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Call Your Shot - Sooners vs Vols...

This may surprise some of you...I believe this game is closer than the national media believes. It turns into a slugfest, decided in the 4th quarter and a relatively low scoring game.
OU 23
Tenn 20
Keltner with game winner and the field is stormed by the OU faithful!

BV was brought here to put an elite SEC defense on the field. I'll ride that!
We need the stadium buzzing and loud for 60 minutes!
Let's Go!

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OUI Survivor Pool 2024 - Week 4

Although Week 3 was generally kind to the favorites, we've nonetheless continued to steadily pile up some carnage as we trim our ranks. We entered the week with 180 remaining contestants, but exited with only 156.

A fond farewell to the eliminated:

Thought USC was Playing (1) - @OUmOfO
Vexed by Vandy (3) - @BoomerCastillo09 , @Mrs.Nesbitt , @SoonerVet1
Missed Deadline Due to Therapist Appointments to Deal With Trauma of OU's Week 2 Offensive Showing (20) - @austin.tinsley , @Boomer_Tyler44 , @Bphil918 , @brigance , @buzzz1 , @CNCSOONER , @dallas_sooner10 , @Gmoneypimp9 , @joshsto , @LantanaSooner , @markmcm , @ou7time , @Sooner_Magic717 , @Sooner1015 , @sooners3210 , @SOONERS4LIFE89 , @SoonerSteven , @Speedy17 , @TrinE , @TxPanda

Just three weeks in, and believe it or not, there are only 43 undefeated teams left for our Survivors to choose from. Make your selections in the thread below!

Oklahoma Plays Five Teams Ranked In The AP Top 7 In Their Next Eight Games!!

I know Florida has a tough schedule but, JEEEZ!!

Crazy! Ann as much as I want to say “Oklahoma has been here before”. This team hasn’t. But, it will either make them bitter or make them better. If OU comes out on top tomorrow, next week at Auburn, and all the players can stay healthy through these 2 weeks I would think this builds HUGE momentum going into the RRR.

Not holding my breath but, I DO have some hope.
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The Nuts & Bolts of What (May) Be Going on with Andrel Anthony

The rumors have been out there and they seem extremely silly to me. We know that Andrel Anthony had ACL surgery and was expected to play big minutes this season but it hasn’t culminated in what I think he would have liked the season to have been.

The board, and other fans are questioning what may be going on so I will provide a peek behind the proverbial curtain.

1. A graft, bracing failure may have occurred so a second surgery may have taken place which slightly altered his timeline. This type of surgery will alter your rehab as well. AA is sitting almost right at a year now which is typically the TL for this type of injury at this stage in life.

2. Persistent Pain - It may be the case that he actually may be good to go but his body hasn’t yet responded how it needs to and therefore he is still experiencing pain in/around the knee. This would be very difficult to deal with because his body may feel ready at times but the recovery time to get back to “pain free” is just too long. I firmly believe this is an element to what is going on with him and it may just take a little more time.

3. Limited ROM - This can also lead to elevated muscle stiffness. If he was not able to generate the ROM he previously had, this impacts everything from speed, stop/start, ability to jump, ability to land, as well as the overall confidence in which you play with. This may have been the result of a poorly managed rehab (which I HIGHLY doubt) or he may have had some genetic factors that impacted his ability to fully recover.

Going along with this, his strength may still not be where it was which could lead to my final thoughts…

4. Psychological - It’s also possible that everything went completely fine but the fear of reinjury is so great that the coaches/player cannot keep himself mentally/physically in the game. This is the toughest part about knee/ankle surgeries that are not discussed enough. It can often take professional, psychological help to get over these fears. There are cases in which the athlete is even stronger than they were before but the psychological barriers are so great that performance is impacted to a point that they are frozen in fear at times.

The worst part can be the hyperawarenss/hyperfixation on “feelings” and “sensations” in the knee which could immediately be something that causes him to pull his own self out of a game. Seen this type of fear first hand with a player I trained who played for UVA and Rice who suffered through multiple knee surgeries until he finally gave it up.

Bonus - Speaking with others who have been through the procedure and had great success can also impact you. Jealousy, resentment, bitterness. It’s a very real thing and can also have a tangible impact on the athlete going through the issues.

I hope this provides some real context to the AA thing and gives you guys an idea of how tough this road may be for him as an athlete.

Football PREGAME PODCAST: Can Sooners upset Tennessee? | In-game storylines? | Zac Alley time? | Bring the noise! | QB play | RB & OL & more! (TIMESTAMPS)

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Can Oklahoma upset Tennesse? (Basically the whole podcast topic)

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Injuries? Who will play after SEC availability list dropped? Can it be policed? (02:00 min mark convo starts)

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Is OU getting overlooked by national media? Is it deserved? (09:00 min mark)

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Zac Alley coming out party to CFB world? Sooners defensive play looms large Saturday night vs Heupel's elite offensive mind (17:00 min mark)

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OU crowd mattering & Brandon has issues with fly in the room! lol (19:15 mark)

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What is it going to take to make Nico confused and is BV/Alley going to be throwing crazy schemes at the young QB on the road? (24:00 min mark)

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Heupel out for blood? Wanting to step on Sooners neck and not let them up to make a point? Or is it more of just wanting to make 2024 statement about his program? (36:00 min mark)

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RB room for OU and the weird rotations in three weeks (41:50 mark)

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2023 QB class is insane for CFB. Changing CFB already and has a chance to be an all-timer! Nico/Arnold battle just starting for years to come? (54:00 min mark)

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Picking biggest games in CFB this week! Picking Sooners/Vols winner and explaining why! (59 min mark)

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Podcast ends 1:16:26

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