Gerry mentioned on OTF that people close to the situation have told him Orphey is the Cornerbacks Coach. Iām curious of what that means for the rest of the secondary. Maybe a Joseph departure is also imminent. He & Gideon finally clicked this season.
The casuals will still credit our ascension to Quinn. Sarks staff has been recruiting and developing at an elite level. Dogs everywhere. Iāll always love Quinn though for his treatment of OU, Aggy, and Hog.
He actually spent 2024 with the Las Vegas Raiders. Pete didnāt retain him after he was hired. So Iām assuming heās fair game. If heās willing to return to the college game, I think he brings a lot of what made Coach Choice Special. Relatively young, SouthEast connections, recruited & coached some great backs, and brings a ton of energy.
Just go get another dog to lead that room. The RB coach is probably the least technical coaching role, itās more about recruiting and instilling energy. I like the idea of bringing in another former NFL/College back. If the new guy can get the guys to hold on to the ball consistently, Iād consider it a win.
Justus Terry allegedly weighing in at 290lbs this week. I think the speculation of him starting outside was exaggerated. I bet heās a well put together 300-305lbs by September. Nick Brooks is also slimmed down to the high 320ās and moving great, OTF think he makes a run at backup RT. Sarks staff seems to evaluate at a high-level, not too many misses.
OTF has mentioned Nick Brooks quite a few times this off-season. Apparently heās been pretty impressive in off-season workouts. They expect him to be a potential contributor to the depth at RT sometime this fall. He moved really well on tape at 350lbs, I bet heās pretty agile at whatever weight heās at now. He looks well put together.
I wonder if our whiffs at off the ball outside linebacker in the ā25 class may influence a spin down of Jelani McDonald. Not permanently, but in obvious passing downs. Heāll probably play closer to 215-220lbs by September. Right now itās Hill, Lefau, Smith, and then the two freshman. Unless the Arkansas LB is playing off the ball.
Jeff Howe had some interesting suggestions on OTF for the hole left by Gideon:
1.) Jeff Hayward - Oregon State Defensive Coordinator. Coached DBs with Sark at multiple stops.
2.) Carl Scott - Seattle Seahawks DB Coach. Coached DBs with Sark at Alabama.
3.) Ephraim Banda - Cleveland Browns Safeties Coach. GA under Duane Akina. From San Antonio, TX.
Iām 27 and Iāve been observing you olds for quite some time. I think my first recruiting thread was the 2012 class thread. Might have been a freshman in HS. I remember landing Dalton Santos late and you guys crying about how fat he was. I also remember you guys posting the strangest built women to celebrate commitments. Like the letter āPā, but flipped.
Seen a guy in the comments of a Johntay Report post on IG. He claimed to be connected to an agent of draft eligible player on the team. He said Johntay failed multiple drug tests at Texas. He also missed a week of practice and attempted to fight Torre Becton when he confronted him. That was the incident that allegedly got him cut. He must be on gnarly shit to to try to fight Becton.
Our most recent starter at QB damn near turned the ball over 20 times. It easily could have gotten there. He also had one of the shortest depths of target in all of D1 college ball. Yet we were on the brink of another national title birth. With that being said, Iām struggling to picture Card replicating similar results.