The masses rebelled last week, so here it is.

QB: Murray / Kendall / Mordecai
RB: Sermons / Brooks / Pledger
HB: Meier / Hall
YWR: Calcaterra / Morris / Willis
HWR: Tease / Basquine
XWR: Lamb / Miller
ZWR: Brown / Rambo
RT: Ford / Ealy
RG: Samia / Robinson
C: Humphrey / Dalton
LG: Powers / Dalton / Hayes
LT: Evans / Swenson

EDGE: Perkins / Jackson / Redmon
NG: Gallimore / Faamatau / Overton
DT: Bledsoe / Lott
SDE: Mann / Thomas
WLB: Bolton / Kelly
MLB: Murray / White
SLB: Jones / Bonitto
CB: Norwood / Edwards / Broiles
CB: Brown / Motley /
SS: Haughton / DTY
FS: Barnes / Parker
NB: BRH / Broiles / Fields

'19 outlook
QB: Mordecai / Kendall / ThugLife
RB: Brooks / Sermon / Pledger
FB: Willis / Hall / Tillman
YWR: Calcaterra / Morris / Stogner
HWR: Robinson / Stoops / Henderson
XWR: Lamb / Bridges / Miller
ZWR: Wease / Crawford / Rambo
RT: Ealy / Swaby / ?
RG: Robinson / Moore / Alexander
C: Humphrey / Ogar
LG: Hayes / Simpson
LT: Walker / Swenson / Wilkins

WDE: Redmond / Jackson / Jones
DT: Gallimore / Thompson / Faamatau
DT: Bledsoe / Lott / Kelley
SDE: Perkins / Mann / Tatum
WLB: White / Kelly / Draper
MLB: Murray / Asamoah / Perkins
SLB: Jones / Bonitto / Daley
CB: Norwood / Washington / Broiles
CB: Brown / Motley / Edwards
SS: DTY / Parker / Morris
FS: Barnes / Sylvie / Fields
NB: BRH / Broiles / Washington

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The Choctaw Casino & Resort's Unofficial 40 podcast is in mid-season form as the entire crew is here to talk about the scandal in Phoenix. Spencer Rattler was suspended for the rest of the season. What do we know and will any of this affect his future at OU? Kansas State is also headed to town and we're wondering if this is another physical test the Sooners will struggle with on defense. We have your Coop Ale Works Players to Watch as well as breaking down what the Sooners will need from the running back position with Trey Sermon likely to miss the game this weekend. We also take you on the recruiting trail recapping our trip to see Trejan Bridges over the weekend and what's ahead for Lincoln Riley and the Sooners.

The full rundown follows below:

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OPEN - It appears we've survived the "rockstar" podcast without losing all our sponsors
0:03:20 - Spencer Rattler is suspended for the rest of his high school season. WTH?
0:08:30 - This QB1 documentary is now going to be the weirdest football documentary ever
0:10:15 - Eddie didn't know how to buy a lottery ticket
0:14:40 - Rattler's suspension and does it affect his graduation from high school?
0:17:40 - Big 12 basketball media days are going on and we're not missing anything
0:22:10 - KState coming in this weekend. Where do we feel OU is defensively now?
0:25:50 - Looking back at the TCU defensive effort
0:27:50 - Ruffin McNeill's approach with the defense
0:32:45 - The KaVontae Turpin situation at TCU
0:40:20 - Ho hum, Kyler Murray is your Big 12 Player of the Week again
0:42:20 - Trey Sermon's injury and how the Sooners move forward at RB
0:45:30 - Are we ignoring how good CeeDee Lamb is becoming?
0:47:10 - The offensive line is starting to get better every week
0:49:30 - The Coop Ale Works Players to Watch this week
0:57:40 - So far no confirmed official visitors for Kansas State. OSU is becoming the big weekend
1:01:10 - Recapping our trip to see Trejan Bridges Friday night
1:05:00 - Josh's scouting trips coming up this week
1:07:40 - OU's defensive recruiting with an unknown future
1:12:00 - We have a negative review to discuss from our last postgame podcast

Based on my uneducated eye and really not knowing very much, I’m not very impressed with anything I’ve seen.

