Legendary Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer Says Lincoln Riley Saw the SEC & Left Immediately | SEC

[@Del-Scent]

I'm 58 yrs old , been a Sooner fan since 6 yrs old. I agree with Coach Switzer, it's going to be a transition that's for sure. I do think our recruiting will improve , think it already has, plus we are upgrading facilities as well. We will compete in the SEC , dominate? Not like we have in the Big 12. Overall it's going to make us better. We will be battle tested when we get to the playoff.

[@deadeye4520]

@Del - I think folks who are against this move (on both sides) are living in the past. This is about the future and securing OU's best opportunity in that future.

[@Drummajortsu]

OU fans should thank Riley. His departure finally opened up the purse strings to compete at a level he wasn’t afforded.

[@davidmesser5813]

The SEC is not your friends. They are planning on Texas and Oklahoma recruiting the SEC states. While you get 3 star recruits from Georgia and Florida they will be stripping 4 and 5 star recruits from Texas. I've seen it happen before to Missouri and Texas A&M. Keep recruiting Texas first or the unthinkable will happen. Vaughn 🐯

[@deadeye4520]

@@davidmesser5813 Yeah, it's not a business arrangement at all. Instead it's a big mean recruiting conspiracy against UT and OU intended to leave them as dry husks to be abused as often as the SEC chooses. Thanks for the info.

[@chuckwest7045]

You put it very well Del. Oklahoma's one of the five greatest programs in college football history under just about any criteria you want to go by. They'll compete in the SEC.......they're too good of a program not to.

[@CRS253]

8:59 What do you mean Oklahoma doesn't have a recruiting base? The base is the state of Oklahoma, and more importantly, northenrn Texas and the Dallas area. I would think that people who live in Texas would understand how relatively insignificant we consider a 3 hour drive. But I guess now the drive from Waco to San Antonio is way too daunting and no one from the San Antonio area will ever go to Baylor because it's outside of their recruiting base? I like this channel, but that's a bit silly to say.

[@CRS253]

@@49erLA At no point did I say that the state of Oklahoma could compete with the recruiting base of the state of California. I just stated where Oklahoma's recruiting base was. So yes, I am serious with exactly what I said instead of whatever you invented in your head.

[@cope4288]

The Baylor butt hurt is strong in this vid

[@sterlingkellogg-clarke2738]

Baylor man can't accept that they will never be relevant on a National scale. Lol.

[@Mcyoloswaggy69]

I like these guys, but man it's hard to ignore the hard coping in this video lol

[@cope4288]

@@Mcyoloswaggy69 nailed it

[@roris5882]

TCU is going to the B1G with Texas A&M.

[@scotthamilton3469]

Oklahoma fans didn't mind so much Riley leaving.....it's the way he attempted to gut the program as he left. There is a huge difference

[@josiahthomas1251]

Bro shut up. Every program can get gutted by the transfer portal smh 🤦🏾‍♂️ we barely took 3 guys from Oklahoma y’all are idiots I swear

[@49erLA]

WTF are you talking about? That's Sports. When a coach leaves in the NFL to a new team he try to take as much with him from his former team including players. Stop being a cry baby

[@colebrignac8207]

Right I don’t know why people still can’t understand this…

[@_cali187x_3]

He only took 3 players lol

[@AdmiralMug]

@@_cali187x_3 one of those players happened to be one of the greatest QB prospects of all time. so there's that.

[@melroze]

Barry also had concerns with the Big 8 and the SWC merged. That worked out fine, but time will tell. Also Bama and Georgia won't always be on top, things go in cycles.

[@jacobsmith5865]

Especially when saban retires

[@GoHawgs1987]

Yeah, then it'll be Tennessee and LSU.

[@Statickification]

@@GoHawgs1987 Not when Kirby is at UGA.

[@bryanharrington2736]

As an OU fan, I am still chapped at Lincoln. I don't mind him leaving, if I got that offer, I'd have left too. I don't like the lying about it, and the recruiting his OU roster to take to USC, and I still think he was checked out for over half the season, but that is over and I'll just keep hoping USC loses the big ones, like OU did when he was here. As for the SEC, it will be tough, Alabama has shown that even in the SEC, you can build a dynasty, it's just WAY harder and takes someone like Saban at the helm. I don't expect OU to hit that level, but I expect them to recruit well and become a top half SEC team.

[@Dannydimes247]

OU doesn’t need to win the SEC every year to make a 12 team playoff. Some years they can go 9-3 and get in.

