Did LSU cheat to flip the nation's No. 1 ILB? One former Sooner suggests so
LSU landed one of its biggest additions to its 2017 recruiting class Thursday, as the nation’s top-ranked inside linebacker prospect Jacob Phillips flipped his commitment from Oklahoma to LSU. While the news is cause for celebration down in Baton Rouge, Sooner fans have to be feeling pretty bad with signing day just around the corner.
One fan in particular, former Oklahoma offensive lineman Gabe Ikard, seems particularly troubled by this turn of events. Ikard went so far to praise his college coach Bob Stoops for not cheating to land recruits:
Best thing about @OU_CoachStoops:no matter how many stars you have, he's not going to cheat to get you.
Man of integrity. Love him.#Boomer— Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard) January 26, 2017
Ikard also sent out this tweet just before, which indicates he believes money was exchanged for Phillips’ flip:
Rain drop.
Drop top.
Bag man shows up and kids flip flop.— Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard) January 26, 2017
So, what do you think? Was Phillips’ decision more than meets the eye, or is this just a case a Sooner once again feeling jealous of the SEC?
LSU Is known for putting LB’s into the league so I don’t see why this is a shock to people.
Hit the nail on the head. LSU has the most former players in the league and has been at the top of the list in most players drafted over the years. Kid see’s a chance to come in here and have an imediate impact at his position, thus helping his overall draft stock down the road. #NFLSU
Also, LSU GM Austin Thomas has a three year relationship with him. This isn’t a new development. If it were not for Les Miles being fired and Orgeron asking recruits to wait until January, he would have never been committed to OU to begin with. They’re lucky they were even considered.
OU fans salty😊
Gotta admit OU does put it on SEC teams more often than we do them but young recruits flip all the time and if we really dig deep enough we can find stories like this out there, its the off season and anything will make the news.
Oh please. Oklahoma is the best that the Big 12 has to offer. They SHOULD have a winning record against the SEC as a whole. But when the Sooners played the SEC champs for the national title they LOST !!
Gabe seems pretty butthurt over this. His man of integrity has brought in some pretty shady characters. If Gabe knows LSU cheated, he needs to send that proof to the NCAA. I’m an LSU guy, but I’m never in favor of cheating.
I agree 100%
If you have proof, show it, if not grab a seat
Grow the f*ck up Gabe. 21-14.
Early playing time with a university known for fielding respectable defenses and putting people in the league all while playing for a DC that has a reputation for being one of the best at player development while playing against a lot of future NFL talent or play in a league where a good defense is holding opponents to under 35pts, sitting on the depth chart 1-2 years, living in NORMAN,OK, while playing decent teams every few weeks? Bag man didn’t need to show up for this one.
LMFAO. Too true.
Gabe who?
Exactly!! Bunch of Butthurt Babies
Why would any premier player want to play college football in Oklahoma, when they are offered the opportunity to play in the SEC? Year in year out, LSU has one of the best defenses in the country.
Has OU every been successful at getting someone to flip? If they have then they obviously paid him to flip. If they haven’t then they are clean.
Recruits flip. It’s part of recruiting. It doesn’t mean someone is cheating just because a 18 year old changes their mind.
Bingo.
Not so fast there Ole Miss…..
lol
LSU should be above paying for recruits, and I hope they are above it.
I don’t care if they pay recruits, I’d actually prefer they did. But come on “man of integrity” did he already forget about Joe mixon?
Gabe Who???? LSU has never cheated and don’t have to!! Butthurt Sooners!! Rediculous
OU has played that game as much as anyone. Ask Marcus Dupree. Or what about the QB kicked off for getting paid by car dealership to “work”. The only person who suffered in that deal was the kid. I hope LSU didn’t cheat. If they did, then punishment should ensue. But to hear a player say another school cheated and yours never did is pretty lame.
Man of integrity huh…..I’m sure all men of integrity virtually turn a blind eye to star players who beat the $hit out of women.
