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bigfatjerk

1/13/2011, 02:43 PM

Apparently he's a walk-on and eligible immediately
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162 carries 641 yards 8 TDs as a freshman at Iowa.

http://www.kmtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13838621

Soonerson1975

1/13/2011, 02:46 PM

Does this mean Calhoun transfers?

oumartin

1/13/2011, 02:50 PM

Calhoun is overrated yo

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 02:50 PM

Uh.. wow? What brought this on? I like.

colinreturn

1/13/2011, 02:52 PM

wut

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 02:54 PM

Hmm... he must have been injured this year, because he was Iowa's second leading rusher in 2009, but didn't run once in 2010. I hope he wasn't asked to leave because he can't play well anymore...

OUMallen

1/13/2011, 02:54 PM

Slightly shiftier, not as strong Gerhart?

UHS-SoonerFan

1/13/2011, 02:55 PM

Looks like Stoops had other things on his agenda than just watching Iowa beat Mizzou ;)

The guy seems to be pretty good. Not particularly fast, but good with spacing. He would compliment Finch nicely in a diamond formation. We'll have to see what Heupel wants to do though. Also he can catch a screen pass, which is good. I'd like to see some shovel passes up the middle like back in the day :D

IndySooner

1/13/2011, 02:55 PM

Uh.. wow? What brought this on? I like.

Heard this was possible yesterday from about as good of a source as you get have. He was offered, and considered OU out of high school. Don't know the why behind it right now, but supposedly he has a friend down here.

He's been through a lot the past year, so it will be interesting to see how it all pulls together. I've heard he'll be eligible right away, but others are saying he may not, so we'll see.

badger

1/13/2011, 02:57 PM

This is very weird. But, Stoops knows how to use more than one running back and Finchie might get injured again.

What does this mean for Calhoun? Let's let him and Finchie get healthy first

bigfatjerk

1/13/2011, 02:57 PM

He didn't play at all last year for personal reasons. Will be eligible right away. He was released from his scholarship in December.

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 02:59 PM

Very strange... hope he's not a head case, but he's got TONS of talent. 5-11 210 is almost NFL size.

Rocko

1/13/2011, 02:59 PM

Did he lose a year of eligibility, even though he didn't play?

IndySooner

1/13/2011, 03:01 PM

Very strange... hope he's not a head case, but he's got TONS of talent. 5-11 210 is almost NFL size.

Not a head case, from what I hear. That Iowa team was in shambles, and he fell into the wrong crowd a bit. Had no baggage coming out of high school.

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 03:04 PM

Good! Well, he's got a clean slate at OU, and I'm sure Stoops and Co. will get him on the right track. Hopefully one that leads to the end zone a lot.

AlboSooner

1/13/2011, 03:04 PM

looks like chris brown

MR2-Sooner86

1/13/2011, 03:07 PM

Awesome!

C&CDean

1/13/2011, 03:13 PM

looks like chris brown

So you're color blind huh?

BusterRhymes86

1/13/2011, 03:16 PM

We now have a goal line back...Just let him jump over the pile...

Mad Dog Madsen

1/13/2011, 03:18 PM

Brandon Wegher: This fall, I'm taking my impregnating skills to Norman

Niiice!

boomersooner28

1/13/2011, 03:18 PM

So I got on a Iowa message board to see what they thought about Mr. Wegher and come to find out, they think Stoops is going to be their next coach whenever KF decides to leave! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I almost peed myself.

Mad Dog Madsen

1/13/2011, 03:20 PM

We now have a goal line back...Just let him jump over the pile...

Touchdown!

http://nimg.sulekha.com/sports/original700/brandon-wegher-2009-9-19-19-10-37.jpg

w0lfe

1/13/2011, 03:23 PM

So you're color blind huh?

haha

cantwait48

1/13/2011, 03:28 PM

looks good to me, looks like he catches the ball well. hope he can play this year

sooner59

1/13/2011, 03:28 PM

I'm all for RB depth.

redkid

1/13/2011, 03:41 PM

As long as he's a walkon and not taking a scholarship no risk there,,I say go for it.

Howzit

1/13/2011, 03:41 PM

His legs look a little hairy for our offense.

3rdgensooner

1/13/2011, 03:42 PM

Welcome Mr. Wegher!

redkid

1/13/2011, 03:43 PM

His legs look a little hairy for our offense.

Man that would hurt to be tackled by the leg hairs!

