Ep. 441 - Does OU’s Season Hinge on What Happens vs. Texas?

Ep. 441 - Does OU’s Season Hinge on What Happens vs. Texas?

Oklahoma needs a win to change the direction of its season. Lee and Grant break down whether the Sooners have a realistic path to upsetting No. 1 Texas.

The guys also react to Brent Venables’ strong comments about the instability and development problems inside the offensive line room. Has the time finally come for a change with Bill Bedenbaugh?

Then it’s a full OU-Texas preview: the latest SEC injury report, Arch Manning and the Texas offense, Oklahoma’s only realistic upset formula, whether Texas is truly as vulnerable as its raw offensive numbers suggest, and score predictions. The show closes with a look around college football and the weekly picks against the spread.

Chapters/Timecodes

00:00 — Opening Take: Is Texas the most beatable No. 1 team in years?
02:40 — OU-Texas week: the greatest atmosphere in college football
04:09 — Lee and Grant’s favorite Red River memories
05:43 — Could 2009 provide the blueprint for this year?
07:48 — OU-Texas history and why this rivalry is so unpredictable
10:49 — Why Texas usually brings its best against Oklahoma
14:13 — The one thing Texas hasn’t done poorly in this rivalry
16:38 — Brent Venables’ comments on the offensive line
18:54 — Was Venables calling out Bill Bedenbaugh?
27:17 — OU’s last elite high-school-developed offensive lineman
31:15 — Comparing OU’s offensive line development to Texas
33:03 — Oklahoma’s recent O-line recruiting misses
36:34 — Is this the beginning of the end for Bedenbaugh at OU?
38:18 — Final thoughts on the offensive line
40:15 — OU-Texas preview begins
40:52 — SEC injury report: who’s out for Oklahoma?
50:13 — The upset formula: shorten the game and protect the football
52:49 — If Mateer avoids turnovers, can OU win?
53:43 — Can Venables finally get the better of Sark?
1:04:40 — OU’s defense vs. Texas’ offense
1:06:15 — What Oklahoma needs from both sides of the ball
1:08:24 — Could this game change the rest of OU’s season?
1:13:39 — Score predictions: can Oklahoma keep it close?
1:16:07 — Who has more pressure: Oklahoma or Texas?
1:17:37 — Final OU-Texas picks
1:18:45 — Around college football
1:22:22 — Iowa-Washington and other national games
1:29:47 — Texas A&M at Missouri
1:32:14 — Indiana at Nebraska
1:35:00 — UCLA at Oregon
1:37:00 — USC at Penn State
1:38:19 — Georgia at Alabama

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