2024 Head to Head with the Big Boys: Oklahoma Edition

[lindend]

Yeah, some good Oklahoma conversation going on in the Ohio St. thread lol..
Boomer Sooner will be a good watch for the hopeful face plant this season (flip(s))?
We know the staff is working Stone, though apparently his preference is clear. Wonder if they're still pursuing Jackson?

Interesting statement last night on Flo's show

We may take another dude from Venables

Feeling on the Flo thread is he meant we may be flipping one of their existing recent commits. It's not Stone and its too late for the portal so has to be a flip.

 

[lindend]

OU increasing its focus in the Tampa area. Wonder if we're sniffing around Camren Campbell after he decommitted from Tucker and MSU?

 

[lindend]

Yikes

2024 Cycle

Recruit	College	Comments
Davon Mitchell	Oklahoma	Reportedly 50/50 until decision day
James Nesta	Oklahoma	Not sure why, but was a priority for the staff.
Jayden Jackson	Oklahoma	Huge miss here. No way to spin this.
David Stone	Oklahoma	Stone has been rumored to be Sooner lean for a long time. Jackson's commit might be the final nail in the coffin.
Wyatt Gilmore	Oklahoma	Norman may be a good decision for him.
Demetrius Freeney	Miami	OU wanted him badly as a portal CB (especially after Davis left for the portal to Miami)
Sione Laulea		Trending strongly to USCw
Matt Lee	Miami
Eddy Pierre-Louis	Oklahoma	Picked OU

 

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[Mr. Dynasty1]

Yikes

2024 Cycle

Recruit	College	Comments
Davon Mitchell	Oklahoma	Reportedly 50/50 until decision day
James Nesta	Oklahoma	Not sure why, but was a priority for the staff.
Jayden Jackson	Oklahoma	Huge miss here. No way to spin this.
David Stone	Oklahoma	Stone has been rumored to be Sooner lean for a long time. Jackson's commit might be the final nail in the coffin.
Wyatt Gilmore	Oklahoma	Norman may be a good decision for him.
Demetrius Freeney	Miami	OU wanted him badly as a portal CB (especially after Davis left for the portal to Miami)
Sione Laulea		Trending strongly to USCw
Matt Lee	Miami
Eddy Pierre-Louis	Oklahoma	Picked OU

 

[TexasCane90]

Yikes

2024 Cycle

Recruit	College	Comments
Davon Mitchell	Oklahoma	Reportedly 50/50 until decision day
James Nesta	Oklahoma	Not sure why, but was a priority for the staff.
Jayden Jackson	Oklahoma	Huge miss here. No way to spin this.
David Stone	Oklahoma	Stone has been rumored to be Sooner lean for a long time. Jackson's commit might be the final nail in the coffin.
Wyatt Gilmore	Oklahoma	Norman may be a good decision for him.
Demetrius Freeney	Miami	OU wanted him badly as a portal CB (especially after Davis left for the portal to Miami)
Sione Laulea		Trending strongly to USCw
Matt Lee	Miami
Eddy Pierre-Louis	Oklahoma	Picked OU

Wouldn’t be shocked if things get more personal with OU next cycle… don’t know if Mario and staff knew how much I guess we live in venerebles head rent free

 

[skyman]

Yikes

2024 Cycle

Recruit	College	Comments
Davon Mitchell	Oklahoma	Reportedly 50/50 until decision day
James Nesta	Oklahoma	Not sure why, but was a priority for the staff.
Jayden Jackson	Oklahoma	Huge miss here. No way to spin this.
David Stone	Oklahoma	Stone has been rumored to be Sooner lean for a long time. Jackson's commit might be the final nail in the coffin.
Wyatt Gilmore	Oklahoma	Norman may be a good decision for him.
Demetrius Freeney	Miami	OU wanted him badly as a portal CB (especially after Davis left for the portal to Miami)
Sione Laulea		Trending strongly to USCw
Matt Lee	Miami
Eddy Pierre-Louis	Oklahoma	Picked OU

They did work this cycle.. sheesh.. tip cap and keep it moving

 

[lindend]

2024 Cycle

HS Grade: F
Portal Grade: A

Recruit	College	Comments
Davon Mitchell	Oklahoma	Reportedly 50/50 until decision day
James Nesta	Oklahoma	Not sure why, but was a priority for the staff.
Jayden Jackson	Oklahoma	Huge miss here. No way to spin this.
David Stone	Oklahoma	Stone has been rumored to be Sooner lean for a long time. Jackson's commit might be the final nail in the coffin.
Wyatt Gilmore	Oklahoma	Norman may be a good decision for him.
Demetrius Freeney	Miami	OU wanted him badly as a portal CB (especially after Davis left for the portal to Miami)
Sione Laulea		Trending strongly to USCw
Matt Lee	Miami
Eddy Pierre-Louis	Oklahoma	Picked OU

 

[Ghandi]

The weird one for me was Wyatt Gilmore.

Kid wanted to commit on the spot and Miami asked him to take a few days to think about it.

The ******* guy turns around and makes an Oklahoma verbal and never took a second look.

 

[lindend]

Trystan Haynes added to the OP. First in the 25 cycle.

 

[Silentobserver]

The weird one for me was Wyatt Gilmore.

Kid wanted to commit on the spot and Miami asked him to take a few days to think about it.

The ******* guy turns around and makes an Oklahoma verbal and never took a second look.

Seems like he would have been using the Miami commitment as a place holder.

I like Mario's approach of not letting a kid commit on the spot or pressuring a kid to commit.

 

[lindend]

Are we sure a Venables led OU program should even be considered a “big boy”?

For anyone still questioning whether or not OK should have it's own big boy thread

 

[Dwinstitles]

For anyone still questioning whether or not I should have it's own big boy thread

Need to be top three but we getting there

 

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[ARodri7982]

Georgia, Ohio State and Texas I think the only ones that will stay on that list with us. Bama, Clemson, A&M will slide.

 

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[MiGonzCane]

Oklahoma has beaten the crap out of MC. At this time is a first round KO every time.

 

[grover]

So glad Nick Saban is gone. NIL should also shake this list up a bit.

 

[grover]

Bouchard I get. He’s not really a FL kid. But why would either of the other two want to live in Norman for 3-5 years?

 

[MiGonzCane]

Bouchard I get. He’s not really a FL kid. But why would either of the other two want to live in Norman for 3-5 years?

We have asked ourselves that question for every recruit we have lost to them..