Bedlam 2015 | College GameDay | Open Thread
Posted on: November 28, 2015
Bedlam 2015 | College GameDay | Open Thread
Posted on: November 28, 2015
Bedlam 2015 | College GameDay | Open Thread
Posted on: November 28, 2015
The Football Brainiacs
University of Oklahoma Edition
Bedlam 2015 | College GameDay | Open Thread
Posted on: November 28, 2015
OU 2024 Schedule
- Aug 31st vs Temple
- Sep 7th vs Houston
- Sep 14th vs Tulane
- Sep 21st vs Tennessee
- Sep 28th @ Auburn
- Oct 12th vs Texas
- Oct 19th vs South Carolina
- Oct 26th @ Ole Miss
- Nov 2nd vs Maine
- Nov 9th @ Missouri
- Nov 23rd vs Alabama
- Nov 30th @ LSU
194 Comments
BOOMER!!!!
SOONER!!!
SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saw some pretty tacky signs last night on Twitter about Mixon that are expected to be taken to GameDay. Not surprised. Maybe Joe will see some of them and use it as further motivation.
*Cough* Tyreek Hill *Cough* *Cough*
I like Samantha Ponder
Coach Art’s big, fat tight end just wasn’t fat enough. Again.
There is a Reckoning tonight, and all of CFB will be made right again. Boomah!
I reckon the Okie-Dokie Stomp is coming.
https://youtu.be/v2Xrxqt3ovE
Great guitar tone.
Yes!
Scene setter:
http://www.soonersports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=4752299
Thanks, it was on my search list. Now it isn’t. 🙂
I’ve got a major problem, fellas. My satellite dish for directv either is iced over, or got messed up by all the falling branches last night, and isn’t working!!!!!
Get busy, then. You have about ten hours to get it fixed.
It’s on ABC, some rabbit ears will do in a pinch.
Dang, dude. That sucks.
Who’s your cable provider? I’ll bet you can get cable installed today.
Is your internet working? If your internet is working, you can probably watch in on your computer, iPad. If you can get the game on your iPad or computer, Apple TV will let you mirror it on your TV.
That’s nothing, the courier that delivers my caviar had a fender bender and is late. The latch on the wine cellar door is jammed, and my wife sent ALL my ascots to the dry cleaner at the same time. I’m watching game day getting updates from my butler. WHAT a distraction!!
Watch ESPN app on your phone, iPad, tablet, Ect. If u have one of course. You have to log on with username and password from your satellite provider.
Use a bottle of 70% isopropyl alcohol (50% works, too, but not as well) with a few drops of dish soap. Apply liberally to the dish.
I’ve had to re-position an iced-over satellite dish out in the cold standing on a very wet and slipper ladder. Hard to get the wrench to turn properly with frozen fingers. Best of luck to you.
Never been a big fan of Lester, but I have to give him credit for the way he’s handled the last week. Very impressive bit of class.
Seems like the whole Game Day show has been the Lester Show so far. Ugh. Enough already. $EC $EC
OU baby…This is it. Step 1.
BOOMER SOONER! Take no prisoners!!! Leave NO doubt!!! OU RULES the Big 12!
Let it be said……………Let it be done!
Won’t be able to watch any tv until early afternoon, so if anyone has time and ability to throw up any good game day tid bits…TIA.
One puke sign the broadcasters focused on read, Punt it Again, Bob 38-35.
Ha, I would expect that.
Oh, and on that same token, “you can’t spell Stoops, without the OOPS.”
Damnit, that was an oops. NOT THIS YEAR AGGIES!!!!!!
Hey Les, “Let er’ Rip.”
So, no rain? Looks icy. Updated forecast 28 and 50% of rain?
Happy Gameday! I’m thankful for TFB, Sooner Nation and lots of Turkey!
According to OSU players, les miles told them that he wasn’t going anywhere and to ignore the rumors about him leaving. Come to find out he had already accepted his new coaching job. He flat out lied to his players.
If he did that then (and I believe that he did), I wouldn’t trust him today on TV saying he didn’t say that today was his last home game.
This is all they have going for them I guess.
https://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay/status/670621355167997952
I have no idea who that is.
PGA Tour player and OSU golfer.
I heard a large amount of sarcasm by E-Tex
I thought so at first but he didn’t include the prerequisite sarcasm tag. /s Anyhoo, I thought the tweet was first funny, and secondly, telling of lack of football talent.
Excellent observation. Not even an obligatory “Ogbah” for Heisman.
No sir, didn’t have a clue. Never played an inning of golf in my life.
