December 12, 20241 yr I know we joke about it, but OU might actually be turning into Nebraska or Minnesota. Let’s continue to beat the shit out of them for decades to come!
December 12, 20241 yr 23 minutes ago, Horn Dogg said: I know we joke about it, but OU might actually be turning into Nebraska or Minnesota. Let’s continue to beat the shit out of them for decades to come! I wouldn't be surprised to see OU alums turn to land grabbing the captagon market from the vacuum left by Syria to prop up the football team. Edited December 12, 20241 yr by SydneyCarton
December 12, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said: I wouldn't be surprised to see OU alums turn to land grabbing the captagon market from the vacuum left by Syria to prop up the football team. I have no idea whether “captagon “ is your typical word to text issue or if this is some sort of thing in current events.
December 12, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, closetojumping said: I have no idea whether “captagon “ is your typical word to text issue or if this is some sort of thing in current events. It's real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Captagon_industry Syria is the main manufacturer of a drug called Captagon, which really only gets distributued in the middle east. No one in America had really heard of it until the fall of Assad's regime unless they were extremely well travelled in the middle east. Apparently it's been the main source of the country's revenue for quite awhile.
December 12, 20241 yr Yeah, the WSJ had an article a couple of weeks ago, kind of a “here is the illicit drug that is real popular in the ME that you have probably never heard of, but will know about it soon”. The connection to OU recruiting- it’s the meth of the ME. Edited December 12, 20241 yr by statsman
December 12, 20241 yr Author Popular Post Remember when OU trapdoored two WRs from Mater Dei and pissed off the biggest pipeline school in California because they wouldn't have room for them on the roster? I remember. Edited December 12, 20241 yr by texifornia
December 12, 20241 yr Is the WR coach toxic? Is the QB room a cesspool? There is nobody left on Offense at this point... Surely they are getting the hint and give up and can Venables now right? If he stays there might be nobody left on that team that played at OU this year after the spring window
December 12, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, Laxtonto said: Surely they are getting the hint It's OU. I doubt it. They aren't the sharpest tool in the box.
December 12, 20241 yr 23 minutes ago, Laxtonto said: Is the WR coach toxic? Is the QB room a cesspool? There is nobody left on Offense at this point... Surely they are getting the hint and give up and can Venables now right? If he stays there might be nobody left on that team that played at OU this year after the spring window Lol, Venables buyout is 45 million, and they just double downed on him. He's not gonig anywhere.
December 12, 20241 yr Is the WR coach toxic? Is the QB room a cesspool? There is nobody left on Offense at this point... Surely they are getting the hint and give up and can Venables now right? If he stays there might be nobody left on that team that played at OU this year after the spring windowHe will fall flat on his face in 25 and they’ll fire him after next season.
December 12, 20241 yr Author 18 minutes ago, Noozak said: so they have 3 scholarship wide receivers left? Gibson, Burks, and the four freshmen from last year.
December 12, 20241 yr Popular Post 1 hour ago, Laxtonto said: Is the WR coach toxic? Is the QB room a cesspool? There is nobody left on Offense at this point... Surely they are getting the hint and give up and can Venables now right? If he stays there might be nobody left on that team that played at OU this year after the spring window This was noted after Venables brought in Jones to coach WR... hasn't aged well: "Following the end of Brent Venables's first season as OU's head coach, he brought coach Emmett Jones to Norman, and he's been working his magic ever since. Coach Jones is, without question, one of the most effective recruiters in college football, period. He was Oklahoma's secret weapon in the recruiting war, but now everyone knows his name. By no accident, Coach Jones now leads one of the nation's most talented and deep wide receiver groups. He recruits, develops, and puts talent where it needs to be. He's a player's coach, and his players love him. Jones' pass catchers look primed to lead the Sooner offense in 2024. Air raid playcalling, provided by new offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, will only highlight the Sooner receiver corps. Names like Nic Anderson, Jalil Farooq, Jaquaize Pettaway, Deion Burks, and Jayden Gibson will become household names under an air raid attack. The Sooners' receivers are deep at each level of the scheme. They have a deep mix of big-body receivers (Anderson & Gibson), slot speed demons (Pettaway & Thompson), and deep threats (Burks & Farooq). It is reasonable to say that 6 of the Sooners' top receivers could start on any SEC roster. Coach Emmett Jones is a new-age football coach. His roots are deep in the high school world, which gives him immense power and legitimacy on the recruiting trail. He's a down-to-earth, humble workaholic who can get intense when needed. Besides legendary offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh, Coach Jones is the most gifted and sought-after position coach on the Sooners staff."
