Texas @ OSU 10/27 7:00 PM ABC

[ztejas 43467]

11 hours ago, Tailgate said:

How are the fans in Stillwater? Slightly tempted to hop on a plane for this one...never been...but don’t want to fight anyone.

I have close family as well as close friends that were OSU grads. All great people. Heard great things about Stillwater as a college town (nothing more obviously) but never been. 

I mean, I would never get on a plane and fly to Oklahoma but if that's your cup of tea then that's one of the better trips you could make I'm sure. 

[ztejas 43467]

22 hours ago, Doc Holliday said:

There's a lot of opportunity for DBU to shine in this game.  I'll take our chances with Mattress Firm duo #tothematts and our whole backfield having a big game

You fucking jinxed it. Are you happy? ARE YOU HAPPY?

[Doc Holliday 199]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

You fucking jinxed it. Are you happy? ARE YOU HAPPY?

Don't you have some free cornbread to bring me? 

[ztejas 43467]

2 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Omenihu and Hager apparently.

Players that I know weren't late to practice for $500, Alex.

[ztejas 43467]

1 minute ago, Doc Holliday said:

Don't you have some free cornbread to bring me? 

Damn I wish. Only thing I get there is the chicken fried chicken or chicken fried steak. I think it's one of those Austin restaurants that so many people have called overrated that it's kind of underrated now (see: El Arroyo).

[South Austin 52518]

10 minutes ago, Magus Ossis said:

The corners’ getting penalized for being late to practice worries me a little not so much because I think OSU will score at will on our 2s as because it may reflect a current of emotional let-down among the players after that tough stretch and bye.

Disagree.  The Baylor game was the opportunity for the let-down after the tough stretch.  The coaches will have had two weeks to get rested and recharged.  I think the real concerns are the QB play and our ability to withstand a potential home field surge by a Cowboys team that knows how crucial this game is to their season.  This shouldn't be a let-down game, but we'll see on Saturday.

['stache 21818]

11 hours ago, Tailgate said:

How are the fans in Stillwater? Slightly tempted to hop on a plane for this one...never been...but don’t want to fight anyone.

We're the absolute greatest, bestest fans that ever existed in this history of ever.  Here's a recent post by a visitor.

 

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I am a Widower as my wife of 20 years passed away a few years back at 44 years of age from Lung Cancer having never smoked a day in her life. That experience and raising my two kids solo these last few years, has really given me some perspective on what is important and not so important at least as far as my life is concerned. It also makes the concept of building memories very valuable to me, so when my 18 year old son approached me last week and suggested a memorable trip for his Senior Year in High School would be a Stillwater, Ok trip, I was all about it. We quickly convinced a classmate to join us and made plans for a long weekend road trip. We left Friday around noon and made it to Shrevport around 2:00AM Saturday morning. We got a decent sleep and headed to Stillwater the next morning arriving around 1:00. We parked on the outskirts of campus by the polo fields and headed down to Eskimo Joes and then over towards the stadium for the afternoon before the game started. Several things were noteworthy.

1) There is a room I believe was called the "Flag Room". It was in the student center and had 4 or 5 large TVs and lots of sofas/chairs/floor space and there must have been 100-200 folks in Orange and Black watching the USC-UGA game and avoiding the mid-day heat outside. It was a great setup and the perfect way for us to watch the "other" important game that day. Lots of nice folks in there - even one gentleman and his wife who offered us their seats. We declined, but the sentiment was indicative of the treatment we would get the rest of the day. These folks are serious about being respectful and classy.

2) The parade before the game. Right before game time, we lined the streets around the stadium to watch the parade of the ROTC cadets make their way to Boone Pickens Stadium. It was astounding how many there were! After the band marched through to lead the processional, the waves of cadets kept coming and coming and coming! It finally ended when the mounted cadets on their horses and the Howitzer for the game pulled by a mule team made their way down the street on the way to the stadium.

