OU @#1 ranked auburn saturday @1pm. espn. big12/sec challenge official game thread

[theresonly187]

haven't seen auburn play but they must be pretty good.
hope we can at least give them a challenge.

[blackfrancois]

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[NWOSURanger]

Signs of things to come.

[RustyShackleford]

I thought that they tried to setup even matchups between B12/SEC. Was auburn just way underrated when the matchups were created? seems like this would have been a Baylor/Auburn matchup? Hopefully we'll have a great game, just seemed like based on rankings it's a bit of a mismatch. Same problem with Baylor/Bama.

[theresonly187]

I thought that they tried to setup even matchups between B12/SEC. Was auburn just way underrated when the matchups were created? seems like this would have been a Baylor/Auburn matchup? Hopefully we'll have a great game, just seemed like based on rankings it's a bit of a mismatch. Same problem with Baylor/Bama.

I think when the matchups were set....they looked even..

[Slytherin]

I know zero about Auburn. I do know that if our guys can not turn it over too much, make their free throws, and shoot at least halfway decent they can play with anyone. With this OU team though you never know what you're gonna get. They can win by 20 or lose by 20 with the game tied with 5 minutes to play. I'll watch it, and hopefully enjoy it.

[LakelandSooner]

I don't think I've ever watched an Auburn basketball game.

[Clayboy]

Pretty solid D so far, but Kessler is a cheat code on the other end.

[RedOnTheHead]

Auburn's facilities look like crap.

[Clayboy]

I don’t care for these unis.

[notlaxtothemax12]

Putrid offense. Do these guys practice dribbling and offense? The turnovers this year have been way too high.

Oh well.

[Empire]

Jabari Smith is an alien. Dude is on another level. Reminds me of Kevin Durant.

[notlaxtothemax12]

9+ minutes without making a shot. Yikes

[RedOnTheHead]

Very sloppy on the offensive end.

[soonerquest]

Jabari Smith is an alien. Dude is on another level. Reminds me of Kevin Durant.

Would look good in a Thunder uniform

[Clayboy]

I must not understand what constitutes a foul because Jasper is drawing them out of thin air.

[Ruprecht]

Playing below average against a more talented team.

It's become clear that Tanner Groves is not good enough to carry us against this type of team. It would be nice to see somebody else step up in this second half.

Lose by 8 or less would be a moral victory. Worried about getting blown out though. That would really hurt us as far as the tournament goes.

[SoonerHank]

Auburn is a very good team, one of the best this year.

This OU team is horrible offensively and has no go to guy. We are also the least athletic team ever. We have NO athleticism or quickness.

[Socalisooner]

At least the ou team gets to play in front of a packed house…

[notlaxtothemax12]

Al that work to cut it to three just to give up rebound, foul, turnover, rebound, and 1 lol

[Ruprecht]

Al that work to cut it to three just to give up rebound, foul, turnover, rebound, and 1 lol

This team does a lot of stupid stuff.

[notlaxtothemax12]

This team does a lot of stupid stuff.

Yep. The out of bounds passes come to mind. That’s led to 3-4 TO’s and Auburn points

[Mr_Robot_ulism]

Sigh.

[notlaxtothemax12]

Goldwire has played well IMO. Just too many team turnovers and Auburn is really big and athletic. Definitely a top 5 team.

Going to have to find a way to win 3-4 in a row or we are NIT bound

Do we practice how to inbound the fucking ball? Lmao

[Clayboy]

Seriously what are they thinking with stuff like that? I’ve seen middle school teams with better ball security.

[bsdsooner]

This team is actually getting worse. This season is going to set the program back a few years.

[notlaxtothemax12]

Pretty pathetic performance down the stretch. This team is not good

[Ruprecht]

Moser needs to get rid of that stupid "Wall of Culture" and put up a "Wall of Fundamentals"..

We can start with:

Don't step over the line on an in bound play

Don't lob the ball to the defender in the backcourt on an in bound play

Don't try to retrieve a long rebound that is already going out of bounds.

