more player data requested

[jkm, the stolen pifwafwi]

okay, now we go old school...

still outstanding -> curtis brumble and rudy wells...

brent jackson -
william bartee - (i think juco 98 and 99 - drafted in what round?)
nick simpson
michael dulaney (transferred to tulsa in what year?)
travis devose
brandon pryor
shaun hubbard
beau hodges
angelo banks (i believe DNQ)
matt o'neal (juco 98, 99? or walkon?)
jarrod reese (transfer in 99 to where?)
jake sills (transfer what year?)
johnie balous
dwight mckissic
stanley peters
reggie skinner (juco 98,99 i think)
leroy fields
ahmad kabba (transfer in 99 to new mexico state?)
chris lewis
tim conley
lynn larrabee
will mathis
andre pittman
harold powers
barry holleyman (no redshirt at OU? graduated in 2000?)
roderick kelly
greg muhammed
armand spence
tony peters
d'nard whitfield
jj mathis

[Norman Sooner]

I thought ahmad kabba went to TCU

[Harry Beanbag]

--Bartee was drafted in the 2nd round.
http://www.kcchiefs.com/player/william_bartee/

--O'Neal was a JUCO from some place in California and was a senior in 1999. Last Blake class I believe.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...ters/1999/ooc/

--Jarrod Reese went to South Carolina.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...ters/2000/ssi/

--Brumble is listed as a Freshman on the '99 roster so I guess he did qualify.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...ters/1999/ooc/

[JohnnyMack]

You wanna go old school, then go Ramone Burroughs.

[SoonerMason]

Mike Dulaney transfered to Tulsa after Blake got the Axe, so 1998. He was obviously the best player on their defense and drew the number of blockers one would expect to in a one player defense. I think he ended his career there playing DE because injuries limited his speed at LB

[JiuJitsuSooner]

Barry Holleyman was a senior in 2001

[Tear Down This Wall]

Dulaney didn't play, but attended school in 1999, transferred to TU in 2000, played for the Golden Hurricane in 2001 and 2002. Starred on and off the field for Tulsa, becoming an All-WAC performer and a CoSIDA All-American. Began law school at TU in January 2003.
http://tulsahurricane.collegesports....michael00.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar.../sp/sp02a.html
http://www.cosida.com/formpdfs/udfbad02.pdf

Angelo Banks played sparingly in 1998 due to a series of concussions suffered, then transferred to SW Missouri State for his senior season, 1999.
http://www.missouristatebears.com/fo...de/03guide.pdf - Page 80 Lettermen

Nick Simpson transferred to Tulane after 1999, sat in 2000, tore his ACL and missed 2001, was starting early in 2002, but was dismissed from the team (reasons undisclosed)"
Near the bottom, under "Texas & Houston Ties":
http://tulanegreenwave.collegesports...071601aab.html
http://tulanegreenwave.collegesports...090202aab.html
http://collegefootballnews.com/2002/..._Ten_Sept6.htm

Shaun Hubbard did not qualify, went to Fort Scott CC, then went home to New Jersey and played for Sacred Heart where he was a two-time All-American DE.
http://sacredheartpioneers.collegesp...d_shaun00.html
http://i-aa.org/article.asp?articleid=38457

Travis DeVose did not qualify, went home to Illinois and played for a year at Joliet Community College, resurfaced in 2003 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He's currently listed as a senior LB on A-PB's 2005 roster.
http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefoo...ms/roster/ARPB

Beau Hodges transferred to Stephen F. Austin, where he was switched back to TE. Played one year for the Lumberjacks. Played special teams for the 'Jacks in 1999, caught a couple of passes in 2000, including one for a TD:.
http://sfajacks.collegesports.com/sp...es_beau00.html
http://sfajacks.collegesports.com/sp...102600aaa.html

Matt O'Neal was a JUCO signee from the 1998 class. Started at Center in 1998 and 1999. Was on injured reserve list with a knee injury for the Atlanta Falcons in 2000, spent 2001 and 2002 training camps with the Falcons and Dolphins respectively, played for NFL-Europe Scottish Claymores in 2002, spent 2003 preseason with New York Jets before suffering an ankle injury and being waived; played with AFL's Georgia Force in 2004.
http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/194782
http://nfleurope.com/news/archive/06262002_jets
http://www.arenafan.com/players/?pag...rs&player=4365