December 12, 20241 yr 47 minutes ago, irishtexan said: He will fall flat on his face in 25 and they’ll fire him after next season. Can they really afford to though? That's a huge amount of cash for a school like OU.
December 12, 20241 yr 20 hours ago, statsman said: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oklahoma-sooners-unofficial-40/id1114209557?i=1000680069528 This is awesome. They discuss the portal and… -how much they need offensive talent, and how difficult it is to get it interested in the 2025 Oklahoma Sooners. (They have no receivers) -how much more difficult it is to retain offensive talent than they expected (budgeted for) -they believe they have a $14M budget, and how that should be competitive -how they hate where the sport is, and how they wish there was a salary cap. I love this. In the mid ‘70s, as Royal was complaining about OU and others buying players, against the rules, Switzer was mocking him. He would say, “Texas just has a bunch of lazy, old coaches that just don’t want to work at recruiting. He would do better if he worked instead of pointed fingers.” To OU, now, I would say, “Maybe you guys should stop complaining about how the game is, now, and just work harder”.😂 Fucking A this. Switzer needs to die a painful death from tertiary syphillis. I hope they go hat in hand begging the MVC to take them in as a member.
December 12, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, RabidM said: Can they really afford to though? That's a huge amount of cash for a school like OU. They already have a plan to raise the cash. Aggy needs lots of Big 12 trophies for their hall of champions.
December 13, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, texifornia said: Gibson, Burks, and the four freshmen from last year. For now
December 13, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, texifornia said: Gibson, Burks, and the four freshmen from last year. I think Gerry ot Bobby said Burks is likely to transfer. Whoops.
December 13, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Funk Doctor Spock said: I think Gerry ot Bobby said Burks is likely to transfer. Whoops.
December 13, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, Noozak said: so they have 3 scholarship wide receivers left? Due to recent events in the Transfer Portal, the Sooner football team has refreshed their team logo.
December 13, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Funk Doctor Spock said: I think Gerry ot Bobby said Burks is likely to transfer. Whoops. On Sooner Scoop, they’re optimistic that they will reach a deal to retain him. (Which is hilarious, that they have to dig deeper to get their slot possession receiver, with less production than Drake Stoops, and who was injured most of the year, to return).
December 13, 20241 yr 17 hours ago, TXpride said: Have fun Fasusi. What the fuck was he thinking? Better yet, what the fuck is he thinking now? Dumbass.
December 13, 20241 yr HaHaHaHa 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Former Oklahoma, Texas WR Brenen Thompson signs with Mississippi State https://www.on3.com/news/former-oklahoma-texas-wr-brenen-thompson-signs-with-mississippi-state/
December 13, 20241 yr He makes lots of boneheaded mistakes. I'd be leery of him. Edited December 13, 20241 yr by kevwun
December 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, kevwun said: Next year he can transfer to a juco. Will he have the grades for that step up?
December 13, 20241 yr This was noted after Venables brought in Jones to coach WR... hasn't aged well: "Following the end of Brent Venables's first season as OU's head coach, he brought coach Emmett Jones to Norman, and he's been working his magic ever since. Coach Jones is, without question, one of the most effective recruiters in college football, period. He was Oklahoma's secret weapon in the recruiting war, but now everyone knows his name. By no accident, Coach Jones now leads one of the nation's most talented and deep wide receiver groups. He recruits, develops, and puts talent where it needs to be. He's a player's coach, and his players love him. Jones' pass catchers look primed to lead the Sooner offense in 2024. Air raid playcalling, provided by new offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, will only highlight the Sooner receiver corps. Names like Nic Anderson, Jalil Farooq, Jaquaize Pettaway, Deion Burks, and Jayden Gibson will become household names under an air raid attack. The Sooners' receivers are deep at each level of the scheme. They have a deep mix of big-body receivers (Anderson & Gibson), slot speed demons (Pettaway & Thompson), and deep threats (Burks & Farooq). It is reasonable to say that 6 of the Sooners' top receivers could start on any SEC roster. Coach Emmett Jones is a new-age football coach. His roots are deep in the high school world, which gives him immense power and legitimacy on the recruiting trail. He's a down-to-earth, humble workaholic who can get intense when needed. Besides legendary offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh, Coach Jones is the most gifted and sought-after position coach on the Sooners staff."AI.
