Will Oklahoma Sooners SINK Or SWIM Year 1 In The SEC? | Brent Venables, Jackson Arnold Set For 2024
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This is the problem with “conference culture.” for decades, OU was regularly beating the likes of Texas A&M and Missouri, and just because they have a new sticker on their helmet for longer, it's suddenly going to be way more complicated for OU to do the same things they did.
Beating 1 of them a year is completely different than beating 6 of them back to back
@@ImChazothe times that OU was beating them both, the Big 12 was one arguably the top two conferences at the time with great defenses
@@ImChazo ass clown 🤡
@@dwayneoukid they haven't never beat the Dawgs and never will. 😂
The cumulative week over week wear and grind is what people are talking about. It's a more physical game play that lasts deeper into the game than the Big12. Players get tired, injuries stack up, and November can be a long month for everyone.
OU will continue to be OU! It doesn't matter what conference they're in. No team is going to dominate the SEC anymore. But the Sooners will be a contender from the start.
GA and AL will always dominate the SEC.
@country928 Ga won't be protected with a weak division anymore. They and Bama will be contenders. But the days of domination are over. The SEC is going to beat the crap out of each other.
There is only one Oklahoma
If agree mrwhite
@@country928I
This is not Licon Riley soft team. Are you talking about the 2 all Americas Oklahoma picked up in the transfer portal? Have you realized Oklahoma always put out a top 7 offense.
I’m an OU fan. When the hell did we pick up 2 All-Americans? Lmao. Burks and Damonic Williams didn’t make All American last year.
@derekharris1470 no one agreed with you. Your not a Oklahoma fan. Because if you are? We picked up a all American center. And a all American guard. Now what ?
@@derekharris1470Oklahoma not only picked up 2 All American’s but 6
1st Being
Damonic Williams at TCU was - 2023
Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
- 2023
Honorable-Mention Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2022
Honorable-Mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year
- 2022
True Freshman All-American, 247Sports
- 2022
Freshman All-American, College Football News
#2 All American Is
Branson Hickman was
- 2022
Named to PFF All-AAC Third Team
- 2023
Named to All-AAC Second Team and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas Second Team
3rd All American Is
Febechi Nwaiwu he was
A second-team freshman All-American by The Athletic and third-team freshman All-American by College Football News … named to C-USA All-Freshman Team by league’s coaches … earned third-team All-C-USA honors from PFF and Phil Steele Magazine
4th All American Is
Caiden Woullard he was
A first-team All-MAC selection by league's head coaches
5th All American
Dez Malone he was a
Honorable mention All-Mountain West by the league’s head coaches
And third-team All-MWC pick by Phil Steele magazine
6th being Jake Roberts he was a honorable mention All-Conference USA by the coaches and third-team All-C-USA by Phil Steele magazine
And if you want to be technical and take it even further OU picked up a seventh in Deion Burks who was just named to Preseason All SEC 3rd team this year women lie men lie but the facts don’t lie OU picked up 7 total Former & Future All Americans in the portal this year and it doesn’t matter where you play great players will stand out it’s still very difficult to be an all American in any conference BV is doing a great job at acquiring talent on the recruiting trail and the portal
@@ROUGHNECK75 first of all it’s *you’re. And none of them were all Americans😂😂😂. Good players and all conference players but not All Americans, a quick google will do that for you. Ive also have had season tickets since 99’. You casual fans just boost everything and it’s not even factually true.
