Official Game Thread: OU vs Tulsa (2011)

[cvsooner]

Wort should bring the hurt, not get hurt.

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

That was such an awesome HIT

[cvsooner]

If the fumble stands for us, Wort will get a rest. Even the replay helps. I figure he mostly got the wind knocked out of him.

[cvsooner]

OU ball!

[cvsooner]

We win a replay! Amazing!

[agoo758]

Wort walking off the field. Doesn't look to bad, but you never know.

[TMcGee86]

SWEET!!

Blood in the water. Feeding time for the sharks baby.

[oumartin]

Finch!!!!

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

Looked to me that he took a cleat to the hand from King

[msteudem]

Finch!

[cvsooner]

Finch gets a carry...big hit!

[agoo758]

Alright, Finch getting it going!

[Texas Golfer]

Boomer!

[cvsooner]

Great read by LJ and Clay good YAC.

[ratherthanlater]

Good Lord we are DEEP at RB.

[agoo758]

So, how does this compare to Utah State last year? Better? Worse? :beguiled:

[cvsooner]

Clay didn't complete his route, I think. Or LJ just got anxious.

[cvsooner]

Much better than USU last year. TD Broyles!

[Blue]

LJ to BROYLES!!! TD OU!!!

Great job Huepel! Great job D!! 30-0.

[TMcGee86]

Mother of God.

Broyles is just sick.

so money.

[VA Sooner]

Broyled again!!!! That kid is amazing!

[ratherthanlater]

Broyles is just amazing.

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

Broyles!!! BTW was that the guy who leveled him on the punt return??

[cvsooner]

Got Tulsa rockin' on their heels...worried about the run. Understandably.

[cvsooner]

Yes, that was Howell who clobbered RB on the punt.

[sooner59]

I am happy with this opening day for us. Bring on the Noles!

[bluedogok]

Texas State-10
Texas Tech-36
10:52
4th

[BudSooner]

Ok, so how soon do we sub in the 2nd stringers?

[Ground_Attack]

Wort's back!

[cvsooner]

RB is just 'puttin' it in yah head...'

[ocsooner]

Wort was in on Special Teams. No damage done, apparently.

[TMcGee86]

Sweet not only is wort back in there, he's lowering his shoulder on ST plays.

#playingforbox

[VA Sooner]

Really keeping Tulsa's mobile QB under wraps...

[cvsooner]

Looks like better coverage on kickoff teams so far this year.

[AlboSooner]

Heupel has called a great game so far, despite the Obvious vanilla taste.

[Blue]

****. Thats all they get. Blown coverage bigtime.

[Ground_Attack]

complete breakdown.

[TMcGee86]

umm....

wat?

[sooner59]

****.

[ocsooner]

Reality check...

[VA Sooner]

S***.

Gave up the big play. 56 yards????? Come on.

[cvsooner]

Watched a little of the FSU game this afternoon. Early they weren't terribly impressive but they did win. They've got another cupcake next week.

[BudSooner]

****!

[ocsooner]

We are just helping Tulsa save face. Nothing to see here.

[Ground_Attack]

just let's us score again before halftime.

[VA Sooner]

Needed this though if you think about it. Playing FSU in 2 weeks... don't want to be too complacent on defense.

[AlboSooner]

We are doomed!

[Texas Golfer]

What did Venebles have in mind on that play?

[cvsooner]

Colvin missed a tackle big time.

[Blue]

Ball St 24 Indiana 17. Doh.

[cvsooner]

We've got 3 minutes. We can score again. :fat:

[VA Sooner]

Facemask.

[ocsooner]

Add 15 to that run!

[blacktop]

Notice Corey Nelson moved away as soon as he saw Stoops coming up to Venables. Smart

[VA Sooner]

Foul on #19... same guy who wiped out Broyles on the punt return.

[ocsooner]

That was a touchdown saving face mask...

[VA Sooner]

USF beats Notre Dame 23-20.

[cvsooner]

Finch gets facemasked by the guy who hit Broyles on the punt.

[VA Sooner]

Landry is looking good tonight. Lots of time....

[BudSooner]

USF beats Notre Dame 23-20.Good, now I can get some Vcash back...heh.

