On my phone here from Camp Classen in Davis OK. I'm with about 20 second graders and their dads.
Solid if not butt puckering W last week. I hope there's no let down today. Between a D that has a hard time getting turnovers and injuries I'm a little nervous. Also the weather is going to be shitty. It seems like that favors the turtlenecks.
I hope wrong. For my OPOG I'll go Trey Sermon. For D I'll say Devonta Lampkin.
Score Sooners 31 and Wildcats 17
Boomer to the motherfuckin Sooner.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Kansas State
Well, OU survived again last week. That's what it's come to at this point, isn't it? The glad tidings and hand jobs that followed the (increasingly improbable) road win at Ohio State have all be vanished. A home loss to a decidedly mediocre team and a sphincter testing rally against another decidedly mediocre rivalry team will do that. Nonetheless, a win is a win and today looks to be another challenge. Hopefully the Sooners will do their usual trick of coming out of the gates sprinting and get a sizable lead. Hopefully they will not forget that the game is 4 quarters instead of 2 again. K State is always a tough win, and they seem to win a game or two every season that they have no business winning. Playing solid fundamentals and putting players in position to make plays will do that, regardless of talent discrepancies. Snyder, no matter what your taste for him is, always has his guys ready and that's highly respectable. In short, this game is certainly not a gimme and a loss, while deflating, would not be incredibly shocking at this point.
Offense
Mark Andrews reestablished himself as a man amongst children last week and basically kept the ever-so-slim national title hopes alive single handedly. Mayfield continues to do his thing and nearly every game I find myself thankful he's a Sooner and not a foe when he scrambles around for 15 seconds and then cuts the opponents heart out with an unlikely first down scramble or long completion. With that said, K State generally does a decent job of making teams beat them with someone other than their marquee players. I think CeeDee Lamb steps up today and gets a lot of looks and, consequently, has a huge day as the Wildcats work hard to take away Andrews.
Defense
They looked a little better last week, but make no mistake, texas is pretty bad, and their QB is shit. I don't know much about K State at all, let alone how much experience they field at various skill positions, but I'm comfortable guessing their QB will have a career day today. It's been a rocky season up to now for LB Kenneth Murray, but Snyder's teams often go with the "5 yards and a cloud of dust" method so I think the youngster has a big day against a run heavy attack.
Score
This game has loss written all over it. Going to Manhattan is always a tough win, and as I mentioned earlier, the Wildcats are always prepared. I hope it's not another late-game meltdown, but it's certainly a possibility. For now, I'm going to remains as optimistic as I can and say the Sooners escape again, this time with a 24-21 victory.
Boomer to the Motherfuckin' Sooner
Offense
Mark Andrews reestablished himself as a man amongst children last week and basically kept the ever-so-slim national title hopes alive single handedly. Mayfield continues to do his thing and nearly every game I find myself thankful he's a Sooner and not a foe when he scrambles around for 15 seconds and then cuts the opponents heart out with an unlikely first down scramble or long completion. With that said, K State generally does a decent job of making teams beat them with someone other than their marquee players. I think CeeDee Lamb steps up today and gets a lot of looks and, consequently, has a huge day as the Wildcats work hard to take away Andrews.
Defense
They looked a little better last week, but make no mistake, texas is pretty bad, and their QB is shit. I don't know much about K State at all, let alone how much experience they field at various skill positions, but I'm comfortable guessing their QB will have a career day today. It's been a rocky season up to now for LB Kenneth Murray, but Snyder's teams often go with the "5 yards and a cloud of dust" method so I think the youngster has a big day against a run heavy attack.
Score
This game has loss written all over it. Going to Manhattan is always a tough win, and as I mentioned earlier, the Wildcats are always prepared. I hope it's not another late-game meltdown, but it's certainly a possibility. For now, I'm going to remains as optimistic as I can and say the Sooners escape again, this time with a 24-21 victory.
Boomer to the Motherfuckin' Sooner
Saturday, October 14, 2017
The Red River Rivalry - OU vs. Texas
Well three weeks ago I had a real cavalier attitude and would have been brimming with confidence that the Longhorns would get worked by the Sooners and stay relegated to middle of the pack in the Big 12 for the remainder of the season. But I'm now reeling after what might be the worst Sooners loss of All Times. The Sooners were 31 point favorites at home.
