Bob Stoops Weekly Presser - Texas Tech
by Jordan Esco on Oct 18, 2011 7:47 PM CDT
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PrintIt's that time of the week, we'll see if Bob has any answers to the media's questions this week.
* Bob is happy with how the team played at KU (really?). Not happy about losing the turnover battle. Moved the ball well most of the day. Players who stood out: Broyles, Stephenson, Lane Johnson, Ikard, and Shead on offense. T-Lew and Nelson on defense. Also mentioned Hunnicutt being perfect on the night (he better be from those distances).
* Mentions that Texas Tech has had more offensive snaps than any other team in the country (Wow, is that true? Did not know that). Tries to be complimentary of their defense, but we all see through that Bob.
* Asked why the team struggled in the red zone. "A couple times it was blocking assignments. One series it was pretty obvious. On one play we hit Dominique Whaley in the chest and he drops it, we overthrow Ryan who is open in the end zone, and on the third play our fullback is coming up and he gets tripped up. At the end of the day, we're not going to be perfect every time. I mean we were 7 for 7 at the end of the day."
* Asked about the o-line and gives them plenty of praise for how well they've played all year. Says it was good to see a kid like Adam Shead come on and play well.
* Asked how far Habern is from being back. "Oh, probably a couple weeks." Goes on to say he forgot to ask him last week to be able to give the media an update. Bob makes a funny.
* Asked if the defense they have this year is more versatile than in years past. "Yeah it is. We have a lot of guys who can do a lot of different things. We can get in and out of that four man or 50-front pretty easily. We have the personnel to do it. We can play four DEs, but those guys in there, they have size to them too. It is one of the more versatile ones we've had."
* Asked about kick coverage and whether he was happy with how they covered against KU. "Well sure. And here's the thing, we kick off a lot more than most people. Not all, but probably most. So it's a big part of the game to be sure. But it's something we have to keep working on and we are."
* Asked to assess the team at the half way point. "I think we're a good team, still a relatively young team. A team with a lot of upside that we've got to keep pushing for. I have a good feeling that the players are pushing towards that. Overall, we just need to keep improving and hopefully it will."
* Asked what the injury situation is right now (here come the lies! Just kidding Bob). "You know, we'll see. I believe most all of those guys will play this week. Right now there isn't anybody that's out for sure yet." Talked about Good getting hurt in practice and said they thought it was something they thought would clear up in time for him to play but it just didn't happen like that.
* Asked if Tech has changed at all now that Tubberville has been there a little while. "There are a lot of similarities. There is a lot of the same offense that is there. A lot of the same route combinations and formations. They can really hurt you running the football."
* Asked if they slow down their tempo in the red zone. The question is from Berry Tramel and he says it came from an email a reader sent him saying they need to speed things up like they do other times and that will fix their issues. "Nah, there are still plenty of times where we hurry up."
* Asked about whether the talk of Missouri leaving bothers him after they just added a team and tried to re-establish the stability of the league. "I'm not big on talking about other teams. If you want to talk to me about Texas Tech or us okay, but I'm not going to talk about Missouri."
* Talking about Roy Finch. "We need to keep working him in there. Hopefully going forward, that will continue to happen."
* Asked if he's ever had an awkward moment in a post game handshake. "I don't think so." Then he's asked about Bill Callanan. "Yeah, how'd that go? I don't remember." The "hillbillies" comment comes up and Stoops says he didn't know he said it, if he had he probably wouldn't have shook his hand.
That's about it for today. He did some reminiscing about stuff back in the days, but nothing really all that relevant or interesting.
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He had to pause when asked about the injuries
It seems that in this instance he knows someone is probably out and doesn’t want to announce it yet. There were a few who were dinged up pretty good last week.
"I feel sorry for peple who don't drink, when they wake up in the morning thats as good as they are gonna feel all day long." Frank Sinatra
yeah thats kinda what i was thinking too, he's got the hip pointer and maybe a concussion.
if he has to miss, atleast it’s not the k state game.
"I feel sorry for peple who don't drink, when they wake up in the morning thats as good as they are gonna feel all day long." Frank Sinatra
Texas Tech is a game we win with our defense, Kansas State is a game we win with our offense.
You may have those a little backwards there ;-)
not really, this is a home game, we'll want all hands on deck for k state.
