Great Ryan Broyles quote in a interview he just did... RS: What were some of the reasons you chose Oklahoma over others including OSU? Broyles: In the process of elimination, I guess I wanted to win championships; this place (OU) puts me in the best position. He also said that he decided at 2am last night and slept on it to make sure!!!
One would imagine that might be on account of his attending Southern University's lab school - with Southern University's team being the Jaguars. If I were a football player, I'd be a bit self-conscious about playing for the kittens, regardless of the reason behind the monniker. Not as bad as playing for the Nimrods, but still pretty bad.
Worst high school nicknames I've heard were both up here. The Angels. Gah. Who does THAT intimidate other than Egyptians? The Halfbreeds. Simply because WTF?
Accoding to Scout, there is no checkmark yet in the "Letter of Intent" section in regards to Matt Romine. Any news on him getting cold feet? Just trying to start more gossip.
I like that we pulled in more local talent this year than we did from Texass. This class is gonna be good and looks to me like it will help improve the O-line and LB positions tremendously.
Frank Alexander is going to be a great player. I live in LA and I watched his team play my high school team in the playoffs. He was HUGE and was the most dominent player on the field including his 5 star teammate, Chad Jones. I think he had about 4 sacks in that game and also made a spectacular touchdown run as a tight end.
Hey, I think OU has a great class. Started slow, but ended up in the top 15. Average stars is great...not everyone can have 28 schollys to give every year. For a 20 player class, Stoops did good. ****es me off, but I have to give props where props are due. STILL ****ed that USC can sign the #1 AND #2 running backs in the SAME class....6 ***** stars....unreal, to do this every year.
The Chickasha Fightin' Chicks are hardly terrifying. The Paoli Pugs are in the same category of "Stop laughing and cower in terror at our presence, dammit" , as are the Beaver Dusters, the Perry Maroons, and the Alva Goldbugs. And some people bitchnmoan about the "Sooner" moniker...go figure.
A guy who is 6'9" has a bit of a disadvantage due to a longer repitition distance (arm length). A 6'9" HS senior with a bench press of 315 isn't shabby. I'm 6'0" and have done a big bench like that myself, and i don't bench often.
HS Senior? The guy looks like a 30-year old man-mountain who's been playing in the NFL for the last 8 years. He's a JUCO, but still. And I think the guy has the wingspan of a Condor, so the 'distance to press the weight' comment is probably merited. 315 ain't bad for 'the Busters', but I'm pretty sure Schmitty will have him pushing close to 400 by the end of the spring.
That's awesome. Back when they were named that, the people who did it would've had no idea what that would someday mean.
I didn't realize he was a JUCO. Yeah, Schmitty will definitely help the guy out with some direction in the gym, like all of the players.