[@lsutigers8118]

Maybe 9-2

[@roris5882]

9-3 if they win the SEC Championship, then they will get in.

[@MatthewGrizzle]

Riley is struggling and Venables is shining like a diamond. We like our chances right now down here in Norman

[@gijakob]

I think OU will be ok in the SEC. I may be wrong, but I think OU will turn out a lot like LSU, where every couple years they’ll rise up and upset the majors in the SEC. But what do I know, I’m an Ok State fan

[@sterlingkellogg-clarke2738]

They won't even be LSU. lol.

[@jacobsmith5865]

Your right OU will be better

[@OfficerCaptain]

@@sterlingkellogg-clarke2738 you're trippin

[@roris5882]

Should have went to the B1G to make more money. It's never too late...

[@christopherhooter1937]

That's seems a fair take to me

[@brianbiswell7591]

Yeah linky boy sure recruited California well this most recent class 😂. These guys are definitely butt hurt

[@volbound1700]

I think the main reason Lincoln Riley left was pretty evident and it was about $$$$$

[@roris5882]

And better access to talent. USC can recruit out of their backyard because LA is loaded with talent. They just need to lock down most of the blue chippers from California and maybe land a few guys from other states and they would always have top 5 recruiting classes.

[@CRS253]

@@roris5882 When is Riley's top recruiting going to start? Because in the same amount of time the guy that replaced Riley got a better recruiting class than Riley ever did.

[@soonersdevil]

Portal is Riley's go-to for players..and mostly offensive ones

[@aardvarmario]

Please stop equating Arkansas to Vandy. AR won nine and seven games the last two seasons (better than A&M and Auburn, on par with LSU and MSST. Only Bama and Ole Miss fared better in the West.). It had a bad few years, but it has historically been a mid range SEC program. Prior to the Alabama's extreme dominance, it won the SEC West three times.

[@garyrichards9680]

Arkansas is a notch better then.

[@johnathancollins5962]

They're not factoring in the 12 team playoff format

[@roris5882]

Especially when the B1G and SEC merge to consolidate the 40 to 50 most valuable football programs after 2025 and break off from the NCAA, elect a Commissioner (Saban) or Commission Board, and have their own 12 team playoff so they can keep all the money for themselves. They don't want to share the money with the bottom feeder leftover conferences that don't add any value to the pot. The Super 2 Football Conferences will have all the best players, recruits, and transfers because they generate a lot more revenue then the leftovers. So they can pay their players and coaches more and all the best ones will want to be in the best league to maximize their revenue.

[@robertbutler3053]

The Sooners will be all right. They will compete with the SEC. Barry Switzer is the king, only one Elvis.only one Barry.

[@keithphillips8055]

And regarding Coach Riley, you didn’t mention NIL bucks in LA versus Norman, OK.

[@michaellusk2856]

Riley left when OU went to the SEC. He knew he would not last with 8 win seasons in the SEC.

[@roris5882]

It won't be any different in the B1G unless he can fix his defenses. They can't stop anyone. Tulane kicked USC's arse.

[@dmanwainright2132]

@@roris5882 what a great game!

[@Alohanate2004]

I'm sure Lincoln Riley leaving had nothing to do with the $10 million dollars per year and living in Los Angeles.

[@outlawred946]

After CA taxes, agent %, etc, he would pocket more money staying at OU

[@christophermorales1509]

They would have matched the dollars. Obviously can afford it. The living in Los Angeles part…for some people that must seem an automatic yes. Others an automatic hell no. Lincoln was already spending a lot of time recruiting there.

[@roris5882]

He's living the high life while recruiting out his backyard on the beach because it's better then a desert wasteland.

[@haroldburton3725]

If LA is your idea of paradise or even good living, you're welcome to it. Donald Trump described it succinctly when he made the infamous comment about Africa.

[@outlawred946]

@@haroldburton3725 nobody in CA gives a crap about college football, but Riley fits in well in LA....all flash, no substance. His teams are soft, like him.

[@SEMDuncan]

Say fellers, I've been an OU fan for over 42 years - win, loose or draw. Watching OU's struggles and victories, however painful they were i.e Blake, Schnellenburger and I ask you the question what's next? The conferences are transitioning into superconferences and OU can get on board or get left behind. I say - get on board. (I love your show)

[@jpkillibrew1638]

Good point about the super conferences if they don't join the SEC they could have been left behind

[@jonny5ive13]

Enjoyed listening this morning from a buckeye.

