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Dave: texas….man, I hate those bastards

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The Sooners dispatched Kent St. last Saturday afternoon with relative ease by the score of 44-0. Second string quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. stepping in for John Mateer played well. Just not great.

There were several positives. He threw for a touchdown and ran for another with no turnovers.

But there were some negatives. At times he held the ball longer than he should have, allowing pressure to get to him and forcing the scramble. Which isn’t always bad as he has the wheels to break off big runs.

This of course was his first action of the season, and he was probably still getting used to his receivers. He ended up going 14 of 24 passing, which isn’t terrible, but again, not great.

I had hoped the offense was going to have more success against a very bad team in Kent St. It might be weird to say that as they put up 44 points. But seven of those were from a defensive scoop and score. And remember, Florida State and Texas Tech each scored over 60 points against the Golden Flashes this year.

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Tommy: The Ticket’s DFW radio Sooners

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You might expect a Dallas-based sports talk station to go on and on about the Texas Longhorns.

But in The Ticket’s world, Oklahoma football isn’t the enemy; it’s family.

For marketing and metric purposes, The Ticket (KTCK AM1310, 96.7 FM) defines itself as a sports talk station, but it’s not really that.

It’s been around for about as long as I’ve lived in Texas. I’ve always dreaded sports talk because I’m not a hardcore sports fan (although I was a former Heisman Trophy voter and a sports journalist for about half my 40-year career. Also, my wife Brigitte was a longtime editor at a rival station in Dallas and, at first, didn’t like my fascination. She’s come around.)

The Ticket and some of its hosts are refreshing voices of reason in a state that is often defined by Texas pride. They don’t talk over one another and scream like The Sports Animal or any similar shows. You spend half your life on the D-FW freeways commuting, and when you turn on the Ticket, it’s like they’re in the car with you.

The heart of OU fandom on the Ticket starts with Corby Davidson.

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Sooners take care of business, turn to Texas

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We can talk about the Oklahoma-Kent State if you want. But this is now officially the “Red River Rivalry/Shoot/Out/Who will be the Sooners’ starting QB Week,” so is there really any need?

Yes, Oklahoma soundly whipped an undermanned Kent State team 44-0, giving the Sooners’ their first fumble recovery for a TD, first interception and first shut out for the season on a sunny day in Norman.

It didn’t take Coach Brent Venables long after the game to turn to what most fans were thinking about even before kickoff Saturday.

Oklahoma vs. Texas. The Sooners are going into this game undefeated at 5-0, something they’ve done 15 out of the last 25 years. In those games against Texas, the Sooners won 10 and lost five.

“Guys are looking forward to that challenge and the work and the preparation that’s got to go into another week,” Venables said. “The challenges of what’s sitting in front of us with Texas (is) something I know our guys will be looking for.”

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