The Sooners dismantled the freshman laced Tennessee Volunteers 34-10 in this past Saturday's nationally televised encounter.

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Next year, it will be a tall order to dissect this group as we reciprocate with a visit to 102,500-seat Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.
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Fun game and glad I got to go. The Vols fans I came across were solid people and couldn't complement our hospitality enough.

Yeah, I talked with tons of Vols fans and they loved the trip and the way they were treated by their OU counterparts. That said, not looking forward to next year's trip. Tennessee figures to be a bear after those youngsters get some more experience.

I'm planning to go to Knoxville next year with some friends.

Should be a great atmosphere and it's great fun to go to games at the bigger college programs.

Oh, I'm looking forward to the TRIP. Just thinking the game might be a really, really tough one for OU. I love to see them tested; hate to see them beaten.

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Ouch...

Sen. McCaskill: Sports leaders put victory over decency (http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/09/16/ncaa-football-mccaskill-stoops-mizzou-abuse-women-column/15688081/)

Well this play calling has been terrible.

Well this play calling has been terrible.

Yep, I felt that happened in spurts last week too.

Well, up by 18 with 4 minutes left, it appears to be over now. I'm just glad to get this game out of the way. It certainly appears to be OU's most difficult road game of the year. Knight had an off game in some respects but Perine was superb in the running game.

Well, up by 18 with 4 minutes left, it appears to be over now. I'm just glad to get this game out of the way. It certainly appears to be OU's most difficult road game of the year. Knight had an off game in some respects but Perine was superb in the running game.

It doesn't make as much difference this year but, is OU in line to possibly move up to number one this week? They had a more decisive win over WV than Alabama (at WV), FSU is losing (at this time), and Oregon is struggling (so far) at Washington State.

Now FSU has come back to tie the game. I'm sure that a win of any kind will keep them on top.

#3 or 4 is a good spot. You are still in playoff contention without the bulls eye.

The bye week comes at a good time before the trip to TCU, Texas and then K-State. I thought WVU and Baylor would be the toughest games and still do, OU very fortunate to win tonight.

#3 or 4 is a good spot. You are still in playoff contention without the bulls eye.

The bye week comes at a good time before the trip to TCU, Texas and then K-State. I thought WVU and Baylor would be the toughest games and still do, OU very fortunate to win tonight.


OU is used to being in the bulls eye. The ranking won't change that. ;)

Please note that I said the number one ranking doesn't mean as much this year. I'm well aware of how the new system will work.

It can be beneficial while recruiting though.

]#3 or 4[/B] is a good spot. You are still in playoff contention without the bulls eye.

The bye week comes at a good time before the trip to TCU, Texas and then K-State. I thought WVU and Baylor would be the toughest games and still do, OU very fortunate to win tonight.

Good statement win 45-33 over a very confident West Virginia squad on the road with a hostile environment in Morgantown, W.V.

This is definitely a good spot (top four); we wouldn't want the Sooners to get the big head. When you're #1, there's a target on your back.


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Well, up by 18 with 4 minutes left, it appears to be over now. I'm just glad to get this game out of the way. It certainly appears to be OU's most difficult road game of the year. Knight had an off game in some respects but Perine was superb in the running game.

I think the TCU game will be at least as difficult.

I'm OK with "as difficult." Now, "more difficult"... that might be a problem.

The Sooners get two weeks to prepare for TCU. The Frogs have a good defense but their offense hasn't been that impressive playing awful teams like Samford and Minnesota with downright awful SMU next weekend. I'm not that worried about TCU.

Wow. Nobody was expecting this from the NCAA. After the hearing Friday, Baker Mayfield MAY be the backup Sooner QB rather than later!
Report: Baker Mayfield to receive a third year of eligibility effective immediately | News OK
(http://newsok.com/report-baker-mayfield-to-receive-a-third-year-of-eligibility-effective-immediately/article/5344541)
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Wow. Nobody was expecting this from the NCAA. After the hearing Friday, Baker Mayfield MAY be the backup Sooner QB rather than later!
Report: Baker Mayfield to receive a third year of eligibility effective immediately | News OK (http://newsok.com/report-baker-mayfield-to-receive-a-third-year-of-eligibility-effective-immediately/article/5344541)

So... it sounds like this would make him eligible next season, which is when he would have been eligible anyway, right? The only difference seems to be that he might retain a year of eligibility. It seems Tech would have to reverse their position for him to be eligible now.

