Big 12 talk (other teams games )

[mict085]

It wasn’t that long ago, the SEC was Kentucky and florida. The rest were mostly bad. That’s not true anymore. The money explosion has produced better facilities and they’ve hired better coaches.

This has happened for the SEC in basketball, softball, gymnastics, baseball, etc.

I am hopeful OU can benefit from the increased revenues as well, along with playing among the best teams in many sports. Facilities matter and OU basketball facilities are lagging behind. The LNC is terrible and needs remodeled or replaced. Then, maybe we can buy some better fans too, ones that show up.

 

[NickZepp]

It wasn’t that long ago, the SEC was Kentucky and florida. The rest were mostly bad. That’s not true anymore. The money explosion has produced better facilities and they’ve hired better coaches.

This has happened for the SEC in basketball, softball, gymnastics, baseball, etc.

I am hopeful OU can benefit from the increased revenues as well, along with playing among the best teams in many sports. Facilities matter and OU basketball facilities are lagging behind. The LNC is terrible and needs remodeled or replaced. Then, maybe we can buy some better fans too, ones that show up.

I'm hopeful we get a new basketball arena in the next few years. Lloyd Noble was one of the last venues Elvis played at. At this point it needs to be replaced.

 

[Soonerinkc]

I got some peace in knowing that our superior ku got spanked by more than we did....(final was the same but the game throughout was all UK, were we actually had a little fight in us during the 2nd half).

ku - at home vs a lower ranked team
OU - on the road vs #1 team

I know moral victories suck but at least we got that.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Good to see KU lose tonight. The league race could have turned into a runaway if they had won in Austin.

 

[dksooner]

Good to see KU lose tonight. The league race could have turned into a runaway if they had won in Austin.

Disagree, only thing worse than going to play at the phog is going to play a pissed off KU at the phog

 

[WichitaSooner]

Disagree, only thing worse than going to play at the phog is going to play a pissed off KU at the phog

Ordinarily I would agree, but I think their loss decreases our chances of winning Saturday from one in a million to one in a million plus one, so that angle doesn’t really factor in for me this year. Hate to go into a game feeling like there is no chance to win, but we don’t have the horses, or the poise, or beat them there this season.

 

[hoopsaustin]

The phog refs are the ones that will be pissed. Count the incoming FT disparity

 

[mict085]

Crazy

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[skyvue]

oswho lost at home by one point tonight to Southern Illinois.

 

[hoopsaustin]

oswho lost at home by one point tonight to Southern Illinois.

Good!

 

[Seymore Cox]

oswho lost at home by one point tonight to Southern Illinois.

They suck like us.

 

[skyvue]

TCU loses by a point at home to Northwestern State, who was 1-2 coming in.

 

[pnkranger]

TCU loses by a point at home to Northwestern State, who was 1-2 coming in.

It's clear that these mid-major teams are taking advantage of transfer portal (and high school because the transfer portal is limiting scholarships) leftovers, as well as the extra COVID year, to create some parity in college basketball. Much easier than football because 2 or 3 players can make the difference in basketball.

Also clear that TCU is probably not as good as originally thought.

 

[mict085]

Surprised TCU is struggling so much. OU will have their hands full against our next opponent. They played decent against UNC before losing by 12-13. There are a lot of dangerous G5 teams.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Surprised TCU is struggling so much. OU will have their hands full against our next opponent. They played decent against UNC before losing by 12-13. There are a lot of dangerous G5 teams.

They are definitely off to a poor start, but to be fair, they were missing their stud and another key guy tonight. Still have underachieved to this point, without question.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Surprised TCU is struggling so much. OU will have their hands full against our next opponent. They played decent against UNC before losing by 12-13. There are a lot of dangerous G5 teams.

yep and they won 27 games last season (won the CBI)

they did lose the top 2 scorers .. but also brought in a couple of upperclassmen transfers

 

[Salt City Sooner]

Horns are kicking the ‘Zags butt & making them like it. Up 20 with 4 to go.

Edit: 93-74 final

 

[steverocks35]

Texas is... problematic

 

[BoulderSooner]

Texas is... problematic

if Carr and Hunter go 9-17 from 3 they won't lose very often ...



of course hunter was 27.4% last year .. and Carr is career about 33%

 

[BoulderSooner]

Osu lost to southern illinois already and are in OT vs UCF tonight