@@derekharris1470Nwaiwu and Williams were both freshman all Americans
Interesting stats. JA threw for over 360 yards in his first start and yes he had 3 int’s but let’s compare that games numbers to Ewers. Ewers threw for more than 360 yards just one time last year. His 3rd year on a college campus 2nd as a starter. In 2022 Ewers didn’t have a single game where he threw for over 320 yards. In 2022 he had 3int’s against Oklahoma State which was the 5th game into the season as a starter and again 2 years of being on a college campus. I think if people would take a step back and focus on the positives of JA’s first game and the reality that EVERY college and NFL QB have a game with 3int’s and that’s with even years of experience as a starter, that what JA showed he can do and capable of is pretty damn impressive. Let’s look at Nico’s bowl game which he won the MVP in. He complete 12 of 19 in the passing game for barely over 150 yards and 1 TD. Now the stat sheet can be a little misleading as it shows him with an additional 3 td’s rushing. Well he only rushed for a total of 27 yards the entire game. So none of those TD’s were off of some great run where we saw his elite running ability. They were all within the 10 yard line, lining up behind the line and letting them control the LOS. Now I think Nico is going to be a great college QB and the point has nothing to do with Nico’s play but everything to do with putting things in perspective with what JA did in his bowl game. JA threw for over 360 yards and that was with the offense having 6 freaking TO’s. Can you imagine what his numbers would have looked like with just 1 or 2 less much less 6 less? It would have been one of the greatest 1st game performances in that bowls history. Throwing for 500+ yards was t just a possibility but guaranteed based on the way his game went. I would rather my QB show that he can have that kind of success while making a couple of bad choices ( one of his int’s was knocked up into the air when the WR got hit ) and people, probably because they don’t even know that fact because they have never even watched that game, don’t ever mention that fact and caveat, they only discuss the 3int’s. Only 2 of those were because JA made bad choices. He was also playing behind a makeshift OL due to graduation and opt outs as well as a new OC who was coaching his first game in that position as well.
I find JA having a game like that much more impressive than a game like Nico’s. We also weren’t discussing Ewers’s ability to be a productive to elite college QB after he had 3 int’s 5 games into his second year of college football against OSU either. Some idiots are even projecting Ewers as the top pick in the draft. So I think Arnold will be just fine.
JA has just one less game throwing over 350 yards than Ewers does, except JA has started only 1 game, while Ewers has started 24. Let that sink in for a minute. JA’s QBR was better or at the same QBR as Ewers 4 times in Ewers 1st season in 22’ and 3 x’s last year in 23’. So let’s ask the question again about whether or not JA is going to be fine.
Why do you guys say this about Oklahoma and not Texas? It’s really strange, look at the history guys.
Texas just finished 3rd in the country. "Look at the history"
@@Mark-zx2bq That 3rd in the country team lost to OU. "look at the History"
@@contentrosson176 Who lost to Kansas' backup QB, and Okie State. History
@Mark-zx2bq Who won 14 Big 12 titles to Texas' four? Enough said.
@@Del-Scent Only one of the current coaching staff's won a conference championship, and only one of the current staff's has made the playoff. Enough said. Stay natural, Juice
i think Ou averages 38 points per game on offense and only allows 24 points per game on defense.. how does that equate to anything less than 10-2?
Depends on offensive line play and QB play..but I sure want to agree with you. It's just hard to do that right now. Time will tell.
Considering that OOC schedule you might have 4 shutouts. That would give you plenty freeboard to hit that 24 PPG given up once you hit SEC play. vols, mizzou. bama, ole miss, texass and LSU ALL averaged 32+ PPG last year. NOT going to hold any of them under 30.
ON the flip side you won't be facing xii defenses every week. Points will be much harder to come by. LSU had it's worst defense possibly ever. Tigers gave up less than 1.5 PPG more that sooners. That equates to ONE more FG every other game of ONE more TD every FOUR games. Your defense wasn't that special last year.
@soonernation37 no, time has already told. Oklahoma puts out top offenses every year.
@@user-xp6qd4sk1jTulsa and Houston have high powered offenses. Maine and Temple yeah we can shut them out
@@zrod6348 Can see why that tulsa offense concerns you. They scored 10 on rice. Another 10 on smu and had an offensive blowout with 17 on fl athlantic. Houston opened the '23 season by scoring 17 on utsa. Put up 13 on ucf to end the season. There was a shutout by K st defense. They did lightup cinci for 14 though.
SEC, you don't even have to prepare for us, we can't handle the toughest schedule in college football, new QB,OL no way Coach V and Bill can't have both ready. You said we're going to be the Kansas of the SEC, vegas 7-5 .
We'll be seeing you soon. We promise!
BOOMER SOONER 4 LIFE.