So... it sounds like this would make him eligible next season, which is when he would have been eligible anyway, right? The only difference seems to be that he might retain a year of eligibility. It seems Tech would have to reverse their position for him to be eligible now.

Dan, Apparently the NCAA ruling overrules any Texas Tech objections. See the Twitter link I just added to my post above.
He is, apparently, eligible as soon as he puts on a jersey.

From the Tulsa World...

The Texas Tech transfer’s saga took a couple of twists and turns on Monday afternoon.

Bob Stoops was asked about the progress of Mayfield’s appeal process to the NCAA during his press conference.“I’m going to wait on that. We got some information back that we’re still working on. I’m not ready to say anything just yet,” Stoops said.

Later in the afternoon, there was a report by Oklahoma City’s KWTV that Mayfield’s request was granted by the NCAA, which provided immediate eligibility to the Big 12’s reigning offensive freshman of the year.

A source close to the situation didn’t confirm or deny the news, but told the Tulsa World the process has continued since last Friday.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ou/football/bob-stoops-addresses-baker-mayfield-situation-but-no-resolution-yet/article_5872d0ed-f171-551f-b725-cf3ee1108b95.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Apparently, there is a contradiction (or a difference of opinion) in the language of the ruling. Hang tight!

Dean is 70/30 on this.

Apparently the NCAA ruling seems to be retroactive which would nullify any Texas Tech and Big 12 agreements. The Big 12 is apparently claiming that only refers to giving Mayfield money back on financial assistance. Jim Darnell, Mayfield's attorney, is telling OU the Big 12 is wrong in their interpretation and the ruling clearly means he is eligible today. Attorneys for OU are trying to get clarification from the NCAA. Their eligibility ruling would supercede any Big 12 decisions or agreements.

Here is a good summary from News9 Sports - why this could be HUGE for Oklahoma:

How good is Mayfield? Whether a tad of hyperbole were added or not, one very high-ranking source said not long ago that if Mayfield gains immediate eligibility "Josh has a tough decision to make."

Of course offensive coordinator Josh Heupel is not about to demote his latest star pupil in Trevor Knight. Knight possesses intangibles that are rare. He also has running back awareness and the ability to accelerate and pick up important yards with his feet. And Knight's passing is an improving work in progress — which considering Oklahoma has rolled to double-digit margins in each of its four wins and he's throwing to smallish receivers with limited experience, that's not too shabby.

But Mayfield is a plucky personality who takes that confident and fun-loving aura to the field. His passing at Tech in his seven starts was the major reason he was voted the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year in 2013. Mayfield has tremendous instincts, quick feet, and good decision-making that would allow him to succeed in the zone read offense.

The biggest reasons that this is such good news for OU is that all-of-a-sudden they have an insurance policy at the most important position on the field. Oklahoma's top three priorities have been to 1) protect the QB; 2) protect the QB; 3) protect the QB. While that will remain a paramount theme, the addition of Mayfield will give play-caller Heupel the ability to utilize the QB run game much more than what we've seen so far. Knight's only carry at West Virginia was the last-play kneel down. Now with the governor off his QB run game play-calling, OU should be able to utilize the weapon that won Knight the job in the first place; his rare and innate ability as an enormous option game runner.

With the emergence of RB Samaje Perine, the dominance of their massive offensive line, the continued development of receivers and the picture-perfect 4-0 start, Oklahoma just got the news it needed to stretch the field and stress opposing defenses to the max. Couple that with tremendous defense and the Sooners are in prime position to make a run at the national title.

Mayfield's addition means the Sooners now have two "gamers" at QB. Today's news turned a shaky situation into a invaluable strength. Because those in the ivory towers believe they've just doubled the number of QBs who can take them to the mountaintop.

