November 28th, 2021 at 11:14 PM ^
Wouldn’t be surprised if they all ended up at USC.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:27 PM ^
Agreed. This isn’t a coach leaving for the NFL, this is a coach who has an exciting brand of football heading to a place that has great tradition and an amazing college campus/atmosphere. It’s hard to see him not putting together an amazing class. OU is in a bad position and needs to make a hire quick. Matt Campbell??
November 29th, 2021 at 12:21 AM ^
Yeah, possible that USC is a teeeeeeny bit more enticing to an 18-year old man than Norman. Expect that fact was not lost on Lincoln, although many have tried in recent years with that benefit and been unsuccessful
November 29th, 2021 at 12:43 AM ^
IDK, 18-year-olds taking a scholarship do it for all kinds of reasons. Distance from home, family in the area, allegiance to a school/family ties to the school, weather, relationship with coaches, likelihood to make the playoffs/win championships, etc, etc. If anything some of those recruits would have also followed Riley to Baton Rouge.
November 29th, 2021 at 6:03 AM ^
Forgot to drop school colors/mascot
November 29th, 2021 at 11:35 AM ^
Those from west coast will most likely follow, those from SEC country might choose to stay in SEC.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:18 PM ^
Per 24/7, usc is still a dark horse for conerly and has tried to bring domani Jackson back in the fold. But it sounds like they are both in 3rd or 4th standing for both. Meanwhile yes, Oklahoma is getting rocked right now. Doesn't bode well for them this cycle.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:49 PM ^
Again, it is still possible (and that is my concern)... On a side note, ever thought about hiring Donte Williams to the staff?
November 28th, 2021 at 11:18 PM ^
November 29th, 2021 at 12:19 AM ^
Duh, he is from CA. He will follow Riley to USC.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:19 PM ^
I do not feel sorry one bit for Oklahoma. They are another fan base that has been spoiled beyond belief. They had a legendary coach in Stoops. He hands it off to a prodigy. Multiple Heisman QBs.
And what really upsets the situation is the shady way in which they went about joining the SEC. Now, they have to figure out who will be coach, watching elite recruits decommit, and having to join the SEC with a battered Texas.
I am here for ALL of it!
November 28th, 2021 at 11:23 PM ^
Frankly I'm laughing my ass off at OU.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:25 PM ^
Lol, got your popcorn ready?
November 29th, 2021 at 12:28 AM ^
Vengeance of the Hateful Eight.
November 29th, 2021 at 6:05 AM ^
Yep! I basically pressed record on life at the beginning of the game Saturday and don’t think I’ll be shutting it off anytime soon. Such goodies to behold!!
November 29th, 2021 at 6:26 AM ^
Yep - probably the most spoiled fanbase in CFB behind ohio state. You have to find some real old timers to remember any actual hard times. I'm enjoying UT and OU struggling as they go into the SEC. OU is in trouble all of a sudden
November 28th, 2021 at 11:23 PM ^
November 28th, 2021 at 11:24 PM ^
I too would like to announce that I have decommitted from Oklahoma and will be taking my talents elsewhere
November 28th, 2021 at 11:25 PM ^
Perhaps a school that wears a…drumroll…
…darker shade of blue? ?
November 28th, 2021 at 11:26 PM ^
I'm sure some of their fans are thinking the same thing.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:26 PM ^
Most will follow him to USC. At least the California ones will. He is the best possible hire for USC. Look out. USC will be back.
November 29th, 2021 at 12:46 AM ^
Unless Riley somehow becomes a defensive savant USC isn't doing anything.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:29 PM ^
The best news out of all this is ND is going to get their ass handed to them by USC.
November 29th, 2021 at 1:21 AM ^
ND will try to avoid scheduling USC in the future.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:40 PM ^
There is something to say about the quote being on 3rd base and acting as if you hit a triple... Riley, for as good a coach as he is, has never built anything. He will have to do just that at USC... and sustain. Prodigies such as Sarkisian and Kiffin are excellent play callers and recruiters, but even they had a hard time. Time will tell.
And just because you have 5 star recruits don't mean you have 5 star culture and heart. On paper, OSU should have obliterated UM...
November 29th, 2021 at 1:23 AM ^
And just because you have 5 star recruits don't mean you have 5 star culture and heart.
I call this "the Miami problem." If you're attracting 5 star recruits for all the wrong reasons they probably won't look like 5 stars on game day.
But I don't think that's why OSU lost. I think they lost because Day has a Big12 mindset that over-prioritizes the passing game. We had the better O-Line and better D-Line. Having 10 5 star WRs and 2 5 star QBs on the bench won't compensate for that.
November 28th, 2021 at 11:46 PM ^
I’ve been wondering about Domani Jackson for a while now. Has he has anything to say lately, maybe after The Game? I really thought we’d reel him in, but with this hire, I have no problem seeing him back at USC. To be honest, I don’t even understand how USC and UCLA have managed to both be bad for so long.
Who amongst us would have predicted that the best team in SoCal would be the one coached by Brady Hoke?
November 29th, 2021 at 12:01 AM ^
I really hope Coach Hoke gets his championship this weekend. That dude has put in the work.
Really interesting seeing him and Harbaugh both get in pretty good shape for this season and then mount tremendous squads. Makes you think the pandemic really got people thinking about what they can control and how they captain their ship. I feel like, on a much smaller scale, I have gone through the same thing.
November 29th, 2021 at 12:24 AM ^
I gained 15lbs, but we also had kid 1 in April of last year and kid 2 in Sept of this year.
November 29th, 2021 at 10:47 AM ^
Well yeah that might have happened either way for you lol
November 29th, 2021 at 12:07 AM ^
USC has no shortage of people handing out bags of money. Just ask Reggie Bush.
November 29th, 2021 at 12:45 AM ^
OU is about to join Texas in the doldrums
November 29th, 2021 at 1:00 AM ^
I assume a number of them will wind up at USC but I'm still on the fence about Riley being a king at USC. His teams still don't play great defense and he's always had a talent advantage over basically everyone he faces in the Big 12. The Pac-12 isn't amazing but Oregon is a national program with history of recent success and teams like UCLA, UW, ASU, Utah, etc. can all make some noise. And his QBs this year have underwhelmed compared to expectations, and so I think there's still a bit of a question mark about how good he can be without a Heisman Trophy winner at the top spot.
I think he'll be fine at USC but I don't see him lighting the world on fire.
November 29th, 2021 at 1:49 AM ^
To me it seems like the same shit. He will win the PAC12 and get bounced in the playoff.