Malcom Kelly....d-bag?

[mightysooner]

During his lineup introduction before tonight's game, he introduces himself and says "Longview Highschool". Is this guy for real?

[Collier11]

Lots of pro athletes do that, get over yourself

[tbl]

No, they don't. Very few of them do it. The vast majority mention their college and I've always thought it odd that players would do that. He's the first Sooner I've ever seen do that. What the mess?

[TXBOOMER]

Roy Williams is a D-Bag!

[mightysooner]

Lots of pro athletes do that, get over yourself

Um......no they don't.

[Scott D]

Travian Smith used to do it all the time.

[Aries]

Somebody just posted a Sooner who did that a few days ago, I think they said Loadholt?

Not sure why that would make someone a d-bag anyway.

[mightysooner]

I take it some folks here aren't aware of Kelly's attitude problems when he was here and how he left on a sour note with the program.

[Yankeeracers]

I don't think he's a d-bag. It does show he has no loyalty to Oklahoma. Also the way he played his last year at OU and his me attitude. I also think Phil Loadholt (mentioned before) doesn't have any loyalty to the school either especially the way he threw his coaches under the bus.

Edit: He probably is a d-bag the more I think about it.

[Scott D]

Also there are players on every team that will give the name of a JuCo or High School rather than where they played their College Ball.

[mightysooner]

Maybe so....but Kelly is well documented for blaming the OU coaching staff for his poor 40 time in the combine and saying publicly that several members of our coaching staff "tried to hold him down"

[Soonerus]

It seems just the ex-OU guys are doing it...very annoying...

[setem]

Kelly did leave OU with a bad taste in his mouth. He got all butt hurt because he had to run his 40 in spot he did not like. I guess this is his way of saying thanks?

Anyone who does not list the place that gave them the chance to play in the NFL is disrespectful and that is d-bag activity! Kelly = OU Loadholt = OU

Longview did not give him a shot in the NFL. Phil's JuCo did not give him the shot at the NFL. They should give credit wear credit is due.

That whole OU rap went right out the window for kelly I guess!

[yermom]

and i was kinda forgiving him for being a Redskin too :mad:

[Collier11]

No, they don't. Very few of them do it. The vast majority mention their college and I've always thought it odd that players would do that. He's the first Sooner I've ever seen do that. What the mess?

Hmmm, I guess you havent watched football in the last 4 or 5 years, I have seen college and pro athletes claim their HS many a time, you all need to find something else to worry about

[AlbqSooner]

Many years ago on Monday Night Football they would do introductions and the players would say there name and where they were from, as in hometown. One player, I don't recall who, always said his name, and then "Buck Snort, Montana". Said it with a straight face too.

[Collier11]

I don't think he's a d-bag. It does show he has no loyalty to Oklahoma. .

Not this either

[adoniijahsooner]

Ad says OU and Sam will say OU, and that is what matters on a public level. People barely even know Malcolm Kelly.

[adoniijahsooner]

I just heard a cowboys fan complain that Roy williams holds up the hook'em sign. It really don't make a ****.

[yermom]

yeah, that sucked too :D

[ndpruitt03]

Who cares? Last week Jared Allen said Cornary School or something like that.

[Yankeeracers]

Not this either

Good point or not. He has a chip on his shoulder with OU so yes that.:rolleyes:

[picasso]

Who cares?

Some seriously thin skinned folks.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

they should say their parents names..they've got more to do with it than anything

[John Kochtoston]

“I guess I learned from it a little bit,” Kelly said. “I should have talked it over more with [director of sports enhancement Jerry Schmidt]. I’m sorry for the way I blew up.” -Malcolm Kelly


“I try to dial [controversy] down as much as I could, because I was there for three years, and there are a lot of fans there and I met a lot of people there, so I just didn’t want to burn that bridge like that,” he said. - Malcolm Kelly

This is what he said prior to this season, so I think he was beyond most of the bitterness at that point. Dunno if it returned.

http://oudaily.com/news/2009/jun/03/former-sooner-malcolm-kelly-overcomes-injury-criti/

[Scott D]

I just heard a cowboys fan complain that Roy williams holds up the hook'em sign. It really don't make a ****.

