Big 12/SEC Challenge | OU @ LSU | Game Thread
Posted on: January 30, 2016
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4:00 pm (CT) – ESPN
Not sure what to think of this one. On paper this is a game OU should probably win rather easily. But who’s to say Ben Simmons doesn’t go off in front of what is expected to be an uncustomary raucous crowd in Baton Rouge. And yet given the experience of this team, it’s hard to see them really getting rattled on the road.
Go get that win, get out healthy, and back to winning that Big 12 title.
Time to go to work.
BOOMER!
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too much Simmons in the front court where OU has less talent & depth….LSU on its home court by 8-15 pts……..
You love to stir the pot, don’t you?
That is what he is known for. He does put out some zingers.
Absolutely the funniest post of the day. I love your humor.
You are showing your true colors. And they are moron yellow.
Probably not…
Yeah, you’re right. Simmons is going to be the #1 team in the country all by himself…
Give it up man. Just give it up. You are pathetic and look stupid all day every day.
No win situation for the Sooners. They have proven they’ll show up anywhere, anytime, though. Hope to get the win and get back to the real business of the season. This is just an exhibition game anyway.
Sooners 88
LSU 83
Book it!
Not basketball but No stats for Sterling in the Senior bowl? Not a catch?
Sterling was noticed by all the scouts in practice. Won award for best practice week.
This I know.
He was in for all of 2 maybe 3 plays total. Not sure what happened.
Good afternoon fellas! Let’s whoop some kitty cat butt! Boomer!!
let’s do this biz
settle down boys
Good start for Cousins.
Home cooking refs
I like the offensive rebounds!
A little cold, but you knew LSU would come charging outta the gates. No worries so far.
Just weather the storm of adrenaline and the crowd and we’ll settle in.
exactly
Yes. This is something most top teams have to deal with when you are a great team. We’ll be fine and I can see us taking control late in the first half.
If OU settles down they should win by double digits in the end.
Sending Sooner Magic dust to the team. Comeback on the way
Thank god for the mute button
Yeah, Dickie V and Brent M. Wow! Who thought this was going to be a good idea. One I can handle, two, no way.
Musberger can’t even tell the difference between Lattin and AK… you’re old Brent, please retire
Damn, woulda rather had that 3 than the foul
that call on walker is totally ridiculous
Simmons getting the Lebron treatment
Don’t breathe too hard on Simmons guys, they’re gonna call it a foul
way too many WIDE open shots for LSU
I see it way too often.
Does lsu commit fouls or just ou?
Does OU ever press? Seems like they just allow anybody to go strong to the hoop.
I had to mute the sound. Simmons makes plays that 8 year olds make, a three foot pass to a guy at the freethrow line and get a defensive rebound and these guys gush on him like he’s done something no one else has. Wow!
This is so true! Simmons makes an inbound pass and they say “I’m telling you what he remind me so much of a young Magic Johnson with those passes.”
These foul calls are BS everything is a foul on ou
Simmons is more potential than current ability.
I didn’t think a game like this would be called so close.
So that is a jump ball, but on the other end its a foul on walker? Makes sense
gotta play better D
Can’t give them the ball! They’re not missing
they cant miss
OMG….
they’re just unconscious
Nice job Quarterman. Idiot. Celebrating so hard Woodard came down and nailed a 3.
cut it to 6 or less by half
+1
Just manage things, keep it close. They’re not this good a shooting team, eventually that will even out.
Yup. On both sides.
I like aggressive Cousins today. Playing hard on defense. Looks locked in.
seems like we can penetrate if we want.
Right now I guarantee that Vitale and Musberger are watching Simmons drink from a Gatorade bottle and saying “I’m telling you he remind me so much of Kareem when he drinks from his Gatorade bottle. He’s gonna be a star!”
Imagine that… the whistle does go both ways I guess
I am not seeing some of those fouls
How is that a foul? That exact same thing is happening on the other end
They call a touch foul, then Spangler gets hit and nothing.
BUT THATS NOT A FOUL ON SPANGLER?!
