Sooners News Daily 6.6.14
Posted on: June 6, 2014
FOOTBALL
You agree or disagree with Trevor Knight being ranked as the No. 4 Big 12 QB? (Fox Sports)
Bedlam makes this list of 2014 most anticipated rematches. Personally, I’m much more looking forward to the Baylor rematch. (NFL)
Eric Striker continues to get a ton of love with respect to next year’s NFL Draft. How do you feel about the rest of that Top 5 ranking of OU’s NFL Draft prospects? (CBS Sports)
Ronnell Lewis is heading north of the border. (Twitter)
Speaking of the draft, it will have a new home next year. (NFL)
Texas A&M among schools altering jersey-sales policy. Will be interesting to see if other schools (namely OU, of course) follow suit with something like this. (NFL)
Got a spare $400 laying around? Well then you can have this Lego version of Memorial Stadium. (Etsy)
BASKETBALL
Blake Griffin was named second team All-NBA. (Twitter)
It took longer than just about everyone expected, but Courtney Paris appears to have found a home in the WNBA. (ESPN)
This is what a 46-inch vertical looks like.
https://vine.co/v/MDmK2MaeV3P
OTHER
It would appear as though Sunny Golloway won’t be one-and-done at Auburn. (Twitter)
Two incoming softball recruits were named the Gatorade Player of the Year in their respective states. (Sooner Sports)
Free watermelon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl2zei60PJk
How is anyone falling for this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ0PeXkATng
15 Comments
Guess that CBS writer didn’t see Tapper run down that Alabama WR…
Tapper was timed at 4.55 during the winter work outs. No 4.8 is going to out run Striker and catch Cooper from behind.
My thoughts exactly
Wish I had that ordinary athleticism
Haha right!
Or him run down TCU,s QB in the flat.
OU-Tennessee, OU-Texas, OU-Baylor and probably OU-KSU will be much bigger games.
My top 5 would be OU vs: Texas,Tennessee,Baylor,Okie State, and TexasTech.
We whip all those teams with a knotted plow line, a bunch of recruits might change their minds.
/85 days
I’m optimistic we will. 85 days-when do we get down to hours (can’t wait). lol
Interesting that they have Julian Wilson listed as a CB.
Regarding T. Knight as number 4 qb in bigXII…..I have no problem with that. I am as big a homer as you’ll find, but 1 game does not a career make. I am optimistic about his potential but we need to see consistency before we crown him as a shoe-in for the Heisman. Can’t wait for the season to start.
I don’t disagree with TK being the 4th ranked QB but that comes with a big asterisk given past QB development under Stoops.
Also, I see a lot of these sportswriters sorta poo-pooing his Sugarbowl performance saying he’s probably not really that good. I think that’s flawed thinking because their reality bias can’t comprehend that a QB could do that to Bama in spite of becoming a new reality that Bama can’t stop HUNH offenses because they’re built to stop power rushing teams. You don’t accidentally throw for 300+ yards and TDs against Americas best defense and Saban isn’t retooling his entire defense because some kid had a lucky day against him.
I believe the HUNH offense will shake up the power rankings in the SEC just like it has in the Big XII, and I think Knight will silence his remaining doubters immediately when the season gets underway.
Agreed. It’s easy to look at stats from a game and make a judgement on a player, a lot different if you actually watched his games. I thought Trevor Knight got off to a bad start due to a lack of confidence, not a lack of consistency, which is why he progressed the more games he played.
The whole “we’re only going to sell generic jersey numbers” is a complete overreaction! A lot of schools can do that, because there are a lot of numbers that don’t mean anything, but not OU. Virtually every number has meaning.
Jersey numbers have been around much longer than commercial endorsements, player contracts and even the NCAA. To stop selling certain jersey numbers out of fear is ridiculous.