[@wendellolden1796]

OU will be fine,the recruiting will get much better and the defense will be better.OU being in the SEC can recruit with any school.

[@oumaniac]

OU won't dominate the top 2-4 of the SEC, but it's a 16 team league 😆. And no it's not just for money - better brands, better stadiums, better exposure, better schools. The OU brand is too big to play in the tiny stadiums of the Big 12.

[@ROUGHNECK75]

The top two or four is not gonna dominate Oklahoma every year.

[@christophermorales1509]

Saying “won’t dominate” doesn’t mean he’s saying they dominate OU (though I think that could happen for a while).

[@Mr.Guardian8623]

It's OU and Texas it's always about money it might be smaller reasons also but the main reason was money for the University maybe not the football program.

[@oumaniac]

@@Mr.Guardian8623 ou and especially texas, are not hurting for money lol

[@roris5882]

Allegedly Texas is back... because they never left the party.

[@mygunsweetness]

To be the best, you have to beat the best. I believe Coach V and staff will have us ready to play in the SEC. He'll have his players, depth might be questionable. We can play with the SEC.

[@daltonmann4916]

bingo! you dont become georgia and bama by playing teams that dont test you! because when you do play a team that test you on BOTH sides of the ball you lose. the rose bowl anyone 2008 NC game? 54-48? georgia stymied our offense after the half and of course our defense was like peeing through a screen door so, they beat us!

[@josephwhite8495]

I think there will be growing pains! It will take some time to adjust to the SEC!

[@dwayneoukid]

And Lincoln still can’t recruit his own market so what’s your point

[@roris5882]

But the talent is there in his backyard. If he continues to have competitive teams he will continue to recruit better. USC needs to start landing the top tier defensive recruits in California and maybe a few guys in other states because defense is Riley's weakness. Maybe he needs to hire a stud DC to attract those prospects. They have the money for it.

[@lancedavidson2741]

Oklahoma is coming off a rebuild with Lincoln's unceremonious departure. It will certainly take a year or two to get things back but we'll be up and running in no time (pun intended). Most Sooner fans I know are excited about the change and challenge awaiting OU in the SEC. Oklahoma has a storied tradition and a strong recruiting base that should only improve in time. Yes we'll have some highs and lows for sure from season to season. However, I think we'll be fine in the end once we have a season or two under our belt. I'm looking forward to 2024 season for sure.

[@drbuckley1]

The only way to know how good you are is to play the best, week-in and week-out.

[@denizen9998]

However Lincoln aint getting all those California players. Check his recruiting stats lately? Especially against Oklahoma's recruiting stats?

[@garyporterfield7165]

Oklahoma was not going broke, just for the record. Oklahoma was getting bored with the big 12, historically, Oklahoma has competed with every big team in NCAA football. Talk is cheap, let's go play the games

[@lboogie7190]

It's gonna be more physical every week.

[@dave4708]

As a Georgia fan the SEC is top heavy. Most teams are just Ok, nothing special. Oklahoma won't have a problem winning 10 games in most years.

[@markavaldez11]

Been saying this for years. People act like every SEC team goes 10-2 every season, but that’s simply not the case.

[@sterlingkellogg-clarke2738]

@@markavaldez11 that's bc there's only SO MANY wins to go around. Lol. Try doing math.

[@joshmorgan1887]

Agreed! An OU might not even have to play bama or Georgia some years lol

[@claypennington602]

@@sterlingkellogg-clarke2738I get what you’re saying, but it’s not like different teams are winning every year. There are top teams, 4-6, of them, that will give Oklahoma a run for their money every year, including Texas, and the rest just simply aren’t on that level, and you see that because they lose a lot of games most years every year. Missouri, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Kentucky, etc aren’t bruisers, and thinking OU will struggle against everyone in the SEC is flawed thinking

[@johnmandock56]

Big ten is top-heavy as well with a Michigan and Ohio State, and Penn State sometimes

[@ulyseejames6797]

The SEC is a MUCH tougher conference than the BIG 12 but OU will be fine. It’s a 12 team playoff now.

[@DMWolFGurL]

I love my Sooners but like everything new, you have things you have learn and work on and tweak until you become proficient and get the hang of what you are doing. But eventually we will find our rhythm and get into the groove of things. What if we went into the SEC and one a NC the first year? I pray and hope for that but, I'm also grounded in reality as well. That's just my Sooner mind getting the best of dreams and coming out.

