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tru2ou
1/14/2007, 11:11 AM
Why is the Daily Oklahoman pushing so hard for AD to go pro? It seems like there has been an article everyday talking about how this is happening and that's happening and how he's ready to go and should go to the NFL.
Maybe the kid enjoys college life. Maybe he wants to get a degree. Maybe one of his goals is to wint he Heisman or win a National Championship.
Yes, the money is there and he knows it. Yes, I understand the chances are very good that he'll turn pro. But the columns every day talking about him like he's already gone is getting a little old.
Let AD and his family decide what he wants to do then we will all support it.
Everyone talks about what if he gets hurt next year...well what if he gets hurt his first year in the pros? He would be in the same situation as long as he has the insurance policy.
The NFL does not have too many guaranteed contracts.
- TRU
Newbomb Turk
1/14/2007, 11:13 AM
Everyone talks about what if he gets hurt next year...well what if he gets hurt his first year in the pros? He would be in the same situation as long as he has the insurance policy.
The NFL does not have too many guaranteed contracts.
you do get a signing bonus though.
I guess the Oklahoman doesn't have anything else to put in the paper.
fadada1
1/14/2007, 11:16 AM
without being in oklahoma to read the award winning periodical, i'd say that some batsh*t crazy aggie (aka boone pickens) is dumping some of his child porn cash profit into trying to get AD out of norman.
PrideTrombone
1/14/2007, 11:23 AM
Honestly, I'm shocked it seems like he's thinking about staying. My guess is he's not gonna go as high as he originally thought (10-15 range) and he's trying to decide if he should take that money or come back and shoot for a big injury-free year and a 1-5 draft pick.
bluesmagoo
1/14/2007, 11:27 AM
But he may not win the Heisman, if the playcalling remains totally predictable, ie, run AD up the gut, run AD up the gut, run AD up the gut, throw a short pass that is dropped, then he isn't going to do squat. Wilson needs to pull his head out of his *** and integrate AD into a full offensive scheme. JMO.
fadada1
1/14/2007, 11:31 AM
But he may not win the Heisman, if the playcalling remains totally predictable, ie, run AD up the gut, run AD up the gut, run AD up the gut, throw a short pass that is dropped, then he isn't going to do squat. Wilson needs to pull his head out of his *** and integrate AD into a full offensive scheme. JMO.
true dat.
i think AD is good enough, without the flashy moves, to be used like bush is at new orleans. as much as i don't like reggie, payton has utilized him like no other back we've seen. yes, AD is a different type RB, but his effectiveness can still be felt in other situations (reverses, shuffle pass, line backer, wedge buster, etc...)
Newbomb Turk
1/14/2007, 11:36 AM
(reverses, shuffle pass, line backer, wedge buster, etc...)
don't forget the wishbone. :twinkies:
If there weren't any AD articles in the Oklahoman, Sooner fans would be bitching that they aren't giving AD and coverage, and thus, trying to lower his stock in the draft via some ridiculous conspiracy they've created in their mind.
TopDawg
1/14/2007, 01:38 PM
If there weren't any AD articles in the Oklahoman, Sooner fans would be bitching that they aren't giving AD and coverage, and thus, trying to lower his stock in the draft via some ridiculous conspiracy they've created in their mind.
KILLJOY!
85sooners
1/14/2007, 02:39 PM
:pop:
MamaMia
1/14/2007, 02:57 PM
The sports writers for the Daily Oklahoman are nuts about osu. They feel AD is a threat to the cowboys and would love nothing more than to see him go. It always amazes me, that as bad as the osu football team stinks up the state, that the Daily Oklahoman always finds so much to report on them.
fadada1
1/14/2007, 03:00 PM
The sports writers for the Daily Oklahoman are nuts about osu. They feel AD is a threat to the cowboys and would love nothing more than to see him go. It always amazes me, that as bad as the osu football team stinks up the state, that the Daily Oklahoman always finds so much to report on them.
it's all about the sheep!!!:texan:
OUmillenium
1/14/2007, 03:17 PM
I didn't know the Daily Oklahoman was still in print? How do they turn a profit?;)
Stitch Face
1/14/2007, 03:23 PM
Why is the Daily Oklahoman pushing so hard for AD to go pro? It seems like there has been an article everyday talking about how this is happening and that's happening and how he's ready to go and should go to the NFL.
