Lincoln Riley wants his defense to be more aggressive at stripping the ball against us. we will need to play our A+ game to have a chance of an upset Saturday night. any thoughts ?
OU wanting more Turnovers.
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We will need to win the turnover battle by 2-3 to have a legitimate chance.
If OU wins that battle we’ll lose by 20+.
Their defense is undisciplined and them focusing more on selfish (one player) plays instead of team defense, does not improve their defense.
Campbell has the program to the point where they can compete with anyone. But they'll have to play a clean game - not much margin for error against a team as good as OU. Control the clock, finish drives, win the turnover battle, be the more disciplined team.
Agreed. I guess I'd want to see exactly what Riley said, but putting the focus on stripping the ball means less focus on basics like just bringing the ball carrier down in the first place.
Hurts and Lamb will put up points. IMO we will need to score at least 40 points for a chance to win. we have the ability to do this against their defense.
OU Secondary struggles with taller/bigger receivers. if we can get our TE;s in a one on one with their CB'S and Safties, IMO we may be able to cause this defense lots of problems.
I'm hoping MC comes out and says they need to throw the football 70+ times bc then the exact opposite will happen.
I think CMC will have the team dialed-in. I'm all for trying to beat them in a shootout, but I'd really love to see us mix in the occasional 6-8 minute soul-crushing drive.
My expectations are pretty tempered, but I'm really expecting this to be a better game than most. Let's beat them twice in a row at their house with Norman's own Charlie Kolar going bonkers on the stat sheet.
My expectations are pretty tempered, but I'm really expecting this to be a better game than most. Let's beat them twice in a row at their house with Norman's own Charlie Kolar going bonkers on the stat sheet.
If they have DBs trying to jump routes, double moves and "Pump Fake" Purdy could put up huge numbers. And if Breece and others cover the ball and keeps their legs moving, there's opportunity to pick up an extra couple yards on every play if they OU is too focused on stripping it.
Focusing on stripping the ball can be good if done correctly. The first guy secures the tackle. The SECOND guy to the pile goes for the strip. If the first guy is going for the strip then you are asking for trouble.
Rhoads' teams were actually pretty good at this. Klein and Knott were great at standing guys up and waiting for the rest of the gang to show up. But on the other hand, I saw a lot of our opponents salt away the game while our guys swatted at the ball for 25 yards.
The really frustrating part is that in most of the games ISU has lost the TO battle they have flat dropped INTs, or ISU has tipped the ball at the line and it just falls where no one happens to be or the other team has fumbled and the ball went straight out of bounds as if it was guided there. I keep waiting for it to turn around, but so far it hasn't.
Yep. Cost us 2 games this season already. Purdy is good for one dumb pick a game and the defense doesn’t get turnovers. Not a good combo.
When was the last time we lost by 20 or more? Campbell's first season? Certainly won't happen tomorrow even if we lose the turnover battle.