[@mattclark6482]

Strictly from a fan (of TCU) perspective, it was a lot more fun winning all the time in the Mountain West than putting together a good team every 5-7 years in the Big 12. Sure, the school is making way more money and the recruits are higher profile, but quite frankly the results are the same. TCU was #2 in the nation at the end of the 2010 season and they are #2 this last season, the difference is TCU won 90%+ of their games the prior 5 years in 2010, they are probably hovering around 60% the last 5 years. I think the Sooner fans will miss winning as many games in a few years (not to mention a lot more travel).

[@Mcyoloswaggy69]

I'll say it again. OU will lose more games in the SEC over a 10 year period but will actually have a chance to win national championship when we are the best team in the SEC in a particular year. It blows me away that people still think that any BIG 12 team will ever have a chance to win a natty. Especially after what happened to TCU. If you wanna be the best you gotta compete with the best week after week and year after year. Plus, people act like Nick Saban is going to coach forever and Kirby will just win 5 national championship until he passes away in 45 years. Can we actually be realistic and have some nuance in our conversations a little bit? The BIG 12 teams that are getting left behind still seem so salty and it is very evident and not a good look.

[@roris5882]

Saban is coaching until he's a 200 year old cyborg on a life support machine that pumps nutrients directly into his brain because Bama can't afford to lose him or they are going back to mediocrity.

[@Mcyoloswaggy69]

@@roris5882 If that happens then I will gladly eat my words

[@lloydwhittlesey594]

Hey, Georgia and Alabama have both had down years just like Oklahoma!! All 3 are top 5 programs of all time... Oklahoma w!ll be JUST fine!!! Just look at the incoming recruiting class

[@roris5882]

They need to have top 5 recruiting classes for 4 years straight because it usually takes 3 or more years for a recruiting class to develop and peak. High school kids are rarely able to step right in and if they do it's a miracle but usually it's because of a deficiency at their position group.

[@Sysiphusjwk]

UGA is not an all time top 5 program.

[@tombob671]

OU. Fan since 1956, I am with Barry here. Want a object lesson? One word Nebraska.

[@Drummajortsu]

USC isn’t Nebraska 😂. Penn State joined the Big 10 and has been just fine. ND has had more success with the ACC partnership then they did before it.

[@tombob671]

@@Drummajortsu my point is that OU might have trouble adapting to the SEC

[@roris5882]

Nebraska slowly collapsed into mediocrity because of multiple horrible coaching hires. They were competitive when they first joined the B1G but then they kept 1 uping themselves by continuing to hire worse coaches. Rhule should be a good hire because he knows how to recruit the Texas area and that's where Nebraska needs to recruit from to become relevant again. They have plenty NIL casheesh because they have a huge fan base because there is nothing to do in Nebraska except drink and watch the Huskers.

[@paulhall518]

USC goes to the big 10 next year and Lincoln’s offense will not work

[@Drummajortsu]

As if the closest thing to LR offense Ohio State doesn’t dominate 😂 USC defense will look better playing those terrible QB’s and WR’s in the Big 10.

[@roris5882]

@@Drummajortsu How? USC's defense can't stop anyone now so how are they going to stop teams that run the ball and play good defense in a blizzard at the end of the season? Ohio State has been a consistent top 10 team the last 30 years, they only need to continue improving their defense because their's is way better then USC's. The B1G West is horrible but with the addition of Fickle and Rhule they are leveling up. Plus those B1G West teams run the ball and play good defense and those are the types of physical teams USC struggles with. Even if USC scores 40 points a game the decent opponents will put 50 on them because they can't stop anyone. I don't see them beating Michigan, OSU, Penn St because they all have good QBs and half the teams in the West will give them trouble.

[@jdwilmoth]

He's going to do the same thing to USC he wants no part of the Big 10 And why does he think the university needs to consult him? He's an employee not the employer he's not the one signing the paychecks but actually linky boy done us a favor by leaving we would have been in serious trouble in the southeast conference with him coaching when he does not to even bigger favor when he took no defense Grinch with him the Sooners will be just fine in the Southeast conference under Brent venables don't worry about Oklahoma

[@CallSignWhiplash]

Depending on realignment and schedule I think the Sooner Nation need to reset expectations from top 4 in the Nation to top 4 in the Conference.

[@roris5882]

8-4

[@scotthamilton3469]

Top 4 in the sec.... basically is top 4 in the nation

[@Jmkeith20]

So funny to watch this a year later

[@frankiemastin1812]

I ain't scared of no sec

[@oumaniac]

Top 2 gives me a little shake, the rest..nah.

