Open Post | Monday, Dec. 7th (UPDATE 6:19 pm)
Posted on: December 7, 2015
– Lincoln Riley: I have not heard much on Riley and East Carolina at this point, but have been told that Riley, to the surprise of no one, is on the ECU admin’s “wish list.” It remains to be seen whether it becomes anything more than wishful thinking, however. – (Super K)
– Velus Jones: Star 2016 WR, Velus Jones (Saraland, AL) took an official visit this past weekend to Tennessee. I caught up with Jones shortly after, who said the visit was good but I got the impression it didn’t compare to his previous OU visit. It sounds like the Sooners are still in a good spot with Jones. – (Super K)
– Levi Draper: As you know by now, 2017 Collinsville linebacker has officially committed to OU. Draper said it’s where his heart has been for a while now, and that he prayed on it for a couple of days before making the decision to decommit from Oklahoma State and commit to Oklahoma.
As to any potential future visits to other schools Draper said, “No. The only visits I am taking is to OU. I am done. That is where I see myself the next five years.”
Sooners defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks and defensive coordinator Mike Stoops did a great job recruiting Draper. The pair made certain Draper knew just how important he was to OU, and the OU assistant coaching duo developed a close relationship with the star linebacker.
Draper’s commitment adds to the recruiting momentum the Sooners are riding right now, and TFB fully expects that to continue with how aggressive this staff is on the recruiting trail. – (Brandon)
– UPDATE (2:12 pm): Apologies for getting this up late.
And the winner of the 2015 Burlsworth Trophy is #BakerMayfield @burlsworthtrust @OU_Football pic.twitter.com/mpS7EeAvDs
— Burlsworth Trophy (@BurlsworthTrust) December 7, 2015
– UPDATE (6:19 pm):
Baker Mayfield does NOT get the Heisman invite to NYC #Sooners
— Jordan Esco (@Jordan_Esco) December 7, 2015
No Big 12 championship game strikes again. … Mayfield would have been there if the vote were held a week earlier.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 7, 2015
Bummer for Baker Mayfield, but I'd say it's a safe bet his Heisman exclusion helps OU's title chances. Dude feeds off being told no.
— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 7, 2015
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Hello OP
You down with TFB?!
Yeah, you know me!
Vols fans seem to be convinced jones is theirs. Hope they are wrong.
Vols fans are delusional. For evidence, see 2015.
but, 8-4 is back, right? lol
All kidding aside, they did make some strides this year. Pretty decent squad.
This is true. But we beat them back-to-back. Therefore, they must endure my gloating. Edit: Make that OUr gloating.
He has tweeted a lot of Vols stuff since the visit.
Maybe he’s giving them a false sense of hope. Similar to what we did for the first 3 quarters in their stadium.
TENN also got a crystal ball prediction from Demetric Warren
warren usually decent too. dang
Is this not for Velus?
https://twitter.com/OU_CoachGundy/status/673707821498802177
It might be, but google says saraland is area code 251, are we recruiting anyone else, area code 334 is basically SE alabama.
Not another receiver that I know of and I don’t think he would be talking about Perine’s cousin who I think is from Alabama.
Well Brandon knows best…
https://twitter.com/BrandonTFB/status/673709884861321217
Did you see what else was on Brandon’s twitter? Hadn’t seen that posted.
https://twitter.com/BrandonTFB/status/673939786609123328
That’s awesome!
Saraland is just north of Mobile, a portion of the 334 is just north and east of Saraland. It still could be him, just kinda confusing if Google is right.
Because of the position he plays at this point he’s pretty much the most important recruit on our board right now. We REALLY need a playmaker at WR once Shep leaves
I think we will be fine at WR the next few years. I will always take adding talent and creating competition but several guys did better than expected this year. Westbrook & Neal were solid and made great plays at times. Baxter was a pleasant surprise. Guys like Andrews, Quick, Mead, Green get another spring under their belt not to mention the extended practice for the bowl game. We always need to add talent but we have a lot here as well.
If you check out the stats over the last two games only ONE WR not named Shepard had over one reception and that WR only had two receptions. In short, other than Shep we seem to be lacking a go to guy and we’ll need one badly come next year.
With all that said, hopefully someone in house will step it up next year but thats questionable at this point.
Westbrook has drawn PIs and there have been a bunch of near misses with him on deep balls though
As of now Westbrook looks like our #1 WR next year but IMO hes good but so far not great at getting open. I understand that kids like Shepard dont grow on trees but if you look at teams like Baylor TCU and even OSU they all have kids that look to be more dangerous that Westbrook.
I heard Westbrook may be a one and done guy. Has anyone else heard the same?
has a kid to take care of. I think if he has a breakout performance in the playoff games he will bolt. Otherwise he becomes the focal point next year.
Nothing against the kid, but I don’t think he’s had a payday season. One more year at OU could mean a lot of $ at the next level.
I think your first throw is to your best receiver if he is open. It doesn’t necessarily mean options 2 and 3 weren’t viable, just that your star is the first option. More snaps in the system and a little guidance will make them better. And no doubt that Shep is special.
I hope that you’re right.
LOL, me too. May as well be an optimist, doesn’t cost any more, and it’s more fun.
The funny thing is that Im as optimistic as they come. I feel really good about literally every other position other than WR right now. Not that Im all doom and gloom on the WRs but I just know that for Rileys system to really click we we’ll need at least 1-2 dynamic WRs and so far Im just not seeing it.
Don’t get me wrong, I totally agree that we’re absolutely going to miss Shep. He might be the best OU receiver of all time, but Westbrook, Andrews, Quick, Green, Mead, Miller all have incredibly high ceilings and Jay Norvell isn’t the WR coach anymore.
You may be right. But route responsibilities and experience should help. Westbrook always appears to run long routes straight up the sideline as opposed to say crossing routes that tend to get quick separation, etc. I figure Riley will customize to optimize.
Because shepard got open all the damn time.
This is true hopefully he sees that ou is a better fit.
I hope so too. Who wouldnt want to play WR in this scheme? Tenn is mostly a run team at this point, dobbs hasnt became the downfield threat most expected.
Anyone know if Mique Juarez is visiting OU today?
Washington today I think. In my head I had Friday as his OU visit, but I may be wrong.
He is visiting Friday.
Glad Draper is fully committed, the ’17 class is off to a great start. Let’s hope ’16 picks up, I’m not a huge fan of “silent commits”
And the best part is, we get another year to come up with a nickname for him.
He hits guys so hard they call him the Grim Draper! Too much?
I dig it, Ed. But I’m gonna have to go with Cush’s for now. But still lots of time.
Darth Draper….
Winneh! We have ah winneh hyah!
Lethal Levi Draper has a nice ring to it.
Alliteration is a nice touch, Drew. Maybe scratch Levi and just call him ‘Lethal Draper’?
I actually had that at first. Then, i overthunk it and put it all there!
Another LB commit that wasn’t recruited by Kish. I’m not bashing him, he’s a great coach, but obviously this coaching staff has addressed his recruiting deficiencies.
Uh….yeah you’re bashing him. I’m not sure it’s a case that Kish didn’t recruit him, but it appears that Mike took the lead on Draper.
Yet he doesn’t get credit when he helps recruit players at other positions.
Kish recruits just fine. He may not be a stud, top-end recruiter, but he is more than adequate.
