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Title: Run game defense.....
Post by: Wildcat Jack on December 03, 2006, 07:48:28 PM

needs work over the next month.

This is not a favorable matchup...hopefully, Raheem and the mob will come up with a good scheme.

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: opcat on December 03, 2006, 09:38:18 PM

Rice is a great rb.

Nfl caliber.

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: Dirty Sanchez on December 03, 2006, 09:40:50 PM

So was Travis Henry

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: Wildcat Jack on December 03, 2006, 10:54:42 PM

Quote from: Dirty Sanchez on December 03, 2006, 09:40:50 PM

So was Travis Henry

Yes, and we had a run-defense that matched up...you could say it was our strength...it is currently not.

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: WildCatzPhreak on December 03, 2006, 11:48:17 PM

The Tampa 2 in general doesn't match up well with a lot of college (or even pro for that matter) run schemes.  We could be in trouble.

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: coitus on December 04, 2006, 09:15:02 AM

a healthy watts makes a difference.

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: catzacker on December 04, 2006, 11:56:21 AM

I think Rutgers runs for 1,008 yards against us.  Or we could pull our own version of Purdue in '98. 

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: ksu_FAN on December 04, 2006, 12:10:58 PM

Getting Watts and Williams back to hopefully around 100% will help a bunch.  Plus several practices to work on tackling which seemed to get worse as the season went along. 

The other thing I like is that Rutgers presents no QB run game threat.  That should help as well. 

Plus Rutgers doesn't present a real effective passing game.  They are a ball control team (leading reciever in catches is their FB) that puts most of the load on Rice (38% of their total yards, 71% of their rushing yards).

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: pissclams on December 04, 2006, 01:02:40 PM

Quote from: ksu_FAN on December 04, 2006, 12:10:58 PM

Plus Rutgers doesn't present a real effective passing game. They are a ball control team (leading reciever in catches is their FB) that puts most of the load on Rice (38% of their total yards, 71% of their rushing yards).

That's a bad thing for a team who's defense can't stop the run. 
KSU is ranked 70th in in the nation in Rushing Defense (143.4 ypg).
Our defense has given up over a hundred yards rushing in our last 7 games, and in 8 of the last 9 games.  In those games we gave up over 200 three times (Louisville 228, Colorado 225, ku 247).

Ray Rice averaged  135 ypg this season (4th) running for 1625 yards.

We made Cornish the Big XII's Offensive POW against us (we gave up 247 rush yards vs ku), and he's Canadian, we might just secure the Heisman for Rice.

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: coitus on December 04, 2006, 02:56:30 PM

moran, williams and watts all need to be 100%, and it would also be nice if josh moore is back and healthy.

here's a not so enjoyable tidbit.  navy rushed for 271 (56 carries, 2 tds) yards against notre dame.

they only got 113 yards on 50 carries (no tds) against rutgers.

Title: Re: Run game defense.....
Post by: greasd up deaf guy on December 04, 2006, 03:55:05 PM

Quote from: Dirty Sanchez on December 03, 2006, 09:40:50 PM

So was Travis Henry

Clearly the same defense.