I picked OU to win this game, but in no way did I pick the Sooners to cover the 5.5 Vegas betting line. Pat McAffee picked OU to win and cover the spread as well. Good for him. Maybe I’ve been too hard on him.
A tremendous win for Brent Venables’ Sooners as they in earnest are now in the process of playing what I think is the second toughest schedule in all of DI college football this season. By my count… I have Florida’s schedule just a little tougher than OU’s in that they have South Florida, Miami, and Florida State as well as their eight SEC games to navigate.
By contrast, OU with Michigan included will play nine teams in total who at one time or another this college football season will probably crack the Top 20.
If you’re an O State fan, my heart goes out to you, you could have taken your Booneless passive-submissive Pokes and 65 points at Eugene on Saturday and still lost your bet. If I were Michael Gundy, moving forward this season, I would suggest he not at all be concerned with other team’s NIL money and just focus on doing the job in which he is currently being so obscenely overpaid to not perform at a satisfactory level.
Back to the Sooners…with this win over a physically tough Michigan team—the Sooners are aligned to possibly get off to 5-0 start before heading to Dallas for the always anticipated Red River Rivalry.
The fact OU covered the 5.5 spread even with the four special team blunders against a team like Michigan gives me hope this OU team can evolve into a team which can contend for a College Football Playoff spot.
Well see on that. Again the schedule, it’s brutal after the Sooners get rid of Temple and Kent State.
My wife’s Auburn War Eagles with former OU QB Jackson Arnold visit Norman in two weeks for what I suspect will be a very interesting football game.
My three game balls for this game go…1 John Mateer, 2 the Sooner offensive line for that 4th period drive which in essence won the game, and 3 Jared Kanak, the former lineback now a converted tight end who for the second straight game gave the Sooners some much needed big play production at his new position. I love Kanak. He struggled at times at linebacker in his previous seasons at OU, but has showed all of us what kind of an athlete and team player he truly is for Coach Venables.
With the exception of the 75 yard run by Michigan on the first play from scrimmage in the second half, I thought OU tackled well on the interior and in space as well. Take that one play away and I pretty much viewed the OU’s defense as…dominating and physical.
OU is now No. 13 in the AP Poll. Temple up next in Philadelphia next week. I’m guessing at this point…if Mateer can stay healthy…. sophmore backup QB Michael Hawkins will be continued to be protected in what could be a redshirt season for him.
Nice win for Jeff Lebby at Mississippi State as they beat Big 12 defending champ Arizona State last night with former OU wide receiver Brendan Thompson scoring the game winner in the last minute of play.
Have a nice week, O State fans. MJ feels confident you can handle Tulsa.
Peace and love.
MJ