We'll be seeing the SEC conference in a few months BOOMER SOONER, glad the talking season is almost over. Bring on the PADS!!
Defense is gonna be amazing. I think the O line will get it down and start to strengthen throughout season. 2 losses max.
🤣
@@Mark-zx2bqdude has lost his mind. Bama, ole miss, Tennessee, Texas, missouri, Auburn,
Lsu, and he thinks 2 loses max? Lmfao.
That amazing to be defense SURRENDERed 32 PPG last SIX games of the season. 31 PPG over last EIGHT. That the defense you talking bout? That amazing to be defense will face SIX of the most potent offenses in the country vols, texass, mizzou, rebs, bama and LSU. GOOD luck with that.
@@user-xp6qd4sk1j exactly. That defense lived off the first five games of their season against high school level competition.
The Big 12 may not have had rosters of five star talent, but it's a conference of hungry players that were overlooked by bigger programs. When they'd get to play OU or Texas, it was their superbowl. In the SEC, OU will be just another opponent. And, sometimes, they will overlook OU. Sign me up for that.
This!
NOT just another opponent till you play EACH SEC team multiple time. Until then you will get the BEST every SEC team has to offer. We all been playing each other for years, decades even.
@@boomtime4343 NOT
@@user-xp6qd4sk1j ahh so they are worried about us then. That makes sense. But I have my doubts we will get anywhere near the amount of prep time as we got from our opponents in the big 12.
@@nazcamain Some xii teams took away prep time that should have gone to other opponents and spent it on sooners even though it wasn't game week? Don't flatter yourself. In the SEC every team has to prepare for every other team. Can't spend extra on one at expense of another.
Jackson has proven he can make incredible throws under duress for example in the bowl game he had like 4 Arizona Dline guys draped all over him and he dropped a DIME in the corner of the endzone to Nick Anderson and Nick himself had to tip toe to get it the ball was placed so perfectly.. so please dont give me this crap Jackson has to have a clean pocket to shred the local SEC defenses because that is far from the truth!
Arnold is one hell of an athlete but does Arizona have SEC caliber players throughout their team? I'm a Tennessee fan and I'm just being honest, yes, every team in college football gets banged up over the course of the season but in the SEC we beat each other up week end and week out and no matter how great your starters are you HAVE TO HAVE high quality depth at every position. That's been an Achilles heel for Tennessee in the past but we're beginning to finally correct that. Personally, I'm really excited to have yall in the SEC!!! Oklahoma is definitely a big time athletic program and yall will fit in really well in the SEC. What is your honest thoughts about the Oklahoma vs Tennessee game? Should be very interesting and hopefully entertaining lol. Good luck guys. GO BIG ORANGE 🔶️ 🍊!!!
@@user-lg9tn6bi7p👆🏾This comment right here. The comparison of Arizona's D- line to the SEC is wild.
How many turnovers did ja have in that bowl game loss?
@user-xp6qd4sk1j are you talking about the Tennessee vs Iowa game or the Oklahoma game?
@user-xp6qd4sk1j my bad. I just noticed that you were talking about JA lol
You are overthinking it
Its a great breakdown and a good content. I enjoy it…not really otherthinking it
OU graduate from the early 2000’s, diehard Sooner. 2025 team is the one for the SEC to worry about. My 2024 expectation is for OU to go 8-4. Go 4-0 vs Non Conf & 4-4 vs SEC. Decent year 1 in SEC.
9-3 is very achievable as well. Contingent on Jackson, the OL & most importantly the coaching. We’ve lost too many games due to questionable coaching over last 2 seasons. That said I’m a firm believer in BV & staff long term.
10-2
2 great road wins
2 expected road losses
8 wins against the rest.
The offense will still average 30 plus per game.
Not afraid of anyone on the schedule!! BOOMER!!
For OU, this coming season should be all about setting up for 2025. Arnold will be 2nd year. BV will have his high level defensive recruits with some seasoning on them. 2025 is the year. 2024 will pave the way
But 24 is the year for the defense (Danny and Billy) and the WR room (Anderson and burks)
Idc if they win or lose. I prefer they win. But I been a fan since I was 6 years old. So it doesn't matter I will still be a fan. But I think they will have a few Ws in the SEC. But texas looks pretty good again this year. And of course Bama and Georgia are allways good. So... it's anyone's game. That's what's so great about college football.
