Football question

[BCSooners]

X and Blaylock aren’t going to wake up and be Barry Sanders tomorrow.

You got me there.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

How is there nothing special about a 65 yard touchdown run against a CFP semifinalst or a 43 yard run to ice the game against Tennessee?

i mean go back and watch the runs.
I'm not sure what else to say.

Even if I grant you the 3 plays you have mentioned as being special...that is 3 plays in a season lol

 

[Eielson]

You got me there.

I think we are all in agreement that they won't BOTH become Barry Sanders. One will be Barry and the other Thurman. And Hatton gives me bigger, faster, stronger Adrian Peterson vibes.

 

[BCSooners]

I think we are all in agreement that they won't BOTH become Barry Sanders. One will be Barry and the other Thurman. And Hatton gives me bigger, faster, stronger Adrian Peterson vibes.

Avant is a slightly bigger Earl Cambell

 

[BoulderSooner]

Malik Nabers is allegedly a star.

i mean he plays for the NY Giants ?

 

[Eielson]

i mean he plays for the NY Giants ?

Malik Nabers is a definite take. Would also like to add Puka.

 

[Eielson]

i mean go back and watch the runs.
I'm not sure what else to say.

Even if I grant you the 3 plays you have mentioned as being special...that is 3 plays in a season lol

Nobody is saying we had a good run game this year, but if you don't find 60 yard TD runs against top 5 teams impressive, I'm not sure you'll ever be impressed.

But I do agree with Wichita that none of our RBs are in the conversation for greatest of all time.

 

[mict085]

And pretty easy to realize that the production someone has shown to this point is a decent predictor of what’s to come. X and Blaylock aren’t going to wake up and be Barry Sanders tomorrow.

If this is the high standard we have to meet, you’ll never be happy. Nobody in college football has a Barry sanders. Nobody. Good grief.

 

[Boom Soon]

It’ll be interesting to see how Tatum develops with a real rb coach

 

[WichitaSooner]

If this is the high standard we have to meet, you’ll never be happy. Nobody in college football has a Barry sanders. Nobody. Good grief.

And if you took this literally, I can’t help you. You’ve all been arguing that adding a couple blocking tight ends and one potential starting lineman is enough to improve the run game and negates the need to find a starting quality back. We obviously don’t need Barry but we sure need an Eric Gray or Kennedy Brooks or someone who can make unblocked defenders miss occasionally. I’d settle for Hollywood Smothers, but, well, DeMarco probably wouldn’t play him

 

[WichitaSooner]

i mean he plays for the NY Giants ?

Not according to the OU media and some of Eli Thomas’s teammates. That’s the label they gave him in the summer. If people are going to run with a label like that, then it’s worth asking why we are still offering G5 guys.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Justice Haynes from Michigan in the portal. You really want to improve your run game and offense as a whole, make a serious offer for him. We have had a solid portal period so far, but that dude takes it to another level. Dude deserves whatever Ott got and more.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Justice Haynes from Michigan in the portal. You really want to improve your run game and offense as a whole, make a serious offer for him. We have had a solid portal period so far, but that dude takes it to another level. Dude deserves whatever Ott got and more.

not much need for a running back

 

[WichitaSooner]

not much need for a running back

If you're satisfied with one of the worst running games in the country, you are 100 percent correct. It is super fun watching us have our QB run the ball 19 times in key games because our RBs are such nonfactors.

 

[Eielson]

If you're satisfied with one of the worst running games in the country, you are 100 percent correct. It is super fun watching us have our QB run the ball 19 times in key games because our RBs are such nonfactors.

You say that you understand that the run game involves more than just the RB, but you continue to make posts like this that demonstrate that you've yet to grasp the concept.

 

[Boom Soon]

If you're satisfied with one of the worst running games in the country, you are 100 percent correct. It is super fun watching us have our QB run the ball 19 times in key games because our RBs are such nonfactors.

Hey don’t forget the oline. They’re nonfactors in the run game too!!

 

[mict085]

If you're satisfied with one of the worst running games in the country, you are 100 percent correct. It is super fun watching us have our QB run the ball 19 times in key games because our RBs are such nonfactors.

our QB ran the ball so much because it’s the only way we could run, an extra unaccounted blocker. That’s why the QB run game works. We couldn’t block a traditional run game and our TEs couldn’t block anything. We could’ve had barry sanders and he would’ve looked normal with our blocking.

 

[mict085]

I think OU and Cade Durham have had contact but I wouldn’t expect any movement there. We have other, much more important needs and I doubt he’d take less to come to OU.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Hey don’t forget the oline. They’re nonfactors in the run game too!!

Agee, but at least we have added one potential starter there. Wouldn’t mind adding another starting quality lineman, but not sure of the odds of that.

Now that most schools have made most of their portal adds, I’ve seen several lists ranking the best portal classes. I think the consensus is that our class is good, but not among the very best. I’d guess our failure to address RB is a big reason we aren’t getting even better grades.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Fernando Mendoza is ridiculously accurate. Everything tonight has been perfectly on target. And Indiana is crazy good. Miami will have their hands full.