I’m trying to understand their offense. Anyway, do you guys have an opinion?

According to a source, one of the reasons that Steele has decided to back off his pledge to USC is how the Bubba Bolden situation was handled internally and at the university-level.

The five-star cornerback from Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco and Bolden have been close for a while and Steele has watched that situation unfold in recent weeks. With Bolden no longer enrolled in school, Steele felt that situation was not dealt with properly and gave him some concern over his own commitment.

According to the person I talked to, the Steele family is still "pro-USC" and "loves USC" but is also encouraging the five-star cornerback to do what he feels is best for his own future.

Three schools have seemingly emerged as serious players: Florida, Oklahoma and Oregon.

Playing in the SEC and playing on the biggest stage has always appealed to Steele and according to the person I spoke with this morning, the five-star is very impressed with the DB tradition there and the job Todd Grantham is doing with the defense.

Oklahoma has always been a top school for Steele and he is close with Brendan Radley-Hiles among others so being tested in the pass-happy Big 12 would be a factor. Steele and Oregon assistant coach Donte Williams have had a great relationship for years. That will be something to watch.

The person I spoke with who's close to the Steele family wanted to make it clear that there is no love lost for USC and the coaching staff. But it is a situation where the five-star CB did not feel comfortable being committed there any longer and wants to consider other options, too.

To be a muddy mess.

It hard rained 9 of the last 10 days in the DFW area. Since September 1st, we have officially recorded 23 inches of rain. And it's going to rain more the next 2.5 days.

Our annual average is a liitle over 28 inches. The ground everywhere is totally saturated and unlikely to improve before kickoff.

In fact, the first sunshine in over a week is supposed to appear during the game.

I hope our guys remember LR's admonition about ball protection. Good news is that very little if any rain expected during the game.

I’m sure I butchered his last name there. The kid from 7 lakes...any word on OU’s chances with him? I heard it’s OU/A&M....kids Huddle looks like the real deal

Any word on his progress?

A poster on TOS said he's coming along well and is still thinking about coming back to OU next year. Do any mods know/heard anything?

Obviously, it's still a long way to go until he has to make that decision...

@Josh_M @Carey Murdock @BPrzybylo @Eddie_Rado

Gave up a 14 point lead in the last 5 minutes of the game... looking like overtime...

One name to consider is Bryan Brown, the DC at Appalachian State. Brown coaches CBs and has for the last 5 years. Apparently his CBs (as opposed to DBs) have 30 ints in 3 years. OU CBs have 30 in the last 6 years (half of those by Sanchez). Brown is likely making about $150-175K per year. He is 34 years old and is originally from Mississippi and Ole Miss.
Brown as a potential Co-DC here and coaching CBs might be a huge change for us in 19.

I know @nolesooner has family in the panhandle area, as do other Sooner brothers and sisters.

This is going to be bad, fellas. No one expected this hurricane to be an upper-scale Cat. 4 at landfall. That's not far off from Katrina strength.

Prayers for everyone in Michael's path.

Bob brought Mike Leach into the big 12. And now it ends with the firing of his brother. Ironical.

