Ep. 443 - Did Beating Texas Save OU’s Season? + Kentucky Preview

Ep. 443 - Did Beating Texas Save OU’s Season? + Kentucky Preview

Did OU’s emotional 27-24 win over Texas change the direction of the Sooners’ season? Lee and Grant run through several reasons for optimism, followed by realistic reasons why it’s fair to be skeptical.

What expectations should we have for OU over the final seven games?

Then it’s a full Oklahoma-Kentucky preview. The guys break down the latest injury report, Will Stein’s Kentucky offense, Kenny Minchey, Kentucky’s offensive line, OU’s matchup advantages on defense and whether Ben Arbuckle can finally get more out of Oklahoma’s offense against one of the weaker defenses the Sooners have faced. The show closes with score predictions and the weekly college football picks against the spread.

Chapters/Timecodes

00:00 — Opening Take: Did beating Texas save Oklahoma’s season?
07:15 — Did beating Texas prove OU can beat anybody?
11:11 — Did OU finally find something in the run game?
11:28 — Mateer: OU is 5-1 when he doesn’t turn it over
13:13 — The biggest reason for optimism: the remaining schedule
17:04 — Why an unranked OU is favored over No. 15 Kentucky
18:12 — Peyton Bowen’s leadership: meaningful or overrated?
20:06 — Oklahoma’s defense remains the biggest reason for hope
24:18 — Can OU repeat last year’s backs-against-the-wall run?
30:05 — Oklahoma has the worst offense in the Power Four
33:20 — One Mateer turnover changes everything
34:22 — The difficult offenses still ahead on OU’s schedule
36:00 — What should Oklahoma’s expectations be now?
41:05 — Oklahoma-Kentucky preview begins
42:18 — Latest OU injury report
43:14 — Eli Bowen, Michael Fasusi and offensive-line concerns
45:36 — How injuries could reshape Oklahoma’s lineup
49:00 — Breaking down Kentucky’s offense
54:19 — Why Kentucky’s offense knows exactly what it wants to be
55:25 — Is Kentucky’s offensive line really the best OU has faced?
59:58 — Kentucky’s creative use of tight ends
1:04:00 — How Will Stein schemes easy throws
1:08:10 — Kenny Minchey’s strengths and limitations
1:09:43 — Can OU’s offense take advantage of Kentucky’s defense?
1:13:54 — What OU’s defense must do against Kentucky
1:15:16 — Third downs and Oklahoma’s pass defense
1:16:49 — What OU’s offense needs to show
1:18:59 — Oklahoma-Kentucky score predictions
1:22:57 — Around college football
1:27:59 — Ohio State at Indiana
1:29:26 — Alabama at Tennessee
1:30:58 — Missouri at Ole Miss
1:34:00 — Wisconsin at UCLA
1:35:49 — Nebraska at Oregon

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