Starting off a new series as Oklahoma gets closer to Big 12 play. Let's dive into last night's game and look at the good and the bad.

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It is darn near impossible for me to adequately communicate how stunning a development this is.

I've known this family for almost three years and become quite close with them; I would love a firsthand explanation just as much as everyone else. But what I can tell you all for now is that this was done in complete isolation, and that the Greens have been unresponsive to quite literally everyone throughout this ordeal. They will not communicate with anyone at OU. They will not communicate with anyone from the Lee's Summit North football contingent. I exchanged a few texts with Cayden this afternoon (the details of which I won't reveal out of respect for him), but he stopped responding at a certain point. No one else has been able to reach any member of the family.

It has already been reported elsewhere that Green met with Brent Venables and Bill Bedenbaugh over the weekend, and that is true. At the time, there was nothing to worry about and no inkling that Green was considering leaving Oklahoma. Every member of the team, players and coaches alike, found out that Green was portal-bound when practice ended on Tuesday.

I spoke at length with a member of Green's high school coaching staff. The LSN crew found out when everyone else did, and has had as much luck as anyone else in attempting to establish contact with the family. That particular coach remarked to me, "We don't really check up on Cayden all that often, because we don't have to. He loves Oklahoma. Doesn't just like it, loves it. Of all our guys that would have switched up like this for whatever reason, I'd have thought Cayden was just about last on that list."

Meanwhile, Green's former head coach at LSN, ex-Oklahoma running back Jamar Mozee, told me that he also hasn't received an explanation as to how things turned sour for Green at OU. Mozee has been in touch with the Oklahoma staff today about the situation, but much like the rest of the outside world, he has not been able to get in touch with Green or his parents.

Folks, this kid was born in Oklahoma, grew up a diehard Sooner fan and never seriously considered committing anywhere else. He had been an outspoken peer recruiter for portal players and high school prospects alike. He'd worn OU on his sleeve from the day he committed, and become the first true freshman in history to serve as a game captain. The fact that he's leaving OU at all, let alone the fact that he's leaving with such apparent disregard for courtesy on the way out, is truly astonishing. With regard to such a shocking portal entry at OU, one source said, "You could have given me ninety-nine guesses, and I wouldn't have landed on Cayden." Another said, "Something like this, it almost makes you lose faith in people."

I'm trying to reserve judgment here on the factors that played into this decision, but it's hard to lend the benefit of the doubt in that capacity when there is utter radio silence from Green's camp. That silence speaks volumes, regardless of his true intent or actual motive.

Here's what it comes down to: either 1) another school coaxed Green away from Oklahoma with a prodigious amount of money, which is the consensus belief among sources I've spoken with, or 2) there is an entirely different side of the story that has yet gone untold. I would love for the latter to be true, and for there to be a rational explanation for the things that have transpired today. I'm hoping I can eventually get some semblance of an explanation from the Green family. But as of right now, the silence remains unbroken.

More to follow as we glean additional info.

I’ll never understand how recruit rankings work. How is Miami ranked 3rd with 27 players rated at 90.78 on average and OU is 8th with 28 players rated at 90.81 on average?

We have one extra player and a higher average player rating but are somehow 13 points lower than them as a whole.

He didnt sign today with CU. I know BB recruited. Any possibility of OU getting back in the mix? I would hope the IMG connection with Jackson and Stone helps and we have a BAG left behind that Green turned down.

This guy is cut out of the Tyrone Smith (Dallas Cowboys) mold. Looks identical at this age.

Let’s kick things off with class introductions.

Marcus Hicks to SDSU. Big pickup for the Jackrabbits

But since you became Rivals, I can't figure out what my password is. It's still on my laptop which is how I access this. But until I can use my phone for the site, I won't pay for the site. I've tried numerous ways to either change my password, or learn it. The password I have listed on my laptop doesn't work. And to change a password so I can access both places, it requires that I know my password. Since I don't know it, I can't change it. I've tried to contact Rivals about it, but couldn't make it happen.

And I checked Google password on my laptop, but it's blank, or not usuable. I'd like to pay you an annual fee. I'll do that, when I'm allowed to use the site on my computer and my phone.

Can anyone help?

I just want to know if some of the folks on here ever stop and think about the stupid stuff they post, knowing it’s likely to end up on that MBG Twitter/X account. I would like to think most people don’t actually feel the way they do when posting with emotions. Regardless, it achieves nothing and is potentially detrimental to recruiting/retention. Go talk to a therapist about your anger, not the board.

So much for the lying fraud Riley.

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Care to share the reasoning behind this?

