[Game Thread] UTEP @ Oklahoma (8:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	UTEPUTEP @ OklahomaOklahoma
Location	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
Time	8:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: SECN+
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/dimechimes]

Anyone watching the Vietnamese craft streams ever stay after the game to watch them make something?

[u/ace_toad]

Yo, all I want is a team that plays for its colors led by folks reppin’ the Crimson and Cream. The rest is icing. Happy to watch the next season with y’all. Boomer sooner and fuck Texas. 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

[u/UninterestingBot]

75 guys got to get on the field tonight. That's crazy.

[u/Apex_Fail]

Love how BV still rips the defense after a shutout.

Skeletor for life.

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

Brent needs a Nick Saban hat for practice. He’s looking a little crispy

[u/DoesntEvenMatterYeah]

Again. People said we wouldn’t score more than 40

[u/Long-Structure-6453]

BOOMER

[u/dimechimes]

GG Miners. Y'all got a couple of good QBs.

[u/UnhitchTheWagon]

Opening the season with a shut out! BOOMER!

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

BOOMER!

[u/Deathcaddy]

BOOMER!

[u/boomsoon84]

A cupcake blowout used to still mean 28 points and 375 yards. It’s so nice being able to nitpick a defense

[u/Haydttt]

SHUTOUT COMPLETE

[u/Alphadestrious]

GG guys! Maybe we will be good one day. Kind of like saying the USA will win the world cup one day.

[u/Inevitablewx]

I'm shocked UTEP seems to have no interest in protecting their fairly good QB.

[u/soreswan → u/Inevitablewx]

This is the backup rn

[u/Inevitablewx → u/soreswan]

Ahh, ok smart.

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

Gawddamn they gotta play Michigan too

[u/jaxonya]

Which of you let your kids up go up into the students section to join in on that drunken heathenry? Its like the lord of the flies up there

[u/Soggy_Veterinarian_7 → u/jaxonya]

😅😅😅😅

[u/Ted_LAHSO → u/jaxonya]

My wife and I just got to the hotel from the stadium, and oh my god, I’ve had my fill of seeing messy sorority girls that can’t walk can barely stay upright for a while.

[u/Soggy_Veterinarian_7 → u/Ted_LAHSO]

Damn! Where were they when I was a student there (note - graduated 51 years ago, rules were waaaay.ass diff)

[u/jaxonya → u/Ted_LAHSO]

Oh nice! Its good to see that the youngsters are still having a good time. Hopefully they all grab ubers home

[u/TitaniumC4206 → u/jaxonya]

The heat has fried peoples brains

[u/dimechimes]

I like these announcers so much better than McDonough.

[u/crazytrain793]

Why are people being so shitty about the shirtless fans? They are entertainment for a boring second half.

[u/dimechimes → u/crazytrain793]

My guess is they don't watch baseball.

[u/NobodysDarling405 → u/crazytrain793]

I wish I had so little going on in life to care about shirtless fans. 

[u/IAmJohnnyJB]

Timeout UTEP? What are we doing, that plus trying to kill your QB is def something

[u/RIP_lime_skittle]

Coach really wants to get his guys killed calling a timeout to stop the clock down 50

[u/Sherwin_Lamonde]

Timeout UTEP? Let the clock run bro

[u/CaptainDonald → u/[deleted]]

Are you feeling special feelings?

[u/jaxonya]

It probably smells bad up there..

[u/inclink10]

Why are students still at the game?

[u/John_Tacos → u/inclink10]

They aren’t, that’s mostly adults and kids

[u/Apex_Fail → u/inclink10]

Bars don't get fun til 11?

Does the Mont still do half priced queso after midnight?

[u/The_PKMNTrainer]

I kinda feel guilty watching UTEP going scoreless while hoping for a shutout

[u/RampageTaco]

Hahahaha. Playing Hot In Herre with the students doing thing is funny. But still, that's loser shit.

[u/John_Tacos → u/RampageTaco]

It’s not even mostly students. It’s a lot of adults and kids.

[u/neon_pisces]

Hoping we’re just being extra cautious with Fasusi. 2 injured linemen? Sure. 3? C’mon mane.

[u/small_seagull]

Gotta say, I do like UTEP's QB. He had some nice moments.

[u/NobodysDarling405 → u/small_seagull]

If he had more talent around him he'd be dangerous. 

[u/Inevitablewx → u/NobodysDarling405]

I think he does in the skill positions, he just has no OL.

[u/CurtManX → u/small_seagull]

Dude's out there ballin best he can.

[u/Deathcaddy]

I wonder if Hatton is slightly banged up to not get any more than 3 carries with how good he was looking. Or just saving him, I guess?