I guess you don't know who the secret majority shareholder behind the Daily Oklahoman is, do you?
That's right...Allen Patrick.
Landthief 1972
1/14/2007, 08:35 PM
The sports writers for the Daily Oklahoman are nuts about osu. They feel AD is a threat to the cowboys and would love nothing more than to see him go. It always amazes me, that as bad as the osu football team stinks up the state, that the Daily Oklahoman always finds so much to report on them.
A) It's the Oklahoman and the Sunday Oklahoman. They no longer go by Daily. If you're going to bag on the paper, mock the poor editing with their correct name.
B) OSU homers? :eek: :rolleyes: Are you kidding me? Last time I checked, it was Gaylord Family Stadium in Norman, not in Stillwater. Even when it's a slow news day for OU, they always get top billing over the humpers. The Oklahoman has 1 Pokie football beat writer and 2 Sooner football beat writers.
C) The Oklahoman has no beat writers covering NFL teams beyond the Dallas Cowboys. The Hornets and Sonics suck right now, as does OU's men's BB team, so what do you think they're going to write about? I'd guess about the best RB to play for OU since Sims. Is that really that much of a stretch?
P.S. - Jenni Carlson is just as annoying.
In person as she is on print.
Really.
That annoying.
elderlysooner
1/14/2007, 08:48 PM
Controversy and bad newa sells papers.
MamaMia
1/14/2007, 10:08 PM
A) It's the Oklahoman and the Sunday Oklahoman. They no longer go by Daily. If you're going to bag on the paper, mock the poor editing with their correct name.
B) OSU homers? :eek: :rolleyes: Are you kidding me? Last time I checked, it was Gaylord Family Stadium in Norman, not in Stillwater. Its Owen Field, not the "Gaylord Family Stadium."
If you want to get all technical, the name on the entrance says The Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium.
Even when it's a slow news day for OU, they always get top billing over the humpers. The Oklahoman has 1 Pokie football beat writer and 2 Sooner football beat writers.
C) The Oklahoman has no beat writers covering NFL teams beyond the Dallas Cowboys. The Hornets and Sonics suck right now, as does OU's men's BB team, so what do you think they're going to write about? When osu "sucks" they still find a way to give the cowboys alot more publicity than they deserve, and less than we earn.
I'd guess about the best RB to play for OU since Sims. Is that really that much of a stretch?The topic here is specifically pertaining to the "Daily Oklahoman pushing AD to go pro", not whether or not Adrian Peterson is news worthy. Try to keep up.
P.S. - Jenni Carlson is just as annoying.
In person as she is on print.
Really.
That annoying.So are you.
These guys make $30,000 a year and are over 40. They are living vicariously through AD.
Remembering Tom Stidham
1/14/2007, 10:37 PM
The stadium and the field have different names.
goingoneight
1/15/2007, 01:02 AM
But Bobby Reid has a Heisman campaign, and if you can't get local love, what can you get???
Readyfor8
1/15/2007, 01:23 AM
A) It's the Oklahoman and the Sunday Oklahoman. They no longer go by Daily. If you're going to bag on the paper, mock the poor editing with their correct name.
B) OSU homers? :eek: :rolleyes: Are you kidding me? Last time I checked, it was Gaylord Family Stadium in Norman, not in Stillwater. Even when it's a slow news day for OU, they always get top billing over the humpers. The Oklahoman has 1 Pokie football beat writer and 2 Sooner football beat writers.
C) The Oklahoman has no beat writers covering NFL teams beyond the Dallas Cowboys. The Hornets and Sonics suck right now, as does OU's men's BB team, so what do you think they're going to write about? I'd guess about the best RB to play for OU since Sims. Is that really that much of a stretch?
P.S. - Jenni Carlson is just as annoying.
In person as she is on print.
Really.
That annoying.
This is the most rediculous post I have ever seen. Are you seriously bagging on somebody for calling a newspaper "Daily?" Thanks for pointing out where Memorial Stadium is, now Magellan can you tell me why NW Expressway has stop lights on it.
