OU Recruiting 2025: Truck Balls and Broken Dreams

[Hookem2147 21,188]

Outside of getting two good OT's, I really don't think the OU class is very good. They signed 10 DBs and WRs last cycle, then proceeded to get 10 more this cycle.

They seem to have the Herman syndrome of just signing a billion receivers every year and calling it depth.

[Thiefery 4,995]

4 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

 

 

Nobody bats 1.000. It's hard to argue with how WR has been handled, particularly since Marion left.

Thompson was at Texas long enough to collect substantial NIL, never learn the playbook, whine about playing time, and then get pushed into the portal.

He then turns around after landing at OU to talk shit about Texas along with his mother. Then he fails to learn the playbook and plays little as a backup until this season, as the OU WR room continues to get worse. A starter early in 2024, he's now predictably injured and not contributing.

my dirty fun hobby is looking up momma thompson on twitter and seeing her replies (not to UT fans) to ou fans who question her son's ability to contribute to the team consistently..  

she use to have a horde of white knights who would come to her aide whenever any negativity came to her or her son.. but it's getting pretty sparse now..

 

[ClubWhatever 12,120]

The other WR they have who probably could play here is Nic Anderson.  Unfortunately for him and Arnold he's been hurt too.  They've held his status close to the vest but I've seen articles saying he's cleared.

[Dbeasy 15,039]

15 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

I spend a lot more time in Miami vs Oklahoma.  And probably have more intel w their program.  I don’t really get it but they are still loaded with cash even with Ruiz struggling.  OU can’t match their money imo.  And Miami is kind of fun of you have a little cash.  Pre NIL you could say most cfb players were priced out of the fun.  Today, it’s a very attractive destination for recruits.   

Cartel money. 

[Bevo 13,558]

11 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Cartel money. 

 

That's what I was thinking. Who knew Tony liked football?

[closetojumping 62,507]

1 hour ago, ClubWhatever said:

The other WR they have who probably could play here is Nic Anderson.  Unfortunately for him and Arnold he's been hurt too.  They've held his status close to the vest but I've seen articles saying he's cleared.

He’s “cleared” but that’s been true of other WRs on their roster who have suited out and not played. 

Anderson’s injury was supposedly a pretty serious groin strain. Those are tricky in terms of healing them up properly during a season. 

[statsman 5,449]

1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:

Cartel money. 

You know, the Sooners and Hurricanes had some great outlaw program tilts in the ‘80s (won by Miami mostly). If they played now, can you imagine the conflict in the concourses between the cartel guys and the Indian Casino guys?

[Pdawg88 1,115]

3 hours ago, closetojumping said:

He’s “cleared” but that’s been true of other WRs on their roster who have suited out and not played. 

Anderson’s injury was supposedly a pretty serious groin strain. Those are tricky in terms of healing them up properly during a season. 

He’s still hurt. 

[RGBIII 22,837]

On 9/17/2024 at 11:58 AM, closetojumping said:

 

 

Nobody bats 1.000. It's hard to argue with how WR has been handled, particularly since Marion left.

Thompson was at Texas long enough to collect substantial NIL, never learn the playbook, whine about playing time, and then get pushed into the portal.

He then turns around after landing at OU to talk shit about Texas along with his mother. Then he fails to learn the playbook and plays little as a backup until this season, as the OU WR room continues to get worse. A starter early in 2024, he's now predictably injured and not contributing.

The best thing for him would be for his mommy to stop spouting ridiculous shit on twitter and to every single reporter that wants clicks...There are lots of insufferable parents out there but I dont think I have dealt with any as obnoxious personally

[Texas Wahoo 3,389]

 

 

[texifornia 56,850]

OU got a new baseketball stadium and "entertainment district" passed to try to make Norman be less boring.

Looks like it's going to be way off campus, which honestly just sucks all around.

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2024/09/18/ou-basketball-arena-norman-oklahoma-entertainment-district-approved/75273556007/

 

[LTtxfan 49,141]

[Funk Doctor Spock 12,175]

I was wrong. Tennessee came back to earth. Ou defense isn't actually bad, but unfortunately for them they're gonna look bad when we pile it on to the tune of 56-10. 

[SydneyCarton 48,051]

6 minutes ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

I was wrong. Tennessee came back to earth. Ou defense isn't actually bad, but unfortunately for them they're gonna look bad when we pile it on to the tune of 56-10. 