Thanks.
Folks, Stoops as been able to get his team to perform at a high level when it means more than just another win. Tonight is not about another win. It’s about a championship, a Big XII Championship.
It’s also about a playoff birth. Big Game Bob.
I think another good thing OU has going for it is the way last year’s game went. BS is a big-time competitor. I think he’s worked hard for this game. I just hope the weather doesn’t hurt us.
Weather could be more of a detriment to Okie State who doesn’t have much of a run game, where OU runs quite well. We’ll see.
See I don’t see it that way. I worry that if it’s like the TCU/BU game, neither team can throw, but neither team can run either: 1. the weather; 2. the other team makes even more of a concerted effort to load up against the run. So, no OSU can’t run, but neither can OU in similar conditions to last night. I think it just lowers OU to OSU’s level in the run game. OU could not run any better than TCU/BU ran last night in those same conditions. Then the game is a toss-up, and I don’t like this game to be decided on successful punts and fielding punts when we have the better team.
I worry that slippery conditions just lowers OU’s run potential to OSU’s and makes the game a toss-up. I want a dry, non-slippery field when we have (I think) the superior team.
IMO the game is like this on a good day:
OU O pass game vs OSU pass D = OU advantage
OU O run game vs OSU run D = OU advantage
OSU O pass game vs OU pass D = equal
OSU O run game vs OU run D = OU advantage
IMO on a slippery field:
OU O pass game vs OSU pass D = OSU advantage
OU O run game vs OSU run D = OSU
OSU O pass game vs OU pass D = OU
OSU O run game vs OU run D = OU
The game becomes a toss-up to me on a slippery field like we saw last night. I don’t see OU being any more successful running than either TCU or BU was last night on a slippery field.
OU pass game vs osu pass rush…ogbah is the single best defensive player we have faced this year. He helps the pass coverage. Need to contain him. Chip him, cut em, and bury him.
Orlando Brown needs to go Midevil on him.
Without penalties!
This.
GO SOONERS!
/and Mavs
http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/2015/nov/28/mavs-thankful-to-be-playing-at-thanksgiving/
Go Sooners!!
Go Mavs!! You know I’ll be rooting for them.
I will give it another shot today, to listen to the game.
Sometimes you just have to stay with it before it comes on. It did last week, didn’t come on until late in the 1st qtr. The radio feed to teamline is the problem
Okay. I’ll give it a try.
Don’t bother, Mavs trail 28-7 at the half with only one 1st down.
Arrrgh!
Anyone think Billings and Coleman will go pro this year?
Hey Hunter–if Coleman goes nfl, BU loses 2 out of 3 of their top WRs, 4 out of 5 OL, and top 2 TEs. If Billings goes, BU loses all 4 starting DL.
OU is going to lose 2 of our starting WR’s, 4 of our top 7 OL, Tapper, Striker, and Bond. Really not all that different. OU will be good next year. And Baylor will be good next year.
I see a lot of difference.
I think 2 starting OU OL can be replaced pretty easily, and as for the other 2 (Farniok/StJohn), definitely will be better there. I think OU looks to be better on the OL and at the backup positions. I don’t think anyone would say BU will be better next year on the OL. OU=upward trend here; BU=downward trend next year.
We return something like 15 out 16 DL (may be exaggerating), losing only Tapper. BU losing all 4 starting DL, and two of them being Billings and Oakman = downward trend. OU = upward easily. Even Tapper might can be replaced.
At WR I see Coleman = Shep, so that’s a wash.
I think BU will be good, like you said, but I don’t see them being as good as they were this year, not with their OL/DL. Could be wrong, but that’s what it looks like to me.
OU should be favored in the Big 12. Boykin gone as well.
I think it’ll be 1. OU, 2. OSU, 3. BU, 4. TCU in preseason predictions
4 of 7 top OL, um no.
Darlington will be a lose along with his leadership. However, losing Nila, Farniok, & St John will not slow us down. Tap is only DL guy so we will be in great shape.
I would think so. I would if I were either one of them.
A wolf to destroy the sheep lovers!
This was Baylor’s year. All the pieces were in place for the run. Then injuries and the rest is history. They will have a new OL & DL next year and lose way to many WRs. They will always have WRs but the defense will be weak.
Just wanted to remind you what osu’s O will be looking at all night long:
Looks like the rain will stop right at game time!
Herbie had a great comment on Lester’s problems and so did Corso. Herbie said that Lester needs to find an O-Coordinator like Lincoln Riley and get an offensive identity. Corso followed it up and said Lester should talk to one Bob Stoops to figure out how to turn it around. Very nice compliments I thought.