Aldebaran

1/13/2011, 03:44 PM

I bet he's noticably faster if he shaves his legs.

Mississippi Sooner

1/13/2011, 03:45 PM

His legs look a little hairy for our offense.

True. That can't be very aerodynamic.

redkid

1/13/2011, 03:47 PM

True. That can't be very aerodynamic.

Maybe can borrow some [hairGel]

Cornfed

1/13/2011, 03:51 PM

I bet he's noticably faster if he shaves his legs.

Ever better if waxed....

Howzit

1/13/2011, 03:53 PM

If he got a brazilian he's probably be almost SEC fast.

Boomhauer

1/13/2011, 03:58 PM

As long as he's a walkon and not taking a scholarship no risk there,,I say go for it.

Yep, please dont take a scholarship from our kickers! We need each and every one of them!

gaylordfan1

1/13/2011, 04:04 PM

I was wondering what this does to our number of scholarships.... I thought we were already over.

BillyBall

1/13/2011, 04:05 PM

I'm pretty sure we can count on a few transfers this year, it's the case most years.

MeMyself&Me

1/13/2011, 04:06 PM

Jumped on one of their message boards to figure out what this kid's deal is. Didn't really see what it was but a bunch of people in the only thread I read really hate this kid. At least one thinks Stoops will be the next HC at Iowa. And there's a argument between a few users about whether or not OU accepts mediocrity. Those that say we do quote the '90s.

Uummm, we fired 3 HCs trying to find someone that would win. I failed to see how that's acceptance.

I decided it wouldn't be worth digging any deeper on this kid over there. Will just wait until it comes up here.

BoomerSooner, esq.

1/13/2011, 04:12 PM

Just asked two of my buddies from Iowa who are HUGE Hawkeye fans what they thought about him leaving for OU and I got two responses:

1) I had images of 1,200 yards rushing and 9 TD's. F&$* you.

2) You are an a$$hole. Dont talk to me about it.

I already like this kid!

stoopified

1/13/2011, 04:14 PM

Hmmm,very interesting

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 04:18 PM

Wegher for Heisman

boomersooner28

1/13/2011, 04:19 PM

Wegher for Heisman

Finally! Somebody said it. :D

Sooner91ATL

1/13/2011, 04:24 PM

Yeeesh that Iowa line was gashing people up. Mr. Wegher won't see holes like that again unless he moves to an Austin cathouse.

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 04:27 PM

We had some pretty good holes to run through, but we also weren't running too many plays like that with a down TE and a FB in front of the RB.

bmjlr

1/13/2011, 04:30 PM

So you're color blind huh?

:D

sooner518

1/13/2011, 04:35 PM

rekamrettuB

1/13/2011, 04:37 PM

So you're color blind huh?

He's a Wes Welker type.

SoonerOX

1/13/2011, 04:41 PM

With a wealth of running backs already on the roster....I suppose now you can bet that there will be a transfer out of the backfield..not sure how happy I am about this, but it is what it is.

tfoolry

1/13/2011, 04:46 PM

http://hawkcentral.com/2011/01/13/former-hawkeye-wegher-to-transfer-to-oklahoma/

madillsoonerfan5353

1/13/2011, 04:48 PM

Talked to a Cyclone fan in the office, and Mr. Wegher apparently can't keep his jimmy in his pants. Maybe knocked up a teammate’s girlfriend.

:gary:

tfoolry

1/13/2011, 04:50 PM

Talked to a Cyclone fan in the office, and Mr. Wegher apparently can't keep his jimmy in his pants. Maybe knocked up a teammate’s girlfriend.

:gary:

TRUE, although I was told it was his own girlfriend.

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 04:52 PM

Wow. I hope that **** stays in Iowa.

KantoSooner

1/13/2011, 04:54 PM

Weeeelllll, unless she were reel drunk or he used force, it would appear that she didn't have a tight grip on the concept of being someone's boy/girl-friend.

IndySooner

1/13/2011, 04:55 PM

Talked to a Cyclone fan in the office, and Mr. Wegher apparently can't keep his jimmy in his pants. Maybe knocked up a teammate’s girlfriend.

:gary:

There are a TON of rumors, but the way I heard it was Adam Robinson's sister and it was just a pregnancy scare.

My Opinion Matters

1/13/2011, 05:10 PM

This kid obviously doesn't hesitate hitting an open hole.