I think the coaches also have territories, not just positions.
I hear Kish is on the NO-FLY list. Obviously.
Funny because I recall a picture of BS and Kish at a recruits home. See next post.
Forgot sarcasm tag /s.
LOL!
I was going to add there are many on that NO-FLY list, including 72 Homeland Security employees…no sarc.
I hear Kish removes safety tags from his mattress.
I heard he did the pillows, too.
OMG – I ripped them off TWO pillows yesterday! I needed some comfy, soft ones for my hard-head.
Well, DHS screening hasn’t been so great in the news lately. BTW – I heard Kish only tips 14.97% and not the full 15%.
Kish got & recruited JMT , Youngquist , Jefferson. Also is recruiting 5 star C Kelly , M Juarez
Wrong. Youngquist’s lead recruiter was Simmons. Kish came in at the end once he was locked in. If they’re a 3 star kid, you’re right, Kish is the guy. But he wasn’t the guy for Kelly, that’s Mike Stoops. Juarez is the only 5* kid that he’s recruited that we even have a chance at… Last year we landed DeBerry and McGuinness and Monty was the lead recruiter for both. I’m not bashing him as a coach. In fact, it is really smart of of Stoops to say, we value you as a coach, but we’re going to put our best foot forward with recruits.
I’m pretty sure Kish was the lead recruiter for the Hulk.
Nothing ‘recruits’ kids like success. OU LBs, Dline and DBs are all playing at a high level and in the CFP. BOOMs to follow.
Kish is a better coach than recruiter. And a darn good coach at that.
People like Monty are better recruiters than coaches.
A good staff has a mixture of both.
If you want a staff full of those that excel at both, get ready for a high turnover rate cause those kind of guys are called head coaches.
Geez, some of you people just can’t stop can you?
I’d take a staff full of head coaches. Gimme that. Guys who can recruit and coach, then replace them with guys who can recruit and coach. Sounds like Alabama’s coaching staff. C’mon man. I’m not bashing him, if anything it was an applause for Stoops’ knowing his guys’ strengths and weaknesses. He’s putting Kish in a position to do what he does best, coach.
Fair enough, I hear ya bro. im sensitive to the Kish haters!
Three whole weeks until #BeatClemson. Gonna have to get creative with them updates, Brainiacs.
Hallmark Channel updates as filler?
LOL! Hallmark seems to boil the estrogen to uncomfortable levels for our TFB brethren. Maybe JY breakdowns of our favorite Christmas classics?
Yeah, I would go for that. The Twelve Days of JY Trench Warefare Breakdowns. What could possibly exhibit more traditional seasons warmth than that?
I like your style.
Watch the Grinch. Eat a sour pickle, Watch a WWII movie. Have a beer. Some folks have been baking too many cookies.
Cookies… I love cookies!
Well twiddle-dee-dee twiddle-dee-dum, look out baby cause here I come…
https://youtu.be/o3Z8NU5ImK0
I like your moves.
Isn’t there a dead period or something that starts around the middle of December. Not sure what all goes on but I didn’t like it last year.
I pretty much hate the calendar from January to August, yeah.
They should add a update one day about the word “Clemsoning “.
The Day of Clemsoning is coming. Let it be written.
Clemson |clem-sun|
verb [ trans. ] – put out of memory (a college football program) after a full year of daft or otherwise meaningless hype;
• (usu. be Clemsoned) beat (a mediocre or average team) by an other-worldly amount of points after suffering to them a previous defeat: my team was Clemsoned after a big win
Ruffin McNeil as linebackers coach? Wouldn’t look that great firing Kish, especially after a solid year from the group. But McNeil has solid ties to the Big 12 and Stoops coaching tree. Seems like he’d be a good recruiter and obviously a good coach.
Also could be that McNeil may want a coordinator/head coach gig again too.
So….you want to fire Kish. Hire McNeil as LB coach, admitting that he would probably be looking for a coordinator or HC job. No thanks!
Especially not after the past year for kish. He’s done a really good job overall but right now he’s got the best position group on the team and he’s starting to add solid recruits.
Under Venables we had some great LB’s but it seemed like, if the first guy went down no one was ready to take his place. Since Kish I’ve hardly noticed when a second stringer stepped in. We are so deep right now that a guy with as much talent as Devonte Bond is having a hard time getting on the field. We have had several good recruiting classes and are stocked up for several years.
So yeah, let’s fire the guy that built that and hire a guy who may not last a year before he takes a DC position somewhere. /s
Honestly, what does Kish have to do for you?
Kish doesn’t have to do anything for me, but if he were to crank out a few Butkus award winners for the Sooners, I won’t stop him.
That is kind of an unrealistic expectation. Bosworth, Calmus who else? Awards are nice but you can win championships and get drafted high and that is enough. Kish is doing a fine job.
Sure, but with what the Sooners have done this season, any sort of raising the bar is automatically in the unrealistic expectations category.
Take an 8-5 team that got blown out in their bowl, and take them to the playoff the next year? Incredibly unrealistic expectation. 🙂
I think you are assuming great players are based on coaching. I subscribe to the King’s view: coaches win because of great players. Jimmy Johnson didn’t do anything at Okie St, but once at Miami…
I think you’re right to a certain extent, but Lincoln versus Josh comes to mind and I think it must be a little of both.
And Bob won with many of John Blakes players, who didn’t. I agree, a little of both.
I subscribe to the philosophy that great coaches help find players ways to play at a level beyond what they thought they could. At the college level, player development is a very important piece of the puzzle, as exemplified by Texas.
any chance we will be getting a film breakdown of Clemson offense and/or defense in the coming weeks?
Dangerous read option and deep passes.
Baker has that Clark Kent thing going on in this pic.
https://twitter.com/mikesimonsphoto/status/673935935210319872
And he wins it. Congrats, Baker!
http://collegespun.com/big-12/oklahoma-big-12/samaje-perines-home-workout-is-pretty-ridiculous
I read that yesterday. That is beyond impressive.
Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson weren’t gym rats. They built their bodies using resistance, calisthenics, etc.
I saw Herschel on a tv show and he said he did 1500 situps a day. The other athletes on the show were speechless.
He’s mentioned various numbers like this, but that’s not that impressive in regards of strength and athleticism. Also, doing this “every day,” as he’s stated, isn’t going to continue to improve muscle mass either. However, I give him ‘props’ for doing what he believed would help him.
Wouldn’t it be similar to high repetition/ low weight workouts and be intended to build strength and stamina rather then muscle mass?
Question: how many pro strength programs do you see using situps for any players? There’s a reason why few to none do. What’s the purpose? Function? It’s a waste of time for the majority who do them.
Doing that many situps causes more issues than they’re worth, creating muscle imbalances and spinal injuries, and “strengthening” musculature that gets strengthened in daily activities.
You can do more for the abdominal musculature by doing deadlifts than you can with situps.
Part of the reason that Optimus is doing the situps is due to the fact that he does not have weights available. But, I also believe that sit-ups are great for working core, if done correctly.
Once he got to where he could do “that” there isn’t anything needed to improve.
I’m not even sure what you’re trying to say.
I thought it was 1500 pushups he was doing and the sit ups were in the 3-4000 range. Doesn’t matter, incredibly impressive either way.
