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Posted by HenryJames on March 25th, 2009 under Uncategorized
Well only if you believe the NFL combine and NFL scouts.
Sooner safety Nic Harris ran a 4.85 at the NFL combine, and then twice ran 4.83 at his pro day workout. Fellow safety Lendy Holmes ran a 4.74 at the combine.
Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo ran a 4.70 at the combine, and teammate Henry Melton ran a 4.64 and 4.66 today at Texas’ pro day workout. Melton also had a 34 1/2″ vertical.
Sooner strength and conditioning nazi Jerry Schmidt must really be pissed. But what’s he going to do? Release the dogs? Or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in their mouth and when they bark, they shoot bees at you? Probably just make some redshirt offensive lineman quit football.
Orakpo is considered a top 10 pick. He’s already worked out privately for Cleveland and his visits set up with Kansas City and Denver. It’s like recruiting all over again.
Melton is a great story. They guy spent his first two years at running back before moving to defensive end all without the benefit of a redshirt year. The guy is the definition of upside. The Statesman says he has visits set up with Chicago, Minnesota and Tampa Bay.
RichUT said:
March 25th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Nice tagging on this one.
someshit said:
March 25th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
But, but, but, like Jerry Schmidt is the best ever…and stuff. And, and, and the people timing Holmes and Harris must have a personal vendetta against them. It’s all a big conspiracy! And Texas still sucks and stuff.
someshit said:
March 25th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Who needs fast safeties anyway? That’s just for losers.
SizzleChest said:
March 25th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
So, what was Eric Hall’s 40?
justaguy said:
March 25th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
SizzleChest, About three tenths slower that AP that afternoon in Dallas.
What kills me about Melton is he tip toed too damn much at running back and then he switches to a position that involves contact on every play and the guy shows real promise.
Nero said:
March 25th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
For every Henry Melton there are 5 Sneezy Beltrans. I’m happy the guy got solid PT and played a meaningful role before his eligibility ran out.
bighornfan32 said:
March 25th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
“So, what was Eric Hall’s 40?”\
He ran a 4.douche 40.
justaguy said:
March 25th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Sneezy’s issue wasn’t playing time because if it was only that he would have landed somewhere else.
Melton to me is the guy who came to campus with no real position and finally panned out even if it was late. We have seen it with Tyrone Richardson, OJ McClintock, Eric Foreman, and as far back as Jason Burleson and Winfred Tubbs.
NateHeupel said:
March 25th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
I’m trying to imagine if Nic Harris was ever accused of being anything more than a mediocre cover safety who was decent to good in run support and got by because he’s got a shockingly fast backpedal.
That said, the validity of those times dies right about here…
“Among those present to watch 10 players work out indoors on AstroTurf…”
Add about .15, and you’ve got a valid time. OU is quite notorious for having workouts done on the field turf which is much closer to the surface at the combine. Just ask Malcolm Kelly.
Also, just worth a mention, Holmes ran a 4.64 at OU’s pro day.
Sooner Offensive Lineman said:
March 25th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Schmitty made me eat my own puke. Then he violated me.
Crumdinger said:
March 25th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
The two OU players in question did manage, respectively, to drag down Shipley in the endzone after having an angle on him and get blown up in pursuit by a diminutive WR on the same play, so they can’t be that slow.
Uncle Bevo said:
March 26th, 2009 at 12:54 am
“Release the hounds.”
misterloki said:
March 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
To be fair, Lendy Holmes kept having to stop and look around in terror because someone had told him that Quan was in town.
Brian Combs said:
March 26th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Lest we forget: 45-35.
The Finger said:
March 26th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Jerry Schmidt was giving Texas fans the bird and laughing as the OU bus was parking at the RRS last year. He looked like a 7th grader on the last day of school
PatronSaint said:
March 26th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Brian makes an excellent point.
CallKevin said:
March 26th, 2009 at 6:06 am
“Sneezy’s issue wasn’t playing time because if it was only that he would have landed somewhere else.”
He did–he finished his career at Abilene Christian.
“Melton to me is the guy who came to campus with no real position and finally panned out even if it was late. We have seen it with Tyrone Richardson, OJ McClintock, Eric Foreman, and as far back as Jason Burleson and Winfred Tubbs.”