Almost time for Sooner Game Day.
Garth Brooks>Toby Keith ????? Wow! Some inbred cowchoker actually stayed up all night crafting this masterpiece!!
2 words…BOB POOPS.
probably true.
Its actually kind of funny. I’m not big on Country, and of course Garth was “the man” once upon a time, BUT, listening to Toby’s music makes me happier. Garth is depressing. Here, have a listen, you’ll be happy!
https://youtu.be/BKZqGJONH68
A lot of the lower ranked teams seem to be losing this weekend. I wish Tenn and WV would inch back into the top 25. I think we’re in anyway if we win, but it would help our resume even more, beating 5 of the current top 25 teams.
Need to beat okie st. That will be enough.
Got to think this young man is pumped.
We will need every bit of that strength, drive, and determination.
Yeah…his arms are almost as big as mine! I mean, my legs.
Does anyone know why there is always a Washington State flag flying on ESPN Gameday?
Tradition!
There’s always a Washington State flag at College Gameday. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/09/washington-state-flags-are-an-espn-college-gameday-tradition
Thank you
Why does Desmond always picks against OU?
Him and Joey Galloway pillow talk about their hate for ou
They must have wanted to play at OU.
I think one member of the cast has to go with underdog no matter what. He’s expendable.
Not sure but I was wondering the same.
He loves to be wrong
why? B/c he’s wants OU to lose. Very biased.
Did you hear his reasons for OSU winning? “OSU has had a rough time stopping the run and OU runs very well, but I think OSU has learned from the BU on what they did wrong in defending against the run, and I think OSU will win the special teams (he didn’t give a reason) and keep the field short for OSU, therefore, I think OSU wins.”
Maybe he slipped and fell on the ice and bumped his head.
He has been picking ND for the playoff for weeks. He needs OU out of the way to say “I told you so” for ND in the playoff.
Probably one of the most interesting articles I’ve read in some time. ESPN has outlays of $6B per year for sporting events rights, but their cable subscription fees are falling fast due to cable cord cutters. ESPN could be broke in a few short years. What will happen?
http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/outkick-the-coverage/espn-has-lost-7-million-subscribers-the-past-two-years-112515
I don’t think ESPN will go broke any time soon.
Did you read the article and look at the numbers?
Disney owns ESPN so if they need capital I’m sure they will keep them afloat. However, I found it interesting that the ACC commish was pissed at ESPN for delaying their network.
Businesses don’t operate out of the kindness of their hearts. If they are losing billions that won’t last for long.
Since they are already jettisoning high dollar employees and laying off other works I would say you are right. ESPN seems to be following the path of a lot of fast growing companies. They think it will go on for ever and keep spending like they will have more next year that this year. When they hit a peak they can crash pretty hard because they never really learned how to manage their money along the way.
I get it but I’m curious what they have planned.
Me too, and that was really my main point of original post. Cha, cha, cha, changes. I’ll just be thankful for lessened influence on CFB landscape.
I read that but it is written by a fox writer so I don’t know how accurate all his information is. And he reported the numbers prior to college and NFL football seasons. I bet they have about 3 million more subscribers. But also they’re probably talking about the current rate at which ESPN makes per cable subscriber without mentioning what that rate was 2 years ago. Say it was $1.00 less.
One thing that is interesting is you will probably see less and less of their own commercials and therefore make more money on advertising.
It takes a long time for the revenue tail of a subscription business to end. Dropping revenue doesn’t equal going out of business. Even losing money doesn’t equal going out of business until it reaches a point where the other company business can’t compensate for the loss.
ESPN’s business demographics may be changing, but they are not going belly-up anytime soon.
Plus any new contracts they have may be making more income than they were receiving previously. I’m sure they are on harder times but I don’t think it has anything to do with losing interest just people trying to pick and choose their desired programming
Cable subscriptions are dropping like a rock and continue to do so irrespective of ESPN contracts. ESPN revenues will fall with those loss of subscribers. Changes will happen, but what exactly they are nobody knows.
Look for the prices to drop once the cable companies renegotiate their contracts with ESPiN.
Its the American way for a lot of American business. Spend until you’re broke, borrow until you’re flush again. Spend until you’re broke again, bankruptcy, reorganize. New name, improved, spend until you’re broke again.
I suppose the obvious thing that will happen is that they will sell some rights or not renew contracts. This will lessen their powerful influence that they exploit now. Things will change soon enough.
