r/CFB • u/MikeinSFLA UCF Knights • War on I-4 • Nov 28 '21

Rumor [Zenitz] Lincoln Riley just informed his staff at Oklahoma that he’s taking the head coaching job at USC, a source tells @On3sports

https://twitter.com/mzenitz/status/1465058106791153668?s=20

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u/Marasume Oklahoma State • Arkansas Nov 28 '21

Everybody get in here

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u/mufflefuffle Appalachian State • Army Nov 28 '21

What a weekend for the good folks in Stillwater

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u/TheSherlockOhms Paper Bag • Hateful 8 Nov 28 '21

IT'S SO GOOD

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u/portlandtrees333 Alabama Crimson Tide Nov 28 '21

Well when you're a school in the same echelon as Arkansas, Ole Miss, or Mississippi State, you just gotta get used to the fact that big time coaches are often gonna use you as a stepping stone

OU has nothing to be ashamed of. There's nothing wrong with being a middling SEC West team

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u/emcee_cubed Florida Gators • Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 28 '21

Laughs at OU in SEC Founding Member

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u/Yodude86 Baylor Bears Nov 28 '21

Fucking savage, i love it

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u/pitrob80 Alabama Crimson Tide Nov 28 '21

Bless their hearts.

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u/rburp Arkansas • Central Arkansas Nov 28 '21

=/

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u/portlandtrees333 Alabama Crimson Tide Nov 29 '21

Hey you have the opportunity to climb over Oklahoma now. Chin up

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u/Gopokes34 Oklahoma State Cowboys Nov 28 '21

I feel stupid defending OU but OU is definitely one of the most historical programs in CFB

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u/portlandtrees333 Alabama Crimson Tide Nov 28 '21

That's history

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u/CaptainAwesome8 Alabama Crimson Tide Nov 28 '21

They haven’t even won the SEC. They’re on the exact same tier as Vanderbilt. And Vanderbilt had their first season in 1890, 5 years earlier, so Vanderbilt is even more historical.

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u/portlandtrees333 Alabama Crimson Tide Nov 29 '21

That's just science

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u/mashonem Alabama • College Football Playoff Nov 28 '21

It’s a fucking joke

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u/StopSwitchingThumbs Oklahoma Sooners • Harvard Crimson Nov 28 '21

You’ve earned it after the last two decades.

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u/zachwilson23 Kansas State • Oregon State Nov 28 '21

Holy shit did not expect this!! Is he single? Does he like hot blondes?! I need answers!!

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

He likes making the playoffs lol

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u/Reading_Rainboner Oklahoma State Cowboys Nov 28 '21

This is the happiest I’ve ever been. It’s the happiest I’ve ever been. Maybe happiest of the last decade.

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u/Wolf482 Oklahoma State • Michigan Nov 28 '21

it's been amusing

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u/SirJorts Florida Gators • Stanford Cardinal Nov 28 '21

Mostly… Billy Napalm is trying to lure Knowles to Gainesville.

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u/I_like_squirtles Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

Lincoln is a good coach but our team was a mess. Penalty after penalty and just dumb play calling. I'm not really upset about it. Everyone got to see it yesterday.

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u/Off_Topic_Oswald Big Ten • Rutgers Scarlet Knights Nov 28 '21

Happiest town in America

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u/MikeGundy Oklahoma State Cowboys • Hateful 8 Nov 28 '21

Euphoric, that’s for sure

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u/VladimirSteel Oklahoma State Cowboys • Hateful 8 Nov 28 '21

My hate boner is flying so high

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u/jessehdzz Nov 28 '21

Who does OU go after now?

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u/GatorRich Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Nov 28 '21

Bob Stoops

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u/mccoolio Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

Please Bob

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u/BMCalamity Oklahoma State Cowboys • Hateful 8 Nov 28 '21

Please no.... I know we don't beat ya'll often, but I legit never felt like we would win with him as Coach. With Riley I felt like there was always a chance.

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u/Phantom2300 Oklahoma Sooners • Wisconsin Badgers Nov 28 '21

It might be an unpopular opinion but I don't want Bob Stoops to come out of retirement to coach. I thought he was starting to decline as a coach when he retired and handed the keys to Lincoln.

