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Chili dog

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  1. So is there any realistic chance we get Benjamin on the 2nd?
  2. And if there were a draft, that approach might make a little more sense. I will be shocked if this little experiment doesn’t set them back at least a decade.
  3. And does he think we don’t have an army of analysts who are also prioritizing our rankings rather than the recruiting services? Only difference is that our head coach actually gets to participate in (have control over) talent acquisition.
  4. The problem with this approach is that it assumes you can find equivalent 5* talent shopping in the bargain bin. I bet there aren’t many instances in which OU finds a 3* who’s just as good as a 4 or 5*. It’s more likely they’re having to settle for the best they can get with the limited funds they have.
  5. Sydney Carton sock confirmed.
  6. From former coworker and OU fan: “Here is my culmination of notes from Jim Nagy. Gabe Ikard and Teddy Lehman introduced Jim Nagy as he took a seat to a loud ovation from the crowd. Nagy spoke to the crowd for over an hour. He also personally spoke to several crowd members after the event (including me). Nagy confirmed a lot of what TFB has already been reporting, but he also gave a few interesting tidbits as well. I took notes and found the following things very interesting. – Nagy thanked his staff that works under him and explained what he oversees (basically everything within the football program). Some of his staff was highly coveted. – He mentioned that the setup with a GM, an evaluation staff, etc that OU is using mimics NFL organizations. He said OU is the ONLY university running this type of set up in CFB. He said it makes sense, considering players will be paid and there’s no getting around it. He did say he never planned on working for a college, but if he did, there was a short list of perennial powerhouse universities that he would have even considered. OU was one of them. – Nagy said his goal is to get OU national championships. – He explained the role of his staff. He said they are responsible for searching, finding, evaluating, and recruiting high school and portal players. He did mention he has had to adjust to watching high school tape as opposed to NFL prospects tape. – As TFB mentioned, he said his staff is strictly forbidden from using national recruiting services to find or evaluate players. He said they put in their own work with evaluations and use a uniform grading system, and they do not care or even know what star rating the players have (until later in the process, which I’ll hit on). He reiterated that everyone has to use this grading system and that it has been tested in the NFL and it works. He’s very confident with this evaluation process. – Nagy joked and said an unnamed position coach came up to him with a national recruiting service top 25 players for his position to try and help his staff out. He laughed and basically told the coach he didn’t need the list. – Nagy mentioned that the coaches were wasting time watching hours upon hours of film for recruits. He said they can now focus solely on COACHING. He said the film watching will be done by his staff and the players will be graded. He said coaches should coach, and this system takes a load off of the coaches. – Once the players are graded independently, he mentioned that his staff members need to all agree on the grading range. They present these players to the coaches, and the coaches can ask questions or review the player further. He said if the coach has any concerns, everyone (coaches and his staff) meets and they must be on board before moving forward with the recruit. He said if the coaches aren’t fully on board, the player will not be recruited because his staff will not force any players onto the coaching staff who they don’t buy into fully. – Nagy mentioned that they are working on the 2026 recruiting class right now. He mentioned how several recruits were asking for so much money that it was more than any current player on the roster is making. Nagy said he will not upset the culture and program by overpaying a player in this way. He said this 2026 group understands this was the last hurrah with non-capped money and tried to take advantage of it. – He said each staff member has a huge board or type of layout. It details each recruit’s life basically and instructs the staff member when they need to call, text, or check in with a recruit based on their individual needs. – He mentioned that this new generation of players tells everyone how much money they are making, and they compare it with each other, so it’s very important to not upset the culture. – On that same note he said he really loves the culture BV has built, and they are all family. He said he personally tries to connect with each recruit and their families. He said some recruits were on campus for an