Tony Jefferson...we were so close
Mark Schlabach lists his top newcomers in college football...familiar name at #2.
2. Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma Sooners freshman DB
A Southern California native, Jefferson became the first true freshman to start a season opener at OU since 2001. Sooners coaches have compared him to OU great Roy Williams. Jefferson is third on the team in tackles with 37 and has five tackles for loss and five passes broken up.
We almost had him, pretty positive he would be starting for us right now. I can still dream...and that dream has Demar and Tony starting in the secondary for us. Hello Avery Walls?
October 21st, 2010 at 1:56 PM ^
to somehow pull a HaHa out of his magic hat.
October 21st, 2010 at 2:01 PM ^
Is that a euphemism for something?
October 21st, 2010 at 2:02 PM ^
You never know, with him coming up with Dee and Patti for the Illinois game, he could be a future Wolverine. Oh how that would be a great day seeing a 'Hello: HaHa' post.
October 21st, 2010 at 1:56 PM ^
This make me a sad panda
October 21st, 2010 at 2:00 PM ^
of possible recruits who would have been starting. Like Latwan Anderson and Sean Parker as well....
October 21st, 2010 at 2:02 PM ^
but who knows, maybe theres still a chance with Latwan now that he's leaving Miami
October 21st, 2010 at 2:25 PM ^
That ship has sailed.
October 21st, 2010 at 2:02 PM ^
Ah, Tony Jefferson. I was all in for that dude. If I recall correctly he was part of the Brennan Clay-OU-SoCal group. Shame we weren't in it for Clay for longer, might have had an impact.
October 21st, 2010 at 2:08 PM ^
That's who I was trying to think of when I saw Jefferson's name. I was like "Who was that RB teammate of jeffersons who also played with Tate and wanted to play with him in college? Then he decided he wanted to play out west so chose OU." lol
October 21st, 2010 at 5:22 PM ^
I had no idea that Jefferson and Clay played together. I always thought that Clay and Tate were on the same Scripps Ranch team. It would have been nice to get them both.
October 21st, 2010 at 2:12 PM ^
Don't forget Kenny Stills also, he's a starter @ OU
October 21st, 2010 at 2:15 PM ^
But picking up HaHa would be great. Even the JC Byron Moore would be a nice pick up at this time.
October 21st, 2010 at 2:40 PM ^
This is what gets me:
the first true freshman to start a season opener at OU since 2001.
October 21st, 2010 at 2:45 PM ^
You're pretty positive positive he'd be starting for us right now?
October 21st, 2010 at 5:29 PM ^
"pretty positive" . Remember, this board debated fiercely a few days ago whether the last two years would've been better or not if Tyrell Pryor had come here instead of OSU.
And there wasnt a clear consensus.
October 21st, 2010 at 2:59 PM ^
Coulda, woulda, shoulda...Why even bother dwelling on this?
October 21st, 2010 at 3:09 PM ^
I had read that as "Allen Jefferson" - a back up tailback on the 88-89 teams who, I believed, had his progress slowed by a giant tumor in his leg.
I was wrong - but thanks for the walk down memory lane.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:29 PM ^
October 21st, 2010 at 4:16 PM ^
or two spots as well.
We have them at every position on the two deep secondary.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:27 PM ^
Retrospect posts are dumb. The kids have already made their decision, there are tons of recruits that could've positively or negative affected us, dwelling on it is pointless. Who is to say that if Jefferson had committed here AMSHG wouldn't have struck him down before he even played a down? Playing a game of what ifs just starts a slippery slope...
October 21st, 2010 at 5:51 PM ^
We should be encouraged we were so close. The guy was an impact player, from a talent thick warm weather area with many good programs interested. We were coming off two losing seasons and all that negativity in the media. OU was coming off 4 trips to the BCS title game in 10 years.
Rodriguez and his staff should be commended for being in the final running.
In a year or two, we'll be way better than close on similar guys.