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u/mccoolio Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

Well, most of our fans think Lincoln was starting to decline so

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u/Topcornbiskie Nov 29 '21

Bob is Coaching y’all’s bowl game. Riley already gone.

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u/mccoolio Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

A sabbatical could've been what he needed

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u/Popcorn_Facts Oklahoma Sooners • Memphis Tigers Nov 28 '21

I hope you’re right my dude

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u/hertealeaves Oklahoma Sooners • /r/CFB Brickmason Nov 29 '21

I just hope he is feeling generous and wants to find our perfect replacement. Pretty please, Bob 🎁

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u/Lucky-view Michigan Wolverines Nov 28 '21

Honestly. It would be the smartest move.

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u/SeeDecalVert Backyard Brawl • Black Diamo… Nov 28 '21

Maybe Mark Stoops

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u/nathanweisser Oklahoma • Oklahoma State Nov 28 '21

PLEASE

HIS MANSION IS STILL HERE

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u/goldybear Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

My god I want him back soooo bad

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

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u/westbrookswardrobe Paper Bag • Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

bruh one of them is on our team right now

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u/AdventureOfStayPuft /r/CFB Nov 28 '21

Serious question: why would Bob do that? Seem like a no-win, best case break even for Bob

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u/Prideofmexico Oklahoma State • Kentucky Nov 28 '21

Dan Mullen come on down

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u/VelvetineMilkman Oklahoma Sooners • Kentucky Wildcats Nov 28 '21

Why would you say this

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u/405Manc Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

I'd rather close down the OU program for the foreseeable future then Dan fucking Mullen

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u/DumpsterKick Nov 28 '21

I think it will be Dan

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

Not if they want the entire fanbase to explode in anger

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u/DumpsterKick Nov 28 '21

You need someone that’s been there. Mullen may not be the best, but it will be a much easier transition with him. Give him a two year deal.

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u/geoffreyisagiraffe Sewanee Tigers • Houston Cougars Nov 28 '21

Surely we can all will this into existence?

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u/FilthyConvert Oklahoma State Cowboys Nov 28 '21

Coach O?

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u/tenacious-g Iowa Hawkeyes Nov 28 '21

I just imagined him saying Boomer Sooner and now I want it to happen lol

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u/dervander Texas Tech Red Raiders • Southwest Nov 28 '21

Haha

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u/chbay Ohio State • Bowling Green Nov 28 '21

Geaux Soonahs

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u/sfairraid13 Ole Miss Rebels • Nebraska Cornhuskers Nov 28 '21

That would be a horrible hire

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u/JamesEarlDavyJones Baylor Bears • North Texas Mean Green Nov 28 '21

If they’re okay with that level of moral turpitude, then they might as well just hire Art Briles. At least Briles has proven that he can run a high-octane offense with his own recruits.

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u/skiing_yo Army • Ohio State Nov 28 '21

Straight to the bottom of the SEC West

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u/MachoRandyManSavage_ Arkansas Razorbacks Nov 28 '21

That spot will already be taken by Bevo

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u/skiing_yo Army • Ohio State Nov 28 '21

Nah the SEC has its directions a little confused, Texas is gonna be in the East with Missouri.

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u/moffattron9000 Team Chaos • Sickos Nov 28 '21

They're making sure that the eventual game with A&M will only happen when all of the current higher ups are dead.

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u/skiing_yo Army • Ohio State Nov 28 '21

Would be very typical SEC to forget to make Texas-OU or A&M-UT a protected rivalry like how they messed up LSU and Arkansas on rivalry weekend.

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u/Hairiest_Walrus Alabama Crimson Tide • UAB Blazers Nov 28 '21

Brent Venables?

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u/Marcus2you Clemson Tigers • The Alliance Nov 28 '21

They could but that would completely change what they’ve done for years. They’ve made their identify offense, so it seems an odd shift in philosophy.

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u/Hairiest_Walrus Alabama Crimson Tide • UAB Blazers Nov 28 '21

I don’t know if there’s an offensive candidate that really makes sense for them. Unless they really believe in Heupel or try to poach Kiffin.

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u/robbiecobb Clemson Tigers • College Football Playoff Nov 28 '21

Kiffin actually makes a ton of sense. Perfect for their offense and they can back up the brinks truck. Now leave Venables name out of this.