One of those "Sooner Beat Writers" didn't even know Allen Patricks name, and called him "whats his name" on a local sports radio show. That was the same week that we played Oklahoma State, so I guess he only had 5-6 weeks to figure out who was running the damn ball.
Get a damn life.
Some of you people are nutjobs.
Gandalf_The_Grey
1/15/2007, 09:15 AM
You people are nutjobs.
Fixed it for you ;)
TheHumanAlphabet
1/15/2007, 09:33 AM
Oklahoman loves the faggies and want anything to help lower OU to happen. Plain and simple...
OUmillenium
1/15/2007, 01:08 PM
Heh...Magellan
TopDawg
1/15/2007, 01:24 PM
Oklahoman loves the faggies and want anything to help lower OU to happen. Plain and simple...
The better OU does, the better it is for the Oklahoman.
The better OSU does, the better it is for the Oklahoman.
OSUAggie
1/15/2007, 01:29 PM
Don't bring logic to this thread.
stoopified
1/15/2007, 02:04 PM
without being in oklahoma to read the award winning periodical, Ok where is the smileyface :),you can't possibly be serious.:D
Landthief 1972
1/15/2007, 03:04 PM
Its Owen Field, not the "Gaylord Family Stadium."
If you want to get all technical, the name on the entrance says The Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium.
When osu "sucks" they still find a way to give the cowboys alot more publicity than they deserve, and less than we earn. The topic here is specifically pertaining to the "Daily Oklahoman pushing AD to go pro", not whether or not Adrian Peterson is news worthy. Try to keep up.
So are you.
Do you even READ the Oklahoman? I mean really, I challenge you to grab the last five days' papers and count the number of stories for Pokie football vs. Sooner football. Subtract a half point if the OSU story is about a Pokie coach being fired or a Humper player being released/arrested/shot (i.e., a negative story about the Pokies). I'm still trying to figure out how you think OSU getting more press for negative stuff is a good thing for them. By chance are you an Aggie grad whose husband made you switch to watching the Sooners?
Let me spell it out for you. The Oklahoman is not pushing for AD to go pro, they are writing stories with pros and cons for him to go pro because HE's NEWSWORTHY. That's it. There's no controversy, no conspiracy. AD sells more papers than any other Oklahoman right now, and believe it or not Christy Gaylord Everett likes it when The Oklahoman sells papers, so it behooves the sports writers to pick a popular subject and about it until it has been beat to death. Are you keeping up?
If you really have to resort to name-calling, it just shows how you A) completely missed the point and B) need to stick to debating your kids' soccer games with the other moms in your kitchen over coffee. You're underqualified for the topic at hand.
Landthief 1972
1/15/2007, 03:10 PM
This is the most rediculous post I have ever seen. Are you seriously bagging on somebody for calling a newspaper "Daily?" Thanks for pointing out where Memorial Stadium is, now Magellan can you tell me why NW Expressway has stop lights on it.
One of those "Sooner Beat Writers" didn't even know Allen Patricks name, and called him "whats his name" on a local sports radio show. That was the same week that we played Oklahoma State, so I guess he only had 5-6 weeks to figure out who was running the damn ball.
Get a damn life.
You're keeping a head count on the number of editorial mistakes the sports writers make, and I need to get a life? :pop:
Seriously, you just bagged on me for correcting someone about the name of the paper, then you move on to bind up your panties because somebody didn't know Allen Patrick's name? Try not to slip on all the irony you've splashed everywhere.
I guess you took the same Critical Thinking class as Mama and completely missed the point about the stadium - why would the University's largest journalism and sports donor have their sports staff go out of their way to write "in favor" (which, according to Mama, means publishing more negative stories) of OSU? Still waiting on that answer, Einstein. Oooo, I can call people the name of dead famous people too!
TopDawg
1/15/2007, 03:42 PM
As long as we're correcting mistakes, I'd like to point out that nobody has gotten the name of the stadium correct yet.
It's The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and it says so right here:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/OMSFront.jpg/800px-OMSFront.jpg
Newbomb Turk
1/15/2007, 03:52 PM
It's entertaining threads like this that keep me coming back to this board.