3) The stadium was very impressive! We were in the upper deck of the End Zone where our team scored a touchdown across from where our band was located. If I did not know the capacity, I would have guessed it was even larger than 60 billion. I guess it was the way it completely surrounded the field that made it look so much larger than I envisioned beforehand. With all of the stadium lights flashing, energized fans, the paddles paddling frantically, and no place for the noise to escape, it is easy to see how the players could get easily get distracted and intimidated. No doubt about it - it was rocking Saturday night! Even up by 15 points a couple of times, you could feel the crowds energy and knew the game wasn't out of reach. That thought obviously turned out to be prophetic.

4) Band - I'm not much of a band guy, but the size and precision of the band was something to see. From the upper deck where you could see the formations unfolding as the members marched in all sorts of directions, I thought for certain there would be collisions or errors in all of the coordinated movements. It was flawless with straight lines and changing shapes that must take incredible effort to organize and pull off. It was a great show and worth staying in my seat at halftime to witness it.

5) Ride 'em Cowboys - I think that is what it was called at the start of the 4th quarter had the whole stadium energized and engaged. If you are an OSU person, I could see how that would put a lump in your throat each time that song was played. Even as a visitor it was easy to get into it.

6 - The Smoke ring from the Howitzer - Someone posted a picture of that earlier today. After one of the scores and firing the round, that smoke ring floating across the field was pretty cool.

7 Finally and most important the OSU People.... There was an announcement before the game reminding the OSU fans about class and respect for your opponent. I was blown away at how universal this sentiment was taken to heart by everyone we encountered all day - I mean EVERYONE. We sat in the middle of an OSU section. We had been elbow to elbow with folks decked out in Orange all day. Even making our way down the crowded walkways from the upper deck after a tightly contested game with controversial calls that frustrated the home team, I did not hear a single derogatory word. Not one - literally all day. Closest we even came was a car that drove by us walking to the stadium and the students yelled something like "Go Pokes" or something like that. I was stunned to be honest. Much more often we heard "Welcome to OSU-Land" or "Hope you have a safe drive home" and never a murmur of anything condescending or hostile. We all love college football and want our team to win. We all get fired up and heated up when things don't go our way. These folks get it though. Maybe it is just my personal history with tragedy these last few years, but these OSU folks see things the right way with the right perspective. They fought hard and that stadium was as raucous as you can imagine, but when the game was over we had nothing but pats on the backs, handshakes and well wishes. I just had to write this post to tip my cap OSU fans, students and Alumni. You may have come up a few points short on the scoreboard Saturday night, but you sure won me over. What a classy, classy bunch that I have nothing but respect and admiration for based on the experience we had last Saturday. I hope it won't be my last trip to OSU, and for those of you that make the trip over next year, I hope you experience the same level of Southern hospitality, respect and sportsmanship we received in spades Saturday evening. My son, my buddy and I had an absolute ball!

Best of luck the rest of the way OSU friends. This is one guy from South Carolina who will be rooting for you along the way.

Blessings.
-A Totally Real Person

 

[Katfid54 8635]

2 minutes ago, 'stache said:

We're the absolute greatest, bestest fans that ever existed in this history of ever.  Here's a recent post by a visitor.

 

 

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"Blessings.
-A Totally Real Person"

That shit got me.

[Elmer_Fudd 22274]

57 minutes ago, 'stache said:

I, for one, carry a baseball bat covered in barbed wire and pummel anyone I see wearing opposing gear. But that’s just me.

I didn't know Mick Foley/Cactus Jack posted on this board.

[Katfid54 8635]

@'stache has more insight, I'm sure.  But based on my viewing of some of oSu's games this year, here's what I would say is the Pokes' quick and dirty scouting report:

Offense:
oSu's offense lives and dies on the ground.  Justice Hill is obviously fantastic, and they're innovative at trying to get him the ball in space.  oSu has a nifty little lead draw play that they like to run with Hill, and he's had a lot of success at it.  But their run game isn't just Hill; Cornelius is actually pretty solid with his feet (maybe less mobile than, say, JW Walsh, but similar to the Seth Russells and Bryce Pettys of the world).