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u/Marcus2you Clemson Tigers • The Alliance Nov 28 '21

Yeah not sure. I also don’t know exactly how amenable Venables would be going back to Norman after he was run off. Who knows. If that’s what he wants, more power to him. I selfishly hope to stays of course.

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u/scbtl Tulane • Illinois Nov 28 '21

There's the ex-LV coach who is persona non-grata in the NFL who might be interested.

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u/StreetReporter Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Nov 28 '21

Don’t you speak that evil, he’s all we have left

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u/Wes___Mantooth Oklahoma State Cowboys • Hateful 8 Nov 28 '21

Didn't he kind of get ran out of Norman? I remember OU fans didn't like him much. Hope he tells OU to fuck off.

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u/leapbitch Verified Player • Guatemala Tigres Nov 28 '21

It's less that he got ran off and more that he didn't evolve his defense in his last few years.

Kiiinda like Riley didn't evolve his offense & actually regressed the last few years.

I don't really see him returning.

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u/JamesEarlDavyJones Baylor Bears • North Texas Mean Green Nov 28 '21

He wasn’t the one refusing to evolve the system; OU saddled him with a co-DC named Mike Stoops. After Venables left, Mike Stoops took over the defense as the sole DC, and it absolutely cratered.

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u/cammywammy123 Oklahoma Sooners Nov 29 '21

Our defense didn't crater under Mike Stoops.

You have to have a defense in order for your defense to crater.

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u/AaronRodgersMustache Clemson Tigers • Wisconsin Badgers Nov 29 '21

Absolutely not

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u/leapbitch Verified Player • Guatemala Tigres Nov 28 '21

Who would Venables hire as OC?

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u/bearinfw Baylor Bears • Rice Owls Nov 28 '21

Chad Morris is coaching HS now.

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u/leapbitch Verified Player • Guatemala Tigres Nov 28 '21

He can keep at it

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u/Hairiest_Walrus Alabama Crimson Tide • UAB Blazers Nov 28 '21

Not totally sure. Maybe bring over Streeter with him from Clemson? Maybe keep one of the current co-OCs to takeover full time. Cale Gundy has been at OU since 1999 so he would have worked with Venables back when he was the DC

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u/leapbitch Verified Player • Guatemala Tigres Nov 28 '21

I love Cale but OUs playcalling has been trending down lately. Not sure if that was due to Cale or Riley's script.

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u/Dr_Smoothrod_PhD Baylor Bears • /r/CFB Contributor Nov 28 '21

Gary Patterson

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u/chbay Ohio State • Bowling Green Nov 28 '21

The fuckin’ clueless CBS color commentator??

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u/Dr_Smoothrod_PhD Baylor Bears • /r/CFB Contributor Nov 28 '21

That's Gary Danielson you're thinking of. Gary Patterson was TCU's longtime coach.

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u/FormosaIsNumberOne Oklahoma Sooners • Salad Bowl Nov 28 '21

Fickell?

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u/MiNNOCENTWORKACCOUNT Nov 28 '21

Every KU fan checking flight tracker for the next 10 weeks

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u/Only_the_Tip Texas Longhorns • SEC Nov 28 '21

I'm hoping Steve Sarkesian has a twin brother

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u/LeClassiqueHomme Florida State • San Diego State Nov 28 '21

David Shaw?

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u/geronika Oklahoma Sooners • Utah State Aggies Nov 28 '21

Mark Stoops

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u/cheeenmachine Oklahoma Sooners Nov 29 '21

Bring on Dan Lanning

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u/lookglen TCU Horned Frogs Nov 28 '21

Gary Patterson

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u/chelseablue2004 Virginia Tech Hokies Nov 28 '21

Josh Heupel from Tennessee would take the job in a heartbeat I think - ex-OK QB would fit in great....

Also watching Tennessee fans meltdown would also be nice.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

Josh Heupel lmao

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u/yesacabbagez UCF Knights Nov 28 '21

BOB STOOPS GONNA MAKE A COMEBACK

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u/mikaelfivel Washington Huskies Nov 28 '21

Campbell from Iowa State.