MamaMia
1/15/2007, 05:23 PM
You're keeping a head count on the number of editorial mistakes the sports writers make, and I need to get a life? :pop:
Seriously, you just bagged on me for correcting someone about the name of the paper, then you move on to bind up your panties because somebody didn't know Allen Patrick's name? Try not to slip on all the irony you've splashed everywhere.
I guess you took the same Critical Thinking class as Mama and completely missed the point about the stadium - why would the University's largest journalism and sports donor have their sports staff go out of their way to write "in favor" (which, according to Mama, means publishing more negative stories) of OSU? Still waiting on that answer, Einstein. Oooo, I can call people the name of dead famous people too!Thanks for the neg, however keep in mind that my neg hammer is bigger than yours. :D
I hope you choke on your popcorn.
SleestakSooner
1/15/2007, 05:48 PM
Heh...
I personally refuse to call the stadium anything but what it always was before the media moguls threw their money at it. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium minus the lords of Boren.
Landthief 1972
1/15/2007, 06:34 PM
Thanks for the neg, however keep in mind that my neg hammer is bigger than yours. :D
I hope you choke on your popcorn.
Hey, you threw it around first. Thanks for sticking to your MO of kneejerking and fingerpointing ("He gave me neg spek! WAAAAA!")
Somehow I think I'll survive without your approval on my spek bar. :O :rolleyes: I'm... I'm really choked up. [sob] It will be hard, and require months of therapy, but I know I can overcome the disapproval of someone who can't seem to grasp English while protecting their tender toes and thin skin. Oh wait, your "hammer" did jack squat. I quiver in fear!
I'll bet in grade school, you were probably the one who picked fights and then ran to teacher when the other kid starts to whip you.
SleestakSooner
1/15/2007, 06:38 PM
Hey, you threw it around first. Thanks for sticking to your MO of kneejerking and fingerpointing ("He gave me neg spek! WAAAAA!")
Somehow I think I'll survive without your approval on my spek bar. :O :rolleyes: I'm... I'm really choked up. [sob] It will be hard, and require months of therapy, but I know I can overcome the disapproval of someone who can't seem to grasp English while protecting their tender toes and thin skin. Oh wait, your "hammer" did jack squat. I quiver in fear!
I'll bet in grade school, you were probably the one who picked fights and then ran to teacher when the other kid starts to whip you.
http://stfuanddie.com/gallery/d/89-1/not_funny.jpg
tommieharris91
1/15/2007, 07:40 PM
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Readyfor8
1/16/2007, 03:22 AM
You're keeping a head count on the number of editorial mistakes the sports writers make, and I need to get a life? :pop:
Seriously, you just bagged on me for correcting someone about the name of the paper, then you move on to bind up your panties because somebody didn't know Allen Patrick's name? Try not to slip on all the irony you've splashed everywhere.
I guess you took the same Critical Thinking class as Mama and completely missed the point about the stadium - why would the University's largest journalism and sports donor have their sports staff go out of their way to write "in favor" (which, according to Mama, means publishing more negative stories) of OSU? Still waiting on that answer, Einstein. Oooo, I can call people the name of dead famous people too!
First of all, Magellan is much much more funny than Einstein... Can I get a judges ruling?
Secondly, I could care less about what the DO prints. Accuracy on the radio not withstanding, they are probably the most worthless sports team in the country and it is proven by the fact that they actually pay Jenni Carlson for her opinions.
I am not opposed to your logic, I am opposed to you sticking up for that worthless rag of a local newspaper. Keep in mind that this "news" paper published Allen Patricks picture on the front page of the sports section and some of the reporters didn't bother to remember it. Are they biased toward OU? No, are the biased in favor of OSU? Probably... Are they a credible source of news for either school? Absolutely not... And if you debate that, I feel sorry for you.
MamaMia
1/16/2007, 09:59 AM
Its been 6 years since the Daily Oklahoman, or whatever they're calling themselves now, was voted the Worst Newspaper in America, and nothing has changed. Ed Gaylord is a punk.
http://archives.cjr.org/year/99/1/worst.asp
Just type Oklahoman into the search on this site, and amuse yourself with tons of love for the monopoly they call a newspaper in this state.
