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Quick Recruiting Update 12/18
Written by atlantasooner   
Saturday, 19 December 2009 01:33

I feel like this recruiting update should have an amusing line from Anchorman.

Anyway breaking news from San Diego tonight.

OU got two huge verbals from

 

  • Tony Jefferson 6-0, 200, 4.45 Safety
  • Kenny Stills 6-1, 175, 4.35 WR

 

Jefferson is ranked is a five star recruit according to ESPN and is ranked as the 10th best player in the nation. He's an elite defender who is doubtless going to draw nothing but comparisons to the gold standard at safety for OU, Roy Williams. OU coaches did a great job staying involved with Jefferson even after he verbaled to UCLA back in August, and getting Jefferson to visit Norman in November. Jefferson de-committed from UCLA and OU was even able to hold off a late charge from USC. Finally Jefferson will enroll early, and be ready to go through spring ball and challenge for a safety spot next to Quinton Carter.

Stills is a five star recruiting according to Scout, 6th ranked WR nationally, and 37th ranked player in the nation. Stills had over 1500 yards receiving as a junior, and had nearly 1000 yards receiving as a senior. The 40 speed is electronically timed at a combine this summer so it's legit, and Still has the track times to back it up. Stills is an elite deep threat but also excels at the slot WR routes. Just like Jefferson, Stills enrolls early, so he will in Norman in spring to provide some much needed competition at WR.

Huge props to OU verbal commitment Brennan Clay whose constant work on both Jefferson and Stills put OU in position to get the official visits needed to lock down both kids. Clay's early verbal to OU (having never been to Norman once), gave OU the needed "in" to start recruiting Stills and Jefferson.

I strongly recommend watching the highlight reels and interviews with Clay, Jefferson, and Stills on the KUSI Prep Pigskin Report website.

Strategically, this is the most California OU verbals under Bob, and probably for OU since the early 80s Switzer days. This increased focus on California is attributed to a more national recruiting strategy by David White (former Gorman coach who is now OU's recruiting coordinator). It's quite possible that these 3 very popular players in region could be the start of an OU Southern Cal/San Diego pipeline.

I'll end the article with a great image

stillsjeffersonclay

 

 
TaW CBS Blog Poll Week 14
Written by atlantasooner   
Tuesday, 08 December 2009 21:11

This is a what have you done for me lately/complete resume poll. Each week I’ll be adjusting positions based on how teams have played, who they have played, and finally how they lost. Last week’s poll won’t have an appreciable impact on this week’s. A team ranked 19th, may stay 19th despite 3 teams losing ahead of them.

As always comments are appreciated and will be integrated into the final ballot

 

 
Coaches' Poll Voting, or "Are You Happy Now?"
Written by ponderos   
Monday, 07 December 2009 13:01

Lucky for us, Coaches Poll voting is still public until 2010. Thanks to that, we can see what morons decided to vote Texas, a 12-10 loser* in the Big 12 championship, number one.

As you might guess, one result might surprise you.

 
Recruiting Update: 12/4
Written by atlantasooner   
Friday, 04 December 2009 17:02

OU Recruiting Update 12/4

Current Verbals:

  1. Blake Bell- QB
  2. Roy Finch- RB
  3. Brennan Clay - RB
  4. Sheldon McClain - WR- Mid Term
  5. Joe Powell- WR
  6. Trey Franks - WR/KR/PR
  7. Justin McCay- WR/ATH
  8. Tyrus Thompson - OT
  9. Bronson Irwin - OG/OT - Mid Term
  10. Austin Woods - OC - Mid Term
  11. Adam Snead - OG
  12. Darryl Williams - OT
  13. Trey Millard - HBack/TE
  14. Austin Haywood TE
  15. Daniel Noble - DT
  16. Torrea Peterson - DT
  17. Chuka Ndulue - DE
  18. Aaron Franklin - OLB
  19. Jarrett Lake - OLB
  20. Rashad Favors - MLB - Mid Term
  21. Quentin Hayes- DB
  22. Eddrick Loften- DB
  23. Julian Wilson- ATH-DB
  24. James Haynes - DB
  25. Aaron Colvin- DB
 