Tyrone had grade issues, OJ had other issues, Eric…I’m not sure, Jason Burleson got beat out at his position of choice, and Winfred managed to take what he got at Texas and turn it into a 7-year NFL career that included an All-Pro season.
Winfred Today
NateHeupel said:
March 26th, 2009 at 6:17 am
Sooner Offensive Lineman: You bite your tongue, and take your medicine. Schmitty is probably monitoring your computer usage.
Crumdinger: Nic Harris did have an angle, thus proving the point. I remember Lendy Holmes being out of position, as was the norm for him.
Misterloki: Yeah, Quan Cosby is a real nightmare running those slant routes underneath against backup linebackers. I’m more worried about this year’s group of Texas WR’s than I was last year’s group.
misterloki said:
March 26th, 2009 at 6:21 am
NateHeupel: I was referring to Quan’s blocking ability.
J Laurinitas and M Freeman said:
March 26th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Quan Crosby sucked
hg03 said:
March 26th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Release the robotic Richard Simmons.
Bartoncreek said:
March 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
C’mon Nate. Your better than that for a Sooner. You might be right to be more worried about this years group of WRs, but Holmes is more worried about Quan taking his fucking head off.
Vasherized said:
March 26th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Yeah, Quan Cosby is a real nightmare running those slant routes underneath against backup linebackers. I’m more worried about this year’s group of Texas WR’s than I was last year’s group.
Nate,
Did I read that right or is that statement as obtuse as it sounds?
Quan and Shipley punked your entire back 7 at will — against starters and backups — down the sideline, in the slot, slants, and posts. And while we’re at it, kick returns, because some of those same scrubs played on special teams.
Along with Colt (and the one game-icing run by Oingo Boingo), they were the difference in the game. Our defense got worked for the most part until a few key stops late.
Quan/Ship made Holmes and Harris look like the slow, average players that the NFL combine and OU Pro Day confirmed they are.
Woody Bombay said:
March 26th, 2009 at 8:39 am
That clip of Quan’s block gives me wood, and I’m not at all ashamed to say it.
Horn In Exile said:
March 26th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Quan knocked a tenth off Lendy’s time. He can’t run a straight line anymore without swiveling his head.
ponderos said:
March 26th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Teams punking OU’s kickoff team last year weren’t really in an exclusive club. The squad’s moniker was “Goddammit tackle somebody!”.
R Williams 38 said:
March 26th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Nick & Lendy: Look at how much money I stole ‘fore everybody figured out that I suck..
NateHeupel said:
March 26th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
My bad, gentlemen. You know what it was? I had blocked that hit out from my memory, along with most of the 2nd half and the score. Oddly, I’m entirely in keeping with the majority of pollsters and the BCS in this regard.
That, or the shock went all the way from Holmes’ brain to mine via a rift in the time-(bitch)slap continuum.
Jeebus, that was a beautiful shot. In retrospect, when you can detach from it, you can’t help but admire the grotesque majesty of it.
As for the heroes of the UT offense, I’d say Brent Venables’ utter failure to have a backup MLB ready for a guy averaging a knee injury per year was the biggest hero of the UT offense. 4 yds per play prior, 14 offensive points. 8 yds per play after, 25 offensive points.
Nordberg said:
March 26th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
The difference in those stats can also be attributed to your D being worn the fuck out in the fourth quarter. If football had five quarters, we would have won by 20+.
I Nobis Nothing said:
March 26th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Without good play from your MLB you can’t stop the spread..
PatronSaint said:
March 26th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Musta been the best linebacker of all time to be worth 4 yards a play.
I Nobis Nothing said:
March 26th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
“Musta been the best linebacker of all time to be worth 4 yards a play.”
Yeah Nate, would you describe him as the test tube baby of Dick Butkus and Usain Bolt or a cross between Teddy Lehman and Carl Lewis? From what I understand, Carl might like this “coupling”..
dedfischer said:
March 26th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
I couldn’t believe Rivera and Mortenson both broke 4.7 at the Kansas Pro Day. Holt ran a 4.72. I was for sure those first two guys wouldn’t break 5.0.
Newy25 said:
March 26th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
“I’d say Brent Venables’ utter failure to have a backup MLB ready for a guy averaging a knee injury per year was the biggest hero of the UT offense. 4 yds per play prior, 14 offensive points. 8 yds per play after, 25 offensive points.”