Their passing game is... not great.  From my viewing it seems like Cornelius is pretty solid at throwing deep hitches to outside receivers.  Other than that?  The passing game appears to consist of 50/50 shots at the deep ball down either sideline.  This is not the lethal passing game of Mason Rudolph or Brandon Weeden.

Defense:
oSu's pass rush is fearsome.  They get after the quarterback, and they do it fast.  They're bringing a lot of pressure this year, and they're getting home often.  Frankly, this matchup is a little concerning, given how banged up Sam is.  This is the best pass rush we've seen since USC.

oSu's rush defense is a different animal.  From my viewing, it's been boom or bust.  They are pretty good at snuffing out routine runs, but then they'll bust run fits and give up big plays, too.  They're not as bad as Baylor at stopping the run, but they're not great.

oSu's pass defense is the opposite of their run defense, from my watching.  They are pretty solid at taking away the big play and the deep ball, but they routinely leave a lot of space open to underneath routes, and (given their penchant for pinning their ears back in blitz), they're susceptible to screen plays.

Overall:
I don't love this matchup with a wounded Sam.  This is the kind of pass rush that will totally have Buechele self-sacking if they start getting some pressure on him.  A healthy Sam would be the perfect panacea for oSu's defensive scheme, but I'm not confident we can count on him.

This might end up being a very low scoring slap fight.  Which team can stop the run first?

['stache 21818]

You forgot to scout us against backup QBs.  If it's not the regular starter, we have no ability whatsoever to adjust.  Buchele would go wild on our defense if he plays.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Bevo14 8330]

1 minute ago, 'stache said:

You forgot to scout us against backup QBs.  If it's not the regular starter, we have no ability whatsoever to adjust.  Buchele would go wild on our defense if he plays.

We won't put our backup in if you don't put yours in. Deal?

[oSuJeff97 3435]

1 minute ago, Bevo14 said:

We won't put our backup in if you don't put yours in. Deal?

LOL.

Yeah having the opposing backup QBs go something like 15/25 for 375 yards and 4 TDs is kind of our thing.  Bonus points if they are a true freshman or have recently converted from a different position.  In that case you can up the expected stat line to 24/32 for 485 yards and 6 TDs.

['stache 21818]

4 minutes ago, Bevo14 said:

We won't put our backup in if you don't put yours in. Deal?

Sure.  If the o-line hasn't improved it doesn't matter who'se taking the snaps.

[oSuJeff97 3435]

12 hours ago, Tailgate said:

How are the fans in Stillwater? Slightly tempted to hop on a plane for this one...never been...but don’t want to fight anyone.

You don't have to worry about fighting anyone. Our friends tend to be overly friendly to all opposing fans.  We always have lots of opposing fans at our tailgate and always have a great time.

If you've never been, just properly set your expectations.  There's nothing great about Stillwater itself. It's a tiny little town in north/central Oklahoma.  Everything about Stillwater revolves around OSU.  So obviously don't expect Austin or even something like Lawrence.  

But the tailgating for football is a blast and since it's homecoming there will be even more people there than usual, plus the weather is supposed to be perfect.  (Sunny, high of 76)

[Katfid54 8635]

5 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

LOL.

Yeah having the opposing backup QBs go something like 15/25 for 375 yards and 4 TDs is kind of our thing.  Bonus points if they are a true freshman or have recently converted from a different position.  In that case you can up the expected stat line to 24/32 for 485 yards and 6 TDs.

Man--I sure hope that, if Texas has to play a backup this week, it's a true freshman and not Buechele.  Pokes' D-line will rip him to pieces.