And he had his girl friend sit on his back while he did the push ups. I saw that on TV back in the day.
I’ll bet they would be speechless if they saw Samaje do 225lb bench presses.
might be the only time I ever watch the combine is to see Perine do the bench.
Herschel did 1000 pushups and sit ups a day, or so I read. I can do 10. LOL
He did, but both were blessed beyond most humans when it came to athletics.
You will get no argument from me on that. They were both awesome.
Optimus Perine.
When does the Heisman list come out?
Today at 5.
Thx!
I’m guessing Henry, Watson, Mayfield, McCaffrey, and maybe the Navy QB.
All deserving IMO. My ballot would be McCaffrey, Keenan Reynolds, Mayfield, Watson, Henry. Unfortunately, they don’t let me vote.
Only 3 get invited and bet Mayfield gets left
I saw where 3-8 players can be invited. I believe Baker will be included.
That’s not true, although that might be the case this year. They can invite as many as they like. Typically, they invite the top vote-getters up until there is a big vote gap between the last invited and the next in line.
Yea even Herbstreet said about 6 could get the invite this year, he said the four above and Reynolds from Navy and Dalvin Cook from FSU could all be in NY. Usually they invite the ones with most votes last year I believe was only a 3 man race hence only 3 being there.
Notice how no one likes you Jeff
Who are you again??
Your best friend.
That’s not true.
Damn, psychic?
Mo Chandler to ASU
Hopefully the red carpet is rolled out for Mique today.
I thought Mique was in Washington today…OU this weekend
My bad I thought he was coming today
Does Jay Boulware coach the Special Teams?
Yes
Thanks , maybe we should give Chip Viney the Special Teams & a recruiting coordinator position , let Jay focus on RBs.
And fire who? Can’t add a coach without letting one go.
Well, Bob of course…
Lol!
So I’m in the gym this morning and ESPN is on. There is a fair conversation going on about the playoff and Stephen A. Smith decides to turn it into a Bama love-fest and absolute temper tantrum when anyone dared say anything bad about Bama (specifically that Clemson and OU are better teams). It was disgusting and reminded me why the channel gets changed at my house anytime that idiot is put in front of a camera.
Go back to 2013 and SA said, OU exposed Nick Saban….
Well this morning Nick Saban is the second coming of Christ and anyone who challenges his superiority are being disrespectful of Bama’s greatness. I think he is having a hard time coming to grips with the changing landscape in CFB. Someone should tell him it happens about every 5-10 years and everything will be ok.
Here, too. Can’t watch SAS or his co-idiot Skip Bayless. Clowns.
its all for ratings—much like Traber’s rants…….these guys feast on making people mad and ‘stirring the pot’… I don’t listen to SAS or Traber……..
Kevin Durant doesn’t want to make an enemy out of Stephen A.-don’t-forget-the-period-Smith! Neither should OU!
Not that S A. S had much credibility with me before that little rant he went on, he lost all credibility to me when he said that in his capacity as a ‘journalist/pundit’. What a clown he is.
it makes me tremble to think that Durant and/or OU might make an enemy of Stephen A. Smith!
It is always amusing to hear a long time NBA guy think he knows just as much about NCAA football.
I think Rivals should soon update Tramonda Moore’s rankings , him being a 3 star is a joke
247 >>> Rivals
nope i think rivals is more accurate. but i take stock in none really.
Agreed … his offer list is definitely solid
I think they’re unveiling they’re updated rankings this week. They released the top 100 today.
I tell you what, if I was a major recruit the only visit I would take would be to Hawaii so I get a nice vacation and then I would commit to the Sooners
Tennessee and Ole Miss throw some attractive coeds at your feet though…
your thinking of Louisville
He said attractive
repeat
I just read that Coach Stoops is up for Coach of the year! Go big Bob, you deserve it!
Dear TFB ,
in thinking about Clemson I just have one real question; do they have anyone who can cover Sterling Shepherd ? If the answer is a clear No then I will feel a lot more confident .
If the answer is that they just might .. then I have to wait till I get a full TFB scouting report to decide how much pepto to stock up on. . I don’t really think anyone can completely shut him down but when we face a really good secondary he really is critical to our success.
I do expect the coaches to come up with a great game plan with plenty of good plays to other guys but when things go bad SS has always been the our trump card ..
I know you will have a scouting report out at some point soon enough , I would just like it to include something about their corners in that respect 🙂
They don’t have any Deions if that’s what you mean. The question is time for Mayfield and running the ball.
don’t know if anyone reads these this late but , I quit worrying about Baker having enough time weeks ago.
I’m just thinking that if they don’t have someone they Know can cover SS then their whole defense is going to be going from pillar to post trying to figure out which deadly threat to worry about at any given time ;
Mayfield , SS , Perine, Mixon – as recruits are always saying – “in no particulr order” – and not to mention all the other lesser deadly threats to their playoff aspirations like , Flowers , Andrews , Westbrook , Neal et al –
Mwahaahahhaah
Mackenzie Alexander is their best chance at slowing sterling down.
IMO their best player is Shaq Lawson on the D side that is. Idk that he is as good as Billings, Oakman, or Ogbah all of whom we faced, I would imagine they will watch the TCU game cause after Texas they where really the only team to mix things up and give us some fits, now I understand we played with TK in that game for the 2nd half and also understand we was in control until Baker got hurt and didn’t come back in, but they did throw us off with their blitzes and designed schemes even with Baker in the game. I think Brent has struggled in past against spread teams, now those that bring up last year. We did play with TK, no Mixon, hardly a healthy Shepard, and JH calling the game. I think they will scheme well against us and do some of what TCU did and I am not sure they are as skilled as the TCU players where though across the board again IMO. They have some players, but think like us with them they haven’t faced a real good QB until now, their 2 best wins before the NC game was against ND and FSU who by chance was playing with their backup QB’s. So take that for what it’s worth, but to directly answer your question, no I don’t think they have anyone capable of shutting down Shep, nor Westbrook, Mixon, Flowers, Perine, Andrews, or Neal this will be the best team speed they have seen all year.
Hey thanks for the overview ,, good stuff
Welcome and again just my 2 cents and IMO of course.
They actually have a really good cover corner in Mackenzie Alexander, but I still think that Shepard will get open
Baker won the Burlsworth Trophy! Boomer!
he surely didn’t have much competition this year considering the 11-1 season ?
IDK. One guy has thrown over 4000 yards, the most in the nation and the other guy leads the nation in sacks. Pretty good competition from a statistic point of view.
There was definitely enough competition, statistically, that I wasn’t considering it a slam dunk for Mayfield. That said, Baker has his team in the Playoff — and is its driving force. That is unheard of that a walk-on is his team’s heart & soul and also among the best players, regardless of position, in college football.
It’s a hell of a story.
Yep. If we win the NC, the screenplay will commence January 15th. They’ll hold it for a re-write in case he wins the 2016 Heisman and even back-to-back NCs.
The cynic in me wants to say that this story is too good to end up with a championship.
The Sooner fan and dreamer in me says, “Make a fool out of me, Baker, Sterling, Wolves, OL, Samaje, Mixon, DL, Striker, etc.”
Nassib from penn state? 15.5 sacks.
Thats pretty good competition.
They can start filming that movie in January I hope!
