High School Butkus has been awarded since 2008. It has a pretty solid hit rate.
2015 Caleb Kelley
2008
Manti Teʻo
Punahou School (Honolulu, HI)
2009
Jordan Hicks
Lakota West High School (West Chester, OH)
2010
Tony Steward
Pedro Menendez High School (St. Augustine, FL)
2011
Noor Davis
Leesburg High School (Leesburg, FL)
2012
Jaylon Smith
Bishop Luers High School (Fort Wayne, IN)
2013
Raekwon McMillan
Liberty County High School (Hinesville, GA)
2014
Malik Jefferson
Ralph H. Poteet High School (Mesquite, TX)
Lane Johnson was a 215 lb. QB at a 2A HS in Groveton,Tx in 2008 and he just signed a 6 yr 63 Mill $ deal in the NFL at Off Tackle #Respect
I’m sure Dwayne Orso is seeing a similar future for himself now that he’s been moved to OT. If not, he should.
But …but….Texsa out recrutied us and were not gonna beat them the next 6 years…and Stoops is fading and shortys on the rise…
They almost always out recruit us on paper and I like our record.
Me too….Cant wait for that game…..
I don’t know why, but I looked around over at Jordan’s old stomping grounds. NSD and there were tumble weeds blowing across my screen.
Been that way for a while, almost forget it’s there sometimes. Sorry about the original reply. Bad button somewhere. lol.
There were more comments here before 6 AM than there were over there all day.
I things continue here to be as nasty as it got today I will go “dialogue” over there more often. Some real smack talk going on here today.
This is the worst I’ve ever seen it, on this site anyway. Hoping none of the new guys with the attitudes stick.
They create accounts then disappear when the news turns good.
it was the worst. I started over here about a month after TFB started up and I never saw the trash talking I saw today. I like RBear calling out a few punks…..internet bravado is laughable.
You know they were trolls when even if you logically had a point theyd still bash OU or the coaching…some of our regulars were being pretty harsh too toward the team.
Yeah, those regulars were over reacting and getting caught up in the moment. I just read and read and wouldn’t post. I was raised to appreciate what you got not what you don’t…..so I know my optimism would have just torqued people. I honestly cannot see a single player in this class that isn’t a good get.. not one of them comes across as a project player or a gamble.
Too many people focus on what they didn’t get. Yet teams like Alabama don’t get 90% of the kids they offer.
Like the Stones said:
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you might find
You get what you need
They wont. Prob here cuz other sites crashed today.
Which sites crashed?
Dont remember exactly… Scoop maybe? Some said it was one that seems to crash every year on NSD. Some paysite..
I heard Rivals…guess that is affiliated or something.
Happens during about every big event.
We’ll be Strong next year, but then he gone.
Well, I’ll never catch up on these two threads, that’s for sure…:-) Seems like all in all the day went pretty much just as predicted, which in spite of the would be firing squads, seemed pretty good overall. Seems like every spot where some big fish “got away” there was another pretty darn good fish that got reeled in. And those are the guys that OU turns into winners.
I scrolled through the list of OU signees as listed on the ESPN site. So many of them had offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Alabama and so on. Heck, Abdul Adams had offers from every school in the SEC and ACC. I cannot remember this many 4 star guys in one OU signing class and they outnumber the three star guys. It would have been nice to get Mayden and maybe Daniels but I think those who did sign with OU have some really good potential.
I would have liked Mayden, but with only 1 scholly other than Caleb, would not have rather had Daniels ever over Mr. Kelly.
Agree. Kelly was a “must have”. So do you think OU has one more scholly available?
The way I understand it, we have one more available.
I don’t understand Mayden. He’s has OU legacy.
That is what is disappointing about it. I also wonder if he, and several other as well, think that if they don’t see the field right away they can always transfer?
Blaster, that will be a huge waste of time and that will have an effect on his draft stock. I’m not afraid of competition but Bama is too deep at too many positions.
I like the Chip Vinney move very much. It’s a position of need and he might just be the right guy for it.
A lot of us cheered that news – called it a Boom even.
I hope he doesn’t need to be on running back quality control as well…hmmm…:-)
Y’all got me all excited, I keep scrolling down looking for legendary nastiness but I apparently don’t have the patience to scroll far enough. Probably just as well…:-)
Try the first thread.
Yeah, that got pretty rough too.
Sort your comments by oldest, but you’ll be no better off after you read thru it all.