[@roris5882]

8-4

[@blue_diamond_gem]

Barry Switzer is one of the 🐐’s. One thing that people don’t talk about is an 8-16 team playoff will make it easier to make a run with a couple L’s on the schedule.

[@LD21333]

Switzer has been wrong plenty of times. BOOMER

[@jshada11]

Barry is definitely right

[@patrickwelch1010]

😢, LR left for three reasons. 1. $$$$$ 2. USC is a top five program 3. $$ for athletes

[@kevinmichael2473]

A&M had a better conference record since going into the SEC than they had in the Big12. I think Oklahoma will still be able to recruit Oklahoma and Texas the same as they had, but they will improve with SEC states. Boomer!

[@cameronallen6146]

You have to understand and realize is Brent Venables recruited against Alabama and Georgia and won a lot of those battles look at the last two recruiting classes and where they are ranked and the players that are rated in those classes and they will get a lot of those players out of the southeast and Brent has really good recruiters on his staff and even after a 6-7 season they still end up with number 4 rated class and they will keep recruiting at a high level even more whenever they get in the SEC Brent will recruit and win and he will when a Natty.

[@GoHawgs1987]

Well yes, but he won those battles at Clemson (in SC) with players usually from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina. It's different trying to get those 5 stars to go 1500 miles or however long from home (consistently). The best recruit he got in the 23 class from the Southeast was the 18th best player in Florida. That'll have to improve drastically.

[@roris5882]

Why did Oklahoma and Texas pay $100M just to leave 1 year early to get their butt's handed to them when they are only receiving half of a SEC share because the new contract doesn't kick in until 2025? They could have benefitted from another season in the Big12 because both teams are in rebuilds. It doesn't make sense financially and competitively to leave 1 season early because there are no clear cut benefits, only negatives. They should have arrived when the money from the new contract did.

[@MohammadAijaz5842]

Barry didn't have to deal with NIL. Evenutally, OK's economy and local businesses will prop up OU better than most other SEC schools.

[@roris5882]

LA has a lot more resources.

[@gokgrs8198]

To be the best, you have to beat the best.

[@dwayneoukid]

Y’all act like every team in the SEC are Georgia and BAMA, it’s not like that… we def won’t end up like Missouri our recruiting doesn’t reflect us being a downgrade like that

[@roris5882]

Like almost every conference the SEC is top heavy. Last season UGA was at the top and everyone else beat the crap out of each other. They just have to get into the SEC Championship Game every few years and make a 12 team playoff every 2 out of 3 years.

[@kylestewart8354]

Why cry about better competition? OUR WE OU or NOT?

[@davidtromsness2652]

Alabama, Georgia and any given year a rotating 3rd SEC team are the only ones that we have to be worried about. The other 1/2 or more SEC teams can be beaten and continue to be beaten by other conferences yearly.

[@bradonchristian6017]

OU still needs to prosecute and sue Riley for recruiting for USC on OU's dime and intentionally harming the program.

[@paulmkz]

Riley just thought he could get a more fertile recruiting base in Southern Cal and he probably knew Usc was going to the big ten. I dont think Riley was afraid of the SEC.

[@darrellmadden6874]

Lmao 🤣 🤣 The king just being humble... Boomer!

[@joshmorgan1887]

6 other great whites ? No Georgia an bama are elite ..then u have Tennessee, LSU , maybe Florida but after that, the rest of sec are average an they prove it at bowl games ! ..if Georgia an bama left sec ..sec would not be best conference

[@KCUSA27]

OU will be 9-11 wins still in sec. Sec isn’t that special. It’s 3 teams that are elite. Then bad to good teame

[@jdeang3531]

Just wait and see. It is different having to play those teams Every Week. Wait til you have OU, Al, A&M, LSU, GA in consecutive weeks. See what you do after you are bloody and bruised. If it’s a nine game season, you better gird your loins because the boot is coming.

[@lonewolf6374]

@@jdeang3531 It’s not a team in the SEC with that schedule.

[@sterlingkellogg-clarke2738]

3 elites and several very good teams. SEC is the best, just watch the NFL draft and follow recruiting.