It shouldn't surprise anyone to be honest, he'd rather be more famous for going to Texas than for anything he may or may not accomplish in the NFL.

[soonerinabilene]

Who cares? Last week Jared Allen said Cornary School or something like that.

culinary institute. he went to and graduated from a culinary academy. i thought that was hilarious, like almost everything he does. by far the funniest pro athlete.

[John Kochtoston]

It shouldn't surprise anyone to be honest, he will be more famous for going to Texas than for anything he may or may not accomplish in the NFL.

FTFY.

[pappy]

I was wondering about this last year when guys wouldn't say their college and found out that the nfl tells them to say the last school they graduated from so if they never graduated from their college then they say the high school or juco they graduated from. Kelly left early and must have not got his degree or hasn't come back to finish it. AD left early too but has come back and finished his degree and that is why he can say OU.

[rawlingsHOH]

During his lineup introduction before tonight's game, he introduces himself and says "Longview Highschool". Is this guy for real?

"Adrian Peterson, Palestine Wildcats"

Such a d-bag.

[rawlingsHOH]

It seems just the ex-OU guys are doing it...very annoying...

Or perhaps you pay closer attention to OU guys.

[rawlingsHOH]

I was wondering about this last year when guys wouldn't say their college and found out that the nfl tells them to say the last school they graduated from so if they never graduated from their college then they say the high school or juco they graduated from. Kelly left early and must have not got his degree or hasn't come back to finish it. AD left early too but has come back and finished his degree and that is why he can say OU.

I seriously doubt that is the case, considering a ton of guys (that didn't graduate) say they are from "The U".

More likely... they say what they want too. Everybody knows about the University Oklahoma, but to give a shout out to Longview is a little more unique and may give the homefolks something to smile about.

Consider it a nod to Longview rather than a diss to OU.

[BoulderSooner79]

I seriously doubt that is the case, considering a ton of guys (that didn't graduate) say they are from "The U".
...


^Yep - it's more like a shout out to a gang in this case.

[Dan Thompson]

What got me about M Kelly, was I don't recall ever seeing him block anyone.

He didn't seem to have much a team attiude, i.e. I never saw him run back to the huddle, congradulating a teammate, etc.

[Collier11]

Good point or not. He has a chip on his shoulder with OU so yes that.:rolleyes:

A) who cares
B) he hasnt said a bad word about OU, ever
C) his issues with Jerry schmidt have been delt with as Kotchoson quoted
D) who cares
E) it really shouldnt matter, some of you get your feelers hurt far too easily

[VA Sooner]

Lost his breakaway speed, has problems with routes, catches most things but has a QB who frequently throws behind receivers.

Let him tell the world about his high school... doesn't help recruiting at that level.

[Sooner04]

Malcolm Kelly IS a d-bag, but not for saying Longview High School.

[StoopTroup]

1st of all....

Who really gives a **** what anyone in the NFL thinks?

The NFL having to tell these guys how to act or what to say is what is wrong with Professional Sports. Get out of line and pull a bunch of BS just because your a Micheal Jordan or a Brett Farve...etc....

You get to ride the pine until your contract runs out. Then you're a pariah.

Be an inspiration to the kids who dream of playing someday. Finish School. Bunch of whiney **********s is what the whole mess has become IMO. Try taking your Family to an Oakland Raiders Game sometime.

I could care less about most all of it anymore. My Kids get to experience the greatness of OU Sports. That's where I try to find heroes now. AD...an inspiration. Kelly? Who gives a rat's ***. If he doesn't want to acknowledge his University....I don't have to acknowledge his existence either.

My Kids adore Sam Bradford. There are 4 Heisman Statues outside Memorial Stadium and the kids have met everyone of the four that are alive. They are my heroes and my kids heroes and fine representatives of The University of Oklahoma. Those that aren't...I could care less about.

Want an example of a guy I think deserves more recognition that Kelly?

Patrick Fletcher. A great guy and a great Representative of OU IMO.

[rawlingsHOH]

What got me about M Kelly, was I don't recall ever seeing him block anyone.

