The OFFICIAL 2017 College football RANDOM THOUGHTS thread

[QuintessentialBM]

where you wanna go?

This is about to be a very long post(I'll try to condense it as much as possible)

I want to go to the SEC..... for these reasons

1)Cultural familiarity.... Regardless of what Oklahomans say, Oklahoma has a lot of similarities to the states/schools in the SEC. No disrespect to those in B1G country, mainly Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State, but we don't have much in common, other than football; and they kinda look down on us academically(not as bad as the PAC-12 schools). The SEC is a perfect fit. Vanderbilt and MIZZOU can sponsor us for admission into the AAU if they want it that bad. It was never an issue when the Big XII had 5 AAU schools(Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Missouri and Nebraska).

2)Proximity to opponents.... If OU goes to the SEC, then the longest bus ride to an away game, assuming OU is in the SEC west, will be 8 hours(1 school.... Ole Miss is the furthest away in the mock SEC west write-ups for realignment), the average trip will be around 3-4 hours. The difference isn't that big, but as a player, I'd prefer 3-4 hr trips instead of 5-9 hrs for each school. This isn't just a football issue, but an issue that concerns all student-athletes. They don't need to be spending that much time on the road when college athletics already consumes most of their time. The extra time not spent on traveling can be used toward sleep and study time. In addition, it would be more cost effective for OU to play sports in the south-central US with border state institutions and the southeast instead of going all the way to the upper Midwest or even the northeast.

3)Recruiting Territory.... This is hypothetical, but a real possibility, seeing as Nebraska is suffering the same fate. Even though OU recruits nationwide, Texas is a very important recruiting ground that we cannot afford to lose if we want to remain competitive(or elite) in football(which is driving this decision... let's keep it 100) if Texas doesn't follow us to the B1G, there is a REAL possibility that OU will lose access to that recruiting ground because most students want to stay as close as possible to home where family has access to see their children play and they have REAL WINTERS in B1G country. Kansas is/was supposed to be the original partner to join us in the B1G.... That compounds my fears. Not a bad decision though(AAU.... Great basketball program). OU needs to keep their Texas pipelines if they want to continue to see success going forward. That is the reality of the situation.


The academic administration wants B1G. The Boosters want SEC. It may get ugly.

 

[Tide Run This]

This is about to be a very long post(I'll try to condense it as much as possible)

I want to go to the SEC..... for these reasons

1)Cultural familiarity.... Regardless of what Oklahomans say, Oklahoma has a lot of similarities to the states/schools in the SEC. No disrespect to those in B1G country, mainly Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State, but we don't have much in common, other than football; and they kinda look down on us academically(not as bad as the PAC-12 schools). The SEC is a perfect fit. Vanderbilt and MIZZOU can sponsor us for admission into the AAU if they want it that bad. It was never an issue when the Big XII had 5 AAU schools(Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Missouri and Nebraska).

2)Proximity to opponents.... If OU goes to the SEC, then the longest bus ride to an away game, assuming OU is in the SEC west, will be 8 hours(1 school.... Ole Miss is the furthest away in the mock SEC west write-ups for realignment), the average trip will be around 3-4 hours. The difference isn't that big, but as a player, I'd prefer 3-4 hr trips instead of 5-9 hrs for each school. This isn't just a football issue, but an issue that concerns all student-athletes. They don't need to be spending that much time on the road when college athletics already consumes most of their time. The extra time not spent on traveling can be used toward sleep and study time. In addition, it would be more cost effective for OU to play sports in the south-central US with border state institutions and the southeast instead of going all the way to the upper Midwest or even the northeast.

3)Recruiting Territory.... This is hypothetical, but a real possibility, seeing as Nebraska is suffering the same fate. Even though OU recruits nationwide, Texas is a very important recruiting ground that we cannot afford to lose if we want to remain competitive(or elite) in football(which is driving this decision... let's keep it 100) if Texas doesn't follow us to the B1G, there is a REAL possibility that OU will lose access to that recruiting ground because most students want to stay as close as possible to home where family has access to see their children play and they have REAL WINTERS in B1G country. Kansas is/was supposed to be the original partner to join us in the B1G.... That compounds my fears. Not a bad decision though(AAU.... Great basketball program). OU needs to keep their Texas pipelines if they want to continue to see success going forward. That is the reality of the situation.


