This is very interesting if you really think about this because it indirectly ties to the Oklahoma City Thunder for this simple reason. Clay Bennett, the face of Oklahoma City Thunder ownership is on the Board of Regents at the University of Oklahoma and I would think a fairly influential voice considering the family he married into bears their name on the OU football stadium. Who knows, maybe it was Bennett himself who got Mixon lawyered up with the prestigious OKC firm of Crowe-Dunleavy or maybe it was David Boren. Or maybe a combination of both.
Several years ago, a Thunder player by the name of Deandre Liggins played for the Thunder. He was a nice role player along the lines of say maybe Jerami Grant or perhaps even Andre Roberson, but I may be giving Liggins a little more credit than he deserves. Anyway, Liggins became emeshed in a domestic violence incident and was quickly removed from the team for the simple reason he wasn’t a difference maker.
On the other hand, in 2014, Joe Mixon was the most talented football recruit Bob Stoops had signed in this decade and that OU win over Alabama was a part of Mixon coming to OU. The notion that OU football was once again on the cusp of becoming nationally relevant was part of Mixon’s decision to move from Oakland to Norman. And OU did become nationally relevant as they made college football’s Final Four last football season before being exposed by Clemson in the national semi-final game.
So here we are in late 2016 and this is what we have, on one hand, Clay Bennett’s Thunder getting rid of Deandre Liggins, but his Sooners defending Joe Mixon to the bitter end.
Gosh, I hope this isn’t just because Joe Mixon is the most talented player on the OU roster.
Interesting, maybe either off the record puppets Royce Young or Barry Tramel could untether themselves long enough to write a piece on it. If they don’t, I think I will.
C’mon guys, the First Amendment is an enormous, glorious ocean of possibilities. You can do it if you really try.