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3 minutes ago, MasterPulverizer said:

Seriously, how can anyone be above a former 5* qb considering we're coming off four losing seasons in a row?  It just mind blowing.

Agree. Rattler has a very very high ceiling, and those 15 wins means he has experience getting actual wins, something we could really use.

On 11/30/2021 at 5:48 PM, Omaha-Husker said:

To get to 7 beat Kennesaw, Rutgers twice, PSU, Minnesota, I guess KSt and an upset.

Minnesota is surprisingly undefeated.  Not a tough schedule so far for them, but they did win at Pitt and at Miss St.  I wouldn't count on the gophers as a win. 

Hey guys, well now that the conference championship games are over hopefully we can get new of the new OC.   

It would be funny if Brian Ferentz were the hire - and you know how a key player such as a QB may transfer over with the coach - in Iowas case that key weapon to transfer over ends up being a punter.  

The debate has been run-first or pass-first, but we are going for punt-first!

1 hour ago, suh_fan93 said:

 

 

It's interesting that rumors to that effect came out just a few days after Riley abandoned OU, but then I saw nothing new about it for a while, so I figured it was just click-bait.  Looks possibly legit now.

I am surprised, since I started to think that Stoops would end up back as full time HC. 

5 start recruit Quinn Ewers, OSU quarterback (who as the top QB prospect and overall prospect), is now in the portal.

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-ohio-state-qb-quinn-ewers-to-enter-transfer-portal-235429798.html

3 minutes ago, Toe said:

And now, your moment of complete and utter bulls#!t from Twitter accounts

lol what exactly is a "certified rumor" anyway?  

5 minutes ago, runningblind said:

He never won a conference title at ND. What a loser!

Haha that is a very good one.   Kelly did lose an ACC title game last year.   We will see how many SEC title games he ends up playing in.

15 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

I don't think he's going to flop.  But, he's not going to win as much as their fans want and so he's going to be gone in less than 5 years.

Seems very possible.   If he doesn't win at least some SEC titles and Natty's he we be gone.   

So if he basically duplicates his ND accomplishments he will be gone, and IMO even that will be tough in his new environment.

2 hours ago, suh_fan93 said:

Wow.  Danny Manning now interim coach.

 

 

Wow the timing on that one seems sudden. I wonder if something else is going on behind the scenes.

Just now, Hedley Lamarr said:

2 minutes ago, observer3 said:

 

4 days ago he said he was having the most fun he ever has and isnt going to retire. 

Ah OK very interesting, I apologize if I was passing along outdated info.

8 minutes ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

I am just trying to figure out why any of them would leave their current gig. 

Well the Utah Coach, Kyle Whittingham, is about to retire so I would imagine the staff there will dissolve.

4 hours ago, jaws said:

I don't know what I would have done if OSU would have lost to Michigan and Duke within a few days of each other. 

I just read that the last time tOSU lost to Michigan in football (which was 2011) they also beat Duke in basketball just after, and then ended up final 4 that year.

Further, OSU basketball now has the lead for most victories over the AP #1 ranked team at 8, Maryland is 2nd at 7.

11 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Yes, again I posted previously that this all seems backwards.  It tells me that the OC won't have much control- it won't be 'his team' of coaches.  Which would seem to tell me that not much will change and the OC will be window dressing at best.  But I could be totally wrong and cynical at this point - going 3-9 has a way of doing that to  a person. 

Unless - and time will tell - the OC has already been picked but can't be announced yet (perhaps due to his team being active) and the OC has vetted the choices for other coaches.

35 minutes ago, GSG said:

15 million? Wtf

Yea lol.  Imagine paying that much for Brian Kelly.

And the last big deal was to Ed Ogeron.

Double oof.  The LSU admin is totally stinking it up is my take.

4 hours ago, Undone said:

Could we win 7 games next year by being really option-heavy with Smothers, assuming that special teams gets fixed? It's definitely possible.

 

But I still say we need a throw-first QB out of the transfer portal to maximize our potential. If we just all of a sudden started running the ball 65% of the time (which I really doubt Frost would even agree to do in the first place), I think it would leave a lot of potential untapped with our WRs that come back next year anyway.

Another thing that I don't like about QB-heavy rushing offense is that your QB he will get hit a lot.  In a physical league that is a recipe to get that QB hurt.   

Now some element of QB run in the offensive scheme can be a good thing, but it should be a limited number of carries IMO.

2 minutes ago, 84HuskerLaw said:

I tend to agree that OU fans may be feeling pretty uneasy right now.  Coach quits. Players leaving.  New conference with atleast 3 or 4 super power type programs (Ala, Ga, LSU, Fl) and then rival Tx, Tenn, Auborn, A&M, and several more that are never less than pretty challenging teams for anybody).   The Big 12 offered about 5 easy games and maybe 3 challengers and one real toughie.  No more conference titles awaiting them unless they play great fb almost every week.  
Riley gets out at a good time imo.  USC could become royalty in the PAC 12.  Only one or two rivals.  Southern Cal is USC property with a big name coach for several years.  

I saw in one story (sorry I don't have a link at the moment) that said Riley was not a fan of the move the SEC and that was a contributor to him leaving OK.

6 hours ago, The Dude said:

I thought he was a runningback? 

Yea a bell-cow back who you run over and over.

6 minutes ago, Smithers said:

And as I’ve said above, the Bears have an absolutely terrible offensive line. 

yea hasn't that line been getting 1st year quarterback Justin Fields obliterated? 

1 hour ago, observer3 said:

I saw an unverified rumor Bob Stoops would be interim HC.

Bob Stoops will be the interim coach at OU.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/lincoln-riley-to-usc-oklahoma-taps-bob-stoops-to-serve-as-interim-coach-for-bowl-game-per-reports/

26 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

Interesting indeed.   

2 minute offense has also been horrid, I don't have stats on me though.  

OSU backup QB Jack Miller has entered the transfer portal.  He was a Four star recruit and the 13th rated pro style quarterback and enrolled at OSU in 2020.

https://247sports.com/Article/Ohio-State-quarterback-Jack-Miller-enters-NCAA-transfer-portal-176606605/

Iowa currently a 10.5 underdog to Michigan in the conference championship game.

1 hour ago, Born N Bled Red said:

Might be the only place Bob would leave retirement for 

I saw an unverified rumor he would be interim HC.  Again, unverified.

Probably not in play as much anymore with the multiple conference 'alliance' recently announced, but USC to the B1G is still possible in the future.   I definitely give it under 50-50 odds but the Riley coaching move may end up affecting us directly in the future.

4 minutes ago, Decked said:

Lincoln Riley to USC. WOW 

Well Riley did firmly deny that he was taking the LSU job.