Got to get back about 6 or 7 hours. May be a little in the 1.0 thread, but about 2 to 4 pm was something.
Here you go: after the link finishes loading, it will jump you to King’s post.
https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-recruiting-2016-national-signing-day-open-post-2-0#comment-2494683148
Sam, not sure you want to put a guy through that right before bed –
It’s the gateway to hell, he just needs to drop breadcrumbs.
Hope he makes it back – lot a buzzard around some of those “new posters.”
Nah. He’s an intern. He’s expendable. LOL!
First thread do control+F on your keyboard, type in Mayden in the little box that pops up.Keep hitting NEXT. That’d probably take you to the epicenter.
“Epicenter,” good one.
my fav of the day was the circling sharks pic posted while waiting on the announcement.
Kelly…Draper….JMT….thats niiiiiicccee
Kelly makes the day MUCH better!
yeah, I was moping around all afternoon just hoping for hope, haha!
I’ve been on this site for a good while now and have enjoyed every minute of it. Today was a sad day for this site however. The amount of disgusting language and verbal diarrhea I’ve read today is 50 times more than I’ve seen in my entire time hear combined. I’m no saint and would never pretend to be but some of the crap I’ve read today was completely over the top and sophomoric at best. I’m not going to name names as let’s be honest here, we all know who this is aimed at. If you can’t have a topical discussion without resorting to personal attacks or slurs then shame on you. I hope I wake up tomorrow and you folks are nothing but a bad memory. As a former debater I can appreciate good, quality banter and actually enjoy partaking in it. What I’ve experienced today was nothing more than a few people trying to hijack a site that I and many others love. This is my first stop on the web everyday and will remain so. It has always been a place I can come to get inside access to my favorite team from both a positive and critical perspective. What some of you don’t understand is you can be critical of something without being confrontational and crude. I’m sure this will only stoke the flames and I expect some “you’re a p*÷sy” comments but I’ve been wanting to say this for hours now and the thread I just read compelled me to go ahead and pen it. I will be utilizing the freedom to ignore ignorance as I can’t make you folks leave. I would ask my fellow longtime peeps do the same if it’s in you. If you don’t feed the animals they typically go away. Thanks to the posters (both positive and skeptical) who actually brought the goods today and it goes without saying THANK YOU to the entire TFB crew for allowing working fans like me to stay caught up on the team I love. Hats off and you boys killed it today! I’ll get off my soap box now and call it a night. Later days, BOOMER!
Very well said.
Well done
Was here all day. Didn’t see anything bad.
I usually bail after the initial rush in the morning and just check for new updates, save myself a lot of tension.
What he said.
DITTO
Yes. I believe there was some intentional agitation by a few “new” folks or hide-under-another-name types. Still, the site IS the best OU site for information and discussion.
Maybe a paragraph break every once in awhile if you are going to invest that much time into a post? Seemed like a rant before I quit reading. I like rants.
SOONER!
Well done. Most of the regulars on here don’t always agree but we all push and accept other perspectives. That’s what makes it a conversation. I consider a lot of you friends. It’s fun to come here and see other posters protect what we have.
Kudos to all for your effort today.
TFB Mods, outstanding work today.
Good job Sam – it’s so late that I forgot and left him hanging with that Boomer – Way to take up the slack!
Cush, we’re a team, right?
You have a good night, sir. I have to get in the shower. Up early in the morning. I’m taking Max to swim practice.
Heading that way too Sam – I’ll make it for TFB coffee tomorrow –
All you fine TFBers – sleep well and dream of OUr future teams.
This last exchange is why I am such a big fan of this site. As an out of state Sooner fan I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the information that is shared not only by the Braniacs but even more importantly the “regulars”. I always appreciate your perspectives and I enjoy the bond that you all have. I have only posted a few times over the last 2 years but I try and never miss a day of checking in. It’s a great community to be a part of. Many thanks!
Hope to hear from EastTex soon!
I only got mad and probably said more than I should of at the person that was talking about people committing suicide that did bring out the worst in me however I did try to keep it to as PG as I could. I apologize as I was in the wrong. But we did have a lot of trolls and people that normally don’t post that was here starting stuff as well!
Agreed, I guess my only beef with the site in this scenario was that the ban hammer was very necessary for a few individuals and it never got thrown. When it’s obvious all a guy wants to do is stir up crap and said person has zero history on here I just don’t see why he doesn’t get booted. I flagged as many messages as I could see from one in particular, yet he stuck around. I know it’s hard to police the magnitude of comments from today but this was blatant.
