Sooner fan really looking forward to the game

#734
#734
B81 said:
While I am glad to see you are pumping the brakes a little, you may be going too far. OU has talent, but it will take a few games to gel. New o line, new oc, and new qb equal a wait and see situation like we tried to explain to you.

Now it is a question of when will it all click? I hope it is at Auburn and not against UT.
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I am willing to bet they magically look a lot better against us than they have. I don't think it will be enough, but they will be better.
 
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LouderVol said:
I am willing to bet they magically look a lot better against us than they have. I don't think it will be enough, but they will be better.
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Don’t think at full strength we are as good offensively as expected. OL & inexperienced but good QB a problem regardless
 
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Sooner Redzone said:
Let’s don’t pretend those teams ( none come remotely close to Okla State in wins the last 15 years) are any better than Baylor, KSU & others. Now you’ve got LSU, Bama, UGA , and UF with NC’s so at the top there’s no comparison.
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What your confusing is that Arkansas, Kentucky Miss State, Missouri, South Carolina, Vandy (heck throw Tennessee in this mix as we’ve been terrible for 15 years),ole Miss and UF are your NEW cupcake teams/games.Enjoy! These replace your previous mid and low tier conference competition.

Do you think these teams will be your usual break or opportunity to rest guys as the season drags on?
 
#739
#739
Sooner Redzone said:
Let’s don’t pretend those teams ( none come remotely close to Okla State in wins the last 15 years) are any better than Baylor, KSU & others. Now you’ve got LSU, Bama, UGA , and UF with NC’s so at the top there’s no comparison.
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Wins over the past 15 years do not equal good. Little ole Arky, who was picked to finish near or at the bottom of the SEC just gave Okla state all they wanted at home!

Had any of these teams played Okla states schedule over the past 15 years they would have won more games than they did in the sec.
 
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#742
Understand it’s likely an unpopular opinion, but it’s mine nonetheless. I don’t understand all the confidence in Tennessee winning this game easily.

It’s a prime time game in a rowdy road environment. Tennessee doesn’t have a history of performing well in these types of games.

I would love to be proven wrong, but I think this is going to be a tough W.
 
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DC_Vol said:
Understand it’s likely an unpopular opinion, but it’s mine nonetheless. I don’t understand all the confidence in Tennessee winning this game easily.

It’s a prime time game in a rowdy road environment. Tennessee doesn’t have a history of performing well in these types of games.

I would love to be proven wrong, but I think this is going to be a tough W.
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True. For all we know, OU could be our next Florida.

On the flip side, if you just look at how the games have played out so far, it looks like we matchup very well against their weaknesses. I can understand both sides of the fence
 
#744
#744
DC_Vol said:
Understand it’s likely an unpopular opinion, but it’s mine nonetheless. I don’t understand all the confidence in Tennessee winning this game easily.

It’s a prime time game in a rowdy road environment. Tennessee doesn’t have a history of performing well in these types of games.

I would love to be proven wrong, but I think this is going to be a tough W.
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We have great DL that is 12 deep , they have a porous OL. Not that hard of a concept
 
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DC_Vol said:
Understand it’s likely an unpopular opinion, but it’s mine nonetheless. I don’t understand all the confidence in Tennessee winning this game easily.

It’s a prime time game in a rowdy road environment. Tennessee doesn’t have a history of performing well in these types of games.

I would love to be proven wrong, but I think this is going to be a tough W.
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As Henry Ford said (and I don’t usually think this quote applies but this is an exception), history is bunk. Look at the two teams and what they’ve done so far. The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team have given me no reason to doubt them. Meanwhile the Sooners have done little to inspire confidence.

Consider: Navy’s offense had 32 more total yards against Temple in week two than OU’s offense did in week one. Navy was 5-13 on third down against the Owls, while OU was 1-12.

In week 2, Houston actually outgained OU, 318 to 249, and held the mighty Sooners to 75 rushing yards. This same defense that held OU under the century mark surrendered 195 on the ground to UNLV the week prior, and 308 yards total.

Now OU’s strength is their defense, I can hear you saying. Their rush defense was certainly stingy, giving up 58 yards to UH on the ground. They also surrendered a modest 260 passing yards. Meanwhile, UNLV held Houston to just 209 passing yards and thirty-eight rushing. They were also marginally better against the Cougars on third down, holding them to just 2-15, while OU’s defense got off the field at a still-high rate, holding UH to 4-15 on 3rd.

It’s a small sample size, but I will trust the on-field results over the logo on the helmet. On one side you have a team that has steamrolled everything in front of it thus far, including an absolute shellacking of a supposed ACC title contender without having to use the vertical passing game. On the other you have an offense that’s struggling to find itself and an offensive line that can’t establish itself against vastly inferior competition, and a defense that hasn’t been meaningfully tested at all. If UT comes into Norman focused and sharp (and I have no reason to expect otherwise), this will be a beatdown.
 
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DC_Vol said:
Understand it’s likely an unpopular opinion, but it’s mine nonetheless. I don’t understand all the confidence in Tennessee winning this game easily.

It’s a prime time game in a rowdy road environment. Tennessee doesn’t have a history of performing well in these types of games.

I would love to be proven wrong, but I think this is going to be a tough W.
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Read a similar post about NCSU. 😴
 
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Sooner Redzone said:
Don’t think at full strength we are as good offensively as expected. OL & inexperienced but good QB a problem regardless
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Will be a tough game at Norman. You guys will make a game out of it and we will need to be at our best to win.
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
As Henry Ford said (and I don’t usually think this quote applies but this is an exception), history is bunk. Look at the two teams and what they’ve done so far. The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team have given me no reason to doubt them. Meanwhile the Sooners have done little to inspire confidence.

Consider: Navy’s offense had 32 more total yards against Temple in week two than OU’s offense did in week one. Navy was 5-13 on third down against the Owls, while OU was 1-12.

In week 2, Houston actually outgained OU, 318 to 249, and held the mighty Sooners to 75 rushing yards. This same defense that held OU under the century mark surrendered 195 on the ground to UNLV the week prior, and 308 yards total.

Now OU’s strength is their defense, I can hear you saying. Their rush defense was certainly stingy, giving up 58 yards to UH on the ground. They also surrendered a modest 260 passing yards. Meanwhile, UNLV held Houston to just 209 passing yards and thirty-eight rushing. They were also marginally better against the Cougars on third down, holding them to just 2-15, while OU’s defense got off the field at a still-high rate, holding UH to 4-15 on 3rd.

It’s a small sample size, but I will trust the on-field results over the logo on the helmet. On one side you have a team that has steamrolled everything in front of it thus far, including an absolute shellacking of a supposed ACC title contender without having to use the vertical passing game. On the other you have an offense that’s struggling to find itself and an offensive line that can’t establish itself against vastly inferior competition, and a defense that hasn’t been meaningfully tested at all. If UT comes into Norman focused and sharp (and I have no reason to expect otherwise), this will be a beatdown.
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Thanks for the only reasoned response thus far.

Henry Ford is incorrect though. The best predictor of future performance is recent past performance. At some point of time, the trend may shift, but absent that evidence the past is the best predictor.

And I see a larger sample size of Tennessee struggling with big games, especially on the road. I like the matchup on paper, but I’ve liked those matchups on paper a lot over the past few years.

Perhaps this will be the game where the trend begins to shift.
 
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#749
Always had a good experience with and around Sooner fans. They were based out of a hotel I was at for a meeting ahead of the RRSO and good people. Passionate like our fans and loud about it...like us! Hope you win every game except for ours!
 
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