Sooners News Daily 9.18.14
Posted on: September 18, 2014
FOOTBALL
ICYMI: OU & Bob Stoops confirmed yesterday what TFB & Drake told you Monday, that OU will debut their #BringTheWood alternate road jersey this Saturday.
Saturday. pic.twitter.com/qBBewinfm9
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) September 17, 2014
‘Samaje Perine ready for a bigger role’ (AP)
I’m not sure why you (or anyone, really) would care about this Missouri senator ripping OU/Bob Stoops for taking in DGB, but pretty much every OU beat writer freaked out about it on Twitter yesterday. So if you haven’t already and care to read it, here you go. (USA Today)
David Ash has made the right decision (at least in my opinion) and is giving up the game of football. (DMN)
“OSU tailgates so much better than OU because it’s like men against girls.” That’s funny because that is exactly how OU fans describe Bedlam. (NewsOK)
Former TCU standout DE, Devonte Fields, reportedly planning to bypass NFL Draft and try to regain FBS eligibility next year. (Star Telegram)
Texas DT Desmond ‘Tank’ Jackson is out for the season. (SI)
Oh, good lord.
The 'Roll Tide' mobile is the epitome of Alabama fandom: http://t.co/i1HQsj8Jt0 pic.twitter.com/tf5x8B626A
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 17, 2014
RECRUITING
2015 commits Bobby Evans & Rodney Anderson signed their financial aid agreements & will enroll this spring (this isn’t the same as signing their NLI, btw.)
Welcome @BobbyEvans44 & Rodney Anderson II for being the first two signee's of the 2015 class! #Unmatched #WhoUWit pic.twitter.com/wG3ydICaoy
— Coach Drew Hill (@OU_CoachHill) September 18, 2014
BASKETBALL
Lon Kruger Q&A (Sooner Sports)
OTHER
Where did Anthony Kim go? (Golf.com)
This is fantastic. Take that litterbugs! Also this taking place in Russia seems like it’s an incredibly good way to get yourself killed. But if the Internet & YouTube has taught us anything, that is a pretty low bar when it comes to Russian roadways.
That’s what you get, jacka$$.
http://youtu.be/zoA1tZiAXbw
He does have a certain set of skills after all.
112 Comments
Jordan do you think there’s a chance ou would take rankin and Barnett? Or if they took 7 linemen would the 7th likely be wariboko?
I wouldn’t have before this past weekend, but if you can believe what you hear that appears to be the case.
It does seem like a bit much but it sounds like rankin wants to choose ou but that would hit our 6 total and leave two 4* instate guys without a spot.
We’ll see. Texas just offered and I believe that was a big one for him. I’m almost more surprised to hear the talk of the coaches wanting Danley at guard instead of tackle.
Next year (2015) OU would have J. St-John, D. Farniok, N. Kasitati, T. Darlington, C. Daimler, S. Grant, J. Paul, J. Alvarez, A. Dalton, J. Frison, O. Brown, B. Evans, D. Samia, J. Danley, C. Ford, D. Hearne, plus Barnett (hopefully). That’s 17 plus some others on the roster (offensive lineman). Does OU have 5 starters among that group? Where does OU stop?
I don’t like the overloading at any position. OU needs OL that is for sure, but when you take seven one year you really screw up the depth chart. You create a feast or famine situation by doing this. OU needs to take five of these guys this year and five the next year. We lose six Seniors this year and we will have four Seniors next year. I just think it is much better to spread these guys over the next two recruiting classes.
Sure you can RS some of these kids, but isn’t it better to spread them out some? I think so.
I agree I don’t like overloading either especially since were trying to hit 6 at oline and were leaving a very talented looking kid without an offer and I’m actually talking about dahu. With the trouble we seem to have with a big wr performing why can’t they take a different one. To be honest I would rather take 5 HS seniors this year and no jucos. Especially with the good things being said about the 2 freshman tackles.
To me it’s about attrition. You bring in good talent and the talent that is there either gets better or leaves.
The roll tide mobile is a vw!!???? What self respecting redneck would advertise their Bama fandom on a vw? This Bama fan goes all this way to show they are “cultured” and civilized. By buying a vw. In a moment of relapse they get this wild idea to do….. This abomination.
I may be getting his last name wrong but do any of y’all remember Cecil Samera? He was that older gentleman who had everything OU, even an OU mobile and OU dental work. He would park his OU mobile on the north side of the stadium on game day and evey so often blare out “go OU” on a bullhorn. This was during the ’70s and ’80s.
Yes! Big Red Cecil Samara. Had that little truck and sleeper. Cool man.
They make Mercedes, Honda’s and Hyundai’s in Alabama but the Volkswagen plant is in Chattanooga! I remember Cecil well. He lived near 26th or 27th and May, only a block or so from Northwest Classen. I used to talk to him quite a bit on my way to school and he was a super nice guy.