They can’t continue to shoot this well all game.
I would love to see a 10-0 Sooner run here!
What did they just chant?
what were they just chanting? it sounded a whole lot like “f*** you Buddy”
That’s what I thought
Pretty classless if you ask me
It’s lsu and sec, what do you expect.
Yes I think they were
That kind of crap will get the refs to turn on LSU….oh look, LSU offensive foul right after that little episode, hahah
We definitely need a game like this on the road before the tournament. One where we have trouble shooting the threes and still find a way to come back and find a way to win.
Buddy needs to keep getting to the rim. Get to the foul line. Easy points.
Get their shitty shooters in foul trouble, and lets see them stay with it…
Or maybe not, lol.
#4 hands down, ugliest stroke ever
PREACH
Amen, he needs some goose grease on them joints
Yeah
First time I can recall this season that we have gone to a 4 guard lineup.
Spread these big defenders out, make em move…
so what kind of ridiculous b.s. shot are they about to hit here?
You had to ask?
Jinxed us.
You had to say it
Wide open 3, smh.
I bet we would give him that shot all day.
dudes hit 4 already I think. Need to stop. lol
He’s 4-4 now, and you’re right, we are giving it to him all day
We aren’t guarding their three ball.
That guy hit a prayer.
That was one shot.
Most of the shots they are making are unguarded.
I’ve figured it out.. I hate all teams that wear orange, and all teams with the nickname tigers
Kruger is very good about making half time adjustments. We win by 5
Classless SEC fans…im shocked cotton
Probably get roasted for saying this, but LSU fans are so much louder than ours. They may be jerks, but they’re loud jerks.
I agree with you, our fans are not nearly as loud.
I think the cemetery up the road from my house is louder than our fans.. I’m a die hard sooner fan and will continue to be one until I die, but our fans just sit at sporting events like knots on logs. I was at the Ou vs. West va football game and sat in the North endzone 18 rows up and you would have never even known a game was going on. I’m standing up yelling and all the people around me are sitting down and giving occasional handclaps
This one is far from over, but if they shoot like that again in the 2nd half have to feel like OU is screwed.
They’d be doing to us what we’ve been doing to everyone else.
Love how calm and cool Kruger is. Thats why we are always so good in second half. He just doesnt get rattled.
Getting a little toasty on the desk there
The concern, obviously, is that Simmons did virtually nothing that 1st half and yet LSU is still up eight.
Granted, OU had an uncustomary cold half but still.
Biggest question in the second half imo is how the refs call it. If it’s called close, it’s harder to catch up. Pretty confident they won’t keep shooting the same percentage.
They will if we leave them open like we did.
We’ll see how well they hit them when its nut crunching time. Easy to get a big head against a #1, in the first half (on your own floor nonetheless…) If the game is tight with 10 minutes to go, I say their shots dont fall at nearly the same clip as they have, and our experience wins out…
This is true, but this is also because he has been kicking it out, and getting other guys involved, and they have been on fire. Those guys start missing those shots, which they should, or if he starts taking them on his own, there wont be enough points in the end (on their part….I hope.)
Struggling like the football team does
Did SD send you here in his place?
Did you skippy?
Poor shooting and bad defense led to this score. They need to come out with a sense of purpose and start locking down. That is probably their worst half this year, yet we are only down 8. They need to be more aggressive to the hole. Just need to be patient and cut away at the lead and try to play within themselves, that will be key in the second half.
Sooners gonna come out on a 8-0 run!
There is probably going to be a game in the tournament where they’re not hitting the threes. This is great preparation and test for them to see how they overcome this. Kruger is very good at making some adjustments.
+1
they got the right idea, just got to make the easy baskets
I hate mush mouth and vitale
Uhhhhh, what the hell is Lattin doing there?
Probably the only time I ever have the commercials louder than the game.
Spangler has to help out there. That was rediculous
Okay, OU could be in trouble now.
We force a turnover and then throw a stupid and unnecessary pass down the floor!
Yep one sloppy pass after another.