[AlboSooner]

Landry has been a tad behind the receivers tonight.

[ocsooner]

fast pace is worth at least one of those a game!

[cvsooner]

Haywood two straight catches.

[BudSooner]

Me thinks Blankenship is in over his head, that hire did not seem too inspired.

[cvsooner]

Franks on a short post.

[AlboSooner]

Texas in a fight with powerhouse Rice

[VA Sooner]

S***.

Not down by contact?

[cvsooner]

:37 seconds. Illegal sub on d. First down.

[ocsooner]

Same guy that leveled Broyles, facemasked Finch, and now speared Franks.

[cvsooner]

Franks. Dang.

[TMcGee86]

well, not a great way to go to half, but a solid first half of a first game. just a few miscues.

[agoo758]

Ugh, what a crappy end to an otherwise good half. :mad:

[bluedogok]

Me thinks Blankenship is in over his head, that hire did not seem too inspired.
I think Tulsa got tired of hiring coaches who would be hired away by bigger schools. They did it a few years back when they hired Phillips as basketball coach, that didn't work out too well for them.

[cvsooner]

Really close but a good call.

[cvsooner]

First game sloppiness. Semi-sorta to be expected.

[prrriiide]

That dirty S.O.B should've been ejected for that chit. He led with the crown of the helmet, and he wasn't going for the ball.

[oumartin]

That Tulsa defensive backfield has SWAGGER!

[bluedogok]

Texas State-10
Texas Tech-43
5:55
4th

[Texas Golfer]

Tulsa got a couple of huge breaks in the last couple of minutes in the half.

[cvsooner]

The OHP guy guarding Stoops looks like he could do MMA.

[cvsooner]

Nah, he did lead with helmet but he hit the ball pretty clean.

[VA Sooner]

Tough way to end the half... a blown defensive coverage and a fumble at the goal-line. Lessons to be learned now though... still a very solid game.

Landry looking good in the pocket, o-line doing a great job of protection and running backs by committee. Even got the third-string tight end two passes.

[hawaii 5-0]

First half thoughts. Nice mix of play calling by Heupel. Broyles came to play and brought his buddy Landry.

Nice to see the O Line push some people around.

Special teams.......12 men on the field for a FG? WTF???! Good coverage on special teams.What's with the missed extra point? That should be automatic. I repeat.....I wish they'd hire a dedicated Special Teams coach.

Great hitting by the Defense. Wort is bringing the wood.

A few miscues but overall a good first half.

5-0

[Wishboned]

No illegal motion penalties. When's the last time that happened in the first game of the season?

[EatLeadCommie]

30-7 with Landry looking like he has first game jitters, though he settled down a bit. Regardless, he is not making the usual dunderheaded play or two that he's always good for.

OL showing some balls which is nice. Happy for Whaley getting those TDs.

Franks, and I was gonna say this before he even fumbled, always looks to me like he's stumbling over his own feet. Great speed, but he can't juke anybody without falling down.

Stevens...well, nothing new with him.

[hawaii 5-0]

No illegal motion penalties. When's the last time that happened in the first game of the season?


About the time Loadholt went Pro.


5-0

[tnraider1]

Franks needs to....

1. Get some different cleats. Slips on every play.

2. Get someone to show him how to block. Every run play his direction has shown him standing all alone watching the play. Looks like Randy Moss out there.

3. Offer his scholly to Whaley. ;-)

[sooner59]

I'm impressed with the o-line thus far. Landry looks fine. The stable of RBs looks great, led by Whaley. Couple of busts on defense. Not a lot of dumb penalties, such as false starts. Tulsa isn't a bad little team. I like what I see so far.

[oumartin]

Who else is pulling for Les Miles and LSU? I am

[ouduckhunter]

Who else is pulling for Les Miles and LSU? I am

Count me in!!

[bluedogok]

I'm impressed with the o-line thus far. Landry looks fine. The stable of RBs looks great, led by Whaley. Couple of busts on defense. Not a lot of dumb penalties, such as false starts. Tulsa isn't a bad little team. I like what I see so far.
Tulsa was one of the top offensive teams in all of football last season, the graphic they showed earlier showed OU #1 last season in number of offensive plays, Tulsa was #4.

