Reliving The Magic Moments - 2011 Red River Rivalry Highlights
by ccmachine on Oct 9, 2011 2:27 PM CDT
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Let me just say, HolaKyle is simply the best at making OU highlights and this one is no exception.
Things to watch for:
1:54 - Little McCoy gets properly welcomed to big time football
3:02 - Blake Gideon gets introduced (and subsequently decleated) to Kenny Stills
3:33 - Texas secondary loses Kenny Stills. oops!
3:41 - David Ash gets properly welcomed to big time football
5:27 - Ash hasn't learned his lesson and gets another welcome to big time football
6:28 - Ryan Broyles must be made of rubber
6:33 - Kenny Stills is the bus driver and he's taking you to school
8:25 - Those who doubt Dominique Whaley's speed need to pay attention
9:35 - Choo-Choo!
9:50 - What it looks like to have your dignity ripped out of your hands (Sooner defense scores enough points to outscore Texas)
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Just as awesome as I remember!
The D was just menacing yesterday..
It’s 3:10 pm, and texass definatley still sucks!!!
"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
Big hitting v. Good tackling
It’s 27-10 with about a minute and half to go in the 1st half. In two plays, OU takes an extra 17 yards out of UT’s secondary via the same mistake: looking for the hit instead of the tackle. This is why I’m a firm advocate for espousing solid form tackling over the “big hit” every time.
6:15 – Heupel sees a Manny Diaz blitz coming and calls a tunnel screen right behind it. Brilliant play call, btw. Anyway, Jaz Reynolds should be toast between the 42 and the 43. Here, Carrington Byndom tries to make his presence felt. Instead, he bounces off Reynolds and gives up an extra 8 yards. 71 seconds left in the half, and OU now only has to go a little under 50 yards. Why does this matter, you ask? I’ll tell you why…
6:27 – …Because they make the very same mistake on the next play. Instead of wrapping up and maybe even having a shot at forcing a fumble with help just 3 yards back, Quandre Diggs tries to make his presence felt. Yet again, instead he gives up an extra 9 yards.
In two plays, OU WR’s take 17 yards of field position by making UT’s secondary pay for great hitting and poor tackling. At that point, we had 36 seconds of game time left. If UT’s DBs tackle instead of hit, we’ve got 31 yards to go to get to the goal line. As it was, we only had to go 14 yards. From 14 yards out with 36 seconds, we’ve got time for 3 plays and a FG attempt. Not that it mattered.
No timeouts
Don’t forget, all of this happened when OU had ZERO timeouts remaining. None. It was such a great two minute offense.
by SoonerSunDevil on Oct 9, 2011 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Which makes field position all the more important
When your opponent has no timeouts, giving away yards is bad policy.
Why wasn't the hit to Brandon Williams...
…when he fumbled, not ruled helmet to helmet contact?
The tackler intentionally led with his head and Williams was out cold on impact.
I’m anxious to see if he will be held out of Saturday’s game because of it.
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
Also, I move to retitle the play at 9:50
to “What it looks like to have your dignity literally ripped out of your hands”
i'm down w/ that
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This video is in my texass sucks archive for life!
The one thing being a lot older has going for it, most of us older have seen more CFB than most younger people have seen web pages.
I've watched the game on dvr a few times and this video.
Sure there are numerous coaching points to be had, but that knowledge only enhances the enjoyment derived from this complete beat down of tu. The Sooners can still improve, a not too comforting thought for future opponents.
I have many favorite plays in this game, but the one play I just can’t get enough of is Whaley’s 64 yard TD run.
There have been many comparisons made with AD and in some of those comparisons, AD is a few thousands of a second faster, but not as explosive in his broad jump or vertical as DW.
One similarity I see between the two is easily understood, especially for those who spent any time around horses. Let me explain.
When you first train a horse, it is often impatient. It has to learn what you want, but a strong willed horse wants to RUN. As a reward for good behavior and for learning, you have to listen to the horse and give in to its desire to RUN, eventually. Nothing is more exhilarating for the horse or the rider than to loosen the reins, nudge it in the ribs and give it a hee-ya! Its powerful hind legs explode from the stored energy and in a flash it is at top speed, hooves only touching ground long enough to sustain the speed, its head thrown back and surging forward with each surge of power from its athletic body.
I saw AD do that very same thing when he ran, his body straining to exceed the laws of gravity and physics, as in this run against tu.
I see an eerily similar gallop from AD and DW. Of course there can never be another AD, God broke the mold for that young man, but who knows, when all is said and done and DW has moved on in life, we may well be saying the same about him.
I am anxiously looking forward to more opportunities for DW to fun free and score so we can enjoy that delightful gallop he has displayed. Now that we know what he is capable of, in a manner of speaking, that horse is out of the barn.
As an old lineman, I know the Sooner O-line will approach blocking for him with an even greater intensity, now.
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
Well said
I too found a number of places for improvement. I was extremely happy with the production on both sides of the ball on Saturday; complete destruction. That being said, ST HAS to improve (I can’t believe we are still not shored up there) and the o-line has a bit of work to do in the run game yet. That and Landry didn’t make the best reads all day, but still played a clean game. Good job, boys. Get better this week and see if we can’t beat the Hawks worse than the Pokes did!
To watch Whaley run in stride, well I just think it was one of the finest runs by any Sooner in years.
Like Whaley said himself, he was running like crazy. I have a feeling that he is going to improve and become one of the best RB’s in Sooner history. I wish he had come to OU Sooner.
The one thing being a lot older has going for it, most of us older have seen more CFB than most younger people have seen web pages.
What still amazes me about that run...
…is he goes from about to turning the corner to flying out of it into the open. It just happens so fast.
His galloping away from the rest is what reminds me of a thoroughbred joyfully galloping at top speed.
I’m sure he will improve, too. What little he has actually played at this level, he is more like a freshman in terms of experience.
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
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