Toggle sidebar

Upset by Texas, but is anyone here REALLY surprised ?

R

Rob Lewis_rivals

New member
Aug 27, 2001
251,678
4,320
0
Different year, same old story.
Without an offensive line, there are more losses coming.....and Charlie Strong suddenly has renewed job security, as Stoops will continue to live well off his early success.
 
  • Like
Reactions: JB4AU and splook18
S

Snake98

Well-known member
Aug 1, 2003
2,564,477
10,316
93
Two surprises 1) all Tx could do was run and we couldn't put a D together to stop it and 2) Lincoln Riley not being able to get his offense going even with a sorry OL.
 
J

jsmitty2.0

New member
Oct 24, 2005
34,470
1,019
0
CTOkie said:
Different year, same old story.
Without an offensive line, there are more losses coming.....and Charlie Strong suddenly has renewed job security, as Stoops will continue to live well off his early success.
Click to expand...
Yup thats why I'm never getting excited about a Stoops team half way through the season. I learned my lesson with them several years ago.
 
  • Like
Reactions: JB4AU
K

KCtornado

Guest
The bacon drippings caught fire and we faced a grease fire. Now we drop to 20 and have rest of a hopeful season as questionable. Now it's time to let the chips fall were they may. This one was two turnovers away from being a different out come....none taken advantaged by the Sooners. If I am a senior Sooner...and I play beyond pissed the regular season.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: NoleGa_rivals170091
E

ETU

New member
Feb 5, 2003
58,648
4,720
0
PryorFan said:
Two surprises 1) all Tx could do was run and we couldn't put a D together to stop it and 2) Lincoln Riley not being able to get his offense going even with a sorry OL.
Click to expand...

Why were you expecting that much from Riley with the OL he has?
 
E

ETU

New member
Feb 5, 2003
58,648
4,720
0
It was a typical RRR game IMO. The team that wanted it more won. So there you go, Gramps. I still remember the John Blake win.
 
O

OUSOONER67

Guest
If I were texas I would not gloat too much after the win, you beat a really bad team and I would have said the same had OU won. Even when 2 bad teams play someone has to win.
 
  • Like
Reactions: NoleGa_rivals170091
W

wsmonroe

New member
Dec 12, 2002
2,784
2,571
0
CTOkie said:
Different year, same old story.
Without an offensive line, there are more losses coming.....and Charlie Strong suddenly has renewed job security, as Stoops will continue to live well off his early success.
Click to expand...

Yeah, CT, many of us here were concerned about the O-line, regardless of the record. Their play today made that deficiency apparent to the most pedestrian of fans. They were whipped badly all day long. But to answer your question, I'm not surprised at how things went today.
 
  • Like
Reactions: mojo1fan
M

MarCoo

New member
Dec 17, 2014
1,112
0
0
I was... disappointing loss. A template for the rest of the teams coming up. If you have good edge pressure you can derail this offense.
 
K

KCtornado

Guest
Shorthorns earned the win....the Sooners created no wrinkles. And that is why we lost. Predictable by Norvell....and opportunistic.
 
P

phantommarine

New member
Oct 5, 2003
10,463
90
0
KCtornado said:
Shorthorns earned the win....the Sooners created no wrinkles. And that is why we lost. Predictable by Norvell....and opportunistic.
Click to expand...


Speaking of wrinkles I am disappointed they haven't made any plays off the perine mixon wildcat since Tennessee. 1st and goal from the 4 and you come away with 3 points in the 1st half.

This offense doesn't let perine or mixon get into rhythm even if online could average run block.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ETU
L

LH24ND

New member
May 29, 2001
11,759
131
0
Not surprised. Sans Seibert, we got outcoached, outplayed, and Mayfield got the snot kicked out of him. I've seen enough of these over my 53 years to know the record book and media don't mean squat. Total credit to the horn coaches and players.
 
  • Like
Reactions: stevehare Rivals and mojo1fan
M

mgoetts

New member
Feb 17, 2004
3,806
631
0
Hard to win games when you get dominated in the center of the field. Inside pressure and penetration blows up offenses, making outside pressure unmanageable. Defensively, counting on a guy Striker's size against a team running 85% of the time against your not so strong defensive front is just silly. Texas played on or side of the LOS all day.
 
