UPDATE: CHARLIE WON!! THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO VOTED! SOONER NATION TAKES THE TITLE!!!

Greetings Sooner Brethren!

(Update: Well done, my Sooner Faithful. Charlie is in the lead. Thank you for those who have voted. Sooner Nation definitely shot him into the lead. You can vote multiple times so would appreciate another vote if you've already done one!)

(Note: when you cast your vote for Charles Burton, please reply below as it will keep the thread bumped for others to see. Thanks again!!)

Shamelessly calling in a favor for those willing to help the son of a fellow Sooner. I also posted this on On3 because, well, why not!?

My son, who plays in the trenches and is bleeds Sooner Crimson, got nominated as the Austin Statesman's athlete of the week for his game last week (here are his highlights from the game). He had 10 tackles, a sack, FF, and his first TD on a Scoop & Score hustle play. We need votes, ladies and gentlemen!

He's up against a bevy of skill players. I have no idea how he got nominated, much less how he's now surging towards first place. But man, it sure would be fun to see a dude from the trenches win an award that always goes to the fast skinny kids! And what's more, how about getting a Sooner's Son to win an award right here on enemy soil?!?

Fire up The Voting Engine, my Sooner Brethren! Spread the word!!

Here's the link to vote: https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/10/23/texas-boys-athlete-of-the-week-austin-area-high-school-poll/75808021007/

Also, a couple words of instruction because the Captcha mechanism appears to be screwed up:

1) Use the tab key to get to the button where you can enter your Captcha response.
2) You kind of have to fail/guess your way on several entries until it lets you cast the vote. It's annoying, but I think its part of the reason why a kid like Charlie has a chance to win. All the kids at the big schools are just not voting. LOL!
3) When you get to the screen that has either a bunch of lions or a bunch of little hedge-hogs, pick the three pictures of the ones that are lying down. That's what has worked for me.

It'll take a tiny bit of patience and maybe about 60 seconds, tops.

Thanks in advance for your help!!

Mike

P.S. If there are any coaches on the board who want a playmaker on the DL who is a humble, hard working kid, please shoot me a DM! Charlie is a 2026 DL/OL. He had to start on OL as a sophomore due to team needs. This year he's getting his shot on defense so he's still very raw but gaining steam with each game. He plays at a small private school and has lettered in both basketball and football since he was a freshman. He's 6'2", 245 lbs and has a wide frame to add a lot of good weight. Pretty quick, but not laser-time-fast. Long arms for his height. We have been entirely focused on just playing good football, so maybe late to the recruiting game. We don't care about NIL. Just trusting the Lord with the process and and praying for the right fit relationally, academically, and of course with a legit shot to hit the field before he graduates. Charlie wants to stay in football as a career so he studies film voraciously. I think he fits the definition of a true "coach's player." Not flashy. The kind of kid who will contribute well to a hard-working, humble football culture.

I've seen a lot of people asking about EPL the last couple of weeks. Well, here's your answer — I asked BV about him today on the SEC teleconference.

His answer was very telling.

Any info on this?

Courtland Guillory visits UT​

Will Stein is making 1.4 million as the OC at Oregon. OU can easily throw 3 million at Stein. If that happens, I can tell you what the staff should look like. And it would be one of the best all-time recruiting staffs on both sides of the ball.

OC: Will Stein
WR: Emmett Jones
RB: Ra'Shaad Samples
OL: Bill Bedenbaugh

Ra'Shaad makes 500K right now. He is one of the best recruiters in the South right now. We could easily pay his salary plus and I would not mind giving him a Co-OC title. Plus he and Emmett Jones have a connection and history already. They would own the DFW recruiting and beyond in Texas. I am willing to let DeMarco walk for Samples. Thoughts?

My Christian fraternity hosted a worship night on campus tonight and both Daniel Akinkunmi and EPL were there! My buddy and I got a chance to go chat it up with them and they were so awesome and polite. Afterwards I asked them how we could be praying for them, and both said physical/mental well being. They asked us the same question in return, then we prayed together! So awesome to see them continuing their pursuit of the Lord, keep our guys in your prayers! God is good!

Mike Evans is out there playing with a strained hamstring, huh!!

Monday the 28th I am going to have to cheer against my Sooners. My daughter is a freshman Center at Oklahoma Christian. They are playing an exhibition against the Sooners. She grew up playing on the same AAU team as Zya, while being coached and trained by her and Skylar’s dad. Looking forward to seeing my daughter play her first college game. But man why did it have to be against my beloved Sooners.

You guys had questions. Here are the answers.

Welp. It's been a chaotic 48 hours. OU is 4-3. Seth Littrell is out. And the Sooners still have, like, football games left to play.

If you've got a hot takes or questions about this team, hit me with them and I'll answer them later in the week.

2 -OU vs Alabama tickets for sale. In SEC 52 Row 59 Seats 12-13 - Asking $195 per ticket . Text me at 405-830-0181 if interested.

@Brandon Drumm @Parker Thune @Bryan Clinton @Jesse Crittenden @Brody Lusk

(same post I made a week back but never got an answer from any of the 4 people I tagged so I tagged 5 people this time LOL, maybe 5 is my lucky number 🤷🏻‍♂️)

I am by no means an expert at recruiting. But it seems to me that we need to offer more defensive tackles, linebackers, offensive linemen, and a few tight ends in the 2025 recruiting class, even if they are developmental pieces. I know the Baylor kid didn’t make it in this weekend as a linebacker and the Utah kid (Pay?)came in as an offensive lineman, but he has the two-year mission before he enrolls. I very well could’ve missed a post or article that you guys have done. Have there been any new offers or do you guys know of any new offers that will be going out soon?

(-edited from the original post to match the new timeline of Burns and Pay)

Finley will now call plays, wonder if anything will change.

Drumm, you mentioned on the emergency podcast that JJF is auditioning for next year’s OC job. Respectfully, no he’s not.

Frankly, I don’t care that JJF has been under all of these coaches. The previous jobs listed on a resume get your foot in the door for a job interview. JJF has gone beyond the job interview and has shown that he isn’t good at being a position coach, much less an OC.

I don’t mean to call you out, but let’s not kid ourselves.

Parker do you expect to see him this week?

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Can we get some more old school BV to come out? Need that edge back, this is MF OU. Let’s hire a get-back coach along with this OC. More broken headsets-less broken plays.

Texas and their fans are and always will be a disgraceful program. Losers!

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My guy said that the QBs were impressed. They said similar to mods that they got in more than they ever have. So I am hopeful for an uptick in production , even if its from a new coach boost standpoint. I think we surprise saturday and we all see its the Oline again.
A new coach in this tyoe of situation wiill either bvoost or drain anything that's left. I'm hearing boost.

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