Weak shit.
Brandon Jackson got face raped all day by The Quan. The fact that your pass rush ended midway through the 3rd quarter did not help your linebackers cover our 4 receiver look too.
Blueshorn said:
March 26th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Weak shit is Nate’s claim to interweb fame.
ponderos said:
March 26th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Comparisons to Lehman really aren’t fair. In the off-season, Lehman would go to train in the Serengeti, chasing down and catching cheetahs from behind.
98 said:
March 26th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=10079587
a match made in heaven.
Scipio is a closet queer said:
March 26th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Courtesy, Shaggy
Shaggy is a Faggy said:
March 26th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
And he ain’t in the closet
I Nobis Nothing said:
March 26th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — “Justin Chaisson, a defensive end who recently signed to play for the University of Oklahoma, was arrested in Las Vegas March 24 for assaulting his 15-year-old girlfriend by holding her with a screw driver to her neck and making threats toward her.”
I don’t even know where to start…
Well let’s start here: If any motherfucker ever put a screwdriver against one of my babies neck’s, (whether my baby be 1, 15, or 50), it would be the last thing, said motherfucker, ever did while drawing a breath..
Barry White said:
March 26th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
shaggy,
Let your filthy, gnawed on, shit-smelling thumbs slip inside the waistband of your lanolin-stained tighty-whities and peel’em down to your crusty, unwashed ankles.
Now, bend from your hips and try with all your might to put that grub worm of a penis in your hairlip mouth….
Keep tryin’..
Minnesotahorn said:
March 27th, 2009 at 5:09 am
Is Chaisson granted an extra year of eligibility now or does he have to wait until he actually enrolls?
justaguy said:
March 27th, 2009 at 5:48 am
CallKevin,
My reference to Winfred was that wasted year in which he was played at running back. It didn’t hurt his career in the NFL, but I never understood moving one of your better defenders to running back at a time Texas wasn’t exactly busting heads on defense.
Sneezy might have finished his career at ACU, but he didn’t scratch the record books. Didn’t expect him to break Wilbert’s records, but I can’t even find a 100 yard game for Sneezy.
I
Bob Stoops said:
March 27th, 2009 at 6:00 am
I will make sure he is suspended for the first quarter of the home opener.
Croatain Nation has Pescky powers said:
March 27th, 2009 at 6:02 am
If a dog had bees in its mouth I think the dog would try and bury his or her face in the ground to rid itself of the bees. Melton…Tampa Bay? Hmmm…
Croatian Nation has Pescky powers said:
March 27th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Schmidt is beyond pissed.
glenn said:
March 27th, 2009 at 6:10 am
yeah, i took it that he meant sneezy would have landed somewhere other than a div ii school.
my advice is be prepared to see chaisson in uniform — crimson, not correctional orange — this fall. money has a way of smoothing things over. if ou can get out of the big red mess only losing two kids they wanted to get rid of and extract jarboe from his situation back home, this chaission problem should be a snap.
if the girl is 15, this could get very expensive. she might be set up for life. 15 year old girls all over the place will be snuggling up to ou recruits and seeing that their toolboxes are well stocked and their strength medications are close by.
Nordberg said:
March 27th, 2009 at 6:14 am
Winfred Tubbs once ran for 100 yards on the aggies, although I think about 60 came on one play.
justaguy said:
March 27th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Nordberg, that 60 yard run also took 14 seconds.
NateHeupel said:
March 27th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Hey newy, there is no “Brandon Jackson” on the OU roster. Did you mean Brian Jackson? As far as face raping goes, why is it that even your very own Colt McCoy conceded that the offense opened up once Reynolds went down and UT could attack the middle of the field? Thanks.
As for this statement of utter stupidity by PatronSaint: “Musta been the best linebacker of all time to be worth 4 yards a play.”
Again, because you’re clearly illiterate, I’m going to reiterate. THERE. WAS. NOT. A. BACKUP. READY. Read that slowly, then read it again.