He didn't seem to have much a team attiude, i.e. I never saw him run back to the huddle, congradulating a teammate, etc.

I agree about him lacking "team" attitude, but disagree with your assessment of his blocking. He got after it in the run game. He contributed to a lot of those long runs we had in 07, that seemed to disappear in 08/09.

[StoopTroup]

BTW....I drank a bottle of Crimson Wine tonight so I might be a bit harsh about the NFL right now.

[rawlingsHOH]

Patrick Fletcher. A great guy and a great Representative of OU IMO.

He is definitely into being "Patrick".

[StoopTroup]

He is definitely into being "Patrick".

Yep. He was very cool to me and the Kids. He let us wear his ring too.

[picasso]

culinary institute. he went to and graduated from a culinary academy. i thought that was hilarious, like almost everything he does. by far the funniest pro athlete.

I thought he went to beauty college?

[picasso]

Malcolm Kelly IS a d-bag, but not for saying Longview High School.

Quitting in bowl games?

[setem]

A) who cares
B) he hasnt said a bad word about OU, ever


I am 100% sure he had some nasty things to say when he was heading out the door!

[JLEW1818]

so what is a dbag???


hehe, Kelly has great hands... made a bad choice leaving school early.. JMO

he helped us beat texas in 2007


bout all i got

[soonerborn30]

He is definitely into being "Patrick".


Believe it or not, Fletch is actually a pretty decent musician these days. He's got a MySpace thingy if you wanna check it out.

I'm not gonna lie, I went to church with Fletch and graduated with him, he DID turn into a pretty cocky dude once the "Fletch Lives" bumper stickers started making the rounds.

[swardboy]

Actually I thought Kelly made a fair showing for his first start last night....was catching passes and made an outstanding downfield block for one long gainer I saw.

[Collier11]

Yep, just about the time he is getting out of the dog house and Zorn is about to be fired

[OklaPony]

Actually I thought Kelly made a fair showing for his first start last night....was catching passes and made an outstanding downfield block for one long gainer I saw.
I was thinking the same thing. Looked to be a nice effort all the way around for him. I was confused by the intro thing but figured it was more about where he graduated from as opposed to blowing off our great University.

[picasso]

so what is a dbag???


hehe, Kelly has great hands... made a bad choice leaving school early.. JMO

he helped us beat texas in 2007


bout all i got

He helped us win many games.

[StoopTroup]

OK....the wine wore off overnight. Maybe one of us needs to find Malcolm and give him a St. Lou Pep Talk/good tazering. :D

[soonerhubs]

I heard of a former player who didn't have the letters "OU" burned into his arm. What an *******! ;)

[StoopTroup]

Oh man....what a great idea. An instant OU branding iron. Those that deny us 3 times after they leave get hunted down and hit with the iron right on the side of their neck.

Thanks Hubie! :D

[rawlingsHOH]

so what is a dbag???


hehe, Kelly has great hands... made a bad choice leaving school early.. JMO

he helped us beat texas in 2007


bout all i got

Does he even get drafted if he returned to school for the 08 season, and was out all year with the bad knees?

I'd say hindsight says he probably made the right decision declaring. But the wrong one electing to try and run a 40.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Agreed...his knees weren't going to get any better

[Collier11]

The key is, despite his finally showing that he is getting better as a player and getting on the field, will he get a 2nd contract?

[soonerhubs]

Oh man....what a great idea. An instant OU branding iron. Those that deny us 3 times after they leave get hunted down and hit with the iron right on the side of their neck.

Thanks Hubie! :D
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/elitedeals_2084_321709906
:confused:


;)

[goingoneight]

I'd love to have a so-called "selfish" MK instead of what we had this year.

Man, a lot of people don't know what they're babbling about with MK.

[Collier11]

Yep

[stoops the eternal pimp]

I wouldn't say im a MK fan, but I would not call him names for saying what high school he went to..

[Collier11]

I wouldn't say im a MK fan, but I would not call him names for saying what high school he went to..

So basically you wouldnt act like a baby about something so insignificant :D

[soonerhubs]

You must choose sides. You're either with us or against us!