BREAKING: Mayfield Request Granted By NCAA - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports | (http://www.news9.com/story/26596859/breaking-mayfield-request-granted-by-ncaa)

Here is a good summary of why this could be HUGE for Oklahoma.

BREAKING: Mayfield Request Granted By NCAA - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports | (http://www.news9.com/story/26596859/breaking-mayfield-request-granted-by-ncaa)

Stopped reading after "by Dean Blevins." I'm sorry, but he's not a reliable source. He's been wrong time and time again. I'll wait for another source to indicate Mayfield is eligible now. It's my understanding that even with NCAA granting eligibility, Big 12 rules still give Tech power to block that. I haven't read anything indicating they're relenting.

Hey, if Deano says it's true, I'm at least 30% convinced that it might be.

Stopped reading after "by Dean Blevins." I'm sorry, but he's not a reliable source. He's been wrong time and time again. I'll wait for another source to indicate Mayfield is eligible now. It's my understanding that even with NCAA granting eligibility, Big 12 rules still give Tech power to block that. I haven't read anything indicating they're relenting.

You may very well be right. The person I know, very close to the situation, is just not sure what is truth and what is being perpetrated by Dean Blevins alone. There's been communication troubles all afternoon trying to tie it all together. Here's a juicy tidbit - a fax and/or email may be involved and it may, or may not, be authentic.

Dean is 70/30 on this.
You sure that isn't 70/50?

It's not "HUGE" for Oklahoma, because it has absolutely no impact on this season. If he were to be available this season, Heupel could take more risks having Trevor run the ball. Without Mayfield, to do so would be stupid. Eventually Trevor will have to make some plays with his feet, but the coaches are going to put this off as much as they can, because if we lose Trevor, the national title is pretty much out of reach this year.

The coaches are selling out for a title, because they realize how rare it is to have the defense we do now, with the offensive line we have now, with the special teams we have now, with the defensive line we have now, with the QB we have now, with the running backs we have now. It is incredibly rare and OU should strike while the iron is hot. We can win this thing, but not with a hobbled Trevor Knight.

Dean is a douche.

Oklahoma football: Baker Mayfield's fight for eligibility continues


NCAA rules can allow a one-time transfer exception to be applied in cases like Mayfield’s situation, strongly based on the fact the player was not recruited by Tech and was never on scholarship.

But the final requirement states, “If the student is transferring from an NCAA or NAIA member institution, the student’s previous institution shall certify in writing that it has no objection to the student being granted an exception to the transfer-residence requirement.”

Baker Mayfield's family hires Johnny Manziel's attorney to take on NCAA (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ousportsextra/baker-mayfield-continues-fight-for-immediate-eligibility-at-ou/article_f18b1f76-747c-5f53-9aa5-1b5de135f3f8.html) --Tulsa World


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OU stays 3rd in Coaches. FSU jumped by Bama...not shocked if OU jumps up.

OU coach Bob Stoops: Baker Mayfield situation 'unfair' | News OK (http://newsok.com/stoops-baker-mayfield-situation-unfair/article/5347467)

Embarrassing show by the Sooners so far.

Methinks OU isn't as good as good as some previously thought.

A phrase said about OU football too often.

At least we have a defense that can score since the offense is terrible.

First downs...11
Third Down Conv... 1 of 11
Passing Yards...129
Rushing Yards...103
Passes...12 of 20

November 8th at this point is going to be a blood bath.

November 8th at this point is going to be a blood bath.
Who knows.....this season is pretty schizophrenic all over the country. It all depends on which teams show up. I could see OU winning them all or losing them all except for possibly Kansas and Iowa State...and even those aren't gimmes if they play like crap.

Who knows.....this season is pretty schizophrenic all over the country. It all depends on which teams show up. I could see OU winning them all or losing them all except for possibly Kansas and Iowa State...and even those aren't gimmes if they play like crap.

Yep. Nobody is really "elite" right now. This season reminds me of 2007, when everyone had at least 2 losses.

