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A Few Questions About The Sooners With CC Machine

Jayhawk fans,

 

As part of the cross-blogging effort that will be going on this week between Crimson and Cream Machine and Rock Chalk Talk we decided to create FanPosts on each other’s sites to answer any questions about the two teams and Saturday’s game in Norman.

 

If you are looking for information about the Sooners just put up a question on this FanPost and I’ll check in a couple of times each day and drop some answers. Looking forward to chatting with you!  

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I'm always wondering about our program's perception

around the league.

Do Oklahoma fans respect us a little more now, or are they in the majority that still think we are a fluke?

Are Sooner fans at all worried about the Mangino factor? He being a former coach and all under Stoops.

by I need more Esteban on Oct 14, 2008 1:27 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Mangino Brings Interest

It should go without saying that OU fans have kept an eye on Kansas football since Mark Mangino landed in Lawrence in 2002. Mangino was one of the most respected coaches on the Oklahoma staff and the majority of Sooners fans have enjoyed his success. He typically receives an ovation upon his return to Norman and because of the affection for him OU fans also cheer on the Jayhawks in football.

In short there wasn’t a lot of respect or interest for Kansas football before the Mangino era but there is a ton of it now.

by ccmachine on Oct 14, 2008 2:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I would add I have always had a great deal of respect for the OU fan base...

both football and basketball but let me ask a followup question….

If KU were able to pull the upset would that respectful attitude toward Mangino change?

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 14, 2008 2:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

No, I don't believe so

Sooner fans respect Mangino because he is a great football coach. A win in Norman on Saturday would only validate that.

by ccmachine on Oct 14, 2008 4:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

How big of an impact...

will the injury to Linebacker Ryan Reynolds have on the OU defense? Where are they vulnerable? How can Kansas take advantage?

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 14, 2008 1:46 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Huge!

On the drive where Reynolds went down Texas attacked the middle on eight of the next eleven plays. The result was an 89 yard touchdown drive. With Reynolds in the game the Sooner defense gave up 198 yards and 13 points. With Reynolds gone the defense allowed 288 yards and 24 points.

Exactly how much the injury hurts the Sooners depends on who replaces him. Brandon Crow proved Saturday that he isn’t ready for that role, yet. If I’m Kansas I’m attacking the middle!

by ccmachine on Oct 14, 2008 4:17 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

that's unfortunate to hear...

while we did seem to establish a running game last week I’m not sure I’m sold yet that we can consistently attack the middle…I guess what I’m saying is I’m just not sure we can effectively exploit OU’s new found problem.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 14, 2008 4:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Best Players??

Who should we look out for on DL, LB, DB

and also minus Sam Bradford who is your biggest threat offensively

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 14, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

I'll take this one

Gerald McCoy and DeMarcus Granger in the middle of the D-Line are two of the best DT’s in the nation and will certainly be in the backfield disrupting the Reesing and the run attack.

With Reynolds out, Travis Lewis will be moved to MLB and Austin Box will be inserted into the lineup. Also, with Reynolds out, Lewis is our best LB. The guy just flies all over the field, as evident by 19 tackles last week against Texas.

In the secondary, Brian Jackson has played a lot better than I thought he would, but the guy back there is, in my opinion, Lendy Holmes. He has been a stabilizing factor back there with the two new corners that we broke in.

On offense, the biggest threat not named Bradford…. I am tempted to say Manny Johnson with his 7 TD’s in the past 3 games and 17.3 yards per catch, of course there is Juaquin Iglesias who has 5 scores of his own and 15 yards per catch, then again Ryan Broyles has the ability to take it to the house just about every time he touches the ball, or you could go with Jermaine Gresham who at 6’6" 260, shouldn’t be able to run that fast. You really have to pick your poison with OU, if you want to take out the deep routes along the sidelines, Broyles and Gresham will torch you up the middle and vice versa. So I will cop out and say that it is all 4 of those skill players.

Crimson & Cream Machine

Boomer Sooner!

Come check out FanIQ for your one stop spot for all sports

by Jubanator14 on Oct 14, 2008 8:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

FWIW

Your “Crimson and Cream Machine” hyperlink is broken, btw.

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 14, 2008 8:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I've tried to fix it.

but it keeps coming up the same.

by ccmachine on Oct 14, 2008 8:38 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I think my favorite part of your response is when...

you refer to Todd Reesing as “The Reesing” =D

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 14, 2008 8:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Haha

To be honest, I was going to just put the rushing attack but changed it to add Reesing but forgot to take out the the.

Crimson & Cream Machine

Boomer Sooner!

Come check out FanIQ for your one stop spot for all sports

by Jubanator14 on Oct 14, 2008 9:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

that's ok if...

Kansas pulls the upset I will forever refer to him as “The Reesing” thanks to you

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 14, 2008 9:23 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Pro Prospects

Not sure if you follow the pros, but in your opinion, is Sam Bradford a future starting NFL quarterback?

Out of all of your starters on both sides of the ball, who do you think will have the best pro career? How many current starters do you think will get drafted, roughly?

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 14, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Pro Prospects

Bradford is the tallest quarterback to ever start at Oklahoma. He has the size and arm strength to play in the pros as well as the accuracy. Of all of Oklahoma’s starters here are the names that I am confident will be called in the NFL draft.

O.L.
Phil Loadholt
Duke Robinson

QB
Sam Bradford

WR
errr… can’t say anyone with confidence at this point.

TE
Jermaine Gresham

DL
Gerald McCoy

LB
Travis Lewis

DB
Brian Jackson

There will most likely be others but if I had to bet money right now that is who I would bet on.

by ccmachine on Oct 14, 2008 8:44 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Are Stoops/the Program

and fans worried about OU’s lack of a running game as far as the entire season goes?

I see that it hasn’t really affected them too much in scoring, but like KU fans, I would figure that it makes people worried that they aren’t a complete team, thoughts?

by I need more Esteban on Oct 16, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Well

Even though we didn’t crack over 50 in two of the last three games, we still are averaging 157 yards per game on the ground. The 3.7 yards per carry are more alarming to me than anything. DeMarco Murray doesn’t seem to have the same pop he had before he broke his knee cap. I am not sure if it is health or he just isn’t 100% confident in it yet but that is probably the biggest concern with the rush attack.

Also those rushing numbers are a tad misleading considering that in College sacks count on your rushing total instead of counting on your passing numbers but I digress. Bradford has been sacked 6 times.

Boomer Sooner!

Come check out FanIQ for your one stop spot for all sports

by Jubanator14 on Oct 16, 2008 5:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Bowl Game Problems

I know Sooner fans like to say, “oh, we only focus on the Big 12,” but the struggles in recent bowl games have to bother you, don’t they? Why is everyone willing to just ignore the fact that the team seems to lose its focus or get out-schemed in the layoff between the regular season and the bowl game?

Do you truly believe that the team just doesn’t care as much about bowl results as regular season ones, or is this more of a situation in which opposing coaching staffs are making better adjustments and plans than the Sooners during that layoff?

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 17, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

It's Neither

Oklahoma was without six starters in last year’s Fiesta Bowl and the suffered the results of it. West Virginia was just better than the team Oklahoma put on the field. The same was true for the LSU and USC games. Not that OU was banged up for those but Oklahoma was just out played by better teams.

The only loss that I would count as falling into your description would be the Boise State game. OU just totally over looked them and thought they would win because they were better on paper.

by ccmachine on Oct 17, 2008 6:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs


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