Roundtable: Overs/Unders for the 2017 Football Season

With the season just eight days away, we decided to do an over/under roundtable with our team to get a few predictions out there. Let’s jump right into the fun.

Kyle Porter

Ok, first over/under for the season is this: Over or under Justice Hill rushing the ball 275 times this year.

Matt Harris (Intern)

That’s about 21 times a game. I think he’ll get close but I’ll take the under

Kyle Cox

Or 19 if they play 14 games.

Phillip Slavin

Under. He carried the ball 206 times last year. Even as the starter to begin the season, and even with a Big 12 title game, he’s not getting 20 carries a game every game

Cox

I’ll still take the under because I think they have a couple of young guys whose production could ramp up as the season goes on.

Ryan Harris (Intern)

Under. With all the offensive weapons OSU has this year, it’s hard to imagine Justice gets that many carries, even after an outstanding freshman year

Kyle Boone

I’ll take the under. There’s going to be games where he totes it 25+, and other games where Rudolph has 50 pass attempts. I don’t think riding Justice will be necessary.

R. Harris

I also think Gundy will try to get Ja’Ron Wilson some touches as well as some of the freshman backs.

Cox

But Jeff Carr’s 12 carries have to go somewhere.

Boone

Jeff Carr was going to get 1.2 carries per game this year

Justin Southwell

I’ll go under. The love shall be spread across multiple RBs once an established backup steps up. Plus Rudolph will hopefully be throwing more for his Heisman campaign.

Porter

Good first question, Kyle. I’ll say over just to go against the grain a little bit. Also because Ja’Ron and J.D. haven’t earned Gundy’s trust yet, and we all know Gundy is all about trusting RBs in big spots.

Cox

Justice will have its day.

Porter

OK, next one. Over/under 35 passing TDs for Rudolph.

Boone

Over. If it’s not over, we in trouble.

Cox

Over.

Slavin

I’ll take the over, because I think Gundy is more aggressive to open the season than they have been the past couple of years. I can see Rudolph throwing for eight or more in the first two games of the season. He only threw for six in the first three games last year.

M. Harris

He only threw for 28 last year but I’ll take the over especially if he’s a Heisman contender.

R. Harris

I have to take the over. I think he’ll throw between 40-42 touchdowns this year.

Southwell

Weeden did it in 2011 with 37, but asking for 7-8 more TDs from last season from Mason is a stretch. Under. Barely under.

Cox

Hater.

Porter

I’ll go under. The school record is 37. And I think Justice has a monster year.

Cox

But Justice is going to catch four of them to make 41.

M. Harris

If OSU makes the Big 12 championship game, he’ll hit 28 by just throwing 2 per game.

Southwell

I hope he’ll have 21 in the first three games. #onpaceguy

Porter

OK, over/under 600.5 receiving yards for Tyron Beckham-Rice?

Boone

I think he’ll be over. I can’t help myself. I think he has 600 all-purpose yards on special teams alone.

Kyle Cox

Eh… over. I think he hits that 750-range.

Southwell

Boone is all in! I’m taking the over, too.

Porter

Receiving yards @boone!

Boone

Yeah, I’m taking all the Tyron overs. Receiving yards included.

M. Harris

I’ll say over but it’ll be interesting to see how yards are split between James, McClesky, and Bag Year. And Marcell.

R. Harris

I’ll take the over. I think Tyron and James both go well over 600 yards as our leading receivers. Plus it’s bag year!

Southwell

You have to have more than 600.5 for a bag year.

Slavin

I’ll take the under. Last year’s third leading receiver, Seales, had 615. There are too many guys to get the ball to. I think he’s close, the high 500s, but under 600.

Boone

Cox

**pounds fist on table ** “Crawfish e-tou-ffee!” He’s gonna eat.

Porter

I’m under. I think the Tyron love is out of control. I want to be proven wrong, but 600 is too many with Lacy and Ateman vulturing him. Bag year comes next year. Over/under 5.5 1,000-word missives Boone writes about Tyron before the end of the season?

Boone

I’m offended. Cue the “this is fine” GIF.

Cox

I don’t think just because you have five guys that could be 1,000-yard receivers that you necessarily give everyone 500 yards. Guys always seem to fall into a pecking order.

