I hope so..supposedly he is worse than stoops. The sports animal guys had rumors on him Saturday that were not good but refused to speak on air.
Brother Stoops
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OU, unlike the the couch burners, has played good, and even great, defense in years past. The program has shown it's capable.
Surely LR understands that offense just puts @sses in the seats.
It's defense that wins championships.
If he doesn't, then perhaps what you say is correct sir. I wish you wouldn't say that out loud however. Very, very disconcerting.
My Horn friends, I want to thank you for your team finally allowing us to get rid of our DC. If we can get any sort of improvement on the defensive side of the ball, we can win out our schedule. In the off-season, I fully expect Riley to make a good DC hire. With Riley’s offense and a halfway consistently defense I like OU’s chances in most games imo.
Not to rain on your parade but Saban has a meltdown every game and completely loses it. It ok though because he’s getting results right? You guys getting upset at coaches for yelling and getting on players need to get a grip or go join the me too movement. You don’t like Stoops, cool, me neither but bringing up he yells at kids is lame.
Your current offense "hangs your defense out to dry." Your offense needs to be on the field longer, by design. The quick strike, turnover, or 3 and out is killing your D. Your defense is on the field 80%+ of the time. This is on Riley and his choice of offense. He's the sober Mike Leach.
45 is plenty to win every game. Our defense stops nothing. This is hopefully about to change
Looking like Lincoln Riley name is getting thrown around now for the dallas cowboys OC.....this could get interesting
I hope not. I want this to last until Sooners realize they have indeed turned into Texas Tech under Riley.
With Ruffin McNeil? The same Ruffin McNeil who was run out of TT because their defense was even worse that yours? Ruffin McNeal?
Plus they moved Diaco to coach....since OU had recruits at that game and then they fire the DC this is win win for us.
https://www.crimsonandcreammachine....eill-interim-dc-bob-diaco-outside-linebackers
https://www.theuconnblog.com/2017/9...a-uconn-huskies-former-head-coach-poopy-pants
First of all nobody rains on my parade. He's always had this "fiery" reputation. Well player attitudes have changed in the last 20 years. And in this case the OK player in question, Julius Wilson, yelled back at him and pointed at the field as if to say your adjustments suck coach. Big brother Bob jumped in and Wilson sat down the rest is the game. OK went on to lose 48/14. It was at the end of the season and it's no coincidence that MS was in the press box the following season. It's not some sort of me too stuff you're taking about. It's more of a trust and respect issue between players and coaches.
Just out of curiosity, if Lincoln were to leave, would Bob even contemplate coming back, ala Urban M.(albeit Urban came back to different school)?
Just wondering....
No way Lincoln leaves 4.8 million on the table to go be the OC with the Cowboys. That is a silly rumor.
That style of offense will never produce a good defense. They have to stay on the field the whole game.
I don't understand this comparison. I very much dislike Saban. He is an a-hole and I'm glad he didn't come to UT. Herman can be a little arrogant sometimes but he's not an a-hole and he's genuine
If the defense could get a few stops they could get more rest. We won’t have a Bama defense but good grief what we have now is an abomination. I think some of this bashing of our offense is wishful thinking. Sounds like some are really concerned that we may actually field a top 50-60 defense and then keep on winning conference championships with occasional playoff appearances.
LINCOLN RILEY - OKLAHOMA SOONERS
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Current role: Head coach
Projected role: Offensive coordinator/Head coach
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Few coaches, NFL or NCAA, command the respect Lincoln Riley does.
Having spent time significant time at Texas Tech and now owning the reins at Oklahoma, only three short hours away from the home of the Cowboys, he's quite familiar with the landscape. It also pays to note he spent two seasons as the Sooners' offensive coordinator and QB coach, and considering the current regression issues on Dak Prescott, the potential marriage becomes exceedingly attractive. Since taking over as head coach in Norman, OK, Riley has logged a 16-2 win-loss record and -- with the help of a developed Baker Mayfield -- took the eventual National Championship runner-up Georgia Bulldogs to the absolute limit in the Rose Bowl last season.
One of the more creative offensive minds around, the Sooners' have continually been a leviathan on that side of the ball, as evidenced by how they averaged 45.1 points per game in 2017 -- third-highest in the nation. They were also third-best in 2016 and 2015, landing at fourth-overall in 2014. If you're sensing a theme here, it's because it's staring you in the face. Joining the Cowboys would give Riley a chance to make an impact at the professional level, something he's not yet tried, and it's only an afternoon drive from home.
I'd be more comfortable starting him at OC, but if he pushed for the HC role, I wouldn't offer much resistance.
Just imagine him and Kris Richard together...
McNeil or Diaco is a stop gap from all I’ve read since I’m not going to be bragging about either one. I’m just glad Stoops is gone and if it screws us up somehow for the rest of the year, so be it, I’ll have hope for a better DC hire in the offseason
I truly don't understand whatever happened to the Stoops brothers philosophy on defense over the years. They used to be able to put the hurt on a Leach run offense or at least slow it down tremendously with aggressive 4 man Dline play disrupting the passer etc. Kind of baffling why they got away from that being a priority, at least that's my observation. Some are speculating that Riley may give the Iowa State DC a look at season's end. That would be heck of a hire if true, Imo.
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True, but
-statistically, OU has a much better offense
-Texas D dominated OU for 50 minutes of the game
That’s unlikely considering ou is going to lose to WVU and TT.
Dumb post. OU can put up 45 on anybody. We don't shoot ourselves in the foot with holding penalties in the fourth, they don't score that on us.
I read on HS that at half time, Stoops called out the defense by name and one starter got in a fight with Stoops that the team had to break up. They said 2 starters quit and walked out of the locker room and Riley had to run them down and bring them back.
Sounds like a lot of trouble up there......oh yeah, and OU sucks
Sounds like a lot of trouble up there......oh yeah, and OU sucks
