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I watched some games from 2000 these last two weekends.

First, let me say, I got into watching football around 1996 when I was about 14 years old. My best friends mom had season tickets so she also got us seats going into that 1996 season (Huggie Bear was gonna turn us around loooool) .....Tickets were super cheap then. I had never seen OU as a winning program at that point, only heard about it from my dad and grandparents. I went to all those games in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and I fell in love with a losing program.

I went to the 1999 home opener....and oh my God..... I thought we were gonna win the NC that year!! I had never seen a blowout win like that, hell, I had hardly seen any wins at all!! So that Indiana State game was insane!!! I thought I was in love with OU football before that point, but I was wrong. I've been obsessed since then.

I don't know why it is, but some of the OU players in the 1999-2000 range will always be my favorite players, maybe its because I was a kid? Nostalgia or something? My favorite players wore numbers 10 and 20.

So I watched the KSU game, NU game (Still the best game I ever attended), FSU, aTm, and UTEP over the last two weeks. And I realized just how good 10 and 20 were. I knew they were good when I was 16-18yo, but I didn't fully appreciate just how good they REALLY were. It almost makes me sad watching these games with Calmus and Marshall knowing weve never had a pair of LBers like that since then. Weve had good ones like Lofton, but it wasn't a duo.

There was a play in the FSU game where 10 and 20 both hit the RB coming through the hole at the same time and it was f****** amazing!! They hit people, they tackled people - and I miss that. Hopefully Grinch can get us back to a respectable level of defense, and maybe, just maybe, we'll eventually see another duo like 10 and 20. Those two guys were soo much fun to watch.

I also noticed that Heupel ran more than I ever remembered. I think Heupel moved better in the pocket and made more plays with his feet than any QB weve had until Baker and Kyler came along.
Thats all. I just wanted to ramble on about 10 and 20 and how great they were.

NFL Sooner Contracts (including new rookies)

TOTAL: $528.95M/126yrs
Avg: $4.2M/yr

AFC:

OT Cody Ford, Bills #70 $7.5M/4yrs
DT Jordan Phillips, Bills #97 $4.5M/1yr
WR Kenny Stills, Dolphins #10 $32M/4yrs

RB Joe Mixon, Bengals #28 $5.5M/4yrs
RB Rod Anderson, Bengals #33 $2.6M/4yrs
LB Jordan Evans, Bengals #50 $2.6M/4yrs
QB Baker Mayfield, Browns #6 $32.7M/4yrs
K Austin Seibert, Browns #2 $2.8M/4yrs
WR Marquise Brown, #15 $11.8M/4yrs (est)
TE Mark Andrews, Ravens #89 $3.5M/4yrs
OT Orlando Brown, Ravens #78 $3.5M/4yrs
OG Ben Powers, Ravens #70 $3.2M/4yrs
S Tony Jefferson, Ravens #23 $34M/4yrs

LB Ahmad Thomas, Colts #54 $1.1M/2yrs
WR DeDe Westbrook, Jags #12 $3.1M/4yrs
CB Aaron Colvin, Texans #22 $34M/4yrs

RB Damien Williams, Chiefs #26 $5.1M/2yrs
TE Blake Bell, Chiefs #81 $895K/1yr
LS James Winchester, Chiefs #41 $4.5M/5yrs
QB Landry Jones, Raiders #2 $805K/1yr

NFC:
OT Lane Johnson, Eagles #65 $56.3M/5yrs
WR Sterling Shepard, Giants #87 $41M/4yrs
RB Adrian Peterson, Redskins#26 $5M/2yrs
RB Samaje Perine, Redskins #32 $3.1M/4yrs
OT Trent Williams, Redskins #71 $68M/5yrs
P Tress Way, Redskins #5 $7.6M/5yrs

LB Curtis Bolton, Packers #40 $1.8M/3yrs
WR Jeff Badet, Vikings #13 $1.2M/2yrs
OG Dru Samia, Vikings #73 $3.3M/4yrs

DT Gerald McCoy, Bucs #93 $95.2M/6yrs
LB Devonte Bond, Bucs #59 $645K/1yr
LB Corey Nelson, Bucs #52 $805K/1yr
OT Daryl Williams, Panthers #60 $6M/1yr
DE Geneo Grissom, Saints #99 $1M/1yr (est)

QB Kyler Murray, Cards, #1 $35.2M/4yrs
OT Bobby Evans, Rams #71 $3.3M/4yrs (est)
LB Obo Okoronkwo, Rams #45 $2.7M/4yrs
S Steven Parker, Rams #38 $1.1M/2yrs

Free Agents
QB Sam Bradford
TE Jermaine Gresham
DT Stacy McGee
FB Aaron Ripkowski
FB Dimitri Flowers
DE Charles Tapper

Sam re-signing would help the average a bit.

