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  1. PFF's grading for NFL is pretty uniform and good. Outside of the basics of snap count and targets for WR, there metrics for college are wildly inconsistent and therefore unreliable. Apparently, they know this and are working on it, but it's hard because a lot of it requires significant trained human power.
  2. I have and will call out OU errors first. I never support OU keeping Mixon, then or now. More recently, I thought it was bad that OU brought in Turk last year (punter from Arizona) and Lebby this year. And have said so. Regardless, be better than OU fans. Hold Gundy accountable for keeping Brown by making sure the consequences of the arrangement are met. Brown can grow from this and be a great person. There are ready examples for his: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/sports/larry-miller-nike-book.html Don't deflect.
  3. Until this year, OU'd had almost a decade of subpar (at best) DB play under two different regimes. The CB coach was a converted LB coach who would randomly insert players into the lineup. Similarly, UT had about a decade of forgettable WR (seriously, I remember being worried about no UT WR since 2008 - 09) under multiple head coaches. Now OU's got a defensive coach who's led several outstanding defenses. Assuming some defensive improvement in 2022, OU should start getting looks from top DBs recruits and Valai and Hall better close on them. Similarly, UT's new coach in 2021 was the OC of a team that had a WR win a Heisman, and then Worthy happened. The Horns should be getting top WR recruits, and they correctly fired their WR coach when he struck out on almost all of them.
  4. We're going to learn what Lebby strategy is with QB recruiting. He offered a kid from NoCal also.
  5. OU did offer Thomas but pulled it after he'd declared himself. OkSt kept recruiting him. You and @Go Pokes weirdly are don't understand that I brought up the Mixon fiasco as an example of showing you that acknowledging mistakes is good rather than bad.
  6. Hey...I did it right there. It's an example of owning a decision rather than deflecting.
  7. Nah, screw this "what-aboutism." As an OU fan, I know about player malfeasance and administrative error. For example, the Mixon fiasco was just that. A fiasco. OU should've kicked him off the team, and it would've been better for OU and Mixon. Admitting that your school is making a mistake doesn't make you less of a fan, but it allows you to maintain your principles. And I'm not saying that OkSt shouldn't have taken the guy. I'm all for context and second chances especially for young people, especially young Black people who've historically have gotten less than one chance. But don't justify anything by excusing poor behavior, life-taking behavior by saying it's okay because other people do it.
  8. @oSuJeff97 What about after Devon Thomas? Didn't Tyreek Hill have issue known issues pre-OkSt too?
  9. But that's the point. By getting someone else to coach CBs now, the SC coaches are admitting to lying the first time. If Manning was so great as a CB coach, why is he not coaching the position now? Why would you go play for a group who's lied to you once already? Regardless, unless @golfclap is right, that this is a McCutchin-specific situation, I impressed by the SC coaching staff's ability to hoodwink recruits.
  10. Maybe yes, but definitely Harsin's job is tenuous. So there's also a job security factor. Plus Gundy's had a history of empowering his assistants and giving them time. Even though OkSt loses a lot of defensive personnel, whoever takes the job knows that the last DC got 4 years to produce. And there is the thing that Auburn, AL = Stillwater, OK. Both view Olive Garden as fine dining.
  11. You're the one who should have the bird picks.
  12. This could be a lot more complex. It might not be just a simple...you know. - Lebowski There is a book to be written here. Maybe not a good one, but we get the book that we deserve. Here's what we know: McCutchin commits to play for OU and be coached by an incompetent CB coach (Manning). Manning proceeds to put McCutchin on the field, and McCutchin gets toasted multiple times in several games. It was so bad, McCutchin's DAD goes to Twitter to criticize the OU defensive coaches, and McCutchin gets benched. McCutchin leaves OU, takes a pic with I'm supposing mom and sister saying he's going to SC saying "It's my life." Here's what I'm guessing... 1. "It's my life" is directed at his dad. 2. Manning was such a good CB coach that he's coaching LBs now so SC basically telling McCutchin, "We put in position to fail last year, but hey now we're going to help you be great for reals." 3. If the SC coaches can screw up a guy publicly for a year and THEN GET HIM TO PLAY FOR THEM AGAIN (!!!), it bodes really well for the SC staff's ability to get players to South Central.
  13. It seems like LSU is collecting "DBs that left Louisiana and did okay to well at other P5 schools." My primary question is whether we're going to have to see more Kelley dancing videos.
