I realize there is a game thread, but this was an unforgettable game experience! If we didn't win, I would probably have nightmares of #50 (Goldin) because his 16 points in the first half were about 25 feet from where I was seated. If you thought it was tough watching our bigs trying to slow him down on TV, it was far more painful in person. I kept thinking that whole first half this was just a bad matchup for us. When they weren't feeding it inside, they were usually getting second chances due to badly outrebounding us. I felt Taylor kept us in the game in the first half. Our defense got better near the end of the first half, but I could see we were trying so hard on defense, that we couldn't make any shots on offense. I believe all our scoring in the last five minutes of the first half were from the free throw line.
I credit Coach Moser for making the halftime adjustments. We rebounded the ball so much better in the second half. And while their bigs still got their rebounds and points, we at least made them work for it. Of course, that ending was unbelievable! I was trying to stay optimistic after going from being up 82-78 to being down 86-83 while thinking it's going to be Fears taking the winning shot. And boy did he!
Here are a few tidbits from the game:
- Props to the Michigan fans for outnumbering the OU fans about 10-to-1 even though there is nowhere close to a 10-1 ratio of Michigan alum vs Oklahoma alum living near Charlotte.
- Props to both schools' fans for being loud and creating as much energy as possible for an arena that was half-empty.
- I can't help but think if OU had Goldin or Michigan had Fears, you'd have a couple of serious Final Four contenders.
- This may have been Coach Moser's best game as a head coach in terms of adjustments against a team we did not match up well with.
- The officials blew some calls for both schools, but overall did a good job. At least the total number of fouls for both schools was about equal.
- This OU team plays hard...hard as any I've seen since at least the 2016 squad...and great on-court chemistry. I don't sense any selfishness whatsoever.
- The North Carolina fans finally stopped thanking me for sending them Brady Manek
. I always told them our fan base was genuinely happy for his success at UNC.
- If we put together a Mount Rushmore of OU freshman before this season, Adams, Tisdale, B Griffin and T Young are probably on it. Once this year is over, either Griffin or Young may have to step aside for Jeremiah Fears.
I credit Coach Moser for making the halftime adjustments. We rebounded the ball so much better in the second half. And while their bigs still got their rebounds and points, we at least made them work for it. Of course, that ending was unbelievable! I was trying to stay optimistic after going from being up 82-78 to being down 86-83 while thinking it's going to be Fears taking the winning shot. And boy did he!
Here are a few tidbits from the game:
- Props to the Michigan fans for outnumbering the OU fans about 10-to-1 even though there is nowhere close to a 10-1 ratio of Michigan alum vs Oklahoma alum living near Charlotte.
- Props to both schools' fans for being loud and creating as much energy as possible for an arena that was half-empty.
- I can't help but think if OU had Goldin or Michigan had Fears, you'd have a couple of serious Final Four contenders.
- This may have been Coach Moser's best game as a head coach in terms of adjustments against a team we did not match up well with.
- The officials blew some calls for both schools, but overall did a good job. At least the total number of fouls for both schools was about equal.
- This OU team plays hard...hard as any I've seen since at least the 2016 squad...and great on-court chemistry. I don't sense any selfishness whatsoever.
- The North Carolina fans finally stopped thanking me for sending them Brady Manek
. I always told them our fan base was genuinely happy for his success at UNC.- If we put together a Mount Rushmore of OU freshman before this season, Adams, Tisdale, B Griffin and T Young are probably on it. Once this year is over, either Griffin or Young may have to step aside for Jeremiah Fears.
