I didn't realize that OU had a bye this upcoming week. So, you're telling me they could have had a well rested Mateer ready to go after Red River if he sat?

Imagine if they sat Mateer and went with Hawkins. If they lost, they could have pointed out that Texas only won because Mateer didn't play. Hell, that would have been the narrative the national media went with too. If they somehow won with Hawkins, they would have been in prime position and broken the back of this Texas team.

Now after Red River, Texas provides a blueprint to beat OU, Mateer looks to have gotten beat up/exposed, and they are facing the toughest schedule in the country, arguably. Just a dumb decision all around. 

Glad it happened.

Yup, hubris at its finest. Someone f’ed up allowing that kid to play and it’s all in Burnt Vegetables. He’s the head coach gotta be smarter than that. 

They play at South Carolina; they don’t have a bye?? 

Let Oklahoma go through their Nebraska type down period

9 minutes ago, Hook em All Day said:

They play at South Carolina; they don’t have a bye?? 

Oh, I was mistaken. I thought I heard someone from a podcast say they have a bye this week. The way south Carolina has been playing, might as well be 😂

They had their 1st bye the same week we did. Then played Kent State with Hawkins.

I don’t doubt they played him because they felt he gave them their best shot at winning. No more, no less. 

I don’t see sacrificing the Texas game to have a better season outcome as an option in Norman. That’s not how that school or fanbase is wired.

 

It wouldn’t go over particularly well in Austin either.