Happy, but not satisfied
The Sooners won their fourth game on Saturday, and despite the fact the Sooners’ made offensive strides — QB John Mateer’s mid-night absolution leading to his best game this season — the ugly 25-13 road victory over Mississippi State left Coach Brent Venables somewhat unappeased.
“We’ll take it anyway we can get it …(but) I have to talk myself into being happy,” Venables said, coming off the field in Starkville.
That’s a sentiment probably shared by many OU fans, disgruntled by previous disappointing losses to Michigan, Georgia and Kentucky.
But it is a fact the Sooners improved on Saturday. They amassed 469 yards on offense. Mateer, who said he woke up one night this week and forgave himself for earlier miscues this season, was 22 for 29 for 283 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 37.
“I know who I am as a player and as a man, through struggle, that’s what you find. I’m not perfect, and I won’t be perfect. I’m moving forward, but I felt good out there, and I believed,” Mateer said postgame.
Sooners’ offense a dud
DAVE SAYS…
Oklahoma won the texas game largely because they did not commit any turnovers, while forcing two turnovers from the longhorns.
That has been the formula the Sooners have had to rely on to get wins this season. The offense does not have the fire power to overcome any turnovers of their own. And turnovers are exactly why they lost their SEC home opener last Saturday night against a pedestrian Kentucky squad.
A team with a decent offense probably doesn’t win with four turnovers, much less the Sooners this year.
Even with one of the worst Oklahoma offenses of recent memory, the defense is good enough to keep them in all games and possibly win them, as long as the offense holds on to the ball.