Posts posted by Bevo
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1 hour ago, William Bludworth said:
Gut your staff and start over on different position groups? If he keeps Flood it's all for naught.
Flood is a decent field coach. I wonder if a good portion of his problem is his lack of ability to convince Sark and Banks that he needs more NIL. His inability to recognize his interior line deficiencies is unforgivable, however. -
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33 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:
From Mateer's standpoint, if he stays another year, does it help him any at all on his draft stock?
Right now you are looking at Arch, Sayin, and Raiola. Then you have Sellers, Lagway, Maiva, Holestein and Carr.
Where would you place Mateer on this list? Does anyone think he can "improve" his stock with another year? He isn't going to completely retool his throwing motion in an offeseason going into his make or break season. He has already missed time due to a hand injury and with his play style, getting injured in a real possibility.
If I were advising, you go and don't look back. Not worth the risk to stay.
Yeah, that is the question. If he can get drafted and make more in the draft than through NIL then he should go this year. Next year, no matter how much he improves, he will not be one of the top 5 quarterbacks.
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30 minutes ago, Iceman said:
I would disagree that 6A doesn't have the best matchups possible today. IDGAF about Allen or any other teams' pedigrees. This is how the slate played out, and those are some badass matchups. That doesn't mean if a game doesn't end up 38-35, that it wasn't a great game. I disagree with a lot of that mindset coming from this thread in the past few days too.
Hell, before long we start slating the games just for TV audiences. Fuck that. The current system is great. Odd years, D-1 plays first. Even years, D II goes first. It works. Everyone knows what to expect.And finals are always in Dallas?
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7 hours ago, Chili dog said:
Atkinson is going to destroy Matard
NORMAN — Less than two hours after his first season at Oklahoma ended in the first round of the College Football Playoff, John Mateer was uncertain about what the future held.
The Sooners' starting quarterback said late Friday night that he does not yet know what his plans are for next season. The redshirt junior has a year of eligibility remaining and could return to Oklahoma for a second season, or he could declare for the NFL Draft in what's shaping up to be a potentially thin quarterback class.
"I really haven't thought about it yet," Mateer said after Oklahoma's 34-24 loss to Alabama. "I'm pretty sure I'll take some time and weigh all the options, and we'll see."
According to ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr., Mateer is the No. 4 quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft class, if he chooses to declare. Kiper has Mateer ranked behind Oregon's Dante Moore, Indiana's Fernando Mendoza (the reigning Heisman Trophy winner) and Alabama's Ty Simpson. Like Mateer, both Moore and Simpson have eligibility remaining and have not announced any intentions one way or another (both Alabama and Oregon are still competing in the College Football Playoff).
Underclassmen have until Jan. 14 to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft, so Mateer has 3 ½ weeks before he needs to make a decision on his future—though it would likely come sooner than that if he were to declare, since the transfer portal opens Jan. 2, and Oklahoma would likely need to explore available options if Mateer turns pro.
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3 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:
I'm personally shocked that a WR (ultimate prima donna position) who was told by everyone he was the greatest at 17 years old turned into a soft punk.
Yes, it will be interesting to see if he can turn it around. It's interesting looking at the top WR underclassmen - not a whole lot of exciting candidates. I might consider tampering KJ Duff into the portal. But, I assume we are looking at guys with world class speed over guys with size.
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3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:
They feel like they want more vodka to numb the despair inherent in living as a Russian in Russia.
That's it. It's the sum total of "existing in Russia." It's an evergreen principle as well.
This is somewhat true as well. When you are poor and hungry, you concern yourself more with your immediate needs and focus less on others including other Russians, the Russian government and most definitely Ukraine and Ukrainians.
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3 hours ago, Gatorubet said:
You have to wonder if most are behind the war, because most Russians would assume whatever answer they give is recorded by the state to their possible detriment.
But just like Newsmax or Fox, there are lots of people who simply believe whatever state run television tells them. There will always be a hard-core group who believes every lie that comes out out of the Kremlin. But I’m sure there are a ton of people who simply don’t want to be arrested or have their meager employment opportunities forever ruined with the wrong poll answer.
We get to boo and yell at our representatives in Townhall meetings. That gets you a jail cell in Russia. I have no earthly idea how you can get a sense with the Russian public truly feels.
I was speaking with a Russian from southern Russia not far from Ukraine, and she tells me that most of her family back in Russia most definitely believe the Russian State Media news regarding Ukraine. She says that attitude is more the norm than the exception. Unfortunately, I didn’t ask lots of questions because she was a patient, but I found it interesting. Brainwashing is real and without easy access to many other sources of information, the Russian news dominates. -
@lazygringo I was looking for more practiced eyes. Should we pool our Lockett and Ffrench NIL, let them walk, and sign Ryan Williams as our WR2?

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