Quote from: The Manhatter on October 21, 2007, 09:54:02 AMwas the 3rd & LONG TD passes...and that is a lot of disappointment..though Pettigrew and Bryant are going to win a lot of jump balls.LOL at folks talking about run defense. Have to pick your poison against an offense like that, especially in their house. LOL when ku and Texas go to Stillwater...good luck stopping them.Calm down about the run defense...they ran it between the 20's...but they stalled running it in the redzone. That played out the way we wanted it to...what we didn't want to happen was the 3rd down completions for TD's. That was the difference along w/ the redzone turnovers. It doesn't matter how a great offense moves the ball between the 20's be it OSU running the ball or Tech passing the ball...it's when they get to the redzone. And when I say "pick your poison" w/ OSU. Load up to stop the run and instead of a 10 play scoring drive they go 80 in 3 plays ala Lawrence last year. Force them on longer drives and turnovers can happen.Hatter, this is pretty much what I said in chat. Prince is willing to give up relatively small chunks and make teams drive the length of the field.
was the 3rd & LONG TD passes...and that is a lot of disappointment..though Pettigrew and Bryant are going to win a lot of jump balls.LOL at folks talking about run defense. Have to pick your poison against an offense like that, especially in their house. LOL when ku and Texas go to Stillwater...good luck stopping them.Calm down about the run defense...they ran it between the 20's...but they stalled running it in the redzone. That played out the way we wanted it to...what we didn't want to happen was the 3rd down completions for TD's. That was the difference along w/ the redzone turnovers. It doesn't matter how a great offense moves the ball between the 20's be it OSU running the ball or Tech passing the ball...it's when they get to the redzone. And when I say "pick your poison" w/ OSU. Load up to stop the run and instead of a 10 play scoring drive they go 80 in 3 plays ala Lawrence last year. Force them on longer drives and turnovers can happen.
Prince should inform our DC about this philosophy so Tibs doesn't line up in field goal block on every 3rd down and long.
3rd down defense has been particularly frustrating this year.
Quote from: DS43 on October 21, 2007, 12:25:03 PM3rd down defense has been particularly frustrating this year.Yes, allowing opponents to convert 34% of their 3rd down opportunities is just awful.
Quote from: Åz©a† on October 22, 2007, 08:35:38 AMQuote from: DS43 on October 21, 2007, 12:25:03 PM3rd down defense has been particularly frustrating this year.Yes, allowing opponents to convert 34% of their 3rd down opportunities is just awful. The fumble, recovery, pitch, first down thing kind of sucked..
Quote from: waks on October 22, 2007, 08:36:45 AMQuote from: Åz©a† on October 22, 2007, 08:35:38 AMQuote from: DS43 on October 21, 2007, 12:25:03 PM3rd down defense has been particularly frustrating this year.Yes, allowing opponents to convert 34% of their 3rd down opportunities is just awful. The fumble, recovery, pitch, first down thing kind of sucked..That sort of thing is just an indicator that it's not your day.
