Lincoln Riley to LSU picking up steam

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OriginalCoach said:
Only A&M blew OU out. Even in OU’s loss to Bama, Bama didn’t. Auburn didn’t. FL didn’t. Get real. 🤣 Your SEC homerism is showing. Dufus. Damn it......😂😂
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Lincoln Riley as OU’s head coach is 1-3 vs the SEC. 3 of which were beatdowns including the big second half blowout vs UGA in the Rose Bowl. This isn’t hard to understand.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Lincoln Riley as OU’s head coach is 1-3 vs the SEC. 3 of which were beatdowns including the big second half blowout vs UGA in the Rose Bowl. This isn’t hard to understand.
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Outside of Alabama, Georgia and LSU (when they are on) Oklahoma would beat the other SEC teams and in most cases hand them their azzez. Don't pretend that OU's recruiting won't pick up as members of the SEC.
 
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BUBear said:
Outside of Alabama, Georgia and LSU (when they are on) Oklahoma would beat the other SEC teams and in most cases hand them their azzez. Don't pretend that OU's recruiting won't pick up as members of the SEC.
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Riley campaigned against OU's move to the SEC, and quite clearly had no interest in coaching in the conference.
 
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zjcvols said:
Are we sure Matt Campbell is even that good? He’s had one 9 win season. I know Iowa State is a very tough job, but he had his most talented team and went 7-5
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I honestly don't get the Campbell love. I mean you could do worse but seems like he's one of those "hype over substance".
 
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BUBear said:
Outside of Alabama, Georgia and LSU (when they are on) Oklahoma would beat the other SEC teams and in most cases hand them their azzez. Don't pretend that OU's recruiting won't pick up as members of the SEC.
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Riley is hiding from the SEC in Cali
 
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bamawriter said:
Riley campaigned against OU's move to the SEC, and quite clearly had no interest in coaching in the conference.
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Kinda hard to blame him. Many of the schools that are used to winning that are joining these mega conferences will soon get tired of being average or losing. As a Bama fan you will remember the decades between Bear and Saban. Riley is a prick of the first order but he's looking out for his long-term security.
 
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BUBear said:
Outside of Alabama, Georgia and LSU (when they are on) Oklahoma would beat the other SEC teams and in most cases hand them their azzez. Don't pretend that OU's recruiting won't pick up as members of the SEC.
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So outside of almost a 3rd of the league they could beat anyone, that’s kind of the point, they wouldn’t be guaranteed a waltz to the conference championship game, let alone the playoffs every year. When UF is on and AU is on those wouldn’t be gimmies either; I’d argue OM this year would give them a run for their money as would AM with their defense. OU played 2 teams this year with solid defenses, BU and Okie St, and lost both. Even with their current roster/recruiting they’d hold their own in the SEC and would be perennially what the upper half of the league (not named Bama) has been (LSU, UF, AU, UGA and AM) an 8-10 win team year in and year out; too many possible slip-ups week in and week out.
 
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ZippyMorocco said:
Riley is hiding from the SEC in Cali
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Riley is an a**hole for sure but tell me this, does Oklahoma joining the SEC make it easier or harder for Tennessee to win a National Championship? Riley understands that joining the SEC makes his path to the playoffs much hard. No playoffs, no championships. Are all of the ex-Tennessee coaches that couldn't make it to the playoffs doing better or worse in their chosen careers now? Just a little something to think about.
 
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AthensVol2007 said:
So outside of almost a 3rd of the league they could beat anyone, that’s kind of the point, they wouldn’t be guaranteed a waltz to the conference championship game, let alone the playoffs every year. When UF is on and AU is on those wouldn’t be gimmies either; I’d argue OM this year would give them a run for their money as would AM with their defense. OU played 2 teams this year with solid defenses, BU and Okie St, and lost both. Even with their current roster/recruiting they’d hold their own in the SEC and would be perennially what the upper half of the league (not named Bama) has been (LSU, UF, AU, UGA and AM) an 8-10 win team year in and year out; too many possible slip-ups week in and week out.
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You lost me at A&M brother. 😂

All kidding aside, I get your message.
 
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AthensVol2007 said:
AM had a top 5 defense in terms of PPG this year. Their offensive guru of a HC has had a mediocre run on offense since Jameis.
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Amazing what a generational QB will do for you. Sumlin had one in Johnny Football. Jimbo and Sumlin have been the same coach at A&M in terms of record except Sumlin came a lot cheaper.
 
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BUBear said:
Riley is an a**hole for sure but tell me this, does Oklahoma joining the SEC make it easier or harder for Tennessee to win a National Championship? Riley understands that joining the SEC makes his path to the playoffs much hard. No playoffs, no championships. Are all of the ex-Tennessee coaches that couldn't make it to the playoffs doing better or worse in their chosen careers now? Just a little something to think about.
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I don't think OU and Texas joining the SEC really has any impact on the Tennessee (or any SEC school) winning conference or national titles. It becomes harder for Texas and OU to win them though.

Fans of SEC schools do tend to overestimate the degree to which the SEC will make life more difficult for Texas and OU, however it will certainly make their life harder. OU and Texas (when they are good) are used to having only one or two (two tops) conference teams who can throw a wrench in a conference title run.

Take A&M as an example since they are a relative newcomer. Alabama is the bell cow of the SEC so it's assumed you'll have a tough game with them. However, in any given year, what are the odds you are going to be able to easily handle Auburn, LSU, Miss St, Arkansas, Ole Miss, and 2 SEC East opponents all in the same season?

Sure, in any given year you'll be able to handle some of those schools, but what are the odds that all of those schools, or all of those schools except one, are going to be teams you could beat with relatively little sweat? IMO, OU would lose or be at serious risk to losing to Alabama, Ole Miss, and A&M, and games to Miss St, Auburn, and LSU could be pretty competitive and lose-able. There was not a single cake walk game in there for OU this year, especially with the way they played.

SEC schools are used to dealing with that dynamic already, and adding OU and Texas puts more fish in the sea, but the dynamic is the same.
 
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BAMA-DAWG said:
LOL...What is that? You call that an SEC worthy meltdown??!!? See UTenn, circa 2009.
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They have no idea what coaching searches or fanbase meltdowns are like. Bless their heart.

Even if Tennessee only had one of either Kiffin leaving or Schiano Sunday, OU still wouldn't know what it is like.
 
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SDV said:
He'd be an absolute moron to leave ND
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His odds of actually competing in a Playoff are greater at LSU than ND..... ND always gonna get dusted in the playoff.....

What's interesting is who does ND go after.... Urban or Fickell..... Fickell should be pick cause of youth, but Urban has always coveted that job.
 
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