May wind up seriously eating my words above about this team not getting rattled
Idk if it’s even rattled. They just can’t put multiple possessions together.
Can’t watch this. Turnovers.
It’s this one of those games that we just can’t do anything right in?
Seems that way
No they are playing good D. They are coming out and guarding our three and we are giving them space to shoot. That’s what’s going on.
Yeah but we’re not getting any breaks either. Loose balls, etc.
We are the number 1 team. We should be playing like it.
Lots of missed opportunities
What’s the score
52-41 lsu
Thanks
Isaiah wasn’t even ready to get a rebound
Guys cant discouraged now…will lead to laziness. This far from over..
IMO, Niang is more impressive than Simmons.
easy now
Just eye test. Never seen Simmons before today.
Simmons is gonna be real good. Niang is a senior too.
Yeah, not saying he is, just so far looks more impressive from what I’ve seen.
The S-E-C chant in basketball?? Puke.
Suck Every….
buddy makes a three, monotone voice from announcers.. quartermann makes a three and they scream
See that we back off they hit a three.
OVER THE BACK
But its Simmons, so rules go out the window
Never gets called outside of a few Big 12 games.
Gonna get a headache from shaking my head so much during this game.
Spangler come on son. Block his butt out all the way to the bench. He’s got two inches on you. Can’t just stand there.
I really want us to win…but more to shut vitale and mush mouth up than just because I’m an OU fan.
Someone just get T’d up?
Which side
Spangler got tangled up with someone on the way to the bench. Looked like 21 who they’d just warned a minute or so before.
Not sure. But it looked like the ref was going to right before it went to commercial and the crowd started booing.
If so, it was probably someone in a Sooner jersey
Looked like he was about to and didn’t. Getting a little testy.
Guess not
Some positive thinking. Remember the Tennessee football game where we really sucked for 3/4 of the game, but still felt that they weren’t out of it if they just could play like themselves.
Put in Shep and Baker??
might play better D
Hilarious
Every team we play someone has a career day. Smh
you must know my theory re: this
not the shot we wanted
Cmon guys. Need this
Woodard trolling the paint. Lolz
Funny thing is at 5’10”, he’s pretty good at it.
Exactly. ha.
Simmons could stab someone and they wouldn’t blow their whistle
The Lebron effect.
The Trump effect…lol
Seriously, they have to call something when Buddy jumped into him.
Walker es no bueno today, make the layup bro, it’s a layup!
Someone must have used some defib paddles, we have a pulse people!
Lol. ITS ALIVE!
Gotta have one bench player have some good minutes. Who’s it gonna be? Looking at you Buford.
Second that
Buford breathed on Simmons so of course a foul is called
God I love Buddy
Love that set play out of the TO.
uhhhh..traveling
not a travel on Simmons??
Wow, travel
If Buddy rolled on the floor with the ball, it would’ve been a travel.
Spangler needs to hit the weights
OH MY GOD… A FOUL ON SIMMONS
What?!?! A foul on Simmons???????
WOW, they finally called one on him
Incredible
here we go w/ the refs
BS..refd
That was a foul on Simmons on Lattin with the knock out of his hands.
Nonsense. Simmons is too good to foul anyone.
A foul on Simmons? no such thing exists!
BUDDY BUCKETS
Nasty
Nice hit by Buddy!!!
Man buddy getting open and on fire.
Hield!
Im good with a 1 point win. Stall for 3 min boys!
Someone put these two out of their misery. It’s like listening to two 76 year old men.
They’re like the retarded version of the movie critics on the Muppets
Lol, that’s exactly what I picture.
Am I the only one who can’t stand Musburger?
DEFINITELY NOT
No
NO
No
No! I always used to love when he would commentate the ou texas game in Dallas. He was always Pro-Texas and didn’t event try to hide it, then we would embarrass them and he would sound so disappointed.
He’s terrible and goes into silly disjointed and rambling old stories while missing plays on the court right in front of him! And he sure isn’t an OU fan- he talks us down in every sport. He needs to retire.
LSU is really smart to have their smallest, least athletic guy guarding Buddy those last two trips.
