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Time to change our thinking

With Sam Bradford out for at least 2 weeks (and personally I think we will do well to see him on the field before October 17) and Jermaine Gresham out for the season it is time to rethink our perceptions of this team.  In my opinion this team will look very similar to the 2006 season.  In that year we saw Adrian Peterson go down against Iowa St and the Sooners became an old school, grind it out team.  That team relied on a power running game highlighted by Allan Patrick and a stingy defense to record a Big 12 title and another BCS Bowl.

This season it seems likely that after Saturday the Sooners may not score more than 50 points again all season (they averaged 51/game last season).  Instead, with coaches saying the no huddle will be deemphasized and a stable of healthy running backs, I would expect the Sooners to pound the rock and try to grind out wins, espcially while Landry is the QB.  If Sam can come back at 100%, a big "if," then the offense might open up but without Gresham to draw coverage and defensive focus, and an inexperienced recieving corps, it will still be difficult to rack up big offensive numbers regularly.

This will raise the pressure on the defense who simply must perform much better than they did last season.  Fortunately, with the exception of Tom Wort, that unit is injury free.  If the BYU game was a preview they should be much improved by big tests await against Miami, Texas, Kansas, Tech and OSU.  They simply can't give up a ton of points.


So I don't think the season is lost.  The Sooners can still claim an unprecedented 4th straight conference title, but the road will be much more difficult and much less flashy than we had hoped.  It should be an exciting season, perhaps too exciting, and the team will have to show the character and resolve they showed in 2006 to win any championships this season.

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I'm all for slowing the game down,

pounding the ball out on the ground, and putting the defense in a decent position to win games for us.

by SoonerDutch on Sep 8, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think....

Stoops relishes these types of situations. He’ll get to coach some tight games instead of blowouts. I’ve heard him say that the 2006 team was one of his favorites because of all the adversity they overcame…Bomar/Quinn scandal, B.S. Oregon loss, Peterson injury.

Let’s not shovel dirt on them just yet.

by Sooner71 on Sep 8, 2009 10:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I like the comparison....

Except yall had a good offensive line in 2006…

In order to run the ball and have any sort of passing game, your line needs to improve TONS. BYU might be a respectable good team, but their defense doesn’t have the speed that Miami and Texas will have.

by GoComets! on Sep 8, 2009 10:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Uhhhh.... No

Correct your O-Line issues and and Center who can’t call blitz protection on the fly then MAYBE.

Here is a name for you losers north of the Red River (in hell)…SERGIO KINDLE. Get used to the name land thieves.
He’s coming for your children.

by UT2001 on Sep 12, 2009 1:01 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll take my chances

with a guy who drives into buildings bro…

by SoonerDutch on Sep 12, 2009 1:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

be afraid of whoever you want, he’s comin

by Displaced Longhorn on Sep 20, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice shot of a penalty not called

Dude has 11 tackles and 1 sack. He finally get to the QB on the 3rd game of the season and hits him helmet to helmet. Sam Acho has two sacks though!

by ccmachine on Sep 20, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's pretty much a textbook definition of the new rule. On the other hand

I can’t wait until Travis Lewis sacks McCoy for a 10 yard loss, only to be promptly ejected for “unnecessary roughness.”

by SoonerDutch on Sep 22, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was the best fundamental hit that has ever been done at the college level.

Head in his chest, wrapped up and take him to the ground. Dont get jealous cause Potts took the hit and got up! The OU couldnt block BYU! What makes you think that they will block Texas when Will is done.! After the RRS OU will be 3-3!

by LEMILES on Sep 23, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ummm...I'm not seeing head to chest there big boy

I’m seeing head-to-head. Its a dumb rule in my opinion but a rule anyway.

by ccmachine on Sep 23, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the OU offensive line will block Texas because

the Texas defensive line is average. In all honesty the OU offensive line probably won’t even get on the field the way McCoy is throwing interceptions. It will just be pick six, after pick six, after pick six

by SoonerDutch on Sep 24, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok!

Keep thinking that!

by LEMILES on Sep 24, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

then you need to get some new glasses!

I see face mask in the middle of the chest! The perfect hit!

by LEMILES on Sep 24, 2009 12:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

it is a dumb rule brutha!

by the way take no offense I listen to OU crap all the time since I lived in Lawton for 9 yrs! I enjoy talking crap with you!

by LEMILES on Sep 24, 2009 12:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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