Ep. 20 - Bedlam is Here. Let’s Get Weird.

In the opening take of our best (and longest) episode to date, Grant urges the Sooners faithful to be intellectually honest about their favorite team. Then Lee joins to preview Saturday's early November Playoff elimination game, AKA Bedlam. After that the guys discuss the release of the first CFP rankings and provide their Week 10 picks. 3:00 looking back at memorable plays from the 2008 Bedlam game in Stillwater 7:20 The OSU offense is really, really good and the OU defense is inconsistent at best 8:00 What scares you the most about the OSU offense? 8:30 The Cowboys have an incredible advantage over OU when it comes to big plays when OSU has the football 10:25 OSU is not afraid to run the football. A lot. 12:15 OSU can beat you in a ton of different ways offensively and the Pokes are the scariest offense in college football (aside from OU) 15:30 Obo is an obvious advantage on the defensive side of the ball for the Sooners. 16:45 OU’s D-line has quietly gotten better 18:20 we don’t trust the Sooners secondary right now 20:00 What should OU’s game plan be against this Cowboys offense? 22:50 looking back at the OSU-Texas game to find some clues on how to slow the Pokes offense 25:05 The guys disagree about what OU did defensively against Texas Tech and they argue about what the Sooners did in that 1st qtr last week. It gets heated. 28:50 West Virginia utilized a press 2-man with good amounts of success last week against OSU. That’s something OU could try against the Pokes. 30:05 we hope OU watched a lot of film this week because OSU can be predictable with its RPOs 30:55 worst case scenario for OU’s defense in this game 32:00 best case scenario for the Sooners’ defense 35:30 how does OSU’s defense stack up against other defenses OU has faced this season? 36:35 OSU’s defense is not afraid to be aggressive and send pressure. OU is catching the Cowboys at a bad time. 38:00 OSU’s defense was very good against a great offense last week 38:40 OSU’s defense is head and shoulders above OU’s defense, but Grant is not very concerned because the Sooners’ offense is so good. 40:05 Grant says OU’s offense has the positional advantage everywhere on the field 41:00 OSU has a bunch of talent on its defense 42:00 Lee questions Pro Football Focus in regards to a play in the OSU-WVU game 43:20 Lincoln Riley loves the Cowboys defensive line 45:00 can OU learn anything from OSU’s loss to TCU? 46:30 OU has a distinct advantage in the trenches against most teams 47:10 worst case scenario for OU’s offense in Bedlam 48:40 best case scenario for OU’s offense 50:55 OSU is favored in this game and the guys decide that makes sense 52:10 looking at the coaching matchup. Will Mike Gundy be extremely conservative again like last year? 54:00 is Mason Rudolph fully healthy? 55:20 Lee is afraid to make a prediction because he doesn’t want to be wrong. Grant makes a prediction but then hedges as Grant is wont to do 56:40 Baylor-KU 57:30 Kansas State-Texas Tech 57:45 Iowa State-West Virginia 59:30 Texas-TCU 1:00:30 discussing the first CFP rankings 1:04:35 The guys share their Top 10 1:06:50 time for the weekly hate directed towards Penn State 1:17:25 Grant has Ohio State at No. 3 and he explains why he has the Buckeyes over the Sooners 1:18:15 Lee continues to rank Ohio State very high and explains why the Buckeyes are ahead of OU right now 1:19:35 The guys make their Week 10 picks Penn State-Michigan State Clemson-NC State LSU-Alabama Virginia Tech-Miami Arizona-USC