Oklahoma vs. Alabama: Key Matchups and Playoff Implications

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00:00Well, one of the games of the week takes place back in Alabama, Coach.

00:05Oklahoma fighting for their playoff lives.

00:08Can't afford to lose this game.

00:10They open as six-and-a-half-point road dogs to the Crimson Tide,

00:15fresh off Alabama's win over LSU.

00:17We talk about Alabama only losing one time at home in Bryant-Denny,

00:22dating back to 2020.

00:25They had a very good defensive effort.

00:26How do you feel early on, Mateer and the Oklahoma Sooners match up

00:31against this Alabama defense?

00:33Well, the Alabama defense played much better Saturday,

00:36and they are getting better and better themselves.

00:39You know, this is not just a one-dimensional Alabama.

00:42This is kind of a one-dimensional Oklahoma, too.

00:45They don't run the ball very well.

00:48And I just think Ty Simpson going against a better defense, I think, at Oklahoma.

00:53Ty Simpson is the difference maker.

00:55If you're going to be a little bit one-dimensional, which Alabama is,

00:59you better have a Ty Simpson who doesn't turn the ball over.

01:02He's going to be out there playing great every week.

01:05John Mateer isn't quite that good.

01:07So because the defense is playing rather well in Alabama,

01:11I like the one-dimensional Alabama against Oklahoma a little better than the

01:17one-dimensional Oklahoma against Alabama.

01:20And the fact that Oklahoma needs turnovers,

01:23and I don't think you're going to get any turnovers in Alabama.

01:27Coach, when you see Oklahoma and knowing schematically,

01:30they shut down Kalen DeBoer's offense with Jalen Milrow.

01:34Advantage for Brett Venables, maybe defensively entering this game?

01:38You think that's a matchup to keep an eye out on,

01:41even though it is Ty Simpson versus Milrow from last year?

01:44Yeah, I mean, there are differences in the two things.

01:48First of all, Ty Simpson, to me, he's more of an NFL quarterback

01:52that's a pocket thrower that can run smart.

01:55I think Milrow was a much better runner.

01:58I think Alabama has the big threats at wide out that can beat you deep.

02:02I just think it's a little different type of football team at Alabama this year

02:06than last.

02:07That being said, because Alabama doesn't run very well,

02:11it may catch up with them against Oklahoma.

02:12It will catch up with them in the postseason.

02:15They will not get to the playoffs running like they did last week,

02:18what, 56 yards in last week's game or 59 yards.

02:22It'll catch up somewhere.

02:24I just don't think it'll catch up with them against Oklahoma in Tuscaloosa.

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