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Normally I would agree and jump all over the horns. While I find it hilarious that they have yet to have a player selected, I am much more concerned about the Sooners supposed talent level. OSU/Baylor each had two first rounders. Illinois had 4 players taken, before the first OU player was gone. Alabama had 5 players taken in the 1st two rounds.

For all the elite talent that OU brings in every year, this is an alarming draft.

Not to be a wet blanket but I believe there are more whornes in the NFL than Sooners currently.

Regarding recruiting talent, I disagree a little. While OU always gets very good talent, I would argue that we recruit good talent on average and develop them into great College players. Bradford, Broyles, Strait, Clayton, and several offensive lineman. Now we have had our share of great players/recruits like Peterson, Tommy Harris, etc. But overall, I think OU recruits at a level down from traditional recruiting schools like Florida, Florida ST, Alabama, USC, Michigan, Ohio ST and Texas. those schools have kids in their backyard every year, so they have 10-15 kids in their pocket and cherry pick the rest. We have to work a little harder at the recruitment game due to geography and playing in a conference that kids have less of an alliance with in their own back yard versus the SEC, Big 10. Regarding kids like Griffin at Baylor and the Illinois kids, every school gets a Cherry or two every now and then but are not consistent. OU is very consistent under Stoops in recruiting and development.

I definitely agree we do not get as many top recruits as the other top 10 schools. OU is about winning championships as long as we do that, the right kids will come, when winning stops, we will have true recruiting issues.

While it is true that the Horns haven't had a good draft, they typically do and have more NFL players thatn we do. So until we exceed UT with players "in" the NFL and with players that "actually play" in the NFL, I will keep my mouth shut.

I do like that they are struggling and hope it becomes a trend. We will win some more of the head to head battles with their elite playes if that becomes the norm. Let's see how the next two drafts go and a true trend can be formed...watch what happens then.

Lots of good points in this thread, BUT you do have to say it's rather remarkable that neither UT, nor OU have a single player in the 1st round. With all the top 5 classes Uterus has I think it does speak volumes.

Speaking of Parity check this out: "Linebacker Nigel Bradham became the first Florida State player chosen, going 105 overall to Buffalo. College powers Texas and Florida had yet to see one of its players selected."

We can always count on bullsprig to take up for his horns.

Think Ash can carry the Horns this year? What if he is bad again? That will mean that there is little hope from him and UT for the next 3 years.

Should be interesting.

It's more than just Okie Lite. Boise St had one or two drafted in the first, like I said Illinois has FOUR players drafted before a Sooner was drafted.

Like I said, it was funny that Texas had none drafted early. OU is 5-15 in recruiting every year, I'm just stating for OU this wasn't a great year in the draft.

There you go bullsprig. There's your post you asked for. Now, answer those questions about your pitiful QB.

3 horns were picked up in the last round...

http://www.statesman.com/sports/longhorns/three-longhorns-picked-on-drafts-last-day-2330840.html

Three Longhorns picked on draft's last day

Robinson is 1st UT player to go, followed by Acho and Randall.

The long wait for the Texas Longhorns in the NFL draft finally ended Saturday when three players heard their names called.

Linebacker Keenan Robinson went first, picked by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round, the 119th overall selection. More than four hours later, linebacker Emmanuel Acho was chosen by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round, the 204th player off the board.

Defensive tackle Kheeston Randall, projected to be the first Longhorn picked, waited all the way to the seventh round, when he was taken by the Miami Dolphins.

It's only the second time since 1990 that no Horns went in the first three rounds.

Robinson - 6 feet, 3 inches and 243 pounds - will be reunited with Texas ex Brian Orakpo in D.C. Linebacker is a strength of the Skins, so Robinson, who made 105 tackles last year and was second-team All-Big 12, can be worked in slowly.

Acho, All-Big 12 as a senior after 131 tackles and 19 for losses, could back up middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson in Cleveland, and Randall, a second-team All-Big 12 choice, hopes to catch on as a run-plugger in Miami.

Justin Tucker, Texas' trusty kicker, signed as a free agent with Baltimore, and safety Blake Gideon signed with Arizona. Other UT free agents include halfback Fozzy Whittaker and fullback Cody Johnson.