Landthief 1972
1/16/2007, 02:36 PM
Its been 6 years since the Daily Oklahoman, or whatever they're calling themselves now, was voted the Worst Newspaper in America, and nothing has changed. Ed Gaylord is a punk.
http://archives.cjr.org/year/99/1/worst.asp
Just type Oklahoman into the search on this site, and amuse yourself with tons of love for the monopoly they call a newspaper in this state.
Ah, so we come to the crux of the matter. Ed Gaylord is an evil, card-carrying REPUBLICAN, so we're going to remain a loyal card-carrying Democrat and bag on all things Gaylord - you know, the guy whose family is the largest OU donor? OU being the team you support? It's not even about what the Oklahoman writes, it's about who owns it. You really think I haven't read that journalism article before? Hell, I think I've actually linked it in this forum at one point, and I agreed with it! So what's your point? That you have none?
For the umpteenth time (wow, your reading comprehension skills are just off the charts) I challenge you to find one sentence I wrote that states that the Oklahoman had a top-notch, crack staff of writers or editors. The only thing I took to task was your crackpot assertion that the Oklahoman was an OSU shill. As I recall, I'm STILL waiting for that story count.
[crickets chirping]
I didn't think so. I'm done with you. My 9-year-old argues with more logic than you.
birddog
1/16/2007, 02:38 PM
why do you hate mom?
is this fer real or are mom and thief funnin' us?
Landthief 1972
1/16/2007, 02:41 PM
First of all, Magellan is much much more funny than Einstein... Can I get a judges ruling?
Secondly, I could care less about what the DO prints. Accuracy on the radio not withstanding, they are probably the most worthless sports team in the country and it is proven by the fact that they actually pay Jenni Carlson for her opinions.
I am not opposed to your logic, I am opposed to you sticking up for that worthless rag of a local newspaper. Keep in mind that this "news" paper published Allen Patricks picture on the front page of the sports section and some of the reporters didn't bother to remember it. Are they biased toward OU? No, are the biased in favor of OSU? Probably... Are they a credible source of news for either school? Absolutely not... And if you debate that, I feel sorry for you.
Who said I was taking up for it? I did not write one sentence that states that the Oklahoman had a top-notch, crack staff of writers or editors in that original post, or any since then. The only thing I took to task was Mama's crackpot assertion that the Oklahoman was an OSU shill. Hell, she's not even really mad about the writing, it's just a cover so she doesn't look completely shallow about hating a paper because of the owner's political affiliation.
I still say the idea that they are biased in any way towards OSU is just ridiculous. The sheephumper fans don't call it the Daily Sooner for nothing.
birddog
1/16/2007, 02:42 PM
i'm not so sure but unless landthief is barry tramel or gaylord, i don't see why this is such intense "banter."
Landthief 1972
1/16/2007, 02:44 PM
why do you hate mom?
I don't hate her... I'm just trying to figure out where she got the idea that my first post in this thread was "rude." I never insulted her. At worst, I came off as incredulous of the tinfoil OSU theory. Hell, I even tried to lighten it up with the Jenni Carlson joke. Obviously, Mama can't read for comprehension and she has no sense of humor.
I don't hate her... I'm just trying to figure out where she got the idea that my first post in this thread was "rude." I never insulted her. At worst, I came off as incredulous of the tinfoil OSU theory. Hell, I even tried to lighten it up with the Jenni Carlson joke. Obviously, Mama can't read for comprehension and she has no sense of humor.
I'm not the sharpest bulb in the deck but it may be this kind of sentence that doesn't tickle her funny bone. :texan:
SleestakSooner
1/16/2007, 02:54 PM
If you are trying to get on mamamia's good side, sing her some old Deano songs!
http://image.com.com/mp3/images/cover/200/drg800/g865/g86519k0x9d.jpg
Deano says stop playing hard to get baby. :D
Landthief 1972
1/16/2007, 02:56 PM
I'm not the sharpest bulb in the deck but it may be this kind of sentence that doesn't tickle her funny bone. :texan:
Those kind of sentences didn't come until she started in with neg hammers and overblowing my first post.
Besides, doesn't she have to have a funny bone before I can tickle it? :D
Those kind of sentences didn't come until she started in with neg hammers and overblowing my first post.
Besides, doesn't she have to have a funny bone before I can tickle it? :D
If a guy named Guido shows up at your door, DON"T open it. :eek:
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