The Oklahoma Sooners don’t precisely have a profitable historical past within the faculty soccer playoff because the No. 4 seed towards the No. 1 seed. Most lately because the No. 4, they have been dominated by Joe Burrow’s LSU 63-28.
So it was a bit harrowing for Sooners followers when Erick Smith of USA TODAY Sports activities projected the Sooners stepping into the playoff because the No. 4 staff dealing with off towards the Georgia Bulldogs within the first spherical. Within the Peach Bowl, no much less. Smith has Alabama dealing with Ohio State within the Fiesta Bowl within the different CFP semifinal.
Smith additionally has Baylor dealing with Texas A&M within the Sugar Bowl this season, so it might appear he’s predicting an OU-Baylor Massive 12 Championship sport with the Sooners popping out on high at this stage within the season.
As for who the Sooners would match up higher towards within the first spherical of the CFP, Alabama or Georgia, it’s unattainable to know for positive. However Alabama’s cross rush scares me greater than something Georgia has in the intervening time.
It’s not like that issues. If the Sooners need to win a nationwide championship, dealing with one or each of Alabama or Georgia is inevitable.
Smith has Georgia profitable that sport towards OU and dealing with Alabama within the nationwide championship, a repeat of final 12 months’s affair.
Making the playoff can be nice for Brent Venables in his first season as a head coach, and if OU might make it a sport towards the Bulldogs, it might be nice for this system because the transfer to the SEC lurks nearer and nearer. Enjoying the Bulldogs in an setting like that might even be an excellent expertise for all of the youthful gamers on the roster.
It’s far too early to know who Oklahoma can be dealing with in a playoff state of affairs, however assuming the SEC sends two groups, it might be a tricky contest both manner.
The Sooners ending their shedding streak within the playoff and getting the Massive 12’s lone playoff win, or wins, earlier than leaving for the SEC can be fairly the best way to finish the season.
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