[ztejas 43467]

8 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

Bonus points if they are a true freshman or have recently converted from a different position.

BY GOD THAT'S JERROD HEARD'S MUSIC

[Chili dog 1787]

1 hour ago, Skipper said:

Great.  My favorite big 12 road trip.

Did you go to the game up there in 07 when we came back from 21 down in the fourth quarter? It was something like the sixth consecutive come-from-behind win we had over them. They took it poorly. Threw trash at our team on the field. Eskimo Joe’s was not its usual welcoming environment. A middle-aged pokes fan came to our table, saw our Texas shirts, and knocked all our Joe’s cups all over the bar. Then she just ran away like an 8 year old. But I will agree it’s usually a great place. 

[Tex Pete 20397]

2 minutes ago, Chili dog said:

Did you go to the game up there in 07 when we came back from 21 down in the fourth quarter? It was something like the sixth consecutive come-from-behind win we had over them. They took it poorly. Threw trash at our team on the field. Eskimo Joe’s was not its usual welcoming environment. A middle-aged pokes fan came to our table, saw our Texas shirts, and knocked all our Joe’s cups all over the bar. Then she just ran away like an 8 year old. But I will agree it’s usually a great place. 

^

^

This man knows his Stillwater and has poked a Poke or two.

[Chili dog 1787]

3 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

^

^

This man knows his Stillwater and has poked a Poke or two.

I’m telling you, they’re usually very gracious hostesses. 

[Tex Pete 20397]

3 minutes ago, Chili dog said:

I’m telling you, they’re usually very gracious hostesses. 

Stilly! Stilly!

[BigBenBamboozle 1954]

8 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

Stilly! Stilly!

[ztejas 43467]

Stilly stilly, stilly stilly,

Have her touch your dilly dilly,

Fuck OU, and fuck atm,

An enemy of my enemy is always my friend

[Pokoloco 1281]

Us nice OSU fans will be mildly to severely annoyed with the personnel and play calling Saturday night. There may be some salty language.

['stache 21818]

Stilly! Stilly!

If you’re the asshole selling these shirts, I have some bleach you need to drink.

[Vertigo 20290]

5 minutes ago, 'stache said:

 

If you’re the asshole selling these shirts, I have some bleach you need to drink.

 

Just be aware that one of the main locations of the commercial is the pit of misery. 

 

[oSuJeff97 3435]

42 minutes ago, Chili dog said:

Did you go to the game up there in 07 when we came back from 21 down in the fourth quarter? It was something like the sixth consecutive come-from-behind win we had over them. They took it poorly. Threw trash at our team on the field. Eskimo Joe’s was not its usual welcoming environment. A middle-aged pokes fan came to our table, saw our Texas shirts, and knocked all our Joe’s cups all over the bar. Then she just ran away like an 8 year old. But I will agree it’s usually a great place. 

I mean... I can't speak what happened at Joe's, but there was certainly no widespread trash throwing at the team on the field.  The full game is on YouTube and you can watch the ending here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAdtdYXX3vU

I don't see any players or coaches reacting to anything being thrown and the announcers don't say anything.  I'm not saying that not one single person in the stadium didn't throw something on the field, but there was absolutely nothing widespread

The only time I can remember even something remotely happening like that was the Bedlam 2013 game in the west end zone.  But those fuckers deserved it because fuck OU.

 

Edited October 24, 2018 by oSuJeff97

[Chili dog 1787]

22 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

I mean... I can't speak what happened at Joe's, but there was certainly no widespread trash throwing at the team on the field.  The full game is on YouTube and you can watch the ending here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAdtdYXX3vU

I don't see any players or coaches reacting to anything being thrown and the announcers don't say anything.  I'm not saying that not one single person in the stadium didn't throw something on the field, but there was absolutely nothing widespread

The only time I can remember even something remotely happening like that was the Bedlam 2013 game in the west end zone.  But those fuckers deserved it because fuck OU.