Sooner! Well-deserved. Good for Baker and thank you to Kliffy AGAIN!!
Thanks Kliff!
From this day forward it should be called “The Baker Trophy”.
Serious question? Can a guy win it two years in a row, or just once? Anyone know? Pretty cool award. The first of many for the Sooners I would imagine, culminating in NC #8. 🙂
No idea on how that award works, for him it would be once since he’s now a ship player or so I would think.
Still it goes to a former walk-on doesn’t matter if they are a ship now or not, the key is former walk-on
yeah, the “two years in a row” would be the main obstacle since one would probably have to sit out a year.
he’d have to leave OU and walk on somewhere else
/s
Shut your mouth!!! 🙂
It looks like California 5 stars Jack Jones and Mique Juarez will be visiting OU this weekend…not sure of our chances but it is awesome to get that kind of talent on campus. Maybe Jordan or Brandon have more insight??
From my understanding, Jack Jones is essentially a USC lock, and Mique is a LONG shot
Granted. However, OU is a top four program this year and these kids are “what have you done lately” type of kids (like my son).
That’s not just kids that’s most people in general though sad as that is
Good news is that they both will have zero to no interaction with their new coordinators after the USC firings today.
Juarez is a UCLA lean by my understanding and Jones is committed but with new hires at USC he may not be now.
Just curious on TFB’s and fellow reader’s opinion as to who the next commit will be. I agree the recruiting momentum is strongly in OUs favor right now. Thanks in advance.
Chris Daniels on the 18th
That’s the safest bet. But just to go on a limb I’ll say jones
And not counting anyone that is a silent commit. i.e. Daniels or Kelly
3 long shots IMO Price, Cleveland, and Brandon Burton. But I expect Kelly, Jones, Daniels, Southall, Bledsoe, Greedy Williams are all kids I expect are future Sooners and possibly Moore
Getting Juarez and Price on campus can only increase any chance we may have
Easily Chris Daniels, slim chance Moore commits before then, too.
I wouldn’t just be surprised if Lincoln Riley showed any interest in the ECU job, I would be flabbergasted — absolutely stunned beyond belief.
They basically just punted one of his mentors and close friends out of Greenville with a kick to the balls. I would be surprised if Riley would even pick up the phone if their AD called.
It’s still a business so I doubt who they fired factors. He won’t be interested because he knows he’ll land a good P5 job in a couple of seasons.
I’m with you on this. I’d be shocked too if he showed interest.
It would be disrespectful of Ruff and LR would never do that to the first HC that made him an OC.
https://twitter.com/ejtauri/status/673956034076139520
Cool deal the amount of pride, respect and friendship in our quarterback group this season. And really the whole team’s chemistry and closeness shows great leadership.
Congratulations to Baker.
Congratulations to Baker.
That better not be the only award this man wins. #BAKER4HEISMAN
He’s not getting the Heisman this year, unfortunately.
Hopefully he meant Natty.
Honestly, I’ll be relieved if he stays off the Heisman circuit.
Any news on Juarez, Greedy Williams, Jack Jones, or any other potential visitors this weekend?
Any news on Juarez, Greedy Williams, Jack Jones, or any other potential visitors this weekend?
Burlsworth looks like he can kick Heisman’s a$$.
If he can catch him.
ha ha…..very true.
If he can catch him.
Rudy > Burlsworth, even when he’s offsides.
That’s the most hideous looking trophy i’ve ever seen. Definitely goes in the closet.
Neck Roll QB, gotta love it
Anyone know what the team hotel is? I know its been Fountainbleau in the past. TIA
Trump Doral for the team.
Marriott Biscayne Bay for the Sooner Club.
thanks!
No problem, Tipman. Anytime.
This year, the Burlsworth Trophy added a personalized twist and replicated our QB’s center
https://twitter.com/brandontfb/status/673980061813334016
Lock him up till Feb 5th.
Shake and bake
Ha
I would rather do neither. 🙂
What if they had really good smelling soap?
Like not grape scented but close?
Wouldn’t matter, I prefer unscented.
I will just shower in the Clemson tears.
That is like ocean water, right?
Just one of many, many more analyses we will see over the month…
http://sportstreatise.blogspot.com/2015/12/early-thoughts-on-cfb-playoff-match-ups.html?m=1
What a crock!
MS will have to key on the Qb and the read option. No way should they be able to run the ball on us with any great success.
Consider the source:
https://www.blogger.com/profile/05562256909619447094
The analysis says their cb will not allow Shep to get open as often, just like texas did.
Wow, Baker dissed
Too bad.
More fuel for that fire now…
Yep.
what are you talking about?
No Heisman Invitation
For his sake it would have been nice. For the team it’s one less distraction.
I agree but to not even get an invite is fishy to me.
Haven’t looked at who did or did not make the cut.
Watson, McAffery and Mr Hairline
I’m assuming this was an ESPN announcement?
yep, during Sportscenter, announced by former horn and Heisman winner, Ricky Williams
I’m not sweating it No else should. This team is finding ways to have motivation and this is another one to add. I’m feeling good about OUr chances. Let these other teams get the distractions and pub and we’ll be behind the scenes working our tails off to beat them. BOOMER!!!!!
SOONER!!!!!
Last time he was dissed he started playing lights out, I’m looking forward to his wrath. More time to prepare.
BS.
I told you dead beats only 3 will make it!!!
One more piece of evidence it hurts not playing on the last weekend
I think it also matters if you are on the trophy radar at the beginning of the season. He will certainly be a known contender when next year rolls around.
That, the half game against TCU, and a great game against OSU that didn’t really produce big QB stats given our running game and large lead.
Henry, Watson, McCaffrey named Heisman Trophy finalists
Alex ChippinDec 7 2015, 15:21
Baker snubbed????
East Coast & E S PEE In bias. They fell all over themselves about the Stanford RB and about the Clemson QB. Henry was naturally the “winner” but those other two “deserved” an invite.
JUST WIN THE NATTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stanford RB is a stud, hope he wins.
He would be my choice.
ditto. I just wanted Baker to represent. I’m reading he didn’t play last weekend which hurt. So what they are saying is, they are basing all Heisman winners on one game.
I feel badly for him not being given the recognition.
Being selfish, I’m glad that won’t be a distraction for him, the team or the coaches.
Worrying about hat sizes at this time is not needed.
I’m hoping he uses this as motivation in the playoffs. 🙂
That’s what we need to see a fired up Baker Mayfield. 🙂
I know right. He’s so lifeless on the field.
He needs something to snap him out of his lethargy. 🙂
Yeah. This last game scenario is really bs. Our league is trying to have a 10 team league and deregulate the 12 team rule. But the Big 10 is blocking it. They want us to have 12 and not play a round robin.
Someone who passes a Barry Sanders record deserves the Heisman
Wow…Baker not in the final 3 for the Heisman. Intersting. Well looks like the kid has been looked over again. Guess you can argue for all 3 of the finalist. That’s ok. Just more fuel for the fire…Boomer!
First we get moved to Miami and now this. Well, all I can say is: thanks for the motivational incentives college football!
Insult to injury…a Longhorn with the non-selection announcement.
