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I did not say the defense will be better. I said, or implied, that it NEEDS to get better. In 2018, I don't see that happening.CTOkie .... i agree that the defense will be better this year (that's the only direction they could go.) But it will take several seasons to recruit and get them back up to where they should be.
I do believe that OU will will the Big 12 again this season.
ALSO .. I am not so certain that Murray will be the starter now. I think Kendal has done a good job. I am impressed.
I do not believe OU's 2018 season will be easier without Mayfield, arguably OU's greatest quarterback....and the absence of LB Okowronkwo, its best defender.....even without Ohio State on the schedule.
Every game is winnable however, but historically, that has not prevented OU from losing a game or two.
And until defense is made a priority, national championships will be hard to achieve.
Overall, I like the direction Riley is going with this program....I will like it more if OU can play championship defense.
Time will tell.2018 class included 14 on defense and 8 on offense, 3 of which were offensive linemen-4 if you count the tight end. Only 4 offensive skill positions. That looks like a priority on defense.
Agree. But I can't hang my hat on Mike Stoops right now. Clearly some good defensive talent is entering the program, but that's only half the battle.I'm just looking at the numbers. 2018 class is mostly defensive guys, and some highly ranked ones at that. 2019 is split down the middle right now, when you include the ND transfer.
This is a recruiting thread and what was was stated was; "until defense is made a priority....." Looks to me as if defense is being made a priority. I think Mike Stoops will look a lot smarter when he has better players on the roster; all coaches do, but that's a different thread.
There hasn't been this much energy around the program in years, and that is encouraging to me.
OU, Alabama, Texas and LSU always have 3-star players in their recruiting classes. Last year, Alabama even had a 2-star recruit.How is a guy with offers from Oklahoma, LSU, Texas and Alabama a 3-star recruit?
OU, Alabama, Texas and LSU always have 3-star players in their recruiting classes. Last year, Alabama even had a 2-star recruit.
Evidently coaches have their own rating system, outside of what recruiting services have.
Agree. But I can't hang my hat on Mike Stoops right now. Clearly some good defensive talent is entering the program, but that's only half the battle.
And we got another commitment today. Inside LB from Cali.
While checking the team recruiting rankings I see where Rivals has Nebraska with 4 commitments....a 2-star and three 3-stars....yet is ranked 36th.
How the mighty have fallen.
How much snow you been getting in the last 3-4 weeks 43 ?
(we live in the land of the ice & snow where the midnight sun and the hot springs flow)
It's hard to get quality peeps to sign for most schools in the b1g
Agree.If the D is not a top priority now it never will be, just start calling us Taco Tech North. Sorry but I have ZERO faith in MS, ZERO. Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice shame on me. Or as Dubya put it, "Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice uh uh, never gonna fool me again"
True, CT, but where does the blame fall for the failure to Recruit TOP 'D' Talent? and why are we surprised in the poor showing in BIG games, when we often don't show up well for the Little ones?Agree.
I am not sure that in the time Mike Stoops has been at OU, especially after Venables left, that OU's defensive talent was talent good enough to have had much better results than it did.
As I have said before, with the wide open offenses of the Big12 Conference, a shut-down defense can not be expected to exit, but one that can at least contain better than what we have seen at OU is.....especially in big games.
My guess would be OU's history....defensively.True, CT, but where does the blame fall for the failure to Recruit TOP 'D' Talent? and why are we surprised in the poor showing in BIG games, when we often don't show up well for the Little ones?