I’m not complaining. Don’t jinx it. 🙂
another foul on Simmons? what??
Lightning does strike twice
3 times
They call that a trend
Holy hell, 2 of them now? Is the Apocalypse near?
come on Khadeem! we need these free throws
Simmons with the block AND the foul. Lol
We gonna keep going under the screen on him orrrrr?
Nice tip by Lattin
Glue guy. He’s so important to us.
Buddy is just ruthless
They chanting Buddy, Buddy??
I am. Dude is nasty
This is LSU, not KU
I know. I was shocked. I think they were.
I know at one point they were chanting “F*** you, Buddy”. I highly doubt they would cheer FOR him…or any opponent for that matter. LSU fans have zero class. I’ve witnessed it first hand.
If we leave one more person wide open I think I may throw the remote at the tv!
Hence why I moved myself from anything I’m capable of throwing… Which includes furniture.
Key rebound by Lattin.
come on guys finish this!!
55 carries the ball every other dribble. Never called
sweep the freakin leg!
Yes
Damn, ive smoked like half a pack this game.
This^
Yep, the basketball version of the Tennessee game. Gotta love the SEC
These 2 guys are embarrassing. Retire already.
Grumpy old men 3 going on right now.
somebody turn off the mike. its ridiculous
If they compare Simmons to Magic one more time I’m gonna lose it
NOT EVEN CLOSE
Lebron to Michael… Totally drives me nuts. You can’t do it. It was a completely different game at that time.
GD FREE THROWS
No kidding. Just an off game for Jordan, Jordan.
Of course…
Well crap
Take the last shot… Buddy wins this ball game and gives a big screw you to the Lsu crowd, the announcers, and Simmons
Missed fts are killing us again!!!!
Buddy with a 30 footer? Or Woodard on a drive?
WTH?
Cousins!!!! and Lattin with the Block!!!!!
Hell yeah
HECK YEAH BABY!!
Great prep for the tournament.
Get that s*** out of here!
What a win!!!
desperation heave from halfcourt
Thank god.
Yessssssssss! Screw you guys.
F’ing A!
I guess Shep and Baker did great.
Awesome win. Really glad to see Cousins come though.
Simmons goes absent in the crunch
Karma’s a b*tch tigers. F buddy? Nah, f u.
Boomer!
Who said that? Can you share linky?
LSU fans chanted it at him during the 1st half
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2612458-lsu-fans-chant-f-k-you-buddy-when-buddy-hield-goes-to-the-line
Thanks! Found it.
Like my Nana used to say “Some people are born low and choose to stay down there.”
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2612458-lsu-fans-chant-f-k-you-buddy-when-buddy-hield-goes-to-the-line?utm_campaign=tsiphone&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=twitter.com
jugular
Wow. Just wow. #1 Baby!!!!!!
nice exhibition game.
Muskie is stuttering!!
Those jowls man.
sweat on her, Buddy
Lol was thinking about that too
At least he slowed is talk down to 55 mph. You could actually distinguish every word. Gave credit to the good Lord plenty. Gotta love Buddy Love!!
Great teams find a way to win on the road.
have to give OU all the credit for coming from behind in a hostile environment and pulling victory from the jaws of defeat…….well done, Sooners !!
You know it’s a great win when SD is giving props!
I picked LSU on its home court….OU proved me wrong……
Not everyone comes back to own it. Good on you……..
you picked them by 15
Stop picking against the Sooners. You been doing for years now. Be a Sooner, man.
He just doesn’t get it. And he’s no fan of OU.
People prove him wrong here constantly. Likely happens other places too.
Cue misogynistic reply in 3,2,1…
Key word here for you to remember. WRONG!!!
Great game! Heil is so clutch and Cousins was a cold blooded assassin today!
As much as I can’t stand the peanut gallery calling the game, they always get us during a close game.
Wanna make ridiculous comparisons? Buddy is better than Curry was in college.
We beat Curry in the tourney.
Great play to use Buddy as a decoy.
A great win and a Boom in football. Great day to be a Sooner.