[@outlawred946]

LMFAO! LSU says hi

[@sterlingkellogg-clarke2738]

@@outlawred946 exactly. A&M will likely be much better next year too. Ole Miss won what 10 games last year? Casuals hate to admit that the SEC is superior

[@tarheeledsooner5191]

I would have to disagree with the point that you made about us not having a good recruiting area. We do, and we have recruited better than USC since Lincoln left. We recruit really well in the states around us. Especially in Texas. The #1 DL is out of missouri, and the #2 DL is out of Oklahoma. We just picked up a top 3 QB and had a top 5 class. We will be just fine recruiting wise, and especially if OU wins at least nine games next season.

[@carvanok4226]

Oklahoma only needs to develop and recruit the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, point blank. Oklahoma recruited well right now, the SEC will make recruiting better. Barry Switzer is the first NIV handler. NIV is a part of the future of college football and Oklahoma needs to be ready for the challenge.because Saban nor Switzer were great recruiter absence of greasing a few palms.

[@roris5882]

Lincoln Riley was smart for leaving for USC because California is a better recruiting region then Oklahoma. If USC and UCLA landed half of the blue chipper recruits from California both teams would be loaded with talent. Plus their backyard is stacked with talent in LA which is a huge benefit. Oklahoma has to recruit out of Texas to remain relevant so they have to compete against a bunch of other programs, including some that they will be playing against in the SEC. The issue with Riley is his defenses because even if he scores 40 points a game in the B1G they will have 50 put on them by the decent teams if they continue to not be able to stop anyone. Most B1G teams are built to run the ball and play good defense because the weather can get bad by the end of the season. Those are the types of physical teams USC struggles with. So they need to fix their defense or they could struggle in the B1G. It's going to be difficult for Texas and Oklahoma in the SEC because they won't be favored to compete for the conference like they are in the Big12 on a yearly basis.

[@richardkoch5941]

OU fan here... Nebraska was a hefty and prominent program before they made the jump to the B10 for the $$$... Now? Woof...

[@Sysiphusjwk]

Nebraska hadn’t won a Big XII title since 1999. They were basically irrelevant for a decade before they left for the Big Ten.

[@richardkoch5941]

@@Sysiphusjwk B12 title in '99? They were in the national title game in '01. They were in the B12 title game 3x in the last 5 years before they left the conference... Oh and they're still top 10 all-time in national titles that matter.

[@haroldburton3725]

OU fans are not angry simply because Riley left. Truth be known, he was a bit of a prick and won't be missed. But he took our quarterback and best recruit/receiver with him. He was dumb enough to take the world's worst defensive coordinator with him also, but that's his problem. He didn't develop players very well other than one quarterback (Williams for one year), while he gets credit for the two Heisman quarterbacks who were fully developed by other coaches and other schools (Mayfield and Murray). I, for one, am glad he's gone because during his penultimate year in the conference he lost to the only two good teams we played, which showed where the team was headed. He was like a rat abandoning ship when the going got tough.

[@cinnaminson0653]

Even if OU goes 6-6 every year the First 48 can still come to Tulsa and glorify life in Oklahoma.

[@OfficerCaptain]

We want championships were tired of winning our conference and not being prepared for the competition ahead. If we don't do well then we probably wouldn't have won a playoff game in the big 12. This is about increasing competition to be better prepared for winning a championship

[@allistarevans2081]

Welcome to the SEC OU and Texas! Your football teams need to step up, or you will find yourself as the punching bags for most teams.

[@dalou269]

How would this guy claim that Georgia is bigger than Oklahoma? Is it all time wins? Natty's? Maybe conference championships? He said that @2:37. What's his knowledge of football?

[@roris5882]

Georgia is a bigger state with better recruiting.

[@zilladthrilla]

Translation: Barry didn't get that kind of USC money ever.

[@dillonflanagan7237]

These guys are somewhat off. I’ll say it again like I’ve seen others say. It’s not that he left it’s how he left. He was telling everyone he’s staying, that OU is home and u don’t leave a place like OU. It was the constant stream of lies and his asst coaches, that chose to stay, made him go talk to his team after fake crying to them he’s leaving. He wanted the easy route and he got it. For 2 seasons then he’s off to big 10 lol. Ran from the hardest conference right into the second hardest lol. And USC defense will continue to go down further and further. Especially once Caleb is gone.

[@michaelhammond7115]

Sooners will be just fine in the SEC. 12-0, 11-1 every year? Obviously not. But 9 wins a year and spoiling your teams chances? We'll take it and do our best. Best part? Won't be losing those top recruits who want to play in the SEC as much anymore. We ain't scared

[@gonzostrangelove6107]

"Grow up" = accepting cowardly, bailing-in-the-middle-of-the-night behavior? Being "grown up" means acting like a man with at least some semblance of honor, with character. Riley showed neither.

