If you want to talk about stats, someone can run a spreadsheet on here and load up OUr Orange Bowl numbers versus Clemson's appearances, just for grins.I believe we have won that Bowl about 47 times or so...
This post cracked me up. Chink in the armor. If you could see our homeboard Clemson fans are just as convinced we will win as you guys think you will. That is the way homeboards work. It is two very evenly matched teams from what I can tell with comparable talent levels. Those games usually boil down to a couple of great individual plays and a couple mistakes. We will see who does what...While I have any normal concerns in playing such a huge game, I feel like we Sooners are more confident in prevailing over the Tigers than they are over OU.
It's almost like every one of their posts are designed to convince themselves they'll win, not necessarily us.
Like it is always said, that's why they play the game...it just seems that there's a little chink in the Tigers fans armor with regard to their confidence level.
I suppose that could be the psyche trauma of having only one National title to lean on...way back in 1981.
Since then, OU has won TWO of them and played for three others.
Playing for championships here at OU is just another day at the office.
We aren't worried.
I've seen both teams play this year. We've played against Clemson. This game should be a shootout. Both teams in the high 30s or low 40s in my opinion. Clemson has a good defense. OU has a good defense. But neither defense is going to stop these two offenses in my opinion.
OU doesn't have anybody in Dalvin Cook's league. OU has better players than FSU at other offensive skill positions. But on defense OU isn't near as good and talented as we (FSU) are. We are Top 10 in scoring defense and are the only team in the country to not allow any team to score more than 25 points in a game this year. Clemson scored 23 points on us. Clemson should have no problem scoring at least in the 30s on OU. The question is how many points will OU score on Clemson? They'll definitely score, the question is how much.
Oh, I know OU has a lot of offensive talent. You'll score points on Clemson. The numbers suggest this is about as evenly matched as you can get. I'm just saying FSU is better defensively than OU by the numbers and Clemson put up 23 points on us. Clemson will score and score plenty on OU. OU will score and score plenty on Clemson. OU and Clemson both have solid defenses but neither has as dominant of a defense as FSU which means the offenses have the upper hand in this game. Should be a shootout.
While I have any normal concerns in playing such a huge game, I feel like we Sooners are more confident in prevailing over the Tigers than they are over OU.
It's almost like every one of their posts are designed to convince themselves they'll win, not necessarily us.
Like it is always said, that's why they play the game...it just seems that there's a little chink in the Tigers fans armor with regard to their confidence level.
I suppose that could be the psyche trauma of having only one National title to lean on...way back in 1981.
Since then, OU has won TWO of them and played for three others.
Playing for championships here at OU is just another day at the office.
We aren't worried.
While I have any normal concerns in playing such a huge game, I feel like we Sooners are more confident in prevailing over the Tigers than they are over OU.
It's almost like every one of their posts are designed to convince themselves they'll win, not necessarily us.
Like it is always said, that's why they play the game...it just seems that there's a little chink in the Tigers fans armor with regard to their confidence level.
I suppose that could be the psyche trauma of having only one National title to lean on...way back in 1981.
Since then, OU has won TWO of them and played for three others.
Playing for championships here at OU is just another day at the office.
We aren't worried.
LOL. Who cares what I think? Here's what vegas thinks:
