OU game - football thoughts

Opposing QBs against OU's D:

KSU's Skylar Thompson passed for 320 yards and 3 TD, no INTs

WV's Doege only passed for 160 yards, no TD, and 1 INT

Nebraska's Martinez (who really sucks) passed for 289 yards, 1TD, and 1 INT

Tulane Michael Pratt passed for 296 yards, 3 TD, and 0 INT

OU is susceptible to the pass. Casey's got to be on and the WRs must catch, and hold onto, the ball. OU's run D has been pretty good, holding opponents' top rushers under 100 yards. But, OU has shown some uncharacteristically bad tackling in the open field. Look for plenty of swing and wheel routes to Bijan and the other Robinson, and anything else to get the Robinsons in space where they excel, and where OU sucks the most. Oh yeah, they really b!tch a lot about their LBs on the Sooner message boards. Of course, Sark is the sort who is perfectly content to run Bijan over and over unless and until the Sooners consistently stop him--and then we hit the play action pass. With sub-par LB play, the Sooners could be in for a long day against Bijan.


OU's O:

Rattler mostly throws for around 250-280 yards or so. He's also mobile enough to be dangerous as a dual threat. The Sooner fans will turn on him and loudly boo him when he's off. No RB has had a 100 yard game yet. This year, OU's OL is a big step down from their usually good OL. The key will be getting to Rattler and rattling him. If we can get the Sooner fans to turn against their own QB again, and at the Cotton Bowl, that would be something. WV's D played them really well, but WV has a good pass rush from their front line.

Injuries:

J. Redmond DL is gone for the year - knee
As of Saturday, the following players are day-to-day: Rawlins-Kibonge DE, K. Dennis DB, Washington CB, Stutsman LB, Darby WR, Jackson WR,

All in all, as always:
SUCKS!

 

And as their opponents have shown so far this season, one key to competing against ou is to control time of possession - keep their defense on the field and their offense off. I think the Horns can do that, as long as they (a) can run the ball effectively, (b) can use play-action passes to keep the chains moving, and (c) can avoid turnovers.

 

So far we've had issues in both our games away from Austin matching the intensity and fury of teams who hate us more than they love themselves. Since we have come out flat against Oklahoma much more often than the reverse due to the same phenomenon, I'm a bit worried our guys are gonna not know what hit them at the start of the game.

 

We have to hope Sark has been preparing for this game for awhile and doing his homework and will have both his staff and the players ready to do what we should do and that is quit buying the ou hype and see them for what they are: a team that will fold like a wallet when punched in the mouth. We must act like the big dawg and take the fight to them and ensure it is they who don't know what hit them.
Now is the time to change the narrative and trajectory of this rivalry and Sark has to know this coming in and get the entire team to buy in to a degree that it will be unmistakable to the ou players on the field that things are about to change around here.
Win this game and people gonna start talking about a Longhorn takeover....But that's not enough even... Our players and coaches shouldn't think like they want people talking about it....They should think like they want it done.

 

Empty the bank and mortgage the house...then toss in whatever you have in spare change or blood bank money...

Texas opened as a +3 dog. Over/Under has been opened at 63.5.

I like us getting points.

Sunday morning headline: Spencer Rattled...Bevo and Bijan Bask in Blowout.

 

My theory us that for Texas to win, Casey Thompson has to hit Moore on at least 2 deep balls that he has missed every other game. Without those chunk plays OU stacks the box against Bijan.

 

Yes

 

please

 

^^^ THIS.

Sark, prove to us this week / Saturday you really mean ALL GAS & NO BRAKES.

Hopefully Sark & ALL the coaches have or will raise the emotional intensity level this week from just another conference game with a rival, to a WAR SETTING - during ALL meetings & practice.

During an early week team meeting I would ask for:

1. a show of hands how many of you have been on UT team that beat ou (last win was 2018)?
2. a show of hands how many of you want to beat ou Sat.?
3. pick some team leaders and ask what are you gonna do to raise your level of play and inspire others to win this game?
4. ask for others to stand up and state what actions they will take to win the game.

Last thing - after every team meeting, practice, etc. you inspire the team to win - accentuate the positives of this team, state over & over - we are going to ATTACK from the opening whistle, him 'em in the mouth early. It will be a DOG fight - don't let up... every plays counts, do YOUR job!

