Football question

[Eielson]

Imagine mocking OU for only having 10 wins in 2 of the last 3 seasons, while in the same breath yearning for Lincoln Riley, who has a 0 10 win seasons during that time.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

0 % a judge stops a non employees from playing somewhere else ..

and money is what the "punishment" would be ..

Not sure why you are always stuck on the employees part.
Contracts aren't always employee based.

I agree though, it should be what is owed but it should be worth more than that NIL package was due to the damages from leaving this late in the portal period

 

[WichitaSooner]

Imagine mocking OU for only having 10 wins in 2 of the last 3 seasons, while in the same breath yearning for Lincoln Riley, who has a 0 10 win seasons during that time.

Imagine thinking that a poster who has repeatedly said that Riley isn't a great head coach is yearning for him. And imagine being so simple minded that you think that someone who is skeptical of Brent automatically likes Riley.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Not sure why you are always stuck on the employees part.
Contracts aren't always employee based.

I agree though, it should be what is owed but it should be worth more than that NIL package was due to the damages from leaving this late in the portal period

damages are hard to figure .. becasue we don't know who duke will get and what their record will be ..

and don't feel too bad for duke they tampered with him when he was at tulane before the portal opened to get him in the first place ..

 

[TopherB560]

Seeing the final AP poll, we ended up 13. Bama (9) and Michigan (21) are our only ranked wins. We lost to Ole Miss (3), Bama (9), and Texas (12). Tennessee and Mizzou only received a handful of votes.

I think one of the most important jobs of organizations and programs at the end of every season is to accurately assess where they stand. We had plenty of feel-good moments this season. The comeback at Tennessee after a terrible start to the game. Beating Michigan in prime time. Beating Auburn in a game that got a lot of attention because (a) Jackson Arnold and (b) people wrongly thought Auburn was good at the time. But when you actually look at the season, you have to also realize that we lost three of the four toughest games we played. We ended up with a much easier schedule than expected. And our final result (13th in the nation, with three losses) is not something that would have fired any of us up at any point in this century, if not for how bad the past three seasons had been.

Much progress from last year, to be sure. Much, much more to make before I feel like we are a real threat to win a national title. And on a related note, the first "way too early top 25" I read has us 9th, but specifically said that our run game remains a concern.

I'm sure I'll get flamed for being negative, but like I said, it was a major step in the right direction. The defense was better than I expected, special teams improved, and I thought Brent had fewer game management issues. I think the offense was only marginally better, and it worries me that our running back room is still a weakness and we have the same QB who played an entire season with bad vision and bad mechanics. If that makes me negative, so be it. But simply assuming continued progress is dangerous. People thought that two years ago and then 10-3 reverted back to 6-7. Next year is huge -- need to keep the upward trajectory and not slide back.

So with your running back room comment, I get it. X and Tory got hurt early and played hurt a majority of the season. Avant isn't coming in to be the guy, but he is better depth. I have watched Jonathan Hatton play and he looks the part of being a special player for OU as a true freshman next season. He's going to get a lot of work in the spring with X and Tory both recovering.