Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[Rotty22]

Even though I blame Ewers for the loss to Ohio State he did take us to two consecutive playoff berths. To me this was a combination of Sark being loyal and choosing experience over talent, while adhering to the Manning family plan.

You blame Ewers for the loss? We had 1 yd and 4 downs to score. RUN THE BALL. If you can't get 1 yd in 4 downs then they don't deserve to win. That was all on the play calling.

 

[hookemhorb]

CTJ in rare form, talking about OU

OU’s “Champ BBQ Weekend” turned out to be a giant wet fart. They landed Jandreau because his parents pushed him to stick with his brother. They landed a kicker. They landed a 3 star Edge over UCLA and Colorado.

Throughout the weekend, Nagy was live tweeting hints at big things about to happen, getting posters worked up. I’ve listened to this guy over the years and there’s always been a hypeman element to him trying to rally viewers and participants to the Senior Bowl in Mobile. I didn’t realize that would carry over into OU GM territory. It’s gotten to where the sooner posters have rapidly gone from “Trust Nagy!” to mocking his tweets. It’s glorious to witness.

Afterwards, multiple other “big” targets indicated to the Sooner Illustrated mods that they were now looking elsewhere. The overriding theme? Oklahoma is poor. They wanted competitive offers to compare to other schools and they didn’t get them.

They lost an IOL from Pasa-get-down-Dena! who is now choosing between TCU and UH. The guy went to OU this weekend, the mods said OU felt really good about the visit, then they spoke to him later in the day and he said he was choosing elsewhere.

Same story for a 4 star DT they really wanted.

They’re also all over a WR named Dandridge that Georgia really wants and expects to land. The mods are trying to keep hope there while clearly concerned.

The mods and a board “insider” are all now talking about OU prioritizing the portal over HS recruiting and telling board denizens to stop focusing on the HS recruiting rankings. In the span of 48 hours. “Expect fireworks in the portal in December!”

That program is heading south in a hurry. They’ll have a decent team this year, but sustaining any bounce back will be elusive.

ouSux's move to SEC was the biggest mistake in program history. In a couple of years, they will be irrelevant. Recruits won't want to go to that dustbowl when they can go to nicer cities and play especially for an ouSux team that struggles to be .500. They need to go back to the Big 12 if they want to survive, before it's too late.

 

[Steelhammer]

You blame Ewers for the loss? We had 1 yd and 4 downs to score. RUN THE BALL. If you can't get 1 yd in 4 downs then they don't deserve to win. That was all on the play calling.

But he threw ball that sealed OSU win.

 

[dssl]

How are they so poor? Don't they have oil money and all the money they stole from the Osage Native American Tribe? Damn land thieves.

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ouSux's move to SEC was the biggest mistake in program history. In a couple of years, they will be irrelevant. Recruits won't want to go to that dustbowl when they can go to nicer cities and play especially for an ouSux team that struggles to be .500. They need to go back to the Big 12 if they want to survive, before it's too late.

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It's true that the SEC schedule will make conference wins less frequent, so I guess if that's the criteria for a BIG12 vs SEC comparison, then it was a mistake for them to join the SEC.

On the other hand with NIL,the transfer portal, and now revenue sharing it's going to be mostly impossible for any school that can't ante up with the wealthy schools to compete. At least not in any sustainable way at a national level like they previously enjoyed.

If ou had stayed in the BIG12 they would have even less money, and not have the SEC schedule exposure to sell the recruits.

So there are advantages and disadvantages for them being in the SEC, but on balance I think they are better off being in the SEC.

 

[PTA]

ouSux's move to SEC was the biggest mistake in program history. In a couple of years, they will be irrelevant. Recruits won't want to go to that dustbowl when they can go to nicer cities and play especially for an ouSux team that struggles to be .500. They need to go back to the Big 12 if they want to survive, before it's too late.

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I want them to at least be better than aggy.

 

[63_Texas_1]

How are they so poor? Don't they have oil money and all the money they stole from the Osage Native American Tribe? Damn land thieves.

Anyone have any insight to this question?

 

[Sirhornsalot]

ouSux's move to SEC was the biggest mistake in program history. In a couple of years, they will be irrelevant. Recruits won't want to go to that dustbowl when they can go to nicer cities and play especially for an ouSux team that struggles to be .500. They need to go back to the Big 12 if they want to survive, before it's too late.

