Ep. 435 - OU’s Offense Fails in 17-10 Loss at Michigan

Ep. 435 - OU’s Offense Fails in 17-10 Loss at Michigan

Oklahoma went to Ann Arbor with a chance to make a national statement. Instead, the Sooners left Michigan with a 17-10 loss and a lot of familiar questions about the offense.

Lee and Grant react to Oklahoma’s disappointing road loss at Michigan and read your “3-Word Reviews”.

Chapters/Timecodes

00:00 — Oklahoma makes West of Everest look stupid
04:16 — Oklahoma’s offense was bad again
05:16 — Grant: the game exposed offseason concerns
09:31 — The offensive sequencing felt weird from the opening drive
13:20 — Offensive line injuries mattered
13:44 — Fodje and the tackles struggled with Michigan’s edge rushers
18:56 — Empty 12 personnel was the failed new wrinkle
22:46 — Mateer had too many misses that should not be missed
24:58 — OU still had a chance despite the offensive mess
27:00 — The standard for Oklahoma’s defense is extremely high
29:12 — Pass rush concerns and lack of disruption
30:57 — Kip Lewis’ non-contact injury  
36:24 — Mateer remains the key to Oklahoma’s season
36:40 — Grant: good teams can lose that game, really good teams do not
38:42 — Could OU still bounce back against Georgia and Texas?
40:54 — Three-word reviews begin
42:22 — “Nice extension, Denny”
43:40 — End-of-half time management failure
46:45 — Michigan’s offensive coordinator knew Underwood’s limitations
48:12 — Was Elijah Thomas open for a touchdown?
48:50 — Michigan took away Sategna and Beers in high-leverage moments
49:22 — JJ Buchanan’s third-and-long explosive still bothers Grant
50:32 — Running backs are mid and not dynamic
51:05 — Fans pile on the offense, Venables and the extension  
56:23 — Grant: year five at Oklahoma should not look like this
59:45 — Michigan fumbled twice on the same series and OU recovered neither
01:00:22 — OU forces zero takeaways after Western Michigan forced three
01:04:60 — Lee still did not expect Oklahoma to lose
01:06:38 — Grant: this was the perfect script for Michigan to win
01:07:06 — OU failed to punch Michigan in the mouth early

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