[tnraider1]

Who else is pulling for Les Miles and LSU? I am

That's like pulling for Saddam Hussain vs. Bin Laden.

[sheepdogs]

Franks needs to....

1. Get some different cleats. Slips on every play.



I noticed on his first three catches he stumbled but didn't see it on the fourth instance.

[cvsooner]

OSewe's unis stink. Good thing that game isn't in HD.

[oumartin]

I like Les Miles...

[cvsooner]

TU actually had more yards than we did in 2nd qtr.

[bluedogok]

Rice-9
Texas-13
8:20
3rd

[EatLeadCommie]

I never thought it would be possible, but Georgia's uniforms are harder on the eyes than Boise's.

[the_edge]

Who else is pulling for Les Miles and LSU? I am

FOregon

[tnraider1]

I noticed on his first three catches he stumbled but didn't see it on the fourth instance.

Yeah, he fumbled instead. He was still losing traction when he turned to head toward the endzone.

[OUNASH]

If Still was palying we wiould have scored 50 the first half. Not to impresses with Mr. Franks

[cvsooner]

Ronnelll hammer!

[TMcGee86]

nice tackle hammer

[VA Sooner]

The Hammer Strikes!

[bluedogok]

You think last season Mack was wishing that Kinne hadn't of transferred from Texas to Tulsa?

[cvsooner]

Nearly blocked the punt.

[cvsooner]

Two good runs.

[sooner KB]

If Still was palying we wiould have scored 50 the first half. Not to impresses with Mr. Franks

You need to slow down on the beers.

[Sooner Eclipse]

I'm really liking JH's play calls tonight. good mix

[TMcGee86]

Landry's got WHEELS!!!

[VA Sooner]

Fingertips catch by Clay... nice.

[Blue]

Clay!!TD!!!!!

[cvsooner]

Nice mix of run and pass...Clay scores!

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

Nice Run

[Blue]

Huepels the Man!! Until we lose...;)

[OUNASH]

You need to slow down on the beers.


Typing on the blackberry. I dont drink.

[bluedogok]

Rice-9
Texas-20
5:32
3rd

John Harris (WR) to Jaxson Shipley....that's one to watch out for.

[Sooner Eclipse]

Clay!!TD!!!!!

give a game ball to the line for that one. Awsome blocking.

[Blue]

Typing on the blackberry. I dont drink.

Franks looks good to me.

[cvsooner]

Lousiana Lafayette has put up 27 on OSewe? Man.

[VA Sooner]

TD... this one by Clay.

How many different Sooners can score tonight?

[Sooner Eclipse]

Franks looks good to me.

Eh, he looks OK, but Stills would have made the plays he missed.

[sooner KB]

Franks looks good to me.

But Stills would have scored 3 additional TD's though, according to Nash. Can't argue with that logic.

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

That is the kind of kickoffs we need

[cvsooner]

Hurst makes good play.

[VA Sooner]

Javon blew his coverage. 69 yard play...

[TMcGee86]

okay, what the **** is that.

our sharks have turned to guppies.

[cvsooner]

Harris makes bad play. :chargrined:

[agoo758]

Scondary's becoming a concern very quickly.

[VA Sooner]

Big post in the way of the replay review... ha!

[Sooner in the Bluegrass]

Rice-9
Texas-20
5:32
3rd

John Harris (WR) to Jaxson Shipley....that's one to watch out for.

Pulling out all the stops against mighty Rice. Wow.

Well, at least they didn't almost lose to Eastern (like K-State)

[cvsooner]

Bob is coaching Harris about his oops.

[VA Sooner]

Hike the ball!!!1

[cvsooner]

Yeah, two big breakdowns for major yardage in secondary. Something to work on.

[allentxsooner]

Both long td plays on on Javon Harris

[the_edge]

Safeties becoming a concern very quickly.

Fixed

Fleming and Hurst have been solid.

[bluedogok]

Pulling out all the stops against mighty Rice. Wow.