2019:

Marcus Alexander - OL - Sunnyvale, Texas - OU COMMIT
Trejan Bridges – WR – Carrollton (Texas) Hebron – 5-STAR – OU COMMIT
Arjei Henderson - WR – Richmond (Texas) Ft. Bend Travis – RIVALS100 – OU COMMIT
Marcus Hicks – DE – Wichita (Kan.) Northwest – RIVALS250 – OU COMMIT
E.J. Ndoma-Ogar – OL – Allen, Texas – RIVALS250 – OU COMMIT
Austin Stogner – TE – Plano (Texas) Prestonwood – RIVALS250 – OU COMMIT
Theo Wease – WR – Allen, Texas – 5-STAR – OU COMMIT
Stacey Wilkins – OL – Camden (Ark.) Fairview – RIVALS100 – OU COMMIT


2020:

Vernon Broughton - DE - Cypress (Texas) Cy-Ridge - RIVALS250 - OU OFFER
Alec Bryant – EDGE – Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek – RIVALS250 – OU OFFER
Alfred Collins - DE - Bastrop (Texas) Cedar Creek - OU OFFER
Prince Dorbah - EDGE - Dallas Highland Park - RIVALS250 - OU OFFER
Davon Graham – DB – Keller (Texas) Central – RIVALS250 - OU OFFER
Michael Henderson – ATH – Irving (Texas) Ranchview – OU OFFER
Jase McClellan - RB - Aledo, Texas - RIVALS100 - OU COMMIT
Seth McGowan – RB – Mesquite (Texas) Poteet – RIVALS100 - OU OFFER
Andrew Raym – OL – Broken Arrow, Okla. – RIVALS250 - OU OFFER
Drew Sanders - ATH - Denton (Texas) Ryan - RIVALS100 - OU COMMIT
Jaxon Smith-Njigba – WR – Rockwall, Texas – RIVALS250 – OU OFFER
Princely Umanmielen - DE - Manor, Texas - OU OFFER (Probable)
Chidera Umeh - DE - Houston St. Thomas
Bryson Washington – S - Houston C.E. King – RIVALS100 – OU OFFER

2021:

Kendrick Blackshire - LB - Mesquite (Texas) Horn - OU OFFER

he had enough of Mike running down players.

Lincoln and Mike has altercation at halftime yesterday

That is how it happened.

Have just confirmed Mike Stoops is out as DC> Still on phone> More soon

Heard from a very good source tonight that Bob Diaco is not likely to receive the interim DC tag.

I asked if it would be Ruffin instead and source said it wasn't known at this time. But can confirm Diaco not a likely candidate.

UPDATE:

Got a call just moments ago saying decision was still being made. It's likely to be Ruffin, but nothing official has been decided. There have been several reports out there but other than Diaco not being the likely interim, that's all I can report with 100% accuracy because nothing was finalized tonight.

I think there are some things the athletic department is wanting to rubber stamp before all this goes down.

Just stopping by.

and got black balled, yelled at, etc. He was right then and he's still right, he's just tired of fighting the kiss Stoops ass 24/7 BS. Now Dmackey13 has stated the same and the obvious. Dmack played for these Stoops, but he bit his tongue and gave too much rope to both Stoops because of loyalty. Our eyes have not been lying to us. Bob and Riley didn't listen to Boz and it likely cost us Natty #8 last year!

Everyone is assuming it will be someone on staff and at the end of the year, they'll hire someone outside the program.

But.

What if they're looking RIGHT NOW for the guy -- someone in another program and they want to get him hired in the next few days?

Just think it's a distinct possibility. And if that's the case, who would they be looking at?

News on the Blitz saying Jaw dropping news on the Mike firing. Anyone catching this news on NEWS 9???

Is it over with?

I've got a buddy trying to sign up. I told him about the promo but he said he can't find it. Now I feel like a dick if I lied to him lulz

@Josh_M @Carey Murdock

Show yourself sir..

Firing Mike wouldn’t be easy for anyone, but especially not for Lincoln since he was Bob’s hand-picked successor. But it will be even more difficult because Mike will become untouchable in major college football after being fired. His reputation as a tone deaf coach who is not a good Xs and Os coach, has no self control, and no respect from the players will make unsuitable elsewhere. Firing him at OU will effectively end his college coaching career, unless he’s willing to coach outside of the Power 5 conferences.

Anybody know who the hot up and coming defensive assistants are out there? We haven’t been good on the defensive side of the ball in nearly 15 years. Something has to change.