Who knows, could be a spinoff of the ABC affiliate, Fox may pick up a market share. An entirely new network could spin to pick up the market. FS1 could be the new ESPN2
On a personal note – the only thing that has kept me from cutting the cable cord has been live sporting events on ESPN networks. That could soon change.
Check out Sling TV. Has worked great for me, especially if you only use cable for espn. $20 a month, no contracts, and I get espn, espn2, amc, tnt, tbs, History, H2, and several others… So much better than any cable deal I ever had. It’s internet tv, so you have to stream it to your tv through a roku, or amazon fire stick… Not sure if appletv has an app for it.
its sling.com I believe..
I’ll stick with Time-Warner.
I get broadband, HD tv with several hundred channels plus the sports package for about $61 a month. I don’t do movies unless they are free, so the netflix thing means nothing.
Thats why my post was in reply to SoonerOracle! lol I know you like your style 😉
I’ll check into it DaddyR. Thanks.
Let’s hope so.
The only thing that will save cable is debundling. Way too many crap channels taking a bite of the pie. We watch about 6 total channels out of 250.
There are a bunch of channels that will necessarily need to go away.
Thats why I use SlingTV! I get espn, espn 2, several other sports channels, and like 20 others like AMC, TNT, TBS, etc… Only $25 dollars a month (its $20, but I have the extra sports package for 5 bucks more…) And no contracts. I can cancel anytime. It really has been the perfect compliment for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc. I havent used cable tv in well over 5 years…
Cord cutting has been great on my end!
It has nothing to do with the “crap channels.” It has everything to do with what ESPiN is asking, per subscriber. The people who are cutting the “cable cord” are probably the one’s who don’t like sports, have no need for sports. In short, ESPiN is not getting the revenue it was once getting.
It is unreal what they charge per subscriiber.
I respectfully disagree. Crap channels drive the base price up for the most popular packages. The people cutting the cord are EVERYONE. I love sports and I am looking for alternatives because the cost to value is getting ridiculous.
I see your point. Maybe I was too absolute in my comment. Thanks for calling me on that. The point I was trying to make is that ESPiN has more to do with the high cost of cable than most of the other channels combined.
Oh I totally agree they are the majority of the base cost but they also spend way more than the others. Then you have the next 58 channels combined that don’t get the same number of eyes as 1 primetime sporting event. The cost of the rest of them as a group doubles the package cost. If I could just pay for the channels I watch, they would get the same or more than they do currently. I don’t want to pay for MSNBC or LMN or any of the other 9000 channels of crap.
There is this IP technology that’s out there.
Seriously considering, if I can get my HD.
…
https://twitter.com/cliffchattman/status/670640325774340096
Lsu is like a house of cards right now.
Anti boom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAVdqc_WPHI
…
http://climate.nasa.gov/images/drip_tap.jpg
Wow. Chips are starting to fall.
Ive giving? Come on, man!
You will always have a job…..kids, smh.
C’mon to Norman.
was OU recruiting him?
With Lester’s departure seemingly eminent, look for recruits to start bailing left and right. Ship’s on fire kids – better jump before it sinks. Oh and by the way, there’s a fantastic team in Norman that just might have some spots still open.
I want Edwin Alexander if he decommits
Thats a good start…..Corso picked the pokes…..LETS GO!
We MUST win this game. Neal/Westbrook and the OL need to play their best game. OSU might double Shep.
One more…
Yep…..Corso picked the pukes. If history is any guide that all but guarantees a victory for the good guys! 🙂
Deep down I think he knows this, and didn’t want to stifle OU on his end. LOL.
Whew! Thank Goodness Corso picked the Pokes.. Let’s go boys!! BOOOOOMER!!
I have to say though I was rather flabbergasted that David Pollack actually picked the Sooners. Started to think I had just entered an alternate reality.
Michigan or ?
I have been picking Michigan to win this one for a while now, but I have to wonder if maybe Herbie has a point. After the humiliation tOSU just endured a week ago, you have to wonder if we just might see a different team with a different attitude today. If anyone in CFB has something to prove this week it’s them.
True. We play OhioSU the next two-years.
I’m still in awe looking at our schedule next year. If that doesn’t get ranked #1 most difficult schedule in CFB next year somebody’s smoking crack.
Most of the stuff I have been reading is saying OUr schedule is about the strongest next season of any team.
Yeah but a lot of them said they were leaving and not coming back after the MSU loss. Some of them even called out their coach publicly. They could easily come out mentally checked out of the game looking to the future and get their butts kicked.
