Hot Links: A rebounding Oklahoma team

What’s good?

My goodness. What an extended week. Overlaying a crew like Oklahoma is extremely intresting and weeks like these all the time remind me why I really like this job. No, I don’t imply the loss. I imply the “I assumed I knew one thing however I used to be improper… why?”. I’ve wrestled with that query all week.

If you happen to learn my preview from final week you understand I assumed the alternative was going to occur of what did Saturday. I learn the beats right. The pregame story strains right. I couldn’t have been extra improper on the response. I purchased into the tradition flip, and to not say that this crew doesn’t have a distinct tradition, however to easily say that possibly it takes longer than 9 months to vary the bones of a crew. Cleansing out a closet of boogeymen can take a while. Fixing an issue, that’s older than the Lincoln Riley tenure as head coach.

How silly am I? That in a single offseason Oklahoma would attain tradition Nirvana? In 9 months? Lord, I can’t imagine I’m paid to do that typically with how improper I’m.

Now, does this modification something I take into consideration the course of this Oklahoma crew? No. In fact not. Long run, I like how that is going from the surface however once more. Fundemantal shift of this whole program as we speak? Take a bathe Chisholm and funky off.

OU Hyperlinks

• How does Oklahoma leap again into the saddle after a loss? How does OU deal with failure and does it result in change? Does Oklahoma’s new coach deal with it in another way than the final, gaining completely different outcomes? Joe Buettner will get us to that reply right here.
• Cell QBs for years have given Oklahoma points. Ethan Downs tackles the truth of that after failing to do it final week, and the Sooners will get one other crack at it this week with Duggan.

• The place are we proper now with the Sooners? The trail seems much less clear and the comfortable highway map we noticed after Nebraska was hiding just a few pot holes. Emig talks about this OU crew as we speak and the place they stand.
• Sooners should run the soccer towards this TCU crew. Need to. In the event that they don’t towards one other three down lineman dime crew, we’d see the true warmth underneath coach Lebby this season. Hoover addresses the urgency of the run sport and the way Oklahoma must worth this a part of the sport early.
• How do you select to elucidate the Adrian Martinez efficiency? Unhealthy protection? Witchcraft? Perhaps even one thing involving a wishing effectively? Properly my buddy Ryan Chapman tries to assault that now. The protection and their questions forward of them.
• David Hicks committing to Texas A&M was the second powerful loss for Oklahoma this week. Hicks is a sport wrecker (we expect) and would’ve been the lighthouse on the shores of “the OU protection is again” island. Not the case although, so what does this imply for OU? Bob Przyblo nails it right here.

• Who’s an important participant in Oklahoma’s offense? Marvin Mims? Who’s probably the most NFL prepared? Marvin Mims. Who has been the very best… Eric (geese) Grey (geese) NO SERIOULSY. Right here is Bob’s case!

Anything happening?

• Blake Griffin, who was reported to be nearly traded to the Celtics in a earlier life, has landed with Boston. I don’t know what Griffin has within the tank, if something in any respect. Hopefully Griffin catches some traction on a bench that very a lot wants assist.

• This Tua story is insane and the very apparent and horrible underneath bellly of soccer. Watching that lasy night time was so exhausting and I for one, felt sick. Particularly remembering seeing this tweet earlier than the sport.

Can I discuss nonsports issues?

• Coolio passes at 59, which is a troublesome one for me. My dad and I used to hearken to Coolio on a regular basis driving round. Somebody I’ve alot of reminiscences with and unhappy to listen to him move. If you’re unfamiliar together with his work, right here is his hottest tune. I reccomend listening and having fun with this funk on my behalf.

Speak to you knuckleheads on Monday.