 

I’m just telling you, I was there on about the 40 yard line, maybe 25-30 rows up, and it was more than one or two bottles of water. I’m not sure which sideline I was behind. The fieldhouse/basketball arena was to my left. The trash was thrown from the seats down to my right. It was a substantial amount and lasted a few seconds. It absolutely happened. I was not yet drunk. And Joe’s happened after the game. I had one oSu guy get mildly pissed off at me for offering to buy him a beer, in addition to the late-40’s/early 50’s lady who knocked our tower of Joe’s cups all over the second floor of the joint. 

But I do love me some Stillwater, and I’d say y’all’s behavior that year was out of character for your usually friendly fans. I’ve been multiple times and I have friends up there to this day that I met on road trips. I’d send my kid there, and I will vouch for y’all’s friendliness with the 07 trip as a significant outlier. 

[Valmy77 13239]

Some of our fans threw trash on the field during the 1995 Sugar Bowl. But I think it was at our team.

[Whatever 700]

Some of our fans threw trash on the field during the 1995 Sugar Bowl. But I think it was at our team.

I was at that game and I don't remember that. But then again, I was 13 and all I could think about was my next chance to fap.

23 years later and that's still pretty much all I think about.

[NowThis 931]

weather projected 52-75 Sunny. By kickoff should be about 60 i guess. Perfect. 

[Valmy77 13239]

I bet the players will be glad to get out of the rain for a few days.

[Chili dog 1787]

41 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

I mean... I can't speak what happened at Joe's, but there was certainly no widespread trash throwing at the team on the field.  The full game is on YouTube and you can watch the ending here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAdtdYXX3vU

I don't see any players or coaches reacting to anything being thrown and the announcers don't say anything.  I'm not saying that not one single person in the stadium didn't throw something on the field, but there was absolutely nothing widespread

The only time I can remember even something remotely happening like that was the Bedlam 2013 game in the west end zone.  But those fuckers deserved it because fuck OU.

 

But I will also concede it was not widespread throughout the stadium. It came from one area. Possibly students. 

[HRSchenker 2271]

3 hours ago, Skipper said:

Great.  My favorite big 12 road trip.

I will second this response to @Tailgate . Stillwater is also my favorite Big 12 road trip. Everyone is really friendly, OSU campus is beautiful, and the tailgates have great food. I think we're both united in our hatred for OU. I've been to every Texas/OSU game in Stillwater since 2007 and will continue this streak on Saturday (although the 07 environment was interesting because that was the 21 point comeback game).

[clownin72 197]

I've always had a good time time in Stillwater regardless of the games outcome. People are generally friendly. I'll be strolling around solo for awhile looking for some tailgates to crash

[UTEX_ME 4765]

3 hours ago, 'stache said:

We're the absolute greatest, bestest fans that ever existed in this history of ever.  Here's a recent post by a visitor.

 

 

this is why the OSU posters are the best of the other fanbases on this site. 

[UTEX_ME 4765]

59 minutes ago, Whatever said:

I was at that game and I don't remember that. But then again, I was 13 and all I could think about was my next chance to fap.

23 years later and that's still pretty much all I think about.

avatar checks out.

[UTEX_ME 4765]

1 hour ago, Valmy77 said:

I bet the players will be glad to get out of the rain for a few days.

and be able to drink water again. 

[lemonandaturd 4285]

10 minutes ago, UTEX_ME said:

and be able to drink water again. 

Stoolwater may not be much of an upgrade.  

[Al Czervik 1229]

3 minutes ago, lemonandaturd said:

Stillywater may not be much of an upgrade.  

There, that's better.

[oSuJeff97 3435]

Speaking of drinking, not sure you guys know or not but our retarded-ass booze laws finally changed on Oct. 1.  So you can now get cold high-point beer in grocery stores, liquor stores, etc., in Oklahoma. And the big macro-brews (Coors, Bud, etc.) are no longer 3.2 abv... they are 4.2 or whatever they are everywhere else.