Bama, ND, OU, all looked mortal but they won. That's all that matters right now.

who knew ou's offense would struggle against the defense that limited baylor to just 28 points last week? -M

Texas has players, I think pretty much everyone knows that but the fact was Mack and his staff were pretty clueless about how to use them towards the end of their tenure. Strong has been rooted in defense and remember he took over as defensive coordinator after Stoops at Florida. It doesn't surprise me that he has the defense improving every week but I also think they played over their heads a bit today like is typical in this game. The OU offense hasn't looked great all season, they looked good against inferior defenses. It didn't surprise me after watching some UT games in the past couple of weeks, I think BYU woke them up and made them realize just because they are "Texas" people aren't going to lay down for them.

The offensive problems for OU are pretty simple: The OC doesn't believe in the offense he's running.

Look, Josh Heupel is a great guy and he was a great QB for OU. He was part of why Bob Stoops has become the coach he has become. At his heart, woven within the very DNA of his football self, is the idea that the QB throws the ball. If QB's run the ball, they risk getting hurt, meaning they...can't throw the ball. Everything in his offensive mindset, even if OU lined up with two tight ends out of the I, would be for the QB to throw the ball. Asking him to think differently is like asking him not to be left handed.

Heupel grew up in the post ground-and-pound/ 3 yards and a cloud of dust era, but just before spread offenses became the aerial circuses they've become. He gravitated to the Leach system because it reinforced everything he already believed about quarterbacking - that QB's throw the ball, and running the ball is a changeup. A dangerous changeup for a QB. That's why when Trevor Knight has run those handful of times this season, he's giving about a five-yard notice before starting his hook-slide so he can survive to the next play and throw the ball.

Oklahoma can have three, five, or ten of the biggest, baddest runningback/tailback threats the game of college football has ever seen, but Heupel will believe they are merely asides to a pass-oriented offense. That's not a knock on him..again, it's part of who he is.

It's a bad combination to have anyone in charge of something in which they don't fundamentally believe. It results in plays and schemes that try to make a Trevor Knight into a Landry Jones or a Sam Bradford or....Josh Heupel (2000). The symptom of that problem is the horrendous offensive show OU put out in the Cotton Bowl, or the last 23 or so clock minutes against TCU.

Players are inescapably part of the problem. A football-saavy cohort of mine illustrated at least one example of Samaje Perine cutting improperly and missing a hole that, on replay, was potentially a *huge* gain. Ty Darlington is having issues at center more often than he should. Alex Ross doesn't have particularly good field vision as an RB, and isn't really even suited to be a back in this kind of offense - but he'd make a darned threatening one as a downhill running tailback out of an I-formation setup. But what was pointed out to me is that an OC with a throw-first DNA will never see, or never believe, or perhaps never be entirely aware of *ANY* of these notions. And, ultimately, this offense is morphing into a really ugly hybrid of what Landry Jones ran his senior year, just absent the Landry Jones throwing the ball or...any receivers to catch it, other than Shep. We get this odd little zone-read (in name only) that doesn't seem to be maturing...and why?

Because he ultimately and fundamentally doesn't believe in the offense...any more than you'd ever have seen Barry Switzer get excited about running a five-wide spread offense.

And you know who has to take the accountability for this? Not Heupel.

Bob Stoops.

If Heupel is the OC, its because Stoops has put him there. And Stoops isn't stupid. He sees what they're doing. He knows this offense is out of whack, with personnel ill-suited to run the offense the way it is being called.

He also knows you can't have an OC who doesn't believe in the offense he's running. And no matter how this season goes, Bob has some hard decisions to make at the end of this season. They've spent the last two seasons recruiting to a run-oriented offense they're not running, and they no longer have the receivers to run the offense they used to run. And all that's a by-product of the "belief" problem.

Either Bob decides to go back to the old offense and let JH go back to his DNA, or he finds someone to place in the OC position that can run to the talent they've recruited. They can't continue down the path they're on right now. The Alabama Sugar Bowl is a distant memory, and TK's performance therein is a fading memory. Reality that the current TK isn't being used by *this* OC the way *this* offense needs to use him. And this OC doesn't *want* to use him that way.

