Curly Bill's mea culpa...

[Curly Bill]

As someone who has been pretty critical of Bob and the state of the program over the past several years, and as someone who after the Texas game was ready to lose 3-4 more games and clean out the coaching staff, I now must say that first off I'm surprised we've done what we've done, I'm pleased we've done what we've done, and I'm prepared to walk back my fire Stoops and everyone else thinking for the time being.

So...I hope we end the season with the national championship - that is the ultimate goal of top tier football programs. I hope recruiting goes well, and I look forward to going into next season with a renewed sense of faith in what OU football can accomplish.

[Flagstaffsooner]

You are forgiven.

[Curly Bill]

Thank you!

I'm still ready to raise hell at the next sign of weakness though!

[Flagstaffsooner]

Sure we are all a-holes anyway. And you are still dead!

[jkm, the stolen pifwafwi]

Thank you!

I'm still ready to raise hell at the next sign of weakness though!

You won't have to wait long, I was looking at our roster and it is in gawd awful shape

[SoonerorLater]

You won't have to wait long, I was looking at our roster and it is in gawd awful shape

[Curly Bill]

You won't have to wait long, I was looking at our roster and it is in gawd awful shape

Tell us more!

[SoonerMarkVA]

You won't have to wait long, I was looking at our roster and it is in gawd awful shape

I can certainly see that for QB and WR, as if that weren't enough. But are you seeing more than that?

[BoulderSooner79]

I can certainly see that for QB and WR, as if that weren't enough. But are you seeing more than that?

Mayfield is back for at least next year, so how far we looking down the road? Also, don't see what's so terrible about the roster. jkm can claim that he was right about so many things, yet they are so negative, that there is no way it adds up to an 11-1 season and conf title.

[TheUnnamedSooner]

You won't have to wait long, I was looking at our roster and it is in gawd awful shape

Can you expand on that please?

[SoonerorLater]

A drive-by with a pause for dramatic effect?

[jkm, the stolen pifwafwi]

I evaluate our roster based on playmakers.

RSr - Only losing Kasitati -> this is good
Sr - Losing Bond, Striker, Tapper, Shepard, Darlington, Neal -> Ouch 4 of our top playmakers + our center (which always hurts more than it should)

Now JRs

Likely Transfers -> Connor/Trevor Knight, Daniel Brooks, Alex Ross

Draft Eligible Playmakers (we always lose someone critical here) -> Sanchez, Jordan Wade, Alexander, Evans, Mayfield, Romar, Charles Walker

The problem is there is no one who has shown anything behind our SR playmakers. If we roll snake eyes and lose some of those draft eligible defensive players we could be in trouble because there isn't anyone behind them either.

[BoulderSooner79]

I don't see us losing many of those draft eligible players unless they don't care about their projections.

[SoonerorLater]

Alexander seems the only somewhat likely loss. Transfers, who knows but none would be devastating.

[SoonerMarkVA]

Mayfield is back for at least next year, so how far we looking down the road? Also, don't see what's so terrible about the roster. jkm can claim that he was right about so many things, yet they are so negative, that there is no way it adds up to an 11-1 season and conf title.

I meant the roster at QB other than Mayfield. I would say the same about the roster at WR other than Shepard. I was very hopeful that some of the young receivers would step up, but no one has, other than flashes here and there.

They need to dust off ol' Spurrier Jr's tennis ball machine, me thinks.

[cherokeebrewer]

Losing Striker on defense and Shepard on offense hurts the most. As to the draft eligible players, I don't see any of those guys going...

[SoonerMarkVA]

I evaluate our roster based on playmakers.

RSr - Only losing Kasitati -> this is good
Sr - Losing Bond, Striker, Tapper, Shepard, Darlington, Neal -> Ouch 4 of our top playmakers + our center (which always hurts more than it should)

Now JRs

Likely Transfers -> Connor/Trevor Knight, Daniel Brooks, Alex Ross

Draft Eligible Playmakers (we always lose someone critical here) -> Sanchez, Jordan Wade, Alexander, Evans, Mayfield, Romar, Charles Walker

The problem is there is no one who has shown anything behind our SR playmakers. If we roll snake eyes and lose some of those draft eligible defensive players we could be in trouble because there isn't anyone behind them either.

Sanchez? I don't see him getting drafted. He's just not physical enough.

Losing Striker will definitely hurt.

Losing Shepard is a killer due to lack of development of any of the receiving core.

Oh, well. No sense worrying. Hopefully we win the whole thing (hey, X5s have historically been our best year for NCs ) and that gives us some serious mojo into recruiting the next 2 years.

[jkm, the stolen pifwafwi]

I think you guys are missing the point. Our current roster makeup has us losing everyone at a position at the same time.

This year, we are losing both pass rushers, 2 out of 3 interior linemen, and our best receiver.

The year after that, we are going to lose both running backs and most of our secondary.

[Eielson]

I think JKM is just trying to pick up the slack for CB's lack of negativity.

[cvsooner]

I evaluate our roster based on playmakers.


Now JRs

Likely Transfers -> Connor/Trevor Knight, Daniel Brooks, Alex Ross

I really don't think the Knights transfer. TK9 even noted today this is where he's supposed to be. I can see him maybe shifting to receiver, maybe. I don't see Brooks transferring either. Ross, on the other hand, I could see that happening. In the right offense he'd be really good. Unfortunately we don't have one of them. He'd probably do better in the B1G or maybe the SEC.