I am specifically very concerned about Jordan "Gas Rag" Thomas and the Defense and the fragility of the offense, particularly with regards to the wide receivers.
Let's scrap this doom and gloom though. We need some positivity because this is a big one. Both coaches need this. Both schools needs this. This is huge from a balance of power perspective.
OFFENSE
I am very concerned about what the loss of CeeDee Lamb meant to the Sooners offense last week. That a freshman wideout is apparently the only person who can reliably get open is alarming. I am confident and hopeful that the game plan will be better this week. I expect more Mark Andrews and Grant Calcaterra on crossing routes. And some other wideout needs to emerge and be useful. The lanky guys like Jordan Smallwood and AD Miller are wasting their careers being mediocre and unreliable.
I'd like to see some sparkle from the running game today too. The Sooners need to use the line and get yards in chunks via the run game. It is unclear if Abdul Adams will play. I assume no. So someone needs to be third banana behind Trey Sermon and Dimitri Flowers. I think it will be Baker Mayfield.
In big games you stick with big players and OU has the best player on the field in Baker Damn Mayfield. I can pick no one else for OPOG. I envision more designed runs on first or second down with the goal being to open up some short easy throws. The scramble and go deep method seems problematic.
Basically, all phases of the offense need to fire on all cylinders. But it starts and ends with BD Mayfield.
DEFENSE
Here is a question I've been floating around all week. Why does OU play their cornerbacks based on the hash mark (boundary vs. wide or whatever they call it) instead of based on matchup? Is this common? Is one method easier to learn or teach than another?
I would be inclined to put my best corner on the oppositions best player, take my chances and make the other team figure out another way to beat me. That's just me. But I read in the Oklahoman just this morning that Mike Stoops is reluctant to change his Scheme. It's been working too well, I guess. So the freshman Texas QB should have little to no issue identifying where on the field Parnell Motley is. Typing this makes me angry. Isn't the goal to make life for the opposition more difficult?
The front four, and namely the middle two, need to get some damn push too. This freshman QB could be a nightmare. He can run which is the only dimension you need to give a Mike Stoops defense fits.
For my DPOG I'll pick Ogbonnia Okoronkwo. He's a senior, he's hopefully pissed about last week and, frankly, I'm not sure who else to pick. I'd say Parnell Motley but for reason's already stated I imagine his name gets called infrequently today.
THE GAME
The defense has to hold texas to less than 24 points. They just have to. I really think Mike Stoops job is on the line here. He was a holdover for the sake of cosistency but he is threatening to ruin hopes and dreams if he doesn't get the defense's shit together.
On offense the wide receivers have to step up. Mayfield could have smoked cigarettes in the backfield last week waiting for someone to get open and it wasn't happening. Piss poor. Can't have it today.
I think the Sooners bounce back but I fear texas has a bigger chip on its shoulder at the moment.
Sooners 35, Texas 31
Boomer to the motherfuckin Sooner
I am specifically very concerned about Jordan "Gas Rag" Thomas and the Defense and the fragility of the offense, particularly with regards to the wide receivers.
Let's scrap this doom and gloom though. We need some positivity because this is a big one. Both coaches need this. Both schools needs this. This is huge from a balance of power perspective.
OFFENSE
I am very concerned about what the loss of CeeDee Lamb meant to the Sooners offense last week. That a freshman wideout is apparently the only person who can reliably get open is alarming. I am confident and hopeful that the game plan will be better this week. I expect more Mark Andrews and Grant Calcaterra on crossing routes. And some other wideout needs to emerge and be useful. The lanky guys like Jordan Smallwood and AD Miller are wasting their careers being mediocre and unreliable.
I'd like to see some sparkle from the running game today too. The Sooners need to use the line and get yards in chunks via the run game. It is unclear if Abdul Adams will play. I assume no. So someone needs to be third banana behind Trey Sermon and Dimitri Flowers. I think it will be Baker Mayfield.
