Mike: It does not Mateer any more
Sure, play calling has been puzzling at times. And, yes, there are times it looks like the offensive line has never seen a football game.
But, John Mateer’s play at quarterback is what will get offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle fired this year. Not that other stuff.
The Oklahoma vs. Georgia football game, which should be re-labeled the Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma game (and Oklahoma beat itself 41-13), was the football gods’ way of telling everyone that, no Mateer what you do, this offense doesn’t have the talent at the most important position in the game.
I hate to say that. No one questions Mateer’s heart. His drive. His will.
But his lack of concentration and inability to protect the ball — the number one priority of any ball carrier — and his “what-the-hell” throw-the-ball-up interceptions — equal a quarterback insufficient to compete at this level.
Fashionista: Girdle and giggle and Boomer Sooner!
FASIONISTA:
Hello, my darlings, my lovelies of the Sooner Nation! It’s so good to be back at the Crimson and Cream Runway that is the Palace on the Prairie.
Since I last saw you I’ve been traipsing all over the globe, spreading fairy dust and fashion advice whenever there is a need.
And let me tell you, my Sweetie Pies, Honeybunches, is it ever needed. What has happened to the fashion world?! Nothing that hasn’t happened in the past, I assure you. All fashion faux pas that have disgraced the world before are destined to return!
To prove my point this week I am housing my beloved mother, the madre of all the mode that is me who has come to assist.
I decided that we would travel back into the past, to a place where our adored boys of the gridiron last battled and triumphed over the Georgia foes of the coming weekend. But, after doing some research, of this we shall say no more. After all, tomorrow is a new day.
So Mama-ista suggested we go back to the year she was joined in Stylish Matrimony to the Fashion Father who for some reason, only wanted to be called Father. There is no accounting for taste. Here, in these halcyon days of yore, we shall compare three fashions of then and now.