On the photo-op scale, signing day ranks up there with weddings, birthdays, graduations and our youngest daughter's selfies. The winner this year is the Manvel, Texas, defensive back who jumped out of a perfectly good airplane to reveal his choice of Ole Miss. Coming in a distant second was Bob Stoops.
At his news conference Wednesday, the Oklahoma coach briefed the media from what looked like a Barry Switzer garage sale. Decorating the stage were Heisman Trophies, bowl trophies, Big 12 trophies, a crystal national championship trophy and my personal favorite, a tall, ornate number that resembled something Carmen Miranda wore while singing Chica Chica Boom Chic.