The academic administration wants B1G. The Boosters want SEC. It may get ugly.

I think SEC would be better fit

 

[QuintessentialBM]

Baker Mayfield off the Heisman odds? What did I miss

Depends if Darnold is as good as advertised. I'm sure a white QB will win it this upcoming season.

Mayfield will have a chance to make his case(and improve his draft stock) this season. He has cut down the INT's he just needs to show up in big games consistently(Ohio State and Texas) that have NFL draft prospect on defense. WR's will have to do their part also.

 

[Tide Run This]

Depends if Darnold is as good as advertised. I'm sure a white QB will win it this upcoming season.

Mayfield will have a chance to make his case(and improve his draft stock) this season. He has cut down the INT's he just needs to show up in big games consistently(Ohio State and Texas) that have NFL draft prospect on defense. WR's will have to do their part also.

Darnold is heavy favorite at this point he's 2/1 Lamar next up at 8/1

 

[Tide Run This]

@malbaker86 was Anthony,Hilliard and Green the GOAT 3 man crew at WR?

 

[QuintessentialBM]

Darnold is heavy favorite at this point he's 2/1 Lamar next up at 8/1

Lamar won't win it again because the Heisman race was kinda dry. They fell out of love him Lamar in the latter part of the season. Darnold looks to be a good college QB. I'm curious to see how his career will turn out.

 

[QuintessentialBM]

I think SEC would be better fit

The OU administration doesn't agree with your and my sentiments.

 

[Tide Run This]

Lamar won't win it again because the Heisman race was kinda dry. They fell out of love him Lamar in the latter part of the season. Darnold looks to be a good college QB. I'm curious to see how his career will turn out.

I'm surprised Derwin wasn't listed if Jimbo did some gimmick shyt he might get some love it seems more recently the media been pushing for defensive players (Suh, Mathieu,Teo,Peppers)

 

[Tide Run This]

The OU administration doesn't agree with your and my sentiments.

Big Ten be breaking bread though I think on football field OU would be instant top 3 program as well just think OU in SEC makes more geographic sense and has more interesting matchups on the field

 

[Rigby.]

Need to see who their QB is and where it's played

nikka this facade of not knowing who Jarrett Stidham is needs to end today

 

[Tide Run This]

nikka this facade of not knowing who Jarrett Stidham is needs to end today

Best QB since Cam Auburn is a fukking player this season I think they beat Clemson straight up and I'm being honest

 

[Silkk]

nikka this facade of not knowing who Jarrett Stidham is needs to end today

I'm talking about Clemson

 

[QuintessentialBM]

Random thought about Kansas State. The writing is on the wall. Snyder is at the end of his career and they need contingency plans to remain relevant in football. They need to throw whatever money they can gather up and hire Brent Venables. Questions are.... Does Venables believe he can do better than KSU and would he take the job if offered?

 

[Silkk]

Lamar won't win it again because the Heisman race was kinda dry. They fell out of love him Lamar in the latter part of the season. Darnold looks to be a good college QB. I'm curious to see how his career will turn out.

Sam Darnold
Derrius Guice
Thug ass mayfield
Wash QB who's name escapes me right now
JT Barrett (if he bounces back)
Francois
Random Bama RB

 

[Tide Run This]

Random thought about Kansas State. The writing is on the wall. Snyder is at the end of his career and they need contingency plans to remain relevant in football. They need to throw whatever money they can gather up and hire Brent Venables. Questions are.... Does Venables believe he can do better than KSU and would he take the job if offered?

He can do better than KSU way better honestly I think he could have some success at school like Tennessee as soon as they done with that bozo Botch Jones