Posts posted by closetojumping
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9 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:
I don’t know about him, but I find it good sport.
All of the shit you idiots dismissed is now a factor for your conference.
1) Worrying over the monies and begging for fucking congress to do something so you guys can get access to the same pool of money as the SEC and Big 10.
2) Pressure to schedule better from your media partners because otherwise no one fucking cares about putting you on the major channels until league play. “no one cares about the non-con and we’ll be just fine! right. “
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7 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:
In all seriousness, has anyone checked in on @'stache?
Talk about darkness:
"My message to the fans is to stay with us," Gundy said. "I mean, that's what we do. You know, it's in our alma mater. It's loyal and true. The one thing I can say is I understand we get frustrated. Fans get frustrated. People get frustrated. I don't get frustrated, but I don't like it okay. So there's different ways to handle adversity. People outside the program get frustrated. I get that. I understand. It's just part of competitive athletics."
Tell us more about darkness, because this is all lightness.
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4 hours ago, Skipper said:
Looks like Fasusi graded out ok and looked pretty solid the handful of snaps I focused on him. That's a recruiting loss really going to bite us next year if/when Goosby goes prop.
To be clear, Texas did everything any of us could ask as fans. The NIL matched OU. The guy’s mom wanted him at OU and he preferred OU’s social scene. Texas and recruiting gurus questioned whether he loved football, and how long it would take to get him on the field, but Texas went all-in on him anyway.
Maybe we regret the loss over time, but don’t let anyone revise history. He chose OU because he wanted to play at OU.
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36 minutes ago, Rimbo said:Speak for yourself.
As soon as I started hearing everyone saying "Best team ever?" comments, when we're replacing nearly our entire offense, my bullshit detector went off.
The question y'all need to be asking yourselves is: Why didn't YOURS go off, too?
Name a time when a title contender had to replace most of one side of the ball, and immediately got better.
That’s just a dated way to look at things. Outside of PSU and Clemson, anyone worth reviewing as a title contender had to replace numerous players on one or both sides of the ball. Ohio State? 15 starters. Georgia? 17 starters. The list goes on. LSU? 4 of 5 starting OL, the TE, multiple guys on the front 4, etc.
The portal and NIL have made parity greater and mobility an issue for roster stacking.
This is also why I’m not despondent and declaring the season over. You fucking people should watch other teams play every now and then. Damned near all of the powers and pretenders struggled with weak programs. Texas didn’t look great, but they didn’t look nearly as ugly as some other big names.
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5 minutes ago, texifornia said:
Not that we don't have flaws (oh boy do we), but I'm curious which team out there everyone is eying as "wow they look like swaggering national champs" every single game. Oregon looks good, although they played maybe the most demoralized team in the P4 with a lame duck coach and no QB. UGA and PSU played with their food. Ohio State pummelled an HBCU, which is just sad. I trust LSU, Miami, and FSU to put together a full season not one bit.
Hey, man, what the fuck?
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3 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:
@closetojumping we need an updated response to this news!
What’s to add here? Cream rises to the top. If Moore can’t show progress this season, you can bet your sweet ass that Biff will be in the chair from 2026 until he gets too old to do the work.
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28 minutes ago, Zeus said:
I will immediately regret this, I’m sure, but who is this?
10 minutes ago, locodos said:Unlike posters here, I only speak for myself. Anecdotally, most of the Gators I know don't like Kiffen at all, nevermind as a good fit at UF. I won't pretend to know who the best available coach is, but I keep hearing fans talk about wanting Matt Campbell.
I remember pining for Matt Campbell. It would be interesting experiment. He seems really suited for ISU, but maybe he could kill it in the big time.
@Al_4_ISU will be by here shortly to tell you why he’s not a fit at Florida and you guys should just forget about him.
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Just now, BurntOrange&White said:
How do we take this response
This shoulder injury shit is being manufactured out of whole cloth and a bunch of you are falling for it. Anyone doing the “Arch’s Injury *They* Don’t Want You To Know About” article clickthroughs is making some fatass writer money.