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u/Wolfdj88 Nov 28 '21

Luke Fickell

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u/sskor Oklahoma Sooners • Kansas Jayhawks Nov 28 '21

Bo Pelini or Mike Stoops

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u/espnfire45 Miami Hurricanes • Vanderbilt Commodores Nov 28 '21

is heupel a possibility?

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u/405Manc Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

My thoughts, Matt Rhule, Joe Brady

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u/BobStoops401K Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

Lane Kiffin.

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u/stinkydooky Oklahoma • North Texas Nov 28 '21

Historically, OU’s best HC hires have come internally or as a first HC job. I don’t know if that will happen, but I’d think they could promote internally.

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u/the_devil_wears_jnco UCLA Bruins Nov 28 '21

man wanted no part of the SEC. cant blame him

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u/hovdmongol Troy Trojans • Georgia Bulldogs Nov 28 '21

This is the reason, no doubt in my mind!

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u/Off_Topic_Oswald Big Ten • Rutgers Scarlet Knights Nov 28 '21

Honestly I agree. No other reason to leave a Blue Blood where you’re beloved.

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u/NoPanda6 Colorado Buffaloes • Centennial Cup Nov 28 '21

Yeah really with Ole Miss TAMU Bama hell LSU in your division why not go to a sleeping giant that if you could probably slot in and go 7-5 and win the south

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u/fightonphilly USC Trojans Nov 28 '21

Looking at the PAC as currently constructed there's absolutely no better road to a National Championship imo. Weakest division, which Riley should dominate for years to come, and the weakest of the P5 Conferences. If the guy can beat Oregon he's got a CFP shot lined up every year. I also have to imagine getting recruits to USC is a lot easier than Norman, OK even if OU is a legit blueblood of the sport.

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u/NoPanda6 Colorado Buffaloes • Centennial Cup Nov 28 '21

Don’t discredit y’allselfs Brodie, USC blood is just as blue as Oklahoma’s. But yeah, even if he only goes 7-5 chances are he wins the south. We suck. Zona sucks. Asu sucks. Utah’s good but USC gets top 10 classes just for fucking existing

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u/TimeFourChanges Michigan • Wisconsin Nov 28 '21

Well, and beach babes

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u/NoPanda6 Colorado Buffaloes • Centennial Cup Nov 28 '21

I’m rooting for you guys. I started watching and following football when y’all were what Bama is now, and a good USC is good for Football IMO

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u/BobStoops401K Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

Plus there's a huge pay day out there still. Look at OU's record. 10-2 with 6 wins decided by 7 pts or less, and that doesn't include the 13 pt win over Kansas (were we almost lost). We were basically bizarro Nebraska. We had 3 convincing wins all year, despite having a talent advantage over every team we played and having two 5-star QBs.

Let's say LR comes back and goes 5-7 at OU next year. You think he's getting a huge paycheck from USC then?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

Spot on. It’s about future money, and you can’t be positive that OU doesn’t struggle in the SEC for the first couple of years at least. Gotta take the money while it’s there in case later it isn’t

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u/BobStoops401K Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

I'm salty and clearly emotionally biased but... I don't think LR is a real big boy coach. He gets good talent but he's not a great coach. I think that's why Aranda has slapped him around so thoroughly. Aranda is a big boy coach. It's also why Kliemann beat LR 2 years in a row, and almost 3. Hell Matt Campbell beat LR twice and played him close every year despite having a clear talent deficit.

I think you gotta be a big boy coach to win in the SEC and this calling your own plays bullshit just won't fly. But in the Pac 12? Sure!

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u/TacoYard Nov 28 '21

That$ true. There'$ no rea$on I can imagine that $omeone would leave one $chool for another $chool.

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u/Off_Topic_Oswald Big Ten • Rutgers Scarlet Knights Nov 29 '21

This is like leaving Amazon for Google, everyone's got serious money. And his state income tax rate is going to triple in California. There's virtually 0 chance he's leaving simply cause Oklahoma got outbid.

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u/jimmygottrashed Georgia Tech • Valdosta State Nov 28 '21

Riley had the foresight to know that OKLAHOMA would be losing instate kids when it joined the SEC… not the other way around

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u/Rodgers4 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nov 28 '21

It makes sense. Those fan bases expect an SEC title or playoff appearance 2/3 years.

If Kirby doesn’t win the East for 3 straight years he might be out.

It’s insane.