Oklahoma is a big mystery to me this year. They could go 10-2. They could go 5-7.
Definitely not going 5-7 lol. Anything less than 8 wins is a monumental failure.
Jd pickell, Josh pate. Both have voices worth listening to. Neither will go out on a limb to say anything controversial.that’s what’s missing with both.
You are forgetting one thing. OU defense is going to be Elite.
Arnold and that line are Going up against that defense, day in and day out. If that line can protect him in practice, they will against most of the defenses they face.
The only defense that has me a little worried is Alabama.
None of the others.
I think JA can get rid of the ball by a 2 count.
Those WRs he has is the best WR room in all of college football.
I mean, Nic Anderson alone had better numbers Than the players the SEC media picked as All SEC... Not to mention that Burks is a barn burner, he will be 20+ yards down field by a 3 count so JA can throw with anticipation where he will be open, by the two count.
Like in the spring game.
Bama is my only concern.
But they will be on Norman for that game. OU is undefeated at home in 2023 and I expect it again in 2024.
Arnold will be fine because he is elusive like Baker, has an arm like Murray and the smarts of Bradford.
I think by game 4, he will be ready. Kinks worked out. #Boomer
That going to be elite defense surrendered 32 PPG last half the season.
Not even top 3 WR room in SEC. burks and his 13 YPR aint scaring no SEC DBs. LSU brought in a WR from the portal with BETTER numbers than anderson.
OU is going into their 3rd season with Venables will be surpassing expectations based on Defense. SEC is a defensive dominated league and OU will be fine.
That defense that gave up 32 PPG last half the season?? That's the one you bragging on.
@user-xp6qd4sk1j it's 2024 not 2023
Floyd bouchard let's go!!!!
BOOMER!
OU recruits as good as anyone else in College football! They will be as good as their coach is.
😆
They win more than 9 no cap
Jacob Sexton who will start at left Tackle is an NFL talent. He tore his knee up against FSU in the bowl game and was just trying to get back towards the end of last year. From returning OL based on starts OU has more starts than Bama does so sure the OL may not have all played together yet but it is OU and the talent is there. We got 2 all conference guys, a guy who started at both Florida and usc that is only a depth piece, Michigan state’s starting RT who also won’t start and will be a depth piece. So experience and production is there it just hasn’t been at OU. Deion Burks isn’t even the best WR on the team based on stats and potential. Nick Anderson should have been the one of the preseason SEC team before Burks. He had 10 TD’s as a freshman. 6’4” 220 lbs and has speed. We have the deepest WR room in the SEC. Will it be the best room? Not sure but at the start of things there isn’t a team with the amount of talent as deep in the depth chart as OU has.
We love it and have always exceeded expectations the very FEW times we have been counted out.
Fact on JA. Everyone focus on his int’s in the bowl game. One of them bounced off of the WR and was not his fault but sure he still had 2 in his first start and as a freshman. But……. He threw for over 360 yards and 2 td’s. For comparison sake, Quinn Ewers has thrown for over 360 yards just 2x’s and that though is in 26 starts. Ewers also threw 3 int’s in his second year in college first as a starter, 5 games in the 22’ season against OSU and I do t remember people questioning his ability to be a great college QB. JA has 3 ( 2 his fault ) and you would think he’s the first college QB to ever throw 3 int’s. Every great QB has a game like that in their career. It happens. For JA the narrative has gone overboard in a negative manner and people have only focused on the 3 int’s ( no one has mentioned that one of those bounces of the receiver. Why? They don’t even know that fact ) and hasn’t even talked about all of the success he had in that game as well. With 6 total TO’s can you imagine JA stats if they even had 3 instead of 6? 500 yards wasn’t just obtainable it was almost guaranteed with how he was slinging the ball.
