How many games should OU win?

[thebigabd]

Every now and then you hear things like "this team had so and so and all these players, why didnt they win this or that or this many games"...

What is the threshold we are looking at with 3 Mcdonalds All-Americans, a four year starter, and top 100 talent backing everyone up? OU probably has 2 legit NBA players on roster, so that should be considered is as well.

Finish this sentence:

"Considering the amount of talent OU has, OU should win (blank) games, make it to the (blank) round of the Big 12 tournament, and make it to the (blank) round as a (blank) seed in the NCAA Tournament."

 

[RonMexico]

I'll bite.

"Considering the amount of talent OU has, OU should win 26 games, make it to the semi-final round of the Big 12 tournament, and make it to the third round as a 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament."

 

[CrimsonOberon]

Every now and then you hear things like "this team had so and so and all these players, why didnt they win this or that or this many games"...

What is the threshold we are looking at with 3 Mcdonalds All-Americans, a four year starter, and top 100 talent backing everyone up? OU probably has 2 legit NBA players on roster, so that should be considered is as well.

Finish this sentence:

"Considering the amount of talent OU has, OU should win 30 games, make it to the championship round of the Big 12 tournament, and make it to the Final Four as a #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament."

There we go. Gotta dream big.

 

[tomkar98]

There we go. Gotta dream big.

I'm with ya there!

Finish this sentence:

"Considering the amount of talent OU has, OU should win 33 games, WIN the Big 12 tournament, and make it to the Final Four as a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament."

 

[Krugerfan52]

25 games.

 

[campbest]

25 games, semi-final of Big-12, Sweet Sixteen, four seed.

Anything above that is gravy.

 

[OU918]

Win 26 games, Top 4 seed in the Big XII, Sweet Sixteen - Those are my realistic expectations

 

[luckyc1423]

I think this season may resemble alittle bit of OSU's season last year....struggle alittle early then late we start to hit our stride into the tourny

 

[Cheno]

I say 25 games, top 3 league finish and at least Sweet 16.
To me how you play/finish in the Big 12 tourney is meaningless when measuring how the season went unless you win it and pick up another piece of hardware. Nobody remembers who got where just who won it.

 

[Mr.B!!!]

I say 25 games, top 3 league finish and at least Sweet 16.
To me how you play/finish in the Big 12 tourney is meaningless when measuring how the season went unless you win it and pick up another piece of hardware. Nobody remembers who got where just who won it.

I agree with this post. This is what our program should aspire to at a minimum each year if we are where we think we are in the grand scheme of things in the B12 and Nationally.

 

[j2d2]

Cheno is right , i think.

 

[Sam]

Nobody remembers who got where just who won it.

 

[T_Neal's Twitter]

LOL. Priceless, sam.

 

[SoonersRule]

Every now and then you hear things like "this team had so and so and all these players, why didnt they win this or that or this many games"...

What is the threshold we are looking at with 3 Mcdonalds All-Americans, a four year starter, and top 100 talent backing everyone up? OU probably has 2 legit NBA players on roster, so that should be considered is as well.

Finish this sentence:

"Considering the amount of talent OU has, OU should win (blank) games, make it to the (blank) round of the Big 12 tournament, and make it to the (blank) round as a (blank) seed in the NCAA Tournament."

11/14/09 vs. Mount St. Mary's Norman TBA-Win
11/17/09 vs. Louisiana-Monroe Norman 7:00 p.m. CT-Win
11/21/09 at VCU Richmond, Va. 6:30 p.m. CT -Win
Great Alaska Shootout
11/25/09 vs. San Diego Anchorage, Alaska TBA -Win
11/26/09 vs. Houston Anchorage, Alaska TBA -Win
11/28/09 TBD Anchorage, Alaska TBA -Win

12/02/09 vs. Arkansas Norman 7:00 p.m. CT -Win
12/06/09 vs. Arizona Norman 6:00 p.m. CT -Win
12/09/09 vs. Centenary College Norman 7:00 p.m. CT -Win
12/12/09 at Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 3:00 p.m. CT -Win
12/19/09 vs. Northern Colorado Norman TBA -Win
All-College Classic
12/21/09 vs. UTEP Oklahoma City 5:30 p.m. CT -Win

12/31/09 at Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. 9:00 p.m. CT -Loss
01/04/10 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Norman 7:00 p.m. CT -Win
01/09/10 at Baylor Waco, Texas 5:00 p.m. CT -Win
01/11/10 vs. Oklahoma State Norman 8:00 p.m. CT -Win
01/16/10 vs. Missouri Norman 12:00 p.m. CT -Win
01/19/10 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas 7:00 p.m. CT -Loss
01/23/10 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 7:00 p.m. CT -Win
01/27/10 vs. Iowa State Norman 8:00 p.m. CT -Win
01/30/10 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 12:30 p.m. CT -Win
02/06/10 vs. Texas Norman 3:00 p.m. CT -Win
02/09/10 vs. Texas Tech Norman 7:00 p.m. CT -Win
02/13/10 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 1:00 p.m. CT -Loss
02/17/10 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. 8:00 p.m. CT -Win
02/20/10 vs. Kansas State Norman 5:00 p.m. CT -Win
02/22/10 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. CT -Loss
02/27/10 vs. Baylor Norman 12:30 p.m. CT -Win
03/01/10 at Texas Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. CT -Loss
03/06/10 vs. Texas A&M Norman 11:00 a.m. CT -Win
Big 12 Championship - 1 Win, One loss

So, OU should win 26 games. Make it to the semifinals of the Big 12 tourney. Make it to the Sweet 16, as a 4 seed.

 

[Boomer Sooner]

All of em.

 

[sanguinetti]

until we win it all, i'll take the Sweet 16 in September every year almost no questions asked.

number of wins is less meaningful these days than 15 years ago when "20 wins" meant something.

 

[DenverSooner]

I think 29 games. That is not remotely a strech counting the Big XII Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. Now I am not going to freak out if it does not happen but I truly believe 29 games is doable for this team.