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 05:11 PM

Bazing!

BusterRhymes86

1/13/2011, 05:19 PM

We have had a few players with some babies and baby mommas..so whats new?

Mad Dog Madsen

1/13/2011, 05:20 PM

This kid obviously doesn't hesitate hitting an open hole.

Neither do I...

Howzit

1/13/2011, 05:22 PM

This kid obviously doesn't hesitate hitting an open hole.

He's hoping he'll get a chance to line up in the slot.

stoops the eternal pimp

1/13/2011, 05:22 PM

kid will be a non factor in the run game..meh

Widescreen

1/13/2011, 05:24 PM

So where will he be a factor?

My Opinion Matters

1/13/2011, 05:24 PM

He's hoping he'll get a chance to line up in the slot.

Sure, that's an easy way to get penetration, but the result is often negative.

stoops the eternal pimp

1/13/2011, 05:24 PM

in dah standing on the sidelines game

Widescreen

1/13/2011, 05:26 PM

in dah standing on the sidelines game

We're already loaded at that position. If that's true, glad he's not using a scholly.

Sooner74

1/13/2011, 05:28 PM

One of the greatest sooners of all time Gerald Mccoy had a baby during college. I don't see where that line of thinking is going.

Howzit

1/13/2011, 05:30 PM

Sure, that's an easy way to get penetration, but the result is often negative.

He's obviously got spunk.

gaylordfan1

1/13/2011, 05:31 PM

http://www.crimsonandcreammachine.com/2011/1/13/1933341/former-iowa-hawkeye-rb-brandon-wegher-confirms-plan-to-transfer-to-ou

Read the update at the bottom.

tfoolry

1/13/2011, 05:31 PM

One of the greatest sooners of all time Gerald Mccoy had a baby during college. I don't see where that line of thinking is going.

Because Wegher quit the team right after he knocked up the girl.

bmjlr

1/13/2011, 05:32 PM

This kid obviously doesn't hesitate hitting an open hole.

Oh snap!

stoops the eternal pimp

1/13/2011, 05:32 PM

Judging from his appearance, I would guess he lacks the size needed to go deep

My Opinion Matters

1/13/2011, 05:34 PM

Listen to STEP, he's seen a lot of dongs.

Howzit

1/13/2011, 05:34 PM

Judging from his appearance, I would guess he lacks the size needed to go deep

Maybe, but at least he plunges through the line.

Redshirt

1/13/2011, 05:34 PM

A friendly bunch over there:

AzHawk70 says:
January 13, 2011 at 3:25 pm
I hope they show him where the drugstore is and which rack the protection is on. Not sure the running back situation down there but Stoops can find ways to use him in that offense. I think we’ll have much better running backs than him in the lineup next year. He can’t hold a candle in size or speed or power to Coker. He’d be the 3rd back here even with ARob gone.

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January 13, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Will his kids move to Norman? Figured he would stay close to home and end up at South Dakota or South Dakota State.

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soonerinkaty

1/13/2011, 05:41 PM

Looks like a good compliment to Finch if he plays.

sperry

1/13/2011, 05:43 PM

gaylordfan1

1/13/2011, 05:45 PM

Or maybe he said "Oh, you want to play.... and you don't want a scholarship? Well come on."

Widescreen

1/13/2011, 05:45 PM

I've gotta think we're losing one of our RB's.

badger

1/13/2011, 05:46 PM

More info here. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20110113_92_0_Oklaho226092)

It looks like we will be well-stocked at RB next year. Look for some of the guys to redshirt and some of the guys to do special teams... thank goodness, we need help on special teams!

I could see Broyles returning kicks again, but some of these RBs that end up lower on the depth chart could get playing time by blocking on kickoffs and punts

Mad Dog Madsen

1/13/2011, 05:46 PM

Maybe he just wants to win a freakin National Championship?!?

Mississippi Sooner

1/13/2011, 05:48 PM

Maybe he has secret mad kicking skillz.

olevetonahill

1/13/2011, 05:48 PM

Just Emailed a Friend who lives in Atlanta, Hes an Iowa Alum and follows em pretty close, Asked him his take on this. Will let yall know what he says

Widescreen

1/13/2011, 05:50 PM

Maybe he has secret mad kicking skillz.

Believe it or not, he's got a cannon for a leg. He was the kicker on his high school team and I saw a video of him booming kickoffs out of the endzone during games. I'm sure there was some wind behind him and of course it was kicking off form the 40, but still.

