What a great day to be a Sooner softball fan. I wrote about this very real possibility on My Farewell to Jordy Bahl piece not that long ago. It makes perfect sense. Kelly is from Houston. She was probably recruited by Patti Gasso when she was in high school. And both Kelly and O State collapsed down the stretch this past season.
I don’t think you needed to be smart enough to solve the Da Vinci Code to see this one coming to fruition.
I was working out with Audra at Integris the day Kelly entered the portal and simply said, ” Kelly Maxwell will end up in Norman. She’s tired of losing at the goal acheiving portion of the season. She can’t do anything more at O State.It’s the Gundy Syndrome.”
I’m sure the O State fans will be both hateful towards Kelly and OU, but as someone who Bleeds Crimson…I could honestly care less. O State fans hate OU no matter what. Despite the fact David Boren and OU hung with O State when in fact they should have joined the SEC back in 2011 when Texas A&M, Missouri, Nebraska, and Colorado left the conference. Both university presidents at A&M and Missouri literally begged OU to follow them to the SEC twelve years ago.
If O State fans are upset about Kelly’s decision….cry me a river. Seriously.
Oklahoma’s #1 moral guardian Jenni Carlson wrote in a piece today in which she wrote OU softball has become The Evil Empire of womens’ softball. I wonder if Nick Saban and Kirby Smart would equate running superb programs as being the genisis of becoming the Darth Vadar’s of college football.
Like many of Jenni Carlson’s moral guardian pieces…this one left me rolling my eyes. If Jenni doesn’t already live in North Edmond she should make the move quickly so as her youngster can play in the North Edmond Soccer Mums Touchy Feely League where you aren’t allowed to kick the ball too hard into a wide open net.
Whatever.
When Lincoln Riley left…I never said all that much escept I played the final scene from Body Heat on here.
When Caleb Williams followed Lincoln to LA….. I praised Caleb for being an outstanding young man.
When Jordy Bahl recently left Norman to go back home…. I cried because a good source told me she was in love with a guy back home. And being that I’m the kind of guy who voted twice for Barack Obama and loves classic chick flick endings…what Jordy did genuinely teared me up.
Granted…I wish Kelly was a five star who played power forward and was coming here to help Porter Moser find his groove in the Big 12. Big time college sports are Darwinian. It is what it is.
Kelly Maxwell… I love the fact you’re coming to Norman to help the Sooners chase a fourpeat.
BOOMER!