Jordan, if your still around any help there is appreciated. The site is strong and the regulars are great, but we risk people bailing with idiots like that around.
I agree with the hammer…I hinted a couple times that it should be dropped especially when you were in the thick of an argument that was really going sour JP. But I figured the mods were really busy.
Yea, JE had to track down all the updates etc. I understand completely. Lots going on.
Just don’t want to see the good guys leave over a few bad apples.
I don’t think you need to worry, yet. Once the craziness of today settles down, those guys won’t have much fun hanging out and will probably incur the hammer (again) if they do…especially him.
After awhile I find it best to just not respond to them. Life is generally not ones and tens. Most of life is somewhere between a three and a seven. Anytime you find someone who everything is at one end of the spectrum or another it’s best to ignore them, no amount of talking is going to convince them. They only have one number on their dial and it ain’t gonna change.
That always makes me scratch my head. I just skip over posts that I don’t like and scan for familiar faces. Some just can’t refrain from fighting back and that’s their business but it sure offers a lot of encouragement to the troublemakers.
Oh, I find myself wanting to respond and sometimes I just can’t resist. But I’m getting there.
I like to use pictures to make them feel inadequate.
Sometime the best response is to just mock them. Most of their egos won’t take it. Pictures are great because they can’t really argue with them.
usually any response at all just feeds the fire, mocking or not, from what I’ve seen. Of course it’s hard to resist, but that’s why they troll…I can’t resist sometimes either, but it never turns out well…
I quit arguing with you years ago. You either have a lot of time on your hands or you can type really fast or both, ha ha!
A factual correction or wit is sometimes enjoyable but to just argue with them is pointless because it fits their agenda.
They always take my wit as degrading to their intellect. They wouldn’t feel that way if they weren’t so effing stupid.
Lol!
My favorite was the irony of people complaining about other peoples posts about other people complaining about other peoples posts, and how they should just shut up and let people post what they want.
I’m embarrassed to say how many times I had to read your post before I was able to fully grasp it, ha ha!
Yeah, it’s late I probably could have written it better. But it’s hard to be coherent when discussing incoherent things.
Wut? ?
You don’t have to be on drugs to understand what I wrote but it helps.
Well THAT explains it, I’m only on beer.
I must have skipped that part of the day, and I feel better for doing so.
You couldn’t even begin to reason with somebody like that.
(pic)
For the most part I do skip over. Then I come across a name that looks familiar and respond thinking its a regular but then quickly find out the tones different. So I stop responding.
I tend to look at avatars and some look pretty similar. And some names are almost identical. Sometimes I think I am responding to one person and it’s actually another. I think most site would be more civil if people were required to use their own names and pictures. Some of these people would never say these things if people knew who they really were.
I know my avatar is real similar to a few other people on the site. I need to update to get to something a little more current.
It looks nothing like you.
Well, I have put on a little weight.
People with that mentality have to be right. They can never just agree to disagree.
That’s not true…..jk ?
I ignore new names with negative commentary.
I can usually do that when I feel like skipping the bs, but today was a different story all together. In order to find one message you cared about, you had to suffer through 7 or 8 crappy, pointless ones. And there were so many unfamiliar names, I had to read a little to figure out if they were legit contributions or not. Today was the first time i havent felt the urge to keep TFB opened all day. Instead i checked in and then out, for the most part.
Good stuff. Should be read in a Robert Duvall voice.
I like Robert Duvall. And it fits his voice and twang perfectly!
I’m a fairly young guy but have mad respect for the man. If a guy reads Lonesome Dove a couple of times and then watches the mini series…it is just like, “Whoa. Nailed it. Incredible” After that I found everything I could to watch.
I’m a younger one too (34)… But I’ve loved his role in every movie I’ve ever seen him in.
EDIT: well, younger than many!
The great quote in “Colors” to Sean Penn about the father bull and the baby bull…don’t think the analogy was original but the delivery.. greatness.
Best site around for sooner news.
^^ Ditto.
Okay, thanks for the guideposts. I saw some of it. Clearly these were old favorites returning for a troll fest. Pretty easy to recognize several of them even some of the ones with new names. Same ol’ song, second verse. They’ve been away for awhile but haven’t spent the time coming up with new material, that’s for sure…
Night gents. Leaving you with a great pic courtesy of DaddyR.
