What other message boards are saying (Oklahoma Post Game Edition)

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

This part in the article gave me a chuckle:

"Well, if you were wondering who has the best defense in the SEC, it's Oklahoma."

Social media reacts to the Oklahoma Sooners loss to Tennessee

Oklahoma couldn’t recover from a poor offensive showing in the first half in their loss to Tennessee and here’s how social media reacted.

soonerswire.usatoday.com

I agree a lot of people saw the best defense in the SEC last night. It was just on the other side of the field of Oklahoma.

Says a lot about their opinion of our offense. They also want to chalk up their offensive woes to Jackson Arnold being bad. Funny how before the game they said he was the second coming of Baker.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Their defense had our number. We floundered the whole game. In typical Tennessee fashion, we had some lightning strikes to give us the opportunity to score. I am struggling with the question of if we are just not as good as advertised on offense or if their defense is really that solid.
And someone better address Nico getting hit and fumbling/int. That's 4 times between NCST and OK. Georgia and Alabama will feast.....

We were down both starting tackles for almost the entire game and were on pace for 38 points in the first half. We would have been more successful on offense had it not been for a soft holding call and poor field conditions (see the terrible field position following the safety due to Squirrel slipping). The entire second half, Heupel was largely content to run three times and punt. Yet we still beat a talented OU team by double digits. Not to mention their only two touchdowns were in garbage time.

You could enjoy the win, give OU some credit for a very strong defensive performance, and move on, but you’d rather neg our team and slurp our rivals. What a loser mentality.

 

[Vol865]

Their defense had our number. We floundered the whole game. In typical Tennessee fashion, we had some lightning strikes to give us the opportunity to score. I am struggling with the question of if we are just not as good as advertised on offense or if their defense is really that solid.
And someone better address Nico getting hit and fumbling/int. That's 4 times between NCST and OK. Georgia and Alabama will feast.....

Tell the OL to block and he won't have to worry about that. The one against NC State was because Spraggins let his guy cross his face and tried to pass him off and the one against OU was because Dayne Davis flat out got beat. There is an expectation as a QB that you're going to have more than 1 second to throw. If the OL can't give 2.5 seconds at bare minimum, they're not doing their job.

 

[KELSOWAVOL]

You were obviously born after the Gafney “TD”

You mean.. " Non TD". That call was atrocious. I can't believe we watched such a debacle on live television.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Their defense had our number. We floundered the whole game. In typical Tennessee fashion, we had some lightning strikes to give us the opportunity to score. I am struggling with the question of if we are just not as good as advertised on offense or if their defense is really that solid.
And someone better address Nico getting hit and fumbling/int. That's 4 times between NCST and OK. Georgia and Alabama will feast.....

It was a tough game as expected. Both defenses controlled the game but our offense had more horses than theirs. Try to enjoy a double digit road victory against a ranked team that rarely loses at Home.

 

[Sudden Impact]

Their defense had our number. We floundered the whole game. In typical Tennessee fashion, we had some lightning strikes to give us the opportunity to score. I am struggling with the question of if we are just not as good as advertised on offense or if their defense is really that solid.
And someone better address Nico getting hit and fumbling/int. That's 4 times between NCST and OK. Georgia and Alabama will feast.....

Let me get this straight.

You are coming into a forum and demanding an answer (Someone better address) from the group of fans when the answers are obvious to the viewer.

Watch the games over and see if you can figure it out. Let us know because I am sure it will not be the right answer if you have to ask. Your answers lie in the posts of Volnation.

OBTW, put some clothes on.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

We were down both starting tackles for almost the entire game and were on pace for 38 points in the first half. We would have been more successful on offense had it not been for a soft holding call and poor field conditions (see the terrible field position following the safety due to Squirrel slipping). The entire second half, Heupel was largely content to run three times and punt. Yet we still beat a talented OU team by double digits. Not to mention their only two touchdowns were in garbage time.

You could enjoy the win, give OU some credit for a very strong defensive performance, and move on, but you’d rather neg our team and slurp our rivals. What a loser mentality.

Vegas said UT was a 7 point favorite and we won by 10. The home team gets an automatic 3 points. I find it hilarious when fans get bent out of shape when the experts are spot on.

 

[ptcarter]

You mean.. " Non TD". That call was atrocious. I can't believe we watched such a debacle on live television.

To me, that is the suckiest call Tennessee ever got. That was before video replay. I swear the way the call incompletes these days, The bobbles our of bounds used to be spectacular catches, now they are incomplete passes (after further review). For the Gafney "catch", that ball slid through his hands, they then called touchdown and game over. Our "luck" against Florida has been one sided for years. We need to enforce the law of averages.

 

[Other_Guy]

Before the game: "we'll slow down that offense because we're really good"
After the game: "we slowed down that offense because they're not very good"

 

[Other_Guy]

It's hilarious that fans think a backup QB in garbage time would've beaten someone.