Just putting this out there. We have Siebert for three more years, but wouldn’t be a bad idea to have a guy waiting in the wings that could at least do one of his duties or KO until he graduates. This kid Manny Berz is from the same HS that KJ Young went to and is currently a JR.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-citrus-hill-kicker-manny-berz-20151205-story.html
We had three Okies do quite well in the kicking world competition this weekend in San Diego (invite only…kids from 15 states)…2 of them finished top 5 in fgs…two of them top 4 in punting and they ranged between 57 and 62 yards on KOs…all three are 17 guys
In all honesty, Baker to me was more like the 4th player in the Heisman. Not a knock on Baker at all. It would of been nice to go represent OU. BUT I would much rather win it all this year! Baker is a total team guy, it would almost seem not him if he were to be at the Heisman. The award he won today is a testament to his perseverance as a person and I think is pretty special. I hope they keep adding fuel to the fire….I hope they say Clemson will run us out of the building and Watson is better than Baker.
McCaffrey is the most deserving IMO
I was at the game against Notre Dame, you can tell the kid is a stud just by looking at him. He’s really good.
Yep and as I said below anytime you’re in the same stratosphere with Barry Sanders you’ve done something special
That’s definitely a special player.
Baker will be there in 2016
Absolutely
That ticket has been punched.
Scary that McCaffrey is only a Sophomore too
Was not aware of that.
Dang.
It might be time for a second 2 time winner
I hated his pops…that guy just killed my Raiders year in and year out.
My Chiefs too
I was at the Chiefs game yesterday…..that was rough.
“Touchdown Kansas City…”
…………………………….
KC peaking at the right time
I’d rather them win the west instead of Denver any year.
Gonna be hard to catch Denver
Yeah Denver has some easy games remaining. Just think if they still had JC this year. The defense has really been playing well since the bye.
I have 3 NFL teams I root for, the Packers, the Chiefs, and anyone playing Denver.
No, that was beautiful. LOL
In all fairness, though, everyone has killed the Raiders year in and year out for the better part of 20 years or so.
Put his stats next to Henry’s. Fewer rushing yards. Way fewer TD’s. More receiving stats (catches & yards).
There really isn’t anything statistically that puts McCaffrey above Henry.
Except the whole NCAA record for total yards thing.
Mcaffrey’ all purpose yards are pretty phenomenal.
yep- deserving
They need to have another dance off with clemson this year, and pit Baker against Watson.
Baker will be so fired up, he may throw a pass to Shep run down block for him, then strip the ball away from Shep and run it in himself!
Or keep the ball on a read option and run over the DE and a safety for a TD.
Or just hurdle them and scissor kick them in the head!
All of these in one game would work, too.
A la Marshall telling Fla St that they were gonna get their boy’s (Heupel) trophy back (from Wienke)
FS1 pregame doing a spot on Pearl Harbor
Spangler went “high and tight” with his hair.
They look relaxed
Mayfield’s numbers are comparable to the last 3 or 4 qb heisman winners. Clearly the voters dont care about a players overall impact on a team. That said the other 3 guys deserve to be in New York but I think mayfield deserves that recognition as well.
What did Mr Hairline do this year?
Early eval linked posted below:
“It’s easy to see this game proving to be a lower scoring contest than commonly assumed simply because OU is well equipped to handle Clemson’s spread while the Sooners are likely to struggle facing a defense with the level of athletes Clemson has and without Mayfield’s safety blanket (Shepard) likely to be open as often thanks to Alexander’s coverage.
In fact, it’s not hard to see Clemson having some success replicating Texas’ strategy of locking down receivers and controlling Mayfield by virtue of having lots of good athletes on the field tracking him down. The quality of Big 12 defenses this year was down due to TCU’s injury problems, Texas’ youth, and K-State’s injuries. OU had a good defense but their own offense didn’t have to face it on Saturdays.
The line frankly makes no sense save for the fact that there’s always likely to be money coming in for OU. Clemson has been equally impressive this season while facing a tougher schedule when you factor in Oklahoma’s luck with opposing team injuries. I’ll have to look deeper but early on I like Clemson a lot in this one.”
An Oklahoma victory would probably look like hanging around and getting Mayfield going late in the game, a difficult formula to stop. If they can’t handle Watson’s running though I could see this getting away from them.
Sanchez just tweeted about Mayfield getting snubbed for heisman invite….
https://twitter.com/ZSanchez15/status/674007998134673409
I love him tweeting this … and I hope it woke up a bigger monster inside all 85 of them
you know it will
I think it is more than just inside 6, I think it is inside every single Sooner on the team, even the water boys!
He should start next year the favorite, and I reckon OU will start the season ranked #1 and if we make the final 4 and his season is close to this season, he’ll be the odds on favorite probably.
That is all to be determined Clemson loses fewer players this year than do the Sooners (4 Sr. starters and OU 7 Sr. starters). Also DeShaun Watson, Clemson and Christian McCaffery, Stanford both who made it to New York for the Heisman this year will be the favorites starting off next season. Baker will be listed at #3 at best as Leonard Fournette at LSU also returns and will be high on the list. Remember he was leading for the Heisman until Bama beat LSU and statistically Henry out rushed Fournette by only 56 yards for the regular season but also added 189 yards for CCG.
Clemson and OU should both contend for the CFP Playoffs in 2016. Stanford loses their Sr. QB Hogan and LSU doesn’t have a QB so as the season progresses it is likely that Watson and Mayfield will elevate over the other candidates as team performance always appears to be a leading factor in who wins the Heisman.
That is all to be determined Clemson loses fewer players this year than do the Sooners (4 Sr. starters and OU 7 Sr. starters). Also DeShaun Watson, Clemson and Christian McCaffery, Stanford both who made it to New York for the Heisman this year will be the favorites starting off next season. Baker will be listed at #3 at best as Leonard Fournette at LSU also returns and will be high on the list. Remember he was leading for the Heisman until Bama beat LSU and statistically Henry out rushed Fournette by only 56 yards for the regular season but also added 189 yards for CCG.
Clemson and OU should both contend for the CFP Playoffs in 2016. Stanford loses their Sr. QB Hogan and LSU doesn’t have a QB so as the season progresses it is likely that Watson and Mayfield will elevate over the other candidates as team performance always appears to be a leading factor in who wins the Heisman.
If we needed even MORE:
Clemson TE Jordan Leggett: “We have all the momentum. They’re not an obstacle for us. They’re just an opportunity for us to get better and move on to the next game. So far for me, I’m 2-0 in that stadium, so I don’t think it’s going to change.”
Nothing like them looking ahead to the game after us. I guess he means the Auburn game–it’s their opening game for next season.
They’ll have to prove it on the field.
Hopefully, they start by shutting down Deshaun Watson. Wouldn’t that just stun the college football world?
It’s clear they held not playing on championship week against Baker. That only matters because they want it to. They kept asking if that would hurt OU over and over until it did. It’s like a lie that’s gets spread until it becomes the truth. Oh, well. He’ll win the title and then take the Heisman next year.
From a guy who writes about Baylor…
https://twitter.com/ShehanJeyarajah/status/674010222034362369
smart man
Even saw some Austin Statesman writers backing Baker Mayfield.
And really not just Baker….this will fire up the whole team and especially Linc and the offense.
Yup. I don’t think they’ll be snubbing Mayfield when next season comes around and he’s got a natty to his name. 🙂
Can we get some ideas on defending Clemson’s read option and QB.
