How good is Oklahoma?

[Babs]

Oh come on. It is over a month away and you are taking all of the fun out of it already.

BUCK UP, Sooner Girl!

That'll be sweet. If we lose to Miami, too, and render Texas revenge impossible.

[TripletDaddy]

This thread is disappointing. I thought we were going to talk Rodgers and Hammerstein. In which case, I would say that it is better than Carousel (curse you, Gordon MacRae!) and State Fair, but nowhere near as good as The King and I, The Sound of Music, or South Pacific.

[Flystripper]

Oklahoma

o-line not so good
Backup QB not so good
Running backs very good
Receivers...ok

Dline amazing
Lbs very good
DBs pretty good

Oklahoma will be fine while Bradford is out. They don't play anyone till Miami. If Bradford comes back strong they will be top 10 and on the cusp of another disappointing performance in a BCS game. If Bradford's injury lingers they will still be top 25 but won't be BCS caliber.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Some of the details are off, but the gist is correct. The Sooners are 9-3 or 8-4, though they could surprised with a 10-2.

Prior to the game against BYU, I hadn't paid much attention to Gerald McCoy. HOLY COW. He's the best defensive lineman in the country and it's not close. He's the best defensive lineman that I've seen in years. Next to Taylor Mays, he's probably the best defensive player overall. McCoy is a potential #1 overall pick and definitely top 5.

What's the latest on Gresham? Isn't he supposed to also be back within the month?

The o-line will get better. Besides Trent Williams and that weird undersized center, Oklahoma has three 4 star recruits playing the other three positions. Backing them up is Habern (4th rated center in the country 2008) and Good (3rd rated guard the same year). Obviously the Sooners aren't hurting for a lack of talent along the offensive line, but it will take a few games for these guys to gel. They'll be solid by the time Bradford comes back.

[Commando]

But, when I was watching the FSU vs. Miami game...it was 15 yards past the line of scrimmage.

Which is it?....or, does it depend on the conference you're playing in?

I knew NFL was spot of the foul, but I thought in college it was 15 yards from the line of scrimmage....but in the BYU game?....not so??

Well those P.I. calls were in the endzone, so they just go 1/2 the distance to the goal/automatic 1st down if there aren't 15 yards to work with.

[Babs]

They'll be solid by the time Bradford comes back.

I agree that the Sooners will make improvement. But what I'm really getting at is this. Call me a pessimist if you want (says the girl who thought the sooners were going to get routed by Tech last year), but I don't see Sam coming back in three weeks anywhere near his old self. It'll be last couple of games of the season before he's fully recovered, if that. I could be wrong, but that's my feeling. And that may be the difference between a 2-loss and a 4-loss season.

[TripletDaddy]

I agree that the Sooners will make improvement. But what I'm really getting at is this. Call me a pessimist if you want (says the girl who thought the sooners were going to get routed by Tech last year), but I don't see Sam coming back in three weeks anywhere near his old self. It'll be last couple of games of the season before he's fully recovered, if that. I could be wrong, but that's my feeling. And that may be the difference between a 2-loss and a 4-loss season.

I don't get why he will come back at all. What is his upside? OU will not win the NC this season (most likely) and he already has a Heisman and bowl wins under his belt.

[Donuthole]

Well those P.I. calls were in the endzone, so they just go 1/2 the distance to the goal/automatic 1st down if there aren't 15 yards to work with.

Doesn't PI in the endzone automatically go to the 2 yard line? Or am I confusing NFL rules with NCAA rules? I do that a lot.

[Art Vandelay]

Doesn't PI in the endzone automatically go to the 2 yard line? Or am I confusing NFL rules with NCAA rules? I do that a lot.

Yes unless the pass was thrown from further away than the 17 yard line.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I agree that the Sooners will make improvement. But what I'm really getting at is this. Call me a pessimist if you want (says the girl who thought the sooners were going to get routed by Tech last year), but I don't see Sam coming back in three weeks anywhere near his old self. It'll be last couple of games of the season before he's fully recovered, if that. I could be wrong, but that's my feeling. And that may be the difference between a 2-loss and a 4-loss season.

You may be right. But Porn Stache may surprise you. 4th rated QB coming out of high school. I think Jones can get the same w/l results in all of OU's games in September and October. OU will need Bradford healthy for that brutal November schedule (Nebraska @ Lincoln, TT @ Lubbock, aTm, and Okie State).

[ERCougar]

Lets say they go 7-5, and become unranked.

So, then....at the end of the year, does BYU get 'credit' in the strength of schedules as having beaten an #3 team?....or, do we get credit as having defeated an unranked team?

Early season polls are a double edged sword..can help or hurt you.


Also: random question about the Pass Interference penalty (hijacking my own thread!).

Seems as though when I was watching the BYU vs. OK game...if you received a pass interference penalty, it was placed at the spot of the foul.

But, when I was watching the FSU vs. Miami game...it was 15 yards past the line of scrimmage.

Which is it?....or, does it depend on the conference you're playing in?

I knew NFL was spot of the foul, but I thought in college it was 15 yards from the line of scrimmage....but in the BYU game?....not so??

PI in college is spot of the foul to a maximum of 15 yds.

[cougjunkie]

Gresham is out for the season.

[Hot Lunch]

Gresham is out for the season.

Once again.... TAKE THE MONEY WHEN YOU CAN GET IT.

Gresham was a top 15 pick if he came out last year. He will still be drafted high but I have a hard time seeing him drafted in the top 20 let a lone the first round.

[cougjunkie]

Once again.... TAKE THE MONEY WHEN YOU CAN GET IT.

Gresham was a top 15 pick if he came out last year. He will still be drafted high but I have a hard time seeing him drafted in the top 20 let a lone the first round.

Especially considering he does not play a glory position.

[Babs]

Gresham is out for the season.

I swear we're being punished for something. Like squandering away Utah's spot in the title game, perhaps.