GAME 21 - OKLAHOMA (15-5) vs VANDERBILT (16-4) 2:30pm CST on SEC NETWORK

[CoachTalk]

Let’s treat it as playing numero 1 on the road!

 

[hoopsaustin]

Auburn's been playing with fire. Obviously they're really good but like a poker player who goes for weeks without their aces being cracked by six-four or something. At their place is a tough order but they can't keep pulling out all the close wins. Probably.

I get beat with pocket aces all of the friggin time. I almost always now just force the issue and almost go all-in to chase off 6-4s hitting

 

[hoopsaustin]

We win one home game and all of a sudden, you guys think we can beat #1 auburn on the road?

I just hope we fight like hell for 40 minutes.

I just don't like writing off losses automatically. Play the friggin games at least.

 

[CMSOONER]

Let’s treat it as playing numero 1 on the road!

But PM is a terrible coach and losing to the #1 team in the country is unforgivable.

 

[hoopsaustin]

OT: Are SECN games not archived on the ESPN app? I forgot to record today's game but figured I'd access on the app, but I can't find it.

Yes

 

[BoulderSooner]

Thanks. I am--I usually have no trouble finding the archived games. I'll give it another look.

No luck. I should specify that I'm using the ESPN app on a Roku device (not a Roku TV) and when I search for Oklahoma, I see only upcoming games. When I got into the NCAA Men's Basketball area, as I usually do, and scroll through the on-demand games, I see today's other SEC games but not ours. That's why I wondered if maybe it had to do with our game having been on SECN.

Edit: I found it in the SEC Conference area. Weird, given that the other SEC games were in the NCAA Men's Basketball area.

i am glad you were able to find it ... i am in the middle of the rewatch .... getting to the good part ..

 

[WichitaSooner]

But PM is a terrible coach and losing to the #1 team in the country is unforgivable.

Glad you’re coming around. Another one has seen the light!

 

[WaymanFan]

I was visiting relatives so I did not see the game. When I looked at the score on my phone during the first half and saw we were down double-digits, my aunt and uncle knew something was wrong. I put on a plastic smile and said all is well. I checked a few minutes later and saw we were down by only 4 at the half, so I felt a little better. When I checked the score again during the second half, my relatives sensed I was much happier .

I'm not going to get my hopes up we will beat Auburn...but if Arkansas can go on the road and beat Kentucky, I'm not going to just chalk this up as an automatic loss, either. Let's see if there is any momentum from this game...sounds like Dayton F is earning more and more playing time.

 

[TINY]

Let’s treat it as playing numero 1 on the road!

If ou can keep it in single digits it should help the metrics honestly. Schedule is very difficult.

 

[WichitaSooner]

If ou can keep it in single digits it should help the metrics honestly. Schedule is very difficult.

Moved up to 38 in the NET. Be competitive against Auburn, then find a way to beat Tennessee. That’s the mission this week.

 

[colston15]

Moved up to 38 in the NET. Be competitive against Auburn, then find a way to beat Tennessee. That’s the mission this week.

That’s it. Treat every home game like a must-win and try to steal a road win or two.

 

[BoulderSooner]

postgame presser from our friends at SoonerScoop

 

[mict085]

I do think if we play well, we can beat anyone at home. Tennessee and Kentucky have both been beatable on the road. This team has to believe and can’t play flat. We can’t have long stretches of playing like crap.

 

[SoonerMagic21]

Do you ever come off your high horse, or are you this pompous in real life?

And the pot calling the kettle black strikes again

 

[PhilipVU94]

Haven’t seen it mentioned here but we tried to hedge/help/recover on ball screens and it ate us up in the first half. Went to switching everything and to me that was the main reason for the big run. Yes, effort was better but it’s a lot easier to give tangible effort when the plays are there to be made. They were just beating our ball screen coverage to death early in the game. There was a period later where they made it clear they were going to try to attack Luke and Porter got him out pretty quick.

I've been thinking about this for a day. I want to try to find a replay (on YouTube or similar).

 

[WichitaSooner]

For those as OCD as I am, I went back and looked at the PBP for our home game against A&M in 2008. We scored 24 straight points to go from down 10-9 to up 33-10. The run spanned both halves and lasted almost 16 minutes of game time. I remember being at the game and being in shock that a power conference team could go that long without scoring.

 

[Soonermarty]

But PM is a terrible coach and losing to the #1 team in the country is unforgivable.

PM is a terrible coach, yes. Losing to the #1 is on the short list of least unforgivable in his coaching tenure at OU. But carry on

 

[soonertrash77]

We dominated this game cause PM wore lavender…..wha???

 

[TEvans4Three]

Next 3 games are a challenge.

If we can go 1-2, that will be par. 2-1 is an eagle. 0-3 is a bogey/double bogey. (3-0 is back to back hole in ones)

 

[CoachTalk]

Next 3 games are a challenge.

If we can go 1-2, that will be par. 2-1 is an eagle. 0-3 is a bogey/double bogey. (3-0 is back to back hole in ones)

3-0 is a course record at Augusta with 3 aces