In big games you stick with big players and OU has the best player on the field in Baker Damn Mayfield. I can pick no one else for OPOG. I envision more designed runs on first or second down with the goal being to open up some short easy throws. The scramble and go deep method seems problematic.
Basically, all phases of the offense need to fire on all cylinders. But it starts and ends with BD Mayfield.
DEFENSE
Here is a question I've been floating around all week. Why does OU play their cornerbacks based on the hash mark (boundary vs. wide or whatever they call it) instead of based on matchup? Is this common? Is one method easier to learn or teach than another?
I would be inclined to put my best corner on the oppositions best player, take my chances and make the other team figure out another way to beat me. That's just me. But I read in the Oklahoman just this morning that Mike Stoops is reluctant to change his Scheme. It's been working too well, I guess. So the freshman Texas QB should have little to no issue identifying where on the field Parnell Motley is. Typing this makes me angry. Isn't the goal to make life for the opposition more difficult?
The front four, and namely the middle two, need to get some damn push too. This freshman QB could be a nightmare. He can run which is the only dimension you need to give a Mike Stoops defense fits.
For my DPOG I'll pick Ogbonnia Okoronkwo. He's a senior, he's hopefully pissed about last week and, frankly, I'm not sure who else to pick. I'd say Parnell Motley but for reason's already stated I imagine his name gets called infrequently today.
THE GAME
The defense has to hold texas to less than 24 points. They just have to. I really think Mike Stoops job is on the line here. He was a holdover for the sake of cosistency but he is threatening to ruin hopes and dreams if he doesn't get the defense's shit together.
On offense the wide receivers have to step up. Mayfield could have smoked cigarettes in the backfield last week waiting for someone to get open and it wasn't happening. Piss poor. Can't have it today.
I think the Sooners bounce back but I fear texas has a bigger chip on its shoulder at the moment.
Sooners 35, Texas 31
Boomer to the motherfuckin Sooner
texas
Hello reader(s), doing this thing on my phone this week as I'm out of town. So please excuse the fact that it's shittier than usual and enjoy that it is much shorter. As for last week, the defense looks worse than last year, that's tough to pull off. I don't know enough to know if it's a talent or coaching issue, or both, but guys are consistently out of position and they have absolutely no ability to stop the pass. Oh and Jordan Thomas fucking sucks, he's the new Matt McCoy memorial Gas Rag.
Offense
The juggernaut was decent last week, but Mayfield's inability to find receivers downfield even when having all day to throw was troubling. I'm going to go with Trey Sermon. No reason really, I just like him a lot.
Defense
Geez, back to shit town here. I'm not ready to wash my hands of them yet so I'm going to make a pick. I'm going to go with okoronkwo (sp?), it's throwing darts at this point and I landed on him.
Score
This game had me nervous before the shit show that was Iowa State. texas always comes to play in this one and they really have little to play for besides ruining the Sooners season. Oh and we all remember the last Tom Herman squad that OU played. Still I'm hopeful Iowa state was the wake up call I thought Baylor was. Sooners edge them in a tough one 31-30.
Boomer to the Motherfuckin Sooner
Offense
The juggernaut was decent last week, but Mayfield's inability to find receivers downfield even when having all day to throw was troubling. I'm going to go with Trey Sermon. No reason really, I just like him a lot.
Defense
Geez, back to shit town here. I'm not ready to wash my hands of them yet so I'm going to make a pick. I'm going to go with okoronkwo (sp?), it's throwing darts at this point and I landed on him.
Score
This game had me nervous before the shit show that was Iowa State. texas always comes to play in this one and they really have little to play for besides ruining the Sooners season. Oh and we all remember the last Tom Herman squad that OU played. Still I'm hopeful Iowa state was the wake up call I thought Baylor was. Sooners edge them in a tough one 31-30.
Boomer to the Motherfuckin Sooner
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Iowa State
The Sooners have gone to the Bill Belichick School of Motivation and are pulling out all the stops today for Iowa State. They've asked fans to candy stripe the stadium in red and white and they are wearing alternate uniforms.
Hey, whatever it takes to avoid a pitfall at this point. The Sooners are "In Control of Their Own Destiny" so why take chances? Apparently the Sooners haven't lost to the Cyclones in 38 years or something ridiculous. That's the kind of stat that makes me smear my britches.