OUthunder

1/13/2011, 05:52 PM

So where will he be a factor?

Pimpin HO's.

NormanPride

1/13/2011, 05:55 PM

kid will be a non factor in the run game..meh

Why do you say this? He ran for a ton of yards and obviously has breakaway speed at this level. Dude looked like a beast on the film of him playing at Iowa.

sooner518

1/13/2011, 05:59 PM

Maybe he has secret mad kicking skillz.

if thats the case, give him a schollie today!

yankee

1/13/2011, 06:04 PM

Why do you say this? He ran for a ton of yards and obviously has breakaway speed at this level. Dude looked like a beast on the film of him playing at Iowa.

Yea, I wouldn't be so quick to assume he's gonna be a non-factor during his time here either...Not saying this guy is gonna be a 1,000 yard rusher, but I don't see why he can't be a complement back to Finch and/or Clay/Miller/Calhoun/Williams/Whoever. Time will tell. Youtube videos can only show you so much.

yankee

1/13/2011, 06:06 PM

Oh wait never mind, he's from the Big Televen which means he's SLOW and which means he SUCKS. He also looks white, so he's probably SLOW and he probably SUCKS.

sooner518

1/13/2011, 06:07 PM

so is he gonna be eligible this upcoming season? this thread says he is, but the crimsonandcreammachine.com article said he isnt....

as far as im concerned, we have zero proven running backs at this point. obviously Finch has a world of potential, but he is small and hasnt played a whole lot due to injury. Clay has potential as well, but he hasnt proved anything. Calhoun seems destined to ride the pine forever and Miller, who has also shown flashes, also has proved nothing.

lots of potential. nothing proven. yet.

okie1962

1/13/2011, 06:09 PM

Thats what it looks like when the O-line knows how to run block,lets walk a few of them on too.

IndySooner

1/13/2011, 06:16 PM

adoniijahsooner

1/13/2011, 06:43 PM

I don't know why this guys sex life is a problem with anyone. AD also had a child before leaving OU. In reality, that is the proper function of a penis; to reproduce.

BusterRhymes86

1/13/2011, 06:49 PM

Watching some of Wegher's long runs...I kept waiting for people to catch him and they never did. He is not slow

bigfatjerk

1/13/2011, 06:53 PM

If his goal is playing time, I don't really see how he came to the decision of OU.

We have 4 guys who are proven quality running backs on the rost already in Miller, Finch, Calhoun, and Clay, plus we are adding the top running back recruit in the nation next year. Maybe Stoops expects a couple of our guys to leave the team?

None of these guys bolded are proven. I think at worst this guy could not play at all and move to FB or DB or somewhere else. At best he's the 2nd or 3rd best back. Only one guy on the roster is really proven. The rest of the backs are average or unproven at best.

AlboSooner

1/13/2011, 07:04 PM

I don't know why this guys sex life is a problem with anyone. AD also had a child before leaving OU. In reality, that is the proper function of a penis; to reproduce.

I don't think people are objecting to having kids while in college, neither do I think people don't know the function of the penis, but if he's going around sleeping with his teammates girlfriends, then I say show him the door. That kind of stuff can divide a team; just ask Willie Warren.

yankee

1/13/2011, 07:11 PM

In reality, that is the proper function of a penis; to reproduce.

Why couldn't someone have told me this earlier? Would have saved me a lot of trouble...

bigfatjerk

1/13/2011, 07:14 PM

I know Jason White had a daughter during his OU career.

soonerinkaty

1/13/2011, 07:32 PM

I know Jason White had a daughter during his OU career.

Farr JW.

MyT Oklahoma

1/13/2011, 07:54 PM

Welcome to Norman young man. Hope things work out for you.

JLEW1818

1/13/2011, 07:57 PM

This is very weird. But, Stoops knows how to use more than one running back and Finchie might get injured again.

What does this mean for Calhoun? Let's let him and Finchie get healthy first

i like it. is that his official nickname?

usaosooner

1/13/2011, 07:58 PM

He'll have to seek a waiver to play this year.. but he only practiced on the first day of fall camp..Its possible the waiver will be granted

adoniijahsooner

1/13/2011, 08:04 PM

I don't think people are objecting to having kids while in college, neither do I think people don't know the function of the penis, but if he's going around sleeping with his teammates girlfriends, then I say show him the door. That kind of stuff can divide a team; just ask Willie Warren.