The drop off from the starter to the backup at that position was preposterous. When your starter is a redshirt junior who’s been referred to by players and coaches as the heart of the defense and been the only LB to ever grade out at 100, and his backup is a 2* sophomore from Comanche, OK with no experience whatsoever, the first guy is going to look like the best LB of all time. Especially when he’s the guy who sets the alignment of the entire front 7, and the other two LBs are a redshirt freshman and a converted safety. Don’t let facts get in your way. That probably had nothing to do with the pass rush.
Finally, unless there is some sort of highly unlikely complete exoneration, NOT A PLEA BARGAIN, if Chaisson’s scholarship isn’t revoked, I’m disowning OU. I’d rather be a UT or OSU fan than cheer for a team that would keep a guy who did that on the roster. This isn’t about being an alcoholic or Glenn, FWIW, she was 17. The reports are being corrected. Doesn’t make it any better.
intellectual type said:
March 27th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if you end up following through on that statement Nate. Hope you look good in some shade of orange.
hg03 said:
March 27th, 2009 at 8:30 am
What exactly was Colt supposed to say?
That Reynolds was subpar and it didn’t matter who was playing there?
Because that’s what he says behind closed doors.
PatronSaint said:
March 27th, 2009 at 8:50 am
I read it again. Slowly, too, per your suggestion (which I appreciate).
It still seems to say that removing a starting linebacker and replacing him with a backup linebacker was the dominant factor that made the yards-per-play increase from four to eight.
I’m led to the same conclusion. If your starter was Lawrence Taylor, and your backup was Stephen Hawking, you wouldn’t get a four yard bump. You could play 10 on 11 and not get a four yard bump. Eight yards per play sucks ass. No one player could suck ass that much. That was an eleven man collective effort of ass sucking.
Either that, or Reynolds musta been the best linebacker of all time.
The General said:
March 27th, 2009 at 8:55 am
justaguy,
Winifred was a tailback as a freshman and I believe he was recruited as such. He was moved to LB after because of depth at the position. I don’t think he was moved from defense to offense then back, just from O to D.
Winifred was one of my all time favorite Horns, and you are being kind on his 14 second 60 yard run. It probably wasn’t that fast.
Newy25 said:
March 27th, 2009 at 9:26 am
“Hey newy, there is no “Brandon Jackson” on the OU roster. Did you mean Brian Jackson? As far as face raping goes, why is it that even your very own Colt McCoy conceded that the offense opened up once Reynolds went down and UT could attack the middle of the field? Thanks.”
The corner, #2 who I thought was Brandon Jackson. Whomever that was sucks beyond all belief and I hope he still plays for OU this fall. Colt even ran to the corner on him a few times. Probably another 4.8 defensive back.
Keep telling yourself all of your defensive woes begin and end with the Reynolds injury. We look forward to another 45+ point offensive performance in October.
justaguy said:
March 27th, 2009 at 9:45 am
The General,
Not trying to be argumentative because I can’t remember shit too well anymore, but the historic rosters on Mack’s site list Tubbs as a LB from 1988-1992.
As a side note, I forgot just how truly unathletic the Texas defense had gotten back in those days. In 1991 (the first year Winfred wore a back number) the other scholarship linebackers were Anthony Curl, Doug Livingston, Boone Powell, Chris Rapp, Robert Reed, Duane Vacek (who I think became a punter), Norman Watkins, and Kevin Watler (not sure how many knee surgeries he had by this time).
Levander Williams said:
March 27th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Tubbs was a RB in his early days. The long TD run was against A&M at Kyle Field (1989) with a couple of ags on his back for part of the ride (Ray Mickens?). That was the same year of the pre-game rumble at mid-field.
That was the one and only time I’ve attended a game at Kyle – the oddity of Texas A&M is not truly experienced until you witness a home football game against the Horns.
Houstonearler said:
March 27th, 2009 at 10:19 am
OU’s defense was worn down.
Reynolds had 3 tackles on plays netting Texas 24 yards before he went out.
The General said:
March 27th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Tubbs had 29 for 153 that day. I was in the crowd, 11 years old, and one of three in a sea of maroon. We were leading 10-7 at the half and I was already phrasing the smack I was going to talk. At the time, I could not remember ever beating the Aggies since I was 5 years and 9 days old the last time it had happened.
Wait, this thread was about OU. OU Sucks. There, we are back on track.
