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Quick-hit Day 1 practice thoughts/videos

Interviews expected around 11-11:15.

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Notable absences: Damond Harmon, Nic Anderson. Both had a hand/wrist injury and weren't participating. Signee Gavin Sawchuk was on hand, just checking things out.

OK. Spent a lot of time today looking at the new guys.

*You can just see how long and lanky Nick Evers and Jayden Gibson are. They're not lying about their height, and you fully understand why Evers said he doesn't care about redshirting b/c he definitely has to put some weight on him.

*Some notable guys leading driils: RB Marcus Major, DL Jalen Redmond, DB Justin Broiles. Three OKPreps kids right there. Broiles stressing 'finish the drill' to a lot of the younger guys.

*Cool moment watching Marvin Mims coach up Gibson and how to run a drill and things like that.

*Defensive line transfer Jeffery Johnson didn't look as tall (I guess) than what I thought. Not a huge deal, but I guess I had it in my head he was taller.

*Terrible vantage point for offensive linemen, as usual. Sorry.

*Freshman safety Robert Spears-Jennings already looks the part. See how quickly he can put it all together.

*Guys like Marcus Stripling, Clayton Smith were working with Bates and Chavis. I'm so intrigued by Smith, but I was last year too.

*Good to watch Dillon Gabriel throw, obviously. And strange to see a lefty again.

*Quite a few numbers on the roster sheet didn't match up with who was out there so is what it is in that regard.

*If I think of more, I'll post more.

OT: Book Recommendations

About to head to the beach next week on vacation and looking for some book recommendations. I really enjoy historical fiction (Bernard Cornwell, CS Forester, etc) but have pretty much read through the authors I'm familiar with. Was thinking of reading The Peripheral / William Gibson just because I've started the new show. But figured y'all might have some recommendations...

  • Poll
Have you or will you donate to the C&C Collective?

Have you or will you donate to the C&C Collective?

  • Already have, I’m no poor

    Votes: 169 47.1%
  • Going to in the next 30 days

    Votes: 89 24.8%
  • Going to but will be a while

    Votes: 42 11.7%
  • Never. I just like to bitch, not take action

    Votes: 59 16.4%

And if you donated how much per month if you care to share?

I’m at $50 per month currently

Let's Control the Volume!!!

This season hasn't went how we expected or wanted, however this is our last home game. This could be our last home game against li'l okie st in a long time. This is a HUGE recruiting weekend. This is a primetime game under the lights on ABC. We can't control how the coaches coach or the players play, but we CAN make some noise and help push them to victory.

Get excited, show early, be loud, have fun, and let's do OUR part to control the volume! Time for a big time game to end our home season right, BOOMER SOONER!!!

As an extra bit and for Josh, this thread is being written from the Orlando Airport enroute to the Palace on the Prairie!

How scoop mods can help with NIL

@Carey Murdock @Josh_M

Do you all have any flexibility for creating badges like gold member and silver member?

You could add a badge for “NIL Supporter” for people who send you receipts for donations.

Whether that’s a scoop collective or crimson and cream, I’m sure there are plenty of people on the board who would donate just to avoid the scoop shame

Would probably clean up NIL bedwetters as well

OU finally getting serious w/NIL

Helpful fan guide to NIL that just got posted

https://soonersports.com/NILFanGuide

NIL Fan Guide

(Courtesy of OU Athletic Dept):
The following conditions must in order to speak negatively about the OU football team.

1st step
Opt out of your employers tax withholdings and cancel all insurance policies

2nd step…
Redirect the following to 5* croots:
  • 401k
  • mortgage payments
  • alimony & child support (for the ‘Sad Dads’)
  • Pensions
  • Social Security
3rd step…
Transfer the following to 5* croots:
  • food stamps and EBT cards
  • turnpike passes
  • assignment of any/all bank or investment accounts
  • all deeds in the fans name
  • Trusts and all valuable entities
  • agree to co-sign any and all lines of credit
4th step…
‘6.1 5* Pawn’
will be opening 12/1/22
Accepting the following:

Gold, silver, jewelry, crypto, NFTs, electronics, firearms, ammo and all sports memorabilia.
***Items must be in 5.9-6.1 condition***

Final step…
In return the fan shall be provided a Jordan Brand tent on Lindsay Street to permanently live in, BUT no tailgating on game days.

Don't half ass NIL and be a 5.5 3* fan!

Invest in Natty #8 & your happiness today!


OU is not a financial advisor. Do not take anything on SoonerSports as financial advice. Do NOT do your own research. DO NOT consult a professional investment advisor before signing day!

Sooner Survivor Series: Week 11

And on we go with our seventh year of the Sooner Survivor Series - the annual Big 12 Survivor Pool.

The rules are simple:

---(READ THIS ONE CAREFULLY, AGAIN) as there are only 10 Big 12 teams we always spend the end of the year filling out the regular season schedule. Well, to keep me from hating my life while filling out 500+ winners (until my BELOVED upset comes in) we’re going to do it in reverse. The first four weeks will be picking ONE winner from three hand picked games around college football. You don’t need to pick the winner of each, you simply pick the winner of ONE of the three games. If you’re right, you advance, if you’re wrong, your season ends early.

