OU Football - Week 1 update
by jtesooner on Aug 31, 2010 7:04 AM CDT
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PrintJust a quick little rundown of some updates from game week and the lead up to the opener against Utah State.
- Adrian Taylor will be "officially" a game time decision, but all indications are that he is going to play on Saturday. He probably won't start and he will very likely see limited action, but the fact that he is even to the point that he can play at all on Saturday is a testament to the hard work he put in to rehab and get back quicker than anyone could have expected. This is great news!
- Coach Jackie Shipp discussed the DT position with the media on Monday and dropped this little nugget. Evidently true freshman Daniel Noble and Torrea Peterson have both impressed enough this summer that they have both worked their way into the DT rotation. Shipp announced that both are expected to play on Saturday and could see time throughout the season.
- Directly related to the news above, this season's theme appears to be "Beware the Frosh." I cannot recall an incoming freshman class ever producing this many players who are expected to play in their first year. Noble, Peterson, Corey Nelson, Aaron Colvin, Kenny Stills, Brennan Clay, Roy Finch, Trey Millard, Joe Powell, Trey Franks, Tony Jefferson, this is approaching ridiculous. I'd put our underclassmen talent up against any other program in the country.
Finally, I have to include the following:
Tom Wort tore a knee ligament last year and ended up redshirting.
"I'm just going to go out there and do what I've always done," Wort said. "I don't really know the expectations of me. I'm at Oklahoma, so I know the expectations are high. ... I'll feed off the crowd's energy, especially playing in front of 86,000. I'll be going nuts. I think the fans will really see that."
Has he dreamed about delivering that first hit?
"I have," he said. "It's all I've been thinking about, making that play."
Well Tom, my only expectation is that you go out and hit any and everything that moves. I mentioned this in the comments of another story, but it absolutely warrants bringing it up again here. Sooner fans should be just as excited to see Wort in action this year as they are to see The Hammer!
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Interesting how Texas and OU mirror each other with playing 11 or so true freshman, alot of ’em.
WR(2) : Mike Davis, Darius White
DT(2) : Taylor Bible, Ashton Dorsey
DE(3) : Reggie WIlson, Jackson Jeffcoat, Greg Daniels
LB(1) : Jordan Hicks
OL(1) : Trey Hopkins
DB(3) : Carrington Byndom, Adrian Phillips, AJ White
QB(1) : Case McCoy
K(1) : Will Russ
Can’t wait for this season to begin.
by Displaced Longhorn on Aug 31, 2010 8:48 AM CDT reply actions
you recruited a Kicker?
wow
Can we have one too?
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Do they not expect Cobbs to play this year?
And I think you guys would be in serious trouble if McCoy gets in for anything other than mop up duty.
"We call him The Hammer." - Bob Stoops on Ronnell Lewis
Cobbs has been limited with hamstring issues.
Yes we will be in trouble if McCoy gets serious playing time, as will you guys with Allen.
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I don't disagree
But we wouldn’t be in quite as bad of shape because Allen has at least had a year in the system, where as both Wood and McCoy have not.
"We call him The Hammer." - Bob Stoops on Ronnell Lewis
both teams seasons will be in the toilet if the starting QB goes down. Cobbs may play, but his preseason practice has been hampered by hamstring problems, and that was the predicted freshman players for the Rice game so he’s not listed. He could come in eventually, but he won’t crack the RB rotation, though he may see time at safety (where he hasn’t practiced this year yet)
by Displaced Longhorn on Sep 1, 2010 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions
You didn't hear?
Case McCoy is going to be the next Vince Young. He got so much exerience in their Spring game. He threw less than 4 interceptions and threw more than 50% completions. You should have watched “the experts” on espn yesterday, they address none of questionable aspects on the longhorns. Also, “the experts” said that Texas and Nebraska (who has no true starting QB) are going to be contenders for the bcs championship. I learned a lot.
by OUPest on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
i think he probably won’t even play mop up for the first few games. still possible connor wood could take the lead back, but who knows. either way, if gilbert goes down, the season goes down.
by Displaced Longhorn on Sep 1, 2010 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
I always see playing Freshman as a glass half empty thing
it means, your team doesn’t have depth, and the previous recruiting classes didn’t pan out as well as you would like. A Sophomore or a Junior with equal physical talent, should be playing much more than a true freshman, simply because of understand the plays, responsibilities and schemes.
At skilled positions where speed can’t be coached, and 4.4 40 guys don’t hang out on Campus Corner, I understand more.
But in the trenches, I cringe when I see true freshman in the rotation.
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Playing freshman with talent
has worked out pretty well for certain school in Gainesville, FL. I think it just means that you’ll have more people more ready to contribute more quickly. You just have to trust the coaching staff to put them in at positions and times that will benefit their growth and help the team. I think our coaches have a proven track record of playing only the freshman that need to play instead of just putting “talent” out on the field.
In addition
The more freshman that play and contribute, the better chance we get in getting even more higher caliber or star guys in the future since they see they can get on the field from the get go.
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