OFFENSE
I mean no offense to Iowa State but that rumble the Sooners feel underneath their tires will be the ISU defense. This Sooner offensive juggernaut is really just too much for the Cyclones. I'm not just being an asshole. What are you supposed to do if you bottle up all those receivers and BD Mayfield finds Dimitri Flowers or just scrambles for a first down? It isn't fair really. And what does a defense do come the 4th quarter when Orlando Brown starts treating you like a steam roller on a street construction project?
This offense is fun to watch and I've tried to just ride the hot hand with my picks for OPOG. This week I'm going Ceedee Lamb. That dude is electric and I think with this 11am start time he'll be all Wakey Wakey Eggs and Bakey.
DEFENSE
No one could have used a bye week like these dudes. Most of the secondary and half the linebackers are "dinged up". Jordan Thomas will be back which is nice. Hopefully he's good and fired up after getting lit up like a Christmas tree against Baylor.
I watched a little of the Iowa State - Texas game a week or two ago and this ISU QB is "Average at Beest". This bodes well. Parnell Motley, Esq. should have a field day.
For my DPOG I'll take Steven Parker Jr. He seems like a good Christian.
THE GAME
This one makes for a nice easy Saturday. It's an early start to a nice stress free Saturday. Enjoy the boys as they "TCB" and cruise to a comfortable victory.
Sooners 49, Iowa State 14
Boomer to the Motherfuckin Sooner
Iowa State
The Sooners come into this one off of a narrow and ugly win vs. a winless Baylor team. As usual, my crack reporting was woefully off, thinking Seth Russell still played for them--and as usual, I'll brush that off with a "fuck it." As you may have ascertained from my "piece" last week, I was fully drinking the Sooner Kool-Aid and felt as though they may never lose again. Ever. But hindsight, being what it is, it merits a quick review of teams the Sooners had beaten. UTEP, Ohio State, and Tulane all have what in common? None of them know how to execute the forward pass with any consistency. Granted QB or not, Ohio State has loads of talent, but OU has historically done well against run-first teams. Baylor passes first and asks questions later, the RB being mostly a "show-piece." This is alarming going into conference play where, as you may have noticed, the spread is all the rage.
In spite of the lamentations that the Sooners' bye was too early in the season, at this point I'm happy with its timing. If they had rolled over Baylor, I, too, may have wished for a bye a few weeks later to heal up, but as it stands, I think coming off a reality check where the D was exposed, the bye could be helpful. Ideally the Sooners have been "woken up" to the reality that maybe they aren't as complete as they thought they were. The offense continues to look good, but hopefully the defense gets it together and is ready for Big 12 play.
Iowa State is a solid team. 2-2 at this point, but narrowly losing a close rivalry game against a good Iowa team and also losing against texas who is probably better than their record would let on, belies a solid squad. They roll into Norman ready to give their absolute best shot to the number 3 team in the country. Coming off the bye, I hope the Sooners aren't looking ahead to the texas game and are focused on TCB today.
Offense
The worries coming into the year of having lost 3 essential skill players from last year have been mitigated by a great offensive line and a QB that elevates everyone around him. It seems each week that someone new steps up and has a great game, all of which of course is predicated on BD Mayfield. Today I'm throwing my dart in the direction of Mark Andrews. I feel like he's had an off-week to let that knee heal up and though he's played through that, I think he's close to 100% this week and has a big game against an Iowa State defense that I don't think can match up with him.
Defense
Whew, last week was ugly. PTSD inducing flashbacks to last year (and last several years). No ability to pressure the QB on obvious passing downs, and receivers getting open deep on said passing downs. It was a maddening effort littered with big plays and an inability to get off of the field on 3rd down. Aside from being torture to watch, that shit won't fly if a national championship is the goal. But I'm not ready to wash my hands of them just yet. While Parnell Motley has stepped up as the most reliable defender, I'm going to go with another DB that has been overshadowed a bit this year. I like Steven Parker to have a solid game today in all phases, stepping up in the run game and making a couple of big plays in the secondary.
