Recent content by SoonerDutch

I’m a season ticket holder. I just don’t think casual fans care who OU is playing in non-conference enough to make it a must see game and that bringing in major non-conference games to Norman should be OU’s lowest scheduling priority.

TBC, I think we’re just going to have to agree to disagree about bringing big ticket non-conference games to Norman as a major point of focus for scheduling. OU gets more value out of playing marquee non-conference games on the road or at neutral sites and OU’s home crowds are lackluster...

To be clear, I don’t believe casual OU fans are following news about the basketball portal. I can only cite anecdotes, but my alum friend group barely follows the team in-season much less during the offseason. A good offseason is not going to 2x that number at the LNC IMO, especially given the...

Yeah, it’s impossible to take an argument that is comparing a P5 CBB assistant with ELITE level CFB coordinator experience seriously lol. Complete apples to oranges haha.

Barring a string of major success like a national title or final fours, I don’t see home non-conference support materializing so sure - in perpetuity. Call me a defeatist lol. If you can point to any evidence that OU fans would roll out for a packed LNC against a marquee non-conference game...

If there was any evidence that OU fans would go to a home OOC game, I’d be happy to see it but otherwise call me defeatist.

It could be selective listening on my end but most of the criticism I’ve heard from Moser specifically is tied to resource support, which I took to mean NIL (that has seemingly been addressed hopefully) & I guess the LNC/UPN project not attendance issues. I know fans and especially the OU mbb...

I have no insider information but my thought is that Nebraska has some agency in this decision as well and prefers the neutral site; it helps their NET case (lol) or rewards more distant fans etc. Similar to how you and I wish OU would play more off campus in OKC or Tulsa as opposed to Norman in...

I’m not sure of the rationale for the SD venue other than maybe it’s a concession to Nebraska? Maybe would help get a future neutral site closer to OU? I know road games help with resume strength, but see much more value in neutral site games, especially for OU at the expense of playing in...

Would agree it would be ideal for OU to bump up the scheduling dregs (move to 150-250 as opposed to 250+). Imagine the SEC will still be good but tough to bank on it being historically good again. Obviously the talent factor as well with OU’s offseason too. Classic how OU goes out and...

I am not privy to those discussions but assumed OU NIL benefited substantially from his estate. But even then, his resources are likely a magnitude lower than even someone like Headington (much less Hamm, Kaiser, the HL family). Thank you Loves though.

On paper seems like the highest upside portal guy OU has gotten, nice to have some enthusiasm for a change.

One of the great cosmic tragedies IMO is that Headington got into tennis and not basketball or was not 100% into football.

Is the BYU $ primarily tied to Ryan Smith? Crazy amounts of money. Would be interesting to see if the ongoing market volatility slows some of this down at all. Imagine it’s pretty inelastic since the wealth involved is just so massive but could see a sentiment hit.

Very dynamic situation but the clearinghouse is already facing legal challenges, months before it goes into effect. They’re not “just going to sue,” people are already setting up the landscape to invalidate it. I admit administrators have paid attention more to this than me but seems...