Wooooooooooooo!
That is all.
Still think a complete lack of bench production is going to bite us in the a$$ during tournament play. That’s a long way to go for a team really not more than 5-6 guys deep.
More like a loss of starters play for much of the game don’t you think?
Everyone gets cold at some point. Just think though, through a long 64 team tournament we will have to have some decent bench production and we just aren’t getting it. Our starting 5 will be worn out by the time we exit.
I’m so tired after that game.
This team is so exciting.
Man, what a freaking game.
Back to work. You got a denzel to show =)
No rest for the weary.
he’s in the house now
You da man JE.
No doubt, wow!
X1000
Buddy getting lots of love online right now!
If anyone wants to get a good laugh, switch to ESPN 2 and see Baylor day-glow uniforms.
Looks like highlighters for real.
Exactly
The Fightin’ Sharpies? The Day-Glo Bears? The Highlightin’ Inks?
That is so that they can’t get lost, EVER.
Just think if the football wore those ugly things.
Great comeback. Strong outside from Buddy and at times good mid range game from Cousins. Around the rim…terrible. Need much better interior play to make a deep run.
Spangler looked a lot better fighting for boards than he has been. But overall, yes, our rebounding is just not what it needs to be. Lattin needs to step it up, and on the offensive boards we need to quit assuming every shot’s going in!
Buddy won the Wooden today. ESPin has been pitching Simmons, but Buddy won it today where it counts: on the court, in front of a national audience. Wonder what ESPin will say now that the “best player” in MBB got his butt handed to him.
Did you see the halftime show of UK vs. KU? Showed highlights of the game first, then talked about how Simmons is going to be the greatest in NBA.
Yeah, I saw that. Pissed me off. If it weren’t for all the football games they televise, I would never watch ESPin again. It’s okay though. They got Henry his Heisman, but Buddy outshined the “best” on national TV. No changing that.
Yeah, I dislike ESPN. Unfortunately if you’re a sports fan, they are a necessary evil.
This was the first time for me to see Simmons play. Though he is good, I really wasn’t impressed. At least in this game he didn’t live up to the hype.
What I’ve seen in stories about him is how he will be used differently than he is now and how he will be better in the NBA than college. I’m sorry, but if he isn’t excelling in the college game I don’t expect him to excel in the NBA.
It’s like ESPN is trying to campaign for him to get drafted by the NBA.
If you saw the video recap of the game on Sportscenter, it opens with highlighting Simmons performance then mentioning Buddy. Nothing was said about how poorly he played in the 2nd half. Clearly ESPin is pimping Simmons for POY even though Buddy blew him up on national TV. Just like they did for Fournette for the Heisman at the beginning of last season, then Henry even though McCafferty was the best in CFB. Pet peeve with me.
https://twitter.com/SoonerSportsTV/status/693594923317141504
Disgusting the chants from lsu..while Buddy was on the line..if that pos coach had any guts he would have called time out and said something to those dirt bag red necks
Pure garbage. Actually chanting f*** you Buddy in unison just another example of why we despise those scumbags. The best remedy is beating them.
Another reason I have no desire to be part of that dirtbag conference. No class.
https://twitter.com/buddyhield/status/693599362060947457
Good golly miss molly – busy day. I JUST now finished the DVR of what you guys saw earlier – WOW. Love these Sooner BBlers!
Not that I’m one to beat my chest over conference pride, but it was nice seeing the Little 12 go 7-3 against the SEC in hoops.
https://twitter.com/CP3/status/693585141042577408
Yep…for the OTHER guys 🙂
Just read espn’s coverage of the series, and they downplayed the Big 12’s dominance of the sec yesterday to a staggering degree. Guess it doesn’t matter the sport.
Wow carbon copy of the Tennessee ? game
Man with every game Buddy is making himself some money, and in the process destroying my dream of being the starting 2 guard for the Thunder. Could you imagine Buddy with the open shits that Robison gets? Sam Presti work your magic trade with MN: Ibaka and Robison and our first pick for Geng and their 1st round pick.