Score
My mood has gone from overconfident to cautiously optimistic, or cold steel to firm chubby on the boner-meter for you high-brow types. And while I think Iowa State is better than their record, I think a Sooner squad at home, coming off of a bye is just too much today. I think the Sooners get back on track to some extend and win this one in a tune-up for Red River. Sooners win it 44-20.
Boomer to the Motherfuckin' Sooner.
In spite of the lamentations that the Sooners' bye was too early in the season, at this point I'm happy with its timing. If they had rolled over Baylor, I, too, may have wished for a bye a few weeks later to heal up, but as it stands, I think coming off a reality check where the D was exposed, the bye could be helpful. Ideally the Sooners have been "woken up" to the reality that maybe they aren't as complete as they thought they were. The offense continues to look good, but hopefully the defense gets it together and is ready for Big 12 play.
Iowa State is a solid team. 2-2 at this point, but narrowly losing a close rivalry game against a good Iowa team and also losing against texas who is probably better than their record would let on, belies a solid squad. They roll into Norman ready to give their absolute best shot to the number 3 team in the country. Coming off the bye, I hope the Sooners aren't looking ahead to the texas game and are focused on TCB today.
Offense
The worries coming into the year of having lost 3 essential skill players from last year have been mitigated by a great offensive line and a QB that elevates everyone around him. It seems each week that someone new steps up and has a great game, all of which of course is predicated on BD Mayfield. Today I'm throwing my dart in the direction of Mark Andrews. I feel like he's had an off-week to let that knee heal up and though he's played through that, I think he's close to 100% this week and has a big game against an Iowa State defense that I don't think can match up with him.
Defense
Whew, last week was ugly. PTSD inducing flashbacks to last year (and last several years). No ability to pressure the QB on obvious passing downs, and receivers getting open deep on said passing downs. It was a maddening effort littered with big plays and an inability to get off of the field on 3rd down. Aside from being torture to watch, that shit won't fly if a national championship is the goal. But I'm not ready to wash my hands of them just yet. While Parnell Motley has stepped up as the most reliable defender, I'm going to go with another DB that has been overshadowed a bit this year. I like Steven Parker to have a solid game today in all phases, stepping up in the run game and making a couple of big plays in the secondary.
Score
My mood has gone from overconfident to cautiously optimistic, or cold steel to firm chubby on the boner-meter for you high-brow types. And while I think Iowa State is better than their record, I think a Sooner squad at home, coming off of a bye is just too much today. I think the Sooners get back on track to some extend and win this one in a tune-up for Red River. Sooners win it 44-20.
Boomer to the Motherfuckin' Sooner.
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Baylor
Conference play for the Sooners opens up today down in Waco. Baylor comes into the game a paltry 0-3 and it appears the salad days are over. After Art Briles built Baylor into a perennial conference, if not national, title contender through some good coaching, recruiting and cultivation of a lawless, despicable culture his ouster seems to have brought the Bears back to earth. It isn't evident yet if Baylor will resume its role as a place to smear muddy boots for everyone else in the conference, but an 0-3 start doesn't portend an imminent upswing. On paper, today doesn't seem to be the launch-pad for a season turnaround either.
OU fell from #2 to #3 through no fault of their own last week. At this point, that fall is nothing to even bat an eye at. Frankly, I think it's deserving, Clemson went on the road against a pretty decent Louisville team (helmed by the reigning Heisman winner) and absolutely embarrassed them. That defense looks stout. Regardless, either #2 or #3 looks like a tough matchup for a Bears squad that lost at home to both Liberty University and The University of Texas...San Antonio, ouch. They do have Seth Russell still, who can definitely sling the ball, and although the next snap I see of Baylor this year will be the first, I feel confident that there isn't much of a supporting cast around him.
After a sluggish start last week that had 80,000 in Norman repeatedly saying "we're fine" amidst nervous laughs and non-sequiturs, the defense buckled down and Baker Mayfield did Baker Mayfield things and all was right with the world. I haven't seen enough of this team to know if that was this year's version of a "let-down", but if it is, then I'm going to have a 5-month chubby. To the picks!