Rain drop. Drop top. I think Gabe is smokin’ on cookie in the hotbox (cookie).
Lol and Oklahoma doesnt cheat. Yeah ok. Bob Stoops has so much integrity that he doesnt kick Mixon off the team for that beat down on a woman. Claims he didnt see that video until recently….yeah ok. IMO if you want to win, you have to look past illegal activity these thugs do everyday. Look at Tennessee, FSU, Oklahoma, Auburn, Florida, dang near every big time program has to deal with this. Dont give me that integrity B.S. because Stoops has none. Thugs has always been in college football and probably will always be in football.
That’s one reason I am an Auburn fan is our integrity. We may go through the same recruiting bull as everyone else but we will dismiss players who do not meet the standards expected of being an adult and acting like a respectable person. We have dismissed top tier talent in the past few years over their inability to be mature even if it does cost wins, examples include Michael Dyer and Duke Williams. That’s why I have problems with coaches who will take wins no matter what, example-Jimbo Fisher with jameis Winston, Bob stoops with mixon, and sorry TAMU fans Sumlin with Johnny Manziel. If LSU cheated they should be punished but recruiting is an ever changing landscape plus the way LSU defense embarrassed the “Heisman trophy winner” Lamar Jackson. Just saying. SEC4LIFE
That first sentence…..LMAO
Lol yeak ok your killing me. Dude all schools have this going on and if your blind to that you are neive as hell. All schools have thugs, do some cheating, and look the other way alot. Hell look at Auburn with Cam Newton, had his dad dead to righrs accepting $300,000 for Cam to go to Auburn……but, but Auburn was inline to go to national title game so lets just say it was swept under the rug. Every school does this.
Bwahahahaha… Auburn? Integrity?
If AU doesn’t cheat, then TTU is known for their rushing attack and ball control offense.
Hey, Gabe did you pay that $3.83 for extra pasta with a check or debit card? Did you get it refunded?
Outside of 5-star RBs beating women and players getting paid by dealerships for work not done, yeah that Bob Stoops has a lot of integrity.
I have no love for the Big 12, OU, or Stoops and his leniency with POS players, but to ignore OU success historically (and recently compared to LSU) is ridiculous. Stoops has PROVEN he can put them in a position to compete for a national championship finishing ranked #5 the last two years. Orgeron has proven nothing as a head coach. With the talent and staff Orgeron now has, he may do great things, but all recruits should not be expected to take that on faith.
Stoops has been done for years. Big Twelve is second rate conference. No defense, no change at the ring.
OU has been in the playoffs……
How many OU players have been arrested in the last two years? They are approaching U Miami and U Florida numbers for criminals in cleats. More BS from a perpetual bridesmaid. Big Twelve is a garbage conference – no defense. Garbage
Stoops, the man of integrity he is, pushed for the NCAA to let Doral Beckham Green play without sitting out for a year for transfer after MU kicked him off the team for beating on his girlfriend and her roommate.
I get a nostalgic feeling when I hear sooner’s whining.
I wish AUBURN would take some of the $28 million and buy another Cam, Nick Fairly and build the church for the Bama QB to flip his commitment and just pay someone to slap Mississippi ST. Coach Dan M. Buy some reffs. There is alot they could do with that money to help the Football Team. Just check prospects for recorders and no cell phones when making offers. Also save some to payoff the NCAA like Bama does when a coach on the defense gets cought cheating meeting with recruit’s.
You’re a Auburn fan but when you look at your post history you mention something about Bama in every post….. It must hurt your back to carry around all that jealousy.
LSU has been working on this kid for weeks. Hell, months. When Coach O gets on your recruiting trail you’re toast. This idiot Ikard is jealous, pissed off and obviously mirrors his coaches hatred for the SEC. He’ll get over it. It’s so obvious it’s almost comical. It’s just you can’t go throwing around baseless accusations like that based on your shallow feelings towards a university or conference.