So everyone wants to bag on Arnold and question his ability to be successful this next year but regardless of int’s a bad or even average QB doesn’t throw for over 360 yards in their first start against a top 10 team. JA was also playing behind a makeshift OL that didn’t have anywhere close to the talent that this years will have due to the opt outs for the bowl game. The OL will be good enough to let JA, the receivers AND an all SEC quality RB in Sawchuk, to get that offense humming. I mean manning is made out to be some incredible QB without even taking a snap. Just ridiculous. Oh yeah he looked good in their spring game and Ewers looked like the 3rd best Qb in that game as well.
Who knows what their record will be at the end of the year but the one thing I can guarantee is the SEC and national pundits and talking heads won’t be able to ask the question if OU is ready for the SEC. At the very least OU will play to a level high enough that will gain them a ton of success this year. With our schedule I don’t think anyone can disagree that a 9-3 record will be an amazing year. My question is this. After we beat Texas ( we are 11-4 in the last 15 years to put that series in perspective) and they end up finishing 10-2 let’s say, who is considered the better team? The team with the easier schedule by a wide margin or a team such as OU who plays 6 teams ranked ahead of them? Personally it’s pretty obvious who the better team is so this year will be a great litmus test to show if teams that have a much tougher schedule in the SEC truly get credit for that and will be ranked higher than a team that they beat but with one more win to their name. It will be a shame if teams such as Mizzou and Texas end up being 10-2 while OU finishes 9-3, get perceived as the better teams even if they have the easiest schedules in the SEC like Mizzou has and a much easier schedule than Texas has. Shoot even if we lost to Texas and had 1 more loss than they do, it still shows who the better team is at the end of the day based on who we play.
So how do the schedules affect the rankings and the perceptions and does a team with a much tougher schedule but one less win and one more loss actually get the credit they are due or are we going to continue down the path that the only thing that matters is your record not your schedule? That is what I find interesting and is the biggest question I have going into the SEC.
Does a tougher schedule = the better team? We shall see
Ou will score 60 on South Carolina so the game will be 2nd and 3rd stringers alllll game which is giving the starters rest.. this scenario will happen a few times were Ou blows out teams and gets the starters rest..
Before making big predictions about an SEC road trip. Let's see how your FIRST SEC road trip goes. Them cocks in columbia can get pretty rowdy. Unless they in regular rotation backups don't get many snaps during a game as you think. Especially in conference.
Have you seen the weight average of OU's offensive and defensive lines, we will show all the skeptics on the field
Missouri and Texas A&M did pretty well around the time they joined the SEC about 12 years ago. I think Oklahoma will do well.
What happens if unproven QB, Arnold, who likes to run, gets hurt? OU fans are praying an unproven QB doesn't get hurt!
…then the backup comes in. Why are people acting like these are OU only issues lol.
You're smoking crack brother because our number two is a Heisman quality talent
I dont think the SEC needs to worry about OU. Their nothing, just play your game and overlook them, im sure they wont pose any threat.
I agree. We’re lunch meat. Should be an easy win for everybody.
I see a few too many L's on that schedule
I’m so confused Texas had one good year and now there Georgia..
There's a few in the comments that think that they can handle the #1 team in the nation. Go Dawgs
They’re definitely not sinking! They will continue to be the team with the most wins ever! Right it down and take a picture…and about his first season back, he was playing with the hand he was dealt, and still ended up with 50ish percent W/L.
9-3
My dynasty proves we are 2 in the SEC at 9-1. 2 games left, and I’ll be the conference champion.
Ou's gonna be out there motorboating like its a party in the waters of the SEC.. GET SUM.. BOOMER!
The defense is loaded
Jackson Arnold is the next Spencer Rattler, i.e. a flameout.
Not a fan of Texas/OU but It would be perfect if they go around 6-2 or better in SEC PLAY.
Here after JD predicted Oklahoma to go 6-6. Classic media riding the fence. If they do well “roll the clip we told y’all” and if they go 6-6 “hey, we tried to tell y’all”
I agree with this analysis.