Well, at least they didn't almost lose to Eastern (like K-State)
Remember, Mack hired the Boise offensive coordinator (Harsin), expect many gimmick plays this season.

[VA Sooner]

LSU forces another fumble in the Oregon redzone...

[VA Sooner]

Remember, Mack hired the Boise offensive coordinator (Harsin), expect many gimmick plays this season.


I'm sure that Harsin wishes he was back in Boise.

[Texas Golfer]

Swapped fumbles near the endzone. I call that a push.

[TMcGee86]

i think it's shotbone time.

[ocsooner]

i think it's shotbone time.

We arent' going to show anything that cool until FSU at the earliest - maybe saxeT.

[TMcGee86]

bout time to see a sack.

[the_edge]

bout time to see a sack.

I think I'd prefer to see some boobs.

[TMcGee86]

We arent' going to show anything that cool until FSU at the earliest - maybe saxeT.

good call, I forget we have FSU that early.

[soonerfromgeorgia]

Boise is Pounding Georgia

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

G.J. Kinne you have seen the best QB in the nation tonight and he is wearing the number 12!!!!!

[TMcGee86]

I think I'd prefer to see some boobs.

I'm very fine with this too.

[VA Sooner]

Looks like Broyles is having a good time out there.

[the_edge]

It looks like Oregon is being outed as a bunch of sissies.

[TMcGee86]

Scholly coming!!!!

[oumartin]

Wow, nice run.

[Texas Golfer]

Give Whaley a scholarship before he gets to the sideline!

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

WHALEY!!!!!!!!! 4 TDS!!!!! Did anyone see him getting this much PT??

[blacktop]

Bob did.

[sooner59]

Give him Jimmy Stevens scholly!

[cvsooner]

Whaley. Four TDs. In his debut. Maybe Demarco Murray did that, but he's in pretty rare company.

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

Bob did.

True

[sooner59]

Demarco did not do it. AD did not do it. He has a LONG way to be in their league and may never be, but it is indeed impressive. I like this kid.

[TMcGee86]

Wort looks like he's hurting.

Prolly time to see what we got as a backup to wrap up the 4th quarter.

Might be tough though given this is his jersey game.

[VA Sooner]

Uh-oh... shades of EJ Manuel, QB for FSU.

[VA Sooner]

Wort looks like he's holding his left arm

[the_edge]

Uh-oh... shades of EJ Manuel, QB for FSU.

Luckily EJ Manuel throws like a girl.

[Ground_Attack]

Give him Jimmy Stevens scholly!

what he said!

[VA Sooner]

RJ gets his man.....

[TMcGee86]

FINALLY A SACK!!!

And from RJ to boot!

very nice.

[Texas Golfer]

Isn't this the second time we've started at our own 2 yard line?

[oumartin]

Wort is hurt cuz on kickoff coverage he is just hitting with his shoulder on tackles. it's obvious

[Peach Fuzz]

Wort is hurt cuz on kickoff coverage he is just hitting with his shoulder on tackles. it's obviousYup, that crap is gonna gonna cost him a **** ton of tackles, like last year.

[oumartin]

What a stud we have in the backfield.

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

Go For 5

[the_edge]

That Arnick guy for Tulsa is pretty salty.

[VA Sooner]

Hunnicutt our field goal kicker now?

[AlboSooner]

Very solid drive by first team O

[CarolinaSoonerFan]

Hunnicutt our field goal kicker now?

Yep, Jimmy just lost his Scholly

[Texas Golfer]

A 6-point FG? We were 44-7, kick the FG and it's 50-7?

[ouflak]

Glad to see the rushing game looking well developed at this point!

[Blue]

Time for some Defensive TDs.

[Texas Golfer]

The secondary is clearly our weakness.

[TMcGee86]

dood, how many times is Harris going to get beat tonight.

this is starting to worry me.

[VA Sooner]

Javon gets beat again.... damn. I'm betting FSU will be looking at this game film and targeting the young man all night.

[VA Sooner]

Venables is going to have a field day with Javon this week... two weeks!

[AlboSooner]

Harris not much of a shark tonight.

[agoo758]

MORE secondary crap! :chargrined:

[the_edge]

FINALLY Sam Proctor goes in for Harris, it's about time.

