Oklahoma will answer two major concerns in 2015 for the Vols.

#77
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olbemw7 said:
Oklahoma is breaking in a new offensive coordinator and a new offensive line (returning only 28 combined starts).

We of all people should understand by now that a new offensive scheme + inexperienced OL = recipe for disaster. Needless to say, I'm not too concerned about their offense.
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Aren't we breaking in a new OC too?
 
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OU fan chiming in. For concerns on the OL, they are projected to start four seniors and a junior. They dont have a ton of starts, but they have ton of experience, including at juco. A few promising redshirts ready to play to shore up depth.Plus their mvp, coach Bedenbaugh. Probably wont be as good as last year, but will be pretty good. The backfield will be better, the wr will be better. They added a really good juco wr who tore iti up at juco; i know he has to prove himself, but those highlights sure do look good. At any rate, the other guys are back and a year better, plus the new guys are so far practice heroes for what that's worth. The new system will be a boon to the offense. If Riley can turn 2 stars into a powerhouse offense , i'm sure he can do a little bit of magic with some better talent. I dont know who the qb will be, but I suspect Mayfield who is a slinger, and that's how the offense goes. So combine that with one of the nation's best backfields, I'm excited to see what they can do when they play a real team.

Your qb Dobbs looks real good and he's going to make plays. He'll be a good test for this defense, and maybe he and Striker can have a little duel in the backfield. They claim to be letting Striker run looks this year, as last year they were trying to get fancy pants putting him in coverage a lot. Looking forward to it, Tennessee will be a real challenge and will be one of the toughest teams on OU's schedule. They are certainly not a 7-6 team.
 
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If we want to win this game, we are going to have to gang-tackle S. Perine. That kid reminds me of Earl Campbell, and is a flat out beast. We got all those reinforcements on the D-Line just at the right time.
 
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Oklahoma was a good team last year, that should get better with the switch back to Air Raid Offense. Their Defense will not be a joke.

As the original poster tried to indicate, this will be a good yard stick game for us. Last year, Oklahoma exposed and took advantage of our weak offensive line play. This year will be a test of what our line has learned and how they have improved.

As anyone that watched all the games last year knows, Worley was a warrior, but you can only do so much based on the type of player you are and the protection you get. Worley was never a good match for the CBJ offense. He just isn't mobile enough. Dobbs made our entire Team better. The Defense could take more chances knowing that Dobbs had control of the Offense.

Watching the difference in MLB play after AJ went out last year was both heartening, and also maddening. It was good to see that the entire defense wasn't useless after losing their leader. They rose to occasion and battled with heart. That said, with AJ in the game against Mizzou, we most likely win. It will be interesting to see how the Mike position performs this year. Will it be a deal breaker? Absolutely not. But it could be the difference in close games.

The offensive line will be key to this game, and it should be the first big test for them. If they have improved, it will be a very winnable game.
 
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Oklahoma will tell a whole lot about the Vol's Oline and the Vol's run defense....
the run defense will be tested against Oklahoma's running game
 
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My problem with playing OU is the air raid offense. This offense limits the LB's and the pass rushers because its predicated on throwing the ball quickly.

Hope our LB's can cover, because they will be tested in that regard.
 
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OrngeChkrboardVFL said:
OU is also bringing in a new QB but Bama and UGA have better players all around those new QB's.

Yes USC. Look at their offensive production under Steve Spurrier over the last 5 years. They lost a lot of games last year but it definitely wasn't due to offensive performance. They are returning 3 starters on the line, a starting RB Wilds, and an all conference WR Pharoah Cooper. And again, Steve Spurrier is the coach.

Pretty good stats for playing in the SEC:
2010 - 32 ppg
2011 - 30 ppg
2012 - 31 ppg
2013 - 34 ppg
2014 - 32 ppg


As to your points about Arky, I haven't followed them enough to say one way or the other. I'll have to take your word for it.
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OMG Pharaoh Cooper is still gaining yards againsr our b loved Vols!!!!
 
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VolNation2015 said:
My problem with playing OU is the air raid offense. This offense limits the LB's and the pass rushers because its predicated on throwing the ball quickly.

Hope our LB's can cover, because they will be tested in that regard.
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I think we are one of the better teams in the conference as far as having fast linebackers that can play in space.
 
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BigOrange15 said:
I think we are one of the better teams in the conference as far as having fast linebackers that can play in space.
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isn't that a nice change from 2013? that was the first noticeable difference last year, speed on the defense was much better. expect it to be again better this year.
 
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Two streaks that are on the line in this game:

20 consecutive home opener victories
26 consecutive non-conference home opener victories (last loss was against Duke???)
 
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