Lobo97 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, ETXfan16 said: Besides LSU, the defense has been pretty stellar considering the injuries imo. They've been good against the run, but I do think the secondary has been shaky. They've definitely been much better against the run, but I wouldn't call them stellar by any means. They gave up 30 to Ok State, nearly 500 yards, forced 4 turnovers against WV, and still gave up another 31, and nearly 500 yards again. Oh, and that was also a WV team who had only cracked 30 one time all season, even though their schedule consisted of...James Madison, Missouri, North Carolina State, and Kansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ1000 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 24 minutes ago, Valhalla said: The years where it was supposed to be competitive is the times where Oklahoma has beat the ugly off of Texas. When Oklahoma is the heavy favorite then Texas usually plays up. That's why ou /tex one of the best rivalries . What the series record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I worry about their defense against Oklahoma, but in reality our defensive backfield...aren't we playing like our 6 and 7 deep at CB and 4 and 5 safety? It's probably a pretty dang good result for the young talent that's out there. and yes, I may be exaggerating the #'s barely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAFan11 Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, Lobo97 said: I'm not sure Texas has enough defense to win this game. Coming into the season, replacing 8 defensive starters, I expected the first game or two to have some bumps. However, I also fully expected the defense to be even better than last year, by this point in the season. I truly thought the talent that was taking over was better than that it was replacing. Now, I don't know if the talent isn't as good as I thought it was, or if it's simply been a case of one injury after another, but either way, the defense hasn't been able to anyone from scoring. I think this will be a high scoring game. I just hope Texas comes out with the higher score. I, like you, was expecting the defense to be better but they’ve struggled. The dline has been better vs the run. The LBs are playing better now that they’ve switched Mitchell for McCoullgh. The DBs have struggled minus Jones. Brown has been a surprise, Green injured, Sterns injured, Overshown injured, Foster back but not able to play his ideal role. Jamison looked good Saturday in coverage but doesn’t tackle as well as Green. Cook looked much better Saturday than early in the season. This game is a test to see how far the defense has come since LSU but to me the biggest question mark is tackling. Hurts isn’t going to stand in the pocket like Burrow and pick you apart. He’s going to get the ball out quick and Texas has to tackle freaky athletes in space. Then there is Hurts using his legs that will keep drives alive and frustrate the defense. Orlando and Texas haven’t been good vs Dual threat QBs. All that we know, the biggest question of this game is how much has the Ou defense really improved? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, Champ1000 said: That's why ou /tex one of the best rivalries . What the series record? Texas leads series 55-44-5 since joining the Big 12, OU leads 14-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ1000 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, CoachPelvisPresley said: Texas leads series 55-44-5 I figured it was close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H3llR4z0r Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 26 minutes ago, Lobo97 said: They've definitely been much better against the run, but I wouldn't call them stellar by any means. They gave up 30 to Ok State, nearly 500 yards, forced 4 turnovers against WV, and still gave up another 31, and nearly 500 yards again. Oh, and that was also a WV team who had only cracked 30 one time all season, even though their schedule consisted of...James Madison, Missouri, North Carolina State, and Kansas. Yeah. I mean we are their superbowl though. Like they said during the game - There are 11 teams that consider Texas their rival, and Texas only considers 2 teams to be their rivals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB2point0 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Lobo97 said: I'm not sure Texas has enough defense to win this game. Coming into the season, replacing 8 defensive starters, I expected the first game or two to have some bumps. However, I also fully expected the defense to be even better than last year, by this point in the season. I truly thought the talent that was taking over was better than that it was replacing. Now, I don't know if the talent isn't as good as I thought it was, or if it's simply been a case of one injury after another, but either way, the defense hasn't been able to anyone from scoring. I think this will be a high scoring game. I just hope Texas comes out with the higher score. The problem is orlando’s Stubbornness to not get a 4th true DL on the field. No pass rush is killing this defense. You can’t ask dbs to cover that long 45 times a game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, DB2point0 said: The problem is orlando’s Stubbornness to not get a 4th true DL on the field. No pass rush is killing this defense. You can’t ask dbs to cover that long 45 times a game maybe he'll pull that out this game...as the special scheme...that the Sooners haven't seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle34 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 21 hours ago, HearEmaGrowlin said: Still think he can be great at UT. I sure hope so. Waiting on him to break one and flash that speed I've been hearing about. I hope its coming next Saturday in the Cotton bowl!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle34 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Kind of surprised to see the line at 10. Figured it would be less than a TD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 21 hours ago, HearEmaGrowlin said: Still think he can be great at UT. I actually now think something big is going have to change with Ingram...to have that big UT career or I see him transferring somewhere because he'll be lost in the mix. Texas will start going more and more to Johnson because he's elusive and just sees the hole and makes the accurate hop to get over to it quickly (the burst). I'm not seeing it right now with Ingram...he's actually looking slower and slower with the more success that Johnson has...that actually seems to affect him during the games. Is he mentally taking note of the huge stat differential and saying dang the fans, coaches, and teammates have got to notice this disparity if I'm here in the backfield and notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Ingram has not recovered since he dropped the easy screen pass against LSU that would have been a TD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I hope we get back to having Jake Smith more in the mix as well...he was becoming that Jordan Shipley for us during those first games of the season...so teams can't sit on Duvernay and Ehlinger when it's a big play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsfanatic1 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 When is Whittington expected to be back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Sportsfanatic1 said: When is Whittington expected to be back? they are playing it close to the vest...maybe this week...they were hoping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I think they should leave Johnson at RB full time and use Whittington in one of the slot/WR gigs to get them all on the field...all the time...running wild --> bringing all kinds of crazy looks and formations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAFan11 Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Sportsfanatic1 said: When is Whittington expected to be back? At his PC just now Herman said he was doubtful but hasn’t had any setbacks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAFan11 Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 From his PC Herman said Collin Johnson was a full participant yesterday as well as Ingram. Demarvion Overshown ran well yesterday and is expected to play barring any setbacks. Cade Brewer did not have a concussion and practiced yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelvisPresley Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, JustAFan11 said: At his PC just now Herman said he was doubtful but hasn’t had any setbacks. I wonder if he's trying to keep the Sooner scouting off base. If he has had no setbacks...they had planned on him being back for Oklahoma. Odd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ1000 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 What is the line? I assume ou is the favorite. I always wanted to go to this game. The atmosphere is probably very good despite not playing home/home. Have they ever played in home/home? I wonder how it got started at a neutral site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Sportsfanatic1 said: When is Whittington expected to be back? I’ve expected his return to be in this game since they first announced he was going to be out for a significant time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ1000 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Valhalla said: I’ve expected his return to be in this game since they first announced he was going to be out for a significant time. I bet the running game will look promising with him and Ingram in the same backfield or they could split some carries and ease the load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAFan11 Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, CoachPelvisPresley said: I wonder if he's trying to keep the Sooner scouting off base. If he has had no setbacks...they had planned on him being back for Oklahoma. Odd... His recovery timetable was 4-6 weeks. I believe they announced the surgery prior to the LSU game but he didn’t actually have the surgery until the following week. So this is week 5 since the surgery. I was expecting him back this week but it’s reasonable to think that Texas will be fine at RB without him for another week. Young and Kirk Johnson are back from injury, Ingram is still #1 on today’s depth chart and RoJo has exceeded expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETXfan16 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 If you absolutely don't have to play Whittington, don't risk him this game. Chances are that Texas and OU will meet again in December regardless of outcome of Saturday. I just don't like the idea of him being thrown in there too fast just for 1 game. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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