The Portal Report: Tight end finally signed from portal. What's left for OU football?

[@mikehappy2620]

Stop the sunshine. I am worn completely out on Finley. Since his hiring in 21, he has brought in one. 1 player of note, Davon Mitchell. Who still has not played one snap of football at OU. I have seen zero development out of his TE room. If they can't catch, can't block, or even find their ass with both hands why even have a TE. Just find a full back. There are still a couple guys at TE I hope they are looking at. Max Klare. Purdue is one.

[@danielgraham7952]

he chose ohio state. surprise surprise. we cant compete with the top tier.

[@shanesmith5475]

Sharp's a reasonably good tight end who was used almost completely wrong.

[@mikehappy2620]

@@danielgraham7952 He went to LSU

[@Truthseeker-cv2mvp]

What dirt does JJF have on BV to still be part of our staff?????

[@seanb.4712]

Not excited. But, at least he came to OU as we need depth. 6'4" 240 means he is 6'3" 235lbs. He is small. We already have a bunch of tweeners. We need a real TE! 6'6" 260lbs to block for the run and protect in pass pro.

[@jkreimborg]

Nah we’re good But , we do need a 235 to 260 pound running back

[@seanb.4712]

@jkreimborg we have 1 227lb back in X Robinson. But, I agree we need another 225lb -235lb RB. These particular 195lb backs just aren't doing it.

[@jkreimborg]

@ Robinson is good , at unt or something . They need an nfl guy 230 , like Mixon or Perine or Fazande. SEC warlord running backs .

[@RaeAGE]

I’ll do the classic Oklahoma thing “but Vernon Davis was 6’3 235” lmao like every 3 star is Trent Williams

[@seanb.4712]

@RaeAGE that is funny. Your right though with that logic any outlier like Vernon Davis kills any argument 🤣 A few older Tight Ends, Dave Caspar with the Raiders and Jay Novachek with the Dallas Cowboys were 6'4" 235.

[@michaelwhite3615]

Thank god we got a 5 star TE…what’s that? He not 5 star…okay 4 star …..what? He’s not a 4 star? Okay 3 star TE from a highly productive offense….whats that? Kennesaw State? 😮

[@CzarEternal]

Other than Mateer, coaching staff seems perfectly content to shop for players at Dollar Tree.

[@JoshRay-q2n]

Honestly tho, ive liked every WR theyve picked up, WR is the easiest position to transition from a lower tier to a higher tier of competition, good routes are good routes, size doesnt change and fast is fast anywhere

[@bigbiscuit100]

“Let’s avoid all passing tight ends.” Took me a second to get that but I agree.

[@zzahhhjester1817]

its a joke lol

[@PineMountain981]

It's understandable why several OU portal targets chose OhioSt, Texas A&M, LSU, Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, Michigan, Oregon, & Clemson instead of OU. Those are bigtime programs with big NIL funds. But it is a bit concerning when Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas Tech, and Kansas State win out over OU & BV for portal players that the OU coaching staff went hard after & wanted.

[@IanGomes-q7s]

Blocking has got to be priority one anything else is a bonus

[@stevemoore2150]

Yes!! we got a TE from a commuter school that had 18 catches. We are gona kick ass. Pathetic

[@christophershannon8734]

😂😂😂 it's so pathetic.

[@jacobsmith5865]

Maybe he can block better then Bauer sharp 😂

[@jeanclaude24]

Excluding Mateer, this entire portal class is sub-par. Why can't OU get a portal haul like LSU or Ole Miss? The former is recruiting line they're on a budget with all the FCS players.

[@SchoonerOffRoad]

Hmmm…..has anyone thought that maybe OU’s staff doesn’t want to just settle on the first available guy to jump in the portal? They could be waiting to see who’s available after the playoffs/after spring football. They don’t have a ton of room. I’d be interested in who they pick up after the playoffs…..people are too impatient

[@redline5406]

Did spending a bunch of money on NIL get Ole Miss into the playoffs? If you buy a bunch of merc's, don't be surprised if their hearts aren't in it.

[@jeanclaude24]

@@redline5406 It got them closer to the playoffs than OU did and it gave OU a loss.

[@Glowlol]

Is your question rhetorical? Feels like it should be considering the answer is so obvious. OU doesn’t have the same amount of money to spend that some other schools do.

[@jeanclaude24]

@Glowlol Either the Brokelahoma allegations are true or OU is being stingy with the NIL.

[@Bird-dl7xs]

How many players did we get from power 4 conference schools? 2? Brent gets me excited then goes back to this old ways of thinking we don’t need better players.

[@taduddell11]

Props to Ed for finally learning how to say Josh's name a decade later

[@eyesguy1]

It would help if we had a tight ends coach

[@jaetoncary6956]

Cool so we signed KSU’s version of Baur Sharp. Awesome.

