Two Homers and a Realist

It really, really, really sucked. This is the postgame doom pod we hoped to never have to have. There is anger. There is bewilderment. There is utter and complete frustration. But worst of all there is a sense of despair. We are in for a long, dark winter folks. We question everything as any good, honest analyst should do in this situation. The rose-colored glasses are off. Listen to hear the pain...

Can the Sooners regroup and defeat the longhorns? Here is our breakdown of what it will take and what to expect along with our locks of the week. Enjoy! OU predictions Steve: 24-17 Conner: 17-38 Lucas: 24-45 Jay: 17-37 Realist Deal Locks of the Week Steve: Arizona State +13.5, Western Kentucky +6.5, Miami (OH) +6.5 Conner: Nevada -3.5, Tulane -2.5, Tulsa -4.5 Lucas: Kansas St. -1.5, Kentucky -10.5...

So one version of our football season is over, but a new one begins—a rebuilding year. Here is our breakdown of the colossal loss to TCU including all that is now clearly broken and what might be to come. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

We discuss what to expect with Saturday against TCU as the Sooners attempt to regroup following their loss to Kansas State. And it was a big but disappointing week in recruiting. We breakdown what happened and what can be learned from it. Also, Our OU predictions against TCU: Steve 49-10 Conner 38-21 Lucas 38-31 Jay 40-24 And, Realist Deal Locks of the Week: Steve: Arizona State +26.5, UL-Lafayett...

Disappointment was in abundance sadly as the Sooners yet again fell to the KSU wildcats. This time at home 34-41. Quite a lot to complain about. Here is our analysis. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

We cover locks of the week, OU predictions, how we feel about the season so far compared to preseason expectations, the fallout from no more Bedlam, and much more. Enjoy! OU score predictions: Steve: 49-10 Lucas: 45-14 Conner: 45-17 Jay: 33-16 Realist Deal Locks of the Week: Steve: C. Mich +26.5, Oklahoma -13.5, Oregon St. +6.5 Conner: Coastal Car -2.5, Michigan St. +2.5, So. Cal -6.5 Lucas: Oklah...

Apologies for the delay, but the best things come to those who wait, right. We’ve been waiting for a Sooners victory like the one we got in Lincoln for a long time. How ironic it came finally in that place with that name. Enjoy our analysis! Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

We are ready for the Nebraska game, and we hope and expect the team is too. We cover what to watch for in the game. Then we discuss the new developments regarding OU/TX leaving for the SEC. OU Score Predictions: Steve: 49-17 Conner: 41-24 Lucas: 38-21 Jay: 34-20 Realist Deal Locks of the week: Steve: Western Kentucky +6.5, Houston -9.5, Nevada +23.5 Conner: Oklahoma -11.5, Syracuse +.5, Appalachia...

The Sooners didn’t just start slow; they started pathetically. But when they turned it on, they really turned it on. Come for the gnashing of teeth. Stay for the glimpses of hope. Enjoy our postgame analysis. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

We start with our locks of the week. Records so far this season: Steve 1-2-0  33% Conner 0-3-0  0% Lucas 2-1-0  67% Jay 2-1-0  67% We then discuss the newly announced 12-team playoff format for the CFP starting 2026. Then we breakdown what we are looking forward to in the upcoming game against Kent State. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

The Brent Venables era officially began with play on the field today. We recap the OU victory and give our analysis on what happened. What did we like? What were our concerns? What do we want to see going forward? It is all here. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

Game week is upon us. In this episode we make bold predictions for OU’s season, discuss our outlook for the OU offense, defense, special teams, and atmosphere, give our OU vs. UTEP score predictions, and reveal our locks of the week. Our OU regular season predictions are: Steve: 12-0 Conner: 11-1 Lucas: 11-1 Jay: 12-0 Our Realist Deal Locks of the Weeks: Steve: Oklahoma -31.5; Rice +34.5; UL Monro...

17 days and counting! We run through our predictions on how the Big 12 teams outside of OU will fare with an in-depth take on team win totals. We discuss who is overrated, who is underrated, and who is about just right. Below are our actual predictions made on the pod for some teams of interest, but there is much more in the episode. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandareal...

The excitement is building as we are 21 days from the season opener. We discuss the Cale Gundy exit, our latest Twitter polls, a preview of our expectations for OU’s offense and defense, the tough day of practice UT had, and argue about what OU’s alternate uniforms should or should not be. Enjoy! Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

The 2022 season will be upon us very soon (but not soon enough). This is the first of several preseason pods. Being that players haven’t yet reported to fall camp, this is really pre-preseason. Here is some of what we discussed: How do we feel in general about the upcoming season for OU? How does […] Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

Amazing spring red/white (crimson & cream) game. The atmosphere was like we’ve never seen it. 75,000+!!! Great pageantry for Baker’s return and statue ceremony. Here are our brief thoughts. Enjoy! Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

We start of discussing a preview of the Spring Game, which is this coming Saturday (April 23rd), talking about what to watch for and what our expectations are/should be. We then transition into a long and somewhat argumentative discussion of rule changes we want. Following that is a great brainstorm on what players should be […] Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.s...

The gang got together to discuss our thoughts on what we are seeing and hearing a couple weeks into spring ball. Enjoy! Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

We get a bit nostalgic and argue some on the various questions below. Especially interesting are what we would choose in some dream scenarios. Here are the questions we pondered: What are the top 5 OU games you have attended? What game that OU won would you like to relive today WITHOUT knowing the outcome? […] Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscri...

What teams can claim blue blood status? Is there a difference between “elite” and “blue blood”? Who once was but is not longer in this illustrious company? Those questions and more answered. Steve’s referenced model for ranking teams can be found here. Enjoy! Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

We finally were able to make what should be the first of many off-season pods. We discuss the national media writing off the 2022 season for OU, what we are excited about, speculation on cheating in football, and we find a few things to argue about along the way. Enjoy! P.S. If you’ve seen Conner, […] Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

Big Game Bob wins again. Here is our analysis. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

Brent Venables is now the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma. Here are our thoughts. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

OU will not be a championship team in 2021. We cover the disappointment of the OSU loss including the frustration with the officiating. Immediately after we finished, the news on Riley broke. See our emergency pod for our take on all that. Enjoy! Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

Just as we were finishing the OSU postgame pod we got the breaking news of Lincoln’s impending departure for USC. What does this mean for the OU program? Where do we go from here? How mad are we? How shocked are we? All this is covered in this emergency pod. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe