Ole Miss

 In what was nearly a "must win" in my opinion, our beloved Sooners TCB'd at South Carolina last week. The D was, once again, not fucking around. The offense finally found a run game. It was a wonderful follow to the shitshow that went down in Dallas. But, now the rubber meets the road so to speak. The boys start quite a stretch of opponents that leads off with the Rebels from Ole Miss. Kiffin's kids (if you will) are an unsurprising offensive machine. This will easily be the biggest test of the season so far. Both for the defense and the team as a whole. Kiffin has, also unsurprisingly, ran his stupid mouth insinuating that we've been stealing signs on defense and that is why the D has been so proficient. Meanwhile, I'm sure Saint Lane coaches with nothing but honor and so forth. Anyway, it was a stupid thing to say and feels like some bulletin board fodder to me. But it does touch on the crux of things today, can we slow down this prodigious offense? I think we can do enough to keep the O in it. We just need to Mateer and the gang (not to be confused with Kool) to put up enough points against their shaky D. To recap, we need to score more points than them. This kind of insight is what keeps you, the reader(s), coming back.

Offense

I was very pleased to see Tory Blaylock crack the 100 yard mark last week. If there is anything the offense has lacked, aside from consistency, it's a run game. I don't think these two facts are independent of one another. Mateer has been good enough (turnovers not withstanding), but he can't do everything. The threat of a power run attack keeps defenses honest and we need it to continue. I think it will today, but I still think it's the pass game that is the difference. I like Jaren Kanak to have a big day today and he gets in the end zone at least once.

Defense

This will easily be the biggest test on this side of the ball to date. Ole miss just lost to Georgia after scoring 40+ points. If they put up that many on our Sooners today, I think we're cooked. As always, it starts up front. Keeping pressure on their Q and shutting down the run is how we beat these guys. I like the big dog today, R. Mason Thomas to step up and have a huge game. 

Score

This is extremely unlikely to be low scoring grind. They will get theirs, but we have to limit them as much as possible. Most importantly I think, we have to force some turnovers (not exactly our strong suit) and of course take care of the ball ourselves. I think we do enough at home to take it, Sooners 34 Ole miss 30.

Boomer to the Motherfuckin' Sooner