[@Mr.Guardian8623]

I'm hoping they don't have some John Blake years to come.

[@williamhendricks7835]

He has organ recruiting all the top players in california

[@cameronallen6146]

And when USC goes to Big 10 and they won’t be winning alot and if USC doesn’t get better on Defensive it won’t matter anyway

[@evanschneider7123]

OU fan and totally don’t care about Riley. Switzer is right. Business decision and business decision. Everyone needs to move on.

[@garyrichards9680]

Switzer has gone mad!

[@davidmesser5813]

Oklahoma, to be successful in the SEC needs to improve. Including recruiting, and I mean recruiting where you have always been successful. Don't expect to recruit Florida or Georgia. Those recruits from the south don't want to play in the north. The SEC Big hitters brought Texas and Oklahoma in so that they can get the best players out of Texas. The SEC played you guys. You've stepped into a trap and don't know it. It took Mizzou till about 2015 or 2016 to discover the truth. Remember that Mizzou won the SEC East Division 2 out of their first 3 seasons. Then about the time that coach Pinkel got sick we found out that Mizzou was only getting 3 star recruits out of the SEC states. By the time they finally woke up it was too late. Mizzou recruited heavy in Texas until they left for the SEC. They neglected the Texas fields and paid the price. They are once again recruiting good in Texas. Oklahoma and Texas have to maintain their Texas contacts or things will turn bad quickly. I don't like Texas and Oklahoma, but I am just warning you. The SEC will encourage you to recruit the SEC states. The best will not come. Keep recruiting Texas or you'll be like Mizzou and Nebraska. The SEC is planning on stripping the best recruits out of Texas. When the Texas kids see those magnificent stadiums in the SEC they are going to be impressed. By the way Oklahoma, Missouri is not the push over that you are counting on. Buyer beware. Vaughn 🐯

[@oumaniac]

Uhmmn OU and Texas are already recruiting better than most of the SEC lol

[@jessebloom8834]

How many Big 12 nattys did MIZZOU win?

[@brad904]

Ou and Texas is nowhere close to Mizzou lol but I'm not saying they are gonna slay the sec but I'm sure they'll have growing pains

[@sonofthesOUth77]

Dude talking about arrogance…spare me

[@jonbryant7877]

Do some research and you’ll find a reason that he left that has nothing to do with football.

[@samosmapper9687]

Scared to play Texas “Every bleeping week”? lol cmon Sooners we did that in ‘91 when we left the Southwest Conference, get over it

[@dannyhewitt3652]

How are you? Oh never mind.

[@KillerBrees]

The only thing I’m taking from this is that Barry Switzer also thinks TBOW is a (|)

[@TheGenieLover]

C'mon fellas - It is you guys that need to move on from Lincoln Riley.😎

[@joecharles5368]

Real plain & simple! lincon Log is. QB genius? REMBER he took the Rose bowl game ending out of the th offense played the the whole game. And CALLED 3 BRAIN DEAD PLAYS!!!! WE NEED A "WHOLE" TEAM TO EARN OUs WAY IN THE mighty sec!!! Does anyone know OUs record all time against the "mighty sec"??? Bring it!! In all sports!!!! BOOMER!!!!

[@bst6791]

They are not going to be playing Bama And UGA every week right? Is that right? They are 2 conf opponents out of 15 correct? See, that is what is so annoying about the SEC, and what is so fun to make fun of. The rest of the league gets some sort of reflected glory off of the 2 or 3 top teams, just because they are in the same conference. First of all, OU is not into that. They will live or die by what THEY accomplish on the field, not by what the best team in the league in any particular year does. No sober OU fan thinks we are going to dominate the the SEC like we have the Big 12 over the last 20+ years. Even Bama has never dominated the SEC to that extent. I love Switzer, but he is a little over the top here (as he is most the time). It will not be Texas week every week. First of all OU/Texas is unique, and there will not be another game like it. Second, we will be adding a few more big games, yes, but not every week. I say OU wins 9-10 games in year one, and a SEC championship by year ten. Agree or disagree is fine, only time will tell.

[@MT-bi9tc]

Sounds like cope.