Boone

Porter

Over/under 5.5 INTs from Ramon?

Southwell

Over. Ball Hawk.

Cox

Haha. In my dreams he gets 9.. I have to say under though.

M. Harris

I’ll take under. I think a round 5 is a good number for him.

R. Harris

I think he gets there. I would say 6 for the year. The move to safety should help him be able to come up and make plays on the ball.

Cox

I know he’ll be able to run wild more but he’s had eight in three years. And he wasn’t exactly that disciplined at corner.

Boone

OK, now we talking. I’m here for the Ramon unders.

Slavin

I’ll take the under, though I will predict he has one game with at least two.

Cox

To be fair, he could have had 5 in the West Virginia game last year.

Porter

I’m over. I’m here for Ramon’s bag year.

M. Harris

I’ll say he maybe gets to 6 if he quits making mixtapes.

R. Harris

Ramon is a playmaker. He has his ups and downs, but I agree, this is a bag year for Ramon Richards.

Boone

Slavin

Caption: “paint me like one of your french girls, Jack.”

Porter

Over/under 0.5 haircuts for Gundy before the bowl game.

Cox

So your basically asking losses O/U 2. I say under…On both

Boone

Haha over on Gundy cuts. He’s made it clear he doesn’t want a full-blown mane down past his shoulders.

M. Harris

I’m praying for the under but I agree with Boone.

Slavin

When you say haircuts, does that include a “trim”?

Porter

Yes

R. Harris

I have to take the over. He will get a trim or two. I could picture Gundy trimming the mullet just as a stress reliever. However, come season end, the mullet will still be gloriously flapping in the wind.

Slavin

Then I’ll take the over. I bet he gets one more trim right before the season starts, then let’s it grow all season long.

Southwell

Under. Let it flow.

Porter

OK, couple more. First, James Washington 19.5 yards per catch.

Boone

Under.

Cox

For the season or career? Eh, over on both.

Southwell

Over.

Cox

He went 20.5 in 2015.

Porter

Season.

Slavin

As many deep balls as he’s going to catch? Over.

M. Harris

I go over as well. He’s the biggest deep threat on the team.

Porter

Porter: Same. I think he maybe catches fewer passes than in the past for fewer yards but has an overall higher yards-per-catch number. OK, last one. Over/under 11.5 wins.

Cox

Welp ……. over.

Slavin

Over on wins.

Boone

I will take the under. Vegas has that over/under at like 8.5—but 11.5 is pretty darn high. I think it falls short at 11.

Cox

Vegas are reg season though, right?

M. Harris

I’ll say over. Sure we could lose to UT / WV but I think only way we don’t win 11 is if we lose to OU twice and the bowl game.

Slavin

I’m going with a 12-2 record.

R. Harris

Over. If we can’t get to 12 wins this year will we ever do it again?

Boone

Vegas are regular season, but I still think 11.5 is quite a leap. That’s like putting the Vegas number at 9.5 or 10.5, depending on if you think OSU goes bowling or goes to the playoff and wins.

Cox

I just realized 12-1 isn’t mathematically possible.

M. Harris

We won 11* games last and I think this years team is better

Southwell

A lot of close games last year. ?
Every team is going to try to Iowa State us.
But I am all in. Undefeated.

Cox

Porter

I’m over as well. 12-2 is the mark. Boone hates OSU.

Boone

?

Gonna go start a new Wave the Wheat blog now.

Porter

So good.

	Cox	Porter	Slavin	Boone	M. Harris	R. Harris	Southwell	Over	Under
274.5 carries for Justice	Under	Over	Under	Under	Under	Under	Under	1	6
34.5 passing TDs for Rudolph	Over	Under	Over	Over	Over	Over	Under	5	2
600.5 receiving yards for Tyron	Over	Under	Under	Over	Over	Over	Over	5	2
5.5 INTs for Ramon	Under	Over	Under	Under	Under	Over	Over	3	4
0.5 haircuts for Gundy	Under	Under	Over	Over	Over	Over	Under	4	3
19.5 YPC for Washington	Over	Over	Over	Under	Over	Over	Over	6	1
11.5 wins	Over	Over	Over	Under	Over	Over	Over	6	1