 

[Smallvol#1]

You mean.. " Non TD". That call was atrocious. I can't believe we watched such a debacle on live television.

I can give you worse. I watched it in person. Still hands down the worst call I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of them.

 

[Sea Ray]

These dumbass fans that weren't impressed with us don't know football. Heupel made a coaching decision to take his foot off the gas because we were kicking their butt so badly on defense and on the scoreboard. That's what good coaches and good teams do. Frankly it's what Saban likely would have done. Heup knew that the only way they were going to get back in the game was if they got a strip sack, tipped ball INT or something along those lines. When you're on the road playing a freshman QB that's how you play it. If it wasn't for penalties and close calls on 4th down they wouldn't have scored any TDs

 

[Tenacjim]

These dumbass fans that weren't impressed with us don't know football. Heupel made a coaching decision to take his foot off the gas because we were kicking their butt so badly on defense and on the scoreboard. That's what good coaches and good teams do. Frankly it's what Saban likely would have done. Heup knew that the only way they were going to get back in the game was if they got a strip sack, tipped ball INT or something along those lines. When you're on the road playing a freshman QB that's how you play it. If it wasn't for penalties and close calls on 4th down they wouldn't have scored any TDs

Pretty much exactly what Georgia did to us in 2022…..

 

[Sudden Impact]

Before the game: "we'll slow down that offense because we're really good"
After the game: "we slowed down that offense because they're not very good"

OU half good, Good on defense, Bad on Offense.
We are balanced good offense and good defense = Good with time to get better.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

These dumbass fans that weren't impressed with us don't know football. Heupel made a coaching decision to take his foot off the gas because we were kicking their butt so badly on defense and on the scoreboard. That's what good coaches and good teams do. Frankly it's what Saban likely would have done. Heup knew that the only way they were going to get back in the game was if they got a strip sack, tipped ball INT or something along those lines. When you're on the road playing a freshman QB that's how you play it. If it wasn't for penalties and close calls on 4th down they wouldn't have scored any TDs

The great Sea Ray has spoken!

 

[Sea Ray]

OU half good, Good on defense, Bad on Offense.
We are balanced good offense and good defense = Good with time to get better.

Give Venables credit. He knows Heupel's offense better than any coach we'll face this year and apparently he's been preparing for this game since January

 

[Sudden Impact]

Give Venables credit. He knows Heupel's offense better than any coach we'll face this year and apparently he's been preparing for this game since January

He is a great coach and he knows the SEC and the caliber of play required to compete, the fans do not.

His problem will be convincing the OU fans that at this moment they are in over their heads and it is a much greater leap to the SEC than most think it will be.

After rewatching his post game interview I realized he was telling them that in ways that OU has SEC players on the roster but they need more and depth. Most OU fans will not read that since they have been playing in a conference that does not have a grind comparable to the SEC and does not require depth.

IOW, he gets it the fans don't and he knows it will be a 3-4 year building process and adjustment.

I have not looked at Texas Schedule but if they have a legitimate SEC Grind one could expect a loss or two in the SEC. Injuries pile up, Mid season mental fatigue, different prep every week and so on and so on. Experiencing this is a big factor, first timers get caught up in the moment, 2nd year not so much. Facing an equal caliber player or better every play is tough.

 

[Sea Ray]

Checkout this fan, at about the 1:30 mark:



He says that his Sooners are still a playoff team...

 

[jasonvol18]

LOL. They're complaining about the officiating? That's what kept them in the game.

Right..We had 10 penalties to their 3. But yeah, the officicals were helping TN..Most of their fans seem knowledgeable and intelligent, some are just sore loser, whiney babies!.

 

[DrTNT]

-This game was over midway through the 2nd quarter. Heupel knew it and ran the clock the rest of the game. It could have been really ugly.

-It's easy to win in Knoxville. OU Will do just that next season with an even better defense and a much improved offense.

-We could play Tennessee 10 times and not beat them. Completely dominant

-This is an all-timer “Score kinda close, but really a blowout” kinda game.

-Tennessee did not impress. After all I've heard, I expected a lot more than that.

-Tennessee will lose 4 games this year. Not impressed.

-Tennessee would have thrown the ball down the field more if they needed to…and I think they’d have had success doing so. So hard to say we’d have won, we’d have been more competitive. Tennessee would not have spent most of the 2nd half running the ball into a loaded defensive front.

-Not saying Tennessee isn’t a good team, but not nearly as impressive as what we were sold.

-34 yards rushing and 4 turnovers and lost by 10 to the best offense in the SEC.

-Great win for Josh.....happy for him after what happened here. Meritocracy always beats nepotism.

-We might have won this game if Hawkins was the starter. We will be ok moving forward.