Anyone giving Brooks Austin “The Film Guy” credence for this kind of conspiracy shit hasn’t followed him long enough. He got ratioed on Twitter for doing this with some other major player that happened to be on Georgia’s schedule last year or the year before.
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13 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:
Barnes is a good back. Hard to tackle. It’s dumb that he’s not the starter. Probably will be by Texas.
Huh? He’s been average and overrated for years. He’s not fast enough to get to the edge and not tough enough to run well up the middle. He had a couple of good carries against Michigan and that’s it. He’s had a chance to lock down the starting role for years.
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Defensive grades and snap counts spoilered below.
Highlights:
-Guillory looks really good so far. They don't play legitimate WRs until Auburn, so everyone should pause on anointing him a king, but I doubt anyone in the media will.
-They are struggling to get home in the pass rush.
-The vaunted DL isn't scoring as well as the hype would suggest.
-They're keeping things really tight on who they're letting on the field now. They played 21 guys and the majority of that rotation came with the front 4.
SpoilerOverall defensive grades
(Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images, Getty)
Owen Heinecke: 75.2
David Stone: 72.0
Kip Lewis: 70.2
Jayden Jackson: 69.7
Adepoju Adebawore: 69.4
Gracen Halton: 67.4
Courtland Guillory: 65.8
Robert Spears-Jennings: 65.7
Reggie Powers III: 64.9
Sammy Omosigho: 64.3
Kobie McKinzie: 63.6
R Mason Thomas: 63.5
Peyton Bowen: 62.9
Devon Jordan: 62.7
Michael Boganowski: 60.0
Kendal Daniels: 59.6
Marvin Jones Jr.: 58.1
Taylor Wein: 57.7
Damonic Williams: 50.9
Markus Strong: 48.7
Gentry Williams: 47.6
SNAP COUNTS (59 defensive plays)
(Photo: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports)
Defensive end/edge
R Mason Thomas: 48
Marvin Jones Jr.: 27
Taylor Wein: 24
Adepoju Adebawore: 19
Defensive tackle
Gracen Halton: 24
Damonic Williams: 20
Jayden Jackson: 18
David Stone: 18
Markus Strong: 3
Nose tackle
Damonic Williams: 13
Jayden Jackson: 11
David Stone: 7
Gracen Halton: 2
Markus Strong: 1
Linebacker
Kendal Daniels: 50 (Cheetah)
Kobie McKinzie: 36
Kip Leiws: 36
Owen Heinecke: 23
Reggie Powers III: 16 (Cheetah)
Sammy Omosigho: 16
Cornerback
Courtland Guillory: 59
Gentry Williams: 34
Devon Jordan: 25
Safety
Peyton Bowen: 59
Robert Spears-Jennings: 56
Michael Boganowski: 3
Advanced stats
(Photo: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports)
Solo stops (individual play that constitutes offensive failure)
Kip Lewis: 5
David Stone: 3
Kobie McKinzie: 3
Sammy Omosigho: 2
Marvin Jones Jr.: 2
Owen Heinecke: 2
Robert Spears-Jennings: 2
Damonic Williams: 2
Kendal Daniels: 2
Devon Jordan: 1
Taylor Wein: 1
Adepoju Adebawore: 1
R Mason Thomas: 1
Gracen Halton: 1
Pressures
Gracen Halton: 3
Jayden Jackson: 2
Sammy Omosigho: 2
R Mason Thomas: 2
Kip Lewis: 2
Courtland Guillory: 1
Kobie McKinzie: 1
Kendal Daniels: 1
Reception rate (catches allowed/targets)
Peyton Bowen: 100% (3/3)
Devon Jordan: 100% (2/2)
Taylor Wein: 100% (1/1)
Robert Spears-Jennings: 100% (1/1)
Gentry Williams: 50% (1/2)
Kendal Daniels: 25% (1/4)
Courtland Guillory: 0% (0/5)
Reggie Powers III: 0% (0/1)
Adepoju Adebawore: 0% (0/1)
Owen Heinecke: 0% (0/1)
Other defensive notes
(Photo: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports)
-- After playing 29 defensive players in the opener, Oklahoma tightened its rotation to 21 players against Michigan. Two players—Peyton Bowen and Courtland Guillory—played every defensive snap, while two more played at least 50 snaps (Kendal Daniels and Robert Spears-Jennings).