TaW CBS Blog Poll Week 13
Written by atlantasooner   
Tuesday, 01 December 2009 20:50

This is a what have you done for me lately/complete resume poll. Each week I’ll be adjusting positions based on how teams have played, who they have played, and finally how they lost. Last week’s poll won’t have an appreciable impact on this week’s. A team ranked 19th, may stay 19th despite 3 teams losing ahead of them.

As always comments are appreciated and will be integrated into the final ballot

 

 
TaW CBS Blog Poll Week 12
Written by atlantasooner   
Tuesday, 24 November 2009 22:23

This is a what have you done for me lately/complete resume poll. Each week I’ll be adjusting positions based on how teams have played, who they have played, and finally how they lost. Last week’s poll won’t have an appreciable impact on this week’s. A team ranked 19th, may stay 19th despite 3 teams losing ahead of them.

As always comments are appreciated and will be integrated into the final ballot

 

 
Tech Game Rant
Written by atlantasooner   
Monday, 23 November 2009 01:33

I'm guessing that it's somewhat ironic that the game Saturday occurred in Lubbock, birthplace of Buddy Holly.

But unlike the line from the song that immortalized his death, the music didn't die in Saturday in Lubbock, instead any hope that this horrible Sooner year was just a by product of injuries died.

The casualty list from Saturday is actually pretty long.

 

 
TaW CBS Final Blog Poll Week 11
Written by atlantasooner   
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 00:32
RankTeamDelta
1 TCU
2 Alabama
3 Texas
4 Florida
5 Cincinnati
6 Boise State
7 Georgia Tech
8 Pittsburgh 2
9 Oregon 5
10 Ohio State 6
11 LSU 7
12 Oklahoma State 5
13 Iowa
14 Stanford 10
15 Clemson 7
16 Virginia Tech 7
17 Wisconsin 3
18 Penn State 3
19 Utah 10
20 Miami (Florida) 8
21 Nebraska
22 Navy 3
23 Oregon State
24 North Carolina
25 Rutgers
Last week's ballot

Dropped Out: Houston (#8), Arizona (#11), Southern Cal (#15), South Florida (#19).
 
Recruiting Update: 11/16
Written by atlantasooner   
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:13

OU Recruiting Update 11/16

Current Verbals:

  1. Blake Bell- QB
  2. Roy Finch- RB
  3. Brennan Clay - RB
  4. Sheldon McClain - WR- Mid Term
  5. Joe Powell- WR
  6. Trey Franks - WR/KR/PR
  7. Justin McCay- WR/ATH
  8. Tyrus Thompson - OT
  9. Bronson Irwin - OG/OT - Mid Term
  10. Austin Woods - OC - Mid Term
  11. Adam Snead - OG
  12. Darryl Williams - OT
  13. Trey Millard - HBack/TE
  14. Daniel Noble - DT
  15. Torrea Peterson - DT
  16. Chuka Ndulue - DE
  17. Aaron Franklin - OLB
  18. Jarrett Lake - OLB
  19. Rashad Favors - MLB - Mid Term
  20. Quentin Hayes- DB
  21. Eddrick Loften- DB
  22. Julian Wilson- ATH-DB
  23. James Haynes - DB
  24. Aaron Colvin- DB
  25. Austin Haywood - TE
 
TaW CBS Blog Poll Week 11
Written by atlantasooner   
Monday, 16 November 2009 16:50

This is a what have you done for me lately/complete resume poll. Each week I’ll be adjusting positions based on how teams have played, who they have played, and finally how they lost. Last week’s poll won’t have an appreciable impact on this week’s. A team ranked 19th, may stay 19th despite 3 teams losing ahead of them.

As always comments are appreciated and will be integrated into the final ballot

 

 
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