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  2. Buck: Simmons, Zina, Spence, Orogbo Jack: Burke, Vasek, Jackson, Terry.
  3. I can hear the ringing sound right now.
  4. For better or worse I've fallen into the role of financial sounding board for several family members and I'm seeing this play out too - both sides of the coin. One giving with the only requirement being that the recipients then spend time with her to tell her all about the food they ate, the trip they took or the experience they had. She's enjoying her money vicariously through the while she can. Another is squeezing her dollars so tightly that the ink is oozing out of her fingers. Both have the same general amount of assets. Guess which one is happier day to day?
  5. So…. It just means more?
  6. What is this salty discharge?
  7. Intriguing New Coordinators: 29-year-old Ben Arbuckle has the weight of Oklahoma on his shoulders By Zach Barnett Jul 30, 2025 • 12:48 pm They say history doesn't repeat, it rhymes. In Norman, Okla., it rhymes with a Panhandle twang. In 2015, Bob Stoops was coming off his worst season as Oklahoma's head coach. The Sooners, who'd won five Big 12 titles in the previous eight seasons, tied for fourth in the conference and were hammered by Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl. Needing a reboot, Stoops fired a member of the 2000 national title team, Josh Heupel, and brought in 31-year-old Lincoln Riley, a Muleshoe, Texas, native, to reinvigorate the offense. Riley's offense was a perfect fit for Baker Mayfield, a fellow Texan who was overlooked in the recruiting process due to his 6-foot-flat-on-a-good-day stature, but who played like he was 6-foot-5. Together, they reinvigorated not only the Sooner offense but the entire program; OU ripped off six consecutive Big 12 titles and made the College Football Playoff four in the next five years. A decade later, Brent Venables is now coming off his worst season as Oklahoma's head coach. The Sooners, who have not won their conference in four years, tied for 13th in their maiden voyage in the SEC and lost to Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl. Needing a reboot, Venables fired a member of the 2000 national title team, Seth Littrell, and brought in 30-year-old Ben Arbuckle, a Canadian, Texas, native, to reinvigorate the offense. Arbuckle's offense is a perfect fit for John Mateer, a fellow Texan who was overlooked in the recruiting process due to his 6-foot-flat-on-a-good-day stature, but who plays like he is 6-foot-5. We've now arrived at the point where Venables, Arbuckle and Mateer stop striding step for step in Stoops, Riley and Mayfield's Nike tracks and break off to their own path. The SEC of 2025 is not the Big 12 of 2015. No one expects OU to rip off six consecutive championships in the It Just Means More Conference. But though the path is steeper and the bar lower, the consequences of not achieving the objective are going to be far greater for Venables, and in turn for his new offensive coordinator. Venables is 22-17 in three seasons, and 12-14 in conference play. OU has finished under .500 twice in three years for the first time since the late 1990s, which was so long ago it might as well be the 1890s. Meanwhile, Oklahoma has hired Randall Stephenson to oversee the football program and Jim Nagy to oversee the roster. AD Joe Castiglione is retiring, and Stephenson is running the search for his replacement. In short, there's a new sheriff in town, and another sub-.500 season will see Venables and his staff out of jobs. The good news is, Arbuckle doesn't have to be a miracle worker to keep everyone employed. The 2024 Sooner offense was a special kind of dysfunctional: historic injuries at the wide receiver position, constant shuffling on the O-line, the wrong quarterback for the scheme, the wrong scheme for the quarterback, and just a whole lot of wrong place, wrong time. Average, replacement-level improvement is probably enough. What does that look like? Let's start here: in 2024, Oklahoma finished 124th nationally in yards per play (4.81), 97th in scoring (24.0 ppg), and its starting quarterback Jackson Arnold ranked 95th in quarterback rating (124.78). Meanwhile, at Washington State, Arbuckle's offense recorded 6.62 yards per play (10th nationally) and 36.6 points a game (sixth), and Mateer's 164.09 rating places him behind only Duke's Darian Mensah for the highest-rated returning quarterback in college football. If 2025 OU simply splits the difference between 2024 OU and 2024 Wazzu, we're talking about an offense that averages around 5.6 yards per play and 30 points a game. Combine that with a defense that should comfortably rank within the top 15 nationally, you're easily within the 8-win threshold that Venables needs to return in 2026. But what if Arbuckle's new offense is better than average? Mateer put up 3,965 total yards and 44 touchdowns in 12 games last season. Transfer running back Jaydn Ott ran for 1,315 yards and 12 touchdowns at Cal in 2023, his last healthy season. At receiver... it almost doesn't even matter. Oklahoma played chunks of last season with its top five wideouts unable to dress; that simply isn't happening again. Average would be an upgrade. At media day on Wednesday, Arbuckle praised a different position group. “The offensive line watched more film this summer than probably any other position group. I’m excited about that group heading into fall camp.” If the new ingredients in crimson and cream mix decently well, Oklahoma will be a top 25 team at minimum. If they mix perfectly? It really might be 2015 all over again.
  8. Zina is at Buck edge? That’s a very crowded room. Simmons, Spence, Vasek, Zina, Jackson, Terry (part time).
  9. I haven’t seen it and it’s disturbing. Seems there would be some funny shit posted if they were to meet.
  10. I really think General Lucas fucked up during the Anzio invasion by being too cautious. Led to a lot more casualties
  11. And they are kind of assholish.
  12. Chelsea sign CB Hato from Ajax. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45859946/jorrell-hato-chelsea-sign-highly-rated-ajax-defender
  13. I was in high school when this happened. Luckily I was 18 or my mother would have locked me in my room until the murderer was found.
  14. My son tried that with the rib once.....
  15. Boo! He dropped an easy pass on fourth and goal against LSU and his fumble cost us the TCU game in 2020. Then he ran off to USC thinking he would be better because he thought they were a better program than Texas and they ended up going 4–8 that season.
  16. IT from behind a tackle sledge:
  17. I found this interesting... Stop them before they Democrat again
  18. JOBY hit $20 this morning. Paper hands me had grabbed a 70% profit back when it jumped- and did not hang in long enough to enjoy what may be a sweeter ride ahead. I kept 300 shares just so every time I check my Fidelity account it reminds me that I have no idea what I’m doing.
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  20. So....when he pees would it be considered diarrhea?
  21. https://footballscoop.com/2025/07/30/arizona-state-wants-to-bring-the-pga-tours-rowdiest-scene-to-its-football-tailgates-
  22. Seen today… It will be wonderful, you’ll see!!
  23. This is exactly what I am talking about. We all know the Duke offense was the worst unit on the field for Duke. We know the offense struggled. We know the Duke coaches brought in someone to upgrade the QB position in the portal. Despite all of that, you argue he did his job. As the saying goes "Do not let the facts get in the way of truth".
  24. I've said it multiple times on this thread, Ewers was an outstanding QB when he was healthy. Unfortunately, I don't think he ever was ever completely healthy after getting planted by Dallas Turner at DKR. If he was, I think that hit was in the back of his mind the entire time he played at Texas. That's the biggest knock on him -- he's not an overly big guy and he has a tendency to get injured. When/if healthy, I think he can be a NFL quarterback.
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