"I feel sorry for peple who don't drink, when they wake up in the morning thats as good as they are gonna feel all day long." Frank Sinatra
I'm with you
Wort won’t be missed as badly here. We’ll likely plug Nelson or Travis into his spot against this team. In running situations, Bird is just fine. All I know is we better dump that 3-man front.
Do you know if Stills has been practicing?
I don’t know how serious is injury is.
Even though the depth at wide receiver is greater than at linebacker, I think there’s a bigger drop off from Stills to Miller/Franks than Wort to Bird.
Idk but the fact that he continued to play that night
Makes me think he’s ok. From what I could see them testing, structurally it looked tight. Where he was pointing too was more of the tendon area between top of fibula & femur.
by OU JJ on Oct 19, 2011 8:55 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
With a hyper-extension
He’s going to be VERY sore, but should be able to run “as can”. I hyper-extended my elbow in college and had to be taped up for about two weeks (so long ago, I can’t remember! It was1-2 weeks though). We might not see too much of him this week, so heal him up for KSU. I would expect a lot of Reynolds and even some Miller.
He obviously can't believe everything he is saying
He’s playing everything close to the vest these days: Injuries, strategy, player performance and evaluation….everything. Saying he is happy with the overall performance against KU suggests he either hasn’t gone back and watched the tape, or he has suddenly and inexplicably adopted much lower expectations.
Some things just don’t add up. I feel like nobody really knows what kind of hand he is holding this year because he has everything on complete lockdown. For all we know they are working on plays out of the diamond formation in practice and are saving it for later in the season. I know it sounds crazy and conspiratorial, but what other conclusions can one draw from what he gives us?
"Gentlemen we must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately."
Benjamin Franklin
by leatherneck1061 on Oct 18, 2011 9:43 PM CDT reply actions
Agree
I’m with you. I just don’t see that there is anyway this is all that OU has to offer on offense. Everyone I have talked to thinks they are just waiting until they have to do something different before they bust out their new formations and plays.
I think Stoops really wants to win the NC this year for Box and realizes they have all of the weapons to do it. And, is doing everything he can not to give away to much info on what they have planned.
But, I really do wish they would use Millard and the TE’s more just so they don’t forget how to play football.
by JohnnyGetsome on Oct 19, 2011 7:35 AM CDT up reply actions
If he is tight lipped it is fine with me.
We will all find out soon enough.
The real meat of the schedule is rapidly approaching and I would be completely surprised if there wasn’t much more being planned and worked on for the situations they will face.
It was at about this point in the schedule last year that they sprung the diamond formation.
Teams scout tendencies, the really good ones scout their own tendencies, as well, then apply tendency busting tactics.
No need to show everyone we will be playing in the next 7 games everything and no reason to tell them a danged thing.
If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier. --Richard Marcinko
Interesting
That Stephenson drew such high praise. I mean, for the most part he was good, but he had two big whiffs inside the five that would have sprung Whaley for six. Those errors would weigh heavily in my evaluation as a coach. You never like to see a guy miss an assignment, but when you have an assignment bust, because of poor technique (head down on a combo block in these cases) and the ball carrier gets tackled as a result? That is a negative play, every time and a big hit to the player’s grade sheet. However, add in the fact that the mistake directly takes four points off the board, that is an extra minus or two on the old grades. Get those eyes up, Donald!
Red Zone
Here is a link to a really good article about OU’s red zone offense. Basically we get worse every year. Wonder if its a coaching issue and not a player issue.
Wow
“63.6 – Touchdown percentage in goal-to-go situations. Sooners have 14 TDs in 22 times inside the 10”
Eesh! Inside the 10, I’d hope for a much higher number. Regardless, the downward trend is not encouraging.
Hire the Wisconsin OL coach!
Read more: http://newsok.com/by-the-numbers-ou-in-the-red-zone/article/3614770#ixzz1bFSf7rc9
I wonder how many “take a knee” type situations this includes. You know, where the opponent goes for it on 4th deep in their own territory late in the game, OU stops them, and takes a knee.
by SoonerSunDevil on Oct 19, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Or,
we could just schedule like Wisconsin. I am sure the TD ratio would jump 20% just by playing the non-con cream puffs they do.
seriously…..when was the last time you went to Ames? ever?
by PA Sooner 95 on Oct 19, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't be so sure
KU is a cream puff defense…didn’t work out well for us.