Imo, the key to the read option has always been about athletic, super explosive ends who are the read. I think our d-line has been getting coached well to defend it. I’m sure Clemson will try to go back and watch the Texsa film to see how they ran against us. But as everyone knows, this isn’t that same team.
I noticed that Clemson’s line did not try to create holes. KInd of WV zone run game. I think delayed blitzes and DL movement on every play?
Delayed blitzes in the mix definitely. Strike has been doing that alot more and he’s getting some good pressure when he does. hes’ disguising it good.
Do you remember the Big 12 title game against Nebraska? Every time their QB handed off he still got planted. They did not run the read option much after halftime. I see the same thing happening against Clemson. Punish the QB when running it, it will be an easy read then.
Good start
That floor and the lighting make it hard to follow the ball.
Yeah it does
I was thinking the same.
Its RAINING!
Buckets
MBB thread up now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WLLHunussE&feature=youtu.be
That is one of the best moments ever. That crowd was racaous too. Feeling it coming back full circle this year.
Is that Denzel at the toss? I never noticed if it was. Paid so much attention to TM.
The birth of the “BOOM”?
Yes that’s him, no that’s not where it came from.
I’m well aware that’s not where it came from. Just saying.
Classic, like your style broseph
I love Torrence Marshall in that clip……he was just coiled up and ready to kick ass! If I was Mike Stoops I would show that at the beginning of the linebacker group meeting.
Wow I can’t believe he did not get the invite. Thought he could win it. It is ridiculous the way the prop henry up because he set sec records.
Mayfield and Watson’s stats are all very similar, there are two key differences, Mayfield is 3 times as likely to get sacked, Watson is twice as likely to turn the ball over.
Baker will show everyone who really should have won the heisman in Miami and then Glendale. National Championship bound. Boomer!!!
My thoughts exactly!
Complete bullsh*t he didnt get invited.
I hope watson wins it, so we can plant it firmly up his ass, weinke style.
Just my 2 cents.
The backloaded schedule actually hurt Mayfield in the Heisman more than anything. If we had played Baylor in early October, he’d have been getting talked about like that all year.
I’m as big of a homer as most of you, but I don’t feel like Mayfield was a top 3 player in the country. Had Boykin and Seth Russell not been hurt, he might’ve been 3rd team All-Big XII.
I hope McAffree wins it. I fell like there are 50 rb’s who could’ve put up similar numbers as Henry behind that line.
I disagree. Baker Mayfield is a top 3 player in the country. But when you have two stud RBs, as well, Mayfield doesn’t have to do all the work like Henry, Watson, and McCaffery.
Yea well they didn’t stay healthy and he did for the most part. All you can do is play who is in front of you and do what you can and he clearly means a lot to the team, does help he has a stud wr and 2 stud rb’s a young but hungry oline and a stingy D. But, maybe that hurt him cause he didn’t have to do it all, but we saw a glimpse of how bad they would of been without him in the TCU game, think that more than anything speaks volumes of how good he is. Make a valid argument next time otherwise you sound like the pundits that didn’t vote for him!
Also Baker and the OU coaches didn’t make the schedule and in fact he threw for more TD’s in the earlier games than he did in the later ones all he did against those teams was make the plays that mattered!
Couldn’t disagree more. Baker Mayfield isn’t just one of the top 3 players in the country – he personifies all the attributes for which the Heisman stands & why it is given.
No offense, but that statement weakens the validity of your OU Homer card. 🙂
WORD!!!
I disagree with everything you said except for “Baker”, “Heisman”, and “Top 3 player in the country”.
I agree with you regarding McCaffrey, but Mayfield was the best player in the country, and the only closest was Watson. QB’s have a MUCH more complicated job than a RB, so it’s absurd to listen to these talking heads push for RB’s, yet then say “but the Heisman should be about the best player in the country, and should mirror the draft”. Henry will be lucky to get taken in the first round, whereas any good QB will be taken in the top 15.
Lol, well…. After reading all of your comments. It appears I may not be near as big of a homer as you guys. Just my opinion. Sticking to my guns. Baker is the perfect player for us and exactly what we needed. But not Heisman caliber imo.
If watson is heisman caliber, so is mayfield. Baker’s QB rating is almost 20 points higher, against a tougher SoS.
With more TD passes and fewer INT’s
It’s funny that everyone has to be a homer, yet you only say “not Heisman caliber”. Derp. Look at his stats and what he’s done and compare them to the last 3 Heisman winners, then consider the fact that he has 2 NFL RB’s in the backfield. Sounds like you’re just trolling…
Or maybe my opinion is different than yours? His stats are good. Doesn’t make him the best player in the country. I feel the same about Henry. Stats are great, I don’t think he’s Heisman worthy either.
His stats are better than most other QB’s that have won it over the past decade, and that’s not even considering the fact that he has to share the back field with 2 NFL RB’s. But then you consider his leadership qualities, getting the team pumped, putting his body on the line, blocking down field, etc. – and that doesn’t make him Heisman quality, but everyone is a homer for thinking so? Makes sense.
So no one can reasonable disagree with you huh? His intangibles are insanely good. Not doubting that. I just wouldn’t say he’s very slightly outside the top group. What does sharing a backfield have to do with anything? Most elite teams have NFL caliber talent in the backfield. And lets hold off on calling Joe Mixon and NFL rb.
Lmao. Okay, you’re trolling.
I’m too lazy to look at the numbers, so I’m not sure what the current talley is. I do know that Baker’s numbers, after 10 games, were smack dab in the middle of Jason White’s and Sam Bradford’s totals. That would give him Heisman numbers. That alone is pretty convincing.
His stats are good. Would say Bradford and White were more dominant in their Heisman years. I’m not saying Baker isn’t really really good. I just think he’s slightly outside the top 3.
Unfortunate that Baker got shut out of the Heisman, OU got dropped to 4, Shep got shut out of the Biletnikoff, and crazy people are still saying that Iowa and Stanford are more deserving of making the playoff. I hope the good guys crush the opposition in every which way possible.
I haven’t heard a single person anywhere say that Iowa and Stanford are more deserving than the Sooners to be in the playoffs!!
Haha that’s why I clarified “crazy people” – I made the mistake of clicking through some link on Facebook, where there were a few articles claiming that because Iowa lost on a last-second score by MSU after a perfect regular season, and Stanford won the Pac-12 (which is apparently more challenging than the Big 12), they deserved more consideration than OU. I’m sure that in the process of clicking that link I ended up downloading a virus to my computer.
I think if he would not have gotten hurt in that TCU game he would have been invited. I honestly think he would have blown that game wide open come second half. He will be in the talks early next year. One more reason for this team to be mad and feel disrespected.
I imagine if you ask Baker: Would you rather have the award or the championship? He would choose the championship any day.
Well said
Baker Mayfield can always Walk-On to the Heisman Ceremony, right? He’ll show up uninvited and win it anyway.
LOL!
Baker not being invited is the ultimate insult. This is a close team. They’ve upset the entire team.
Not sure how the team is feeling but it has damn sure upset the fan base. 🙂
Sanchez tweet earlier indicates they’re not happy and rightly so
I know, just funnin with Sam.
Does Striker pull a Marshall at the Orange Bowl: “You got my boy’s trophy!” if Watson wins it?
I hope so, it would be epic.
