On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, we try to restore stoke to an appropriate level. One last home game for the Sooners and unfortunately the opponent is Jalen Milroe and the #7 Alabama Crimson Tide. The Tide are in their first season post Saban but to this point, it still looks very similar to Saban era football. The Tide are trying to secure their spot in the 12-team playoff and possibly the SEC Championship. the Sooners are just trying to become bowl-eligible. A handful of Sooner seniors will be taking the field at the Palace for the very last time. The Sooners need to do everything in their power to send those seniors off the field with a win. That list includes Danny Stutsman who just entered the top 10 in most tackles in Oklahoma Sooners history, but we know he would give up his place on that list for one more win at home. We also sniff around OU's hunt for a new offensive coordinator as well as preview some of the best games from the upcoming week. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, we look back at what went wrong in Oklahoma's epic collapse against the Missouri Tigers. The Sooners wasted some Billy Bowman Sooner Magic on their way to the 30-23 loss on the road. The Sooners now fall to 5-5 and their hopes of becoming bowl-eligible have taken a turn for the worse. Many questions need to be answered. One of the biggest is if Jackson Arnold is the quarterback of the future for the Sooners. We are not even sure JFA will be the quarterback of the Sooners in their next game against Alabama. At this point, all ideas will be considered as they take time to reflect on what could have been over the bye week. We also take a look back at some of the best games from Week 11, including an incredible last-second win from BYU and a shocking defeat of the Georgia Bulldogs. We also preview the latest rankings for the 12 Team College Football Playoff. As to who got snubbed, we will let you know. Can the Sooners get things right after the bye week with huge games against Alabama and LSU to end the season? At least we have some time to ponder such questions. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels are rising! The Sooners are coming off their best game of the season. It was a 59-14 beatdown of the Maine Black Bears. The Sooners hope to build off last week's performance against a much better opponent this week. The Oklahoma Sooners are on the road this weekend to take on the #24 Missouri Tigers. If the Sooners can find a way to win on Saturday they will become bowl eligible. They need this win because their final two games are against Alabama and LSU. Lock this one down and then hope for the best. We also got a look at the first 12-team playoff rankings. The matchups will eventually change but even so, there are some super tasty games. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels are rising! It's been a long time since we've felt like we are definitely going to get a win on Saturday. We all feel pretty good about the chances of getting that win this weekend, right? The Sooners are set to host the Maine Black Bears on Saturday, so this might be their best and last chance to get an easy win. I don't want to count my win chickens before they hatch, but the Sooners should roll in this one. Hopefully, they can build off of a good half of football last week and parlay it into at least two more wins on the season. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels are rising! Because, there is nowhere to go but up after the dismantling, the Sooners received from the South Carolina Gamecocks. Beamer's boys rolled into Norman and rolled the Sooners 35-9. That was only a week after Texas rolled the Sooners 34-3. We now at least have some hope regarding the woeful production or lack thereof from the Sooners' offense. Brent Venables made the decision early in the week to fire offensive coordinator Seth Littrell. With all of the injury issues that have plagued the Sooners this season, it is hard to pin everything on Littrell, but something had to change. BV elevated co-offensive coordinator Joe Jon Finley to offensive coordinator, no co. JJF will have a 5 game audition to appease a rabid Sooner Nation. That audition starts on Saturday against a very tough opponent in Ole Miss. Can the Sooners do enough on offense to hang with the Rebels? We will find out on Saturday. Oh, and Texas and USC both lost last week, to make the weekend a little bit better. Hopefully, they can both do that again this week. Either way, we ride with our Sooners. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels are rising! Well, I wouldn't say they are rising. They might be sinking. So much expectation going into the game last week against Texas. Only to have our offense put up three stinking points. This team can't run or pass and points are very hard to come by when you can't do either. The sky is not falling but, we need to find answers to some tough questions. So far, it does not look like we have any of those answers. Right now, the Sooners have a major identity crisis. That being said, one good game could turn it all around. I am just not sure that, that game is coming. If it doesn't come this week, it is not coming any time soon. The schedule only gets tougher from here on out. So, what do we do? That is the million-dollar question. Even if we don't have answers, maybe a Georgia win over Texas will make us feel a little bit better. Either way, we ride with our Sooners, no matter what. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels are rising! The Sooners are back from their bye week. In hindsight, it seems like a great week not to have played football, as there were upsets galore. Will that trend continue this week? Let's hope so because it is officially time to get the hate flowing. That's right, it is the 120th Edition of the Red River Rivalry, but the first of the SEC variety. It is the #18 Oklahoma Sooners vs the #1 ranked Texas Longhorns. Last year the Sooners ripped the hearts out of Bevo with the instant classic 34-30 win over the Horns. Can OU do it again as 14.5 underdogs? That game would be enough, but there are a handful of awesome, and I mean totally awesome games on the Week 7 schedule. Can this week top last week? Only one way to find out! It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook

On this episode of Sooner State of Mind, stoke levels are rising! Oh, baby, the Sooners' first SEC Conference road game did not disappoint as Kip Lewis and Michael Hawkins Jr stirred up some Sooner Magic in the incredible 27-21 comeback win against Auburn! This game had a little good, bad, and definitely some ugly. But when the game was on the line, the Sooners showed up and showed out! It was just an amazing and galvanizing win for this team. We wondered if the moment might be too big for Michael Hawkins Jr, the true freshman quarterback, and the answer to that, was a resounding hell no! Even so, it took a 4th quarter Kip Lewis pick-six to complete the comeback and help steal the win for the Sooners. With a bye week on the horizon, the Sooners can shift their focus to the hated ones. The Red River Rivalry is going down in two weeks, so the rest comes at a great time for a Sooners team trying to get healthy. There was another less important but amazing game last week as well. It was Georgia at Alabama. Bama jumped out to a 28-0 lead but had to hold on to escape with the 41-34 win. we will share our thoughts on that game as well. It's time to get into a Sooner State of Mind! footballdudesla footballdudeslaIG footballdudesfacebook