Bob has had to make some tough decisions on his staff the last year or two. And I think he may have a tougher one coming up after this season. Josh is and always will be a great Sooner, but whether he has a long-term future as OU's OC is very much in question. Not because of the playcalling in any one game, but because what he's putting on the field isn't developing players, it isn't putting talent in the best position to be successful, and that hurts OU on the scoreboard and the W/L column. That's where the rubber hits the road, and why I think we may see a new OC in Norman next season.

Josh Heupel hasn't tapped his potential to coordinate the offense. Our focus should not be Heupel. OU needs desperately to recruit some good offensive & defensive linesmen .

Give Trevor Knight the protection Texas gave Tyrone Swoopes; we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Josh Heupel hasn't tapped his potential to coordinate the offense. Our focus should not be Heupel. OU needs desperately to recruit some good offensive & defensive linesmen .

Give Trevor Knight the protection Texas gave Tyrone Swoopes; we wouldn't be having this conversation.

I have extremely low expectation for Heupels potential for coordinating the offense, plus O&D lines were suppose to be a strength this year, they are at least better than you will have in an average year.

Josh Heupel hasn't tapped his potential to coordinate the offense. Our focus should not be Heupel. OU needs desperately to recruit some good offensive & defensive linesmen .

Give Trevor Knight the protection Texas gave Tyrone Swoopes; we wouldn't be having this conversation.

OU definitely has a better offensive line than Texas. I don't think anyone would dispute that. And OU's defensive line was considered by many to be the best in the conference going into the season.

As frustrating as that game was in many ways, the Sooners were never at risk of losing.

The only Texas lead was at 3-0 and that lasted a single play. Held the lead all the way to halftime then quickly pushed it out to 11, then 18 points.

Texas made it look at lot closer than it was by scoring those two late TD's.


I'll take any win over Texas, especially in a year where an OU loss would have been catastrophic and Texas had absolutely zero to lose.

And, it's not uncommon in this rivarly for the better team to lose. Heck, John Blake even managed a win. :)

Josh Heupel hasn't tapped his potential to coordinate the offense. Our focus should not be Heupel. OU needs desperately to recruit some good offensive & defensive linesmen .

Give Trevor Knight the protection Texas gave Tyrone Swoopes; we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Have to respectfully disagree with you there. OU has some of the best talent on both sides of the line of any team in the conference - heck, it should be among the best in the country. The biggest issue OU has on the OL right now is Ty Darlington at C. He's very inconsistent and really seems to have an issue with basic upper body strength. He struggles with things as simple as bullrushes. When the C has trouble, it ripples throughout the OL. My son mentioned that in the offseason, if he were a coach, he'd lock Darlington in the weight room for "a few months" and get his upper body stronger and force him to watch film of where he just flat-out busts assignments - and the kid is no dummy. He's one of those 4.0 nearly straight-A kids, too. Otherwise, this OL has shown it can block and play better than it has the last two weeks. That, to me, is on Bedenbaugh.

Jordan Phillips is a presence that is causing opposing OL's' to double-team him, and that should be opening up lanes for LB's, safeties, and our other DL's to rush and create pressure, But our DB's - safties in particular - have only been average so far. Lots of busts vs Texas due to some alignment wrinkles UT put in.

One other part of the offense that's failing right now is WR. No one is stepping up outside of Shep. KJ Young, IIRC, was hit in the hands by one of TK's best passes on a big third down Saturday, and he just didn't catch it. That's not on anyone except, well, KJ Young.

I have *never* been on to rag on coaches. It's too easy. I never bought in to the gripes about ol' Chuck "3rd and" Long. But when I see what we have on offense, and compare that to what we're trying to run, I keep thinking "square peg/round hole." And as long as that continues, I fear we're going to continue to struggle on offense when we really shouldn't, and its hard for me to focus that problem anywhere other than the OC.

As frustrating as that game was in many ways, the Sooners were never at risk of losing.



