For those upset at Mike Gundy for going to Morgantown late and not traveling with the team, here's his explanation. Gundy was truthful and honest about what all he missed watching his son Gunnar play Friday night.
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These two had some epic
#Bedlam
battles over the years. Very classy gesture by Kelvin Sampson to go visit Eddie Sutton after Houston’s win over
#OKState
. Sampson even gave Sutton a kiss on the cheek as he said goodbye.
Not breaking any news here, but Russell Westbrook is so savage. Here's the origin of why he does the, "rock the baby" celebration from his appearance on The Tonight Show.
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How many P5 AD's would you see doing this? Pretty awesome stuff from Joe Castiglione to help out the OU Women's team who had just six players tonight.
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How classy is Iowa State coach Matt Campbell? He sought out Spencer Sanders during the field storming to tell him how excellent he played. He also helped him get out of the madness. Then took the time to good game Mike Gundy.
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Kelvin Sampson was extremely emotional talking about what Eddie Sutton has meant to him over the years. The respect Sampson has for Sutton is off the charts.
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Brendan Radley-Hiles (
@Bookie_44
) was all over the place in the Red-White game. He doesn't play like a freshman. Despite it being a spring game, you can tell he's going to be a player for the
#Sooners
.
If I'm Brent Venables and I get the OU job, I walk in to that first meeting with the team wearing all three of my national championship rings and simply say "trust me." I imagine that would make some dudes think about staying. Might have to recruit current players as much as new.
Strange moment after Texas’ win over the
#Sooners
. An OU fan yelled “Chris Beard you’re a traitor!” Beard almost left but returned to have a quick word with the fan.
Woj says on Sportcenter that Paul George became “comfortable” playing in OKC. Added he likes Sam Presti, Billy Donovan, and playing with Russell Westbrook. Woj says a year ago it was assured he was going to LA. Woj added, PG’s “thinking has changed” since then.
Billy Bowman says the
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defense is tired of being the reason why they haven’t gone to the next level. Co-DC Jay Valai adds that’s been the driving force for the defense this off-season.
Steven Adams says why he thought it was so important to represent OKC and ingrain himself in the community. He says he felt like it was a responsibility he owed it to the people.
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Austin Stogner is back in a
#Sooners
uniform after a year at South Carolina. Stogner says while he was gone he watched every OU game on TV. He says he wanted to come back because of his love for the university and because he didn’t want to wonder “what if” about his time at OU.
The Brent Venables era broke out a new way for the
#Sooners
to warm up. The team locks arms, walks toward the goal line, and then a RUF/NEK fires their shotgun to send the players to their position coach.
Mitchell Solomon thought he played his last game in GIA Monday night. He walked off the court to a rousing standing ovation. He was overcome with emotion during the alma mater. You can't say this NIT run doesn't mean the world to him.
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Russell Westbrook is hosting his annual WhyNot basketball camp in OKC. A Westbrook sneaker account (whynotfeatures) posted this Instagram story of Russ and Sam Presti talking today.
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Rattler was mobbed by his teammates after that touchdown pass. Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams among the first two to greet him. Along with Brian Asamoah and Jadon Haselwood.
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QB Dillon Gabriel was emotional when talking about the Bedlam win. He had a long embrace with teammates after he took the final knee. He called the journey tough, but is thrilled for his teammates.
Just witnessed Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby get shut down getting a bottled water out of a cooler by an Iowa State worker because he wasn’t a season ticket holder. She definitely didn’t know who he was.
If the
#Sooners
do in fact hire Brent Venables, it’s safe to say former players would embrace the move. I spoke to
@CurtisLofton50
days ago about him. He gave Venables a ton of credit for his pro success and his attention to detail on the field and in the film room.
How much of an impact has Brent Venables made on his players? RB Eric Gray & WR Theo Wease BOTH said they’re enjoying playing for a defensive minded head coach.
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If I am
#OKState
, I am big mad I had to play last night starting at midnight, especially given what happened tonight with games being pushed to tomorrow. If I'm the
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I am big mad I am not playing again tonight. Not the best look by the NCAA.
We caught up with former
#Sooners
star Dede Westbrook to get his thoughts on new OU coach Brent Venables. He says Coach Venables is anything but a typical head coach.
Came across some fantastic video of
@blakegriffin23
dating back to his days at OCS! He was built like he could've played in the league back then!
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BREAKING: Sources tell me Paycom has secured the naming rights to what was Chesapeake Energy Arena. I’m told an official announcement is expected this week.
Oklahoma’s
@GovStitt
pulls a mask up and says it’s “as easy as this to be able to watch OU and OSU stick it to the short horns on the football field in the fall.”
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I can’t believe it’s been five years since we lost you. It still doesn’t seem real. We all miss you like crazy. I truly still don’t know what to say. I’m thankful though that we have a lot of awesome memories of you to cherish!
@bbjsports
#OKState
fell short against Florida State 4-2 in the
#WCWS
.
@OSUcoachG
was very emotional talking about his girls and the season they had this year. He says they have a lot to be proud of.
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head coach Mike Gundy is ALL IN on an 8 team playoff. Says UCF should be in. Here’s his plan, but he says there is one hiccup the
#CFBPlayoff
committee could run into.
Steven Adams is an international treasure and needs to be treated as such. He had a fantastic profanity laced tirade at Patrick Patterson who popped into his press conference. Here's his "best of" from
#Thunder
Media Day.
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commit
@TheGavinFreeman
played in the
#OKPreps
All-State game and made one RIDICULOUS catch, plus put some other all-staters in the spin cycle.
OU cheerleader Kylie Fears got hit in the face by an Austin Kendall (
@A_Kendall11
) pass during the Red-White game Saturday. The good news is she's ok and had a good sense of humor about the whole situation. Kendall made sure to check in on her last night.
No one will ever wear number 11 again at Norman North!
@TheTraeYoung
had his jersey retired by the school, something he calls “crazy” and “unbelievable!”
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For
#OKState
, I can report the Cowboys have been very proactive about their next move conference wise. That includes possibly the Big 10. I'm told the Big 10 has been receptive and is looking into how a partnership could work. The AAU accreditation might not be a deal breaker.
The first thing that comes to mind with the
#Sooners
hiring Brent Venables is discipline. At the very least I feel like this program just got a lot more disciplined.
2023 4⭐️ Mustang ATH Jacobe Johnson committed to the
#Sooners
in front of basically the whole community at a scrimmage. Johnson details why he chose OU and the unique way he decided to make his announcement.
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Cool moment today,
#Sooners
WR
@Drake_stoops
became the first OU true freshman walk-on ever to record a reception in a season opening game. The crowd also gave him a cool ovation after he hauled in the pass.
Safe to say Spencer Rattler has the respect and admiration of his teammates. This is Rattler’s celebration after he threw a TD pass to Brian Darby. Celebrates with him and then gets absolutely mobbed by his teammates, including Caleb Willams.
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No doubt the
#Sooners
will miss the big play, deep threat ability of Marquise Brown (
@Primetime_jet
). Easy to see why most mock drafts have him going in the first round.
Mike Leach came back to Oklahoma in 2011 for a book signing. Leach was asked about his short time here and quickly complimented
#Sooners
and
#OKState
fans about their football knowledge.
There was a lot made of Trace Ford’s comments before Bedlam. It allowed for some good rivalry fuel, but after the game (during the field storm celebration) here’s Ford’s interactions with his
#OKState
guys. You can tell there’s a lot of love there from both sides. Just maybe not…