Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (OU just doesn't matter as much any more...)
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I definitely understand your point of the article but losing to ou will never be downplayed or acceptable in my book.
@Ketchum agree 1000% on AD Mitchell. I just hope their QB can get him the ball enough. I question some of the guys taken ahead of him in round 2. Mconkey? Polk?
They just took the transfer DT we wanted in a head to head portal recruitment battle.
That was kind of a big deal and happened a couple days ago.
Correct.
And before that...
Like I.said, I've done 100+ shows on Youtube in 2024 and almost none of them have been about OU.
Do you know how different that is?
Is your point that the A&M game matters more for recruiting when both programs are mediocre? If so, that doesn’t translate to writing off OU going forward. They have shown they care enough about this to fire venables if he doesn’t work out and go hire at the top of the available pool. And they have plenty of money and can sell the SEC just like we can
so you think it will be a cakewalk. Got it.
41-17 ...
A lot. The loss from last year still stings. It will sting until I walk out of the Cotton Bowl with a win in October.
Probably because your YouTube show is about Texas football and your co host is an Aggy.
Doesn’t change the fact that the red river shootout is one the biggest rivalries in college football, and that won’t be changing anytime soon.
We still directly battle OU for Texas recruits, especially in the metroplex.
They have a 5 star sophomore QB that is good enough that they let Gabriel walk.
Like I said, I think OU is tied for the second biggest game on our schedule next year with Aggy and behind Georgia.
Michigan and Florida rank a notch below because they are expected to be worse than their average standard.
Yep we’ve been saying they won’t be this year for 20 freaking years. It’s time to put them through a decade of misery. That’s why they always beat us even when we are good because it matters more to them.
I think I see the overall point but some of the reason OU isn't being discussed is that it's not the shiny new thing- that spawns a lot of other discussion.
I agree that OU isn't going to be a contender for the SEC title.
But losing to them sucked last year. It worked out, but we were a lot better than them and shouldn't have lost to them. That game is everything to them. We owe them some payback.
I don't think the program itself will have a just another game attitude about it.
I agree that OU isn't going to be a contender for the SEC title.
But losing to them sucked last year. It worked out, but we were a lot better than them and shouldn't have lost to them. That game is everything to them. We owe them some payback.
I don't think the program itself will have a just another game attitude about it.
OU has won because they’ve been the better coached team for the last 25 years.
Coaching Matters.
In Sark I Trust. This Is The Way.
I don’t agree with much of your material, but you are absolutely correct here. I know what GK is trying to sell here, but I just disagree. That game will always matter, a lot.
OU has an 8 decade history of great and championship level football and will be very much a factor in the SEC and the playoffs making the game in October even more important over time. There will be about 20 ish teams that regularly make the playoffs that you will need to mark on the calendar as huge and those games effect seeding, bowl choice position, home playoff advantage, recruiting and OU will be one of them. Aggy with no similar history whatsoever. That game will be big for recruiting and in-state chest puffing, but the OU will be more about championships and the seeding.
a. Texas hasn't played A&M in a decade-plus.
b. That game impacts recruiting more than the OU game does.
c. It's a road game at the end of the season and not a neutral site game at the end of the season.
