New article for Athlon previewing this weekend’s Bedlam showdown. -Allen Kenney
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KNEE-JERKING: OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 45, OKLAHOMA SOONERS 24
In Oklahoma’s two losses to start this season, a number of problems have reared their heads. Opponents have picked on the corner position occupied by the trio of Dakota Austin, Parrish Cobb and Michiah Quick. The Sooners are missing their Eric Striker as an edge rusher. The new crop of […]
PODCAST: COLLEGE FOOTBALL ANALYTICS WITH DAN BECKER
In the latest episode of the Blatant Homerism Podcast, Wide Right & Natty Lite’s Dan Becker joins the podcast to talk about his new venture College Football Analytics, a stat-based site for college football fans. Dan and I cover: The growth of quantitative approaches to college football analysis; TCU and Baylor in 2014 […]
OKLAHOMA SOONERS 31, TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 24: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
For OU to have a truly successful season, I figured that the Sooners needed to scrape by Tennessee somehow. I didn’t bank on it being that tight in a scrap to beat the a team in front of the biggest crowd to ever see an OU game. With how OU’s schedule sets […]
SOONERS RECRUITING UPDATE: SIGNING DAY APPROACHES
A quick update as OU heads into the home stretch of the 2016 recruiting cycle after the all-star games and before official visits start again. Overall, OU’s class is poised for a great ending. Once it hits 20-22 verbal commitments, it will be ranked somewhere in the top 15-20 range. […]
PLAYING THE NFL LYING GAME
The annual feeding frenzy surrounding the NFL draft serves as a petri dish for lies, rumors and innuendo. One such suspicious report about Oklahoma safety Tony Jefferson came to light Tuesday, as NFL draft site WalterFootball.com produced a thinly sourced nugget supposedly emanating from the chatter around the campfire at Senior […]
SOONERS RECRUITING UPDATE: 2017 CLASS STARTING STRONG
Oklahoma’s recruiting momentum seemed to hit a bump with the verbal commitments of J.K. Dobbins to Ohio State and Roshauud Paul to Texas A&M, both thought to be Sooner leans. However, OU is on a big roll with four new verbals, including three defensive backs in the Rivals 250. OU […]
PODCAST: OKLAHOMA SPRING FOOTBALL RECAP
CLICK HERE to download the podcast. Eddie Radosevich of SoonerScoop.com joins the show to review Oklahoma’s Red-White Game and the stories of spring football for the Sooners. Eddie and I discuss: The standout play of the wide receivers; Thoughts on OU’s quarterback competition; Ongoing struggles at safety; Scheme changes on the defensive line; And more. (CLICK HERE to download […]
PROJECTED BIG 12 STANDINGS
Went through the Big 12 schedule last night and picked every game to come up with my projected standings for the 2015 season. Big 12 – Projected Order of Finish 1. Baylor (8-1 conference, 11-1 overall)* – Oklahoma (8-1, 10-2) 3. TCU (7-2, 10-2) 4. West Virginia (5-4, 8-4) 5. […]
SOONERS HOME UNDERDOGS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2000
What a difference two games makes. Oklahoma went from being a solid favorite over Ohio State when the early games of the year lines were released this summer to a consensus three-point underdog as of this week. Early money apparently went to the Sooners, with the Wynn dropping the line a half […]