  • Like
Reactions: NoleGa_rivals170091
S

shanehog

New member
Oct 9, 2001
3,809
926
0
John Blake once beat Texas with the crummyist team in the league. No surprise here.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ETU
R

Rob Lewis_rivals

New member
Aug 27, 2001
251,678
4,320
0
Agree, Dave....in my 66 years I can recall at least 12 losses or ties to Texas that surprised me:
1958...Royal used the new 2-point conversion rule as Texas scored with under 4 minutes left to win 15-14.
1959...OU blew an early 12-0 lead. UT wins 19-12.
1962...OU fumbled in the end zone for the lone Texas touchdown....UT wins 9-6.
1967...Mike Vachon missed four FG's (after kicking 4 in 1966 that sealed OU's 18-9 win)...UT wins 9-7.
1976 (tie)....OU missed an extra point in the closing seconds and a bad snap from center. 6-6.
1977....OU scored two FG's and Earl scored on a 25 yard run for the game's only TD.
1984 (tie)...blown calls and heavy rain.
1989...Texas scores with seconds left on a 4th down pass to win 28-24.
1990....Blanchard's missed FG in the last second misses. UT wins 14-13.
1991...McKinley's fumble is returned late in the game for a TD. UT wins 10-7.
2013...36-20.....the hungrier team won.
2015...24-17....ditto.
 
E

ETU

New member
Feb 5, 2003
58,648
4,720
0
I haven't checked this out but I think I heard that since 1989, Texas is now 6-2 against OU when Texas is unranked and OU is a ranked team. Can that be right?? If so, that is an amazing stat.
 
B

btcaskey

Member
Feb 1, 2005
31,625
76
48
This statement leaves me baffled. It's on film from last week.

"OU DB Steven Parker says they didn't prepare for Swoopes running the ball"
 
L

LH24ND

New member
May 29, 2001
11,759
131
0
You just HAD to reference '84 didn't ya!!!

CTOkie said:
Agree, Dave....in my 66 years I can recall at least 12 losses or ties to Texas that surprised me:
1958...Royal used the new 2-point conversion rule as Texas scored with under 4 minutes left to win 15-14.
1959...OU blew an early 12-0 lead. UT wins 19-12.
1962...OU fumbled in the end zone for the lone Texas touchdown....UT wins 9-6.
1967...Mike Vachon missed four FG's (after kicking 4 in 1966 that sealed OU's 18-9 win)...UT wins 9-7.
1976 (tie)....OU missed an extra point in the closing seconds and a bad snap from center. 6-6.
1977....OU scored two FG's and Earl scored on a 25 yard run for the game's only TD.
1984 (tie)...blown calls and heavy rain.
1989...Texas scores with seconds left on a 4th down pass to win 28-24.
1990....Blanchard's missed FG in the last second misses. UT wins 14-13.
1991...McKinley's fumble is returned late in the game for a TD. UT wins 10-7.
2013...36-20.....the hungrier team won.
2015...24-17....ditto.
Click to expand...
 
B

BUDDY G_rivals25215

New member
Nov 4, 2004
3,128
1,657
0
Kind of reminded of our refusal to make adjustments against Baylor last year, except with Texas' ground.

No matter the success, we just left 3 down on the LOS and asked linebackers to go against their big uglies.
 
J

JB4AU

Active member
Jun 26, 2001
7,624
4,613
57
CTOkie said:
Different year, same old story.
Without an offensive line, there are more losses coming.....and Charlie Strong suddenly has renewed job security, as Stoops will continue to live well off his early success.
Click to expand...


I was still expecting an OU win today, even though I knew Texas would show up. This year was just another example for many OU fans who get ridiculously over-confident, and act as if OU just has to show up to win. We heard it around here all week from several posters. It's as if they had lost their sense of reality. They actually felt that Texas was going to just lay down in this game. I have ZERO sympathy for the epic idiots who actually felt that way.

This game was really completely decided with OUs offensive line. Period. If know Texas ran for a heap of yards on OUs defense, but I think OUs defense did enough to keep the offense in this game until late. OUs offense was just completely paralyzed by the OL all day. I was watching the game with my cousin who was an offensive linemen in college, and he kept saying over and over how pathetic and sad OUs OL was. This OL better find some answers quick or other teams will have have a field day.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom