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Sunday Morning Coffee: September 18, 2016
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Inside of Room 17 on the second floor of Gould Hall off Asp Avenue on the Oklahoma University Norman campus sat a surly Austin Kendall. His roommate had not returned from the day before – off elsewhere while the heat died down.
Austin had made a statement earlier in the week calling The Ohio State University’s defense was “Basic” and that Baker Mayfield would light them up. It turned out to be enough for the Buckeyes Defensive unit (needless to mention the offensive unit) to use it as a springboard to come to Norman with an edge – ready to play.
He stood from the couch that he had slept on after arriving at his dorm room early morning following the game in which the Buckeyes dominated the Sooners 45-24; and Baker Mayfield, hardly lit up the Buckeyes “Basic” Defense. He made his way to the small kitchen counter and began to prepare a pot of coffee.
He just couldn’t get it out of his head. How could he be so ‘silly’ to say what he did? Of course he had believed every word of it. But was it truly an avenue to share publicly? The entire Oklahoma Sooners Football team knew this was a big game, and that the Buckeyes would not roll over. They would have to show them what Sooners Football was … and what happens when you come to Norman. Austin was now wondering if he had aided the enemy in motivation by spewing the ‘silliness’ that he had. Reality – he just would never know.
The night before at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium things started off unwelcomingly – with a severe weather delay. Austin now wondered if things would have been different for the Sooners had the game started as it had been scheduled to. But again he just would never know.
The Buckeyes started off the scoring when Curtis Samuel in the first ran to the left and went 36 yards into the end zone for the opening score. With 4:46 remaining in the first LB Jerome Baker intercepted (Lights-out) Mayfield and carried it 68 yards for the TD. That moment of depression for the Sooners team and fan base though only lasted momentarily, as Joe Mixon on the kick-off scampered 97 yards for the return.
Sooner Football was about to back up Kendall’s pregame claim.
But it just wouldn’t be.
JT Barrett of the Ohio State Football showed why conversation is building for him to be in the Heisman talk. He would go 14 of 20 with 152 yards in the air, having 4 TD’s – all to Noah Brown, one of which, and he hated to acknowledge this, was perhaps the best catch he ever saw. JT would add 74 yards on the ground too.
The Buckeyes quiet wonder – Curtis Samuel, would have a touchdown and 98 yards on the ground and two receptions adding up to 20 yards from the air. But his unnoticed and unselfish block that aided in Mike Weber’s 35 yard run in the 3rd only showed just how good and unselfish these Buckeyes were.
The coffee was ready. It smelled great. Austin knew he needed it more than anything else. He poured himself a cup, deciding to drink it black, figuring perhaps change would help. He sat in the rocker next to the table where his cell phone rested, deciding to check messages – again.
There was the one from Coach Stoops – “Kendall – come Monday we will have a sit down about why you figure your opinion warrants public sharing. Be in my office 30 minutes before practice.”
There was the one from Baker Mayfield – “Austin. Don’t beat yourself up! They got lucky. I can light ‘em up …. (pause) just not last night.”
OT Orlando Brown had called too – “Your 2nd String there – buddy! Shut up until you, yourself, prove something!”
DT Jordan Wade also weighed in on his voice mail – “Learn not to motivate the opposition. Just play your game. Let that do the talking.”
But the most telling call was from his Mother – “Honey, your father wants to thank you. He never said anything, not even to me, but he made a substantial bet with a co-worker who gave your father the Buckeyes and 20. They covered too! I must say I was initially not pleased with him. But then he showed me how much he won – and, well – honey thank you! I love you. We will call before next weekend. If we don’t answer our cells we are sipping cool ones down on Galveston Beach. See you honey, and again Thank you. Go Buckeyes!”
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jcollingsworth via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Inside of Room 17 on the second floor of Gould Hall off Asp Avenue on the Oklahoma University Norman campus sat a surly Austin Kendall. His roommate had not returned from the day before – off elsewhere while the heat died down.
Austin had made a statement earlier in the week calling The Ohio State University’s defense was “Basic” and that Baker Mayfield would light them up. It turned out to be enough for the Buckeyes Defensive unit (needless to mention the offensive unit) to use it as a springboard to come to Norman with an edge – ready to play.
He stood from the couch that he had slept on after arriving at his dorm room early morning following the game in which the Buckeyes dominated the Sooners 45-24; and Baker Mayfield, hardly lit up the Buckeyes “Basic” Defense. He made his way to the small kitchen counter and began to prepare a pot of coffee.
He just couldn’t get it out of his head. How could he be so ‘silly’ to say what he did? Of course he had believed every word of it. But was it truly an avenue to share publicly? The entire Oklahoma Sooners Football team knew this was a big game, and that the Buckeyes would not roll over. They would have to show them what Sooners Football was … and what happens when you come to Norman. Austin was now wondering if he had aided the enemy in motivation by spewing the ‘silliness’ that he had. Reality – he just would never know.
The night before at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium things started off unwelcomingly – with a severe weather delay. Austin now wondered if things would have been different for the Sooners had the game started as it had been scheduled to. But again he just would never know.
The Buckeyes started off the scoring when Curtis Samuel in the first ran to the left and went 36 yards into the end zone for the opening score. With 4:46 remaining in the first LB Jerome Baker intercepted (Lights-out) Mayfield and carried it 68 yards for the TD. That moment of depression for the Sooners team and fan base though only lasted momentarily, as Joe Mixon on the kick-off scampered 97 yards for the return.
Sooner Football was about to back up Kendall’s pregame claim.
But it just wouldn’t be.
JT Barrett of the Ohio State Football showed why conversation is building for him to be in the Heisman talk. He would go 14 of 20 with 152 yards in the air, having 4 TD’s – all to Noah Brown, one of which, and he hated to acknowledge this, was perhaps the best catch he ever saw. JT would add 74 yards on the ground too.
The Buckeyes quiet wonder – Curtis Samuel, would have a touchdown and 98 yards on the ground and two receptions adding up to 20 yards from the air. But his unnoticed and unselfish block that aided in Mike Weber’s 35 yard run in the 3rd only showed just how good and unselfish these Buckeyes were.
The coffee was ready. It smelled great. Austin knew he needed it more than anything else. He poured himself a cup, deciding to drink it black, figuring perhaps change would help. He sat in the rocker next to the table where his cell phone rested, deciding to check messages – again.
There was the one from Coach Stoops – “Kendall – come Monday we will have a sit down about why you figure your opinion warrants public sharing. Be in my office 30 minutes before practice.”
There was the one from Baker Mayfield – “Austin. Don’t beat yourself up! They got lucky. I can light ‘em up …. (pause) just not last night.”
OT Orlando Brown had called too – “Your 2nd String there – buddy! Shut up until you, yourself, prove something!”
DT Jordan Wade also weighed in on his voice mail – “Learn not to motivate the opposition. Just play your game. Let that do the talking.”
But the most telling call was from his Mother – “Honey, your father wants to thank you. He never said anything, not even to me, but he made a substantial bet with a co-worker who gave your father the Buckeyes and 20. They covered too! I must say I was initially not pleased with him. But then he showed me how much he won – and, well – honey thank you! I love you. We will call before next weekend. If we don’t answer our cells we are sipping cool ones down on Galveston Beach. See you honey, and again Thank you. Go Buckeyes!”
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