Jordan, how did you get that sheep video? I thought oSu practices were closed to the public.
*sources
HA!
HAHAHAHA!
Is that like “where the men are men and the sheep are scared”???
Lol Funny Ray. That should be their new Helmet Logo. A cowboy riding a bucking sheep.
Ahh Cecil and the big red rocket 1923 Ford model T coolest car I ever saw when I was a kid and muscle cars were all the rage then. Sadly he lost a valuable collection of OU memorabilia in a fire but it drove him to become OU’s #1 fanatic
He deserves a statue all his own and Coach has driven his car if I am not mistaken.. read about his life, its freaking incredible he lived as long as he did and was able to accomplish so much with a 3rd grade education.
He was the first in Oklahoma to get the new personalized plates, BIG RED in 1968
I got Goose bumps when I met him, and when he smiled at me taking his picture with his OU glasses I noticed he had OU on his teeth
Cecil coined the word Fanatic
His car is owned by his daughter, is at every home game (why the hell you don’t see it on TV or gameday is beyond me) and maintained by the RUF NEKS hand selected called “Cecil Keepers” its been to home games for 50 years and has been to 5 orange bowls
http://newsok.com/ou-fan-cecil-samara-sooner-born-sooner-bred-and-when-he-dies-.-.-./article/2001837
https://www.google.com/search?q=cecil+samara&biw=1366&bih=622&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fN0aVKaOI82syAS5woGoCw&sqi=2&ved=0CB0QsAQ
1982 article and they put Cecil’s phone number in the paper in case anyone had the rims he was looking for. Those were the days…:-)
Claire McCaskill….she has nothing more important to do than keep up with Bob Stoops and the Sooners. Good thing her state or country doesn’t have anything important going on that a senator should be more involved in.
Glad you mentioned it was her before I clicked on the link. She is a chronic oxygen thief.
She’ll be looking for a new job after the November elections.
She won re-election in 2012. She is up for re-election in 2018.
She ran against the “The female body has a way to shut that whole thing down” guy, right?
Damn!!
Look up her past, she’s on her 2nd marriage and he was involved with spousal abuse. Also, both husbands have been in legal trouble. hmm
True dat.
I just wanted to offer some clarification on the Evans/Anderson deal from above. Hopefully you’ll find it helpful.
https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-recruiting-a-quick-clarification-on-the-bobby-evans-rodney-anderson-signing
Pleased to see Evans and Anderson have signed on. Really pleased to see Anderson is wearing the new Super Flex helmet to reduce the risk of scrambled brains.
What does McCaskill think should happen with these kids? Should they just be shut out for making mistakes? I honestly don’t think these people would feel the same way if it were their kids in this same situation. They should thank God for someone like Bob Stoops, who doesn’t give up on kids, and offers them a chance to make something out of themselves.
“What does McCaskill think…”
That is the question.
/just sayin’
If he worked at a YMCA or something they’d give him a key to the city but there’s always gotta be glass houses that think they’re better than everyone else and feel the need to let the world know their opinion. You are entitled to your opinion but like the great col jessup said “I don’t give a damn what you think you’re entitled to.”
The first thing wrong with her comments…..she’s a politician. nothing else needs to be said……….
Bingo!
I really don’t care what uniform the Sooners wear, as long as they win.
However, I do have a problem with the “Red” and not Crimson pants. It doesn’t match and looks more like Nebraska.
Been saying that since they came out with these things – those are Nebraska colors. And frankly, I just don’t understand the rush by some to get rid of perfection.
I understand young people like “shiny new things,” so did I when I was young.
Just get the colors right, that does matter.
I was hoping for 2 things with the new uniforms; crimson pants and debut at a home game………guess that was asking too much?
The home alternate has white pants, IIRC.
Gotcha
Joe C addressed this when the uni’s first came out. He said the picture doesn’t show the true color and that the pants match Sooner red. Guess we’ll see on Saturday.
Didn’t know he addressed it. Sure hope he is right because they sure don’t look right, especially with the helmet in contrast.
I have seen in person… IMO the white is bigger issue.. It truly is cream… If you all want a pic I’ll share… The crimson is like ou crimson with a black glaze or sheen…
That too.
The pants sure look like nebbish to me, but haven’t seen them in person.
See if this works. My kid in Nike white. Cream behind him…
Idk..
Illustrative, thanks.
Well, the official colors are Crimson and Cream. Looks odd next to the white, though.
See my response to sooner in london
I’ve been told by several poke fans we should get ready to lose on Saturday. Are they for real?? I think OU wins and covers. is that a bad prediction?
If we were playing Cupcake U. the poke fans would still expect us to lose.
And with just as much reason. Meaning- none at all. Wishful thinking personified.