December 13, 20241 yr This is a recruiting thread, so hopefully it’s ok to note that Venables seems to have still not learned the rule of the modern game- “your most important recruits are the guys already on your roster”. All he is doing his repeating the best practices of the last quarter century of Sooner football, the Stoops Era. These practices were integral to producing hard nosed physical teams. He hasn’t figured out that a whole lot of that doesn’t work when there are not only no barriers for players leaving, but actually enticements to leave. Edited December 13, 20241 yr by statsman
December 13, 20241 yr There was an OU Drumm/Thune podcast, where they bemoaned the portal and NIL. They said Mateer would cost them $2.5M(!) They were also saying that players were insisting on big paydays, because revenue sharing would reduce the size of future NIL deals (I don’t think that is so). I think guys were insisting on big paydays because market prices are set by competition, and market prices don’t care about college football blue blood status or Sooner Magic TM.
December 13, 20241 yr 8 minutes ago, statsman said: There was an OU Drumm/Thune podcast, where they bemoaned the portal and NIL. They said Mateer would cost them $2.5M(!) They were also saying that players were insisting on big paydays, because revenue sharing would reduce the size of future NIL deals (I don’t think that is so). I think guys were insisting on big paydays because market prices are set by competition, and market prices don’t care about college football blue blood status or Sooner Magic TM. SO weird. This isn't anything like most the #s that are actually thrown around. I wonder why that might be?
December 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, statsman said: There was an OU Drumm/Thune podcast, where they bemoaned the portal and NIL. They said Mateer would cost them $2.5M(!) They were also saying that players were insisting on big paydays, because revenue sharing would reduce the size of future NIL deals (I don’t think that is so). I think guys were insisting on big paydays because market prices are set by competition, and market prices don’t care about college football blue blood status or Sooner Magic TM. sooner guy i talk to who knows a few of the players on the team told me that Mateer has a 1.7M deal on the table FWIW
December 13, 20241 yr 15 minutes ago, Thiefery said: sooner guy i talk to who knows a few of the players on the team told me that Mateer has a 1.7M deal on the table FWIW
December 14, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, 6th Street said: He should just leave, taking valuable snaps away from QB2 for bowl prep Or he should just stay and fuck OU. Edited December 14, 20241 yr by Chili dog
December 15, 20241 yr I don’t know if this link is readable for everyone https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/for-fun-collective-bargaining-agreement.1676081/ It’s Sooners imagining how a CBA and salary cap, with limits on player movement, might work, because they do not find the modern college game enjoyable.
December 16, 20241 yr On 12/13/2024 at 4:14 PM, Js1 said: The Sooners are excited. Last night, Mateer told his WSU teammates that he would not play the bowl game. This morning, it is reported that he is expected to enter the portal. Look, 95% chance he signs with OU, and they then go on to build a portal class of offensive players. However, OU is not the only school that wants Mateer, although it is the only school that hired his OC and QB coach. Miami wants him as a replacement for Cam Ward. Odds are he signs with OU, but if it was a sure thing, he would have done so already. It would be delicious beyond belief if he signed with Miami.
December 16, 20241 yr Miami can go wild with "NIL" compensation for one play, if they decide to go all in. This could get interesting.
December 16, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Pdawg88 said: We are back Edited December 16, 20241 yr by Chili dog
December 16, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, texifornia said: I do not think all of the NIL money in the world could convince me to transfer from Stanford to OU.
December 16, 20241 yr 16 minutes ago, boilerhorn said: I do not think all of the NIL money in the world could convince me to transfer from Stanford to OU. I remember in Last Chance U at the Mississippi JC they had a couple of kids that had transferred in from Michigan and Rice. It was amusing watching their faces in the classroom scenes realizing how far they had fallen. That's how this guy is going to feel on the first day of classes.
December 16, 20241 yr 16 minutes ago, Not a cat said: I remember in Last Chance U at the Mississippi JC they had a couple of kids that had transferred in from Michigan and Rice. It was amusing watching their faces in the classroom scenes realizing how far they had fallen. That's how this guy is going to feel on the first day of classes. I forgot about that . The woman who was the guidance counselor for that group seemed like she was herding cats as much as making sure the students were making proper academic progress. It was mind-boggling.
December 16, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Pdawg88 said: Trimming the fat Their roster is becoming a super lean machine!
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