Not going to lie, I'm a bit worried about our play against good teams.
Something tells me that once JC has his own recruits he'll be a better in game coach and motivator. I would have liked to grabbed at least a couple of those games vs top 100 RPI teams and I think that's a fair expectation.
I don't post here very often but I've followed the program fairly closely since entering OU in the 1990's. Hell, I once told a buddy Lewis Geter would the best Bobcat for years to come and the fans better show up and watch him ... oops.
I'm not sold on JC but, yes, you're right; he heeds his players. For whatever reason, things didn't click with him and this group 100% (and you need 100%).
From the games I could watch, something was missing. The defense wasn't that active, Ivo and Kellogg seemed lost and, man, Offutt not shooting the ball in his final game? The same dude who tore up Michigan, USF and UNC last March? Yikes.
Still glad OU is winning a ton of games and making the postseason. But, when you get a chance to be great, you need to take advantage of it.
Sad to think Trent and Coop both ended their OU careers in the NIT 1st round. They needed a proper sendoff and Iowa City and Denver ain't it. Now, off to watch the win over USF.