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Posted: **Mon Sep 07, 2026 8:37 pm**

I’m no expert, but I watched extended highlights of the Oklahoma State at Tulsa game and here are my thoughts of that game:

-It was at Tulsa, stadium was maybe 75% full, well over half of the fans were Oklahoma State fans. A Tulsa player made a big play and did the hush sound toward the crowd, never seen a player on a home team make that gesture to the crowd before.

-Tulsa’s kicker is hilariously bad.

-Oklahoma St has a really good RB in Caleb Hawkins, he’s the star of the team. Not the fastest guy but big guy with great vision that can make guys miss. It’ll be a good test to see how the ducks improve at tackling.

-QB Drew Estemaker is good and accurate but tries way too hard, he gets reckless at times, he’ll make a great throw then throw a pick throwing into triple coverage. Probably didn’t help with how much time he spent on the turf.

-WR’s seem ok but couldn’t really tell, they do have a very large 6’5” possession WR and a small speedy receiver, but saw limited receiver highlights.

-OLine is a hot mess, Oklahoma State can’t block anyone, they failed a few 4th and 1’s simply cause they can’t block. Tulsa kept hitting and pressuring Mestemaker, and their run blocking was terrible and they got no push at all. All 5 of their starting OLineman are transfer guys, I’m sure Hythloday has a few things to say about that. And one of their OLineman had a bad injury early. Ducks DLine SHOULD own them.

-Front seven actually looked decent, LB’s had good speed and made plays, and overall they have an undersized but athletic DL, they have a very good pass rush and will certainly attack Dante. They are discombobulated and undisciplined so they’re very susceptible to a running QB, so that is probably something that won’t benefit Oregon.

-Secondary seems disciplined and in the right position but they are very limited athletically, slow and small guys, they got outran quite a bit by Tulsa, good luck going against Oregon’s receivers.

I’m sure multiple posters could do far better scouting than that, that’s just what I noticed from what I watched. Hope this isn’t a game in the 4th quarter and if it is that means Oregon had execution issue again.

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Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2026 1:41 pm**

OregonFan4Life wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2026 8:37 pm I’m no expert, but I watched extended highlights of the Oklahoma State at Tulsa game and here are my thoughts of that game:

-It was at Tulsa, stadium was maybe 75% full, well over half of the fans were Oklahoma State fans. A Tulsa player made a big play and did the hush sound toward the crowd, never seen a player on a home team make that gesture to the crowd before.

-Tulsa’s kicker is hilariously bad.

-Oklahoma St has a really good RB in Caleb Hawkins, he’s the star of the team. Not the fastest guy but big guy with great vision that can make guys miss. It’ll be a good test to see how the ducks improve at tackling.

-QB Drew Estemaker is good and accurate but tries way too hard, he gets reckless at times, he’ll make a great throw then throw a pick throwing into triple coverage. Probably didn’t help with how much time he spent on the turf.

-WR’s seem ok but couldn’t really tell, they do have a very large 6’5” possession WR and a small speedy receiver, but saw limited receiver highlights.

-OLine is a hot mess, Oklahoma State can’t block anyone, they failed a few 4th and 1’s simply cause they can’t block. Tulsa kept hitting and pressuring Mestemaker, and their run blocking was terrible and they got no push at all. All 5 of their starting OLineman are transfer guys, I’m sure Hythloday has a few things to say about that. And one of their OLineman had a bad injury early. Ducks DLine SHOULD own them.

-Front seven actually looked decent, LB’s had good speed and made plays, and overall they have an undersized but athletic DL, they have a very good pass rush and will certainly attack Dante. They are discombobulated and undisciplined so they’re very susceptible to a running QB, so that is probably something that won’t benefit Oregon.

-Secondary seems disciplined and in the right position but they are very limited athletically, slow and small guys, they got outran quite a bit by Tulsa, good luck going against Oregon’s receivers.

I’m sure multiple posters could do far better scouting than that, that’s just what I noticed from what I watched. Hope this isn’t a game in the 4th quarter and if it is that means Oregon had execution issue again.

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Barring strange events, it shouldnt be a game end of the first half. I expect a ton of screens and RPO game by Okie State to keep Mestemaker upright and healthy.

like you alluded to, Mestemaker has a history of trying to play hero ball. If we can force them into 3rd and long, we should be able to get some pressure and force mistakes.