Optimism for Okie State matchup
- Thread starter Bucklara
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OSU does have a damn good defense. He is right about that. He is wrong about a lot of other things. OSU didn't get sacks with just their front four. They didn't wear OU down. They had to blitz...A LOT to get pressure on Mayfield and they gave up big plays because of it.
iSu is second in the Big 12 in sacks allowed and have played 3 out of the top four sack leading teams in the Big 12. iSu has allowed 7 sacks or 1.4 per game since Kempt has taken over. The passing game utilizes a lot of short passes so the opportunity for sacks is limited.
Brailford vs Foster is scary to think about though. I imagine iSu will keep Seonbucher in there to help Foster or use Montgomery to chip him.
OSU gave up 3 TDs and a FG in the second half on Saturday. Yep...really shut them down and wore em down
No we don't. We could win out and still not make the championship game.
If iSu, TCU and WV win out...
- TCU is in as they will only have one conference loss
- WV is in because theey have the head to head against us
- iSu finished behind WV
- OU and OSU will both have three conference losses
- Texas and KSU will both have at least four losses
I think someone posted the odds of this scenario happening and it is very low, maybe below 2%?
What were the odds of iSu winning in Norman?
Fact still remains...iSu needs West Virginia to lose and OU to beat TCU.
We should all be big OU fans the next few weeks.
I guess I haven't quite adjusted to the Big12 style yet, but not sure damn good defense can be used to describe a team that gave up 62 to OU, 44 to TCU, 39 to WVU and I think 31 or 34 to TTech. Do they have some talent, certainly. Will our O struggle against them? Probably. But if that's a damn good defense than ISU is the 85 Bears.
I think we should refer to their QB as "Randolph" for the rest of this week just to spite Poke. 
That's what I don't get. If you have a struggling o-line, power blocking is the answer. Combo blocks, traps, and pulls are all designed to give you leverage. Just blows my mind we still try this one on one zone block bs.
??? I seem to recall them having 4 or 5 up most of the game.
Don't they play a 4-4 or something similar.
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If ISU wins out, it's 97% chance we're in the CCG. I'd say that's pretty much controlling our own destiny.
Do you follow Football?
Here is the the most recently available rankings from Football Outsiders as to the efficiency of the the two defenses. Neither defense is even close to being below average.
Note: I’m not going to explain who Football Outsiders is. If you don’t know, you’re not worth debating with.
Now we’re having fun.
Rushing Defense rankings, conference games only;
Texas had 42 yards rushing in Austin against the Cowboys, but had 141 in Ames against the Cyclones.
WVU had 208 yards rushing in Morgantown against the Cyclones, but only gained 62 yards in Morgantown against the Cowboys.
Texas Tech went for 129 yards rushing against the Cyclones in Lubbock, but only gained 54 yards on the ground at home against the Cowboys.
In conference games only, ISU is dead last in rushing yards per game at 93.2 yards per game.
Given these stats, why do you think OSU will be ineffective in stopping your ground game? Especially if it’s snowing at game time.
Rushing Defense rankings, conference games only;
Texas had 42 yards rushing in Austin against the Cowboys, but had 141 in Ames against the Cyclones.
WVU had 208 yards rushing in Morgantown against the Cyclones, but only gained 62 yards in Morgantown against the Cowboys.
Texas Tech went for 129 yards rushing against the Cyclones in Lubbock, but only gained 54 yards on the ground at home against the Cowboys.
In conference games only, ISU is dead last in rushing yards per game at 93.2 yards per game.
Given these stats, why do you think OSU will be ineffective in stopping your ground game? Especially if it’s snowing at game time.
If you're trying to convince me that a defense that just gave up 62 points and 785 yards at home is good, you're gonna have to try a lot harder than that.