Jarrod Reese went to Coffeyville in 1999, started; then signed on with South Carolina in 2000, but failed to qulaify academically and never showed again;
http://www.onlineshawnee.com/stories...po_reese.shtml
http://www.news-star.com/stories/020300/spo_holtz.shtml
http://gogamecocks.screads.com/artic...team=1&id=1341 - paragraph six

Jake Sills, who sported a 3-1 record as a starter in 1998, transferred to Carden City CC in 1999, then starred at Charleston Southern in 2000 and 2001.
http://www.news-star.com/stories/072299/spo_sills.shtml
http://d3football.com/story.php?story=4119&print
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...ndiaa/home.htm

Dwight McKissic played sparingly in 1999, then transferred to Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2000 and rushed 1,275 yards. Also, played for Arkansas-PB in 2001, but only ran for 354 yards. Was teammate of future Sooner Mark Bradley at A-PB.
http://www.ardemgaz.com/special/spor...000/C5ua5.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...ers/51057.html

Leroy Fields transferred to Jackson State where he redshirted in 1998, then started in 1999. The Denver Broncos took him in the 7th round of the 2000 draft, though he failed to make the final roster.
http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.ph...8&storyID=2867
http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.ph...8&storyID=2845

Ahmed Kabba transferred to TCU in 1999 after demanding he start. He sat out 1999. He was dismissed from the Horned Frogs prior to the 2000 season after pulling his "start me" routine again with Coach Franchione. Kabba ended up in Alva playing behind current Dallas Cowboy Patrick Crayton.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...ters/2000/tta/
http://www.nwosu.edu/athletic/FOOTBA.../01fbstats.pdf
http://www.nwosu.edu/athletic/FOOTBA...ll%20stats.pdf

Tim Conley was given a medical redshirt for his only season at OU, 1997. He did represent in the classroom, though, winning All-Academic Big 12 honors. He transferred back home to California to Sacramento State where he garnered All-Big Sky honors his senior year and started in the 2000 Hula Bowl. He signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahakwks, was cut, then spent 2001 and 2002 bouncing around the CFL/XFL citcuits with Calgary, Las Vegas, and Birmingham. Has played for the Wichita Stealth and San Diego Riptide in the afl2 leagues in recent years.
http://sandiegoriptide.com/news/?id=812
http://www.all-xfl.com/lasvegasoutla.../timconley.htm
http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/f...5/Records2.pdf - Pages 8, 10, 12, and 13

Lynn Larabee had recurring shoulder problems and evetually had to quit.

Will Mathis completed his career at OU in 2001, never started, but did contribute as a special teams player on field goals and extra points.

Andre Pittman tranferred after the 1998 season, but I can't remember where. I think it was Texas Southern, but their football website is sorely lacking on any football history other than head coach Wilson.

Bary Holleyman finished his OU career in 2001, then spent time bumping through training camps for Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and NFL-Europe's Frankfort Galaxy.
http://www.fanmonster.com/public/tip...articleid=5281
http://www.nfleurope.com/players/playerpage/1254

Rod Kelly didn't qualify and spent the 1997 and 1998 seasons at Trinity Valley JC where he was a two-time All-American. Then, he didn't qualify again and ended up at Northeastern Oklahoma State where he starred for the Redmen in 1999 and 2000 and was All-Lone Star Conference for two seasons. He then bumped around some pro training camps.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/2...s/rodkelly.htm
http://www.cheatsheets.net/doddsrostercuts.htm - Washington Redskins, 2001
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/5658178 - Miami Dolphins, 2002
http://www.nfleurope.com/news/archive/02052003_brown - Berlin, NFL-Europe, 2003
http://www.oursportscentral.com/serv...67&l_id=&t_id= - Laredo Law, afl2, 2004

Greg Muhammad and Armand Spence quit after 1999.

Denard Whitfield never qualified, went to a JUCO (can't recall which one); played for Kansas in 2000. Couldn't play in 2001 due to academics. Finished career at Tarleton State in 2003, making Lone Star Conference All-First Team as a defensive end.
http://kgnc.big12.net/data/rosters/r...ayer_628.shtml
http://ncaasports.com/football/mens/rosters/divii/TARLE
http://www.lonestarconference.org/st...-conf_fb03.pdf

J.J. Mathis never came to OU. If I remember the story correctly, his mother was gravely ill and he couldn't go anywhere. In January 1998, he decided to stick close to home and announced he'd go to West Texas A&M in Canyon. By the time fall practices rolled around, the WTAM coach said Mathis had transferred to Fairmont State...in West Virginia? Anyway, he's not listed as having ever earned a letter in the 2005 Fairmont State media guide.

