After a solid if uneven 5-0 start for Oklahoma, it’s finally texas week.
texas…man I hate those bastards.
After last year’s debacle in Dallas, all of Sooner nation is looking for redemption this Saturday morning in the Cotton Bowl. I have no doubt that Oklahoma will make a much better showing this year than last. Having a healthy Dillion Gabriel alone will make this a close game.
I still can’t get over how inept the Sooners were at the QB position without our starter last year.
Fortunately, that issue seems to have been taken care of as I am more than confident in Jackson Arnold should Gabriel suffer an injury.
And by the way, when the media talks about last year’s lopsided score, they never bring up that fact that we had a quarterback that would be hard pressed to start for the local junior college much less in the Cotton Bowl. All they see is the score.
Moving forward though, texas probably has the best win in college football this season beating Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
However, I think everyone can agree that Alabama really isn’t Alabama this year. They are still a very good team but are not playing up to their standard. So that victory does not hold as much cache has it would have in the past.
However, texas, as much as I hate to admit it looks more “back” than they have in years. Ewers at QB is solid and has a veteran offensive line in front of him that keeps him clean.
They have a good defensive line and skill players that could play with any college team in the country.
Not that OU is coming into this game empty handed. Yes, the offensive line and running game has yet to really dominate, but they are nothing to sneeze at. They protect Gabriel well and Dillion leads the conference in ever quarterback stat there is.
And the receiving corps that before the season was a bit of question mark, has become a big strength of this team.
The defense is leaps and bounds better than last year and getting better every game.
This will be a slug fest where the team with the last possession will probably have a great chance to win.
How I would love to beat the horns by 50 and return the favor from last year. But I am afraid that is just not in the cards.
So, the Worry Meter is at 90% this week.
OU/texas is always a big game no matter the records or stats. And to think, we will probably get a re-match in December.
With all that being said…BOOMER!!!
— Dave
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