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:E7WCq6dHOvsNoM:http://www.azstarnet.com/subsections/includes/starwars/seriesguide/backgrounds/evil_anakin.jpg

[SoonerLB]

If I have to choose sides, I'm leaning towards the dirt bag side, 'cause I doubt he would be where he is if he hadn't played for OU.
And he prolly shouldn't be too cocky, after all we're talkin' a pretty low level offense on a pretty low ranked team. Just sayin' ......

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Is Adrian Peterson a dirt bag?

[stoops the eternal pimp]

So basically you wouldnt act like a baby about something so insignificant :D

basically yeah...And truthfully, I am all for the players giving their high school some recognition...If I was a player I would probably say something like "STEP, DUI School"

[soonerhubs]

I forgot to put a wink by my post. Sorry all. :O

[stoops the eternal pimp]

I forgot to put a wink by my post. Sorry all. :O

too late..Im already pissed

[olevetonahill]

basically yeah...And truthfully, I am all for the players giving their high school some recognition...If I was a player I would probably say something like "STEP, DUI School"

Mine would be
Olevet . Reform skool :D

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Collier11, Homeschool Salutatorian

[KYHonorarySooner]

I think the only thing that should bother OU fans and alums is the fact that it would emit a greater sense of unity when it comes to current players and former players. You wouldn't hear a former Miami, FL player dis "Tha U." Admittedly, OU shouldn't want to do everything the "Tha U" is famous for doing but I believe there is a certain attractiveness for potential recruits/future players to be a part of that tradition or fraternity that current and former players so boisterously support and promote. It would only be a positive for the football program.

I believe THAT is the actual issue. Not whether or not everyone is getting their feelings hurt.

[Collier11]

Collier11, Homeschool Salutatorian

STEP, school of hard knocks and large c*cks...in his mouth :eek:

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Collier 11, Oklahoma State University

[SoonerMavrick25]

I couldn't figure out who was the bigger d-bag... Malcom Kelly or the Other Roy Williams for wearing Taxas hat and throwin up the longhorns when he scored a TD...

[sooner ngintunr]

TFRW

[JLEW1818]

didn't realize his knees were that bad.

was that why he dropped in rounds?

[Collier11]

Collier 11, Oklahoma State University

WE ARE NO LONGER FRIENDS, and...





STEP, mack brown university of lip sores and warm embraces

[stoops the eternal pimp]

WE ARE NO LONGER FRIENDS, and...





STEP, mack brown university of lip sores and warm embraces


i am so sorry...it was the pain meds

[JLEW1818]

fags

[stoops the eternal pimp]

how do you even know who Malcolm Kelly is?

You don't even watch football

[JLEW1818]

didn't he play at OU in 2001?

[Collier11]

i am so sorry...it was the pain meds

The pain in the back of your throat flarin up?


fags

I think CK was looking for you


how do you even know who Malcolm Kelly is?

You don't even watch football

CK used his vast inside knowledge to brush him up

[stoops the eternal pimp]

or brush up against him

[Collier11]

or brush up in him

[boomermagic]

Yep, kelly is one I'd say..

[MamaMia]

We got our moneys worth out of him but thats about it.

[Collier11]

I cant fault Kelly for anything he did at OU, he played his butt off when he played

[Tear Down This Wall]

Travian Smith used to do it all the time.

Travian's old "Smoaky State" was a reference to football in East Texas. There's a guy in East Texas named David Smoak who does his best to rep players from there. He's got a good reputation among players from the region. Travian was a well-known star in multiple sports out in the East Texas town of Tatum before the came to OU. It's fine that he repped his home region.

All of this talk is nonsense. I've heard alot of players say their high school and a few their hometown. It doesn't matter.

Recent post from the Smoakhouse Forums on Travian: http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=104036&hl=Travian

[Soonerwolf]

Why does Malcolm hold a grudge against OU? Although he had 3 different QBs, his talent was featured enough to get a first round contract. Is it OU's fault if he does not excel in the next level?

[Scott D]

Travian's old "Smoaky State" was a reference to football in East Texas. There's a guy in East Texas named David Smoak who does his best to rep players from there. He's got a good reputation among players from the region. Travian was a well-known star in multiple sports out in the East Texas town of Tatum before the came to OU. It's fine that he repped his home region.