-- Oklahoma had 14 total pressures for the second week in a row but just one sack this time around. Gracen Halton led the team with three pressures, while Jayden Jackson, Sammy Omosigho, R Mason Thomas and Kip Lewis had two apiece.
-- Halton had the best pass-rush grade (72.1) among OU's defensive players. Thomas had the best pass-rush win rate (17.6%), followed by Halton (15.4%), while Omosigho had the highest pass-rush productivity metric (50.0).
-- Oklahoma had a dozen missed tackle against Michigan, with two apiece from Guillory, Daniels and Kobie McKinzie.
-- Spears-Jennings (74.9), David Stone (74.7), Owen Heinecke (74.0), Lewis (73.9) and Adepoju Adebawore (73.8) had the best run defense grades for the Sooners against the Wolverines.
-- Thomas and Heinecke both posted average depth of tackles of minus-2.0 yards behind the line of scrimmage in the run game.
-- Guillory was targeted five times in the passing game and did not allow a reception against Michigan. The Wolverines were 0-for-4 when attempting to throw to Donaven McCulley with Guillory in coverage, while they were 0-for-1 on passes intended for Channing Goodwin with Guillory defending. The freshman has allowed one catch for 6 yards on eight targets through two games, as opponents have completed just 12.5% of their passes against him.
-- Brent Venables dialed up blitzes against Michigan freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood on 61.5% of his dropbacks (16-of-26). That's well above the Sooners' average blitz rate (41.4%) since Venables took over as head coach in 2022.
-- Underwood completed just 4-of-14 passes for 71 yards when blitzed. The Sooners got pressure on Underwood on just 10 of his 26 dropbacks (38.5% of the time), but he completed just 1-of-8 passes (12.5%) for 9 yards when under duress. Even when Underwood worked from a clean pocket, Oklahoma limited him to 8-of-16 passing for 133 yards. He was just 3-of-9 passing for 103 yards on throws 10-plus yards beyond the line of scrimmage.
-- Underwood posted an overall grade of 42.9. Since 2014, when PFF began tracking data, only one freshman quarterback has posted an overall grade better than 65.0 against a Venables defense (Wake Forest's Kendall Hinton in 2015).
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OU offensive grades and snap counts spoilered below.
Highlights:
-3 of OUs OL starters graded out around 50 or less via PFF.
-They tried to only play the five starters on the OL all game, but Fasusi's late injury spoiled that.
-They have no running game and limited running talent, outside of Mateer himself.
-Michigan blitzed the guy more than 50% of the time and failed to spy while doing so until the late 3rd quarter.
SpoilerPFF review: Snap counts, grades and advanced stats from Oklahoma's 24-13 win against Michigan
Reviewing the snap counts, player grades and other advanced stats, via Pro Football Focus data, from Oklahoma football's Week 2 win against Michigan.
NORMAN — Oklahoma made an emphatic statement Saturday night at Owen Field.
In a 24-13 win against Big Ten powerhouse Michigan, Oklahoma's defense — led by Brent Venables as play-caller — smothered five-star freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood, limiting him to 9-of-24 passing for 142 yards as the Wolverines had fewer than 300 total yards on the night. The Sooners' offense, led by dynamic dual-threat quarterback John Mateer, dissected the Wolverines' defense through the air early before pounding them into submission thanks to a run-heavy, 16-play, 8 ½-minute scoring drive that took up more than half of the final period at Owen Field.
