Venables: ‘I’m pissed about all the things that happened….’
Last week in Lincoln the Sooners showed they could play complimentary football (a balanced offense and defense) — in a good way to beat Nebraska.
This week back in Norman they showed they could play complimentary football — in a bad way to lose to Kansas State.
Both squads bear the responsibility for failure on Owen Field on Saturday night, when the Wildcats upset No. 6 Oklahoma 41-34.
And a noticeably angry Coach Brent Venables said so in his post-game press conference.
“I am pissed about all the things that happened out there today….”
The only highlight of the game was a raucous crowd. But even some of them began to file out of the stadium with 8 minutes remaining when K-State extended their lead to 34-20 and the Sooners defense had no answer for KSU running back Deuce Vaughn (25 carries for 123 yards) and quarterback Adrian Martinez (21 carries for 148 yards).
On a third and 16 from their own 41 yard line, Martinez scrambled out of the pocket for 55 yards to seal the Sooners’ fate. The Wildcats scored two plays later, extending the lead they had maintained the entire game to 41-27 with 1:58 left.
“It broke our back at the most critical of time,” OU Coach Brent Venables said of Martinez’ play.
Soonerguys Pick ’em Week 4
This week’s Pick ’em games (and Vegas odds):
Arkansas at Texas A&M (by 2); Tulsa at Mississippi (by 20 1/2); Baylor at Iowa State (by 2 1/2); Notre Dame at North Carolina (by 3); Florida at Tennessee (by 10 1/2).
This week’s selections by our panel of know-it-alls (win-loss/season points):
Mylin (13-2/41): Texas A&M, Mississippi, Iowa State, North Carolina, Tennessee.
Rick (12-3/35): Arkansas, Mississippi, Baylor, North Carolina, Tennessee.
Rob (12-3/35): Arkansas, Mississipi, Baylor, North Carolina, Tennessee.
Noah (11-4/35): Arkansas, Mississippi, Baylor, Notre Dame, Tennessee.
Randy (12-3/34): Arkansas, Mississippi, Baylor, Notre Dame, Tennessee.
Mike (11-4/34): Arkansas, Mississippi, Baylor, North Carolina, Tennessee.
Gerald (12-3/33): Texas A&M, Mississippi, Baylor, Notre Dame, Tennessee.
David (11-4/30): Texas A&M, Mississippi, Iowa State, Notre Dame, Tennessee.
Jack(11-4/30): Arkansas, Mississippi, Iowa State, North Carolina, Tennessee.
Hunter (10-5/26): Arkansas, Mississippi, Baylor, Notre Dame, Tennessee.
Mason (9-6/23): Arkansas, Mississippi, Baylor, Notre Dame, Tennessee.