And oh yeah - we are also selling beer in the stadium.

Edited October 24, 2018 by oSuJeff97

[Tex Pete 20397]

1 hour ago, Whatever said:

I was at that game and I don't remember that. But then again, I was 13 and all I could think about was my next chance to fap.

23 years later and that's still pretty much all I think about.

It was in one endzone, at least primarily, and just before the end of the game. Lots of cups and whiskey bottles. Seems like we wanted a roughing the passer or something called, but it wasn't.

[6th Street 6413]

Any chance Gundy makes a QB change for Sat? Supposedly the freshman qb's parents have been publicly calling for him to start 

['stache 21818]

11 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

Speaking of drinking, not sure you guys know or not but our retarded-ass booze laws finally changed on Oct. 1.  So you can now get cold high-point beer in grocery stores, liquor stores, etc., in Oklahoma. And the big macro-brews (Coors, Bud, etc.) are no longer 3.2 abv... they are 4.2 or whatever they are everywhere else.

And oh yeah - we are also selling beer in the stadium.

Yep, no more 3.2.  Everything at the gas station is the same as you get in Texas.  But if you're in Stillwater, give Iron Monk a chance.  Local craft brew and is pretty good.

[CashMcCoy 3199]

2 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Yep, no more 3.2.  Everything at the gas station is the same as you get in Texas.  But if you're in Stillwater, give Iron Monk a chance.  Local craft brew and is pretty good.

Any idea if the free lots with shuttles around the high school and downtown fill up pretty early in the day?

[oSuJeff97 3435]

6 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Any chance Gundy makes a QB change for Sat? Supposedly the freshman qb's parents have been publicly calling for him to start 

I'd put the chance at .00001%. 

And the Spencer Sanders "parents calling for him to start" was basically just his mom sending out one tweet last week saying something like "give my boy a chance."

You can see my earlier reply in this thread about it for more details, but the TL;DR version is that Gundy tends to go with the "experienced" QB over the more talented one every single time until his hand is forced by injury or just completely putrid play. 

And while Cornellius hasn't been great, he's been far from putrid.  He's just basically been really inconsistent.  For example, he put up much better numbers against Iowa State than Will Grier did, but then he was really shitty in the Kansas State game.

So basically, I would be extremely shocked if Sanders played, barring an injury to Cornelius.

 

[oSuJeff97 3435]

2 minutes ago, CashMcCoy said:

Any idea if the free lots with shuttles around the high school and downtown fill up pretty early in the day?

Doubt they fill up early in the day with the 7 p.m. kickoff.  I usually roll into town mid-morning and I know that at least the lot by the high school is generally pretty empty at that point.  

As long as you don't show up at like 5:00 I think you'll be fine.

ALSO -- if you are driving and arriving in the morning keep in mind that the Homecoming Parade will be Saturday morning in between 9-12 on Main Street.

[dcar00 14243]

this particular game seems pretty simple.  whoever runs the ball the best will win.  I hope our OL is up to the task.

['stache 21818]

29 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Any chance Gundy makes a QB change for Sat? Supposedly the freshman qb's parents have been publicly calling for him to start 

It's possible.  Jeff is somewhat right, though I'm a little less cynical.  Gundy has said several times during the bye week that there will be no personnel changes.  Gundy is very weird with the media and intentionally lies because he considers it gamesmanship.  I could actually see a chance (less than 5% but a chance) that we see Dru Brown or Spencer Sanders.  Gundy is loyal to experienced QBs but at some point he gets upset at losing and I can see this being a game he pulls the trigger. 

But I think it's more likely that we play Cornelius.  If we lose, I'd give a 33% chance we see one of those other QBs the following week against Baylor, because they can both play and preserve their redshirts (though I assume the bowl game counts so he may wait til the following week against OU.