Bad no, however by cover the last time i looked the line was down to 7 points. That seems about right, I am interested to see how O holds up on the road.
And how the D holds up, on the road, in a game where the O might struggle some, against a good offense.
I would guess that the spread has gone down because of Ford’s injury.
That and everyone saying osu and wvu are world beaters when they lost games (they should have won) but I don’t think that fsu and bama performance is an indication of how good they were last year or how good they will be this year. I think both wvu and osu got 6 months to prep for a game they were told they would lose and you saw a closer game because of that motivation. When osu loses a game to tech or isu then we will know what they’re about.
I don’t think it’s a bad prediction I think this is the game we find out what this ou team is made of. We know the defense has been good but we will see if they take it to another level since people everywhere expect wvu to move the ball easily. Also I don’t think it’s shocking what dana said about ou’s defense being better than Alabama, it is better suited to play this style of football. Also we will find out whether heupel has been holding back or if the offense just isn’t there yet as far as consistency.
I’m thinking ou comes out and shows everyone this team is for real but an early turnover can make things very interesting so I’m not predicting a blow out even though I think it’s likely ou wins by 14+
I think you’re spot on Zack. Most of what we’ve seen is vanilla by most comments and what has transpired on the field. I’d like Ross in the slot with Flowers and Perine behind Trevor. I think we’ll see that at some point. Coach has shown just enough to win. IMO.
Just wonder if they have been vanilla because that is all they can do with the young talent in key positions thus far. This game will be a true test in every form.
Agreed.
For anyone to rip Bob Stoops or The University of Oklahoma for anything that they have done with players recently is so far beyond moronic its laughable! With the headlines these days, the ONLY entity I see that has handled EVERYTHING correctly is OU. I’ll admit I was pissed at Coach Stoops and Mr. Boren for suspending Frank and for the decision on Joe. But I WAS WRONG. They absolutely did the right thing and they did it because it was the right thing. They didn’t wait for sponsors to pull out and public sentiment to turn against them like the Minnesota Vikings… They did not wait for a video to emerge and back peddle faster than a 5 Star DB like the NFL… Coach Stoops and Mr. Boren are high quality men that made decisions based on what they felt was right, and they got it right in both cases. I am proud of the University and Administration and the Coaching staff. They should be praised and pointed to as examples as to how the NFL, The Commish, the owners, the organizations, anyone should act and LEAD in these situations.
Completely agree but how did Frank Shannon pass a polygraph with his attorney?
polygraphs are weird. You can spoof them pretty easily. (anything that causes a bit of pain spikes the needle nicely). Very operator dependent. it’s nice he took the test, but not dispositive.
What should have been is that the DA declined to prosecute and the aggrieved party declined to sue.
Once those two events were settled, further action by a shadowy Title IX board of inquiry very much resembles double jeopardy and ‘Star Chamber’ ‘justice’.
I agree, the Title IX thing is not the same as a civil suit and the burden of proof should be the same as a court of law. Heck they are going to punish someone!! Why lower the burden of proof??
In my opinion, once you are talking about a physical assault of any kind, you should be out of Title IX or any other admin law area. Crime of that nature is the province of the police. Period.
Title IX should be left for things such as patterns of discrimination, institutional harassment and the like. Using it to provide an extra bite at the apple to those who feel the police and courts did not do their job correctly is a miscarriage of justice.
Title IX is unconstitutional @JJsooner1:disqus .
Polygraphs are also not used as evidence in the Court system because they can be easily manipulated.
Yep you’re right.
I agree the integrity of the ou staff is above anyone else IMO which is why I think stoops is a better coach than anyone in the nation, he’s done it the right way. I don’t want to get into what was right/wrong in each issue but Shannon’s punishment was a bit much but if that’s what they felt they needed to do in order to keep the dept of education out of Norman and to send a message they won’t put up with the nonsense, then I’m ok with it.
Yes the Frank Shannon punishment was very harsh and I feel for him for this year. I just look at FSU and what they have opened themselves up to w/ Winston and his continued moronic behavior while they have done nothing! They allowed him to play, won the Natty, and now they are looking into it to try to stay out of hot water over Title IX… FSU should be taking far more heat than they are right now and I believe they will end up paying heavily for how they have botched this situation.
Didn’t see this mentioned elsewhere, but I guess DaMarkus Lodge (WR) decommitted from aTm today, and is supposedly down to OU and Baylor?
I thought he Xed the Sooners out pretty early on. Interesting to see where he goes. I also wonder what made him Decommit from SwAg&M
I hadn’t heard his name lately either. A Baylor guy in my office told me he decommitted. Something about not being sure how he’d fit in to aTm’s offense. Listed OU, Baylor, and TCU, with OU and Baylor suppose to be the favs.
@jordanesco:disqus I just saw that Demarkus Lodge just de-committed and it has OU down as highly considered. Do you think they’ll open up another slot? Last I heard it was Newsome or none.
