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I've watched a couple of Sooner channels talk about CDC's comments on the nine game schedule and the Longhorns playing A&M every year. There is a mixture of Sooner reaction to the nine game schedule. About half want to keep the extra cupcake on the schedule that goes with having eight conference games, knowing it's going to be really tough for them to take another heavy hitter every single year. The other half says, that's why they joined the SEC, so let's do it. What really interested me was that there was some conjecture on the "one permanent rival" game if there isn't a nine game conference schedule. If the Longhorns play the Aggies every year, and there's only one permanent rival with an eight game schedule, then where does that leave Texas/OU? I would personally love to see OU denied the opportunity to play the Longhorns every year. That would be the best way to take them out of being able to recruit well in Texas, and would eventually then result in them being somewhere between Arkansas and Nebraska. I know that's not going happen, but I would like to see it.

When you have a two team "conference" attempting to blackmail their way into being treated as a fully equal member of the other "power" conferences, you are watering down the level of competition in the sport if you give in to them. Most people seem to think it doesn't matter too much. They have two years of veto power. Pay them and try to get them to go away. If you pay them, why would they go away? They won't. It'll be the same thing next time, or worse. It's better to cut the cord now by letting them and NCAA know who's really in charge.

Sholz's veto power is meaningless if the SEC and Big 10 leave now. He can put that in his pipe and smoke it. Who is going to believe that an NCAA football champion is better than an SEC/Big 10 combined champion? I'll tell you who, no one. Call their bluff and ball them out.

Any change to the compensation and playoff format requires a unanimous vote from the former "Power 5." They can block a vote to change the automatic bids to the CFP unless they get a full share of the money, which is what they're doing. Yes, there is money at play for them. Bottom line is the SEC and Big 10 can blow them up by simply leaving, which is what they should do. If they want to play hardball, then you should play real hardball, kind of like Michael Corleone in "The Godfather."

Washington State and Oregon State are trying to maintain their status as a "power" conference with an automatic bid to the CFP. This is clear evidence that the NCAA can't work much longer. They're willing to destroy the sport because they're mad about the break-up of the Pac 12. It seems there is little choice for the SEC and Big 10 but to disassociate from the goobers and play a real sport.

Seems like LSU football has had a run of bad legal news lately. Getting close to OU circa 1989.

If it comes down to Williams choosing Oklahoma because Venables is lying to him by telling him he will play safety, then I say good riddance. If you're that stupid, you need to be at Zero U. Won't matter to us anyway if he thinks he's a safety.

I know Gerry and Bobby said they think Notre Dame will be good, but I still think there's now way they finish in the top ten. You can't tell me Notre Dame is better than Ole Miss, Alabama or LSU unless you're a fighting Irish homer. I'd bet 100K that all three of the teams I listed are better than Notre Dame.

Yeah, he seems like the kind of guy you like to have on your team.

I must admit that hearing how some high school peckerwood is "in discussions" on whether he'll take an "official" visit leaves me cold. Far as I'm concerned, I don't care. I know that's not where the recruiting world is at, but it sure does make you long for the days when wannabes couldn't dictate millions of dollars. It's our fault for spending the money that creates the situation in the first place. I personally don't, but I'm not the whole.

1) OU 2) Georgia 3) A&M 4) Michigan I personally dislike OU much more than I dislike A&M. The Aggies don't really ever win anything, so it's like listening to a person who knows nothing about economics talk about the economy. Having said that, it's not that OU fans are truly knowledgeable. What's truly annoying about them is that it's Oklahoma. They wouldn't even be able to play nationally competitive college football without the state of Texas. They are literally dependent on the state of Texas for everything, and yet they think they have something to offer. It's like Europeans whining to the US about military defense. How about you get your own military?

It's worth noting here that Bond and Niblack transferred to Texas because Milroe didn't have the ability to get them the ball much. They think Ewers can get them the ball. It may be true that DeBoer can adapt well, but it's also true that his offense has looked quite similar wherever he's been, and that's always been based on a QB that reads defenses well and throws the ball accurately all over the field. If Milroe is the starter next season, I think Bama is looking at eight wins, plus or minus one. If DeBoer can get a QB that can do what DeBoer has shown he likes to do, Bama is probably at ten wins, plus or minus one. Heisman voting can't really be taken too seriously.

I know he wants to play safety. Looking at it, I just don't see how it could work. He doesn't have the body type or athletic qualities to cover twitchy receivers. Am I missing something? Bobby, do you, Gerry or CJ think Williams could be a safety?

As an east Texas guy myself, I would like to see Sark cut off the Sooner pipeline into east Texas. Now that NIL allows everyone to legally pay, it seems like it shouldn't be too difficult to take out the criminal interlopers from north of the Red River. I watched a SoonerScoop podcast wherein they discussed Jonah Williams' recruitment and "maybe letting him try the safety position." No one who knows anything about football thinks that kid will be able to play safety in high level college football. Is Venables dense enough to think it's good practice to blatantly lie to recruits? It's certainly not a recipe for long term success.

Ole Miss just because of Kiffin. Watching him shrug, complain, and send out lame tweets is very annoying.

East Texas!