Tennessee inexplicably ran the ball 50 fucking times, well against type of them running their typical offense. It’s almost like Huepel didn’t want to blow the doors off his Alma mater once he knew he could do whatever he wanted on the field. Stop it. 

Edited September 22 by SydneyCarton

[Funk Doctor Spock 12,175]

6 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Tennessee inexplicably ran the ball 50 fucking times, well against type of them running their typical offense. It’s almost like Huepel didn’t want to blow the doors off his Alma mater once he knew he could do whatever he wanted on the field. Stop it. 

You're right. I was just hoping for a score of 40- 14 or something. 

[Doc Daneeka 6,769]

9 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Tennessee inexplicably ran the ball 50 fucking times, well against type of them running their typical offense. It’s almost like Huepel didn’t want to blow the doors off his Alma mater once he knew he could do whatever he wanted on the field. Stop it. 

I think it’s explicable. Their defense was crushing the life out of OU. Why risk sacks, fumbles, or interceptions in a QB’s first road start when there’s absolutely no need?

[SydneyCarton 48,051]

7 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

I think it’s explicable. Their defense was crushing the life out of OU. Why risk sacks, fumbles, or interceptions in a QB’s first road start when there’s absolutely no need?

Which is still counter to the point that Tennessee “came back to earth.”

[Doc Daneeka 6,769]

2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Which is still counter to the point that Tennessee “came back to earth.”

I wasn’t really speaking to that aspect, just why what Heupel did was explicable. 

That said, whether they came back to earth or not remains to be seen and could still be related to taking the air out of the ball, more or less. It will take some actual offensive firepower on the other sideline to see whether Tennessee will only open it up against outmanned teams. Maybe he did it not to embarrass OU. Maybe he did something like Sarkisian did in Ann Arbor: we got this, let’s just get out with as little risk as possible. Maybe he was afraid OU’s defense could make his young QB enough of a liability.

With no tangible basis, I tend to think he was OK with essentially choking out OU and, had it been necessary, they could’ve thrown the ball around more and scored more. More “conscious decision” than “came back to earth” except to the extent a reasonably competent defense would contribute to the latter. 

[cafe society 2,860]

OU's cornerbacks blow, their O-line blows, and at least one of their QBs blow.  Their LBs are good, the D-line doesn't seem horribad, and their receivers are fast but an open question given the O-line and QBs.   Heupel could have made it worse.  I think it's going to be a long season in Norman.  I expect our WRs to have a track meet October 12.

[Ricky's one-hitter 9,084]

 

 

[Huckleberry 32,839]

Ah I remember when those of us who watched Arnold play were just biased haters when we said Arnold wasn't that good. He played at Guyer, we watched multiple full games of the guy, he was a low 4 star prospect at best. Fringe high 3 star. One of the most confusing 5 star ratings I've seen. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,444]

7 hours ago, Ricky's one-hitter said:

 

 

Worse than DJU. Holy shit. 

[BornAndRaised 12,281]

Both OU and Aggy have now benched their star 5 star qb not even halfway through the season.
 

 

[Post Oak 20,204]

And both those fanbases would crawl over broken glass to have overrated Arch Manning start for them this week 

[jofus 2,266]

[HenryJames 66,031]

DP

Edited September 25 by HenryJames

[SydneyCarton 48,051]

Sorry guys, we only have just so many DL spots…

[stork642 4,498]

[closetojumping 62,507]

Apparently the dude was swayed by Iowa State. Oklahoma has lost two DTs recently and now they’re going to have to reopen recruiting the position. 

Also, they should really look into Bear Alexander in the portal. 

[FreeHorn 1,307]

1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

Apparently the dude was swayed by Iowa State. Oklahoma has lost two DTs recently and now they’re going to have to reopen recruiting the position. 

Also, they should really look into Bear Alexander in the portal. 

Is Bear trying to redshirt to transfer again? At what point does he just try to get the NFL money? 
 

I never thought I would say this, but thank you Ketchum! He blew the Bear to Texas deal. 

[Thiefery 4,995]

28 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

Is Bear trying to redshirt to transfer again? At what point does he just try to get the NFL money? 
 

I never thought I would say this, but thank you Ketchum! He blew the Bear to Texas deal. 

i don't think he was even starting at SC anymore

[Elmer_Fudd 22,198]

They now have just one DL commit.  No idea who else they are after.

[MuellerHorn 4,226]

On 9/23/2024 at 12:51 PM, Ricky's one-hitter said:

 

 

Holy shit, that's some bad company to be in LMAO.