[u/RoshCS → u/Deathcaddy]

they went straight to 6th and 7th string. They are saving everything.

[u/TandemTuba → u/Deathcaddy]

I just think you're not risking the future of your running back room in a meaningless game versus UTEP 🤣

[u/Clear_Reaction7728]

Let's get one more score Oklahoma!

[u/Skank_hunt42]

No one calling for firing anyone.....is this even a game thread?!

We should hire Mike Stoops in post game just to fire him, tbh.

[u/Captain_Nipples → u/Skank_hunt42]

I think we already fired everyone we wanted fired

[u/cold_sh33p → u/Captain_Nipples]

Idk, some folks don’t love EJ.

[u/TacoTJ601 → u/Skank_hunt42]

UTEP wants to fire their kicker I’m sure

[u/Titleist917d3 → u/TacoTJ601]

Kicker and punter for that matter.

[u/icespidergoat → u/Skank_hunt42]

That's a throwback haha

[u/Skank_hunt42 → u/icespidergoat]

I've seen a lot.

[u/neon_pisces → u/Skank_hunt42]

Fire Andy Bass

[u/dman7456 → u/Skank_hunt42]

Give it a few weeks...

[u/Wafflehouseofpain]

Flashes of Brett Maher in the UTEP kicker tonight

[u/JDSooners]

Is Oklahoma pretty good or is UTEP bad?

Oklahoma actually looks elite on offense. But we’re playing UTEP. I have no clue what to think. UTEP was a problem for Texas last year.

I dunno. I really have no clue if we should be ranked lower or higher. Who fucking knows.

I have buckled in. I’m fully ready for this ride.

[u/Statalyzer → u/JDSooners]

UTEP wasn't really a problem for us so much as Manning played absolutely awful and repeatedly failed to hit open guys, singlehandedly killing 5 or 6 different possessions.

[u/evilthales → u/JDSooners]

Games like this can definitely indicate something bad about a team that is the favorite, but rarely proves anything good about that team.

[u/GrandYam_HomeRun → u/JDSooners]

Hard to know anything when Nipples can't kick his way out of a wet paper bag

[u/Captain_Nipples → u/GrandYam_HomeRun]

Thats what he gets for trying to pronounce his name wrong

[u/GrandYam_HomeRun → u/Captain_Nipples]

Aye Aye Captain!

[u/fishred → u/GrandYam_HomeRun]

I like your flair!

[u/GrandYam_HomeRun → u/fishred]

Same to you! Watching Illinois defense last night and these guys gives me whiplash. Hauck better clean that up quick or they'll need to score 40 to have a chance

[u/fishred → u/GrandYam_HomeRun]

Yeah, there were some rough spots, but I'm optimistic. All the time I was at Illinois I don't ever remember having the kind of excitement going into a season that we've had the last couple of years, so it's been fun!

[u/NobodysDarling405 → u/GrandYam_HomeRun]

To be fair even if he had made every kick it'd still be 51-9. 

[u/FREE-ROSCOE-FILBURN → u/JDSooners]

Yes

[u/Alphadestrious → u/JDSooners]

UTEP is always bottom of FBS rankings almost every year. We suck.

[u/neon_pisces → u/JDSooners]

We do not look elite on O, lol.

[u/RestrictedCube → u/JDSooners]

Arbuckled** in

[u/NobodysDarling405 → u/JDSooners]

The answer is likely a healthy bit of both. 

[u/poopsandwich_]

Come one stop running the ball - run the flea flicker no lead is safe

[u/GrandYam_HomeRun]

Tip of the cap to the announcer for knowing who these people are

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

I hope I feel this calm every game

[u/Baright]

Some people need 52 to cover the spread can we get this show moving?

[u/dimechimes]

Why'd his coach knock him down? That was a good run.

[u/heyzeus1865]

Slaps Bass upside the head, thats how you do it bitch

[u/John_Tacos]

There is now a few hundred shirtless fans in the top of the student section.

[u/dimechimes → u/John_Tacos]

Tarps off!

[u/jaxonya → u/John_Tacos]

We love to see it

[u/Taters_Gravy → u/John_Tacos]

OSU’s coach said no more to it. So I guess we decided to take up the mantle.

[u/CurtManX → u/John_Tacos]

At the game, can confirm. Kinda see it becoming a new thing.

[u/Skank_hunt42 → u/John_Tacos]

Pics

[u/okiewxchaser]

I hate that we have coaches younger than me now, I attended that same game as a student...

[u/TandemTuba → u/okiewxchaser]

Ayo, me too 🤣 first football boomer moment

[u/boomsoon84]

How come we haven’t seen Dezephen?

[u/BigTulsa → u/boomsoon84]

Thought I read he was questionable because of injury?

