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If limiting Ott’s reps were done in a vacuum, I’d buy this much more but the history with DM is frustrating and the ongoing messaging from Venables/Arbuckle is doublespeak IMO. I still think Ott plays and OU beats UM but defending this conduct seems impossible to me haha. I don’t blame anyone...

Yeah, I don’t understand the roster decisions with RB and the messaging. It’s mindblowing. But it’s a waste of time to want beat guys to hold them accountable IMO.

The OL looked better than last year and Mateer/WRs way better than last year but agree 100%, Demarco is a massive ****ing dip****. Not sure how to defend him at this point lol.

I sure hope so and I would buy that 100% if DM had been more consistent in rotation the last couple of years. I default to competency but after 3 years of strange philosophy, benefit of doubt is not there any longer.

I’d take the over at 7.5 pretty easily, just because the team won 6 games last season with a generationally incompetent OC and some regression with injury luck.

Oh for sure, I can’t imagine anything worse than Q1 against South Carolina but injuries definitely played a huge role in the season overall. But majority of the issue was SL in my mind, he did nothing to adjust to reality of roster or the on-field situation (a Brent staple for the offense).

No disagreement from me in those specifics. If the OL struggles as badly as last year, the team is doomed and there will be a full reset. I just would not characterize the offensive staff as “bad.” Littrell was a generational mistake (worse than Mike IMO) and JJF is stealing money. But rest of...

Ok, does staff include Bedenbaugh, Lebs, Jones? IMO, SL is the clearest red mark against Brent. A generational disaster, could easily set the program back half a decade. OU should never be that bad on one side of the ball. Finley is similar but TE is a smaller concern. The others? I’m not sure...

Yeah, the whole philosophy was predicated on pace. No ability or nuance to adjust at times…

To be fair, you used the word “bad” to describe OU’s offense under Brent in this thread. OU’s offense in 22 & 23 was top 10 SP+. I’m not going to get into what qualifies as “elite,” as that’s semantics and you can decide what what that means to you, and I would agree it was not generational...

Scoop is the gold standard for FB but as others have pointed out, most of their content is available for free on YT and the podcasts. They are pretty nonbiased, both in terms of recruiting & team stuff. The board is worth it if you like reading the content, also like general dumbassery with the...

Unsourced speculation but I assumed they had some recent success with getting more NIL resources if only because they’re winning transfer portal more. Moser has done ok with highly touted HS guys (getting commits, not arguing development) before this offseason.

I get this opinion 100%, but the CBB regular season has already been rendered largely meaningless IMO. Outside of OU, I really only watch the conference & national tournaments in a dedicated way. Might as well increase the number of tournament games even if they’re largely filler.

Fair, although again that doesn’t change that OU was relying on Moore as the key offensive contributor the past two seasons? Seems like that pressure isn’t on Reid? “Isn’t optimistic” seems like a mischaracterization of Neal’s comments unless you’re talking about Reid’s shot specifically. Just...

Maybe I am a homer but “much lesser Jalon Moore” seems like a stretch? Seems like Neal is saying more athletic, but less consistency. Also OU isn’t asking Reid to carry the focal point of the offense as much as Moore?