Lodge wouldn’t be a slot guy, IMO. He’s more of an outside guy and I think if Norvell feels like he really has a legit shot w/ the kid then he’ll definitely make room (again, IMO). But I’m just not sure how legit a shot they have. I know what’s being reported, but I’m not really a fan of the person reporting it.
I’ve been talking w/ K about it since the news broke and I know he’s been working his sources to try and find out more. I’m sure he’ll post what he’s able to find in the coming days.
You’re always on top of things Jordan. We appreciate it alot!!
I don’t know about that but thank you for thinking so 😉
I think he meant Slot as a scholly for a WR not as a slot position
Oh, my bad then.
https://twitter.com/BobbyEvans44/status/512629001114750976
I just want to get through the WVU game with no injuries. We are a great team, but cannot keep having the injuries that we are piling up every game.
So far this year we are really healthy. I know we lost Ford for a couple weeks and then we have a couple other guys out, but this year compared to the last few has been very healthy.
Oh yeah, compared to the last few seasons we are good, but we seem to be piling it up early this year. Hopefully this isn’t a trend. I really hated to lose Walker so early, this time is crucial for his development to be dominant when Phillips is gone. He should be back sometime around Texas game I hope.
Just a thought……..I really think Coach Mike has been pointing to this game for 2 years. He got the guys he wanted for his system and they’re playing well. This OU team will be the best team WVU will face all year. WVU is a good team but not on the same level and OU’s defense will take this game over early. The offense will be fine. You just can’t stop a two-headed monster. Special teams will play a huge roll as well. Thoughts??
The WVU fan base seems to think that our offense isn’t as good as Maryland’s and our defense isn’t as good as Bama’s. Their fans will have a rude awakening come Saturday.
WVU’s Achilles heels are its run defense and special teams. Now their best defensive player is suspended. Shep might have 100 by half time.
I think we will dominate WVU from start to finish. The game I’m worried about is TCU, I think they have the defense to keep the game low enough for them to hang around.
Boykin looks much improved in his passing from last year.
Glad we get the week off before them, they will be fired up.
Holgerson seemed to back off on whether their DB will actually miss the game or not…at least that what one of his attributed quotes implied.
WVU gave up nearly 600 yards to Bama. Just sayin…..
and 37 points to……. Maryland.
Hahaha…. Not as good as a crappy Big 10 team?!!?? Brilliant!
Anytime I hear Trickett’s name mentioned I have flash backs of him flopping on his rear end in Tallahassee.
It was a good beating on that boy
I’ll never forget that cute little trick play he was going to attempt as he was gently tippy-toeing down the line and Wort just blowed him up good.
Too funny! One of those “But coach, it always worked in practice.”
Their fans wake up rude, have rude for lunch and dinner, then go to bed rude. :p
Moon shine
Burning couch smoke inhalation.
Some of the best shine in the world I’m told:-)
Interesting blog……..
http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/89439/big-12-week-4-predictions
With TTU firing their DC, is there any chance we can get back in on Fehoko?
Did you see Fehoko’s performance in The Opening?
Based on what I saw he will be a perfect fit at Taco Tech.
I thought people raved about his performance at the opening? I saw several outlets saying he should get a 5th star, and was one of the best DT’s there.
I never heard anyone rave about him. I watched him and he got beat on every play, and badly on several of them. He was flailing away and never got near the QB.
strange, I heard almost the exact opposite. Weird how 2 people can watch the same thing and come away with vastly different opinions.
we can hope for our sake, hes the guy you saw haha.
I was very surprised with what I saw. It must have been the level of competition and that he had never faced top notch OL play. He looked soft, weak and overmatched in all phases to the point that to me he looked like he didn’t belong there.
Now, I didn’t look at his testing phase, maybe he killed that, but in live action he did not look ready for D-1 football to me.
Okay…..that’s it, I am a fan of the uniforms. BRING THE WOOD! Way cool video, never seen it before.
http://www.soonersports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?catid=-4&id=3322105
OSU tailgates better than OU’s? That really contradicts what every OSU fan who has ever been to an OU tailgate has said to me.
Maybe Senator McCaskill should be more concerned with her own state’s University which is currently under a Title IX investigation for this: http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/10323102/university-missouri-officials-did-not-pursue-rape-case-lines-investigation-finds
Someone should Let McCaskill know about all of the charity work the Sooners are involved in. All of the $$$ and Time Bob invests in Charity around the state. How about all of the charity the players are involved in…. Maybe, Bob brought him in to develop his character, maybe they filed an appeal because Bob knows that idle hands do the devil’s work… and would rather have him focused on Saturdays and rebuilding his character than focused on his mistakes…
She’s just saying it for political reasons. Facts don’t matter to her.
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