Unless it's written in the team rules, it's still no excuse to kick him off the team. Are we certain it was a teammates girlfriend? Too be honest, his past means nothing, because he has a new opportunity to do better. It seems he took himself off the team. That sounds like he was very ashamed, and unhappy with his own behavior.

Memtig14

1/13/2011, 08:12 PM

Did he lose a year of eligibility, even though he didn't play?

Once you enroll in college you have 5 years to play 4......whether you play or not.

AlboSooner

1/13/2011, 08:15 PM

Unless it's written in the team rules, it's still no excuse to kick him off the team. Are we certain it was a teammates girlfriend? Too be honest, his past means nothing, because he has a new opportunity to do better. It seems he took himself off the team. That sounds like he was very ashamed, and unhappy with his own behavior.

I'm not getting into this. I don't even know what he did. I don't even know if it's true. I was merely saying that people on here were not objecting to having kids in college, but rather the possibility of team catharsis. We are just hypothesizing. Nobody knows anything so far.

JLEW1818

1/13/2011, 08:15 PM

Once you enroll in college you have 5 years to play 4......whether you play or not.

unless giving medicals. Jason White, Jordan Shipley ...

bigfatjerk

1/13/2011, 08:21 PM

I bet he's going to be a safety at OU. Just from reading some posts on Iowa message boards.

IndySooner

1/13/2011, 08:44 PM

I bet he's going to be a safety at OU. Just from reading some posts on Iowa message boards.

I put that at about a 10% chance. I would bet slot before safety, but he'll compete for a spot in the backfield.

Hearing he won't play until 2012, so it will be interesting.

Leroy Lizard

1/13/2011, 08:50 PM

Fullback or halfback at OU?

sooner59

1/13/2011, 08:55 PM

It didn't look like he was all that big. I don't know if he is built for fullback. I guess he could beef up though.

gaylordfan1

1/13/2011, 09:17 PM

It didn't look like he was all that big. I don't know if he is built for fullback. I guess he could beef up though.

Needs more than just bulk!

Signed,

Millard

sooner59

1/13/2011, 09:28 PM

Yeah, with Millard be a sophomore next year, this guy would rarely (if ever) see the field at fullback....barring injuries.

bigfatjerk

1/13/2011, 10:06 PM

I put that at about a 10% chance. I would bet slot before safety, but he'll compete for a spot in the backfield.

Hearing he won't play until 2012, so it will be interesting.

From what Iowa fans are saying it sounds like part of why he's leaving is because he wants to play defense which sounds strange to me. We'll see when he gets going here.

stoops the eternal pimp

1/13/2011, 10:22 PM

Why do you say this? He ran for a ton of yards and obviously has breakaway speed at this level. Dude looked like a beast on the film of him playing at Iowa.

Let me ask you this...Which runningback is he gonna take carries from?

oubose

1/13/2011, 10:25 PM

not bad not bad at all

IndySooner

1/13/2011, 10:41 PM

From what Iowa fans are saying it sounds like part of why he's leaving is because he wants to play defense which sounds strange to me. We'll see when he gets going here.

Yeah, I can tell you that you're listening to the wrong Iowa fans if that's what they're saying. I'd be HIGHLY surprised, based on what I've heard, if he's coming here to play anything but offense.

SOONERKAT

1/13/2011, 10:53 PM

So, I watch pretty much every Iowa game, since I grew up a Hawkeye fan.

Wegher will compete for a spot here. I know everyone likes to degrade the Big 10 and Iowa, but you have to understand that was a BCS team that he played on.

He's a good back. He's fast, has a fast motor and will compete for a spot here. He's not walking on because he has been told he won't play. I know that for a fact.

Sorry so late to be just chiming in on this, but my wife and her entire family are all Hawkeyes, so I too have watched pretty much every Iowa game played in the last 12 years. This kid has speed and vision, but what I think what set him apart at Iowa was his ability to finish runs.

I have an e-mail into my F-I-L to see what the story with him levaing the program was to determine whether or not he was a headcase or what, but on the field, he is legit. Based on his size, I am not sure where he would defensively, but I have no doubt he could compete fro PT in the backfield.

Just my $0.02 ...

yankee

1/13/2011, 10:54 PM

Let me ask you this...Which runningback is he gonna take carries from?

One of the many guys on our team that hasn't proved he can handle a significant amount of carries effectively...duh...