FOCUS ON WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME!

 

Casey Thompson is the 5 star Raymond Shaw. He's the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life. He'll gently miss a few open receivers in the fist quarter. In the second quarter a snap will inadvertently go through his hands. He'll throw a pick 6 in the third. And the coup de grace, in the fourth, he'll just turn around and run to our goal line and then hand the ball to the nearest Sooner right before doing the horns down all around the field and immediately moving himself to the Sooner sideline where CT will be waiting for him in a Switzer era mink coat.

I can dream, right? I look for a good game. Our OL is a shadow of its former self. They looked better against KSU. I'm optimistic about that.

 

I really appreciate that we’ve had those two experiences already. If Sark wasn’t aware of our opponents’ zeal against us - he does now; and since they’re a top-ten, undefeated team they’re clearly marked as dangerous.

So as much as I would imagine him to have the team fired up for this one anyway, the last two road trips should have our team ready to breathe fire.

And it’s not like there won’t be a few fans cheering for our team.

 

With Okafor now out...we have shuffled the entire line...including now starting a redshirt freshmen at right tackle in Karic- this right when it looked like our line might be starting to get a bit.
Hope this group gels faster than the prior lineup.
Either way...I expect we need CT to get some yards on the ground with his legs this weekend.

 

Adding intrigue to the affair...is the CT from okie angle and what he will be feeling personally going into this game having chosen to go play for "the bad guys".
..Hope it brings out his best

Texas football: Longhorns QB Casey Thompson says Oklahoma Sooners, among others, tried to flip his commitment
(We should all applaud his steadfast commitment to us -though he wavered at one point- under tremendous pressure from the outside...especially his closest friends and family and their circles)

 

I noticed in 2nd quarter of the TCU game that the Texas players increased their intensity to match the TCU players. The game was going well until Sark passed on 4 free points in the 4th quarter. The result? We lose our intensity by going for 2 points and foregoing an automatic FG. SMH.

 

DBs Barron and Josh Thompson, and OL Okafor are questionable for Saturday. (all with "undisclosed" ailments)

As before, the following are out for the season: WRs Omiere and Alexis, DB Ibraheem, and TE Liebrock.

 

Rattler is just as bad as Casey on the deep balls connecting on only 2 of 12 deep attempts this year. However if we don't stop this passive D-line rush strategy he will have all day back there to pick us apart.

 

Okafor is out for the season according to Sark.

 

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Some common themes from the previews/blogs/message boards:

Rattler runs hot-and-cold; needs good protection from his OL
Sooner OL weaker than usual, but still not bad
He's been booed and takes a lot of crap, but Rattler's still really good (22 of 25 vs KSU)
They can put some points on the board
Rattler spreads the ball around; lots of guys get catches
OU mostly plays it safe this year; high percentage passes; march it down the field
Very low turnovers
A bit more conservative look than what we're used to from the Sooners
Sooner D front is solid; could give our OL trouble
Sooner D good against the run #7 run defense (lots of b!tching about the LBs among Sooner fans though)
Sooner secondary plays a soft zone; lots of holes and weak spots
Sooner secondary is much weaker than normal
OU susceptible to a good QB breaking down their secondary
If Casey is on, OU could be in big trouble; it will also open up things more for Bijan
While Bijan is everybody's focus, Casey is really the man of the hour (with his arm, and his legs)

 

Well, you'll never find a cleaner cut or classier set of Sooner women than those.

 

Maybe some slants with JWhitt and KRob.
Lots of TE action.

 

OU has been escaping doom from week to week up to now. I just have a feeling Texas is going to pound them pretty bad.

 

+1 on the tight end action.

 

I agree Wiley and K Robinson need more touches!

 

Worth a watch, hookem.

 

I think we beat them in a shootout 48-41.

I hope Sark learned his lesson at pig and has our guys ready to play.

I think okie will stack the box and force CT to beat them passing.

I hope our DC has an epiphany and plays 4 defensive linemen and more blitzes. A three man pass rush will put Rattler back in the lead for the Heisman.

I opine we have the offense to score every time we have the ball.

I opine we need to attack with 5 on the D line every play rather than sit back and let Rattler pick us apart.

Also, not an opinion, OU SUCKS!

 

Me too.

 

Me and 3 others in my party will be 100 % into the game, vocal and loud!!!