-Hats off to Heupel for the good sportsmanship. Thought he’d run up the score. Glad I was wrong.

-Sooo… the ref with the Tennessee accent was reviewing everything?

-Defense did very well except for some downfield passes to Bru. Heupel knew he had the win so opted to not go for the total kill or at least that's what I think happened in the 2nd half. Hawkins shows to be the next direction.

-Tennessee is the luckiest team on the planet that we didn’t start Hawkins. We would’ve blown them out.

-I’m pissed because Tennessee isn’t even a good team.

-The refs obviously protected Tennessee tonight. Clear as day.

The comment on the refs are killing me… at one point in the 2nd half we had already racked up nearly a hundred penalty yards and they’d been penalized 1 time for 2 whole yards… how were they helping us because video evidence overturned 2 TD.., if anything they screwed up the Hawkins fumble when looking at it under review and helping OU…

 

[Dannyman]

They sound like an SEC fan base already! They’ll fit right in.

 

[Otis07]

Exactly
The refs were atrocious
They singlehandedly changed the outcome of this game by 14 points with the ghost holding call on that huge run down to their 9yd line, and the bullcrap roughing the passer AFTER a tipped ball which gave them a fresh set of downs at our 4yd line.

Not to mention that they NEVER called a single holding penalty against OK despite obvious holds on passing downs AND running plays....never once called pass interference on OK either.

We beat a top 15 team handily on the road tonite....plus a couple refs...despite playing Johnny Majors 3 runs off tackle and punt offense for the entire 2nd half. This game could have easily been a 24 point win instead of just 10 points. Easily.

 

[Mafiaboss]

Let me get this straight.

You are coming into a forum and demanding an answer (Someone better address) from the group of fans when the answers are obvious to the viewer.

Watch the games over and see if you can figure it out. Let us know because I am sure it will not be the right answer if you have to ask. Your answers lie in the posts of Volnation.

OBTW, put some clothes on.

Well, to be fair, our O-line had guys out on injury. And Josh wanted to protect Nico.

 

[FlyFishnVol]

-This game was over midway through the 2nd quarter. Heupel knew it and ran the clock the rest of the game. It could have been really ugly.

-It's easy to win in Knoxville. OU Will do just that next season with an even better defense and a much improved offense.

-We could play Tennessee 10 times and not beat them. Completely dominant

-This is an all-timer “Score kinda close, but really a blowout” kinda game.

-Tennessee did not impress. After all I've heard, I expected a lot more than that.

-Tennessee will lose 4 games this year. Not impressed.

-Tennessee would have thrown the ball down the field more if they needed to…and I think they’d have had success doing so. So hard to say we’d have won, we’d have been more competitive. Tennessee would not have spent most of the 2nd half running the ball into a loaded defensive front.

-Not saying Tennessee isn’t a good team, but not nearly as impressive as what we were sold.

-34 yards rushing and 4 turnovers and lost by 10 to the best offense in the SEC.

-Great win for Josh.....happy for him after what happened here. Meritocracy always beats nepotism.

-We might have won this game if Hawkins was the starter. We will be ok moving forward.

-Hats off to Heupel for the good sportsmanship. Thought he’d run up the score. Glad I was wrong.

-Sooo… the ref with the Tennessee accent was reviewing everything?

-Defense did very well except for some downfield passes to Bru. Heupel knew he had the win so opted to not go for the total kill or at least that's what I think happened in the 2nd half. Hawkins shows to be the next direction.

-Tennessee is the luckiest team on the planet that we didn’t start Hawkins. We would’ve blown them out.

-I’m pissed because Tennessee isn’t even a good team.

-The refs obviously protected Tennessee tonight. Clear as day.

Proud program, not easy taking a loss at home with a dialed back Offense, CJH knew he didn't need to show all his cards in this game. Man is a Genius.

 

[Tman44]

This part in the article gave me a chuckle:

"Well, if you were wondering who has the best defense in the SEC, it's Oklahoma."

Social media reacts to the Oklahoma Sooners loss to Tennessee

Oklahoma couldn’t recover from a poor offensive showing in the first half in their loss to Tennessee and here’s how social media reacted.

soonerswire.usatoday.com

I agree a lot of people saw the best defense in the SEC last night. It was just on the other side of the field of Oklahoma.

OU fans refuse to understand they didn't just get out played, they also got flat out coached. Venables is a terrific coach, don't get me wrong. Heup and co did the best job I've seen in decades with strategically overhauling the game plan too ensure the best opportunity to control the game and come out with the win. Heup relied on our elite defense and opened up the offense just enough to win the game. I was really wanting to see Nico open it up more, but I'm happy we played to our strengths in regards to the injuries. Heup gave us a masterclass on how to go on the road in the SEC and grab a W when you don't have your A game.