It all culminated in a signature early-season win for Oklahoma and Venables, as the Sooners passed their first big test of the season while improving to 2-0 heading into next weekend's visit to Temple.
As we did last season, Sooners Illustrated will use the day after Oklahoma games to review Pro Football Focus data to glean more from the Sooners' performance each week. This will include snap counts, player grades and other notable metrics from that week's game.
If you're unfamiliar with Pro Football Focus, the scouting analytics site relies on a staff of 300-plus experts to review game film of every single team and player across college football. PFF assigns to players based on per-play success rate, from 0 to 100. This year we will again add in some of the advanced statistics provided by PFF from each game, with the aim of reflecting a more tangible impact on how the Sooners fared against that week's opponent.
With that in mind, let's dive into the Week 2 review, with grades, snap counts and other advanced stats from Oklahoma's 24-13 win against Michigan...
OVERALL OFFENSIVE GRADES
(Photo: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports)
Logan Howland: 77.0
John Mateer: 76.8
Deion Burks: 72.3
Michael Fasusi: 69.2
Jaren Kanak: 67.9
Jovantae Barnes: 66.1
Tory Blaylock: 65.2
Ryan Fodje: 60.0
Ivan Carreon: 60.0
Jake Maikkula: 58.0
Keontez Lewis: 57.8
Jer'Michael Cater: 57.5
Isaiah Sategna: 57.4
Jaydn Ott: 52.8
Heath Ozaeta: 52.7
Febechi Nwaiwu: 51.5
Derek Simmons: 46.9
Will Huggins: 39.8
SNAP COUNTS (75 offensive plays)
(Photo: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports)
Quarterback
John Mateer: 75
Running back
Tory Blaylock: 27
Jaydn Ott: 23
Jovantae Barnes: 22
Wide receiver
Keontez Lewis: 73
Deion Burks: 70
Isaiah Sategna: 66
Jer'Michael Carter: 8
Ivan Carreon: 1
Tight end
Jaren Kanak: 60
Will Huggins: 24
Left tackle
Michael Fasusi: 66
Logan Howland: 9
Left guard
Heath Ozaeta: 75
Center
Jake Maikkula: 75
Right guard
Febechi Nwaiwu: 75
Right tackle
Derek Simmons: 75
Advanced stats
(Photo: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports)
Average depth of target (yards)
Will Huggins: 17.0
Keontez Lewis: 11.3
Deion Burks: 10.5
Jaren Kanak: 9.7
Isaiah sategna: 7.0
Jovantae Barnes: 0.0
Tory Blaylock: minus-1.0
Pressure rate
John Mateer: 28.6% (10-of-35 dropbacks)
Yards after contact
John Mateer: 33
Jovantae Barnes: 15
Tory Blaylock: 15
Isaiah Sategna: 5
Jaydn Ott: 3
Catches/targets
Deion Burks: 7/12 (58.3%)
Jaren Kanak: 5/6 (83.3%)
Isaiah Sategna: 4/5 (80%)
Keontez Lewis: 3/4 (75%)
Jovantae Barnes: 1/1 (100%)
Tory Blaylock: 1/1 (100%)
Will Huggins: 0/1 (0%)
Other offensive notes
(Photo: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports)
-- After zero drops in Week 1, Oklahoma's pass-catchers were dinged for one dropped pass against Michigan: Isaiah Sategna's third-down drop in the first quarter. Jaren Kanak's missed touchdown opportunity in the fourth quarter did not go down as a drop, according to PFF.
-- John Mateer, who led OU with 74 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, had three runs of 10-plus yards and forced a team-high two missed tackles in the run game. Jovantae Barnes and Isaiah Sategna each also forced a missed tackle on rushing attempts.
-- Oklahoma tightened up its wide receiver rotation, primarily playing three receivers (Sategna, Deion Burks and Keontez Lewis) for most of the game. Jer'Michael Carter was a distant fourth in the rotation, while sophomore Ivan Carreon logged one snap.