All of this talk is nonsense. I've heard alot of players say their high school and a few their hometown. It doesn't matter.

Recent post from the Smoakhouse Forums on Travian: http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=104036&hl=Travian

yeah, but my point was that it's not like MK is the first player to be on Sunday/Monday Night Football as a starter and not say "University of Oklahoma" on their player announcement bit. It doesn't matter to me one iota, but to act like this kid was the first ever to do it...that's what I was talkin' about.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

I posted a link to a video of Travian playing runningback at Tatum..heck of an athlete

[John Kochtoston]

didn't realize his knees were that bad.

was that why he dropped in rounds?

Yep. He basically missed all of his rookie year and had microfracture surgery between 2008 and 2009.

[Jdog]

sad stuff - especially when you see a guy say with pride that they're from THE OSU or the U.

[GKeeper316]

if kelley has a gripe with OU, thats his business.

he was still a great player while he was here, and deserves your respect for no other reason.

so to hell with you if if think hes a ******... hes still 10 times the athlete any of us ever was.

[tfoolry]

I don't think he's a d-bag. It does show he has no loyalty to Oklahoma. Also the way he played his last year at OU and his me attitude. I also think Phil Loadholt (mentioned before) doesn't have any loyalty to the school either especially the way he threw his coaches under the bus.

Edit: He probably is a d-bag the more I think about it.

I just took a big loadholt that required a double flush.

[Collier11]

sad stuff - especially when you see a guy say with pride that they're from THE OSU or the U.

You have no idea if he does or doesnt have pride with OU, all you and everyone else is referencing is because he claimed his HS which players do all the time, get over it, quit whining already.

[setem]

if kelley has a gripe with OU, thats his business.

he was still a great player while he was here, and deserves your respect for no other reason.

so to hell with you if if think hes a ******... hes still 10 times the athlete any of us ever was.

You get nose bleeds from being so high and mighty? So because he is a good athlete he is exempt from being respectful? Showing respect is basic characteristic in good people. He did not show respect to the the ones who helped him get where is now and that makes him a jerk!

How would Florida fans feel if Tebow claimed his High School?

[MI Sooner]

MK had a great block (drew a BS holding call) on Allen Patrick's great spin-move run against aTm. I think that he was a very good blocker.

[Collier11]

He didnt NOT show respect to OU, he showed respect to his HS, if you are offended by that then you alls skin is a little too thin

[soonerfromgeorgia]

Philip Daniels (played for UGA) said

Donaldsonville Georgia when introduced.

Thats like 50 miles from me.

[Sooner04]

Adrian Peterson, University of Fumble-itis.

Adrian Peterson, Ball on Turf Tech

[rawlingsHOH]

Adrian Peterson, University of Fumble-itis.

Adrian Peterson, Ball on Turf Tech

No different than the all time greats. I dig up the same stats every year, and I'll do it again. Jim Brown, Sweetness, OJ, Barry, Emmitt, Dickerson, Marcus Allen, ALL had the problem. AD just needs to get better.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Who cares?

Some seriously thin skinned folks.Since OK has never been a state with a pro team, I have always picked my favorite pro teams as the ones with the most Sooners on their team. If freakin' Loadholt and Kelley can't even claim OU as where they are from, they aren't much good for Sooner recruiting, and...WTF, guys?

[setem]

Since OK has never been a state with a pro team, I have always picked my favorite pro teams as the ones with the most Sooners on their team. If freakin' Loadholt and Kelley can't even claim OU as where they are from, they aren't much good for Sooner recruiting, and...WTF, guys?

That is a super valid point and I agree! How can OU tell a kid "we produced Malcolm Kell and Phil Loadholt...NFL players!" ????

Dick move on his part!

[JLEW1818]

did Phil saying anything tonight? i missed the beginning

[Monster Zero]

I don't think he's a d-bag. It does show he has no loyalty to Oklahoma. Also the way he played his last year at OU and his me attitude. I also think Phil Loadholt (mentioned before) doesn't have any loyalty to the school either especially the way he threw his coaches under the bus.

Edit: He probably is a d-bag the more I think about it.

