I referred to a story written by a journalist who said that OSU "hoped" to use these two games to get the reserves some PT. I didn't say anyone on the team had stated that.
Gundy will not do any wholesale changes unless we have a 5 TD lead at the half, a 4 TD lead mid-way through the 3rd, or a 3 TD lead in the 4th. If we're up by a couple of TDs at the half, he may start spelling a starter here or there for a series, to rest them.
However, I doubt you guys are going to run 91 plays on offense, like Tech did, so our starters will not be as gassed late in the game.
Believe me, you have their full attention, and they aren't over confident. But also realize, that since you only put up 21 points on offense against Kansas State in Ames, 14 against NDSU at home, 20 against Iowa on the road, and only 21 against Baylor's 1st Team defense in Ames, it isn't outside the realm of possibility that if we score 35, we might start some substitutions, given that we're yet to score less than 40 at home this year.
Correction: Our offense only scored 37 against UTSA (six came on a pick-six at the end of the game. However, that's the same UTSA defense that held undefeated Arizona to 26 points. You know, the Arizona offense that ran all over #2 Oregon Thursday night?