[tulsaoilerfan]

Rough game for harris tonight

[tulsaoilerfan]

Well someone screwed up there

[agoo758]

****. That pisses me off. :mad:

[Texas Golfer]

I never thought that G. J. Kinne would throw more TD passes tonight than Landry Jones.

[TMcGee86]

the safeties are leaving a little to be desired

[tulsaoilerfan]

So bell or Allen at qb?

[Blue]

Just garbage TDs. We'll see in two weeks.

[the_edge]

Our D is just soft in the middle.

It's not just the safeties, but the tackles and the Mike.

[BulverdeSooner]

Hate to see the TD allowed, but good for the Watts kid.

[blacktop]

Are they whale sharks?

[LASooner]

To quote Broyles, "They're sharks because they bite on play action"

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

in comes drew allen

[VA Sooner]

Getting reps for our other QBs... good idea. Don't want to pull a Texas, and not have a backup QB ready.

[Texas Golfer]

Great catch, Jackson.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

nice pass!

[Texas Golfer]

Drew got lucky there.

[Ground_Attack]

that one was not so nice.

[agoo758]

I know its our second team, but I really dont want our guys to finish sloppy. :(

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

you can definately see that the chemistry isn't as good with this group, but, you can tell they can be good

[Texas Golfer]

Tress Way has punted 4 times tonight...all inside the 20 yard line.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

Tress Way has punted 4 times tonight...all inside the 20 yard line.

although great punting, i'd rather not see us punt that much ;)

[VA Sooner]

McFarland gets a tackle...

[cvsooner]

Clearly the competition is not over at placekicker, though.

[cvsooner]

I'm hoping the secondary is looking soft to bait FSU. Wishful thinking, I know.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

i still can't believe stevens missed that PAT...

[Texas Golfer]

i still can't believe stevens missed that PAT...

:) Dude, you need to let that go.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

nice move by g j d m kinne

[the_edge]

I'm going to find it pretty easy to root for Tulsa the rest of the season.

[VA Sooner]

Jonathan Miller.... sixth string RB??? I've lost count...:fat:

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

:) Dude, you need to let that go.

i know...but still...')

[cvsooner]

Garbage time but it's good to get some experience.

[Texas Golfer]

Calling it a night. Goodnight, Sooner Fans.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

winchester in at WR..nice. good for him

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

FIRE VENEBLES!! WE GAVE UP 14 PTS!!! ;)

[OUInformant]

Other than a few blown coverages, the D was real good. Gotta fix that.

Was Stacee McGee in there?

[Wishboned]

The offense looked like they were in mid season form already.

[cvsooner]

I don't think McGee played. The rumor was he was suspended, but don't know if that's true.

[VA Sooner]

Good game... some things to work on but a solid game.

Have a good night!

[ouflak]

Not a bad way to start off the season. Hope we can shore a few things up on defense though.

[OUNASH]

FIRE VENEBLES!! WE GAVE UP 14 PTS!!! ;)

and 400 total yrds.
Great Game Sooners. Bring on the Noles.

[TMcGee86]

overall, considering no Stills, no Lewis, and a gimpy Wort for the second half, not a bad performance.

[hawaii 5-0]

:) Dude, you need to let that go.


Maybe tomorrow Jimmy Stevens's scholly will be yanked and given to Whaley.

5-0

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

yeah...it really didn't feel like we gave up that many yards, but i guess we did.

[picasso]

overall, considering no Stills, no Lewis, and a gimpy Wort for the second half, not a bad performance.
Having Stills would have really opened things up. Which is scary for future defenses to think about.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

Maybe tomorrow Jimmy Stevens's scholly will be yanked and given to Whaley.

5-0

i'd support that, no problem

[badger]

Maybe tomorrow Jimmy Stevens's scholly will be yanked and given to Whaley.

5-0

I just gave you the "big" payout on the non-conference matchups one... but I more than made up for any vLoss with all of the Georgia and Oregon vBets that went vBad :D

As soon as some stuff on the OU-Tulsa game is determined and as soon as Colorado loses to Hawaii, I will settle the other two Saturday-only vBookie events.