That means 5 left
My guess

3 OL
2DL

1: Michigan state OG
2: North Texas OG
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They are obviously expecting moral Dline portals to enter down the road .
Maybe they even save one for second portal period this spring .

are on this message board.

Grown adult men freaking out because a teenager took more time to sign with their favorite sports team.

For discussion, please post them here

Are there any OU alum billionaires other than Tim Headington ?
If not billionaires, who is the most wealthy?

With WN, Green.. And the Mizzu NIL Im assuming will be losing KaMori Moore?

Is he signing or not? Last one out? Hope he signs! You guys in Oklahoma have talked him up real well.

You all asked for some notes here, but I’m waiting to talk to a few people on Monday. What I can tell you is that Florida transfer DL Chris McClellan told OU. — at their in-home on Thursday — there wouldn’t be a decision made, or a commitment to anyone, until after they had a long talk with Brent Venables and Todd Bates again early this week. That conversation could have taken place Sunday night, but I was told Monday or Tuesday.

Said conversation will be a bit different than the in-home, where Todd Bates showed the scheme to McClellan and his father.

On that note, I did get to speak to McClellan’s dad about what he thought about the Sooners’ scheme and he said, “I love how aggressive they are and how they allow the DL to go make plays.it’s tailored for the DL to eat. It’s a perfect fit for Chris [McClellan], and I know the developmental part will be there with Coach Bates and BV too,” he added. “What we have to have is all the boxes checked and we are gonna talk to them about all of that after our OV’s to Mizzou and Colorado. I told Coach Bates we wouldn’t commit to anyone this weekend or before we spoke to OU again.”

“Coach Bates is a real one. He was straight with us and that’s what we want. No games. Just transparency and that’s what we gave him too,” McClellan’s dad told OUinsider.

He also said the upcoming conversation will be much more “about getting down to dotting I’s and crossing t’s.”.

*** Obviously, McClellan took two OV’s this weekend. One to Mizzou and one to Colorado. There are pros and cons to both, but McClellan does fancy the SEC and that is something that makes Mizzou the sneaky team here (as we reported very early last week).

Colorado has the flash and they have thrown around heavy amounts of NIL money as well, but the Big 12 and the difference in exposure between the two conferences is something that is working against Deion Sanders and his ‘Go Buffs’ squad.

*** As for OU, they meet most of what McClellan is looking for, but the one thing that could hold the Sooners back is whether or not OU feels CM is worth as much as some of the other programs are going to offer him thru their NIL.

This isn’t a matter of whether OU can pay up or not — they can. It’s more about whether they feel the proverbial juice is worth the squeeze, for a lack of a better analogy.

The Sooners do want McClellan. That is obvious, but there is more to this than I’m ready to dive into just yet (even more than just meeting NIL). Why I’m waiting to hear from a few sources before I finish my write up.

To end, though, I’ll say this: If McClellan does end up announcing to either Mizzou or Colorado, I think you’ll get your answer on whether the Sooners wanted to play ball to the extent those two were willing do. Could there be other reasons for the Sooners’ lack of willingness to be aggressive with NIL? Thats another side we need clarity on and I’m not sure you or I will get that before the bowl games are over. Just me talking out loud here and me purely speculating, though.

But, if the Sooners do want to play ball and compete with Mizzou and Colorado with NIL, we all know OU has the development, winning and relationships that McClellan and his people want, according to McClellan’s father.

In the end, there is little to no surprise that there is an NIL aspect that could sway things away from Todd Bates and BV. But, if OU is willing to get near the ballpark, there are some close to McClellan that feel OU would be the choice.

Now it’s about whether or not OU wants to try and afford the proverbial ticket to get into the ballpark that the sources were speaking about.

Such is life in the world of NIL and CFB. Decisions like that have to be made to build the culture and roster BV and other coaches want.

You have to pay to have them play.

I’ll have more after I talk with some sources later today. Just wanted you aware on what I know about the situation before that. There is more to this picture I want to be able to paint for you all, but need clarity on a bit more (on all sides) before I do so.

Stay tuned.

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I know it's pie in the sky level spiteful, but can we use Cayden Greens NIL money to poach Nwaneri?

Compared to the last two seasons, today was a pretty easy one for the Sooners.

Notes on a successfully NSD, Venables' lauding Skip Johnson's help in recruiting Taylor Tatum and James Nesta, OU's transfer portal plans, more:

Venables continued to emphasize the need for the Sooners to add immediate reinforcements to both lines of scrimmage. He's confident they've accomplished that in the 2024 class.

or is it dead in the water?!?