Football question

[BoulderSooner]

Well I guarantee you if our running game isn't better than it has been we won't make the playoffs.
We literally could not impose our will on kent state, temple, or illinois state.
If we were sub 3 ypc against UM and auburn but dominated the crappy teams on our schedule, I would agree with you.
But we didn't. Of the 5 teams Kent State has played, we had the worst YPC against them. That should concern everyone

if OU runs for 134 in every game the rest of the year .. they will 1000% be in the playoffs .. and might be undefeated when they get there

and OU wasn't sub 3 against UM

 

[SoonerBounce13]

if OU runs for 134 in every game the rest of the year .. they will 1000% be in the playoffs .. and might be undefeated when they get there

and OU wasn't sub 3 against UM

lol ok

why do you focus so much on the rushing total (that includes qb runs). Does it not matter how you get to 134?
Does it matter if it takes 50 carries to do it?

 

[hoopsaustin]

lol ok

why do you focus so much on the rushing total (that includes qb runs). Does it not matter how you get to 134?
Does it matter if it takes 50 carries to do it?

You're being too unnecessarily rigid. Would i love a punishing run game? Yes, every year. We aren't that tho. Its prolly not going to happen with this OL and our avg RBs.

Just win baby. Our WRs arent even great and mateer is a step below our heisman quality QBs and we're still in the hunt bc out elite D. Take a breather

 

[SoonerBounce13]

You're being too unnecessarily rigid. Would i love a punishing run game? Yes, every year. We aren't that tho. Its prolly not going to happen with this OL and our avg RBs.

Just win baby. Our WRs arent even great and mateer is a step below our heisman quality QBs and we're still in the hunt bc out elite D. Take a breather

Don't need a punishing run game. Just a functioning one.
And all of this was really to push back on Boulder for saying our run game was very very good

I actually pretty surprised that people don't see this as a big issue. Not being able to run the football in the SEC is a recipe for disaster

 

[daqman]

Don't need a punishing run game. Just a functioning one.
And all of this was really to push back on Boulder for saying our run game was very very good

I actually pretty surprised that people don't see this as a big issue. Not being able to run the football in the SEC is a recipe for disaster

not a "recipe for disaster".....if mateer can put up 300yds passing and 100 yds rushing...
just have to be able to run the ball when we need to.

 

[WichitaSooner]

You're being too unnecessarily rigid. Would i love a punishing run game? Yes, every year. We aren't that tho. Its prolly not going to happen with this OL and our avg RBs.

Just win baby. Our WRs arent even great and mateer is a step below our heisman quality QBs and we're still in the hunt bc out elite D. Take a breather

No one is demanding a punishing running game. We want a competent one. We are barely in the top 100 despite having the advantage of playing with the lead in all out games, playing three completely overmatched teams, and having a highly paid portal back and multiple highly ranked high school backs. And while people can point to the air raid, we have struggled for three years now. The head coach, line coach, and RB coach have been there the entire time. I think it’s naive to just assume this issue will improve. Something is clearly wrong.

And yes, we are 2-0 against the real teams on the schedule, and that’s great. But imho every team left on the schedule is better than either of those opponents, so it doesn’t take a strong imagination to see three or four losses if something doesn’t change in the run game. I think what frustrates me the most is that there is no obvious reason why it should be this difficult for us to run. It’s not like our RB room is full of 3-stars, or we have a new line coach or head coach. I just want them to figure something out.

Edited to add: I think about this the way I think about the basketball team’s rebounding issues. I don’t think it’s okay to just accept that a certain part of the game is really bad, even if it hasn’t cost you yet. When bad teams were out rebounding us last Nov and Dec, that was a sign of things to come. Same with the run game now.

 

[WTSooner]

not a "recipe for disaster".....if mateer can put up 300yds passing and 100 yds rushing...
just have to be able to run the ball when we need to.

And our defense remains top 5 in the country.

And we can make the Playoffs with at least two losses, maybe even with three.

People don't realize we're playing the kind of ball OU fans have been BEGGING for since the Riley/Grinch years. Elite defense. And an offense that is good enough and ball control. Maybe not line up and run it down your throat ball control. But a short passing game and QB run game still accomplishes the same thing.

Can't run the ball to run out the clock? Ask Michigan about that.
Can't score late when we're down? Ask Auburn about that.

But yeah, keep telling me how bad this team is. Good grief.

Edit: daqman, I think I'm agreeing with YOU. My message was directed at those that disagree.

 

[WTSooner]

We literally could not impose our will on kent state, temple, or illinois state.

And yet we beat Michigan fairly easily while not bringing our A game, and beat a solid Auburn team, again, without playing our A game.

texas hasn't beaten a P4 team yet. We've beaten two of them. And you all still want to complain.

 

[CoachTalk]

Some of you would pitch about a blow job

 

[jmizzy4ou]

And yet we beat Michigan fairly easily while not bringing our A game, and beat a solid Auburn team, again, without playing our A game.

texas hasn't beaten a P4 team yet. We've beaten two of them. And you all still want to complain.

I have to agree with this. There is a lot of chatter about the running game and how it will cost us in the SEC. We can and have won without a dominant running game. EVERY top 10 team has flaws. We most certainly can win with a below-average running game if we keep dominating defensively, and can move the ball through the air, and mix in the QB run. This kinda reminds me of when I was young and Switzer's teams were rolling through the Big 8 every year. We had fans who would fall all over themselves complaining about the fact that we couldn't throw the ball. If we can play elite defense, we have a chance. Zero teams in the SEC are flawless.

 

[mict085]

Everyone agrees the run game has to be better. I think a lot of OU fans are having trouble adapting to this new defense first offense not great team. I think a mediocre run game makes it much harder to win and makes the margin for error much smaller, but we can still win…as long as we don’t keep losing the turnover game.

If our offense can keep doing what they’re doing we will be fine…if that also includes no turnovers.

 

[WichitaSooner]

And yet we beat Michigan fairly easily while not bringing our A game, and beat a solid Auburn team, again, without playing our A game.

texas hasn't beaten a P4 team yet. We've beaten two of them. And you all still want to complain.

Who cares about Texas? Just because they have been bad so far this season doesn’t mean that OU fans shouldn’t be able to discuss our own team’s strengths and weaknesses. I mean, you (and I, and many others) discuss issues with the basketball team even when they are winning games early in the year. I don’t think any of us have suggested our team sucks or doesn’t have a chance to make the playoff, or argued we can’t beat Texas. We just want to see the offense, especially the running game, perform better. I don’t think that’s a ludicrous opinion to have.

 

[Boomer6671]

Some of you would pitch about a blow job

I've had some bad ones