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- Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt took a shot at Lincoln Riley and Los Angeles after he left the state.
- However, after seeing Riley’s new home, the comments do not hold up at all.
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Lincoln Riley has been in Los Angeles for about three and a half months and finally has a new place to live. The estate, which he got for $2 million less than the asking price at $17.2 million, makes Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt look pretty ridiculous.
After leaving the University of Oklahoma for the head coaching job at USC, Riley left Sooner fans in a tizzy and they are still extremely salty to this day. One of the people to take a parting shot at the three-time College Football Playoff participant was Stitt.
Although he went to Oklahoma State, the Oklahoma Governor asked rhetorically in his State of the State address if you could imagine leaving a place like Norman, Oklahoma for a place like Southern California. Obviously, he was met with some serious pushback, as many if not most people would chose to leave a place like Norman for Southern California.
While Stitt’s jab was just a light-hearted icebreaker, he looks pretty silly after seeing Riley’s new digs. The nearly $20 million estate is extremely luxurious.
Complete with a six-car garage, a pool, seven bedrooms, a movie theater, a tennis court, wine cellar, sauna, and a Pacific Ocean view, Riley’s home is remarkable. From top to bottom, left to right, is simply nothing wrong with the entire 3.17-acre property.
Riley’s house in Norman was nice. However, his new pad in Los Angeles is something straight out of a movie.
Thus, Stit’s comments about leaving Norman for Southern California are quite the stretch.
Putting the $17.2 million estate aside, the allure to Los Angeles is certainly greater than Norman. Factoring in the estate, it’s a no-brainer.
Lincoln Riley owned two homes in Norman, Oklahoma.
This one, seen below, is still up for sale at $1.9 million.
His new, 3-acre coastline estate in Los Angeles is $17.2 million. pic.twitter.com/A8MSaaOVPT
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 10, 2022
Stitt’s not-so-subtle shot at Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams was funny, but as the Governor, to say that semi-seriously, is an epic fail. Especially after looking at USC’s head coach’s new home.
To Stitt’s credit, the difference in taxes on the home in California compared to taxes in Oklahoma will be significant. But when you’re making $110 million, the taxes aren’t a huge deal.