JLEW1818

1/13/2011, 10:54 PM

Matt Clapp

yankee

1/13/2011, 10:57 PM

He'll have to seek a waiver to play this year.. but he only practiced on the first day of fall camp..Its possible the waiver will be granted

He's listed on the stat sheet as having 1 carry for 14 yards this season...so I'm not sure how that affects his eligibility next fall.

It didn't look like he was all that big. I don't know if he is built for fullback. I guess he could beef up though.

He's listed at 5'11 206. Now we all know listed heights/weights aren't usually all they're cracked up to be, but that's pretty hefty right there. Those highlights are from his freshman year, correct? Maybe he bulked up during the off-season.

IndySooner

1/13/2011, 11:00 PM

Sorry so late to be just chiming in on this, but my wife and her entire family are all Hawkeyes, so I too have watched pretty much every Iowa game played in the last 12 years. This kid has speed and vision, but what I think what set him apart at Iowa was his ability to finish runs.

I have an e-mail into my F-I-L to see what the story with him levaing the program was to determine whether or not he was a headcase or what, but on the field, he is legit. Based on his size, I am not sure where he would defensively, but I have no doubt he could compete fro PT in the backfield.

Just my $0.02 ...

He left for the reasons stated above. Pregnancy, another rumored scare, etc. The Iowa team was in shambles and he got caught up in it, from all accounts.

I actually have family that knows his family well, thus why I have pretty good info (for once) on this one.

IndySooner

1/13/2011, 11:01 PM

He's listed on the stat sheet as having 1 carry for 14 yards this season...so I'm not sure how that affects his eligibility next fall.

He's listed at 5'11 206. Now we all know listed heights/weights aren't usually all they're cracked up to be, but that's pretty hefty right there. Those highlights are from his freshman year, correct? Maybe he bulked up during the off-season.

He left the team in August. Not sure why it would have stats for him this year.

boomersooner28

1/14/2011, 08:39 AM

Man, if he has to sit a year, that would be 2 years without seeing the field. Thats a long time.

TheHumanAlphabet

1/14/2011, 10:27 AM

I don't know why this guys sex life is a problem with anyone. AD also had a child before leaving OU. In reality, that is the proper function of a penis; to reproduce.

I mean, its not like he was dealing weed or rapping about popping a cap in someone...

NormanPride

1/14/2011, 12:37 PM

Let me ask you this...Which runningback is he gonna take carries from?

Because we have sooo many proven RBs. Finch is injury prone, Clay got about 50 snaps all year, and Calhoun is out this year. Miller sat last year and I know everyone loves him but he's also proven nothing.

Face it, if this dude could play, he'd probably be 50/50 with finch right away since he's got more TDs to his name than our entire backfield combined.

Any chance the NCAA will grant him a waiver on his transfer year because he didn't play last year and wasn't even on the team?

NWOSURanger

1/14/2011, 12:57 PM

He did practice with Iowa one time, last August. So it probably cost him his soph. year.

EatLeadCommie

1/14/2011, 01:17 PM

kid was a 4 star out of HS

http://rivals.yahoo.com/iowa/football/recruiting/player-Brandon-Wegher-67189;_ylt=AhA7HLVz2kubVDcXrV5e7kFqupB4

sperry

1/14/2011, 02:01 PM

None of these guys bolded are proven. I think at worst this guy could not play at all and move to FB or DB or somewhere else. At best he's the 2nd or 3rd best back. Only one guy on the roster is really proven. The rest of the backs are average or unproven at best.

The three that have been on campus have all played in real games, and performed decently. Who knows whether any of them will be great, but they have all shown that they are capable of performing at this level.

Howzit

1/14/2011, 02:15 PM

I mean, its not like he was dealing weed or rapping about popping a cap in someone...

Someone got the shaft.

NathanStinson

1/14/2011, 02:23 PM

Someone got the shaft.

I see what you did there

IndySooner

1/14/2011, 02:25 PM

The three that have been on campus have all played in real games, and performed decently. Who knows whether any of them will be great, but they have all shown that they are capable of performing at this level.

So has Wegher. He's proven it more than anyone but Finch.

sooner518

1/14/2011, 02:31 PM

So has Wegher. He's proven it more than anyone but Finch.

Id argue hes proven it more than Finch.

