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Lincoln Riley's brisket: You a fan, or nah?

Opinions vary on both sides of the Red River, but most of Twitter seems to think Riley smoked his Easter brisket in a nuclear furnace before turning it
John E. Hoover|
Lincoln Riley's brisket: You a fan, or nah?
Lincoln Riley's brisket: You a fan, or nah?

You know you’ve made it as a football coach when America can’t stop commenting on your Easter brisket.

For most of the last 24 hours, Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley has been publicly shamed for overcooking a perfectly good brisket — hey, so what if he likes it dry? — of which he posted a photo on Sunday with a “Happy Easter” tweet.

Football rivalries are fun and all, but nothing gets us going more than politics, religion and barbeque.

Even Sports Illustrated’s “Extra Mustard” cooked up a piece focused on Riley’s brisket.

Although everyone either has complaints, commentary or simply wants to offer Riley their tips for smoking brisket, it seems the bitterest comments come from south of the Red River.

The best part is that it has devolved into hilariously tasty trash talk from players on both sides of the Red River Rivalry.

Texans have commented the most, of course — the most clever ones include illustrations of how they do not like their meat.

Some who may like their brisket a little on the dry side — mostly Sooner fans, it seems — showed their support.

And you’d better believe Riley’s coaching staff liked it.

Hey, if that meat was to be crumbled for brisket tacos, it was cooked perfectly.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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