You don't think the DC had anything to do with the defense? Mike Stoops had a ton to do with OU's game plan. We're talking about ISU's offense (in particular Kempt) against OU's defense. The suggestion was that Kempt had the game of his life. I don't think that's the case, but rather OU was not prepared well and Kempt's teammates played very well.I doubt Stoops had anything to do with OU's game plan... OU was dominant to start the game and was up 14-0 in the blink of an eye. This wasn't your typical playing down to an opponent or and under dog getting multiple breaks. We flat out beat OU for 3 straight quarters.
It may not have been raining the entire game but the field conditions certainly came into play and changed the way we attacked KU on offense. Kempt only threw the ball 20 times against a really bad secondary and I can guarantee you that wasn't going to be the game plan in better conditions.
No one claimed the field conditions didn't come into play, but the offensive struggles were not solely because of the field. He had 20 passes in 3 quarters, more than against OU. Go back and watch the game, the execution was largely poor. Again, the Oline is my primary concern, and that always ends up on the QB's desk. They routinely got whipped against KU and it bothered Kempt some. We're going to need to counter teams overwhelming the line, compressing the field, and stopping DM. Can Kempt throw those type of tough passes. Hopefully.