Wisconsin doesn’t really exactly struggle to punch it in for six in-conference either.
I don't know the last season
OU has had an even keeled team that didn’t ebb and flow, so I am not going to use the KU game as evidence. If the KU game had been a stinker after playing an Iowa State or such, I would be more concerned. After texass, I am not.
Just glancing back at the Wiscy schedule the last few years, I find that too many people remember the 83 vs. Indiana or the 70 vs. Northwestern and not the 1 point squeaker against no O Iowa, or the 34 they put up against no D Purdue.
Let’s just see how it all plays out. Their strength of schedule is in the last quin-tile. OU’s is in the first, even after playing KU.
seriously…..when was the last time you went to Ames? ever?
by PA Sooner 95 on Oct 19, 2011 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
The only point I'm making
is that Wisconsin, in-conference or out, has successfully run the ball (prolifically) since Beliema (sp?) took over. The OL coach HAS to have something to do with that. It’s worth a shot, isn’t it? Rather than keep the same guys around that are steering the ever-sinking ship?
Does Wisconsin
still recruit the 6’8", 350lb guys? I think that their type of O lineman has been different than recent OU recruits. Not saying I prefer either, just believe there is a philosophy difference.
seriously…..when was the last time you went to Ames? ever?
by PA Sooner 95 on Oct 19, 2011 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Understood
That being the case, OU needs to figure out how to run inside the five (heck, the 20) with their philosophy. It is not improving.
Agreed
They need to scheme for the type of athletic O lineman they have.
seriously…..when was the last time you went to Ames? ever?
by PA Sooner 95 on Oct 19, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
But Wisconsin has played teams far worse than Kansas
We’re talking FCS and MAC teams here folks. Teams like South Dakota, a 1-and-5 UNLV, NIU, and a 1-win Oregon State. They then blew out a 1-and-6 Indiana team who has lost games to Ball State and North Texas.
Conversations about Wisconsin are a nonstarter, because calling their schedule “soft” is a massive understatement. Their schedule has been absolutely abysmal. Ask yourself this question: Was anyone really impressed that we beat Ball State 62-6? Of course not. And they shouldn’t be. Yet Wisconsin beats Indiana, a team that lost to Ball State, 59-7 and people are talking National Championship.
That leads us to question #2: Does ranking them so high any sense at all? It really doesn’t. Wisconsin has one decent win over a Nebraska team that clearly has lost a step last year. That’s it. Wisconsin has had no road tests.
I know we’re talking redzone, but if OU played the equivalent of Ball State week after week we would probably have the number 1 redzone offense in the country. Sorry to go on a rant, but just gotta get that out there; I am amazed how many people on message boards over at ESPiN are drinking the Badger cool-aid.
"Gentlemen we must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately."
Benjamin Franklin
by leatherneck1061 on Oct 19, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree.
I believe Wisconsin has a good team, but until they actually play some good teams we won’t know for sure.
TCU exposed how easy it is to defeat the big UW O-line in the Rose Bowl and they didn’t do it with a massive D-line.
We will know more about UW after this weekend as a MSU has the best defense in the Big 10. When I see UW scheduling games against tough teams across the country and winning then I will know who we are talking about.
As for the red zone, seeing the Sooners trying to muscle their way into the zone recently is difficult to understand. Just a few years ago they were running stretch plays with Brown and Murray, giving them space to run and cut. I would like to see us go back to that rather than trying to go with a massive O-line that doesn’t have the speed or endurance for our style of offense, especially in the hurry up.
If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier. --Richard Marcinko
Not exactly
What gets people talking are the drubbings of teams like Nebraska. Add Russell Wilson to that mix and that team is very good. In reality, that’s what Wisconsin has been missing the past few years; a passing game.
Nebraska is good but they aren't as good as last year
It was a good home game. But then when you look at the rest of their schedule it’s a joke. I understand where you’re coming from – they do look good on the field, and Russell Wilson is an outstanding athlete. But like I mentioned before, if we played Ball State every week we would look like supermen. That’s essentially what they have done…..every week.
"Gentlemen we must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately."
Benjamin Franklin
by leatherneck1061 on Oct 20, 2011 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions
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