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  1. 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. 

  2. 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. 

  3. 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. 

    Spoiler

    Overall defensive grades

     

     

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    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)

     

     

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    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

     

     

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    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

     

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    -- 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).

     

  4. 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.

    Spoiler

    PFF 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.

    Tom GreenTom Green20 hrsVIP7

     

     

    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

     

     

    13271253.jpg?fit=bounds&crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&width=620&height=320 (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)

     

     

    13271259.jpg?fit=bounds&crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&width=620&height=320 (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

     

     

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    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

     

    13271267.jpg?fit=bounds&crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&width=620&height=320 (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.

     

  5. 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. 

  6. 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. 

  7. 4 hours ago, Butch Had Not said:

    Who is on the list? Realistic or not realistic or even laughable 

    John summerall

    Lane

    Golesh

    Insert hot SEC coordinator of the week

    Jimbo

    Elko (for the lulz)

    Gus

    Odom

     

    There are a number of posters on their 247 site working actively to rationalize giving Meyer whatever he’d want to come back. Never mind it being a new era and his approach would need major recalibrating and the bag game is no longer an advantage. 

    3 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

    he has to win 1 of their next 2 at redstick or at miami

    he's gone if they don't, with a bye week to re-calibrate before we come to town

    we could very well be facing an interim coach in his 1st game and a wounded animal foaming at the mouth in a road league night game

    The rest of his staff is generally unimpressive. The co-DC calling plays, Roberts, is a known buffoon.  He’s the most senior guy they might go to if Sun Belt Billy is shitcanned. 

    2 hours ago, PGFrog said:

    Once again it is playing out that preseason predictions aren't worth shit.+

    Iowa State does have a win over Iowa,  Utah beat UCLA and still has Wyoming, BYU beat Stanford and get ECU, and then TCU beat UNC with SMU still on the schedule.

    None of those are a great non conference wins, but consider this outcome.

    Utah wins out is out defeated so they have wins over a ranked at the time Tech and BYU with the two wins.

    I don't think ISU plays Utah so if the winner of TCU and ISU goes undefeated then I think those two teams in the Big 12 title game would get an invite.

    That still has to play out, but outside of THE Ohio State, Penn State, and Oregon who is that great in the Big 10 ?  Illinois and Indiana?

    As far as the SEC there is a long way to go for some teams to address some issues. 

    People have been dismissive of a 2nd Big 12 team making it but I agree with your points. The more irritating discussion to me is around the ACC just being assumed as getting in 2 teams. That league sucks. They should get their title winner and that’s it. 

  8. Michigan is pure asshole and I overrated them severely. Mateer is a good mobile QB who has to be spied. It took 2.5 quarters for Martindale to figure that out. 

    OU took care of business tonight but nothing has changed in my outlook regarding their talent or prospects for the season. Moore will be shitcanned from Michigan before 2027. Just a terrible plan for this game and terrible coaching personnel. 

  9. 1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    Has UF hired a president yet? Sunbelt Billy basically works at Kruger Industrial Smoothing. 

    K-YOUUUUUUUUU-GEEERRRRRR!

    He’s probably yelling that and seeing how many times he can spin around in his office chair without touching the floor. 

    That game was hilarious. 

  10. 1 hour ago, Huckleberry said:

    Shut up about thread titles, the real problem is the stupid fucking Texas! Fight! thread every Friday before games. We haven't won shit since that started on whatever board it was at the time. So corny and has brought nothing but bad juju.

    It's like the wave for Longhorn internet message boards. We almost won this week because South Austin couldn't start it but then troph screwed everything up.

     

    1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

    I agree with this. Please let it die. It’s like Aggies starting a “BTOH” thread. 

     

    1 hour ago, Red Five said:

    It's about time someone said something. 

    I thought it was just me over the last decade(s) plus. 

  11. I've spent a little time watching both OU and Michigan from week 1, more OU than Michigan because I watched that entire hideous game. Figured I'd post thoughts on what this one could look like and see how it holds up. Spoilered for TL; DR people.

    Spoiler

    OU's strengths:

    -DL (they didn't really show much or look great against ISU, so this is a reputational strength rather than first game performance-based).

    -Mobile QB who can sling it.

    -Experienced LB crew with talent.

    -Solid safeties.

    OU's weaknesses:

    -The QB will not quit on a play that should be quit on. 

    -The OL is a hodgepodge of mixed talent and backups. They're likely starting two true freshman in this game, one at LT.

