Jameel Owens to Tulsa

[Collier11]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/oklahoma/stories/011310dnspooudate.71a9db3c.html

[Breadburner]

http://cdn.allleftturns.com/www/sites/default/files/u10/PearlHarbor1.jpg

[Collier11]

Oh thats original

[Boomer.....]

A lot of people said he would go there.

[Jello Biafra]

o you meant university. i thought it was the tulsa businessmen.

[Collier11]

Yea thats what was talked about but this makes it official I suppose

[OK2U]

I heard Owens was going to be the new HC @ Tennessee.

[BoulderSooner79]

I heard Owens was going to be the new HC @ Tennessee.

Only if he can improve his footwork.

[badger]

In case you're ever wondering how this story turned out, it has a happy ending.

Link (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/TU/article.aspx?subjectid=94&articleid=20100615_225_B2_Tulsas569267&archive=yes)

Good luck in Tulsa, Jameel!

[SoonerSoph]

http://images.dailyfill.com/25ca191e6ea048a2_b5ec006e0865410d/o/moon.jpg

[rawlingsHOH]

A lot of people said he would go there.

hell, i thought he left last year.

[badger]

The update is that he doesn't have to sit out a season for transfer rules since he transferred out of OU to be closer to his sick mother.

Much like Tashard Choice leaving to help his sick mother, I wish Jameel all the best in his post-Sooner career.

[badger]

The epilogue is here. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/TU/article.aspx?subjectid=94&articleid=20110406_94_0_Jameel10909)

I have no idea what's going on with him. Hope it isn't more family issues :(

[agoo758]

oops :O

[Boomer.....]

Strange.

[Breadburner]

Some just dont have what it takes....

[meoveryouxinfinity]

Some just dont have what it takes....

That's not really fair. He obviously did, scoring 6 TDs or whatever.
Maybe playing college football isn't all he thought it would be? Maybe he has different aspirations.. Or (if he does have a family issue) maybe his family takes priority.

[OUmillenium]

Some just dont have what it takes....

This...

You gotta go to class, practice hard, play for the team, and carry yourself properly while off the field.

I don't know but I have a feeling he may be lacking in 1 or more of these areas.

[badger]

It was probably very difficult making the transition from OU to Tulsa... I never transferred, but I've heard it's a pain in the arse to see which credits carry over (hold onto all of your class syllabusses... syllabi? whatever) and with a football player, this kind of came to light with that loser QB at Michigan --- you need to have 30 credit hours per year to remain eligible in college sports. For example,you can't be classified as a junior if you only have 58 hours for whatever reason (not wanting a huge class load, failing classes, dropping classes, etc). With Jameel not sitting out a year between OU and TU, I wonder if credit transfer/classification was messed up.

Of course, since he transferred to be closer to his ill mother in Muskogee in the first place, that might have also been a factor.

Yes, he was a highly touted recruit, but you have to consider the intangibles also when looking at his stat line.

[Mississippi Sooner]

Well, at the end of the day, all it means to me is OKC > Tulsa.

[70sooner]

Some just dont have what it takes....

I don't know but I have a feeling he may be lacking in 1 or more of these areas.


depending on what the situation with his mother is, school may just be too hard to focus on. if it is a debilitating/progressive disease, that can take a lot out of a person.

we don't know the whole story so I have a hard time throwing any rocks in his direction because of that.

I only wish him and his family well.......

[dynersooner]

hey badger, can i pls have permission to use your sigpic in a MacGruber look-a-like sketch im putting together?

QUICK! you only have 10 seconds to respond!!!

i'll assume your answer is yes.

TIA.

[badger]

You should just steal it from SS.com like I did :D

Here (http://i53.tinypic.com/2vd5vcz.png)'s a screencap of the full version, not my hackjob awful tiny one. Enjoy!

[dynersooner]

oh dear god, that one is even BETTER!!!

MACGRUBER THANKS YOU!!!

[StoopTroup]

Noobs. LMAO!

[badger]

Here's the pic I used for my avvie... also stolen off SS.com:
http://i52.tinypic.com/28ls08k.png

For the record, unlike most honoree first pitch throwers, ex-minor leaguer Coach Kruger threw a strike :D

[70sooner]

oldtimers, LMAO!~

[bri]

Stay classy, Sooner fans.

[47straight]

Article says he's not even coming back to school. I don't read that as a good sign for the young man at all, but I hope it works out for him eventually. Looks like a hard road.

[gaylordfan1]

I read that he is just burned out.....

[BudSooner]

Stay classy, Sooner fans.I am, wait.....I thought you said Gassy. nevermind.:D