Way to early OU talk

[K. Baughman]

So I have a couple of buddies that are hardcore Dirtburglars. They were telling me today with a good year Mateer will be a Heisman candidate. I’m not much of a crap talker so I’m just taking this all in, when the other guy pops out, will have the at least the second best defensive line in the SEC. So I’m still just kinda trying to process this conversation when he says, I think 10-2. I just don’t see it maybe so, I was just like pretty lofty considering the dumpster fire last year.

[Daniel Lovell]

I believe without Danny and bowman that defense isn’t gonna be anywhere near as good as last year. Wr room isn’t half what it was last year if healthy so even if they have good qb play I don’t see him having enough help 

[K. Baughman]

My thoughts as well. Just don’t see it. I think they may be underestimating a bit Mateer’s success coming to the SEC. I may be wrong but don’t see him running for 800 yards. He will have some dudes come off the edges he hasn’t seen before.

[thatdude2]

I like the Gibson transfer kid, will see what the other Gibson kid looks like, and what kind of seas Deion Burke has. I don’t know how much a 29 year old Arbuckle (OC) can do when he brought over his QB coach, but the other offensive coaches are in tack. Their OL is more talented and experienced than last year, but Bedenbaugh has to put it together. How well does Kobie McKenzie fill in at LB. Can Kip Lewis stay healthy. Kanak moved from LB to TE. I think their secondary coverage is suspect till it is fixed. They should be really good on the DL. Their season is going to depend on Mateer. He needs to be in the Heisman convo for them to reach 9 to 10 wins imo. It might be the hater in me, but I think Arnold at Auburn has a better year than Mateer. Could be a lot of egg on the face for OU and Brent. They could lose to Jackson Arnold in Auburn, as well as LSU with their former WR (Anderson) and last year’s portal TE (Sharp). Alas, Spring is the time for hope.

[uthorn1374]

6-6 with venables not making the season is a realistic outcome.

[K. Baughman]

15 minutes ago, thatdude2 said:

I like the Gibson transfer kid, will see what the other Gibson kid looks like, and what kind of seas Deion Burke has. I don’t know how much a 29 year old Arbuckle (OC) can do when he brought over his QB coach, but the other offensive coaches are in tack. Their OL is more talented and experienced than last year, but Bedenbaugh has to put it together. How well does Kobie McKenzie fill in at LB. Can Kip Lewis stay healthy. Kanak moved from LB to TE. I think their secondary coverage is suspect till it is fixed. They should be really good on the DL. Their season is going to depend on Mateer. He needs to be in the Heisman convo for them to reach 9 to 10 wins imo. It might be the hater in me, but I think Arnold at Auburn has a better year than Mateer. Could be a lot of egg on the face for OU and Brent. They could lose to Jackson Arnold in Auburn, as well as LSU with their former WR (Anderson) and last year’s portal TE (Sharp). Alas, Spring is the time for hope.

Good review I agree. LB’s a bit of a question as well a DB’s. I told my buddies the same thing don’t sleep on JA when Auburn comes to town.

[qaertyisthatdude]

Can Sark take advantage of OU being in a down period and stack wins over them before they get their spit together and Sark retires/leaves for the NFL?  DKR was 12-2 in his first 14 seasons as Texas HC (won 8 straight over them at one point) before losing 5 straight and tying once before he stepped down as Texas’ HC.  

Obviously most remember Brown’s struggles against them early in his career once Stoops was hired, but surprisingly he finished 7-9.  I thought his record was much worse than that.  So far Sark is 2-2.  The 2 wins are over the worst two OU teams since pre-Stoops.  I would take Stoops’ ‘99, ‘05, ‘09, and ‘14 teams over BV’s ‘22 and ‘24 teams.

Not saying Sark can’t do it, but I just want to see him beat a good OU team for me to feel better about his chances of finishing his Texas HC career with a winning record over them.  Need Sark to win a Red River game like ‘08 when both teams are really good in the same season.  Stoops wins in the early ‘00s were more impressive because Texas was a top 10-15 team every year during that losing streak.

[THookem]

7-5 is the ceiling 

[CJ Vogel]

Mateer is a talented QB. But they have plenty of other issues that need to be addressed before 10 wins is a viable option. 

[K. Baughman]

@CJ Vogeland I don’t think they did much to address those needs in the portal. Their recruiting has been good not great. 

[Born Burnt Orange]

I will try and post the numbers later but if you compare Mateer’s numbers verse the top 74 defenses and everyone else there are 2 completely different stories.  

[thatdude2]

5 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Mateer is a talented QB. But they have plenty of other issues that need to be addressed before 10 wins is a viable option. 

I think them being Nebraska or even Arky is a real possibility for them. Mateer imo will be the key to them being respectable. Can he be the best player on the field against SEC competition?

[CJ Vogel]

15 minutes ago, thatdude2 said:

I think them being Nebraska or even Arky is a real possibility for them. Mateer imo will be the key to them being respectable. Can he be the best player on the field against SEC competition?

He's a talented ballplayer. Will OU have the offensive line or skill position players that were absent last year, is my biggest Q for them.

[K. Baughman]

6 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

He's a talented ballplayer. Will OU have the offensive line or skill position players that were absent last year, is my biggest Q for them.

I don’t know CJ they did raid Kennesaw State in portal.

[harveycmd]

"They were telling me today with a good year Mateer will be a Heisman candidate."

Same thing the criminals were saying last year this time about Arnold: Heisman hunt, win ten, yaddy, yaddy. 

[graemakin]

gooner is the new aggy... would've, could've,  should've yapping bout heismans and the playoffs in how this will their year but instead of consistent 8-4 seasons they going 7-6.  ou SUCKS! 🤣🤘🏽😂

[Leveller]

20 hours ago, thatdude2 said:

I think them being Nebraska or even Arky is a real possibility for them. Mateer imo will be the key to them being respectable. Can he be the best player on the field against SEC competition?

This will not be popular, but OU isn’t going anywhere.  They have been a better program than us since the ‘50’s.  That’s a long freaking time. They almost certainly didn’t hire the right coach, but their obsession with being elite is a hell of a lot more consistent than us.

Oklahoma doesn’t have a lot of great talent but it’s a lot better than Nebraska, and they are close to DFW.  In 5 years I expect them to be very good.  

[K. Baughman]

Hawkins father said on twitter OU defense Elite and everyone should watch out!