we've got to get 1 out of the next 3 ..........

[halfEmpty]

I would hardly say Driskel ran all over them.  He had 6 good gainers almost all of which were passing plays that broke down and he ran to the open field.  That has been a problem with the D for years and unfortunately it looks like it will continue.  Very few college qb's can't run at all, so why this is always a problem for them is a mystery.  Being sucked in on the bootleg is also a concern and one team's will exploit if they don't correct it.  Anyway.  Take away those plays and Driskel's other 13 carries went for -30 yards.  Dixon had the big 36 yd run.  Other than that play he was kept in check 16-45 yds.  They did have 300+ yds passing.  They did throw it 50+ times though so I don't feel as bad about that as I probably should.  The lack of turnovers is my biggest concern.  Overall I think the defense will be fine though, given the offense can keep them off the field every once in a while.

That being said, I think 0-3 is more likely than 2-1 over the next 3 games.  The inept ability of the offense exacerbated by extremely questionable play calling and personnel decisions leaves my glass of optimism half empty.  The wildcat offense is a trash set without any threat to do anything else out of it.  The fact that they even bother to make a check to the sideline during it is even more infuriating.  Basically, any running up the middle with 8 or 9 in the box is a losing battle in the long run.  At least until they attempt to stretch the field laterally.  Silmon got some good runs to the outside on a couple drives, but for the most part they didn't even try.  It worries me when they play a team with more speed that will be negated as well.  Hubener is an average passer.  Nothing more, nothing less.  Not an agile runner.  I don't think he is going to be the reason the offense falters though.

[MakeItRain]

We're winning the next two.

That being said, whether we win or lose this week, yes winning in Austin will be tougher than winning in Stillwater. Texas has a much higher ceiling than OSU.

[Gooch]

MIR calling a TCU win.

[Rage Against the McKee]

TCU hasn't looked very good this year.

[MakeItRain]

MIR calling a TCU win.

More of a hope, but it's moronic to think we don't have a chance

[kslim]

They have a chance but id say its dependent on Saturday. They win saturday (which i think is our best chance of the three) then its possible they lose Saturday and 0-3 is probable

[meow meow]

We're winning the next two.

That being said, whether we win or lose this week, yes winning in Austin will be tougher than winning in Stillwater. Texas has a much higher ceiling than OSU.

you're really sticking to OSU finishing 7th or whatever you said before the season, huh? 

[Belvis Noland]

TCU hasn't looked very good this year.

They've looked pretty good.  I mean, 750 yards @ a pretty good Tech.  They're not unbeatable, but they're a very good team.   

[Legit Elite]

It will be 2 out of 3 wins with the KITN coming v. OU

[MakeItRain]

We're winning the next two.

That being said, whether we win or lose this week, yes winning in Austin will be tougher than winning in Stillwater. Texas has a much higher ceiling than OSU.

you're really sticking to OSU finishing 7th or whatever you said before the season, huh?

I think I had them 9th, they won't be that bad but 7th or so seems about right. Did you happen to see Mason Rudolph in the second half of that Texas game? Either Rudolph's hurt or the worst qb in the Big 12, and apparently J.W. Walsh isn't allowed to throw at all.

[nicname]

None of these teams are really all that great. Def. should win at least one if not two.

[Rage Against the McKee]

TCU hasn't looked very good this year.

They've looked pretty good.  I mean, 750 yards @ a pretty good Tech.  They're not unbeatable, but they're a very good team.

I would say they look like a 7 win team, but the rest of the Big 12 looks bad enough for them to finish with 9 or 10 wins.

[That_Guy]

Pessimist really suck. I'll be an optimist until we actually lose all these games.


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[GoodForAnother]

we're going to win all of them and then the national championship

[pissclams]

i also think we sweep and go 3-0 in our next three.  boys get out your favorite broom b/c we will need to start using it go ksu.

[catzacker]

I don't think we have the offense to say we're going to win 2/3 or 3/3.  We don't seem to be very good at touchdown scoring.

