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Posted on 1/16/17 at 7:20 pm to Number2
Interesting. OU board mod still liked them to land him but others are getting skeptical. Things are looking up for LSU right now for Phillips. Hope we get him. Dude is an absolute baller.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 11:03 pm to ehidal1
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 1/16/17 at 11:08 pm to The Baker
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Feels like jamal adams
Yup. If I'm being honest I really have no idea what kind of a player Jacob Phillips is. I didn't get to watch the AAA game and haven't watched his highlights yet. Seeing rivals move him up to a 5 star caught my attention though admittedly. If we land him and either Chaisson or Gay I'll be ecstatic. This really is gonna be a very exciting NSD.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 11:30 pm to Number2
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OU brought 5 coaches to see Phillips tonight.
Link?
Posted on 1/16/17 at 11:49 pm to Number2
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OU brought 5 coaches to see Phillips tonight.
Damn. Don't think I've ever even heard of that. 5 coaches? Does that happen often?
Posted on 1/16/17 at 11:53 pm to Number2
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OU brought 5 coaches to see Phillips tonight.
Screams desperation.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 12:30 am to PaperTiger
It happens when you're trying to lockdown a top recruit. Things would have played out differently if they could've kept the news about him visiting private.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 12:37 am to LSUTRUMP
If SONNY calls it, I'm all in..... let's ride
Posted on 1/17/17 at 6:47 am to I-H8-BAMA
If we get Phillips, we also get Gay
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:04 am to BayouBengal99
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What a turnaround this would be to get W Gay, Phillips, and Chassion. Sure wish Allen would take a serious look at what kind of opportunity he has to come in and play for big daddy Dave. He's simply the best and it's really not close.
Hope it works out, this could be the college equivalent of the Dome Patrol! Best NFL LB corps ever!
Posted on 1/17/17 at 10:46 am to Tigris Christi
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The Oklahoma Sooners took their best shot to close the deal with four-star linebacker Jacob Phillips (6’3 225, 4.6 of Nashville (East Nashville Magnet School), Tennessee sending five coaches in to meet with he and his family including the HBC himself.
The meeting went great and throughout the visit when Phillips was talking to the OU coaches he was always referring to them as we and us and never wavered on his committed to OU. In fact he is still committed to OU and everything points to him signing with the Sooners. The Phillips family talked about when Phillips was to arrive following his graduation, what he needed to have, and what he needed to do before he arrived so that he would be ready to go once he did arrive in late May or early June.
OU did not ask him if he was going to take an unofficial visit to LSU, because that is not their style to bring up either schools, and since the family never brought up LSU the subject was never broached that he would take an unofficial visit anywhere. When OU left as far as they were concerned from their two hour visit with the family Phillips was all-in to sign with OU on February 1st.
However, while Phillips insist he is committed to OU and will sign with OU he is now staying that he and his family will take an unofficial visit to LSU this weekend and they will be flying down to spend 2 days in Baton Rouge just like they would on an official visit. The difference they will have to pay for everything that they do on the visit because they are totally on their own dime.
While Phillips is saying all the right things about OU the fact that he and his family feels the need to take an unofficial to LSU means that that he has not closed the door on signing with the Tigers. If you are going to spend your own dime on a visit and that is not one, but three flights while he seems all in and totally committed to OU, the reality is he is not totally-in to the point that he will not check out another school on an unofficial visit with his family.
Phillips has to feel important to the Sooners because OU Head Coach Bob Stoops, OU Defensive Coordinator Mike Stops, OU linebacker Coach Tim Kish, secondary Coach Kerry Cooks, and OU wide receiver Coach Dennis Simmons were all there for the visit. Phillips had his parents and his coach there and throughout the visit there was never any indication that he was not going to sign with OU. They loved how real the OU coaches were and the track record of Coach Stoops talking care of his players.
After the visit Phillips called OU safety commit Robert Barnes (6’2, 198, 4.57) of Southlake (Carroll), Texas and talked for over an hour about what it is going to be like for Sooner Squad 17 at OU and Phillips told Barnes he can't wait to play with Sooner Squad 17.
That being said Phillips feels compelled to see what LSU is all about and he and his family will fly into Baton Rouge this weekend, and the Tigers will have three days to work on he and his family about signing with LSU. Welcome to the ‘whacky world of recruiting’ as recruiting is crazy and alway has been but while OU feels great about their visit with Phillips and his family they still have work to do to make sure he signs with them on February 1st.
it is happening dot gif
This post was edited on 1/17/17 at 10:47 am
Posted on 1/17/17 at 11:00 am to Mac
Thanks for the detailed report of the OU visit.
I suppose Phillips will announce his decision on NSD,correct?
I suppose Phillips will announce his decision on NSD,correct?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 11:04 am to Space Cowboy
According to local OKC sports radio shows, two of the coaches were offensive coaches. As an other poster stated, this reeks of desperation
Posted on 1/17/17 at 11:08 am to rjokerlsu
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I suppose Phillips will announce his decision on NSD,correct?
Well since he remains committed no new announcement is set... Hopefully this turns into a Flowers situation like last year (except LSU ends up on the winning side)
Posted on 1/17/17 at 11:12 am to Mac
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After the visit Phillips called OU safety commit Robert Barnes (6’2, 198, 4.57) of Southlake (Carroll), Texas and talked for over an hour about what it is going to be like for Sooner Squad 17 at OU and Phillips told Barnes he can't wait to play with Sooner Squad 17.
Assuming it's true, is this not concerning?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 11:19 am to Mac
Oklahoma had five coaches meet with him? To be safe we should have 10 coaches with him for our meet, plus an equipment mgr, two student trainers, and a couple golden girls.
That would make 15 on our end and give us a three to one advantage over Oklahoma in signing him.
You know, these 18 year olds much feel a real sense of power to have so many coaches fawning over them. It is crazy how recruiting has evolved over the years into a sport in and off itself.
Once the kids sign, its back to reality. If they are good enough, three years later they get to be the center of attention again when everyone begs them not to turn pro.
You have to like your chances when a kid comes to visit you with his family on his own nickel.
That would make 15 on our end and give us a three to one advantage over Oklahoma in signing him.
You know, these 18 year olds much feel a real sense of power to have so many coaches fawning over them. It is crazy how recruiting has evolved over the years into a sport in and off itself.
Once the kids sign, its back to reality. If they are good enough, three years later they get to be the center of attention again when everyone begs them not to turn pro.
You have to like your chances when a kid comes to visit you with his family on his own nickel.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 11:20 am to Mac
The good news is that Stoops one in home visit is over with and Phillips did not "shut" down his recruitment and he is still coming this weekend... hopefully that happens. Personally, I think 5 coaches are overkill and can even seem intimidating to the player. May or may not have been negative... but HC, DC and position coach would have sufficed to show the love. There was some very specific details concerning the visit and afterwards... wonder who was the source...
Posted on 1/17/17 at 11:59 am to Mac
Oh they skurred for sure.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 12:36 pm to Mac
Lolololololol
OU fans pathetic hatred of LSU cracks me up.
OU fans pathetic hatred of LSU cracks me up.
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