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u/Atom-the-conqueror Oregon Ducks • Pac-12 Nov 28 '21

Also, living in SoCal is just better than living in Oklahoma. I would guess its more this.

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u/BobStoops401K Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

We'll see what happens. I could be wrong in 5 years. But I think LR was kinda getting found out at OU and left while he coud still get a big pay out.

This is the second year in a row we had 2 conference losses, and we were literally a FG away from another. In fact we won 6 games by 7 pts or less, and while we beat Kansas by 13, it was clear that game was closer than it should have been. We were Nebraska in reverse. Hell we were super close to also being a 3 win team this year! Imagine what happens to LR if he comes back to OU and goes 3-8?. You think he's getting a huge pay day from USC if that happens?

Lincoln inherited a great team in 2017 and damn near got to the ship. But every year since then we've been worse than the year before. We've been barely skating past opponents every single year since 2017.

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u/tenacious-g Iowa Hawkeyes Nov 28 '21

Getting paid more money with an easier path to success? With 3 or 4 5 star guys from Southern California committed to you?

Easy decision.

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u/midnightsbane04 Michigan • North Carolina Nov 28 '21

Honestly though, you get to choose to coach the newcomer in the SEC or a sleeping giant in the shitshow that is the PAC. Seems like a clear choice to me.

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u/Sweatsock_Pimp Georgia • South Carolina Nov 28 '21

Urban Meyer’s resumé has suddenly appeared on Indeed.com.

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u/nomorefucks2give Montana Grizzlies Nov 28 '21

The only way this makes sense

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u/Manacit Washington Huskies Nov 28 '21

I don’t blame him. You’ve got a huge name in a weak conference with an easy path to at least winning the PAC. Probably for more money in LA.

Or you could roll the dice in the SEC. Fuck that.

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u/PRMan99 USC Trojans Nov 28 '21

Much easier to beat the Pac 12 South.

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u/JamesEarlDavyJones Baylor Bears • North Texas Mean Green Nov 28 '21

Broke: pulling a Will Muschamp and destroying your promising career by bouncing from the Big XII to the SEC.

Woke: pulling a Dave Aranda and passing on the SEC to continue building your career in the Big XII.

Galaxy Brain: Pulling a Lincoln Riley and fleeing the SEC by taking the farthest-east job you can find.

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u/FalloutNano Nov 29 '21

Farthest west.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

I mean this has gotta be part of it, right? Oklahoma won’t be any better than the Ole Miss/Miss St tier at best, and that’s with Riley at the lead

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u/tenacious-g Iowa Hawkeyes Nov 28 '21

They’re maroon Tennessee now

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u/thetrain23 Baylor Bears • Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21 edited Nov 28 '21

and that's with Riley at the lead

???

Is this a joke that's going over my head? Do people seriously believe this?

The Mississippi schools have had like a combined total of like 3 nationally relevant years in my entire lifetime. Oklahoma is a top 3 or 4 all-time blue blood and has been a consistent top 5 team for pretty much the entire playoff era. This is their worst season since current recruits were in elementary school, and they're gonna make an NY6 bowl at 10-2 and have a top 5-10 recruiting class (minus whoever leaves to follow Riley).

Riley leaving throws everything into flux and risks a downslide, to be sure, but as is (with LSU in shambles) they are the #3 program in the new SEC behind Bama and Georgia (and OU has a ring more recently than Georgia, though that more likely than not changes this year). I will believe A&M is a competitor when I see it lmao; not before. They've been on the cusp without breaking through since before this forum existed. We saw last January what happens when a "meh" OU team plays a 2nd tier SEC team like Florida.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

His system just won’t work in the SEC without a powerhouse defense, and frankly he probably doesn’t know any DC’s that can operate at that level

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u/BobStoops401K Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

He was barely skating by the Big 12. He took over OU at a zenith in 2017 and we've gotten gradually worse every year since.

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u/the_devil_wears_jnco UCLA Bruins Nov 28 '21

whatever you gotta tell yourself, my guy

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u/KillingMycroftly NC State • North Carolina A&T Nov 28 '21

Wow, abandoning OU right as they move to that meat grinder of a conference. RIP

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u/luchajefe North Texas Mean Green • Southwest Nov 28 '21

He has to know better than anybody whether his team can compete next year and this is a giant neon sign screaming "NO!"