-- It was a true time share in the backfield this week, with Barnes (22), Jaydn Ott (23) and Tory Blaylock (27) receiving a relatively even distribution of snaps.
-- Oklahoma's new-look offensive line was entrusted for the entire game, with no real rotations. Jake Maikkula, Heath Ozaeta, Febechi Nwaiwu and Derek Simmons played every snap. Michael Fasusi played all but nine snaps, with Logan Howland filling in late after Fasusi exited with a minor injury.
-- When working from a clean pocket, Mateer completed 17-of-25 passes (68%) for 170 yards and a touchdown, as well as an interception. He was 4-of-9 passing for 99 yards while under pressure, with a passing grade of 89.4 on those 10 dropbacks, while Michigan brought a blitz on 19 of his 35 dropbacks (54.3%)
-- Mateer was 3-of-5 for 99 yards on deep balls (passes thrown 20-plus yards downfield), with each of those completions pegged as Big Time Throws (passes with "excellent ball location and timing, generally thrown further down the field and/or into a tighter window"). The three Big Time Throws were tied for fourth most in the FBS in Week 2. He had five pass plays of 20-plus yards, giving him 12 on the season.
-- In the short passing game (passes within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage), Mateer completed 14-of-18 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown.
-- Mateer did not attempt a pass to the left third of the field.
-- Twelve of Mateer's 21 completions resulted in a first down or touchdown.
-- Mateer finished with an adjusted completion rate of 73.3%, when accounting for drops and throwaways.
-- Oklahoma allowed seven total pressures against Michigan. While Mateer was sacked twice, none of his offensive linemen were credited with giving up a sack (meaning they were likely coverage sacks). Six of the seven total pressures were allowed by the offensive line, with two each given up by Fasusi, Simmons and Ozaeta.
-- Maikkula had the highest pass-blocking grade on the team (86.1), while Ozaeta had the lowest (58.5). Howland (75.7), Simmons (73.7) and Nwaiwu (72.2) all posted pass-blocking grades above 70.
-- After playing 23 offensive players in the opener, Oklahoma only used 18 offensive players against Michigan. Two of those 18 (Ivan Carreon and Ryan Fodje) logged just one snap.
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2 hours ago, statsman said:
I don’t know the rigor of the ESPN FPI model, but if you sum up the percent chances, by conference, of a team in that conference making the playoffs, the SEC comes to about 4.5, the B1G at about 3.5, the ACC to about 1, the B12 to just a little over 1
I'm of the opinion at this point that the ESPN FPI is generally a piece of shit and weights unrealistically towards the SEC.
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Highlights:
-The OL with new roles and new starters, limited in experience, isn't gelling yet. PFF says that several of them are fucking terrible. This will not get fixed or improve.
-Fire Flood.
-Texas lacks explosive players on offense and will have trouble scoring all year.
-Arch Manning throws too many deep balls.
-Arch Manning is completing 50% of his deep balls.
-The game has caught up and passed the Steve Sarkisian offense by, like it was standing still.
-This is not a championship caliber team because of the QB.
-This is not a championship caliber team because of the lack of explosive players on offense.
-This is not a championship caliber team because of the offensive line and Flood.
-This defense isn't stingy enough and apparently gives up too many points.
-The TEs are terrible blockers.
-Nick Townsend is an awesome blocker.
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20 minutes ago, locodos said:
fify
At this point, I'd even be ok with Lane. Fuck me, I never thought I'd be ok with that. At least the vols would hate it
Would you okay with Sydney Sweeney sliding into your bed, naked, every night as well? Dude already told you guys to pound sand on an alleged market-resetting offer.
Quick, name the most successful and legendary coach to ever coach at Florida. Name another!
Now try that with Ole Miss without being able to insert Kiffin’s name in the first or second slot.

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I don't usually go back and watch games again, so this might be off, but I think the first offensive play for Texas featured some absolutely hilarious failure from that tree trunk. He basically just fell forward and touched no one as the played unfolded around him.