How did Loadholt throw his coaches under the bus?

[Collier11]

That is a super valid point and I agree! How can OU tell a kid "we produced Malcolm Kell and Phil Loadholt...NFL players!" ????

Dick move on his part!

way off guys, first of all you dont know his intentions so you cant act like he did it for the sake of not wanting to rep OU. Second, this hurts recruiting ZERO. Third, as I and others have said several times, NFL players do this all the time, hell ive heard one claim a neighborhood before, it has nothing to do with anything other than wanting to give a shout out

[rawlingsHOH]

How did Loadholt throw his coaches under the bus?

Laughable.

Look into Phil's relationship with the OU staff. He's one of their favorites.

[goingoneight]

That is a super valid point and I agree! How can OU tell a kid "we produced Malcolm Kell and Phil Loadholt...NFL players!" ????

Dick move on his part!

My guess is Bob Stoops or whoever is recruiting such an ignorant prospect might have like... game film, pictures, maybe a program or two with their names in it?

[Rhino]

Waaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!

[goingoneight]

Waaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Should we fire Malcom Kelly? :D

[SoonerShark]

I just heard a cowboys fan complain that Roy williams holds up the hook'em sign. It really don't make a ****.

Former Longhorn Roy Williams should not be berated for holding up his gay pride symbol.

[SoonerShark]

I always site my high school rather than my two degrees from OU. Oh, wait...I don't do that. Sorry. If I were from Bugtussle or Gotebo I would site that because it sounds rural cool. The only cool births we have from the Shawnee-Prague-Okemah area are, respectively, Brad Pitt, Jim Thorpe and Woody Guthrie.

[rawlingsHOH]

I always site my high school rather than my two degrees from OU. Oh, wait...I don't do that. Sorry. If I were from Bugtussle or Gotebo I would site that because it sounds rural cool. The only cool births we have from the Shawnee-Prague-Okemah area are, respectively, Brad Pitt, Jim Thorpe and Woody Guthrie.
On TV?

Sometimes people want to throw they hood up.

[Scott D]

way off guys, first of all you dont know his intentions so you cant act like he did it for the sake of not wanting to rep OU. Second, this hurts recruiting ZERO. Third, as I and others have said several times, NFL players do this all the time, hell ive heard one claim a neighborhood before, it has nothing to do with anything other than wanting to give a shout out

You're talking to setem, he is to overreacting what liberace was to gay piano players with flamboyant costumes.

[Collier11]

yes and YES

[Jdog]

You have no idea if he does or doesnt have pride with OU, all you and everyone else is referencing is because he claimed his HS which players do all the time, get over it, quit whining already.

Your right I have no idea if he does or doesn't- I didn't hear it - didn't watch the game. Was hanging out on the beach in Carlsbad CA.

didn't mean to sound like I was whining -

[Collier11]

thats the only point, maybe he does hate OU deep down but maybe he loves OU with all his heart, who the hell knows, my only point is that this proves nothing at all

[stoops the eternal pimp]

If I was a mod, I would lock the **** outta this thread...ridiculous

[Collier11]

Yes, it is dumb as hell

[JLEW1818]

if i was a mod I'd give olevet a perma

and anybody who has a part in his gang

[stoops the eternal pimp]

damn lil whores...all of em

[Collier11]

youre the one who wanted to run the train on Jlew, not sure what youre talking about STEP

[JLEW1818]

i do have some big turds

[stoops the eternal pimp]

I prefer the term "group love making"....dumbass

[stoops the eternal pimp]

you shoulda seen the one I dropped earlier..I stood up and still was touching the bottom of the bowl

[btk108]

you shoulda seen the one I dropped earlier..I stood up and still was touching the bottom of the bowl

and christened it "JLEW"

[Collier11]

I prefer the term "group love making"....dumbass

I think you claiming Group Love rather than Train is disrespectful to The Train, you dont even know where you came from anymore

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Oh I know where it comes from

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

If I was a mod, I would lock the **** outta this thread...ridiculousYeah, stifle that speech. As a Mod, if you don't like it, nobody should participate or even read it, hey!

[Collier11]

yea cus thats what he meant