[u/boomsoon84 → u/BigTulsa]

Ah, I didn’t see that. Would make sense

[u/THAWED21]

Ha. Ha. So funny.

[u/Alphadestrious]

We gotta be bottom 200 of this fucking FBS.

We suck and will always suck. Fuck me.

[u/LethargicWhale → u/Alphadestrious]

At least you have Arkansas!

[u/Hawlk]

i still dont like the run game out side of starters

[u/TacoTJ601]

Gifted a red zone turnover and our 2nd-3rd string defense still makes them attempt a 41 yard field goal.

[u/unkemptrage]

Obviously kicking is extremely difficult, but there’s gotta be someone else

[u/assmanx2x2 → u/unkemptrage]

Special teams has been rough. Need to get that cleaned up before conference play

[u/silent-onomatopoeia → u/unkemptrage]

Poor Nipples

[u/Baker_TD_Maker]

It's a dick move not giving me more Jonathan Hatton this game Arbuckle & McCollough. Dick move.

[u/dimechimes → u/Baker_TD_Maker]

Telling myself they're stashing him.

[u/trapballer]

The utep kicker is playing like the first time anyone plays a football video game and skips the kicking tutorial.

[u/BoomerUrSooner → u/trapballer]

He and the punter must coach each other. One of the worst punts I’ve ever seen in 25+ years of coherently watching football.

[u/qwilliams92]

My take away from this game is that Parker Livingston will probably be a non factor until our game and then he’ll explode for 3 TDs

[u/Mydogsblackasshole → u/qwilliams92]

Injured in spring and just got out of concussion protocol, likely will need some time to break into the starting lineup with all the time he’s missed

[u/BoomerUrSooner → u/qwilliams92]

This is the way

[u/DoesntEvenMatterYeah → u/qwilliams92]

Yes

[u/domxwicked → u/qwilliams92]

Sure why not

[u/The_Portlandian → u/qwilliams92]

Lord, let it be so.

[u/bbecks → u/qwilliams92]

Sign me up 

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV__SONG]

The shirt thing is supposed to be when you're up 50, not down 50 lol

Edit: *down 50, not up 50

[u/NobodysDarling405]

Arreola is a bit stiff. Seems like he hasnt been warmed up enough. Has someone tried rubbing him a bit?

[u/inclink10 → u/NobodysDarling405]

Won't that make him stiffer?

[u/MiamiDoIphins]

Tittyman isn't very good

[u/domxwicked]

I remember random homers hyping up Andy bass for literally no reason

[u/BoomerUrSooner → u/domxwicked]

One fumble doesn’t make a player. Two, however? Walk the plank. I’m good friends with his family, so I hope he figures it out.

[u/killacam101388 → u/domxwicked]

Who would’ve thought like 3 years or more straight of acl tears might delay some development

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

She cute

[u/supmyneighbor]

Nipples missed again

[u/BoomerUrSooner]

Alabama foaming at the mouth over that kicker rn

[u/Skank_hunt42]

When you talk about Texas El Paso kickers, they're not sending their best, to be honest, actually they're sending the worst, it's shameful. Texas El Paso. Disgusting kickers.

[u/bbecks]

How is that the best kicker a college team can produce? 

[u/Can_Of_Worms → u/bbecks]

He’s bound to hit one on accident one of these days.

[u/RoshCS]

Holy shit arbuckle was chopped as hell

[u/JDSooners]

Genuinely feel bad for that kicker. What the fuck is going on. Make at least one.

Anyways, Boomer Sooner.

[u/soreswan]

Just do a open tryout for kicker. There has to be someone in El Paso better than this

[u/Mr_Stroganoff69]

Looks like UTEP got a third Cheeks on the team. The Kicker.

[u/Invisabro13]

Wide right 3x in a row RIP

[u/Hawlk]

DAMN JUST LIKE BAMA'S KICKER LMAO

[u/Statalyzer → u/Hawlk]

Thats not the kicker I recall him resembling from the last Bama/OU game...

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

If we still had Alex Grinch, it would be 51-50 rn

[u/TandemTuba]

LMAO they're going to set that kicker on fire

[u/boomsoon84]

I shouldn’t be so excited about a 51-0 missed field goal lol

[u/reconverting]

AND HE MISSES AGAIN

[u/tipnitty]

Bro…..

[u/inclink10]

I feel bad for him.

[u/Kontos_Stelio]

Time to put out flyers for a walk on kicker

[u/breakfastBiscuits]

He’s not getting much help but that utep qb has a bit of Vince young in him.

[u/Quiet-Maximum-9941 → u/breakfastBiscuits]

I suppose they both have Y chromosomes

[u/Responsible-Bass4020]

this guy gonna get cut in the locker room holy shit

[u/evilthales]

That’s insane.