Finch - 8 games. 85 carries for 398 yards. 4.7 APC 2 TDs.
Wegher - 162 carries for 641 yards. 4.0 APC. 8 TDs.

Not to say he's better or worse than anyone we've got, but our RBs are all very young and inexperienced. Finch is the only who's got ANY meaningful carries in games.

TheHumanAlphabet

1/14/2011, 03:01 PM

Someone got the shaft.

There is that...

Crimson Kid

1/14/2011, 03:19 PM

SteelClip49

1/14/2011, 03:39 PM

before Lendy Holmes was done at OU, he had 4 kids. I'd see him and his "girl" with the 3 kids walking around the athletic dorm lobby all the time.

Crimson Kid

1/14/2011, 03:51 PM

Hmmm? lots of iowa fans seem to be saying he's trying to run away from his problems. Hope that's not the case.

IndySooner

1/14/2011, 03:55 PM

Hmmm? lots of iowa fans seem to be saying he's trying to run away from his problems. Hope that's not the case.

First we have to define "run away from his problems".

He is leaving and getting away from Iowa. That's for sure. From what I have heard, he didn't end up wanting to be close because he's gotten on the wrong track. I can completely understand that, because that's how I ended up at OU.

Second of all, having dealt with (and been one) Hawkeye fans all of my life, you have to understand that, similar to Sooner fans, they think the world revolves around them. Therefore, the only reason he'd be leaving is for some bad reason. Again, there have definitely been issues. He needed to get away. That's not necessarily a bad thing.

Remember, Iowa fans are the same fans that, to this day, insist that Bob Stoops only came to OU because Iowa dragged its feet. It couldn't be because there was a TON of talent waiting in Norman and a TON of tradition.

Gandalf_The_Grey

1/14/2011, 04:06 PM

I can't stand Weghers, I mean get over it, you aren't black!

tfoolry

1/14/2011, 04:25 PM

Maybe he wants to switch to D. I was reading a iowa forum and one guys said he left because he wanted to switch to safety because he know's that's his best chance in the NFL. But the coaches wouldn't agree. that and the baby making thing.

Then i was reading a article about him in DO and he said if they wanna put him on D he has no problem with it. Said he will play anywhere coaches want him too.

So maybe he wants to play D?

He wants to be a Sooner.......at any position. Think there are several underlying issues with Iowa football right now relating to drugs. Also, OU girls > Iowa girls so he better get a vasectomy or something before he shows up.

TheHumanAlphabet

1/14/2011, 04:48 PM

Think there are several underlying issues with Iowa football right now relating to drugs.

Are the recent suspensions nipping it in the bud, or is this much deeper than it would appear. Does Ferentz have a problem with control of his team?

Also, OU girls > Iowa girls...
we know this to be accurate...;)

hawaii 5-0

1/14/2011, 04:59 PM

I wouldn't mind a few 6'9" 340 pound roadgraders transferring as well.

5-0

IndySooner

1/14/2011, 05:05 PM

Are the recent suspensions nipping it in the bud, or is this much deeper than it would appear. Does Ferentz have a problem with control of his team?

There are certainly more issues than have been reported. Johnson-Kulianos was running a drug house and MANY of the players were involved, from all accounts. (Rumored that Wegher may have been)

we know this to be accurate...;)

Can't argue with this. My wife would kill me. I had to move down to Oklahoma from Iowa to find a chick hot enough for me! :)

:D

TheHumanAlphabet

1/14/2011, 05:09 PM

So where are the Charles Thompson references and the nashing of teeth and the call to fire the head coach????

Oh, this is the Big teneleventwelve and they are clean as God's wind driven snow...

Since71ASooner4Life

1/15/2011, 06:54 AM

Does this mean Calhoun transfers?

Who cares? Better yet, who wants him? For all I know he's a wonderful person, but he's shown next to zero on the field

Sooners78

1/15/2011, 12:11 PM

Looks like a good little back. He hits the holes nicely with good vision. Most of that competition in the video (Iowa St, Michigan St, Indiana) probably made him look faster than he really is, but with his size, he could be valuable in short yardage situations. That has been lacking for us. He also looks like a good receiver.

Boomer.....

1/27/2011, 02:30 PM

Looks like we are not going to get him after all.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2011-01-27/oklahoma-loses-out-on-iowa-transfer-rb-brandon-wegher

Oh, and this just in: OU has depth issues in the backfield :rolleyes:

boomersooner28

1/27/2011, 03:08 PM