The reports we’ve had this week are that they have come back together. Supposedly Elliott apologized and he and the coaches had their come to Jesus moment. Who knows how true it is or not, but Herbie expects they’re going to come out fired up and ready to make a statement. Guess we’ll find out.
That would be an amazing coaching job. I don’t know how you bring a team back together and get them to care when most of them are ready to leave.
Go Big Blue.
Uhh…hmmm…
http://www.topnews.in/files/Viagra-pill.jpg
They make it for horses now?
For the wimmins, too.
I can’t stand OSU, but I detest Harbaugh and Mich. So, for me, osu
Didn’t Briles look broken after the TCU game. Talk about a team that was the best its ever been and on the verge of breaking into the playoffs just have it all crumble apart. He had that kicked in the nuts look after OU beat them and then again at the end of the TCU game. Still hope they beat the shorthorns like a drum.
He also looked rather frozen. That damn game weather was crazy. Raining with a windchill of 28? wth? supposed to be snow when its that cold! Hopefully the players and coaches have their pneumonia drugs at the ready…
Zeek just ripped off a big run
And tOSU is on the board with 7. Herbie may be right after all.
If tOSU wins today and beats Iowa, does tOSU get back into playoff?
No. They lost too much credibility at this point. They can get into a New years day bowl maybe but only 1 team from the B1G is getting in, and that will likely be MSU or Iowa at this point.
If OU and ND lost, It would be down do tOSU, OSUaggie, and Stanford for the last two spots.. (assuming tOSU won out..) Lets not focus on this particular scenario!
I agree it’s not impossible, but IMO too many other things have to fall in place for it to happen. It’s kind of like the scenarios that have been floated for the Gators getting in. I just don’t see it this year.
Maybe. Probably depends how they win today and against Iowa, and certainly what else happens around the country.
If Mich State beats PSU then tOSU doesn’t get to play Iowa so they won’t be their conference champs, so probably no.
What Bob Edwards said. If MSU loses to Penn St, then yeah I’d say tOSU will beat the Hawkeyes and get into the playoff. Only the conference champ will get in, so if MSU wins today all tOSU will have to make their case is one impressive win today. The collective response to that will be “too little, too late.”
Bob Edwards is usually right, so we can take this to the bank. 🙂 Boomer!
There is a CFB thread up too now…
https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/cfb-week-13-open-thread
I want the D to feed on their flesh. I want the O to plunder their souls. I want a valley of dry bones. I want a pile of stones marking the Bedlam Massacre of 2015. Fold the circus tents, T. Boone. We have crossed the Alps, and all your pretty little things will burn with the frustration of too many disappointing seasons. Our time has come. Your time is up. Tell the women and children to stay home.
#Reckoning
Hannibal (Baker) has crossed the Alps with all the horses of war! Nice. 😉
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMER!
Sadly, no
Yea, South Carolina offense sucks.
Maybe Defense can score?
The thing to remember about tOSU is that even if they play strong these last 2 games, they have been exposed to the world as having been a mediocre fraud up to this point in the season. They could look like the best team in their league, but they would still have a big hurdle to get over with all the scrutiny their resume has been getting lately. Anything is possible, but unless several other teams lose I think they’re going to get frozen out this year.
fraud is a little rough…it’s usually tougher to defend the title because of complacency and being told how great you are for the past 12 months…
You have a point. But I would ask complacency? or entitlement? I think it’s more the latter. But regardless of how good they may be, their performance all year has been pitifully mediocre.
I think alot of those juniors and seniors on tOSU are just marking off days until they can begin prepping for the draft.
I don’t know that I’d call them a mediocre fraud. They are 11-1. They just smashed the #10 team in the country on the road. The only game they lost came on a last play FG. tOSU may not be the best team in the country this year, but mediocre they’re not.
Regardless of their talent or potential, their performance all year has been mediocre. Look at their schedule. Mediocre competition, and mediocre wins over that mediocre competition. Today is pretty much the first time they have actually looked impressive all year.
Clemson is looking average against the South Carolina.
Poor Michigan. If only they had been the ones to play tOSU last week instead of MSU. This buckeye team indeed looks like a totally different animal now.
Oh my… am I wrong for laughing at this?
Abdul Adams
RB, right?
Yes sir
https://twitter.com/Abdul_Adams2/status/670665266989281280
Riley strikes again.
BOOM Hope all had a good thanksgiving
Hope you did too!
https://twitter.com/OUnation/status/670707393311801344
I’m ready to get this game kicked off. Beat the okie aggies!
Watching KSU vs Kansas as ratings charity. How can a team from a Power 5 conference be as bad as KU?