re: 5 5-Star players in the 2023 class have verballed. 3 of them to Southern Cal. Avg * 99.33

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Riley will flame out in spectacular fashion.....he took OU from playoff team to third place in the Big 12 in 5 years ....I give him 4 years until he is tarred and feathered and ridden out of LA on a rail.....

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Been watching Lincoln Riley up close for years due to a surfeit of Sooners in my family. His trajectory is decidedly negative. The peak of his achievement was with a Stoops assembled squad in his first year.

Kyler Murray bought him another year but they were beat soundly by Bama in the playoffs.

Not big in rivarly games despite having much better rosters on paper and facing crappy Texas and Okie State squads.

Sputtering, inconsistent offense that flashes unbelievable promise in some games and completely regressed in others.

Dropped early season games to mediocre opponents consistently.

While money is the primary reason he is leaving the Dust Bowl, he probably knew deep down his time in Norman was getting shorter.