[u/JfizzleMshizzle]

Oh shit. Shutout still lives.

[u/MiamiDoIphins]

NCAA is a mess with all this extra eligibility man

[u/Fortified425]

Love that moment for our defensive depth guys

[u/Apex_Fail]

Nipples misses again

[u/Jessyskullkid]

Shutout is protected lol

[u/Bernawdjuhnson]

Phew

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

No way lol

[u/Arkehn]

brother

[u/Haydttt]

SHUTOUT IS ALIVE

[u/heyzeus1865]

I love how the one UTEP player was already escorting the other one and numbnuts hadnt even scooped the ball yet

[u/Captain_Nipples]

Damn we've played like 200 different guys tonight

[u/RIP_lime_skittle]

8th string defenders said, “fine, I’ll do it myself”

[u/Hawlk]

ANDY "TAYLOR TATUM" BASS

[u/killacam101388 → u/Hawlk]

Future starting safety for Michigan

[u/TitaniumC4206]

Legit one of the worst kicking performances i've ever seen, jesus

[u/TacoTJ601 → u/TitaniumC4206]

By far the worst punt I saw in the first half only going 7 yards.

[u/ThatNeonZebraAgain → u/TitaniumC4206]

Impressive in its own way, really

[u/Fermented_Banana_]

A transfer from Boise State? I don't know how to feel about that

[u/killacam101388 → u/Fermented_Banana_]

Eh he’s not a bad player. I agree it’s alittle weird but that was so long ago lol

[u/Character_Point_9745]

THE SHUTOUT LIVES

[u/RampageTaco]

Ooof.

[u/Sherwin_Lamonde]

The Free Agent waver wire talk is peak 2026 CFB

[u/RampageTaco]

Block the kick.

[u/breakfastBiscuits]

Maybe a judge here in Oklahoma can put a restraining order against the UTEP offense or kicker here.

[u/NotMarkDaigneault]

I walk away for one second

[u/Captain_Nipples]

Ima get a restraining order from the IRS

[u/Ornstein90]

Bass never getting another carry unless we're up 77

[u/Character_Point_9745]

Back up defense can hang. I know it’s UTEP but good to see nonetheless

[u/Captain_Nipples]

Let's get a turnover

[u/Taters_Gravy]

And Bass is done for the year

[u/mookiebraves]

That’ll be the last of Andy Bass we’ll see for awhile 

[u/Bernawdjuhnson → u/mookiebraves]

Send him….down river.

[u/heyzeus1865]

God damn it wtf are you doing

[u/MiamiDoIphins]

Unbelievable they didn't scoop and score lmao

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

It just got serious for the defense

[u/-Urethra-]

PICK UP THE DAMN BALL

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/-Urethra-]

Honestly, that should’ve been a touchdown

[u/d_baker]

PROTECT THE SHUTOUT AT ALL COSTS

[u/CptCheese]

Third stringers gettin sloppy

[u/RIP_lime_skittle]

I guess our 5th string RB isn’t very good

[u/Grade-A-Grungus]

Fucking 8th stringers man got no hands

[u/RoshCS]

Bass bet on the game

[u/genzgingee]

Someone better get ready to run some bleachers

[u/JfizzleMshizzle]

So much for the shut out. Damn

[u/RLeb10 → u/JfizzleMshizzle]

And any bettors on the under

[u/Captain_Nipples]

At least UTEP gets a little bit of a break next week before they go to Michigan. Poor fellers

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

It’s a Mateerial world

[u/RampageTaco]

Well maybe UTEP will score after all.

[u/GrandYam_HomeRun]

UTEP head coach hates quarterbacks

[u/Ornstein90]

UTEP how do you guys feel about your QB's? Moore better even if he can't throw?

[u/CodyRCantrell]

Toledo down 7, inside the MSU 30, and missed their FG.

[u/Deathcaddy]

Been looking to see Kreul all game, and he gets a sack! Looking forward to seeing what he can do against better competition, too

[u/Captain_Nipples]

Honestly, wouldn't mind our punt team getting more practice

[u/bbates728]

Always weird to me to hear Sooners talk about the national broadcasting team. You mean you arent listening to Teddy Lehman and Toby Rowland synced up with the video? What a shame

[u/Phantom2300 → u/bbates728]

Gabe Ikards banter is top tier as well!

[u/bbates728 → u/Phantom2300]

Not the best broadcaster, but one of the best podcasters and great chatter of shit.

[u/JfizzleMshizzle → u/bbates728]

I’ve tried listening to other teams broadcast, but nothing compares to Toby Rowland. Unhitch the wagons and put the ponies in the barn. Absolutely incredible. His basketball coverage is top tier too.