Oklahoma Sooners Live 219

Oklahoma Sooners Live #219 — Rob Fontenot & Roger Schilling OklahomaVOCFB | Day after Michigan loss | FanDuel presented Tone: Frustrated but not quitting. Heavy recap of Michigan, then New Mexico keys and Touchdown or Turnover. Open / vibe (0:00–4:00) “This is the day after OU gets beat by Michigan.” Hits kept coming: OSU beat Oregon; Texas came back on Ohio State (Rob fell asleep at 23-3). Rob: “reporting from my padded cell.” Mourning look — black yesterday, gray today. Double loss (OU + Tampa Bay). “Everybody we wanted to win lost.” Crowd talk: 111k at the Big House. Hawaiian shirts as uniform. Chat: Craig in Atlanta bought Georgia tickets ($950). Michigan recap — why it felt winnable (4:00–14:00) Core question from chat (Corey): Can OU fix the offense and still beat Georgia and Texas? Run game with Avant was working early; they abandoned it. “Keep going until they stop it.” Stats trap: 3 YPC because they barely ran. First-half series: 5 plays, 13 yards 9 plays, 28 yards (extended by kicker penalty) 6 plays, 48 yards then Livingston fumble 3 plays, 3 yards 8 plays, 28 yards Second half: two good drives (8 plays/90 yards FG; 83 yards) then collapse after INT. Last three series: 13 plays, 25 yards. Mateer “helicopter” play + first-down point then laughing at the flag — no fire. Missing a “Baker-type” hype guy. Forcing the ball to Satanga/Isaiah instead of RBs and TEs. Rocky Beers: 94 yards, 43-yard long — “BAMF.” Michigan punted 7 times; OU did nothing with field position. Punters (Grayson 62-yard pin) decided the game more than they wanted. “We should have scored at least 17… beat them 13-10 at minimum.” More first downs, fewer punts; turnovers (INT + fumble) flipped it. Michigan defense is legit, but execution and play-calling were the problem. Coaching / identity (14:00–26:00) No word on Stone (pass rush) — “not a touch on the quarterback.” Play-calling odd: jet sweeps, handing to receivers when RBs exist. Chat: Jason Witten as OC by Texas game if it doesn’t get fixed. Tight ends already look different. Mateer under pressure: feet not set, short throws (Beers underthrown in double coverage; Thomas wide open across middle). “I trust Brent.” Venables will get in the OC’s ear. Not “Big Game Brent” yet. Long season. Last year they made the playoff after similar midseason doubt. “You never know.” Kip Lewis injury status unknown for next week. New Mexico preview (26:00–44:00) Opponent: beat Mercyhurst and Central Michigan 38-7. 246 rushing YPG vs nobodies. Experts ~89.7% OU win; FanDuel -21.5, ML -2800. Game: Saturday Sept. 6:30 p.m. ESPN2. Late postgame. Keys they listed: Establish the run. Hand it off. Third-and-3 is fine. Four plays to get 10. Don’t force it to Isaiah/Satanga. Use TEs and other WRs. Rocky Beers mismatch — “standout of the season.” Get turnovers. Mateer: no INTs. Livingston: don’t fumble the one touch you get. O-line consistency. Two different starting groups in two games; Noah Best center then RG. “Pick a group and leave it two games.” OG back at LT; Fasusi expected back. Defense should force New Mexico into the run. Simulation had New Mexico scoring 0. Rob: “If we lose to New Mexico I’ll quit the show.” (Roger refuses the resignation.) Want starters to stay in longer than they did vs UTEP so they can work on things. Touchdown or Turnover (44:00–1:00) Presented by Pit Boss (Labor Day sale already over). OU will be 2-3 after Week 5 (must beat Texas or Georgia) — Rob: Turnover (hasn’t seen them play well enough yet). Chat mixed. This is the last week to fix the offense before Texas/Georgia — Turnover from Rob (“long season”); they still need it fixed before those games. Analogy: Astros fixed Kikuchi’s pitch mix midseason — coaches can adjust off Michigan film. OU covers -21.5 vs New Mexico — Touchdown. Expect a UTEP-style blowout but with more run game and starters staying in. If you could reverse one result, you’d flip Texas-Ohio State instead of OSU-Oregon — They would rather see Texas lose. Rooting for Tech felt dirty. When they hit loss #4, do backups (Neubauer/Bentley) get a look? — Turnover. Would take a late-season collapse / 5-6 type year. Mateer is a package deal with the OC. Bowl eligibility still the floor. Season math if 2-3 after the