In a desperate attempt to distract people from an embarrassing Bedlam loss, Lincoln Riley did what millions of Oklahomans have done before him – from Tom Joad to James Garner to Kevin Durant – and announced he's fleeing the Sooner state for the smoggy shores and sunshine of sunny California.
Would not be surprised if USC took a big swing to try and pry Lincoln Riley away from OU now.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 28, 2021
BREAKING: Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley is leaving for USC, sources tell @BruceFeldmanCFB.
— Jason Kersey (@jasonkersey) November 28, 2021
To say I’m stunned would be a massive understatement. This will be Oklahoma’s first football coaching search since 1999, when it hired Bob Stoops
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Seriously, can't OSU catch a break? They win their first truly meaningful Bedlam game in a generation and the only thing people across the country can talk about is OU football. Sure, OSU fans are used to their program being overshadowed by OU all the time, but can't they have their moment for once? It's like Squinky's gone full passive-aggressive henchman.
Obviously, the Lincoln Riley move has hit a lot of OU fans hard, especially those who work in the local OU homer news media. Casey Murdock and Andy Radiosivch recorded a hysterically bitter podcast where they went full Festivus on Riley's treatment of the media and indirectly blamed OU's compliance department for his departure. Dean Blevins was hurt so bad that Lincoln Riley should be called for targeting...