[@cryhwks]

I'd rather OU use a 6th lineman for blocking instead of just getting the definition of a JAG. It's absolutely disgusting what that TE room has become. And I don't know what's worse, that BV doesn't recognize that JJF has been an absolute disaster as the TE coach, and he thinks he's done good enough to not be fired. Or he's just to sentimental and can't fire him. Either way it's pathetic. The only way JJF should be back is if he took a pay cut to the point, he's the lowest paid coach in all of the P4.

[@ytcommentacct]

Well, it took BV half the season to figure out that Litrell's worthless ass needed to go. Give him another year or two and he'll be right on top of the Finley debacle

[@XXDSCOTT]

Of course we got him for a good price. We don’t spend money.

[@chief-qn3xg]

OU's refusal to open the checkbook and go get top tier players will lead to another average season. Except for a few cases, when you bring in average players you get average play. These coaches' ability to evaluate sure seems highly suspect.

[@zzahhhjester1817]

am i gonnna see yall at bowl game

[@YeahBoom140]

My favorite podcast. Now, Carson Kent is not going to start. Our portal has been pathetic for chasing tight ends. Hell maybe he’s the missing piece😂😂. Then we can get a 5’9 CB from maybe Alcorn State. It’s really obvious they are all diamonds in the rough., since our staff is ahead of everyone else. It is about next year! You wait one more year and these coaches are gone. At the end of the day it’s about winning and please don’t start pumping sunshine like many of your competitors . One more thing, the star of the show has been kinda shutout for the last few podcast. But everyone does a great job! Merry Xmas

[@okievet]

Can we please get some guys to protect the QB... and some wide receivers that aren't soft.. some guys with the right mindset.. guys that will at least lay some freaking hit sticks on some dudes.

[@JoshRay-q2n]

The Davon Mitchell thing is perplexing to me, i get that its alot to learn and figure out when you get to Div 1 football but if this kid doesnt see a snap in this bowl game, the whole things a bust

[@chestercarter6081]

Lmfao seriously when are they gonna fire this administration and staff?

[@christophermorales1509]

At this point can you really just point to JJF as the problem in TE recruiting?

[@trieuphung5329]

Why is everyone so salty about the transfer portal pick ups? We’re adding these guys for depth. And who cares the WR’s went to a smaller school? Dede Westbrook went to JUCO. It’s all about the coaches and how they utilize them.

[@CzarEternal]

Because every other school in the SEC is doing better and a coaching staff that’s gone 6-6 twice in the past three years doesn’t get the benefit of a doubt.

[@trieuphung5329]

⁠@@CzarEternala lot of these schools are getting P4 guys who haven’t done anything, I’m not tripping on the fact we’re getting guys who’ve shown they can produce.

[@Charleston905]

Current roster probably best case scenario 8-4

[@Bradys-b3p]

🎉🎉

[@seanb.4712]

Yes the guy from Penn State 6'7" 250lbs. Hell yes get that guy my God!

[@christophermorales1509]

No, Pittsburgh State. Only in your dreams could we recruit a Power 4 transfer TE.

[@PineMountain981]

Unfortunately he is from "Pittsburg State" aka the tiny FCS school in Kansas, and not Penn State.

[@seanb.4712]

@PineMountain981 i knew that was too good to be true. I thought he might be the guy behind Tyler Warren #44 who is a beast. But, that guy, Jerry Cross transferred to Memphis

[@Lexlugr]

I watched Baker throw to some TE from Furman several times yesterday. FCS can produce some talent... But I'm not convinced that JJF has somehow figured out how to make them AAs, I'm as down on him as everyone... Just saying there are some rare times you can get some nuggets in DIII

[@PineMountain981]

@Lexlugr Good point. 👍

[@isaiahwashington177]

This is sad.

[@RaeAGE]

We must be all in on Davon Mitchell because if not JJF needs fired

[@davidsfamily8810]

Dude run it’s not to late

[@adamdickinson2894]

That TE is not enough

[@topherb560]

George, the gf theory is in play with Ethan O'Connor

[@mrmrchase1]

I'm not excited one bit with JJF and who he snatched up. How is this dude allowed to grab a TE with 3 hundred total yards and have a job

[@zzahhhjester1817]

davion mitchell must breakout at least by mid season

[@zzahhhjester1817]

we cant find a mark andrews or at least a brayden wilis

[@sooner1125]

Our portal efforts outside of Mateer are pathetic this cycle. Crazy considering everyone’s jobs are on the line

[@Aggrogasm69420]

Outside Mateer and the Arkansas WR, this is a very very weak transfer class. If these FCS guys actually start and aren’t for depth (3-4th string), we might be pretty well fu(Ked next season…. Hope there’s a lot of playoff guys incoming.

[@aidanobrien4702]

Former walk on at one of the worst football programs in the country ➡️ University of Oklahoma TE After formally putting all your eggs in the basket of former QB converted to TE at Southeastern Louisiana And we’re still paying the man responsible for this malpractice

[@christophershannon8734]

Another bauer sharp. 😢😢

[@markblankenship6233]

Get the public to buy crypto while governments buy gold. What is the goal?