Oklahoma will be Oklahoma. No matter were we play. We will win some and lose some. Just like every team out there. There’s not a team in the conference that not capable to losing. Just because some have been in this conference longer doesn’t make them any tougher. Oklahoma use dominant A&M, Missouri back in the day when they were in the Big 8 and even when it became the the Big 12 before they joined the SEC . And I just about bet they still own them in this conference if and when they play them. So don’t act like just because you’re in the SEC you’re untouchable for a loss. I think the Sooners will eventually hold their own. Maybe not wright away but I bet they will Sooner than a lot people think. You don’t have to be the biggest dog in the yard just the meanest for the day.
Swim like Michael Phelps 🏊♂️💪🏾
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I understand the grind, but sometimes you sound like everybody else in the SEC is 2-3-4 deep & able to withstand the "grind". They have to play Oklahoma. TCU spanked Michigan two years ago after being told they were not physical enough. BIG12 had some teams that played physical. Nobody was looking forward to playing K-State trust me.
Most intelligent football fans use the term "SPANKED" when talking about a beat down. That game was one of the most exciting entertaining games I ever saw. Neither team was going to be denied. It was back and forth all game.
A TRUE SPANKING is what LSU did to sooners last time we played.
@jaunenito not everyone in the SEC goes 3 deep let alone 2 deep across the board. This has been Tennessee's Achilles heel since the Fulmer days. Our starters are as good as anyone's and we might be deep at a few positions but never deep enough everywhere. But we're getting there. I think OU fits in really well in the SEC. Great tradition, great fans, great atmosphere at yalls stadium and just a great school in general. But it's not a joke or cliche when people keep saying that the SEC is really a different animal. But I think yall will be fine once yall get the lay of the land. Really looking forward to going to Norman for the Tennessee vs Oklahoma game this season. I've heard really good things about how the atmosphere is and I think it should be a pretty good game. Good luck guys and GO BIG ORANGE 🔶️ 🍊. TENNESSEE ORANGE OF COURSE LOL
@@user-xp6qd4sk1j Spanking was appropriate when Michigan played the bully!! Although, subtext doesn't seem to a thing in your world.
LSU definitely beat down my Sooners. But have some class dude. You sound like an 8th grader
@@jaunenito Evidently you don't know what the term "spanking" in regard to sports means. I was in the 8th grade at one time my partner. That would have been in the 60's. What a time to be alive back then. Thank you for taking me back to my teenage years.
All this questioning OU is based on past hate or giving too much weight to year one 6-7.
Talent is only below Bama UGA. Blue Chip ratio.
Wrong on that blue chip ratio. LSU and texass got better too. You right there tied with texags though.
@@user-xp6qd4sk1jbetter than the Aggies
@@FansOfAntiHeroes Not from what I saw on bud's bluechip rosters. aggies and sooners were tied.
Where did go to college . Denny
A couple of facts regarding the OL but also Jackson Arnold that everyone needs to pay attention to so Let’s just clarify.
OU doesn’t have an inexperienced OL individually it’s just who rolls out there for the first game haven’t all played together. That said we have 2 all conference transfers, a transfer who started on the Joe Moore winning line at Washington last year, another who was the starting RT at Michigan State the last 2 years ( who may not make it with the 1’s and a 3 starter at both Florida and usc who won’t break the starting line up. We have more starts at OL than Alabama. So everyone’s concern always seems to come across as if these guys have never played football before. Did we lose two tackles to the NFL? Sure did but guess what? We lost two tackles in Anton Harrison and Wanya Morris.
**** Regarding JA, people are acting like Brady and Manning never threw 3 int’s in a game much less a freshman starting his first game, with a new OC, 2 weeks to prepare and a makeshift OL. What people continue to ignore and don’t discuss or even mention, is the fact that he also threw for more than 360 yards, 2td’s and 1 rushing TD. We had 3 additional TO’s on top of Jackson’s which with just one of those not happening we would have won the game comfortably. If JA would have thrown for 150 yards and no TD’s then yeah I could see the concern. Just compare what JA did to Nico who is getting all kinds of praises but let’s look at the facts.
