#6 Baker vs #1 Kyler & #2 Hollywood (Cody Ford and Marquis Hayes are injured)

Carolina -1, Over/Under 44

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I’m hearing that Gabriel is being ruled out for next week already.

They suck.

Please post all Texas sucks and Texas is being humiliated comments here!😉

Looking at the schedule, it's time to reevaluate. I was more cautious than most about praising this team because hey, lots to deal with: lost draft picks on the D-line, new systems, tons of new personalities, new approach to conditioning, etc. All that stuff. But I never thought it would be anywhere near this bad at any time throughout the year. I basically said 9-3 was the floor if Gabriel stayed mostly healthy. But right now, and with Gabriel hurt, this is a 6-6 team at best.

Think about it: with Kansas being so much better this year, there isn't a single game left on our schedule we can chalk up as a definite win. Baylor, and maybe even ISU, will both smash us if we don't improve. Taco Tech has new confidence. And Texas will score 40 in the first half if Ewers is healthy against this defense. Beville doesn't have the goods. That's clear. Finally, even if Gabriel comes back, he's been badly inaccurate at crucial times. Way worse than I expected.

I actually don't think the sky is falling. Saban went 6-6 his first year at Bama. We'll be okay in the medium, term. But today was horrendous and it's now a pattern. For me, this team will be lucky to eek out a winning year.

Good movive, but Oklahoma died.

Dillon is who he is. He's at his ceiling. To many missed throws. What say you?

We've had a 22 year run of success. It appears we made the wrong hire. Players don't appear to be responding to BV's brand of coaching. Maybe the talent is that bad, but I am also going to say when you lose like this, you aren't getting talent to come here. No one is going to want to play in the SEC and perform like Mizzou or Vanderbilt.

Pretty large swing from before kickoff against KSU to now.

As much as I hate losing Hicks, especially the way it went down, the one difference from recent years to now is that BV/Bates/Chavis do not seem prone to “tunnel vision” in terms of staying engaged with other targets despite the belief that they have a certain guy locked up. While at Clemson, Venables and Bates were almost constantly battling Bama, UGA and LSU for top defensive talent. They won more than their fair share but they did lose enough to know that it was often necessary to be able to pivot to a new strategy when a primary target went a different direction. I not naive enough to think that Bates can simply change course and get a commitment from another 5* in the next two weeks. However, I feel pretty confident that he’s not starting from scratch either. Clemson pulled in elite DL at an amazing rare during their tenure. I think it’s safe to say he and Chavis are ALREADY very involved with some 4* recruits that may be a tick or two away from Hicks but are also a major upgrade to the current roster.

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It's a bit of an emergency pod and a pod replacement. We had a pod earlier in the day and were ready to publish and then come back for an emergency pod after David Hicks' commitment announcement this afternoon. But HIcks did the unexpected and announced for Texas A&M. So we scrapped the first pod and came back with an emergency pod to talk about everything we know and how it went down with Hicks and Oklahoma. It was a rough day full of news and suprises. Josh McCuistion joins us as he was headed back from the Hicks' announcement while Carey chimes in with what he was learning in the moments since the announcement was made. Meanwhile, OU has to go to TCU and has a huge game on their hands. Things haven't been going well for OU fans since the Kansas State game. But we're hoping things get turned around starting Saturday. Enjoy this week's Unofficial 40, two times in the making.

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At some point - if it hasn't been reached already - the conference stakeholders are going to enforce a cap or some type of sustainable NIL model.

They've already pissed off GA and Bama, and the biggest $$$ heavyweight (Texas) is about to enter the ring. And we all know how they would LOVE to kick their baby brother out of the conference as soon as they arrive.

We've all known the NIL madness would have some form of limits instituted, these bozos are only accelerating it. The SEC will enforce their own sooner than later.

Alright guys, figured it was time to dive in...

I can flat out tell you that this is a shocking turn of events to literally everyone I know in the industry both coaches and media members alike.

I have had quite a bit of confidence in the recruitment of David Hicks since the party at the palace. There were several strong indications given then that Oklahoma was in very good shape and had reason to believe they would be his eventual landing spot.

As time wore on, and yes even considering the two Texas A&M visits, you heard nothing to indicate that this wasn't going to be Oklahoma. And I mean that from talking to both Oklahoma sources as well as those around the Aggie program there was no expectation in College Station two days ago that he was going to make this decision today.

I can tell you that for all of the A&M presence, amongst media, in the Houston area only two reporters showed up today from the Aggie contingency because until the last 24 hours this was seen as as close to a foregone conclusion as one could be in recruiting. And I can tell you that as of last weekend one of those reporters was not planning to be at the announcement because "why would I?"

It was that cut and dry.

As I arrived at the high school today I got a call from a source that informed me that Hicks was telling some people it was going to be A&M and not Oklahoma.

I'll be honest as I checked around with people there was still a feeling that it was going to be the Sooners and that, along with the fact that the information matched up with nothing that anyone had heard to that point in time, led me to stay at the announcement even with the talk that it was going to be Texas A&M.

The reasons as to why are obviously going to be a source of a lot of conversation and rumor but from everything I've gathered I think it's fairly obvious and something that we've seen in Oklahoma's other battles with the Aggies.

"Those guys don't play nice. They are tough to beat when they really want someone," is what one FBS coach, who has recruited against A&M, told me.

Now, what Oklahoma will do going forward is a bit of conjecture at this point. My guess is they move on because they have said these are situations they're not going to get involved with and they want guys who are picking schools based on different criteria.

But, like I said that's me guessing somewhat.

