Baylor Bears – Soonerguys

Sooner turnovers, Bear run game = Oklahoma’s disappointing fourth loss

Published on November 5, 2022 by Mike

You can’t win against a better football team when your quarterback throws three interceptions.

That was my text to a friend after Dillon Gabriel’s pass intended for Jalil Farooq was tipped up and intercepted by Baylor’s Christian Morgan with 1:52 left in the first half.

At that point there was plenty of football yet to be played — and even though Oklahoma’s defense would have brilliant moments in the second half — my axiom proved true on a cool and crisp Saturday afternoon of football in Norman, where the Baylor Bears defeated the Sooners 38-35.

It was only Baylor’s second win in Norman — ever.

The remarkable thing about this game was that the Sooners were only a field goal away from the Bears for much of the game, despite those turnovers.

In fact, the Sooners played pretty good against as tough of an opponent as exists in the Big 12 (records notwithstanding), leading most of the game in all the statistics except the one that counts: the score.

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Sooners need balance as November ‘playoff’ stretch begins in Waco

Published on November 11, 2021 by Dave

It was nice to see such a dominate performance from Oklahoma in their last game, even if it was just Texas Tech.

Tech can still toss the ball around. But the return of some key defensive players certainly helped keep the Red Raiders under control which allowed the Sooner offense plenty of chances to run up the score on a beautiful day in Norman.

Jalen Redmond, D.J. Graham and Delarrin Turner-Yell were all back to full strength and it showed. Redmond create havoc on his own, but that also helped Isaiah Thomas to have his own party from the outside.

But perhaps the biggest difference was Turner-Yell back at strong safety which allowed Tennessee transfer Key Lawrence to move to cornerback.

Lawrence shined with several pass break ups and blanket coverage. And that in turn, in my opinion, allowed Grinch to have the confidence to play his defense backs much tighter against the opposing receivers.

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