Quinn Ewers threw for 3 int’s in 2022, in his second year STARTING, against Oklahoma State. Did the whole country freak out and question whether or not Quinn was a functional college QB? Hell no the national media didn’t. You know how many yards and td’s he threw that game? He was only 19 of 49, 319 yards and two TD’s and had -1 yards rushing. And yet the national narrative has been about JA and everyone’s concerns about whether or not he can be the guy?
So my question JD is why does the narrative never get looked at from the other side based on facts and the other point of view that exists, instead of making up these strange concerns over JA’s int’s when every big time college and nfl QB has had it happen to them as well. Would you have rather seen JA throw for over 360 yards knowing he could have pushed 500 easily if he did t have the TO’s, seeing and knowing how productive he truly can be? Let’s look at Nico’s bowl game and question why people are so high on him as opposed to the concerns they show towards JA.
***** NICO BARELY THREW FOR 150 yards in his start in the bowl game and no one is worried about him while Jackson who threw for 360+ , 3td’s? SERIOUSLY? Nico only attempted 17 passes. JA attempted over 40. So just by sheer volume of throws JA had more of an opportunity to make mistakes over Nico. So Nico has those pedestrian stats at best throwing the ball, they ran him at the goal line and they dominated there and so he scored 4 rushing TD’s with a total amount of 27 rushing yards. Does that scream incredible an incredible game and running ability or a dominating OL instead? I’ll take the latter as would anyone else with a brain.
So for those stats, he wins the MVP of the bowl game and JA is questioned whether or not he is even the guy? Please. Would I have felt better if JA had those same stats that Nico had? Hell no. Would the rest of the country? Apparently but it doesn’t make sense to me the disparity in viewpoints of the two guys. Nico, he’s going to be a good one so that’s not my point at all, it’s just that people have made the choice to make such a big deal and throw out this strange concern for Jackson even though, outside of those bad choices ( one I t went off the receivers hands ), he tore it up. How many freaking yards would he have had if we didnt turn the ball over 6 x’s? Well over 450 easily no doubt and would have added additional TD’s to his stats more than likely. He had a guy get tripped up and dumbly on his way into the end on at the 5 yard line. That’s how close he was to having a game for the ages.
Ewers had 2 int’s against OU last year but some mentally challenged people somehow have him projected as the #1 pick. He threw 3 int’s in a game in his second year of being a starter and yet no one shows any concern about Ewers do they? Nor should they. Ewers only threw for over 350 yards one freaking time last year and JA did it in his first game starting as a true freshman. Yet once again, we are projecting Ewers as the top QB in the class this year and questioning whether or not JA can make it happen this year?
So this focus on JA’s int’s is just grossly overblown and it’s a shame that smart people don’t act too smart when you really look at JA’s game for what it was and are ignoring the other side of that game. Fine with us OU fans but it still can be frustrating that a smart guy like JD, I’ve listened to every single bit on JA from JD and not one time has the narrative remotely gone the other way and has only focused on his TO’s. Why I ask? Just go with what everyone else is saying as that feels like the safe conversation? I would feel more comfortable that JA is the guy and we will see that this year other than he may struggle.
Nico threw for one TD and yes he had 3 rushing td’s but he only rushed for a total of 27 yards so he was running them in at the goal line he wasn’t breaking some magical 60 yard runs. So maybe someone at some point will look at JA objectively and factually instead of jumping on the bandwagon that everyone else seems to have jumped on.
I’ll put my money on BB and JA all day long. Facts say we should
Not to argue but I’m pretty sure Nico had more than 150yds it was over 300 as well and he played against a supposed tougher team in the bowl game, I’m not worried about JA at all I’m just letting you know that a fact or two was misleading
Actually Nico did only throw for around 150 yards. He was like 12-19 for 150 yards with 1 TD and 3 rushing TDs. But Iowa has one of those defensive schemes that makes QBs and opposing offenses go the long and hard way because they don't give up very many "chunk plays". So I thought Nico had a very solid game for his 1st start. He was patient and didn't force the issue and he made good, solid decisions but the great thing he did was ran our fast paced offense really well and did it against one of the top defenses in the country. You can probably tell that I'm a Tennessee fan lol. Personally? I think OU is going to fit in really well in the SEC and yall will be just fine. Good luck guys. GO BIG ORANGE 🔶️ 🍊
Wrong
@@limerickwindow2211 I'm wrong about Nico's stats? He was 12-19 for 151 yards and 1 passing TD and 3 rushing TDs
The OL will be fine, the defense will create 3 and outs and turnovers, the OU ground game will eat this year along with the passing game.