Trolls be like:
https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/3157/4676/original.jpg
Was that picture taken in the basement? 😉
Early Depth chart next season?
I’m expecting one, yes. 🙂
this guy gets it
Wow. I think between everyone there are only a handful of collective neurotransmitters still firing.
I’m surving work purely on coffee. I’m sure folks will be digging heavy into that tomorrow.
I would want to see how the new players perform in spring practice and early fall camp before I would venture a guess.
That is completely too reasonable.
Sorry forgot where I was.
I blame Kish. Is that better?
I thought we fired that guy?
The new question will be is he actually doing much leg work or just getting his name on the list and in the picture?
No. So we need to fire Mike and Bob while we are at it. Let’s don’t forget to fire Cale Gundy. He and Bob are the only ones that have been here the whole time and we suck so we should fire them.
It was a couple of weeks ago, but somebody here did call for Gundy to be fired.
Oh wow. He recruits RB, right?
It’s a matter of opinion, but he might be our best recruiter.
There’s not much “might” about that.
Agreed
The only guys I remember him recruiting are Adrian Peterson, Demarco Murray, Samaje Perine, and Joe Mixon. Not much of a resume there.
So what you’re saying is, he can’t recruit defense. (-;
No DTs, what to do?
What kind of track record is that?
Sometimes there are posts that are so far out into left field that I wonder about the sanity of the writer.
Left brain vs right brain vs no brain.
May as well drop football and put a soccer team in the new bowl.
Lacrosse baby.
Got to love a sport that involves weapons.
Jai alai. racquetball for real men.
Too much effort; and I’d spill my drink.
My high school graduation of 500+ was held at a Jai Alai fronton near Satellite Beach. Weirded this Oklahoma girl right on out, I tell ya.
Curling, we need a curling team.
If you think football recruiting is cutthroat…
Shuffleboard on ice, I love that sport. It’s like a big drinking game.
There had to have been alcohol involved in the origins of the sport. “Hey we got brooms and rocks what can we do with those?”
I played some shuffleboard in school. It wasn’t a sport, but the drinking was real.
‘aight, that’s better. I guess I’ll unflag your first post.
No DTs, why bother?
Well it doesn’t look like we are going to make 6000 comments today guys but we made a great effort. Over 5500 comments on a single day is excellent effort on our part. And I think we should say a thank you for the small part that OU and the recruits played. And also a big thank you to TFB (the greatest OU site in the world whether Hale, Deano, Sooner Insider or anybody else wants to admit it) for what they do on a daily basis to feed the monster!
Okay, add one more. You drive a hard bargain but I’m here to help.
Counting 5203 comments on the main screen. It always seems to lag.
We needed Caleb Kelly to commit to Notre Dame to ignite the race toward 6000.
Slap yo self right now!
I didn’t say I wanted it to happen — just that it was the only way to get to 6000.
Damn 5* star linebackers committing to OU…they ruin ALL the fun. /s
Nah. Internet would just crash.
For those night owls like me. The song used in the videos OU put out today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-kksZXr9q0
Not my style but I bet the kids dig the sh$t out of it.
Oh 4 sho.
Did OU co-op this song like Michigan had all of those celebs for recruitment purposes? I ask b/c I’ve never heard this song before today but thought it was funny that Bob had it in his twitter post.
I’m honestly not sure. Don’t know why the name of the song is OKC either.
Regardless, thank you for sharing that nugget of info – I was wondering what that song was.
Well I think the final total is 5683 only 317 short. Hell of a day!
Hey, now that it’s just regular normal guys left on here, I’d like to say good evening to all. BOOM for Mr. Kelly!! It’s been a long day for most of us. Glad I’m a Sooner.
Amen and goodnight
Ok so I’m curious…..where are all these nasty trolling comments everyone is talking about?
Probably happened when a few of OUr targets flipped. Like you I’m not interested in scrolling through 2.9k plus comments to find out….
Probably happened when a few of OUr targets flipped. Like you I’m not interested in scrolling through 2.9k plus comments to find out….
Mostly by Sooner Love and King. Set to “sort by oldest” on this and the other thread, and ctrl-f for those names. They got pretty bad.
The Florida fax Twitter account is pretty creative, it also can sing.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/125409/with-the-spotlight-on-floridas-fax-machine-shines
THANKS TFB
Thanks TFB. You all did a great job!!!!
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