Girth is key

[LAY THE WOODY]

'It feels like Christmas morning': Todd Bates can't wait to show off Sooners defensive line

The Sooners DL struggled last season, but Todd Bates thinks with the work they put in the offseason things will improve the defense.

soonerswire.usatoday.com

 

[Medic007]

'It feels like Christmas morning': Todd Bates can't wait to show off Sooners defensive line

The Sooners DL struggled last season, but Todd Bates thinks with the work they put in the offseason things will improve the defense.

soonerswire.usatoday.com

I was at the Meet the Sooners event yesterday and can 100% confirm that the Dline now looks to have some girth. Biggest group of OU Dlinemen I've seen in years, no exaggeration.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

I like the direction OUr recruiting is going. Refreshing imo. Girth fills gaps. 👍

 

[Medic007]

I like the direction OUr recruiting is going. Refreshing imo. Girth fills gaps. 👍

They are some big dudes. There were 2 DL that we legit thought were on the wrong side of the stadium (offense on east, defense on west). I hope they are as athletic as they look.

 

[Goldentot]

I was at the Meet the Sooners event yesterday and can 100% confirm that the Dline now looks to have some girth. Biggest group of OU Dlinemen I've seen in years, no exaggeration.

Size matters. That’s my experience anyway.

 

[Plainosooner]

We have a high quality DT coach. I'm guessing we see astronomical improvement from the inside guys.

 

[CTOkie]

I believe the improvement and/or quality of the defensive line won't be known until the Texas game.
It is being better, much better, that matters to me as the size of linemen these days, both offensive and defensive, is already big enough.

 

[OUSOONER67]

I have been ssying it for yrs now, OU hadn't had the studs it takes to beat the good SEC teams.
I believe Brent and Lebby both noticed that as one of the first things they saw from day one. We gotta get big and get big real soon so we can compete in that league.
Look at the Bama boys and Georgia boys, those are some huge beefy linemen.

 

[JConXtsy]

I looked up the numbers (reported) from Ourlads.com. Here's assuming they have the correct lineups. Oklahoma is a little tricky to compare against Georgia and Alabama, because they both run a 3-4 defense, and we run a 4-3 defense. For head-to-head comparisons, I pushed Ethan Downs back from the line to give Oklahoma a 3-4 defense.

Georgia
DLine - 297
LBs - 241
Total D Front - 265
OLine - 320
TE - 240

Alabama
DLine - 307
LBs - 241
Total D Front - 269
OLine - 319
TE - 257

Oklahoma
DLine - 297
LBs - 241 (Counting Ethan Downs as a drop-back LB for a pseudo 3-4)
Total D Front - 265
OLine - 311
TE - 255

Oklahoma
DLine - 289 (Counting Downs as RDE for the base 4-3)
LBs - 233
Total D Front - 265

DL Comparison
Georgia - 297
Alabama - 307
Oklahoma - 297

LB Comparison
Georgia - 241
Alabama - 241
Oklahoma - 241

OL Comparison
Georgia - 320
Alabama - 319
Oklahoma - 311

 

[OUSOONER67]

I looked up the numbers (reported) from Ourlads.com. Here's assuming they have the correct lineups. Oklahoma is a little tricky to compare against Georgia and Alabama, because they both run a 3-4 defense, and we run a 4-3 defense. For head-to-head comparisons, I pushed Ethan Downs back from the line to give Oklahoma a 3-4 defense.

Georgia
DLine - 297
LBs - 241
Total D Front - 265
OLine - 320
TE - 240

Alabama
DLine - 307
LBs - 241
Total D Front - 269
OLine - 319
TE - 257

Oklahoma
DLine - 297
LBs - 241 (Counting Ethan Downs as a drop-back LB for a pseudo 3-4)
Total D Front - 265
OLine - 311
TE - 255

Oklahoma
DLine - 289 (Counting Downs as RDE for the base 4-3)
LBs - 233
Total D Front - 265

DL Comparison
Georgia - 297
Alabama - 307
Oklahoma - 297

LB Comparison
Georgia - 241
Alabama - 241
Oklahoma - 241

OL Comparison
Georgia - 320
Alabama - 319
Oklahoma - 311

Heard on some podcast yesterday that OU had one 300 plus lineman last season but this season has 6 or 7? It was a podcast about Bates Girth statements.

 

[JConXtsy]

Heard on some podcast yesterday that OU had one 300 plus lineman last season but this season has 6 or 7? It was a podcast about Bates Girth statements.

Definitely 2 on the starting lineup. I didn't go deep and check the second unit.

LDE	Rondell Bothroyd	275​
NT	Jordan Kelley	302​
DT	Isaiah Coe	314​
RDE	Ethan Downs	263​
WLB	Danny Stutsman	241​
MLB	Jaren Kanak	232​
SLB	Dasan McCullough	227​

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

I'm gittin hungry. Feed the beasts.

 

[OUSOONER67]

I'm gittin hungry. Feed the beasts.

The Countdown
When CF starts, not when OU plays.

https://cfbselect.com/how-many-days-until-college-football-countdown-clock/

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Oklahoma football: Good luck pushing around this defensive line group

Oklahoma football had a lot of questions heading into the offseason following a highly uncharacteristic sub-.500 season to mark Brent Venables' first ...

stormininnorman.com

 

[Oklabama]

As always, I’m looking forward to this season and expecting better results than last year. Everything I read seems to point to a big improvement. Yet I am still a bit reserved at this point. All I want is to see an improvement on both sides of the ball and a respectable winning season. If that happens, I believe we will be ready for the SEC in 2024.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

As always, I’m looking forward to this season and expecting better results than last year. Everything I read seems to point to a big improvement. Yet I am still a bit reserved at this point. All I want is to see an improvement on both sides of the ball and a respectable winning season. If that happens, I believe we will be ready for the SEC in 2024.

All we can ever be is optimistic my man. How I've held on with this portal thing. CFB players are gittin paid now, something I refused to acknowledge with it's inception but.......
I just can't shake SOONER FOOTBALL!
Benny, Bud, Barry, Bob and now Brent? Brent's cleaning things up with real football since tbows defection. We're gonna be fine my man. I believe it. 😁