Don't try a crossover dribble when you are facing the defender and he is a foot away from you.

Don't fake a three just to drive into the lane and run over a guy just standing there.

[boomersooner52]

This team is actually getting worse. This season is going to set the program back a few years.

Yeah. I'll be surprised if they don’t just shut the whole program down.

[Slytherin]

This team is actually getting worse. This season is going to set the program back a few years.

What a retarded post. This team has some serious offensive issues. The team is actually getting better. Offensively, they're offensive. Every other thing they do is OK.

The game went about as I expected it would. When we made some shots? We were right there. When we missed some shots and handed them the ball? They shoved it up our ass. I don't know if they'll get this shit fixed in time to make the NCAAs. We'll see. I ain't gonna stop cheering for them though. They have heart.

[Ruprecht]

What a retarded post. This team has some serious offensive issues. The team is actually getting better. Offensively, they're offensive. Every other thing they do is OK.

The game went about as I expected it would. When we made some shots? We were right there. When we missed some shots and handed them the ball? They shoved it up our ass. I don't know if they'll get this shit fixed in time to make the NCAAs. We'll see. I ain't gonna stop cheering for them though. They have heart.

Our defensive rebounding was pretty horrific but understandable due to their size advantage. The bad news is that there probably isn't a damn thing we can do about it until we get better players.

Getting kind of discouraged with Tanner Groves as far as the fact that he is a really solid basketball player but his athleticism just isn't up to par with some of the dudes he is playing lately. The more time goes by the more that KU game at Eastern Washington seems kind of fluky.

[RedOnTheHead]

This team is actually getting worse. This season is going to set the program back a few years.

A few? Try a hundred!

[blackfrancois]

This team is actually getting worse.

since the road win on wednesday?

SPOILER you are dumb as fuck. shoot yourself. don't wait. do it now. make the world a better place.

[theresonly187]

Al that work to cut it to three just to give up rebound, foul, turnover, rebound, and 1 lol

that's about when I turned the game on...
it was a beautiful day and I had work to do so I figured why waste 2 hours watching this team ...
so I came in house for a break ..turned on the game....just in time for the meltdown...

[zcaa0g]

This team is actually getting worse. This season is going to set the program back a few years.

It's basketball. Only 5 players can be on the floor for a team at a time. One player can change everything. So no, this season won't set the program back a few years.

[NWOSURanger]

Why did OU get to play these bozos? I would think Kansas or a higher ranked team would have been a better choice

[theresonly187]

Why did OU get to play these bozos? I would think Kansas or a higher ranked team would have been a better choice

auburn wasn't ranked #1 when the games were scheduled....
they were ranked #31 by cbs in their preseason poll...

[SoonerHank]

We all knew this years team was put together with duct tape. Moser is going to build the program. He’s off to a good start in recruiting and we just need to keep building. Hopefully, this years team can win enough games to make the tourney.

I would like to see some roster turnover and bring in better athletes and better players. The more the better. The Sooner the better.

[JRsec*]

Why did OU get to play these bozos? I would think Kansas or a higher ranked team would have been a better choice

The games are matched by the school's order of finish in their conference last year. This is why mismatches happen every year when this challenge is played.

[SoonerBurglar]

I couldn't pin much of this on the players. Coach either. They play hard but they just aren't that talented. The fact that they have been able to play as well as they have is to their credit.

[1soonerinoregon]

I couldn't pin much of this on the players. Coach either. They play hard but they just aren't that talented. The fact that they have been able to play as well as they have is to their credit.

Agree. They play hard and I am not at all discouraged with the program. This team, just does not have an elite offensive finisher. We have no one that we can look to in crunch time or critical situations to get a bucket. I mean, Harkless has tried to be that guy, but he just doesn't have the handle nor the finishing ability. So, we have to just hope that team ball is enough, but when we face the elite teams, they can pressure us on defense and we don't have an elite ball handler who can create off the dribble and finish or dish off if he gets doubled.