Episode Details

Oklahoma Sooners Live #219 — Rob Fontenot & Roger Schilling OklahomaVOCFB | Day after Michigan loss | FanDuel presented Tone: Frustrated but not quitting. Heavy recap of Michigan, then New Mexico keys and Touchdown or Turnover.

Open / vibe (0:00–4:00)

• “This is the day after OU gets beat by Michigan.” Hits kept coming: OSU beat Oregon; Texas came back on Ohio State (Rob fell asleep at 23-3).
• Rob: “reporting from my padded cell.” Mourning look — black yesterday, gray today. Double loss (OU + Tampa Bay). “Everybody we wanted to win lost.”
• Crowd talk: 111k at the Big House. Hawaiian shirts as uniform. Chat: Craig in Atlanta bought Georgia tickets ($950).

Michigan recap — why it felt winnable (4:00–14:00)

• Core question from chat (Corey): Can OU fix the offense and still beat Georgia and Texas?
• Run game with Avant was working early; they abandoned it. “Keep going until they stop it.”
• Stats trap: 3 YPC because they barely ran. First-half series:
  • 5 plays, 13 yards
  • 9 plays, 28 yards (extended by kicker penalty)
  • 6 plays, 48 yards then Livingston fumble
  • 3 plays, 3 yards
  • 8 plays, 28 yards
• Second half: two good drives (8 plays/90 yards FG; 83 yards) then collapse after INT. Last three series: 13 plays, 25 yards.
• Mateer “helicopter” play + first-down point then laughing at the flag — no fire. Missing a “Baker-type” hype guy.
• Forcing the ball to Satanga/Isaiah instead of RBs and TEs. Rocky Beers: 94 yards, 43-yard long — “BAMF.”
• Michigan punted 7 times; OU did nothing with field position. Punters (Grayson 62-yard pin) decided the game more than they wanted.
• “We should have scored at least 17… beat them 13-10 at minimum.” More first downs, fewer punts; turnovers (INT + fumble) flipped it. Michigan defense is legit, but execution and play-calling were the problem.

Coaching / identity (14:00–26:00)

• No word on Stone (pass rush) — “not a touch on the quarterback.”
• Play-calling odd: jet sweeps, handing to receivers when RBs exist.
• Chat: Jason Witten as OC by Texas game if it doesn’t get fixed. Tight ends already look different.
• Mateer under pressure: feet not set, short throws (Beers underthrown in double coverage; Thomas wide open across middle).
• “I trust Brent.” Venables will get in the OC’s ear. Not “Big Game Brent” yet.
• Long season. Last year they made the playoff after similar midseason doubt. “You never know.”
• Kip Lewis injury status unknown for next week.

New Mexico preview (26:00–44:00)

• Opponent: beat Mercyhurst and Central Michigan 38-7. 246 rushing YPG vs nobodies. Experts ~89.7% OU win; FanDuel -21.5, ML -2800.
• Game: Saturday Sept. 6:30 p.m. ESPN2. Late postgame.
• Keys they listed:
  1. Establish the run. Hand it off. Third-and-3 is fine. Four plays to get 10.
  2. Don’t force it to Isaiah/Satanga. Use TEs and other WRs.
  3. Rocky Beers mismatch — “standout of the season.”
  4. Get turnovers. Mateer: no INTs. Livingston: don’t fumble the one touch you get.
  5. O-line consistency. Two different starting groups in two games; Noah Best center then RG. “Pick a group and leave it two games.” OG back at LT; Fasusi expected back.
• Defense should force New Mexico into the run. Simulation had New Mexico scoring 0.
• Rob: “If we lose to New Mexico I’ll quit the show.” (Roger refuses the resignation.)
• Want starters to stay in longer than they did vs UTEP so they can work on things.

Touchdown or Turnover (44:00–1:00)

Presented by Pit Boss (Labor Day sale already over).

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