Offense
CeeDee Lamb was on his way last week to creating the illusion that I knew what I was talking about for 2 straight weeks, before the referees observed him doing something along the lines of tackle football and kicked him out. Make no mistake, this sort of luck will not befall me again this season so sorry whomever I pick, the kiss of death may be back. Again, BD Mayfield is the easy choice, so naturally I'm not going to do that. Instead I'm going with a different weapon who stepped up last week and look really solid in Lamb's absence. I'm going with Marquise Brown, which a quick google search revealed he is from Hollywood, FL. You can't be from Hollywood, Anywhere and not be nicknamed Hollywood, so Hollywood Brown it is.
Defense
For the first time in a long time, the dart throw on this side of the ball is due to a plethora, rather than a dearth of options. That is one damn nice change of pace. I've gone DL, LB the first two weeks. I'm going to continue the progression to the secondary and resist the temptation no more by going with Parnell Motley. First of all, that's a fucking great name. Second of all, he has continued to live up to the billing each week and is on the verge of dusting off the Motherfucker moniker (stay tuned). Baylor will try to throw it all over the field, I think Parnell steps up and has fine game.
Score
The conference games are always tougher. There is history between the schools, familiarity with one another and the stakes of the conference championship to consider. In turn, the divide in talent is always lessened, particularly when the better team is on the road. But, I think the first quarter last week was a bit of a wake up call and I think the Sooners come out determined. Baylor will be fired up, three straight losses to open the year won't set well with them and the crowd will be fired up, no matter, the Sooners come out swinging a tire iron and beat some ass, 52-17.
Boomer to the Motherfuckin Sooner.
OU fell from #2 to #3 through no fault of their own last week. At this point, that fall is nothing to even bat an eye at. Frankly, I think it's deserving, Clemson went on the road against a pretty decent Louisville team (helmed by the reigning Heisman winner) and absolutely embarrassed them. That defense looks stout. Regardless, either #2 or #3 looks like a tough matchup for a Bears squad that lost at home to both Liberty University and The University of Texas...San Antonio, ouch. They do have Seth Russell still, who can definitely sling the ball, and although the next snap I see of Baylor this year will be the first, I feel confident that there isn't much of a supporting cast around him.
After a sluggish start last week that had 80,000 in Norman repeatedly saying "we're fine" amidst nervous laughs and non-sequiturs, the defense buckled down and Baker Mayfield did Baker Mayfield things and all was right with the world. I haven't seen enough of this team to know if that was this year's version of a "let-down", but if it is, then I'm going to have a 5-month chubby. To the picks!
Offense
CeeDee Lamb was on his way last week to creating the illusion that I knew what I was talking about for 2 straight weeks, before the referees observed him doing something along the lines of tackle football and kicked him out. Make no mistake, this sort of luck will not befall me again this season so sorry whomever I pick, the kiss of death may be back. Again, BD Mayfield is the easy choice, so naturally I'm not going to do that. Instead I'm going with a different weapon who stepped up last week and look really solid in Lamb's absence. I'm going with Marquise Brown, which a quick google search revealed he is from Hollywood, FL. You can't be from Hollywood, Anywhere and not be nicknamed Hollywood, so Hollywood Brown it is.
Defense
For the first time in a long time, the dart throw on this side of the ball is due to a plethora, rather than a dearth of options. That is one damn nice change of pace. I've gone DL, LB the first two weeks. I'm going to continue the progression to the secondary and resist the temptation no more by going with Parnell Motley. First of all, that's a fucking great name. Second of all, he has continued to live up to the billing each week and is on the verge of dusting off the Motherfucker moniker (stay tuned). Baylor will try to throw it all over the field, I think Parnell steps up and has fine game.
Score
The conference games are always tougher. There is history between the schools, familiarity with one another and the stakes of the conference championship to consider. In turn, the divide in talent is always lessened, particularly when the better team is on the road. But, I think the first quarter last week was a bit of a wake up call and I think the Sooners come out determined. Baylor will be fired up, three straight losses to open the year won't set well with them and the crowd will be fired up, no matter, the Sooners come out swinging a tire iron and beat some ass, 52-17.
Boomer to the Motherfuckin Sooner.
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