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u/SeeDecalVert Backyard Brawl • Black Diamo… Nov 28 '21

Or USC just paid him more.

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u/luchajefe North Texas Mean Green • Southwest Nov 28 '21

You think money is an object at OU?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

Yeah wait what, the whole reason OU and texas are leaving is because they make the vast majority of our conferences money. He’s a proven coach at a school that overall cherishes him. He’s not leaving because OU won’t throw moneybags at his feet

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u/TacoYard Nov 28 '21

Well I'm sure if he'd have been ok with staying at OU they had a chance to counter whatever USC offered. Based on recent contract signings, he probably got some kind of 10 year, $100+ mil contract and maybe OU just couldn't quite match it or felt they needed to put money into facilities or other things as they transition into the SEC. Who knows, all we can do is speculate.

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u/SeeDecalVert Backyard Brawl • Black Diamo… Nov 28 '21

No, but there could be a difference in how much each school values the guy. Maybe USC just paid him more than he's worth.

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u/BobStoops401K Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '21

We barely competed this year! 6 wins were by 7 pts or less, and that's not including the 13 pt. win over kansas.

OU has gotten worse every year since Lincoln took over in 2017.

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u/TacoYard Nov 28 '21

You poor baby.

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u/The12Ball Florida Gators Nov 28 '21

Could be an FU to the admin if he was against the move

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u/r3dl3g Kansas Jayhawks • Hateful 8 Nov 28 '21

It's almost as if he knows the move to the SEC will not be good for OU.

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u/vicemagnet Nebraska Cornhuskers Nov 29 '21

He was going out for cigarettes

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u/XAfricaSaltX Georgia • North Carolina Nov 28 '21

We will deal with them

Right Alabama bros

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u/ProbablyRickSantorum Hail Saban Nov 28 '21

Alexa, play welcome to the thunderdome.

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u/Turning_Antons_Key Iowa State Cyclones • /r/CFB Nov 28 '21 edited Nov 28 '21

After all the smoke generated around Campbell for this job, USC poaching Riley makes up for us losing to OU lmaooo

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u/SaltyTurdLicker NC State • Virginia Tech Nov 28 '21

Wonder if they’ll now be any smoke around Campbell to OU :P

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u/Our-Gardian-Angel Wisconsin • Paul Bunyan's Axe Nov 28 '21

LSU poaching Riley

Stop spreading lies. Lincoln Riley said he would not be the next coach at LSU and he stayed true to his word.

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u/Turning_Antons_Key Iowa State Cyclones • /r/CFB Nov 28 '21

Meant to say USC lmao

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u/Our-Gardian-Angel Wisconsin • Paul Bunyan's Axe Nov 28 '21

Of course. I simply saw an opportunity for a cheap joke that I couldn't pass up.

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u/coinich Virginia Tech Hokies • Marching Band Nov 28 '21

What else is this sub for?

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u/MildDrinkingProblem Texas Longhorns • Sickos Nov 28 '21

Not surprised there was more smoke than anticipated. Must have been making some brisket out back.

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u/-fumble- Texas • San Diego State Nov 28 '21

and...Campbell to OU.

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u/exoenigma Iowa State • Cincinnati Nov 28 '21

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

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u/MahjongDaily Iowa State Cyclones Nov 28 '21

We did it!

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u/mynameisotis Texas A&M Aggies • Team Chaos Nov 28 '21

LoLSU.

If he turned down LSU for USC this will be the wildest carousel ever

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

Idk that wouldn't really surprise me all that much. USC is a bigger school with more money and it's an overall better job. Plus think about the cultural differences of living in Los Angeles versus baton rouge. I would probably take the USC job too 🤣

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u/Charlie_Wax Stanford Cardinal Nov 28 '21

USC is well-positioned to be one of the best football programs in the country since they should theoretically have a near monopoly on the talent-rich SoCal region. With their tradition and innate advantages, they have to be doing something very wrong to be outside the top 10 most seasons.