official visit and he had first met them on this visit since he was only recently hired. He said he wants the recruits to not only be able to reach out to the coaches if they have issues or concerns, but also to his staff. He wants the recruits and their families to feel comfortable with everything about OU. – Also as TFB has reported, Nagy mentioned that a few schools restructured and front loaded their players pay so they have more money now for 26 recruits with this revenue sharing. He said those schools will have more money to work with this go around, but assured the crowd that OU will still compete with them in recruiting, and he hinted that OU will be in a similar situation as these schools for the 2027 class. – He jokingly mentioned how an unnamed recruit jumped up in the rankings when he committed to OU as he spoke of national recruiting services. – He mentioned that Revenue sharing is what the players are getting and the biggest issue (not NIL). He said revenue sharing with the cap is the future of college football and all teams will work with the process. – He mentioned that OU will flip some recruits in the fall and he truly believes this season will be very successful. He hinted that they are recruiting some committed players now. – Nagy said that once a recruit is more or less serious about coming to OU, a price range is determined. He said that at that time, the player leverages their pay by using the national star ranking system. So he said, even though his staff doesn’t care if a guy is a consensus 4 or 5 star during evaluations, they are fair and understand that the player will and should be compensated appropriately if he is a 4 or 5 star recruit by the recruiting services. – He mentioned the biggest positive about his own staff using a trusted grading system and evaluating their own prospects is, it can allow the revenue money to be used more efficiently. He specifically said if they evaluate and grade a 5-star and a 3-star recruit the same (he said if both recruits grade out as a starter or all-conference potential for example)….why pay a massive amount more for the 5-star when his grade is the same as the 3-star? He went on to say that’s how much he trusts his grading system. He said OU won’t compete with ”Miami or Texas A&M ” for a listed 5-star when OU values the 3-star just as much (or more in some cases) at the same position. He said OU would rather go get the 3-star player because he thinks OU will get the same quality of player for a better bargain. – Nagy said he holds his staff accountable. He reiterated the fact that he will find good players for the coaches and he takes all responsibility if a player doesn’t work out. He told the coaches don’t worry about recruits and stars, he’s gonna get them the players they need.” These fucking guys…
  7. OU’s biggest strength may be their interior DL, and it may even be the best in the league. My point in posting it was just to say I hope it gives them hope. I get the sense they’re becoming optimistic, and I’m here for it.
  8. Drink that Kool-aid, bitches. Suck it down.
  9. The quest for new lows on this board has always been intense and competitive, but it seems we are in the golden age of dog shit thread derailments.
  10. Lexington is awesome. I love the Keenland track. I’ve been in both fall and spring. Pretty reasonable drink prices. Plus the bourbon trail is right there. I’d send a kid there for sure.
  11. They do. So does LSU. So does Kentucky, of all places.
  12. I got his autograph when I was a kid and they did their training camp in San Antonio. He signed my hat, but he didn’t look happy about it.
  13. Not recently enough. They’ll get theirs, but it will be more over rated guys who couldn’t pass scouting muster at real schools.
  14. The frustrating thing about rivalries is that it doesn’t always take two to tango. You just need one fanbase of degenerates to decide to hate you and you’re kinda stuck, especially if the series ends up determining conference and national championships. So yeah, fuck Georgia. I didn’t come into this conference wanting to hate them. They gave me no option.
  15. Two to 20, sounds like. I’m sure Kirby will hold his spot, being the culture fit he is.
  16. Georgia fan: Kirby is all about maintaining culture! Also Georgia fan: Why. The. Literal. F. Can we not stay out of trouble?
  17. Sorry to make this racial, but you just can’t trust the Irish.
  18. Says the guy immersed in South Texas high school football.
  19. You’re an insightful poster, and you make a lot of good points. At least I always find myself thinking that after the first two or three hours into reading one of your posts.
  20. Relax, don’t force it. You’re gonna blow out your o-ring, drop a lung!
  21. I really hope BV can scratch out 8 wins and keep his job.
  22. Meh, regardless of the win/loss history between us, their fans are entitled pussies. Fuck em.
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