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Let's do this, folks. Let's get #ReadyForOU.

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10/10/13 BAYLOR (7-1, 4-1) vs. 16/16/18 OKLAHOMA (6-2, 3-2)
Nov. 8, 2014 | 11:00 a.m. CT
Norman, Okla. | Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112)
TV: FOX Sports 1
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Bryce Petty and Baylor Nation are #ReadyForOU

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Bryce Petty took the opportunity in his post game press conference following the 60-14 win over Kansas to let everyone know where his focus is.

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Bryce Petty and Baylor Nation are #ReadyForOU

Unless you have no social media presence whatsoever and/or are just emerging from underneath a rock, you now know that Bryce Petty answered every single question to his postgame press conference with some variant of "We're ready for OU." Initial reactions ranged from bemused to frustrated, but Monday we saw Baylor Nation embrace his comments and move forward with the #ReadyForOU campaign. With questions about his confidence surfacing after a couple of rough performances, it is nice to see a bit of swagger and devil-may-care from the Baylor signal caller. If you're wanting more fun, check out the Twitter hashtag page for #ReadyForOU.

Oklahoma Sooners 2014 Schedule

August
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Saturday, August 30 2014 win 48-16 coverage
September
@ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Saturday, September 06 2014 win 52-7 coverage
Tennessee Volunteers Saturday, September 13 2014 win 34-10 coverage
@ West Virginia Mountaineers Saturday, September 20 2014 win 45-33 coverage
October
@ TCU Horned Frogs Saturday, October 04 2014 loss 33-37 coverage
Texas Longhorns Saturday, October 11 2014 win 31-26 coverage
Kansas State Wildcats Saturday, October 18 2014 loss 30-31 coverage
November
@ Iowa St. Cyclones Saturday, November 01 2014 win 59-14 coverage
Baylor Bears Saturday, November 08 2014 12:00 PM EST coverage
@ Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday, November 15 2014 3:30 PM EST coverage
Kansas Jayhawks Saturday, November 22 2014 12:00 PM EST coverage
December
Oklahoma State Cowboys Saturday, December 06 2014 12:00 PM EST coverage

The Sooners are now 6-2 on the season, with both losses coming in conference. Oklahoma is presently on the outside looking in on the championship race, due in large part to losses dealt by TCU and Kansas State, with a win over Texas sandwiched in between. The Sooners looked like a team getting back on track in their 59-14 win over Iowa State in Ames last weekend, a game which featured the return of Sugar Bowl Trevor.

Oklahoma's Individual Statistics 2014

Quarterbacks
Passing
Rk Player Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
1 Trevor Knight 150 252 59.5 2051 8.1 7.7 12 8 137.3
2 Cody Thomas 6 14 42.9 48 3.4 0.2 0 1 57.4
3 Durron Neal 1 2 50.0 4 2.0 -10.5 1 1 131.8
Provided by Sports-Reference.com/CFB: View Original Table
Generated 11/3/2014.

Trevor Knight has not quite looked like he did in last year's bowl game against Alabama that earned him so much hype. Until last week, that is. Against Iowa State, he once again returned to Sugar Bowl Trevor form, passing for 230 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 picks, while adding an additional 146 yards on the ground and 3 rushing touchdowns. An impressive performance by any standard against a fairly porous Cyclones defense.

Running Backs
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Rk Player Att Yds ▾ Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Samaje Perine 150 767 5.1 11 10 55 5.5 0 160 822 5.1 11
2 Alex Ross 58 420 7.2 3 9 66 7.3 0 67 486 7.3 3
3 Trevor Knight 53 295 5.6 5 1 4 4.0 1 54 299 5.5 6
4 Keith Ford 34 194 5.7 5 6 100 16.7 1 40 294 7.4 6
5 David Smith 10 76 7.6 1 10 76 7.6 1
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Generated 11/4/2014.

If you thought the podcast had pronunciation issues, just wait until we get our hands on Samaje Perine. Samaje. Perine. Perine was solid for OU in the early goings, but on Saturday he wasn't even the second-best rusher. Of course, Trevor Knight held top honors in that category, while Alex Ross 144 yards on 13 carries. Perine. Samaje.

Wide Receivers
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Rk Player Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds ▾ Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Sterling Shepard 7 37 5.3 0 50 957 19.1 5 57 994 17.4 5
2 Durron Neal 2 19 9.5 0 31 399 12.9 1 33 418 12.7 1
3 K.J. Young 1 5 5.0 0 15 170 11.3 1 16 175 10.9 1
4 Blake Bell 2 4 2.0 0 13 154 11.8 4 15 158 10.5 4
5 Michiah Quick 10 83 8.3 0 10 83 8.3 0
6 Austin Bennett 1 19 19.0 0 1 19 19.0 0
7 Jordan Smallwood 2 10 5.0 0 2 10 5.0 0
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Generated 11/4/2014.

When it comes to the receiving corps, everything comes down to Sterling Shepard. He has more than double the receiving yards of the next best receiver, and four more touchdowns. While it seemed for a time that he may not play on Saturday, the latest information suggests that he will, in fact, play against Baylor. We'll be able to give you more information later on in the week, though.