[@biffmcgraw]

The SEC ain't so bad

[@-sensibleChris]

This is nonsense. Alabama and Georgia are clearly stronger than OU, but OU is solidly in the next tier, and improving. It will be harder, and OU won't go 10 and 2 and 11 and 1 most years, but they can compete for a conference title every other year, or maybe every 3rd year, and then the playoff is likely for OU in years where they compete for the SEC title. Get in the expanded playoff and anything is possible. We have Venables and he has fared well against top SEC programs, just like Bob Stoops did before him. We have our 5 star QB coming in and upgrades at almost every position coming in. Why wouldn't OU be a top SEC program, SMH. Whatever, let's play ball now because we are not scared of playing in the SEC. Riley tried to take the OU coaching staff, and players that he recruited on OUs dime! That's what we "blame the guy" for! Think about this! Most fans were ok with him leaving, but not the way he left. It's really not hard to understand with a little thought. Venables exit from Clemson is a perfect example of how it should be done, and it speaks to each coach's individual character. The difference is easy to see.

[@greggreg4804]

Once Saban retires and Smart goes to the nfl, the sec is wide open for the taking. Ou and Texas will be a top tier team.

[@mylespoun9709]

Smart isn’t leaving when he has a dynasty at Georgia

[@christophermorales1509]

Dabo will come to Alabama then. And Kirby is going to stay for a long time.

[@ulyseejames6797]

Kirby isn’t going to the NFL.

[@roris5882]

Saban isn't retiring, he will coach until he dies in the Playoffs when an opponent gets a pick 6 on his team.

[@stealthbomber2127]

OU has not played defense for twenty years. The answer is always more short dinky passes. I am a Sooner fan and don't like saying this.

[@themadlad8540]

This guy is not a Sooner fan

[@ronaldlamascus1944]

What’s hilarious is Riley bolted for the weaker PAC 12 only to end up in the Big 10 where USC will perennially be mid-pack! 😂😂😂

[@franklawelawe2386]

I think by LR leaving was the best thing for Oklahoma! OUr defense is way, way better then when grenchy was DC, the so called "SPEED- D, that couldn't go faster than 5 miles an hour 😂😂😂😂😂"BE READY TEXAS 😉 Boomer Sooner 🤙

[@ChrisOverstreet-xx6zb]

You guys wanna walk this back?....

[@cinema1975]

Im truly tired of hearing about riley as a sooner fan. Ugh.

[@superluminal89]

C'mon, Sooners. It's been over a year. Move on.

[@marilynrattan5659]

Who is the noisy little guy in the big bad mood? The arrogant one... normalizing a train wreck? LR's personal disrespect and disregard for the players wasn't accidental.. Decimating the program for a year... what was that? A hat tip? We've recovered. But a loud lecture justifying unprofessional personal behavior is nonsense on its face.

[@stevenharris2251]

You guys sound silly of course OU is arrogant you have to be if you want to be the best you gotta beat the best to be the best yeah they dominated the big 12 but the big 12 is not even Close to the SEC as proving by OU record in the playoffs they got demolished by the SEC because their D was trash now with BV at the helm that will definitely change OU and Texas both will be fine and Competitive with everyone just watch and see...

[@johnnywadley3868]

In my opinion with Oklahoma going to the SEC is going to be a little tougher but also Oklahoma being on those other team schedules is going to make it tougher for them Oklahoma is a top 10 School almost every year.. not to mention their recruiting year-in and year-out is better than every team in the SEC other than two schools usually they finished with the number for overall recruiting class and national Gatorade player of year Alabama wanted to hire Jeff Lebby he said no. The jump to the SEC will improve Oklahoma not decline them. It will give them a chance to win a championship every few years just like LSU just like georgia-alabama and so on..

[@donaldskipper7063]

Why are you overrating the SEC schedule???? Beyond one game with Georgia or Alabama each year, an SEC schedule will not be tougher than the Big !2.

[@josephwhite8495]

You are under rating the SEC. The 4&5 star average per team is higher! Just look what happened with UGA & TCU. UGA has a stock of better athletes! Bama did it to everyone for years, you might match up with them with starters, but let someone go down because of injuries, illness, personal issues and the drop off was significant. Now Bama & Georgia are doing it. But you will find that SEC teams are deeper in talent below the top level teams. This means more ware and tear on the roster. You have to be deep and have roster management to be competitive at the end of the season. Go Dawgs!!!

[@ulyseejames6797]

😂

[@roris5882]

They will have to play Georgia or Bama, Tennessee or Florida, LSU or A&M every year and Ohio State or Michigan for their 1 Power 5 non-con game yearly.

[@justingarner3129]

Arkansas would be the third most talented team in the lil 12... and is 10th in SEC... this is why the schedule is significantly more challenging what you are used to.