Honestly, that's all I know.

[Redshirt]

Geez, come back after you have done your research.

[In Through The Out Door]

You forgot about Ramon Burroughs, beast of a semi-pro player in Minnesota!
He went to Pittsburg State in 1997 afte playing one season with OU.
http://www.pittstategorillas.com/foo...ermen/A-C.html
http://www.mnthunderbirds.org/team/?n=23

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Semi-pro football: Ex-Sooner finds a home with T-Birds
By Frank Rajkowski
[email protected]

Throughout his first two seasons with the Mid-America Football League's Central Minnesota Thunderbirds, cornerback Ramon Burroughs has demonstrated a knack for coming up with the big play.
And if last Saturday's season opener was any indication, his third season is not going to be any different.

"I have a nose for the football," said Burroughs, who blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone for a third quarter safety in a 29-3 victory over the River City Roughriders at Clemens Stadium. "When you're a defensive back, you're kind of out on an island. You have to have a knack for getting to the football.

"The play is never over until the final whistle blows."

A native of Muskogee, Okla., the 31-year-old Burroughs played two years of junior college football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, generating serious interest from Division I recruiters. He first looked seriously at LSU before eventually deciding on the University of Oklahoma.

He spent the 1996 season with the Sooners, earning a letter, but differences with the coaching staff led him to transfer to Division II Pittsburg (Kansas) State, where he helped lead the Gorillas to an NCAA playoff berth in 1997.

"It wasn't a great relationship with the coaches at Oklahoma," Burroughs said. "We didn't see eye to eye on a few things. I had heard a lot about Pittsburg State and some of those schools, so I went there and it was a better fit for me."

Burroughs said he had several workouts with NFL teams following his collegiate career, but at 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, his size worked against him with pro scouts.

He, his wife Jill (whom he met in junior college and whose parents had ties to Spicer) and their daughter eventually relocated to Central Minnesota, settling in Cold Spring, where he works for Custom Stone Interiors.

He joined the Thunderbirds prior to the 2003 season and head coach Chad Baldwin is grateful to have him on board.

"He's one of those guys that, when you watch him play, you think he should be playing someplace else," said Baldwin, whose team returns to action when it takes on the Northern Wisconsin Reapers at 5 p.m. July 9 in Ladysmith, Wis. "He could definitely be playing at the arena level, but we're tickled pick to have him here.

"He's so talented. He's in his early 30s, but you'd never know that by his performance. He's definitely our shut-down corner. He can cover any receiver in this league."

Burroughs has been selected to play in two All-American Bowl all-star games during his tenure with the team and has earned semi-pro All-American honorable mention distinction. Perhaps his biggest impact has come on special teams, though, blocking kicks and punts. He had two blocks in a game against the Roughriders last year and was back at it again Saturday.

"I have a drive to get to the football," Burroughs said. "As long as I've been playing this sport, I've learned the signs to look for. I watch the center. Once I see his pectorals flex, I'm jumping because the ball is going to be coming right behind."

Burroughs said playing with the Thunderbirds has helped him meet a lot of new people.

"Before I started playing with these guys, I didn't know a lot of people up here, but we all hang out now," Burroughs said. "We'll get together on the weekends and do stuff. It's been a lot of fun."

But it is his competitive drive that really keeps Burroughs coming back to the sport.

"It doesn't pay anything here," Burroughs said. "We're all just weekend warriors. But there are a ton of great athletes in this league. When you get out there, you're tested to the limits of your ability. It's a great place to be."

And Steven Riddley, a JUCO transfer safety who played at OU in 1996...then finished his career at Abilene Christian in 2002?
http://www.acu.edu/sports/football/n...19fbsigns.html
http://www.gofridaynight.com/1998/20...brett1114.html
http://www.texnews.com/1998/2002/sports/rid0115.html
And

Web posted Tuesday, January 15, 2002
5:17 a.m. CT

Former Plainview star Riddley to resume grid career, finish at Abilene Christian

By Mike Lee
[email protected]

It's been four years since Steven Riddley played organized football, but the former Plainview High School star wants to use his final season of college eligibility.

And earn a college degree.