Coach Kenny of OSU talking OU softball

“I don’t even know what to say,” Gajewski said. “They may be the best team I’ve ever seen. They are what I call Patty tough. She is tough. What these kids do and how they represent our conference and our state across the country, it’s nuts. They just refuse to lose. My message has been to our team, you’re going to have to match their toughness. You aren’t matching their talent. They are not only the best players in the country, but they have the best coach.

“We’re going to have to play our best game, and they are going to have to play down. I don’t know that we can compete. It will be interesting. But we are going to show up. We’ll meet them at the gate.”

PODCAST: Defensive recruiting isn't an overnight fix

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We breakdown the NFL Draft and what it means for the OU football program. We also give our thoughts on who landed in the best positions for long careers in the league. And no, you can't ignore the developments of no defensive players drafted or the realization of where OU is in regards to recruiting on the defensive side of the ball. Drew Sanders' flip from OU to Alabama is just reality right now. How does Alex Grinch and Lincoln Riley turn the tide for OU in recruiting defensive players? We talk a lot about the issues facing OU moving forward.

The full rundown follows below:

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OPEN - You cannot tear Eddie and Carey apart. Robo dialing is messing with the podcast.
0:07:30 - Thank goodness Kyler Murray went number one. A recap of OU players in the NFL Draft.
0:15:23 - Teams not sold on Cody Ford being a starting tackle?
0:23:00 - What if Kyler hadn't been No. 1?
0:29:45 - The non drafting of OU defensive players and the troubling perception of OU as a defensive liability
0:37:00 - What Drew Sanders picking Alabama says about all of this?
0:42:15 - The recruiting work this staff has had to put in to identify their type of players
0:47:15 - It's not all doom and gloom, but a new foundation has to be set on defense
0:50:00 - Brynden Walker smoke?
0:54:35 - 15 spring practices gives Grinch and his staff to really evaluate where they need more bodies on defense
0:58:00 - How the recruiting calendar has changed for OU with official visits moved up
1:04:00 - Official visits coming up for Oklahoma
1:12:30 - The Five Star Challenge has been announced officially in Atlanta
1:16:20 - We don't know what to call them, but the cuss-haters are killing us on iTunes by 1-starring the pod.
1:21:10 - People always love Josh and Bob. People usually save their hatred for Carey and Eddie.
1:27:20 - Eddie says he doesn't want to make the pod longer but then makes the pod longer with Kyler/Arizona talk. Which is fine.
1:30:35 - Reminder, Pete Prisco got body bagged by someone from the Arizona organization
1:34:30 - The pressure on Jalen Hurts now. It's just not fair but it's gonna happen
1:38:20 - How did the defensive roller coaster of spring get ignored like it was?

OU-Georgia home-and-home series coming

OU is about to release this officially. But OU and Georgia are set to announce a home-and-home series and this one will be much sooner than some of the ones announced recently. Like just about 5 years away. More details coming soon.

OFFICIAL RELEASE FROM OU

NORMAN — Continuing a run of recent announcements of home-and-home football series against marquee programs, the University of Oklahoma revealed Monday that it has scheduled its first-ever series with Georgia. The Sooners will host the Bulldogs on Sept. 9, 2023, and will travel to Athens, Ga., for a Sept. 13, 2031, contest.

"We are especially excited about this series because it helps us celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in 2023," said OU Athletics Director and Vice President Joe Castiglione. "Greg McGarity and his staff at Georgia helped us navigate an unusual scheduling circumstance and we are grateful for the diligence and patience. We understand the return game date is later than usual, but very much look forward to taking our program to Athens to play in one of the country's great venues. As we have said on many occasions, we understand our responsibility to college football fans and tradition to play iconic games. We welcome opportunities such as this one that reinforce our brand and celebrate the historically great programs."

A member of the Southeastern Conference, Georgia boasts a strong football tradition with an 819-423-54 (.653) all-time record, two consensus national championships (1942 and 1980), 13 SEC titles, a 31-21-3 (.591) bowl record, two Heisman Trophy winners and 33 consensus All-Americans. It has finished in the top 10 of the final AP poll 23 times.

Oklahoma's series against Georgia will mark just the second and third games between the schools. The Bulldogs edged the Sooners 54-48 in double-overtime at the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl in the 2017 season.

The Sooners also recently announced home-and-home series against Alabama and Clemson. OU will face the Crimson Tide in 2032 (Norman) and 2033 (Tuscaloosa), and the Tigers in 2035 (Clemson) and 2036 (Norman). Other future home-and-home series opponents include LSU, Michigan, Nebraska, Temple and Tennessee.

Over the last 20 years, the Sooners have played non-conference series against accomplished programs such as Alabama, Florida State, Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, UCLA and Washington.

OT: Thoughts on PSA Complete AR15 vs...?

https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa...-nitride-lightweight-m-lok-classic-rifle.html

Complete build, chrome lined barrel, free float, etc at $500 delivered to my hands. Maybe kick in $25-50 for upgraded trigger option. Is there a better alternative for the money for a guy who will not really upgrade anything other than an optic? For the price point anyway. Primary use will be the range, maybe a few action classes and preventing
Venezuela. Thanks in advance.
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