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A hypothetical: Do we beat OU if we had looked solid on offense the first game and beaten Western like 34-9?

Posted on September 14, 2026 at 01:55:53 PM by yarn

I’m not sure running the variety of things we tried against Western would’ve set us up for any success against OU. The simplification and focus of the offense on Saturday because of the Western game allowed for us to avoid the back-breaking interceptions that would’ve lost the game.

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A hypothetical: Do we beat OU if we had looked solid on offense the first game and beaten Western like 34-9? - By yarn September 14, 2026 at 01:55:53 PM
- interesting question. if we had beaten WMU by 25 points wouldn't we be a much better and more confident team? this OU win was an extremely impressive gut check but we put ourselves in a tough position * - By Nikos September 14, 2026 at 01:58:12 PM
  - We definitely would’ve been more confident… but would we have run Bryce as much? Our traditional ground game didn’t do much against OU’s aggression. And Bryce sitting in the pocket against Venables doesn’t seem like a recipe for success. I loved getting him on the roll more… - By yarn September 14, 2026 at 02:02:56 PM
- Why do ppl assume picks? Bryce is not particularly pick prone. He only had 9 last year all season* - By Rich September 14, 2026 at 01:58:09 PM
  - 2.7% INT rate is not great. it's the same as gunslinger Mateer * - By Nikos September 14, 2026 at 02:00:55 PM
    - Arch was 2.23% last year. Better but not perfect. They didn't tell him to stop passing. He has 2 picks this year (3.125%). You can't coach afraid IMO* - By Rich September 14, 2026 at 02:03:28 PM
    - also Bryce has a LOT of near-picks I think. fortunate most of the defenders can't catch* - By 6p September 14, 2026 at 02:02:19 PM
      - No other QBs play against those same defenders?** - By xcheck September 14, 2026 at 02:04:01 PM

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