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Oklahoma running back, Samaje Perine, was told that he should be concerned about Derek Barnett and he replied that he had never even heard about him. Now, a lot of Volnation seems to be talking smack to Perine. What do you think? Will Barnett and Co. be able to stop Perine?

2014 stats (freshman): 1,713 yds, 21 TDs, avg of 6.5 yds per carry.

Those are huge stats for a freshman running back. Hopefully, our defense will be ready on the 12th to send the Sooners limping back to Norman.
 
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Oklahoma running back, Samaje Perine, was told that he should be concerned about Derek Barnett and he replied that he had never even heard about him. Now, a lot of Volnation seems to be talking smack to Perine. What do you think? Will Barnett and Co. be able to stop Perine?

2014 stats (freshman): 1,713 yds, 21 TDs, avg of 6.5 yds per carry.

Those are huge stats for a freshman running back. Hopefully, our defense will be ready on the 12th to send the Sooners limping back to Norman.

Perine is a horse. Hit him low is all I know.
 
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Nothing to see here.....SP probably felt dissed being told he should be concerned about a DE on a team they are supposed to beat.
 
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Nothing to see here.....SP probably felt dissed being told he should be concerned about a DE on a team they are supposed to beat.

Early lines have Tennessee favored in the game, and even if Oklahoma were far better than us, and what you said is correct, SP is a bit of an idiot.

Even those awful Kentucky and Vanderbilt teams in the early 00s/mid 00s(just as an example) had good players on them. Just because a team is worse doesn't mean they don't have players capable of keeping pace with the better team.
 
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I predict this
 
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If Perine can put up big numbers against our stacked Dline, he'll be (or should be) the Heisman front runner thereafter.
 
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I think Perine would be the #5 or 6 RB in the SEC. His stats are high but look at the defenses he faced last season. I'm not saying he is not good, he is. But Hurd/Chubb/Fournette/Henry/maybe even Kamara and Sony Michel are better, IMO. I think it will be great for our new MLB along with KMAC and Tuttle to have Perine as a challenge early in the season.

I think Barnett probably doesn't care who the opposing RB is. Doesn't matter who is back there, he'll get them if they come his way.
 
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Early lines have Tennessee favored in the game, and even if Oklahoma were far better than us, and what you said is correct, SP is a bit of an idiot.

Even those awful Kentucky and Vanderbilt teams in the early 00s/mid 00s(just as an example) had good players on them. Just because a team is worse doesn't mean they don't have players capable of keeping pace with the better team.


In their minds and the minds of their fans, they're supposed to beat us. That's what I meant.
 
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I would think they would try to hit us up the gut or put him out wide and pass it to him. Pretty sure Oklahoma is breaking in new tackles on both sides, could be wrong. I don't think he's as great as they try to build him up but he's def good.
 
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It is key that we can stop the running game. OK will be the first test of that. We face several teams with good running games and inexperienced QBs. I think how well we stop the running game is the key to our season.
 
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I think Perine would be the #5 or 6 RB in the SEC. His stats are high but look at the defenses he faced last season. I'm not saying he is not good, he is. But Hurd/Chubb/Fournette/Henry/maybe even Kamara and Sony Michel are better, IMO. I think it will be great for our new MLB along with KMAC and Tuttle to have Perine as a challenge early in the season.

I think Barnett probably doesn't care who the opposing RB is. Doesn't matter who is back there, he'll get them if they come his way.

my thoughts as well...he is a good RB but the monster games came against pretty week D's...that 400+ monster game was against Kansas for crying out loud.
 
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Are the tickets for this game on sale yet? Does anyone know when/where to buy them?

Yep, you can google Vols vs OU tickets and there will be an endless list of sites. But what I did was to go in the Vols Tickets forum and just post a thread that you are looking for them. Got a great deal from another member here on volnation
 
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People are way, way overblowing what Perine is capable of. He's a great RB, don't misunderstand me, but he wasn't exactly tearing apart elite defenses last year. His best 5 games last year:

Iowa State (118th overall in points against) - 110 yards, 17 attempts, 6.5 ypc
Okla. State (94th overall in points against) - 151 yards, 26 attempts, 5.8 ypc
Texas Tech (126th overall in points against) - 213 yards, 25 attempts, 8.5 ypc
West Virginia (74th overall in points against) - 242 yards, 34 attempts, 7.1 ypc
Kansas (106th overall in points against) - 427 yards, 34 attempts, 12.5 ypc

I'm not trying to downplay the significance of what he accomplished. Don't misunderstand me. However, his best game came against a team that was TERRIBLE last year. The highest ranked defense he torched wasn't even top 50, or even top 70. He benefitted from some of OU's weaker conference opponents greatly.