Lemme tell ya, with about 4 minutes to go and OU clinging to a 5-point lead, there were 46,100 red-clad folks in that Cotton Bowl looking at a 3rd and 4 with an offense that hadn't converted one all day who might disagree with that particular assessment :) LOL

All that said, yes, no one in the stadium thought OU was going to blow a 31-13 lead with about 11 minutes left. My son and I both thought one more stop, get the ball back, ballgame. And that's when the defense kinda....lapsed....again..

Had visions of this being the single biggest nightmare OU-Texas game ever. Thankfully, Samaje caught the 3rd down pass and the gust of wind we felt was the collective exhale of those 46,100 folks breathing again....

Lemme tell ya, with about 4 minutes to go and OU clinging to a 5-point lead, there were 46,100 red-clad folks in that Cotton Bowl looking at a 3rd and 4 with an offense that hadn't converted one all day who might disagree with that particular assessment :) LOL...

Totally agree. The game was definitely in doubt during that period. Most nervous I have been in quite a while. To make matters worse, I was with about 1,000 or so other Sooner fans sitting in the Texas end zone stands. It was uncomfortable over there, to say the least.

Totally agree. The game was definitely in doubt during that period. Most nervous I have been in quite a while. To make matters worse, I was with about 1,000 or so other Sooner fans sitting in the Texas end zone stands. It was uncomfortable over there, to say the least.

Last time I was quite that tense over the outcome was 2010, where we were actually in a similar situation and the offense desperately needed a first down to run out the clock. In that game, however, we didn't get the first down, had to punt...but the UT deep man generously fumbled the ball, and I believe the deep snapper was actually the guy who ran down and covered it. Ballgame. That was a fun memory, because it was the one and likely only time OU-Texas will ever happen on my birthday :)

I will say this - despite how horrifically the OU offense played at times Saturday, when clutch time actually came on that third down, they got it done. The method didn't exactly help the ol' nerves.... :)

Hey look another loss. Not really shocked. This is a good team, but it is definitely not a great team with playoff ability that so many were thinking earlier on.

A 1-point loss in a game with 21 points worth of mistakes. OU beat themselves today.

OU simply sucks. This team has not been championship caliber for a number of years. Still say BGB is living off 2000. And little brother stoops is a terrible DC, but hey I'll take the $5m per.

HC made some huge mistakes. Poor guy.

But seriously tho, they need to fire Josh Heuple.

IMO, at some point you just take delay of game and save the TO.

College football is a funny game, which is a big part of what makes it so fun.

OU made 5 critical errors and Kansas State didn't make any. That was the difference in the game.

Ironically, that was probably the best offensive game the Sooners have played all year.

And with Baylor losing today at West Virginia, OU could still win the Big XII. Still lots of games to be played.

College football is a funny game, which is a big part of what makes it so fun.

OU made 5 critical errors and Kansas State didn't make any. That was the difference in the game.

Ironically, that was probably the best offensive game the Sooners have played all year.

And with Baylor losing today at West Virginia, OU could still win the Big XII. Still lots of games to be played.

I guess it comes down to...how many more games do we want to keep singing the line "it could have gone the other way if OU didn't..." and so on. There are some very big issues with this team right now, but I can understand why some don't want to admit to them.

Sure this may have been one of the best offensive games the team has played this year - that is NOT a good thing. This offense would be dead without the running backs and Shep. The depth on WR is appalling, the performance of Trevor has been ghastly sporadic at best...about the only thing really solid are the backs and the O-Line which hasn't been too terrible.

The defense was touted as amazing has been pretty disappointing from those expectations.

When you pay a coaching staff as much as OU does...the results simply need to be better. At this point I think OU has a good shot at being 5-4 in the conference. Which would really say something because that would mean 3 home loses for OU (the other two I'm expecting being Baylor and OSU) just this season. Considering Stoops has only lost 5 home games, before today, overall...that is pretty disturbing.

Two close losses vs high quality teams so no need to fret...We all were a little concerned this team came in overhyped after one big game against Bama

Win at West Virginia looks good right about now... Just ask Baylor.

Just like the SEC, there is a lot of parity but todays loss was due - chiefly - to critical errors in the kicking game. Prior to the 2nd quarter, that had been one of the most consistent part of their game this year.