This is a tough hit but as I say, this is life chasing elite talents, it happens and I want to be clear that it had nothing to do with OU dropping the ball or some shortcoming on their part. They were told they were good and then got a bit blindsided at the last moment.

I will try and cover any questions you all have.

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One of my college roommates has a cousin who’s best friend goes to high school with David Hicks.

He’s got pretty good info on the whole situation. I got a text from him basically saying that the communications department at OU was the dealbreaker. Texas A&M has plans to invest millions of dollars in a new ‘public speaking forum’ accessible exclusively to the football team. I guess Hicks was also high on USC’s journalism and communications program early on - but the way TBOW handled his exit at OU really turned the hicks family in the other direction. It’s not all “bagmen” like you might hear, I think academics got the best of us this time.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oversight, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, today introduced the Athlete Opportunity and Taxpayer Integrity Act. This bipartisan legislation would prohibit individuals and organizations from using the charitable tax deduction for specific contributions that compensate college or incoming college athletes for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL).

“College athletes have the ability to benefit from opportunities related to their own name, image, and likeness, but outside organizations and collectives should not be able to write contributions off their taxes that are used to compensate athletes,” said Thune. “This common-sense legislation would prohibit these entities from inappropriately using NIL agreements to reduce their own tax obligations. These basic taxpayer guardrails would protect athletes, strengthen NIL, and uphold the responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.”

“In this new NIL era, we want to ensure that the opportunities available for student athletes to benefit from their own name, image and likeness are protected,” said Cardin. “We also have an obligation to protect taxpayer funds, which means that charitable deductions should be reserved for charitable activities. Purposefully blurring the line between private expenses and charitable contributions dilutes both these efforts.”

Since the recent adoption of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s NIL rules, certain organizations have established models that facilitate payment to current and incoming college athletes while claiming 501(c)(3) charitable status, which make those specific contributions tax deductible. Such activity is inconsistent with the intended purpose of the charitable tax deduction, and it forces taxpayers to subsidize the potential recruitment of – or payment to – college athletes based on their NIL status.

The Athlete Opportunity and Taxpayer Integrity Act would apply to individuals, organizations, and “collectives” (organizations that pool financial resources and direct funds to athletes to profit from their NIL). Educational institutions would be exempt from the legislation.

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A&M class sucks right now. There is more to this than the easy BS of "oh the bag man delivered".

psyche

Not sure if this has been discussed, but FYI, he's playing for East Los Angeles Community College. Had 5 catches for 78 yards this weekend.

Alright guys, spoken to numerous players as well as sources on what has happened this weekend and shortly I'll get into some notes on some prospects but first I wanted to start on some of the general feelings, conversations.

First, I just can't state it enough...these kids aren't looking down on Oklahoma for losing this game. They've all lost, and they've all lost to teams who weren't as talented as they were - they know it is football and it happens. Does it help? Of course not but every one I've talked to has been vehement that this didn't impact their thinking at all.

The other thing I came away with is how many guys love what Oklahoma is doing with the culture from California, Texas, and beyond...the Sooners really made people feel at home - in fact one of the Mater Dei prospects said the famous words 'felt like home' which I think is always a tipoff of a school they are going to seriously consider.

*That player? Weekend offer Jordon Davison of Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei. The nation's No. 18 overall prospect loved his time around the Sooner coaches.

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"It went great, it felt like home," Davison said. "Everyone was very welcoming."

Davison really enjoyed his time with Demarco Murray and though he didn't exactly say it, I'd think a return trip in the future is completely possible, maybe even probable.

**Another Mater Dei prospect who loved his visit to Norman was fellow new offer Nasir Wyatt the big-time outside linebacker for the Monarchs.

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"It went great, the OU fanbase was live and the atmosphere in Norman was even more crazy," Wyatt said. "On top of that the staff was amazing, (they) really made me feel at home and my talk with Coach (Brent) Venables went perfect.

"He's really a great person and I love how with him it is more than just football, he really wants to better you as a human being.

"I'm really glad I decided to make the trip."

If there was any player that wasn't 100-percent unconcerned with the loss to Kansas State, it was Wyatt but even with that he was clear that it was something the Sooners could prove was nothing more than a blip.

"Yea it was an unexpected loss, but they just didn’t play their best football as long as they build from this lost they will be fine."

***A guy from a bit closer to Norman who loved what he saw is Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy Rivals100 linebacker Payton Pierce.

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"It couldn’t have went better. I had a great time," Pierce said.

And as for the game and any potential ill-feelings about the trip?

"Yea it was a tough night on that end but I know they will get a whole lot better from here. It was just one those nights no one ever wants to have."

I continue to feel good about my forecast for Pierce to Oklahoma.

****Staying in the Lone Star State I caught up with Katy (Texas) Jordan 2025 Rivals100 wide receiver Andrew Marsh who arrived to Norman fresh off an emphatic win over Katy ISD rival Paetow.

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"It was everything," Marsh said. "From the time we pulled up on campus we saw tailgating everywhere. I showed my mom the people were in RV and setup like what we use to do at the Texans game.

"We rode the shuttle to the school and we got a chance to witness the walk from upstairs.

"I got so excited then"

Guys, got a lot more coming, searching for a bit more on Peyton Bowen but what I have heard remains confident...just bear with me, I need some sleep after a long weekend.

Does anyone have good clips of our coaches freaking out in practice or on the sideline?

I want to see our staff come unglued like Muschamp and Saban. I feel like BV/Chavis/Schmidtty definitely have some good videos out there that could fire me up right now, this was one of the main things I was looking forward too with our new staff...

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With the likelihood that Clemson will Lose today, that means we could and hopefully should slide into the #4 team in the country. We have a legit chance to run the table if we can continue to improve on defensive.