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OU, for the moment, is stuck with a coach who truly isn't cut out for the HC job. He's a defensive guy so his offensive recruiting (and performance) has sucked. Even worse, the offensive coaching has sucked.

I would imagine Burnt Vegetables has this season left to provide enough promise to keep him another year. I think OU dies on the vine if they keep him. And I'm not sure they have enough dollars to get a proven coach. They will have to get a small school guy and see if it translates.

I'm going to enjoy every minute of it.

 

[dssl]

I want them to at least be better than aggy.

Not sure if Elko can win eneugh games to last, but at least they have enough money to compete.

 

[Kmed]

Not sure if Elko can win eneugh games to last, but at least they have enough money to compete.

They have ‘stupid’ money. Not because they have a lot, but because of who they are

 

[dssl]

OU, for the moment, is stuck with a coach who truly isn't cut out for the HC job. He's a defensive guy so his offensive recruiting (and performance) has sucked. Even worse, the offensive coaching has sucked.

I would imagine Burnt Vegetables has this season left to provide enough promise to keep him another year. I think OU dies on the vine if they keep him. And I'm not sure they have enough dollars to get a proven coach. They will have to get a small school guy and see if it translates.

I'm going to enjoy every minute of it.

If ou sucks this year, then ou will have 2 bad options for 2026. Either stick with vegetables, or roll the dice with a different coach while being an additional 40 or so million in the hole(for the buy outs).

If it all plays out as we are anticipating it's going to be fun to watch.

 

[hookemhorb]

If ou had stayed in the BIG12 they would have even less money, and not have the SEC schedule exposure to sell the recruits.

So there are advantages and disadvantages for them being in the SEC, but on balance I think they are better off being in the SEC.

I agree that they will have less money and TV exposure will be less, but unless they are playing a marquee team, they'll be on the SEC3 channel. And when they are on national TV, they'll be getting their butts kicked.

If they had stayed in the Big12, I think they could have fought for the top spot every year. It's would you rather be a big fish in a small pond. They would be in the playoff picture every year. That would give them better exposure than being under .500 every year. I see them have a similar fate to Nebraska after they left the Big12.

 

[Baron]

You blame Ewers for the loss? We had 1 yd and 4 downs to score. RUN THE BALL. If you can't get 1 yd in 4 downs then they don't deserve to win. That was all on the play calling.

Yes I do. Ball security. That fumble when he was sacked lost that game. Period.

 

[Wayne]

Yes I do. Ball security. That fumble when he was sacked lost that game. Period.

So the right tackle who didn’t even get a hand on Jack Sawyer or anyone (though he was lined up to block him) escapes all blame and it squarely goes on Ewer.

 

[Baron]

So the right tackle who didn’t even get a hand on Jack Sawyer or anyone (though he was lined up to block him) escapes all blame and it squarely goes on Ewer.

Ball security. Quinn sucked at that.
No one will convince me otherwise.

 

[Baron]

 

[Wayne]

Ball security. Quinn sucked at that.
No one will convince me otherwise.

Earl fumbled a few times. Vince got lucky a couple of times with dropped interceptions in the big game. And with 1st and goal on the 1 the second play called was a head scratcher but I guess it’s all Ewers fault we lost. I won’t try to convince you it’s not all on one 22 year old who was trying to win and was hit before he could set up because an OL blew his assignment.

 

[Baron]

Remember when? This changed everything. It ran off the bad apples.

 

[Rotty22]

Yes I do. Ball security. That fumble when he was sacked lost that game. Period.

Yes, I understand your point. But 2 things led to that. 1) Cam Williams wiffed horribly on the block that allowed their defensive end to get to Ewers within.....3 seconds(???) 2) RUN THE BALL. 1 freaking yard. The play calling.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

You blame Ewers for the loss? We had 1 yd and 4 downs to score. RUN THE BALL. If you can't get 1 yd in 4 downs then they don't deserve to win. That was all on the play calling.

I blame it all on Baron. lol

 

[dallaslonghorn]

Yes, I understand your point. But 2 things led to that. 1) Cam Williams wiffed horribly on the block that allowed their defensive end to get to Ewers within.....3 seconds(???) 2) RUN THE BALL. 1 freaking yard. The play calling.

Yes, I blame the play calling. You are on the 1, run it up the middle 3 times (not wide or throw). You will fall forward for the TD