Tackling fuel
Hopefully the anger fuels the drive to #8.
Quote from Clemsons Jordan Leggett
“We have all the momentum. They’re not an obstacle for us. They’re just an opportunity for us to get better and move on to the next game,” he said. “So far for me, I’m 2-0 in that stadium, so I don’t think it’s going to change.”
Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article48310250.html#storylink=cpy
Thanks Jordan, just keep on adding fuel to the fire.
Clemson fans say he is the X factor in their offense. OU doesn’t have a cover guy to match against his skill set
Big TE who is 3rd/4th in receiving, and has 7 TDs on the year? Even if we don’t have an answer for him, they may not use him enough for it to matter.
Jordan Evans is pretty good in coverage. Hit that prick in the mouth as he comes of the line and let Thomas deal with the scraps.
Its those guys that are 3/4th in receiving on both teams that will need to make the Big play. convert third down, swing momentum, take pressure off their Playmakers.
Remember the derrick woods catch in the sugar bowl.
The team that gets the production from those guys sets themselves up for success.
He is a very capable te/fb. Big athletic body and they tend to run behind him often. Then they will slip him out on a play action and he can catch the ball. He could be a factor in this game… Especially if they begin to run the ball effectively.
Any big athletic TE is valuable.
Stopping the run/ gallman is important inbetween the tackles with your front four. Sets up the entire Offense.
Never heard of him.
Someone needs to put this on OU’s twitter feed so the team can see this.
Come game time, things may be a wee bit chippy on the field
Meanwhile did you all see that OUs BBall team beat up on #9 Villanova tonight?
Oh, yea. It was great. When you 54% percent behind the 3 and hold Nova to 15% it’s a good day.
Quite impressive!
Striker taking some heat from Tide SN…for those that want to chime in http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2015/12/7/9865266/eric-striker-remains-a-mouthy-jackal
Predator! Striker’s so awesome, LMAO!
To be honest dude had a weird looking hair do
For sure, just go Sansa if that’s the way things are working out for ya
yeah what ever works…Henry can wear his hair how ever he wants and Striker can talk how ever he wants too because he backs it up
Some are actually calling us Chokelahoma lol Bama fans we got score board on them …just mad because he talks and walks and told the SEC they suck on prime time in Tennessee this year
It’s a shame Bama won’t advance far enough for Striker to give them nightmares again.
It will be cause Im hoping for us versus them in the finals
Like their players didn’t talk trash and disrespect OU before and after the Sugar Bowl (Landon Collins and Amari Cooper come to mind.)
Landon had no reason to talk lol…Shep just caught another one with him covering
I think he said OU didn’t deserve to be on the same field as them…after we beat them!
In his defense his head was probably spinning from Shep being all over the field and that was his one job lol
And Sab(t)an!
The only JackA$$ is the guy writing the article.
just more sec butthurt
I know Henry is a beast physically, but when I watch him run.. he is much closer to Ron Dayne in style than Adrian Peterson. Dayne set the all time rushing record, but he never got serious Heisman consideration b/c of Wisconsin’s stature. This just feels a lot like the year they handed to the trophy to Gino Torreta.
It just might be…you know how it is these days…when they get their favs then its over
Baker being snubbed for the heisman is a big deal especially since he had better numbers than Watson against better teams. If losses matter then Watson should be the only one in attendance however that’s not the case. My guess is Henry wins it because of the constant sec mind f*** that is ESPN. Like it was mentioned below “about 50 guys could have done the same thing as Henry” that is an exaggeration obviously but I guarantee there’s 10 or 15 who could have done the same or even more. Dalvin cook for electric, Perine is just as tough to bring down, and fournette is probably still the best of all. And mcaffrey was all everything for Stanford but how much good do that do for the team? They lost 2 games…
Baker is the only one who lifted the guys around him.
Shepard being snubbed from the biletnikoff finalists is just as mind blowing.
Pro Football Focus has Baker Mayfield as the #1 QB, and Shepard as #1 WR in the country.
Tell me this isn’t real? If so we are going to be pumped.
Oh yes, it is real.
Why isn’t this more widely known? This needs to be spread around, so everyone has a chip on their shoulder for this game.
Cause this is from last year by my understanding the 2014 Seniors after they laid the tomb in their grave yard just now a big deal cause we our playing them again!
That is my point exactly
It was widely known last year, forgotten by many I guess. They didn’t just do this for us, they have done it for years after big wins.
Gotcha I must of missed out on hearing about this.also didn’t know this was a Clemson tradition.
The local media was retweeting it like crazy yesterday. They were making sure to hashtag SoonerFootball
For real, real!
I could be wrong, but Henry just comes across as a student athlete that really, really needs the tutor department. Can you say “Bubba Gump Shrimp”?
Of course, you my want to spell tutor correctly, if you are going to make fun of someone’s education.
my, or may? 🙂
I have no idea what you are talking about. 😉
Most Excellent reply. Lol
Bama has a tudor department? Learn something everyday. 🙂
http://www.luminophore.net/wp-content/uploads/the-tudors03-01.jpg
Come on
Can you list a few types of shrimp for us, please 🙂
BBQ or fried. Aren’t those the best two ways to eat shrimp?
Those are the two best, but Bubba energizer bunnies his shrimp, I just like to hear the Arsenal
Steamed.
Don’t forget scampi.
Like, but have great memories of steamed. There was a hole in the wall place called Bob’s in Virginia Beach, Va. that a couple of my Navy buddies and me used to frequent for lunch. It was on the docks and had a daily special of all you could eat Shrimp for $10 per person. Steamed and all you had to do was peel and eat. Great memories.
No, steamed is the most preferred.
I’m a farm boy, bbq is awesome. Fried is my second choice. LOL
How do you eat your most favorite steak? BBQ sauce, or fried? Or do you just want a little salt and pepper and seared to perfection?
I put salt and pepper on it and throw it on the traeger for about 5 minutes and eat it. LOL But that is NOT shrimp!
Fried is number one by a wide margin, spicy shrimp boil is second. Everything else is tied for third. 🙂
Never got the fried. Boiled, somewhat. My favorite by far has always been steamed. Just seems more natural. Kind of like how to cook a steak. A little salt and pepper and seared to perfection.
Well, we finally found something we disagree on. LOL
Fried for me, everything else is just for a change of pace.
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/69/94/ae/herby-k-s-restaurant.jpg
Would be better without the batter. JMO.
No way, keeps the natural flavor, seasonings and juices locked in. Only fried for a few seconds.
Steamed is just flavorless.
Amen. Thanks to you eastex I just finished off the last of the cabbage rolls. Now put up a tasty looking shrimp pic and I can start on those.
This is the tastiest fried shrimp in the world, Herby K’s “Shrimp Buster.” You ever get through Shreveport you owe it to yourself.
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/69/94/ae/herby-k-s-restaurant.jpg
Those look like fried perch. lol.
Ol’ Herby was quite a guy, he had three different degrees. He invented the device that applied electic shock to the Jumbo Gulf Shrimp so the muscles would relax, then injecting it with compressed air. It caused the balled of Shrimp to “bust” open.
So danged good.
Now you’ve done it. It will be shrimp Wednesday when I’m in Dallas.
Scampi.