[texifornia 56,850]

26 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

They now have just one DL commit.  No idea who else they are after.

Venables can usually rustle up some decent DL, I bet he'll do a solid job of backfilling. If he can't he's in a world of trouble.

[quigley 1,552]

16 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

They now have just one DL commit.  No idea who else they are after.

OU's on3 site said JUCO guys.

[statsman 5,449]

This is something. There is a current of thought on Sooner boards that their recruiting has suffered because the OU compliance department picked the advent of NIL as a reason to clamp down on inducements for recruits. Does this make any kind of sense to anyone?

[closetojumping 62,507]

2 minutes ago, statsman said:

This is something. There is a current of thought on Sooner boards that their recruiting has suffered because the OU compliance department picked the advent of NIL as a reason to clamp down on inducements for recruits. Does this make any kind of sense to anyone?

It's the same issue as most of the other historic cheaters - they don't have the kind of money they need now to moneywhip the marketplace. Save Ohio State, the rest of them only had enough to play a closed game against 8-10 other players where the stakes were relatively low.

Players were bought for stuff as stupid as a $4k visit, $5k commitment and $10k signing all the way over to a max of like $150k for a Marvin Wilson. Fisher and the aggies came along and doubled everything in order to get people to ATM, but it still wasn't a ton. The Bama allotment maxed at $800k for the 2020 cycle and LSU's was less than that. 

Now? The price of poker moved by more than a full magnitude shift. None of those idiots can come close to that consistently except for Auburn, which is wholly dependent on the commitment from one patron and his whims. Ohio State was never in a spot where they worried about the money. 

So OU wasn't very active in the bag game, even if they've always cheated. Now that the burden is 8 digits? They're going to be making a lot of excuses and pointing a lot of fingers, same as the other fuckfaces that can get relegated to also-ran status.

[horn_of_the_morning 978]

Turds at Dirtburglars are down BAD

Edited October 17 by horn_of_the_morning

[Not a Sock 2,311]

26 minutes ago, horn_of_the_morning said:

Turds at Dirtburglars are down BAD

My favorite take that I constantly see is the idea that you can’t both have money and success, because that’s currently what the Texas players are doing.

[SydneyCarton 48,051]

2 hours ago, statsman said:

This is something. There is a current of thought on Sooner boards that their recruiting has suffered because the OU compliance department picked the advent of NIL as a reason to clamp down on inducements for recruits. Does this make any kind of sense to anyone?

Lol. Yes the problem was your compliance department, not your shitty school and poor alumni base as a result. 

Also good fucking luck fixing your medical staff. 

40 minutes ago, horn_of_the_morning said:

Turds at Dirtburglars are down BAD

This shit never fails to both amuse and terrify me. Poster after poster, at fanbase after fanbase, look at the Texas situation and our ability to outbid for players, and somehow use that to illustrate/justify the idea that Texas ALWAYS fucking cheated, and ALWAYS paid for players. When it's glaringly fucking obvious that if we had, we wouldn't have fucking sucked ass during the 90s, and from 2010 to 2022. And yet all these motherfuckers somehow look at us buying players now and say "See, that proves that they've always bought players!" Nevermind the last 13 years where we gargled fucking crank and elite talent wouldn't touch us with a 10 foot pole. 

It blows my mind.

[kevwun 15,757]

Yeah, they don't realize that we have been missing out on the best players in Texas since the early 2000's.  Guys like Ewers, Banks, Hill and Simmons going out of state left giant holes in our roster for almost 2 decades

[Mason Ramsey 3,373]

They are all somehow convinced we were recruiting at the same level from 2010 to 2021 as we are now. Other fanbases think the classes Sark has put together are basically equivalent to everything in the Strong and Herman era because it helps their narrative if they repeat that so much that it becomes fact for them. 

[closetojumping 62,507]

What I love is that I always espoused the mantra of "These fucking cheaters better hope they never live to see the day that Texas decides it has a payroll to meet." Then we'd watch as the best players, especially in the trenches, went elsewhere and all we had were plaintive whines and false piety about not cheating. @Huckleberry used to gnash his teeth that not only were we stupid for sitting on the sidelines, but we were pussies for not constantly reporting all of the cheating. Bitter years. 

Now, Texas has a payroll to meet, and that is great and hilarious. The part that these idiots and many others are failing/unwilling to consider is that that ability to meet a payroll is coupled with a staff that appears to have the one-two punch of not only evaluating well, but developing well. To boot, they're actively culling their targets at the top based on soft values analysis. You're then buying the best players that aren't turds who love football and want a championship experience on their way to the NFL or a good degree. 

