Drink up my friends

[WhyNotaSooner]

Dance, celebrate, rejoice in your Sooner fandom. For we have awaited with baited breath for the Wicked Witch of the West to be officially gone and a new Wicked Witch to arrive.

We'll have time in the near future to complain, nag, and be negative. But today, we shall enjoy!

 

[kcstorm06]

Lots of positives after the ugliness of the Orange Bowl. A good recruiting class...with an upbeat attitude...a new DC (and his sub assistants tbd) and Spring practice ahead.

 

[WhyNotaSooner]

Yep... it's what I said going into the Orange Bowl game... we had all to gain and nothing to lose. While we lost the game, we've actually gained momentum. Amazing recruting class, and now a quality hire.

Drink up and enjoy!

 

[Schoonerman]

Man, this feels a whole helluva lot better than Sunday morning. Nice class Sooners. Great hire Lincoln. When does the 2019 season begin???

 

[bcsoonerfan]

So we are sticking with a 3 man front but it's an aggressive scheme. Okay. Let em play.

 

[kcstorm06]

So we are sticking with a 3 man front but it's an aggressive scheme. Okay. Let em play.

As long as we can get a tough pass rush going to put some heat on these pocket passers in 2019. Tired of seeing QBs sitting back there in Lazy Boy and torching us. Those days better be way in rear view mirror.

 

[bcsoonerfan]

As long as we can get a tough pass rush going to put some heat on these pocket passers in 2019. Tired of seeing QBs sitting back there in Lazy Boy and torching us. Those days better be way in rear view mirror.

I'm still doing my homework, but it sounds like Grinch's thing is effort, attack and create turnovers.

In the Big XII, points are going to be scored, yards amassed. You offset that by turnovers and negative plays.

 

[JoeOU1]

Great thread.
I’m excited about OU defense for the first time in a long time.

 

[OUSOONER67]

Its a start and a long awaited change. The Stoops era is officially over now that both Bob and Mike are both gone and I must say I am excited that hopefully OU can get back to playing great defense. If the Offense can be as good as it is and has been then there is no reason for the defense to not be held to the same standards and be allowed to excel. The sky is the limit, we have seen hell.

 

[CalSooner]

I feel that this is a better hire than Golding would be.

I also think that we could be surprised at how good the offense will be. I don't expect Austin Kindel to be a Baker or Kyler ... but I think he can get the job done.

I am ready for 2019 to begin.

 

[CTOkie]

I see 2019 as OU's transition year when considering 4 years of great quarterbacking have ended and a new DC will have to bring huge cultural changes to OU's defense (which won't happen overnight) and the coaching staff, aside from newly-hired Grinch, will have more new faces as well.
So many high scoring games during the last 4 years were rescued only by Mayfield and Murray, who played without a "safety net" (also known as a defense) to hold off the opposition's offense. The defense now must meet the offense halfway in winning games. The "video game offense" can no longer carry such a weak defense on its back.

 

[coeSooner81]

Grinch first job is to go get Bru McCoy or Chris Steele if not both.

 

[Oklabama]

Any mention of additional hires? I assume Grinch will become the safety coach, right? Just wondering about any other personnel changes. Ruffin to an administrative position....opening up a new DL vacancy? Cook?

 

[coeSooner81]

only allowed 10 asst coaches so something has to change.

 

[WhyNotaSooner]

Any mention of additional hires? I assume Grinch will become the safety coach, right? Just wondering about any other personnel changes. Ruffin to an administrative position....opening up a new DL vacancy? Cook?

I have a feeling he's contacting the current recruits and attempting to close on others as signing date is closing in. I bet we hear something pretty quick. Next week would be my guess.

 

[roygbell]

Gil Brandt just tweeted that he would't be surprised if Kyler Murray returns to OU for his Senior year.

 

[veritas59]

Gil Brandt just tweeted that he would't be surprised if Kyler Murray returns to OU for his Senior year.

I said the same thing after the Orange Bowl. Wouldn't surprise me a bit.

 

[thatdude35]

I feel that this is a better hire than Golding would be.

I also think that we could be surprised at how good the offense will be. I don't expect Austin Kindel to be a Baker or Kyler ... but I think he can get the job done.

I am ready for 2019 to begin.

Grinch first job is to go get Bru McCoy or Chris Steele if not both.

Bru is signed... maybe we can get Steele

 

[JoeOU1]

Gil Brandt just tweeted that he would't be surprised if Kyler Murray returns to OU for his Senior year.

He’d make more money in the NFL.
I’d love to see him return, especially now that we have Grinch.