If there isn’t any batter available. 🙂
Fried is my first love, “peel and eat” would be second and I don’t know if I could tell the difference between boiled or steamed without being shown the difference.
You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that’s about it
Nice work Bubba!
Oh you know
And yet, Steamed did not make the list. Hmmmmm.
You are alone in your steamer. LOL
My steamer is hurt. It knows! 🙂
LOL! Go unplug it, it will then forget. 🙂
hey man I am only following the type Bubba said in the movie don’t shoot the messenger
lol
I say again…scampi.
Étouffée
Never forget étouffée, mon ami!
Dustin would like to see you in his office. 🙂
What did I miss?
He edited.
It was *tudor*
Nothing now, edit kills the fun. ??
Stanford going into Texas and taking 2 pretty good running backs in one class. Speights and Stephens.
True. Of course, if someone gets an offer from Stanford, they should strongly consider it. They’re no OU on the field, but it’s a great university.
Especially if they get a full scholarship to Stanford – it’s a pretty expensive education.
I think Speights was high on us but, don’t think we was making him a high priority.
Whaley reopened his recruiting tonight and some Georgia fan obviously had something stupid to say to him. I’m sure he ends up at Arkansas now or maybe Miami.
If and I say if he was to approach the OU coaching staff and said he was interested in us again you think we would entertain taking him?
Nope. We got Adams and we probably told Adams were only taking one. So I don’t want us lying to a recruit just because another target reopened. Plus I think Adams is the better fit. I don’t know if he will be as explosive as Ronald jones but I hope he has that same burst.
of those 2 I’d say Arkansas
his hudl didnt blow me away
I saw a couple of his games. He was the stud on the field and made some nice, clutch runs. However, his physique didn’t look like a D1 type RB and don’t think he could change that with a good training program, he has chronic noassatall.
I would tell my son if he got an offer to any school like Stanford northwestern or duke, that I would pack his bags and drive him there myself.
Couldn’t agree more! Unless he also had an OU offer, but that is the only exception in this family :>)
My step daughter is deciding right now between OU and Stanford, I’m trying to stay out of it because I’m biased.
I know the feeling, my son had the choice of OU, Stanford, and Baylor. I pray that he made the right choice.
If you’re talking about the one that graduated Baylor, I don’t think there is a bad education there.
Yes, my only kiddo. He is now working on getting his teaching certs, so that he can teach while working on his graduate program. I only want him to be happy and make a living doing what he enjoys.
Nobody has mentioned our LB play lately which had been pretty great this year, sorry Kish once again. I believe that has been as big as our secondary improvement, and a huge anchor heading into championship season
We will need them against Henry after we beat Clemson
rooting for Sparty
Great picture of the Stooper, Boz, and The King!
Awesome picture!
Boz spilled a drink on his tie.
Missed his mouth a little bit huh? Bob must have said a really funny SEC joke
Barry showing off a sweet ring too.
Or he Constanz-Ud his spaghetti
Concussions will do that to you.
Blood stain. Testaverde’s group got rowdy. 😉
it’s the tiger blood he was drinking
It wasis a good day to be a sooner
Bob, Boz and Barry. Now THAT is some strong #OUDNA right there. Awesome pic.
I swear Bozworth is the Kings kid. They look alike. Ole Barry made the rounds and I’m sure he still does but not at the same pace.
https://twitter.com/devwah_whaley/status/674054629659840512
Crazy!
Maybe follow Richt to Miami????
Is that official?
from his Twitter, I suppose so
Possibly
Or Riley/Boulware/Gundy/Stoops to OU?
Is he Texas’ to lose or do we have a shot?
More like Miami or Arkansas. I think we are done with him as stated below someone said we got Adams and that is who they wanted. I think it was made clear he doesn’t like our system.
I was looking around and I guess Texas has made a bit of an impact on him.
Glad he got this out before his battery died.
saw that too
Funny.
We really don’t want a player that gets down to 7% anyway right?
That’s right!
Don’t want no 7%ers. 🙂
I dont know how these kids do that….constantly running their phones on empty. They’ve obviously never ran out of gas and been stranded anywhere.
Hell, I drove for years with change in my pocket just hoping a pay phone was no more than a few miles away if I broke down. lol, try sending a kid now on a trip across the country with no phone and a paper map. 🙂
It couldn’t be done nowadays.
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Hey, where’s North on this damn thing?
Had a ’47 Plymouth coup when I was a kid. Sometimes had to drive home without the lights cause when I turned them on it would kill the motor. They were called generators back then and mine didn’t work sometimes.
No kidding…mine dies at 20% sometimes!1
must be a standard decommittment speech that floats around………..however, this was just a blessing, not an amazing experience, and he didn’t have to pray on it
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They played this on Fargo a little while ago. Great place for it here.
https://youtu.be/wrMbPGmluEw
Dr hook and the medicine show had some weird habits when they played concerts. They had to have like 8 pounds of raw meat to eat and they wanted it on ice. But I still like them!
I guess Kirby told him he wasn’t the next Henry.
I guess Kirby told him he wasn’t the next Henry.
Really good story on Riley and Donnie Duncan:
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-football-lincoln-riley-credits-former-ou-athletic-director-donnie-duncan-for-lots-of-his-success/article/5465370?custom_click=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
To be honest I don’t want Whaley. I don’t think he’s an OU level RB
That comment will go in your permanent file.
I don’t think he fits OUr system he will be a good back I think but, not in this system. But if Perine can I think most any back could they said this spread would hurt Perines production
I think the only thing that hurt Perine’s production this year was that we didn’t use him enough in the first 5 games.
There is some truth to that. It took Riley a few games to figure out the best way to incorporate these backs into his offense.
On espnu film room Belloti(sp?) showed on film the subtle change they made in the formation that has made all the difference…aside from Samia’s development. Perine and Mixon had been lining up almost beside Baker through the Texsa game. After that, they line up almost 2 yards behind him on either side. Small change, but with tremendous results.
I remember seeing that, it’s the little things.
I noticed that too. that extra yard or two behind the QB not only gives them more momentum but also gives the line that split second to open up holes for them.
Perine and Mixon requested this change after the shorthorn game. They said it allowed them to see the holes better and gave them a chance to get some momentum going before hitting the hole. SoonerSports had a good write up on it a few weeks ago. It was an interview with Riley.
Thanks, didn’t know that.
For such a minor adjustment, it has produced significant results.
Yes it has. It happened when Riley got the entire offense together and asked them what they wanted to do on offense. He listened to all suggestions and we have seen the fruits of his labor from that. I love that he is a coach that says, ok what can you do good and we will do that.
Vision and velocity.
While at work tonight I was discussing the game with a Clemson fan, and after listening to how Ou didn’t have a chance because “we haven’t faced a defense like theirs all year” and “what good defenses have you played this year” he hit me with this statement: “Are yall ready for Wayne Gallman?” I laughed in his face and continued my work.
South Carolina scored more points on them than they did anyone else all season. And I’m almost positive NC State scored over 40 on them.
Exactly. They’ve given up 69 points combined the last two games to the Carolina schools. And gave up 41 to NC state. None of those teams have the athletes we have. If Ou can come out and run the ball successfully and grind on the Clemson front 7 that isn’t very deep, then I will feel excellent about Ou’s chances in this game.
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Any Dalton Wood sightings?
Baker is holding him up in the image above.