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My heart doesn’t need a big time close game this early in the season

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I am predicting a 21-17 Sooners victory over Michigan, thanks to a fourth quarter defensive touchdown. The Wolverines will lead at halftime 14-7, but a strong second half from the Sooners defense holds them in their only red zone incursion late in the third quarter and Michigan must settle for a field goal.

Or not.

Predicting this game seems so foolish. It is only the second game of the year. And while Michigan’s true freshman QB will face his first big-time hostile college football crowd, he wasn’t selected the top high school recruit because he is a cowardly bum.

Actually I hope my score prediction is wrong. I don’t need a tight ballgame this early in the season. The Sooners have enough real difficult matchups later in the year (playing 6 more Top 25 teams), and I only see my cardiologist once every six months.

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Mateer lives up to hype, leads Sooners to 35-3 opening day win over Illinois State

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A new-found passing game and a resilient defense gave the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners a 35-3 win in their first outing against Illinois State on Saturday night, but a struggling rushing game does not bode well for next week when a more formidable foe in the Michigan Wolverines comes to town.

One thing is certain: John Mateer lived up to his hype, completing 30 of 37 passes. His side-arm throws were launched with a quick release, and his targets were considerably better than last year’s wide receiver corps.

Transfer Keontez Lewis, who caught 9 of 11 passes his way for 119 yards and two touchdowns.

Deion Burkes caught passes on 88 yards and one touchdown.

Mateer, who completed 81 percent of his passes, set a school record for most yards passing in an Oklahoma debut, passing Baker Mayfield’s 388 yards against Akron in 2015.

Another highlight was former linebacker and now tight end Jaren Kanak, who had five catches for 90 yards, and appeared to be one of Mateer’s favorite targets.

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The Sooners’ wins and losses in 2025

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Consider this year two in the SEC experiment of re-shaping the expectations of Oklahoma football fans. The question is, will this be Brent Venables’ last year as the king lab rat?

There is little doubt the Oklahoma Sooners will be better than last year. That 2024 offensive line, those bandaged wide receivers watching from the sideline, and an inexperienced but heralded quarterback who became afraid of his shadow, torpedoed any chance of success last year. 

A healthy and more experienced O-Line, a wide receiver corps and running back room bolstered by good transfers and a QB (John Mateer) that some have already placed on a Heisman watch list, should change things in 2025. 

But the same murder’s row schedule for Oklahoma means they could lose four football games and still be good – maybe good enough to sneak into a playoff. Maybe.

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