Nordberg said:
March 27th, 2009 at 10:53 am
General, I was there too. Age 12. I clearly remember our way too preemptive ‘poor aggies’ chant.
LSU Forever said:
March 27th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Can all that talk about the Big 12 being a legit power conference end now. If the best team in your conference, the winner of 6 of the last 7 conference titles has safeties slower than D ends, then what does that say about your sorry excuse of a conference. UT only plays one power team the entire year, OU, and that team, with athletes so slow, would be an also ran in a real conference like the SEC.
uthookem said:
March 27th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Hey LSU, how’d that Perriloux thing work out?
Reality said:
March 27th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Texas 52
Arkansas 10
Arkansas 31
LSU 30
Bye bye now.
LSU Forever said:
March 27th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Tech 39
Texas 33
Miss 47
Tech 34
opps… ’nuff said… shit happens.
Against D’s that slow, we could win the whole thing with a cheerleader under center. UT winning only one title in such a pansy conference is the real joke. Think how sorry you Horns would be if you had play a real schedule.
bigguggly said:
March 27th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
LSU Forever
March 27, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Tech 39
Texas 33
Miss 47
Tech 34
Only because Texas supplied Miss with our backup QB
justaguy said:
March 28th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Donovan Forbes at quarterback. What a complete and total disaster that was for the Horns.
Thanks for the reminder about the game and it only magnifies the job Mack has done in rebuilding this program.
2003 Cotton Bowl said:
March 28th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
If Texas were to meet an SEC team like, say LSU on a neutral field it would be carnage for the poor Big 12 team.
Oh wait….
justaguy said:
March 28th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Wait a minute. An LSU fan is talking shit about Tech losing on a neutral field to Ole Miss by 13 when Ole Miss went into LSU and beat Les by 18?
What next? You talk shit about Utah beating a Texas team in Salt Lake City on the last play when they went and kicked the shit out of Bama?
Go find an OU board and talk about Bowl losses to a team that has lost one in four years.
Arkansas Razorbacks said:
March 29th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Anybody wanna ask me which is the tougher team out of Texas and LSU?
Yo Mama is a Pig said:
March 29th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Not really.
bigdukesix said:
March 29th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
opps… ’nuff said… shit happens.
Are you really that stupid? Mississippi prison-raped (no lube) your shitty team, too. What does the fact that they beat Tech (by less than they beat you, btw) show?
Mouth breathing SEC fan mentality: “Hey, we may have lost five games, including losing to Florida by 30 and losing to an Arkansas team that went 5-7 (and lost to Texas by six touchdowns), but at least some of the teams that play in our conference are good. S-E-C! S-E-C!”
BTW, LSU would’ve finished no higher than fifth in the Big 12 South last year.
Enjoy your crappy life.
intellectual type said:
March 30th, 2009 at 4:35 am
L-S-U, L-S-U, GO IN DUMB, COME OUT DUMB TOO!
I digress.
PatronSaint said:
March 30th, 2009 at 5:54 am
LSU’s smack was the failingest fail that ever failed.
mr. sunshine said:
March 30th, 2009 at 7:39 am
“Think how sorry you Horns would be if you had play a real schedule.”
I’d feel sort of hopeless. But not really, really “Oh my God. That mouth breathing retard Les Miles is actually our head coach” kind of hopeless. That would suck.
BoomerFreakinSooner said:
March 30th, 2009 at 11:16 am
I don’t ever recall seeing Okrapoo on the field at the same time as Harris and Holmes, so it sounds like a moot point.
uthookem said:
March 30th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Wow, Boomer…you TOTALLY got the point!
Newy25 said:
March 30th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
“don’t ever recall seeing Okrapoo on the field at the same time as Harris and Holmes, so it sounds like a moot point.”
Wow.
NormanHomeownersAssociation: Underpinning optional said:
March 30th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
“I don’t ever recall seeing Okrapoo on the field at the same time as Harris and Holmes, so it sounds like a moot point.”
BoomerFuckSuck,
What you wrote was one of the most insanely idiotic things ever posted on this site. Everyone here is now dumber for having read it. You are awarded no points, and may God have mercy on your soul..
BTW, are your hounds allowed to sleep on the porch, or do you require them to stay under the trailer to discourage vermin from messin’ with the duct work?