Who would OKlahoma get if Riley left?

Would not want to play aranda every year. Campbell is a damn good coach too. It’s a coin flip.

No I’m banking Riley to LSU. Lol. And that is my preferred way that this plays out. Then have OU hire like Napier. Ideally. Napier could be great. But he’s the biggest unknown.

Lincoln isn't leaving but hypothetically:

Luke Fickell
Matt Campbell
Dave Aranda
Brent Venables
Bob Stoops
Mark Stoops

would be the start of the list.

A couple of names OU wouldn't look at:

Josh Heupel
Lane Kiffin and his despised former Sooner player and now Ole Miss OC Jeff Lebby
Billy Napier

I think bob stoops comes out of retirement!

Fickell is the name I was told last week but I don't know the confidence level in it. I am going to ask about it this weekend.

Aranda would probably be the best hire though.

OU is pretty damn good at coaching hires unfortunately.

Campbell would fit them like a glove, he's already in the Midwest.

They may hire from within and attempt to maintain the integrity of their staff. That's what I would do. It's not like they have a horrible program in need of an overhaul. The big question is how many decide to leave with Riley?

This seems sorta feasible to me. Brings OK into the SEC...gets a coach-in-waiting and re-retires after loosing to Riley and the Tigers 52-7 in their first/only head-to-head meeting.

Arch Manning throws a late Pick-6 in relief of Walker Howard for Okie's only score

Joking aside...that really is an intriguing concept

I heard they are going after Heupel.

I read somewhere that said when LSU and USC make their Head Coach selections it will turn the college football world on its head. I can see that now, there will be so many moving parts all starting with those 2 teams.

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Perplexes me how fickell is not an LSU candidate, but Riley is.


Yet fivkel would be an ou candidate if Riley left.

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It's just the name I was told and I heard he was interested, didn't really get into it more than that...but I plan on trying to get some more info on it. Norman and OU have a lot of similarities to the top Big 10 jobs he covets and I think Bob Stoops also being an Ohio guy would help alleviate some of his concerns. I think he would try to turn it into the destination for Rust Belt players interested in playing in the SEC, while also recruiting Texas & out west like usual.

I am still slightly skeptical due to his lack of Texas recruiting connections and OU joining the SEC though.

I don't think his lack of interest in LSU was a slight to the LSU program, Baton Rouge is just a completely different lifestyle for his family. Different strokes for different folks I guess.