We should remember to enjoy it while it lasts, because we damned sure know that UT can fuck it up and so can the football gods. I hope it all lasts forever, and that Texas wins many titles, and that we all get frequently laid. I just know that some of that is more ephemeral than I wish it would be.

2 hours ago, horn_of_the_morning said:

Turds at Dirtburglars are down BAD

 

Not a bad post from a sooner. He's obviously full of shit about the paying players part, but a lot of the rest isn't wildly off base. Of course he's giving no credit for evaluation or culture or development, but I wouldn't expect him to do so. 

Here's funny irony though - OU bought David Stone. He's been a turd since he arrived and there are rumors that he's goldbricking in practice. They went out and did what they're whining about Texas doing in buying multiple guys during a cycle, exceeding market demand for several of them. They moneywhipped Jaylen Jackson to the point of Texas and Ohio State, two of the three NIL juggernauts, both noped the fuck out of the recruitment. 

 

 

[AugieBall 233]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

We should remember to enjoy it while it lasts, because we damned sure know that UT can fuck it up and so can the football gods.

 

 

So I think what you're saying is: we don't realize how good we have it.

[Jimmy Two Times 795]

The thing that’s funny to me is all these dope programs are pining for the days where Bama/Georgia/OSU/Clemson repeatedly punked them. They were all fine being Saban’s whipping boys for a decade. Fuck all that. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,063]

5 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Lol. Yes the problem was your compliance department, not your shitty school and poor alumni base as a result. 

Also good fucking luck fixing your medical staff. 

This shit never fails to both amuse and terrify me. Poster after poster, at fanbase after fanbase, look at the Texas situation and our ability to outbid for players, and somehow use that to illustrate/justify the idea that Texas ALWAYS fucking cheated, and ALWAYS paid for players. When it's glaringly fucking obvious that if we had, we wouldn't have fucking sucked ass during the 90s, and from 2010 to 2022. And yet all these motherfuckers somehow look at us buying players now and say "See, that proves that they've always bought players!" Nevermind the last 13 years where we gargled fucking crank and elite talent wouldn't touch us with a 10 foot pole. 

It blows my mind.

The average person on the internet is a complete fucking retard. 
this site is the easily the smartest free message board community I’ve ever seen, and yet at least 10% of what’s posted on here at any time is so stupid that it burns. 

[RabidM 2,666]

I agree with Huckleberry.  If we weren't going to cheat, we should have been turning everyone in who was cheating, at least in regards to Texas prospects.  We let the field get slanted against us hard. 

[statsman 5,449]

7 hours ago, RabidM said:

I agree with Huckleberry.  If we weren't going to cheat, we should have been turning everyone in who was cheating, at least in regards to Texas prospects.  We let the field get slanted against us hard. 

In the 1980’s, Texas was one of a few schools in the region turning SMU in for their egregious cheating. SMU responded by hiring PIs to investigate other schools they suspected of turning them in. They dug up the most minor stuff on Texas, compiled and submitted it (and leaked to the press). Texas got a couple of probations out of that, allowing SMU, OU, TAMU and the rest to say, “You’re no better than us!  We just have better teams.”

[WBT 20,559]

9 hours ago, RabidM said:

I agree with Huckleberry.  If we weren't going to cheat, we should have been turning everyone in who was cheating, at least in regards to Texas prospects.  We let the field get slanted against us hard. 

It was so infuriating.  Aggy helped speed things along by bringing the cheaters into the state.  All they ever wanted was to trade us for bama and we laid back and took it for 10 years.

[cafe society 2,860]

5 hours ago, statsman said:

In the 1980’s, Texas was one of a few schools in the region turning SMU in for their egregious cheating. SMU responded by hiring PIs to investigate other schools they suspected of turning them in. They dug up the most minor stuff on Texas, compiled and submitted it (and leaked to the press). Texas got a couple of probations out of that, allowing SMU, OU, TAMU and the rest to say, “You’re no better than us!  We just have better teams.”

Texas and Texas Tech got soft probations for players reselling their tickets.  Rice was lightly dinged too.  Everyone else was cheating their brains out in outrageous fashion.  Fred Akers would have retired at Texas if not for the illicit bullshit emanating from A$M, SMU, OU, TCU, Baylor and Arkie.  It all still pisses me off to this day.