By comparison let's look at Chubb's best 5 games:

Auburn (63rd overall in points against) - 144 yards, 19 attempts, 7.6 ypc
Florida (20th overall in points against) - 156 yards, 21 attempts, 7.4 ypc
Kentucky (95th overall in points against) - 170 yards, 13 attempts, 13.1 ypc
Arkansas (10th overall in points against) - 202 yards, 30 attempts, 6.7 ypc
Louisville (24th overall in points against) - 266 yards, 33 attempts, 8.06 ypc


Maybe not some of the video game stats of Perine, but against FAR better defenses. If I were our fans, I'd be more concerned with Chubb.
 
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If Perine can put up big numbers against our stacked Dline, he'll be (or should be) the Heisman front runner thereafter.

I think we need to slow our roll just a bit regarding how good our DLine is gonna be. I'm as excited as everyone else regarding Tuttle and KMac, but expecting freshmen to step in and be outstanding/dominant isn't optimal. While we'll be elite on the edges with Barnett, Maggitt and JRM, we'll be relying on OBrien, Vickers, O Williams and the two freshmen up the middle while still not knowing who our inexperienced MLB is gonna be at this point. We're certainly talented in those spots, but there's little evidence, IMHO, to believe that we'll be dominant between the tackles which is what I believe you're suggesting.
 
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People are way, way overblowing what Perine is capable of. He's a great RB, don't misunderstand me, but he wasn't exactly tearing apart elite defenses last year. His best 5 games last year:

Iowa State (118th overall in points against) - 110 yards, 17 attempts, 6.5 ypc
Okla. State (94th overall in points against) - 151 yards, 26 attempts, 5.8 ypc
Texas Tech (126th overall in points against) - 213 yards, 25 attempts, 8.5 ypc
West Virginia (74th overall in points against) - 242 yards, 34 attempts, 7.1 ypc
Kansas (106th overall in points against) - 427 yards, 34 attempts, 12.5 ypc

I'm not trying to downplay the significance of what he accomplished. Don't misunderstand me. However, his best game came against a team that was TERRIBLE last year. The highest ranked defense he torched wasn't even top 50, or even top 70. He benefitted from some of OU's weaker conference opponents greatly.

By comparison let's look at Chubb's best 5 games:

Auburn (63rd overall in points against) - 144 yards, 19 attempts, 7.6 ypc
Florida (20th overall in points against) - 156 yards, 21 attempts, 7.4 ypc
Kentucky (95th overall in points against) - 170 yards, 13 attempts, 13.1 ypc
Arkansas (10th overall in points against) - 202 yards, 30 attempts, 6.7 ypc
Louisville (24th overall in points against) - 266 yards, 33 attempts, 8.06 ypc


Maybe not some of the video game stats of Perine, but against FAR better defenses. If I were our fans, I'd be more concerned with Chubb.

Clemson had a pretty good Defense and he still racked up 134 yards on 23 carries.

That's more one to look at than him slaughtering Kansas and Texas Tech.
 
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I'm sure Derek will introduce himself at some point on the 12th of September. It's the polite thing to do. :)
 
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People are way, way overblowing what Perine is capable of. He's a great RB, don't misunderstand me, but he wasn't exactly tearing apart elite defenses last year. His best 5 games last year:

Iowa State (118th overall in points against) - 110 yards, 17 attempts, 6.5 ypc
Okla. State (94th overall in points against) - 151 yards, 26 attempts, 5.8 ypc
Texas Tech (126th overall in points against) - 213 yards, 25 attempts, 8.5 ypc
West Virginia (74th overall in points against) - 242 yards, 34 attempts, 7.1 ypc
Kansas (106th overall in points against) - 427 yards, 34 attempts, 12.5 ypc

I'm not trying to downplay the significance of what he accomplished. Don't misunderstand me. However, his best game came against a team that was TERRIBLE last year. The highest ranked defense he torched wasn't even top 50, or even top 70. He benefitted from some of OU's weaker conference opponents greatly.

By comparison let's look at Chubb's best 5 games:

Auburn (63rd overall in points against) - 144 yards, 19 attempts, 7.6 ypc
Florida (20th overall in points against) - 156 yards, 21 attempts, 7.4 ypc
Kentucky (95th overall in points against) - 170 yards, 13 attempts, 13.1 ypc
Arkansas (10th overall in points against) - 202 yards, 30 attempts, 6.7 ypc
Louisville (24th overall in points against) - 266 yards, 33 attempts, 8.06 ypc


Maybe not some of the video game stats of Perine, but against FAR better defenses. If I were our fans, I'd be more concerned with Chubb.

Absolutely agreed
 
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Big 12 defenses have been garbage recently. The guy would be an average RB in the SEC
 

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