[Tobias]

i think what pissclams is saying is that these puds need to get ready to #feelthebern

[SdK]

You guys are all silly. Let's take it one week at a time and discuss each game on its' own merit. During and after. Go Cats.

[Pete]

I think we are Cactus Bowl bound!  Extra practice time and bowl game goodies for the players!  And, a nice Saturday January 2nd time slot!

We win 1 out of the next 6, and 2 of the last 3.

[MixBerryCrunch]

I honestly have no idea what to think of any Big 12 team right now.  They've all been so inconsistent that it's hard to get a read. I think we should get at least one but it wouldn't shock me if we lost all three or won two.

[Belvis Noland]

I would say they look like a 7 win team, but the rest of the Big 12 looks bad enough for them to finish with 9 or 10 wins.

haha, ok. 

[meow meow]

We're winning the next two.

That being said, whether we win or lose this week, yes winning in Austin will be tougher than winning in Stillwater. Texas has a much higher ceiling than OSU.

you're really sticking to OSU finishing 7th or whatever you said before the season, huh?

I think I had them 9th, they won't be that bad but 7th or so seems about right. Did you happen to see Mason Rudolph in the second half of that Texas game? Either Rudolph's hurt or the worst qb in the Big 12, and apparently J.W. Walsh isn't allowed to throw at all.

9th?   

[Panjandrum]

We're winning the next two.

That being said, whether we win or lose this week, yes winning in Austin will be tougher than winning in Stillwater. Texas has a much higher ceiling than OSU.

you're really sticking to OSU finishing 7th or whatever you said before the season, huh?

I think I had them 9th, they won't be that bad but 7th or so seems about right. Did you happen to see Mason Rudolph in the second half of that Texas game? Either Rudolph's hurt or the worst qb in the Big 12, and apparently J.W. Walsh isn't allowed to throw at all.

I was very high on OSU to start the year, but they unimpressed.  Texas should have had that game in Austin.

For some reason, I just think OSU is going to have trouble with us.  I think we're due for a multi-INT game from Rudolph, and I guess I'm optimistic that that offense will start to find an identity after the bye week gives us a chance to settle in with Hubener starting and Banks as the backup.  Given how Snyder likes to prepare, I think all of the QB injuries threw them for a major loop, and they just got caught up in the week-to-week game prep inertia and didn't really make a lot of the necessary adjustments because they really didn't know what they had with so many new starters on offense.

Also, if we've committed to Silmon as the starting tailback, that changes the dynamic on offense quite a bit.

I think we're going to see some adjustments.  With Banks getting significant reps as a backup the last three weeks, I hope they'll be more comfortable letting Hubener run a little bit in the next few games.  Maybe not a dozen rushes a game, but he can stand 6-8 to keep the defense honest.

I think KSU wins in Stillwater and Austin, and I think the TCU game is a lot closer than people think it will be.

[Belvis Noland]

Yeah, if we have fixed our redzone incompetence, fixed our play-calling incompetence, reduced Dimel's carries, made Silmon our starting RB, eliminated the Wildcat from our offense, found some WRs, and taught bazooka joe how to run, I don't see any reason we don't take care of business in the next 3 games. 

[Panjandrum]

Yeah, if we have fixed our redzone incompetence, fixed our play-calling incompetence, reduced Dimel's carries, made Silmon our starting RB, eliminated the Wildcat from our offense, found some WRs, and taught bazooka joe how to run, I don't see any reason we don't take care of business in the next 3 games.

Well, the majority of those things are easy to fix. 

Silmon appears to be the primary back at this point.

Snyder has all but said he's done with the Wildcat as it stands today.

Dimel could easily cut carries for his kid.  Whether or not he does is a different story...

The play-calling could be tweaked based on opening up the playbook a little bit for conference play and adjusting our tendencies based on what the staff has seen thus far.

The WR's haven't been as bad as we thought they would be.  Cook and Heath have been relatively consistent and what we need them to be.  Burton and Davis have been inconsistent, but they've shown signs of being more than what we thought they could be.

It sounds dumb, but Louisiana Tech is going to be seen as a solid win by the time the year is over.  That's a 9-4 team in C-USA.