Why is it sink or swim, always the jabs, always the BS that's thrown at Oklahoma?
I understand we're joining a new conference, not like we haven't seen the SEC before.
This program will never sink.
This defense is approaching elite. Players you don't talk about, Kip Lewis, D. Williams.
WR room is top 5 in the country but it's never talked about either..
Only doom and gloom in a conference that we've done pretty well against.
110 wins against sec teams I think we good…. 10-3 last year beat Texas and they were ranked high af I think this is about to be good….. southwest taking over the southeast 😂goodlawd #580 #Oboyz
Swim homies, no worries here
When has Bill ever put out a trash o-line? Boomer!!!
I don't think Jackson Arnold's going to struggle with all you got to say Washington play
Texas overrated
7-5 or 8-4 pending result of RRR which can go either way.
😂😂😂😂
@@darellspann6628 delusional af if you think the sooners are winning more than 8 games with a POS OL(assuming there even is one they can field) 🤡🥴
Oklahoma must not pay these guys 😂 Bet those Texas checks get cashed before they even touch the bottom on the mail box
9-3...
I am going to be very happy with 9 or more wins. I think OU could have 3rd best record behind Georgia and Bama. They could win 10 games if they can stay healthy...Boomer
Prepare yourself to be UNhappy my partner. At least in '24.
Tbh the Oline has been meh the last 2 years. Idk if it was Lebby's system or what but maybe we needed to get a whole new Oline to be better. Guyton and Anton were decent but they were drafted high because of potential not because they were playing good. Guyton didnt play the last 4 or 5 games of the season and the Oline played better in those games 🤷♂️ when were 6-0 after Texas I expect a deep throating like you guys do to Texas.
Defense wasn't that good against quality competition; they benifitted from a very weak schedule.
Yards per game say one thing and points scored say another
@@boomtime4343 TD/Turnover ratio first five games say one thing; TD/Turnover ratio last seven games say another... benefitted from a pathetic schedule the first five games; got exposed the last seven games.
@@boomtime4343 lest we forget, you're the same 🤡 that said Murphy was better than Ewers.
@@Mark-zx2bq Anectdotal response until you prove your assertion. Show the final 7 game breakdown.
@@SugoiEnglish1 No problem 17 TDs, 9 turnovers; a complete flip from their pathetically weak first five games.
OU fans. I love the pettiness of the entitled Tex. Horns down, etc. But I love the fact that the sec is calling Tenn UT and Texas Tex. Remember to use "Tex" to abbreviate Texas from now on. It's so funny knowing the arrogance of Tex.
Enjoy ur podcasts. However, I think the statement "can OU take the week in and week out grind" is baseless. Actually, stupid. Are you saying that mentally OU isn't as tough as say, MU? They are more talented. They have more depth, but MU is mentally tougher than OU so OU'll lose? No one has a better S/C coach than Schmitty, but still OU is mentally soft or something? Is it depth? Could argue that OU has better talented depth for sure than MU, probably better than Tex, LSU, UT, Miss. It's just a completely baseless and empty statement. The grind is about experienced and skilled depth. OU probably better suited for the grind than anyone except bama.
Some people are so full of crap.
Same year, same narrative. OU undervalued and Texas Overrated.
The same old overrated team they always been they are not doing anything this season
Agreed. It's funny to watch that fan base overlook teams not named Alabama or Georgia that can and will beat them this coming season.
@@Ananias03but the fanbase isn’t the one playing the games
@@gabrieljohnson4517 that's obvious lol
Didn’t we beat y’all like 3 times tho in the big 12??….. wasn’t our coach part of the Clemson team that beat nick saban twice? For a natty at that…
@@Ananias03Georgia? You know by your statement you technically and probably unknowingly just picked OU to make the SEC championship? 😂😂😂