  14. If you look at Dart's options, none are perfect right now: BYU: sit behind 2021 starter OU: sit behind Gabriel MS: massive turnover on offense; coach who will leave at first chance SC: massive turnover for whole team, but possible competition transferred out/may not come, and coach will be there for his 2 yrs at least At this point, OU's a secondary player in the 2022 QB portal saga. Dart definitely thinks he deserves a chance to start next year so why compete with a guy who's got a relationship with the current OC? Dart's making a rational decision by waiting for Williams. 9.95's saying he's deciding soon seems like clickbait. Anyway, Trigg is more important for OU in 2022 at least. Sooners have at least one person to throw passes. They need people to catch passes.
  15. BYU's starting QB in 2021 is listed as a sophomore. Is that right? If so, he'll probably be sitting there too won't he? Dart to OU always seemed like a stretch. Trigg may actually be the more important immediate recruit for OU because of their lack of TE/HB. Either or both would be outstanding for the Sooners.
  16. OU's 9.95's have said that the Sooners needed to get Campbell back up to Norman to have a shot. Most likely, didn't sign (?why not, but who cares), but has told everyone he's going to UT.
  17. Because Chinese New Year?
  18. Jamar Cain is a good recruiter and probably a good coach. OU may have really messed up letting him go.
  19. I'm not sure that OU's really sweating him going to Nebraska. FSU played a guy with one leg ahead of Purdy. From Purdy's perspective, would you rather compete with another new QB, Casey Thompson, or with a QB who already has experience in the offense that the new OC runs?
  20. Who are those people?
  21. From OU's "Portal Weekend" 4 "locks" have been tweeted and 4 commits. More likely DB CJ Coldon (Wyoming): 2nd team MWC, FWIW DB Kani Walker (Louisville): Freshman in 2021; 1 tackle. ? recruited by Safeties coach Brandon Hall in high school DL Jeffery Johnson (Tulane) DB Trey Morrison (UNC): 4 yr starter at CB,S,NB at various points; tiny, 5-9; Venables may have known him some from the ACC (Clemson played UNC in 2019) QB Chubba Purdy (FSU): Didn't play at FSU, which had tremendous QB issues in 2020 and 2021. Brother made comically poor decisions in high leverage situations. OT Tyler Guyton (TCU): Freshman OT who can reverse dunk a basketball but may not be able to block other large humans Less likely TE Michael Trigg (USC): At Mississippi right now; mildly productive freshman yr; OU'll have playing time but he may follow Dart to Mississippi. LB Drew Sanders (Bama): Hogs DL Mekhi Wingo (Miz): Already said he's still going to visit SC; visited LSU too. OU still in it. QB Jaxson Dart (USC): At Mississippi right now; makes sense he'd go there Remaining needs WR: 3 (0 taken) OL: 1-2 (1 taken) TE: 1 (1 taken) QB: 1 (1 taken) DL: 1-2 (2 taken) DB: ? (3 taken)
  22. Yes. Everyone knows, and this is why a larger portion of the fanbase hates him. Venables agrees with you about the DL, and the Alamo Bowl made it clear. The old OU staff knew too. They had commitments from DT ranked 16th nationally (now A&M) and DE ranked 79th nationally (Michigan). They were in good position with an edge who is 22 (Georgia). In response, Venables has taken 2 portal DT and may take a third. He's signed one high school DT and will likely sign another plus 1-2 DE. Some amendments: The high school class will probably end up in the low 20 - 22. They've taken at least 6 portal players (at least one is undeclared). They may take 6 - 10 more. "Heavily slanted toward skill positions" fails to account for only 9 WR on campus, including 2 freshmen who'll likely suck like most Fr WR do, and only 4 RB on campus, 2 freshmen plus 2 guys who'll leave at the end of 2022. Unless McKinize is Micah Parsons (he isn't), he's likely an edge player. They have plenty of edge players and that position is likely devalued with Venables defense anyway (I was wondering about the fuss about McKenzie flipping to UT and Sanders to OU). The LB class is good, possibly really good longterm because they have 3 guys who project to what Venables really likes (Lewis, Kanak, Rowe). DL is going to be a complete make over from the lighter quicker guys Grinch wanted vs what Venables wants (massive quick guys--basically freaks that are day 1-2 draft picks who everyone wants). Venables and Bates think they can get them at OU.
  23. If Hunter Johnson is your backup QB, you should be running wildcat. He isn't a D1 QB. The more surprising thing is that Johnson's still Clemson's only portal add. They've had 7 leave since the season ended. They only have 5 defensive commits, all DBs. The Tiger's defense in 2022 will be stout, no doubt. There's too much talent already there. But Dabo's inflexibility with the portal plus staff turnover may end up costing them in 2023-2024.
  24. I'll be shorting Clemson hard. Their "big name" hire, DL coach to replace Bates, is another former Clemson player (he seeming did well in his one year at Auburn). Successful organizations strengthen themselves by bring in new ideas and critical voices. Nepotism at this level is a recipe for groupthink.
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