I need help settling something: Did more than four true freshmen play for OU tonight? If so, who were they?

Also, how many times was GJ Kinne officially sacked? It was hard to count, because he scrambled so much and was brought down near the line of scrimmage a lot

[cccasooner2]

I need help settling something: Did more than four true freshmen play for OU tonight? If so, who were they?

Also, how many times was GJ Kinne officially sacked? It was hard to count, because he scrambled so much and was brought down near the line of scrimmage a lot

Hint from Mr. Obvious, wait for stats from SoonerSports. :)

[badger]

But I don't wanna wait :(

:D

Walk-On Whaley would be a cool nickname, but I bet Walk-On Whaley's wallet probably would prefer a scholarship.

[Dwight]

Why did Finch have a very limited role? I thought he was supposed to be awesome.

[badger]

Recovering from injury still, right?

[hawaii 5-0]

I just gave you the "big" payout on the non-conference matchups one... but I more than made up for any vLoss with all of the Georgia and Oregon vBets that went vBad :D

As soon as some stuff on the OU-Tulsa game is determined and as soon as Colorado loses to Hawaii, I will settle the other two Saturday-only vBookie events.

I need help settling something: Did more than four true freshmen play for OU tonight? If so, who were they?

Also, how many times was GJ Kinne officially sacked? It was hard to count, because he scrambled so much and was brought down near the line of scrimmage a lot

Sorry I can't help you with the Freshmen question. I've a feeling that 4 didn't play. Possibly on extra points or Kickoffs.

The only sack I recall was by Washington. Kinne was very elusive. He reminded me very much of Jake Locker. I saw him play a coupla years ago when Washington came to Aloha Stadium (Hawaii won).

5-0

[badger]

I saw at least two - the Washington one you saw and a monster one by the Hammer. Its just a matter of whether some of those scrambles were just tackles or sacks, I guess

[hawaii 5-0]

I saw at least two - the Washington one you saw and a monster one by the Hammer. Its just a matter of whether some of those scrambles were just tackles or sacks, I guess


Yeah, a lot of tackles were made at the LOS.

5-0

[badger]

Stats up on SS.com!

Link (http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/box_score/stats_20110904aaa.pdf)

EDIT: We had 3 sacks. Looks like I'm vPaying :(

[JiminyChristmas]

I'm sure we saved some wrinkles for FSU. Maybe Finch's limited role had something to do with that.

Other thought is that Finch is just so small that he is not as good as the bigger backs in pass protection. You could see a difference in some of the practice video posted on soonersports, imo.

Or, maybe the other guys are just better.

[Phil]

So how did the board hold up with gameday traffic? I purposely left everything on to see how it would handle it.

[hawaii 5-0]

How was the radio play-by-play without 'where's my hotdog?' Bob Barry?


5-0

[Phil]

Good. Toby did a good, solid, smooth, professional job. I hadn't heard that since John Brooks. He did make one mistake - called Finch Broyles when he took an end around, but quickly corrected himself.


How was the radio play-by-play without 'where's my hotdog?' Bob Barry?


5-0

[hawaii 5-0]

Good. Toby did a good, solid, smooth, professional job. I hadn't heard that since John Brooks. He did make one mistake - called Finch Broyles when he took an end around, but quickly corrected himself.

Good to hear. Bob Barry really, Really, REALLY needed to call it a day.

5-0

[Texas Golfer]

So how did the board hold up with gameday traffic? I purposely left everything on to see how it would handle it.

I had no problems.

[EatLeadCommie]

I'm sure we saved some wrinkles for FSU. Maybe Finch's limited role had something to do with that.

Other thought is that Finch is just so small that he is not as good as the bigger backs in pass protection. You could see a difference in some of the practice video posted on soonersports, imo.

Or, maybe the other guys are just better.

I think this. Roy can run, but we seem to utilize him laterally in order to give him space, and instead he tries to outrun guys to the corner, which he can't do. Plus he gets knocked on his *** hard every time he tries to take on a tackler.

[SoonerKnight]

Whaley was hot that's why!

[bluedogok]

The board seemed to hum along fine, no issues on this end.