Bad night for the Cowboys
Sean Sutton called OSU’s loss to Oral Roberts “embarrassing,” and he was right. But he didn’t know how right he was. Getting blown out by the Golden Eagles was bad enough. But anyone who watched both games of the doubleheader saw a vast difference in the two games.
OSU-ORU seemed like a junior varsity game compared to OU-Gonzaga in terms of quality basketball. Big difference in fundamentals, in execution, in ferocity.
That’s big trouble for the Cowboys. OU has looked good two straight games, but the game before that the Sooners lost to Stephen F. Austin. So OU is not any kind of world-beater. OU is in that group of Big 12 teams — Missouri, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Baylor — that will challenge for the fourth- and fifth-place spots.
And the Cowboys clearly are below that. Think about that. OSU right now is no better than ninth or 10th in the Big 12. The Cowboys are in the bottom tier of Big 12 teams. Uh-oh.
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Most legendary coaches who leave a hand-picked successor in charge do so unwisely. Bud Wilkinson left Gomer Jones in charge of the Sooner football program, and Gomer soon proved that he was not the man. It looks like Eddie Sutton may have followed this same pattern, as his son Sean does not seem to be up to running the Cowboy hoops program.
Much of the blame must be put on the head coach. He is not ready for prime time. He sweats a lot, does not look good, even when winning, like a deer in the headlights. HIs teams are not ready, not prepared, they run around with no real purpose. In spite of his 15 points, Eaton shows me nothing as a point guard. Dove is already getting discourged and Mounello should be a better ballplayer by this stage, ( I blame poor coaching)