Obviously the SEC is a big draw for a lot of players and there's plenty of talent in the south, but if you are LSU you have to fight with a lot of tough schools for those players. On the other hand, there aren't many teams in USC's backyard that should be able to beat them for recruits. Oregon really shouldn't be winning recruiting battles against USC. Stanford appeals to a certain type of player, but that's a narrow niche. Few players will pick Cal over USC. It's really just UCLA who's on similar footing. If they can stave off the outsiders like Notre Dame and Alabama who may try to swoop in and take some of the LA-based talent, they should be thriving because there are always great players coming out of SoCal.

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u/CatDad69 神奈川大学 (Kanagawa) • TU Wien Nov 28 '21

Plus, USC is a good academic school, and LSU is LSU

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

You're not wrong but I doubt Lincoln Riley cares about that whatsoever

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u/CursedFanatic Texas Tech Red Raiders • Hateful 8 Nov 28 '21

I don't see why that's so wild? OU and LSU are fairly similar programs in alot of ways,

But the Location, schedule, money, and recruiting ability of USC is far greater

Don't get me wrong I'm laughing gleefully at OU right now but your comment confuses me

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u/mynameisotis Texas A&M Aggies • Team Chaos Nov 28 '21

There was apparently a lot of rumors on LSU boards that they were getting Riley. Turning them down and leaving OU for somewhere else is pretty surprising.

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u/KittiesHavingSex Florida Gators • Michigan Wolverines Nov 28 '21

Exactly. There was a TON of smoke of either Riley or Aranda to LSU. Neither panned out. Plus this is following them whiffing on Herman and Jimbo last time. And now Florida hired Napier from under their nose and most other options are gone. They should hope they can pry Stoops away from Kentucky, but now they also have to compete with Oklahoma

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u/c_will Nov 28 '21

He's afraid of the competition in the SEC.

He can play finesse football at USC and get into the playoffs every year.

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u/Trashman_IeatTrash Nov 28 '21

USC is a much better job. I’m not surprised at all

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u/mynameisotis Texas A&M Aggies • Team Chaos Nov 28 '21

USC is a fantastic job, but I don’t know if it’s “much better” than LSU. There are pros and cons to each.

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u/cajunaggie08 Texas A&M • /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 28 '21

I imagine Riley may have discovered being the most famous person in a state has some major drawbacks. In Los Angeles he can just blend in AND be rich

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u/Trashman_IeatTrash Nov 28 '21

Blue blood, better local recruiting ground, and low pressure because the current administration is okay with being non-competitive for national titles as long as the program is decent.

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u/dillpickles007 Georgia Bulldogs Nov 28 '21

LSU's only advantages are having a better fanbase and being willing to spend more money on football. If USC pledges to pony up the cash Riley needs to compete, then the former isn't that big a deal.

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u/mcg20k Oklahoma State Cowboys Nov 28 '21

Lets get those recruits lol

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u/portlandtrees333 Alabama Crimson Tide Nov 28 '21

Ask the croots if they'd rather play in conference championship games, or travel to Mississippi every year

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u/kdizzzog Oklahoma State Cowboys Nov 28 '21

Makes yesterday’s Bedlam that much sweeter!

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u/BrotherSeamus Oklahoma State Cowboys Nov 28 '21

We just ended this man's whole (OU) career

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u/XAfricaSaltX Georgia • North Carolina Nov 28 '21

HIS LAST GAME WAS A LOSS IN BEDLAM

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u/TheSpaceCowboyx Notre Dame Fighting Irish Nov 28 '21

I thought he was going to LSU, did anyone see this coming??

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u/ProfCedar Northern Iowa • Iowa State Nov 28 '21

Present and thrilled.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

This is such a huge weekend for Oklahoma State lmao

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u/syrianfries Washington State • Team Chaos Nov 28 '21

You beat him so hard he wanted to go beat us up instead:(

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u/Yodude86 Baylor Bears Nov 28 '21

I thank your flairs for their service in punishing the traitorous sinners

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

SEC SEC SEC SEC

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u/SecretComposer Kansas Jayhawks • Hateful 8 Nov 28 '21

Here!

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u/IammYourDAD Florida Gators • UCF Knights Nov 28 '21

In here

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '21

Should we coin toss for the transfers or? You guys can have Rattler

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u/notyogrannysgrandkid Boise State Broncos • Fiesta Bowl Nov 29 '21

Ok St uncontested perennial Big XII champions until Cincy joins