Lizards @ Pistols 2:30 pm on ESPN

[cycophagus]

In what is being referred to as the Big 12 game of the week, Metroplex champ TCU slithers into TBP to take on Okie State at 2:30 PM Central time on ESPN. Pistol Pete is the predominant favorite, but rumor has it the Horny Lizards play a little big of D, and intend to prove they have been greatly overlooked. OSU has won in blowout fashion through week 3. TCU has as well, although you might wonder how they gave up 36 points to SMU.

Q: How do you slow Mason Rudolph?
A: Relentless pressure from the TCU from 4

Mel Kiper, Jr sets the table

 

[psychlone99]

Really looking forward to this game. It will either be a helluva battle, which will be fun to watch, or OSU will make this a statement game. Either way, it will be a talker.

 

[CloneGuy8]

OSU wins by at least 14. There's a big gap between the Oklahoma schools and the rest of the conference.

 

[SoapyCy]

Red Raiders sounds like what you do when you're drunk and she's okay with it even though she's got company.

Carry on.

 

[cycophagus]

Looks like this game will also be on the ESPN3 SkyCam. And as luck would have it, as a warm up, Texas Tech @ Houston is also on ESPN3 at 11 am.
http://www.espn.com/watch/schedule/?categoryId=64&channel=espn3&type=upcoming

 

[CyCrazy]

Osu is going to beat the hell out of tcu.

 

[cycophagus]

Here is this week's "Orange Alert" video pre-game report from NewsOK.com, including long time columnist Barry Tramel and local sports personality Jenny Carlson. Its a good 20 minute watch to get you ready for this early season showdown:
http://newsok.com/multimedia/video/5583146341001#gsc.tab=0

 

[DurangoCy]

TCU just punted, TCU touched the ball first and then an OSU guy touched it, but the ball was then recovered by TCU. It sounds like there was a penalty on OSU on the play, maybe?, but ESPN idiot announcers were baffled and just assumed it was TCUs ball never really explaning. Isn't OSU allowed to try and advance that ball without consequence? ...perhaps penatly negated this?

I'm baffled by what just happened and Gundy didn't seem to care.
http://coachfore.org/2015/02/20/8-of-the-most-misunderstood-special-teams-rules-and-situations/

ESPN comes back from commercial and TCU has ball 30 yards from the play and doesn't offer much of an explanation. DId OSU have a pre-snap penalty? WTF just happend?

 

[cycophagus]

TCU is dictating the pace in the early going, leading 2 FGs to none at 2:45 of the 1Q.

 

[cycophagus]

TCU just punted, TCU touched the ball first and then an OSU guy touched it, but the ball was then recovered by TCU. It sounds like there was a penalty on OSU on the play, maybe?, but ESPN idiot announcers were baffled and just assumed it was TCUs ball never really explaning. Isn't OSU allowed to try and advance that ball without consequence? ...perhaps penatly negated this?

I'm baffled by what just happened and Gundy didn't seem to care.
http://coachfore.org/2015/02/20/8-of-the-most-misunderstood-special-teams-rules-and-situations/

ESPN comes back from commercial and TCU has ball 30 yards from the play and doesn't offer much of an explanation. DId OSU have a pre-snap penalty? WTF just happend?

At a Husker bar ... band playing incessantly ... 1995 called and wants its Mojo back!!!

Anyway, I *think* there was at least a holding call in the mix during the break in question.

 

[DSM4Cy]

TCU just punted, TCU touched the ball first and then an OSU guy touched it, but the ball was then recovered by TCU. It sounds like there was a penalty on OSU on the play, maybe?, but ESPN idiot announcers were baffled and just assumed it was TCUs ball never really explaning. Isn't OSU allowed to try and advance that ball without consequence? ...perhaps penatly negated this?

I'm baffled by what just happened and Gundy didn't seem to care.
http://coachfore.org/2015/02/20/8-of-the-most-misunderstood-special-teams-rules-and-situations/

ESPN comes back from commercial and TCU has ball 30 yards from the play and doesn't offer much of an explanation. DId OSU have a pre-snap penalty? WTF just happend?

Holding call on OSU that gave TCU the first down. They also called illegal touching on TCU but announcers on TV made it seem like it was on the guy that first batted the ball to keep out of the end zone. I'm wondering if one of the other TCU players that touched it toward the end of the play had run out of bounds and then came back in? It was confusing although I actually think they made the right call.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Been 10 years. He's 50 now.

 

[DSM4Cy]

Been 10 years. He's 50 now.

And hasn't cut his hair since.

 

[jdoggivjc]

And hasn't cut his hair since.

Like the mullet or not, he's making OSU bank with it (look at all those T-shirts).

 

[cycophagus]

TCU just went up 20 to 7 at 7:15 of the 2Q. TCU has 5 first downs by penalty to OSU's 0, and are averaging 6.4 yards per rush to OSU's 2.9. No doubt the Horned Frogs have not been reading the headlines.

 

[jdoggivjc]

TCU just went up 20 to 7 at 7:15 of the 2Q. TCU has 5 first downs by penalty to OSU's 0, and are averaging 6.4 yards per rush to OSU's 2.9. No doubt the Horned Frogs have not been reading the headlines.

Or this thread.

 

[Althetuna]

OK State has zero D.

 

[cycophagus]

OK State has zero D.

This is also their first real test of the season. Let's see how they adjust in the 2H. 10 points is not much to overcome, especially for Mason Rudolph and co.

 

[jdoggivjc]

This is also their first real test of the season. Let's see how they adjust in the 2H. 10 points is not much to overcome, especially for Mason Rudolph and co.

So far, I'd say "what adjustments?"

 

[cycophagus]

So far, I'd say "what adjustments?"

Good point. They need to find a way to get back into this game, or the only adjustment they'll be making is adjusting to the fact that they are not the contender we thought they were.