---Starting in week five, you’ll pick one Big 12 team each week that you think will win that week's game. If your team wins, you advance to the next week. When a team you picked loses, you are eliminated from the competition. Remember you ARE NOT picking against the spread, these are straight up win/lose scenarios.

---Once we've started the Big 12 segment and you've picked a Big 12 school, you cannot pick them again the rest of the season. This means you have to pick carefully and assess for things like bye weeks, matchups, etc.

---There are no byes for participants. In other words, you have to pick a team every single week. You have to watch later in the season to make sure you have a team to pick every week, because if you get into a situation where every team you have left is on a bye week and can't pick a team, you'll unfortunately be eliminated.

---Also, you MUST have your picks in before the first game on the docket (it will always be the first game listed below).

--- If anyone (or multiple people) can make it all the way through 14 weeks without losing, we'll use the bowl weeks as tie-breakers.

If anyone has any other questions, please feel free to write them below!

And now, here are the options for Week Three.

PRIZES:

1st Place: Free Year of SoonerScoop.com (50$ Gift Card to your choice of Amazon, Best Buy, etc.)
2nd Place: Free Six Months of SoonerScoop.com and your Scoop Shirt of Choice
3rd Place: Free Three Months of SoonerScoop.com and your Scoop Shirt of Choice
4th and 5th: Two Free Months of SoonerScoop.com

Nov. 12


Oklahoma @ West Virginia (11:00a)
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (2:30p)
Kansas State @ Baylor (6:00p)
Kansas @ Texas Tech (6:00p)
TCU @ Texas (6:30p)

Sooner Survivor Series 2022

Sooner Survivor Series 2022



@Amase47 – UNC, UTSA, WASH, WVU – KSU, OSU, UT, BU, OU, TCU

@chasejamy – UNC, TTU, LSU, TAMU – UT, OSU, OU, BU, TCU, ISU

@JLawrance – UNC, TTU, WASH, WVU – KU, KSU, OU, BU, TCU, ISU

@jvancuren – UNC, UTSA, WASH, TCU – UT, OSU, OU, BU, TCU, ISU

@nwsoonerfan – UNC, BYU, LSU, TAMU – KU, OSU, UT, BU, TCU, ISU

@okcsooner2008 – UNC, TTU, LSU, TAMU – UT, OSU, OU, TTU, TCU, ISU

@rds57 – UNC, BYU, WASH, WVU – UT, OSU, OU, BU, TCU, ISU

@RedHillsSooner – UNC, TTU, CUSE, WVU – UT, OSU, OU, BU, TCU, ISU

@SonOfTodd – UNC, TTU, LSU, WVU – UT, OSU, TCU, TTU, KSU, ISU

@T_diddle – UNC, BYU, CUSE, TCU – UT, OSU, OU, TTU, TCU, ISU

@texarksooner – UNC, UTSA, LSU, WVU – KSU, OSU, UT, BU, OU, ISU

@whatawin – UNC, TTU, LSU, TCU – UT, TCU, OU, TTU, KSU, ISU

Culture of the Sooners

To understand the decline of the Sooners this season, you have to understand the mentality of the players. The toughness was on the decline especially from 2018 forward and you could say further back on the defensive side. By 2019, the Sooners were getting pushed around in the trenches. I had serious doubts as the season wore on if TBOW could be a NC coach. Last season saw the Sooners sneak by numerous weeks to eek out victories over teams they should have destroyed. I had no doubt then that he was not the coach for OU and was actually relieved when he stepped down.

The mindset left behind has been the biggest hurdle this season. I played on a team that had gone through back to back bad head coaches. The culture left behind was a "losing mentality." It's hard to truly understand unless you've been a member of that kind of team. Losing game after game that you could have and should have won. There were two common problems each game: 1) When adversity hit, players would quit; 2) When things were going well, players expected something bad to happen and inevitably it would. Older members on the Corner can probably think back to the Blake era and remember numerous examples of this. Think of the 2nd quarter on against TCU and the game against texas. That last wvu drive was a prime example of a defense expecting to fail. The end of the game against baylor saw a defense expecting to fail.

I think BV had the Sooners believing in themselves in the offseason and the early part of the season. Minimal busted assignments and good tackling. Against ksu, you could see the defense lose their confidence and expect bad things to happen. The whole team joined in against tcu and rock bottom was against the horns. What we've seen since is more busted assignments and a plethora of missed tackles. BV and Co have pulled them back but you still see players making mistakes that just shouldn't happen. Those are from expectations that something will go wrong. Bob Stoops and his staff did a great job creating a new culture and mentality in that '99 season. Unfortunately for BV, as things failed to turn around against the wildcats, the Sooners went back into the culture created by TBOW and most notably Mike Stoops. Yes, that still lingers. The big question is, how long will it take to get the Sooners to believe that no matter what happens during the game, they are going to win.
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