Erik Swenson commits to Oklahoma

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Erik Swenson has committed to Oklahoma per his twitter.
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UMChick77

January 30th, 2016 at 11:22 PM ^

Ugh. You are like the 3rd person who has said this. We are better off with one less OT than have the spot filled by a warm body who didn't fit the culture of the team and wasn't playing at all like a 4 star.

A lot of people seem to be forgetting that this kid balked at Harbaugh's requests. He refused camp, he refused workouts and his senior film wasn't up to par at all. You rather have this kid take a spot, and within a year or two not work out just to fill a void in the 2016 class? Come on. 

I really don't get this mind set at all. 

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Wolverine Devotee

January 30th, 2016 at 10:11 PM ^

Don't feel bad. He's going to play for a program that is in the same class as us. 

It's not like he's going to play for some fringe bowl team like Penn State. 

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RoadKill

January 31st, 2016 at 1:09 AM ^

That just competed in the playoff... UM can't make that claim, so I would guess that Oklahoma is in better position at this point in time. Saying shit like, "on the same level" sound crazy as hell.

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rainingmaize

January 30th, 2016 at 11:58 PM ^

Both Oklahoma and Wisconsin have the same amount of OL alumni playing in the NFL (6 each). In recent years, Oklahoma has had two tackles drafted at no.4 overall in the NFL Draft including Lane Johnson who was a QB in high school. So if Wisconsin is better at developing lineman, it's not by much and they certainly aren't "Better by far."

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rainingmaize

January 31st, 2016 at 12:12 AM ^

If he wants to go to school for the academics, location, and weather (if you like winter), then yes, he should go to NW. But if he primarily is interested in a world-class football experience and a shot to make it to the NFL, then Oklahoma is a much better choice. They are a playoff team, regularly win the Big 12, and have produced 6 Current NFL O-Lineman (NW has produced 5 NFL players total counting ALL positions) Plus OU has world class facilities (Google their student athlete residence hall Headington Hall). And although nowhere close to the caliber of an NW or UM degree, OU is no slouch at academics.

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Black Socks

January 31st, 2016 at 12:45 AM ^

If you have spent time in Oklahoma you would know that winter is there is full of ice storms.  I know this from living in Dallas and OK is north of there.  Not to mention the summers are miserable and it's nearly the most land-locked state.  No beautiful great lakes sandy beaches in the summer.  Having lived in the plains it is easily the worst landscape around.  Good football team, yes, until they play a non Big 12 team.

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rainingmaize

January 31st, 2016 at 1:11 AM ^

And I agree, nothing is there and it's flat, but I disagree on that they can't beat a non Big 12 team. Since Bob Stoops took over, they are 25-7 vs the SEC and have won their past three matchups, and are 8-8 in bowls (two of those were a loss in the NC)

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Hail Harbo

January 31st, 2016 at 1:58 AM ^

Over 15 years living in OK and DFW, after having lived for two decades in SE Michigan.  You've managed to point out rare winter weather occurances and make it sound as if they're a daily occurance.  Occasional ice storms yes, some of the most epic ice storms I've witnessed happened in the Ann Arbor area.  And yes, had them in OK and TX at about the same rate.  I lived in OKC for a year, no snow, one ice storm.  Lived in Tulsa for two years, one ice storm and one 10" snow fall.  Lived in DFW for over 10 years and have experienced two 10-15" snow falls, two or three 1" snowfalls, and about six ice storms.

The scenery generally sucks in OK, I'll give you that.

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Black Socks

January 31st, 2016 at 2:29 AM ^

I moved from SLC to Dallas.  Very dumb.  Went from powder snow, beautiful mountains, red rock desert, Yellowstone, Vegas, Colorado, low humidity to a barren flat wasteland of Dallas.  No mountains, sandy beaches...summers were stifling.  Drive 5 hours in any direction and nothing.  Tried the beaches at S. Padre, Corpus, both garbage.  Got out of there as fast as possible.  At least the people were nice.

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East German Judge

January 30th, 2016 at 10:54 PM ^

This might be one of the dumbest things of the evening, second only to Dennis' #1 Thread which got yanked, but where is the distinction between No(r)Cal and SoCal?  I know full well there is no sign outside of Salinas that says "Welcome to No(r)Cal/Socal", but is there some spot where people do actually make the distinction?

Neg away if you like....

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Hail Harbo

January 31st, 2016 at 1:45 AM ^

It is hot, low 90s, but there is a constant 10-15 mph breeze with relative humidity, on average,  about 60% throughout the summer.  Ann Arbor in August is about 10 degrees cooler, on average, than Norman OK, but the humidity is about 40 percentage points higher.

I've lived for extended periods in both places and if you're talking about the climate, the hotter but much drier air of Norman, OK is more comfortable.

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UMgradMSUdad

January 31st, 2016 at 5:14 PM ^

You must not have lived in Oklahoma very long.  I've lived here over 20 years. There are the occasional summers where it never gets above 100, but they happen about as often as summers where there are 20+ days over 100 degrees or higher. Averages don't tell the whole story.   I will grant that when the temperature gets into the upper 90s or low 100s, the humidity does drop.  But I will also say that when it's 103 out, a breeze doesn't really cool you off so much as make it feel like you're in a convection oven instead of a regular oven.  Weather in Ann Arbor and Norman Oklahoma are like night and day from late July to early September.

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