I truly hope this doesn't disappoint. But given my history of performance (in life and bed) ... it probably will. I promise to get better. Here goes nothing:
What the hell are we supposed to expect on Saturday?
I'm not going to lie. It's been a strange couple of weeks. It's going to be a bit weird not seeing Mike Stoops on the sidelines come Saturday. Guess it's just the routine I'm in on gamedays, grabbing BRoll video prior to kickoff. More Bob Diaco video on the way. Sex.
For a lack of better terms, shit had hit the fan. Actually I didn't even try to find a different term. That's exactly what had happened. Enough was enough. The numbers statistically are horrendous and the effort seemingly absent. It's beating a deadhorse, but it's also what they are. That ain't going to change overnight.
Lost in all the madness the fact Oklahoma is 5-1 and ranked in the top 10 in the country. Seriously. A few plays here that number could be 6-0. A few plays the other way and it could be 4-2. Uh yeah, remember the Army game?
In a way, there's never been much balance to the season, yet here we are at the turn. I'll have a club special. Maybe two.
For the most part, Oklahoma-TCU has been a fun little match-up. There was the Katy Perry game. Baker Mayfield led victories in 2015, 2016 and 2017 (twice). Five of the seven games have been decided by seven points or less.
The constant through the years? Oklahoma playing well post-Texas.
In some ways this week feels a lot like 2015. Whispers of demise inside the program, almost louder than the reality there's a lot to play for. Oklahoma responded with a 55-0 victory back then. But can they do it without a prolonged stay at the Manhattan airport? Perhaps the firing of Mike Stoops was something this squad needed.
By the time Saturday arrives, Oklahoma's last true road loss will have occurred 1,477 days ago. With a win, Oklahoma would tie for the third longest streak, with only Miami (Fla.) (1984-88) and Ohio State (2012-16) holding longer streaks at 20.
Sights and Sounds:
2017 Big 12 Championship
2017 vs. TCU (Regular Season)
2016 vs. TCU
2015 vs. TCU
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The 2019 football schedule was released on Thursday and ...
Sorry. I'm not one to bitch and complain -- okay, maybe I am. That's a terrible home slate. This would not be the year to raise ticket prices (ahem, Oklahoma athletic department).
Yikes.
There's little doubt Oklahoma has done a magnificent job of scheduling in years past. The non-conference slate has been littered with a premiere game(s): Columbus, Knoxville and South Bend and Tallahassee have all been memorable trips. The Rose Bowl next season leaves this guy extremely pleased. But as a man of the people, I must ask 'what about you the fan'? You all deserve much better.
It's not the fact South Dakota is headed to Norman. It's the fact that this conference doesn't offer very many sexy match-ups. To be honest, I'm not sure who to blame.
All is not lost though. A trip to West Point awaits in 2020 with a return trip to Knoxville on the books as well. Personally, I have the 2021 trip to New Orleans circled. Tulane might suck. The Big Easy does not. Best part? Won't have to spend a week in the bayou --- that stuff can take a toll on the ol body.
Guess we'll just have to push through the 2019 slate. Perhaps it's a not so bad thing with the amount of turnover that will inevitably take place when Kyler Murray heads to spring training.
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Some things can be debated. This take cannot. It's the best time of the year. College football and the NFL is in full swing. The October Classic is near (Red Sox in 5). And hoops is underway. I fux with this time of the year. I fux with it real hard. (That means I like it Plaino).
In a couple weeks we'll reach the pinnacle of the best sports month. Ed, when is that? Son that is when MACtion starts on Tuesday nights. There's nothing more degenerate than taking a Toledo 2H line in a blustery 40 mph wind driven rain. Gosh, I love it so much.
God speed Bob Diaco.
What the hell are we supposed to expect on Saturday?
I'm not going to lie. It's been a strange couple of weeks. It's going to be a bit weird not seeing Mike Stoops on the sidelines come Saturday. Guess it's just the routine I'm in on gamedays, grabbing BRoll video prior to kickoff. More Bob Diaco video on the way. Sex.
For a lack of better terms, shit had hit the fan. Actually I didn't even try to find a different term. That's exactly what had happened. Enough was enough. The numbers statistically are horrendous and the effort seemingly absent. It's beating a deadhorse, but it's also what they are. That ain't going to change overnight.
Lost in all the madness the fact Oklahoma is 5-1 and ranked in the top 10 in the country. Seriously. A few plays here that number could be 6-0. A few plays the other way and it could be 4-2. Uh yeah, remember the Army game?
In a way, there's never been much balance to the season, yet here we are at the turn. I'll have a club special. Maybe two.
For the most part, Oklahoma-TCU has been a fun little match-up. There was the Katy Perry game. Baker Mayfield led victories in 2015, 2016 and 2017 (twice). Five of the seven games have been decided by seven points or less.
The constant through the years? Oklahoma playing well post-Texas.
In some ways this week feels a lot like 2015. Whispers of demise inside the program, almost louder than the reality there's a lot to play for. Oklahoma responded with a 55-0 victory back then. But can they do it without a prolonged stay at the Manhattan airport? Perhaps the firing of Mike Stoops was something this squad needed.
By the time Saturday arrives, Oklahoma's last true road loss will have occurred 1,477 days ago. With a win, Oklahoma would tie for the third longest streak, with only Miami (Fla.) (1984-88) and Ohio State (2012-16) holding longer streaks at 20.
Sights and Sounds:
2017 Big 12 Championship
2017 vs. TCU (Regular Season)
2016 vs. TCU
2015 vs. TCU
----------------------------------------------------------
The 2019 football schedule was released on Thursday and ...
Sorry. I'm not one to bitch and complain -- okay, maybe I am. That's a terrible home slate. This would not be the year to raise ticket prices (ahem, Oklahoma athletic department).
Yikes.
There's little doubt Oklahoma has done a magnificent job of scheduling in years past. The non-conference slate has been littered with a premiere game(s): Columbus, Knoxville and South Bend and Tallahassee have all been memorable trips. The Rose Bowl next season leaves this guy extremely pleased. But as a man of the people, I must ask 'what about you the fan'? You all deserve much better.
It's not the fact South Dakota is headed to Norman. It's the fact that this conference doesn't offer very many sexy match-ups. To be honest, I'm not sure who to blame.
All is not lost though. A trip to West Point awaits in 2020 with a return trip to Knoxville on the books as well. Personally, I have the 2021 trip to New Orleans circled. Tulane might suck. The Big Easy does not. Best part? Won't have to spend a week in the bayou --- that stuff can take a toll on the ol body.
Guess we'll just have to push through the 2019 slate. Perhaps it's a not so bad thing with the amount of turnover that will inevitably take place when Kyler Murray heads to spring training.
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Some things can be debated. This take cannot. It's the best time of the year. College football and the NFL is in full swing. The October Classic is near (Red Sox in 5). And hoops is underway. I fux with this time of the year. I fux with it real hard. (That means I like it Plaino).
In a couple weeks we'll reach the pinnacle of the best sports month. Ed, when is that? Son that is when MACtion starts on Tuesday nights. There's nothing more degenerate than taking a Toledo 2H line in a blustery 40 mph wind driven rain. Gosh, I love it so much.
God speed Bob Diaco.