So Riddley enrolled Monday at Abilene Christian University to finish his degree in sociology and play a year as a defensive back for the Division II Wildcats.

"It's just another challenge," said Riddley, who last played in 1997 as an alternating free safety for the Oklahoma Sooners. "I've not really stayed in shape. I've played a lot of basketball at the gym. It's going to take time to get in shape for football. I'm already dreading that."

Riddley, an all-state football and basketball player at Plainview during the mid-1990s, became interested in returning to college upon meeting with ACU assistant coach Scott Parr, a former Plainview teammate of Riddley's.

"I visited down there (Abilene) and ran into Scott," Riddley said. "He said, 'I know you want to finish your last year of football and school.' I was hesitant at first. But when I thought about it, I agreed with it. I wanted to play the game I love once again, so why not take a chance at it.

"I haven't lost my talent so it's just a matter of getting back in shape."

Riddley was an all-state safety on the 1994 Plainview football team and an all-state guard on the Bulldogs' 1994-95 basketball team. He averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds during his senior basketball season, helping Plainview win the 1995 Class 4A championship as MVP of the state tournament.

He played two years of junior college football at Northeastern Oklahoma before graduating and transferring to OU. Riddley left the Sooners after one season for personal reasons.

Riddley returned to Plainview before the 1998 football season and now has two sons: Zachery, 4, and Braxton, 3.

"Not playing my last year at OU was like a major setback," Riddley said. "It was a shock. In the last four years I just sat back and looked at everything. I didn't know if I wanted to go back or leave it alone. At one time I had left it alone, but I finally had the urge to come back.

"It's totally different now. I've got a lot more at stake. I'm here to play football, but I'm also here to get a degree. I've got a family to support. Before when I played, it was just me. Now the focus is more on the family."

Riddley could be joined in the ACU secondary by Rod Ansley, another former Plainview player.

Ansley was academically ineligible to play for the Wildcats last season but has since regained his academic standing.

[NormanPride]

Um... Texas sucks?

[cwood60]

you can now add Lexington Penitentiary to Jarrod Reese's resume; now doing 10 years for drugs.

[The Maestro]

I saw this deal on fox sports about this guy who was so excited about coming to OU and then was heartbroken when the program went into the tank and he had to change his mind...and go to Notre Dame.

I wonder how that guy's career turned out? Jeremy or Joseph Bettis or something like that. I couldn't believe how badly he wanted to be a Sooner.

[stoopified]

Flahback to the lost decade,oh the pain.

[SoonerAcesUp]

[QUOTE=reggie skinner (juco 98,99 i think)[/QUOTE]

Anybody know more about this one? My high school played 8-man football against him. Just curious about whatever happened to him. TIA.

[Paperclip]

Who was the o-lineman that had a pic in SI with an OU tatoo on his arm? He wanted to come here. Or came and didn't stay. Can't remember. Probably circa 1995.

[okienole3]

Who was the o-lineman that had a pic in SI with an OU tatoo on his arm? He wanted to come here. Or came and didn't stay. Can't remember. Probably circa 1995.

Dusty Loveless

[Tear Down This Wall]

Who was the o-lineman that had a pic in SI with an OU tatoo on his arm? He wanted to come here. Or came and didn't stay. Can't remember. Probably circa 1995.

Dusty Loveless. Signed with OU in 1994. Quit before the 1995 season. Ended up at Northwestern Oklahoma State in Alva. Was the Central States Football League Defensive Player of the Year in 1999.

http://www.nwosu.edu/csfl/honors.htm

He was an NAIA All-American in 1998 and 1999. Signed with the 49ers as a free agent in the spring of 2000, but was cut before the season began. Could possibly be into lawnmowing these days: http://lovelesslawncare.com/

[mildpussy]

Dusty Loveless. Signed with OU in 1994. Quit before the 1995 season. Ended up at Northwestern Oklahoma State in Alva. Was the Central States Football League Defensive Player of the Year in 1999.

http://www.nwosu.edu/csfl/honors.htm

He was an NAIA All-American in 1998 and 1999. Signed with the 49ers as a free agent in the spring of 2000, but was cut before the season began. Could possibly be into lawnmowing these days: http://lovelesslawncare.com/

Those are four names that I enjoy: Marvin, Velma, Provo, and Alva.

[picasso]

Brumble goes to my church. I think his dad has a house building bidness.

[picasso]

wasn't Stanley Peters hurt all the time? I never recall him seeing the field.