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Can John Mateer make a Year 2 jump
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:23 pm
George Stoia III
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Can John Mateer make a Year 2 jump?
He wouldn't be the first transfer QB to be much better in his second year at his new school. Dillon Gabriel did it just three years ago.
I took a look at a few others, as Mateer hopes to have similar improvement:
He didn’t mention but Joe Burrow improved greatly his second year at LSU
So many things should be better:
- Recovered from his injury. Prior to that he looked like a bonafide Heisman candidate
- Experienced OLine
- Same OC
- New improved TE coach
- Stability in program familiarity
- Improved WR & TE & RB rooms
Almost everything is improved. Should be a fun year
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@GeorgeStoia
Can John Mateer make a Year 2 jump?
He wouldn't be the first transfer QB to be much better in his second year at his new school. Dillon Gabriel did it just three years ago.
I took a look at a few others, as Mateer hopes to have similar improvement:
He didn’t mention but Joe Burrow improved greatly his second year at LSU
So many things should be better:
- Recovered from his injury. Prior to that he looked like a bonafide Heisman candidate
- Experienced OLine
- Same OC
- New improved TE coach
- Stability in program familiarity
- Improved WR & TE & RB rooms
Almost everything is improved. Should be a fun year
George X LINK
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Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:24 pm to OU Guy
No
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:26 pm to OU Guy
Probably not.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:30 pm to OU Guy
Who?
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:34 pm to OU Guy
He will be serviceable I fear. That isn't horrible.
Arkansas fans rioted when I brought up that Drake Lindsey, whose family is Arkansas football, wound up going to Minnesota and winning 8 games last year. "He's mediocre!" they screamed.
A mediocre, game manager QB at Arkansas probably had us at 6-6 and in a bowl game last year.
Maybe Mateer will show a big jump, but I suspect he'll be average. Not a bad thing. Don't lean on him to win games and don't put him in a position to fail and Oklahoma has a good shot at the playoffs. Once you're in CFP all bets are off.
It might enrage some Alabama fans but they've won a few national titles with "just don't f*ck up" QBs who could matriculate the ball down the field and avoid mistakes.
Arkansas fans rioted when I brought up that Drake Lindsey, whose family is Arkansas football, wound up going to Minnesota and winning 8 games last year. "He's mediocre!" they screamed.
A mediocre, game manager QB at Arkansas probably had us at 6-6 and in a bowl game last year.
Maybe Mateer will show a big jump, but I suspect he'll be average. Not a bad thing. Don't lean on him to win games and don't put him in a position to fail and Oklahoma has a good shot at the playoffs. Once you're in CFP all bets are off.
It might enrage some Alabama fans but they've won a few national titles with "just don't f*ck up" QBs who could matriculate the ball down the field and avoid mistakes.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:35 pm to OU Guy
This tries to make out like this is his second year when its actually his fourth year.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:38 pm to OU Guy
The X-factor for him is how much did that injury really derail his season.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:33 pm to OU Guy
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Can John Mateer make a Year 2 jump?
No
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:44 pm to OU Guy
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He didn’t mention but Joe Burrow
This place is sharpening its pitchfork.
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Didn't Mateer get hurt this past year?
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:57 pm to New Money
If he plays anything like he did vs Bama OU will be a great team this year he had one horrible pick … he was much improved in the playoffs
Posted on 5/6/26 at 6:09 pm to OU Guy
SEC officials found a way to help him improve his TD numbers last year.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 6:16 pm to OU Guy
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- New improved TE coach
Excellent hire. I have become really impressed with the Venables.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 6:21 pm to OU Guy
Wow, flashbacks to last year and threads like this about Garrett Nussmeier and Lanorris Sellers.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 8:10 am to OU Guy
He's different than most cases because his OC came with him. No reason for him to need 2 years. He's a mediocre gunslinger.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 8:33 am to OU Guy
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Joe Burrow improved greatly his second year at LSU
Joe's different and shouldn't be brought up with these below average QBs.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 8:35 am to captdalton
Always count on dalton for bringing up LSU. Dude probably has at least one LSU sticker on his truck.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:00 am to Kool Kaliper
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Joe's different and shouldn't be brought up with these below average QBs.
Umm this is precisely why the op brought up the fact his first year was just like or worse than John Mateers with an injured hand ….. no one including you knew how good he would be ….
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:28 am to OU Guy
People point to his play going downhill following his thumb/hand injury, but his bottom half / legs are a disaster when setting his feet to throw - and his thumb injury shouldn't have had any effect on his legs.
It's fixable obviously, but he needs to fix his mechanics from the waste down otherwise he will continue to really struggle.
It's fixable obviously, but he needs to fix his mechanics from the waste down otherwise he will continue to really struggle.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:32 am to OU Guy
He most likely is what he is at this point, which isn't bad if he's healthy, but isn't great either.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:33 am to OU Guy
I expect him to, yes. He has played a ton of football and is very experienced. He now has a year of SEC play under his belt too. A lot will depend on if OU can find a few playmakers for him. Another thing is SEC teams really limited his running this season. That was a major part of his game at Wazzou, but the LBs he is facing in this conference are much more athletic than Wazzou's opponents. Maybe OU can scheme some designed runs for him which could open up some passing lanes.
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