Rapid Reaction from OU/Missouri

Wow, I thought I was the only one. This is my first comment ever on this forum after reading for years. I agree with you 100%, great take on the team and a nice post game wrap.

was a little knee jerk if you ask me. I think we’re just a little frustrated we didn’t come out and dominate.

All i see are knee jerk reactions, when things are going great Stoops and CO are the best in the country, when theres any sort of adversity they are the worst. seriously guys, this is the 4th best team in the big 12, and was an emotional let down from a huge game against FSU, its happened to them too. I’ll take the W and won’t complain. It’s not like it does anything anyways.

Just got to where I could catch up on tonight fiasco. Why no.mention of Stills tonight?

What’s the deal with the diamond being so ineffective?

Here’s the way I look at the line. Who on this offensive line compares to some of the OU greats that have played under Stoops? I’m talking guys like Trent Williams, Jamaal Brown, Chris Chester, Duke Robinson, Phil Loadholt, David Joseph, etc. Those guys are just a sample of the great OLineman to play under Stoops. I don’t think any of our current Olineman compare. Maybe I’m wrong — it wouldn’t be the first (or the last) time.

Not happy about reading this… where is the senior leadership?! By the way, Travis Lewis needs to sit out against Ball State and get totally healthy.

“OU safety Javon Harris: "I wouldn’t say that it was a Florida State hangover. We just didn’t prepare like we should have this whole week and it showed in the game."

http://newsok.com/ou-safety-javon-harris-sooners-didnt-prepare-like-they-should-have/article/3607606?custom_click=headlines_widget

Sounds like I’m not knee jerking…

Travis Lewis –
"We played like the 25th-, 30th-ranked team in the country," said Lewis, the OU senior linebacker and captain. "We’re not the No. 1 right now."

But it was a win. It was a win, right?

"We’re fortunate that we won," Lewis said. "We shouldn’t have won that game."

"I thought it was terrible," OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables said. "I’m embarrassed to be associated with this."

"For whatever reason, yeah, there was not quite as much energy and emotion," Stoops said. "That’s disappointing. I thought we were more mature and better than that."

1. going into a season, it is all subjective anyway. Would rather be #8 and work your way into it by putting a beat down on the Horn’s. SoonerMike is right.

The same problems that were present at FSU were present vs. Missouri. What we saw tonight was OU playing against a good team, weathering a early deficit, and bouncing back. The Tigers are a good team. Ball St is not a challenge. OU will beat them by 20-40. OU will spend part of this week prepping for UT. Everything I say is directed toward that game.

OU defense
1. OU’s open field tackling was not great today. UT’s ability to put playmakers in space will test OU, and OU’s concentration cannot be an issue.
2. OU did a much BETTER job against the Tigers run game this year than last. Part of this is related to all the new faces on the Mizzou OL, but the DL has actually been pretty good since the end of last year at getting pressure and holding the line of scrimmage. Josey is a good back and Franklin is a load. Josey’s long run was a contain/assignment issue that OU’s got to get worked out.
3. The QB run game is part of UT’s offense. Expect a healthy dose of QB Ash on 1st down in Dallas based on Franklin/Manuel’s success. It’s UT much likely method get to 2nd & < 5. OU’s LB have to get contain, but this is a tough play. OU will test the UT QB’s mettle.
4. The UT passing game on 1st down will be short passes looking to pick up ~ 5 yards + test OU’s tackling. They have good, not great WR who are young, but their QB’s are yet untested vs. a competent defense.
5. If successful on 1st down runs/short passes, the Horns will try to manufacture pass plays by building in gimmicks off base run plays for big gains. This will work some (2-3 times during the game a least). OU need to make those plays go for 25 yds, not 65 yds and limit it to 2-3 times per game. This is where UT coordinator change will pay dividends for them this year.
6. On 2nd/3rd and long, UT knows their awful OT play and shakey QBs will be exposed. Expect screens, draws, QB runs.

OU’s offense.
1. OU probably learned of Stills’ unavailability for the game early in the week. A key for this game was the withholding of this info. Mizzou would probably have replicated FSU double-team strategy on Broyles had this knowledge been public. Instead, they zoned Broyles most of the night and it cost them.
2. Long-term, Jones having confidence in player other than Broyles/Stills is crucial. On 3rd and “important” plays Jones still has a tendency to force it to Broyles. Reynolds had an important drop. Jackson had a tough but makeable catch. I think it would be great for Stills AND Broyles to sit vs. Ball St to force Jones to trust the other guys/get timing down.
3. Mizzou’s DL owned OU OL last year. This year was actually somewhat better.
4. The complaints with the RB are misplaced. The OL getting blown up is the reason for all the negative yardage plays. I’d bet OU has a special package of run game plays for UT that they are saving (happens almost every year—pistol, misdirection for AD, inside counter for Murray last year, etc).
5. Jones didn’t wilt after the early sequence. He has much more equipose than earlier in his career.

The UT game will be close. Texas’s confidence is rising, but this is based on playing teams that were supposed to be pretty good that actually haven’t been all that great (UCLA, BYU). Iowa St may actually be the best team they play pre-RRR.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/sportspost.aspx?/Travis_Lewis_unloads/12-12670