Oklahoma Team Stats and Rankings
Statistic National
Rank		 Conference
Rank		 Value National Leader Value Conference
Leader		 Value
3rd Down Conversion 58 7 0.411 Georgia Tech 0.574 Kansas St. 0.495
3rd Down Defense 70 7 0.394 Clemson 0.230 TCU 0.279
4th Down Conversion 26 2 0.600 Wisconsin
Missouri 		0.889
0.889		 Baylor 0.731
4th Down Defense 41 5 0.444 Alabama 0.000 West Virginia
Baylor 		0.200
0.200
Blocked Kicks 12 2 3 Eastern Mich. 6 Oklahoma St. 4
Blocked Kicks Allowed 83 5 2 45 teams tied 0 Texas Tech
Oklahoma St.
Iowa St. 		0
0
0
Blocked Punts Temple 3 Oklahoma St. 2
Blocked Punts Allowed 1 1 0 95 teams tied 0 9 teams tied 0
Completion Percentage 69 5 0.581 UCLA 0.712 West Virginia 0.672
Defensive TDs 12 1 3 Washington 7 Oklahoma 3
Penalties 18 3 39 Navy 25 Kansas St. 27
Penalties Per Game 22 3 4.88 Navy 2.78 Kansas St. 3.38
Penalty Yards 36 3 389 Kansas St. 222 Kansas St. 222
Penalty Yards Per Game 44 3 48.63 Kansas St. 27.75 Kansas St. 27.75
First Downs Defense 48 4 163 Michigan St.
Wisconsin 		107
107		 Baylor 139
First Downs Offense 36 5 198 Colorado 245 West Virginia 240
Fumbles Lost 3 1 2 Nevada
Missouri 		1
1		 Oklahoma 2
Fumbles Recovered 60 5 6 FIU
Temple 		16
16		 TCU 11
Kickoff Return Defense 79 7 21.26 South Ala. 14.43 Kansas St. 15.58
Kickoff Returns 3 1 26.67 Duke 29.06 Oklahoma 26.67
Net Punting 74 9 36.95 Utah 44.42 Baylor 40.66
Passes Had Intercepted 87 8 10 8 teams tied 2 Baylor
Kansas St. 		4
4
Passes Intercepted 24 3 10 Ole Miss
Louisville 		18
18		 TCU 15
Passing Offense 40 5 262.9 Washington St. 481.0 Baylor 349.0
Passing Yards Allowed 105 9 265.8 San Jose St. 114.1 Texas 177.3
Yards per Completion 28 4 13.39 Georgia Tech 19.81 Baylor 15.95
Punt Return Defense 94 8 9.88 Memphis -0.67 TCU 0.20
Punt Returns 104 8 4.75 Auburn 20.62 Kansas St. 18.44
Red Zone Defense 35 3 0.783 Mississippi St. 0.571 Kansas St. 0.714
Red Zone Offense 52 5 0.846 UCLA 0.970 Kansas St. 0.929
Rushing Defense 17 3 117.9 Penn St. 77.1 Baylor 99.9
Rushing Offense 22 2 231.8 Navy 350.4 Baylor 241.3
Sacks Allowed 3 1 0.63 Duke 0.50 Oklahoma 0.63
Scoring Defense 30 2 21.8 Ole Miss 13.2 Kansas St. 18.6
Scoring Offense 8 3 41.5 Baylor 50.4 Baylor 50.4
Tackles for Loss Allowed 9 2 4.13 Duke 2.63 Baylor 3.63
Passing Efficiency 59 5 132.06 Oregon 187.62 Baylor 157.25
Passing Efficiency Defense 39 5 116.61 LSU 96.36 Texas 105.09
Team Sacks 37 5 2.63 Utah 4.88 Baylor 3.38
Team Tackles for Loss 54 6 6.1 Clemson 9.8 Baylor
TCU 		8.0
8.0
Time of Possession 60 4 30:07 Michigan St. 36:02 Kansas St. 32:50
Total Defense 57 5 383.6 Wisconsin 253.8 Kansas St. 321.1
Total Offense 18 4 494.6 Baylor 590.3 Baylor 590.3
Turnover Margin 30 4 0.50 TCU 1.88 TCU 1.88
Turnovers Gained 39 2 16 TCU 26 TCU 26
Turnovers Lost 39 5 12 Northern Ill.
Duke
Georgia 		5
5
5		 Kansas St. 7
Winning Percentage 22 4 0.750 Mississippi St.
Marshall
Florida St. 		1.000
1.000
1.000		 Kansas St.
Baylor
TCU 		0.875
0.875
0.875

QUESTION TIME!

  • FIRST -- Do you have any specific questions about OU that we can have answered? Pras is doing a Q&A with Crimson and Cream later this week that would be a perfect opportunity to ask.
  • SECOND -- After a big win against Kansas, how are you feeling? Did you see what you hoped to see during that game? Are you feeling any better?
  • THIRD -- What's your key to success on Saturday?
  • FOURTH -- Are you #ReadyForOU? Tell us just how #ReadyForOU you are. Link Tweets. Post Gifs. Historical quotes. We want to see some serious creativity here.
  • FIFTH -- What uniform combo are you thinking we'll see on Saturday, and if it's not Chrometrooper, why not? Limit your answers to 3,000 words or less.

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