    -Depth on the OL and at WR due to injuries and poor recruiting.

    -They have extremely mediocre talent at most offensive skill positions. 

    -The assumed star RB, Ott, has been hurt and will play sparingly unless he gets on a quick heater and feels okay. That hasn't happened since 2023, btw. 

    -OL gets no push in the running game. 

    Michigan's strengths:

    -Seasoned and successful offensive line. 

    -Experience at h-back and WR.

    -Talent across the board on defense, experience in the back 7 and at Edge.

    -Justice Haynes was wasted at Bama and looks like a revelation at RB. 

    Michigan's weaknesses:

    -Completely green true freshman QB getting his first start against a P4 program in a hostile environment.

    -Weak or young talent at WR. 

    -DT depth and experience. 

    When OU has the ball:

    OU is going to be pass first in this game, whether that is due to injuries or talent is irrelevant. The one thing they know is that Mateer can throw the ball, so they're going to do what they can to make that work. They couldn't run the ball against Illinois State and they tried. They attempted 32 carries and picked up just over 100 yards. The OL does not get push in the running game and it is unlikely that Fasusi, who is currently slated to start at LT and not really at a fighting size in physique yet, will change any of that against the UM front. WR Burks is healthy and he looks okay, but I expect Michigan to try to bully him as much as they can due to his size versus their secondary. Okies are high on WR Keontez Lewis, but he looked like a replacement level WR against an FCS team even though he caught for over 100 yards. 

    Martindale has figured some things out with the college game and his personnel. He's going to try to disguise some stuff and confuse Mateer, but not in a manner that overwhelms the instinct of his defense. Mateer has never faced a defense with this level of talent, nor the sophistication in its coaching staff. Arbuckle hasn't really either. OU posters are talking of Arbuckle as some sort of wunderkind, but let's him coach a few games against P4 powers before we go there as well. Michigan will not have to expend any additional resources to shut down OU's running game from the first snap forward. They were able to force NM to pass and then picked the QB 3 times without showing a whole lot on the playcalling. The game was never out of reach, but never in jeopardy, either. 

    If Mateer is the real deal, he'll be able to prove it in this game. He's going to get zero run support and he's going up what will be a top 15 defense that can get into a QB's head if he allows it. Mateer's lack of experience against this type of team has been blithely ignored by the CFB media as they talk him up for the Heisman. As we just experienced, maybe they should all wait a little bit and see how this goes for the guy. 

    When Michigan has the ball:

    Michigan's talent on offense favors the running game. They have a star in the making at RB in Haynes. The OL has mostly played together now for a full season. They have a transfer from Cal Poly who started at OG after playing OT the past twos in FCS. Several of the more experienced OL graded out above 70 on PFF in game one, the others graded 63, 58, and 53. Sprague, the RT, looks like the only potential liability. 

    I expect Michigan to ease Underwood into the game and hostile environment by leaning heavily on the run game, even if that means a few early 3 and outs. The dude isn't much of a runner by reputation, so I'm skeptical that he'll play much of a role in that regard. 

    If the Michigan personnel can get comfortable and have any success running the ball, that should open up the passing game. Michigan's talent at WR is either shit or young. They're likely going to have to get their talented but inexperienced TEs involved, along with Bredeson the H-back and the RBs. Venables will obviously try to disguise and confuse and get pressure and INTs accordingly. 

    Outlook:

    Moore isn't an idiot and has played conservatively on the road when the advantages favored him on the talent and experience side. See @PSU in 2023 and @Ohio State in 2024. The turnover margin expectation favors Michigan in this game if they limit Underwood's attempts early. OU is going to have to pass the ball and also use Mateer in the run game. Turnovers likely decide the outcome here in another early season rock fight between two blue bloods with new QBs. 

    I don't know which coach needs this win more, but I have to think it's Venables. A loss, at home, with the new shiny objects at OC, QB, and RB, could put the entire season on tilt for the OU program and Venables himself. OU will have to win with a dominant front 7 performance and Mateer playing out of his shoes. Michigan can win by controlling the clock with a strong running game and then containing and confusing Mateer. 

    Give me Michigan 20 - OU 14. 

     

  12. 11 minutes ago, BHMCruiser said:

    Actually Williams was doubled nearly the entire time which allowed Bernard to run free as the outside WR for 150 yards

    What is your use of the word "actually" meant to imply here? That setting Williams up to be bracketed on the reg is actually strategically intelligent?

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