And the rich get richer

emmitt01 · January 16, 2019

Jalen Hurts is grad transferring from Alabama to OU. Immediately eligible

THOR · January 16, 2019

and ou is blocking one of their qbs transfer to wvu...

Cr1028 · January 16, 2019

And the Heisman goes to....

Mean Green 93-98 · January 16, 2019

I would think this has to have some negative impact on OU's QB recruiting. It seems HS recruits working their tails off have no chance to start before their careers are over.

rhaprez03-04 · January 16, 2019

Do we really think the Kid after Murray was ready to step in? Bring in Hurts does give them an easy out for a season.

peanuts104 · January 16, 2019

31 minutes ago, rhaprez03-04 said:

Do we really think the Kid after Murray was ready to step in? Bring in Hurts does give them an easy out for a season.

You say that, but OU and Bama run hugely different offenses. He's going to have to learn a whole new offense and style of before next August, not to mention he won't have the same quality of linemen at OU as he had at Bama. I get that the kid wants to start at a national title contender but I don't think this will be an easy transition for him.

Cr1028 · January 16, 2019

Well if you had a one year chance to win a heisman and prepare for the NFL, where would you go? You can’t go to Bama and the Clemson job is locked up. Ohio State? Notre Dame? OU by recent history tends to be a Heisman hotspot and it is also the closest to his home of the contenders. Texas and A&M both have entrenched starters so he wasn’t going to either of those. I’d have gone OU too. Lincoln Riley has produced back to back first round qbs. I can’t see any destination that would be a better opportunity for Hurts to hone his skills for the NFL while being a preseason favorite for the Heisman.

UNTLifer · January 16, 2019

Just now, peanuts104 said:

not to mention he won't have the same quality of linemen at OU as he had at Bama.

He won't be facing SEC level DL's either.

El Paso Eagle · January 16, 2019

1 hour ago, THOR said:

and ou is blocking one of their qbs transfer to wvu...

Not disagreeing but two issues. First, Grad Trans previous school has no say. Secondly, WVU is in the same conference - a lot of schools would do the same

golfingomez · January 16, 2019

meh

emmitt01 · January 16, 2019

26 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

He won't be facing SEC level DL's either.

Precisely. As long as he's ok with winning the Big XII and then getting knocked out by the big boys in the playoff (down vote all you want, but they aint the SEC and they damn sure aint on Clemson's level) this is a good decision.

greenjoe · January 16, 2019

I would have thought he would be a high draft choice now without the risk of serious injury during his second "senior" year.

TheColonyEagle · January 16, 2019

1 hour ago, peanuts104 said:

You say that, but OU and Bama run hugely different offenses. He's going to have to learn a whole new offense and style of before next August, not to mention he won't have the same quality of linemen at OU as he had at Bama. I get that the kid wants to start at a national title contender but I don't think this will be an easy transition for him.

OU had the best O-Line in the country this year....

https://stormininnorman.com/2018/12/18/oklahoma-football-wins-joe-moore-award-best-college-offensive-line/

They do lose a bunch to graduation but O-Line is definitely not their issue

peanuts104 · January 16, 2019

57 minutes ago, TheColonyEagle said:

OU had the best O-Line in the country this year....

https://stormininnorman.com/2018/12/18/oklahoma-football-wins-joe-moore-award-best-college-offensive-line/

They do lose a bunch to graduation but O-Line is definitely not their issue

I don't know how they determine those stats, but would Kyler's scrambling ability factor into these calculations?

greenminer · January 17, 2019

4 hours ago, peanuts104 said:

not to mention he won't have the same quality of linemen at OU as he had at Bama.

The linemen in front of him won't have to be blocking SEC defenses, so...

NT93 · January 17, 2019

8 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

He won't be facing SEC level DL's either.

4 hours ago, greenminer said:

The linemen in front of him won't have to be blocking SEC defenses, so...

Are ya'll talking about those SEC defenses that went 6-5 in bowl games with 3 of the losses coming against Big 12 teams?

greenminer · January 17, 2019

3 hours ago, NT93 said:

Are ya'll talking about those SEC defenses that went 6-5 in bowl games with 3 of the losses coming against Big 12 teams?

We're talking about the physicality of the defensive lines he'll face on every offensive snap from the start of conference play to the final scheduled game. You're referencing 3 hand-picked scores that reflect the result of 11 vs 11 on every snap for four quarters.

Am I clear?

untjim1995 · January 17, 2019

I wonder what NFL free agents will be available for the Cowboys this offseason, too...they have the exact same interest to me as what P5 NFL-lite programs are doing in their offseason, too.

TheColonyEagle · January 17, 2019

15 hours ago, peanuts104 said:

I don't know how they determine those stats, but would Kyler's scrambling ability factor into these calculations?

Not necessarily....

He spent a LOT of time sitting in the pocket (at least the games I watched)

NorthTexasWeLove · January 17, 2019

Hurts is not a prolific passer. Unless OU tweaks the offense significantly this will not bode well.

NT93 · January 17, 2019

5 hours ago, greenminer said:

We're talking about the physicality of the defensive lines he'll face on every offensive snap from the start of conference play to the final scheduled game. You're referencing 3 hand-picked scores that reflect the result of 11 vs 11 on every snap for four quarters.

Am I clear?

Not really, but rather than type up a rebuttal I'll just say that we have differing opinions on this particular subject.

Wag Tag · January 17, 2019

Buchelle leaving Texas with 2yrs to play!

greenminer · January 17, 2019

7 hours ago, NT93 said:

Not really, but rather than type up a rebuttal I'll just say that we have differing opinions on this particular subject.

The SEC was 4-3 vs. the B12 in 2018, 23-17 since 2010, and 93-76-8 all time.

GMG

UNT Mean Green · January 18, 2019

On 1/16/2019 at 4:02 PM, TheColonyEagle said:

OU had the best O-Line in the country this year....

https://stormininnorman.com/2018/12/18/oklahoma-football-wins-joe-moore-award-best-college-offensive-line/

They do lose a bunch to graduation but O-Line is definitely not their issue

Fun fact, OU Offensive Line coach Bill Bedenbaugh is Littrell’s brother in law. The two coached together in Lubbock and Tuscon, and would probably put the ban back together whenever Littrell gets a major P5 head job.