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Dave: Criticism of QB play misplaced

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Oklahoma went to Columbia, MO a few weeks ago and played well enough to win…for 58 minutes. And
this time it was actually the defense that folded in crunch time allowing the Tigers to escape with a win
on their homefield.

I realize it was the defense that gave the Sooners the lead on a scoop and score, but then with only two minutes left they allowed Missouri to drive the field and tie the game.

After that Jackson Arnold of course made a colossal blunder fumbling the ball allowing Missouri their own scoop and score to take the lead and eventually win the game.

A lot of people are piling on Arnold for that awful play saying that caused us to lose the game. But again, I am laying the blame at the feet of the defense. The defense is supposed to be the strength of this team.

We know the offense has been hampered by injuries to the wide receivers and inexperience in the offensive line all year. Both OU starting quarterbacks have had to run for their lives most of the season. You can’t tell me that they wouldn’t have performed much better this year with a healthy stable of wide receivers and a more experienced O-line.

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Dave: Sooner chances of win at Mizzou are good

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I don’t care that it was just Maine. It was nice to see the offense have as much success as they did last
Saturday.

It can only help development and cohesion to have that kind of success, against any type of
competition.

It gives a glimmer of hope with much stiffer competition coming in the last quarter of the
season.

That starts this Saturday night in Columbia against an old Big 8 and Big 12 foe the Missouri Tigers. Missouri has been up and down this year with a 6-2 record. They are coming off a bye week after being shut out by Alabama.

Some of that probably had to do with the fact they lost their starting QB, Brady Cook in that game and the backup Drew Pyne proceeded to throw three picks. They couldn’t get any rhythm on offense against the Tide and that was that.

Cook is listed as questionable coming into the game against the Sooners. So, we probably won’t know until kick off if he will be able to go or if Pyne will get the start. If it’s Pyne, I like our chances a whole lot more in this contest.

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Dave: Sooners need a game like Maine after second half collapse at Ol’ Miss

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Whether it was the new play caller or a new starting quarterback, the offense finally showed some life
against Ole Miss last Saturday. The offensive line opened holes for Javonte Barnes to have one of the
better games of his career, and Jackson Arnold was efficient, avoided turnovers and threw two
touchdown passes.

Jo Jon Finley’s play calling was more creative and I believe put his players in a better position to make plays. Especially Arnold, who was rolled out several times for passes to compensate for the offensive line’s struggles to protect against the Rebels pass rush.

All in all, it was a pretty good first half that saw the Sooners take a 14-10 lead into the locker room. Unfortunately, there was still a second half to be played.

And whatever worked in the first thirty minutes of the game, failed miserably in the second thirty minutes. Oklahoma was unable to score in the last two quarters and Ole Miss prevailed 26-14.

In my mind, one of a couple of things happened. Our coaching staff failed to adjust to the Rebel’s halftime adjustments. Or they tried to make those adjustments, but just don’t have the personal due to continuing injuries to implement them.

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