Mr. P

Missouri Louisville Wisconsin North Carolina State Oklahoma State Duke Kansas Arizona North Carolina Florida Tiebreaker = 56 points

That's what I'm afraid of... it's like a Lebby-ish playbook that was crafted to accommodate Arnold, but without the full integration (and buy-in) needed from the O.C. I didn't like Lebby's system or agree with his playcalling, but I understood it. At this point, Littrell seems like a contractor who was hired to take over someone else's home renovations halfway through construction. It's like he doesn't agree with the previous guy's work, but he's gotta figure out how to make it fit with what he's got.

Yeah, that's what's confusing me: I actually watched a lotta UNT film of his time there, but I'm not seeing the same thing with us. With y'all he actually seemed to have a basic gameplan and flow that he would follow over the course of a game. With us, it just comes across as capricious and random. Injuries or not, I truly can not articulate what our offense even is at this point.

Even if he starts cold, thanks to several three-and-outs he'll have plenty of opportunities to get into the flow of things. Auburn sucks, even at home. That was a fun win, sure, but it has zero bearing on RRS. The fact that it took a heaping dose of "Sooner Magic" to beat them does not bode well for our RRS chances. Yeah yeah, I know the Sooner faithful are geeking out about Michael Hawkins (and I've enjoyed the spark he's brought), but harsh reality is about to come crashing down on his dream debut. I don't think it'll be as bad as 49-0, but it certainly won't be as fun as 34-30. We're too hobbled at wideout and o-line to mount a legitimate threat to UT's impressive defense. Last year Dillon Gabriel played out of his mind. Tawee Walker kept the clock moving with hard yards inside. Jalil Farooq stretched the secondary, allowing Drake Stoops and Andrel Anthony to move the chains underneath. None of those guys are on the depth chart anymore.

Gotta watch them Tigahs from Tennyhaw. They got a history of playing possum. Think it was back in '93 or '94, they played their whole non-district schedule running the Dead-T formation, mostly midline veer stuff. No passes. No outside runs. Extremely conservative. But soon as they play their first district game (against us) they come out in a Run & Gun throwing it all over the place. Took us the whole first half to adjust. By then it was too late.

I still feel like District 10-6A is Longview's to win.

Longview wins by +1.

I'm an X's and O's guy, and I truly cannot understand Littrell's system. It's so random and chaotic.

My sister said Overton won 41-36.

Kansas State Brigham Young North Carolina State Notre Dame Texas A&M Central Florida Auburn Alabama Pennsylvania State Southern Methodist 51 points

I make a motion that @Stoney grants mulligans for those of us sleeping off a hangover or teacher Sunday School while last-second scratches occur. All in favor, respond with the middle-finger emoji.

If Arnold starts, we lose by 14, but if Hawkins starts, we lose by 3.

Dang... I really should put money on my picks. I almost always break even.

Nebraska Clemson Cincinnati Southern California Louisville Oklahoma State Tennessee Southern Methodist Baylor Oregon State *Tiebreaker: 599 yards

Maud is an interesting place... my dad went to school there for, like, three years of elementary, and still has friends from there he talks to this day. Really, really interesting vibe.

About as interesting as a turkey shoot. Blowout, I'm calling it.

They're my new favorite Big XII team. I hope they win the conference.

Looks to be a "coming out party" for Nebraska and Southern Cal. A decisive win for either/both could go a long way to establishing their bona fides. Trap game for Louisiana State. They gotta put UCLA away early. Don't let them stick around. Utah/Okie State has the potential to be a classic. Two evenly-matched squads. I'm wondering if all of America is gonna be Baylor fans this week? Aaaaand another squash match for UT... both of them.

Post reported. Fake news. The economy is great. Inflation is over. Everything is awesome.

Oh, I'm sure. He made a pretty aggressive run at him the first time.

Not gonna make a prediction, just commenting so I get updates on new comments.

I would like to update these predictions... LOSE: Tennessee (3-1) Heupel has absolutely re-loaded meanwhile Jackson Arnold appears to be regressing. The outcome of this won't ever be in doubt. LOSE: South Carolina LOSE: Ole Miss (3-5) Looks like the "revenge of the former Sooner staffers" tour will continue when Beamer's boys give us a good pantsing in front of a rapidly dwindling home crowd. LOSE: Missouri (4-7) Call me crazy, but the more I look at Mizzou the more they look like <ahem> a paper tiger. Yeah, I know they've assembled some talent and Drinkowitz is getting all kinds of off-season love, but I just don't buy it. I think OU gets an upset win by a surprising margin. UPDATED PREDICTION: Welcome to the SEC, Sooner fans. Enjoy that 4-8 record and being irrelevant in bowl talks. Maybe our next offensive coordinator will actually be good. Otherwise, say goodbye to Taylor Tatum. That ol' Transfer Portal will come a-callin.

I just don't see how we score more against Tennessee than we did against Houston. They will provide ample pressure with three linemen rather easily, which will free up a linebacker/end to spy the QB. Arnold will finish with negative rushing yards. Sawchuck/Barnes/Taylor will combine for less than 50 yards on 20+ carries. Arnold will also have a minimum of two interceptions, possibly another pick-six. We might not break 100 total passing yards. Defensively, we actually match up well with Tennessee and I think (with a better offense) we could hold them under thirty points. But alas, we will go three-and-out 10 to 15 times. Thus, the defense will be on the field for nearly forty minutes. That's too much to ask any defense. Even if the game starts close, the Vols will simply wear us out down the stretch. Tennessee wins 47-13.

I cheered for Sawyer when he was at UT.