Big 12's Week Two Top Performers, Surprises And Down Right Disasters

Only five Big 12 teams were in action this weekend going 4-1 which means that the conference is off to a 14-1 start to the 2011 football season. That lone loss came on Friday night when Missouri dropped an overtime thriller to Arizona State. Upon further review the Tigers had no business losing that game and will no doubt make an appearance this weekend in the "Down Right Disasters" category. 

Top Offenses

Team	Total Points	Total Yards
OSU	37	594
Kansas	45	534
Missouri	30	501

 

OSU ranks as the top offense in the Big 12 for the second week in a row and even looked much more fine tuned than the opening week. After two weeks I think that we can lump Kansas in the same category as Baylor in that they are a team with a seemingly dynamic offense and no defense whatsoever. To rack up over 500 yards of total offense it sure seemed that the Missouri offense struggled. 

Offensive Surprises

Team	Total Points	Total Yards
Iowa State	44	473

 

We have two choices here. Either Northern Iowa is really, really good on defense or Iowa State made significant strides between week's one and two. 

Offensive Disasters

Team	Total Points	Total Yards
Texas	17	289

It took the Longhorns three quarterbacks, two trick plays and four quarters to score 17 points and beat unranked BYU at home. I realize the Longhorns are excited for the win but let's call it what it was...an offensive disaster. 

Top QB Performaces

Quarterback	Yards	Completion %	TDs	INTs
Brandon Weeden	397	79.2%	2	1
Steele Jantz	279	67.6%	4
Jordan Webb	281	70%	3

Take away one bad pass and Weeden has an excellent game. As it stands now its still nothing to be ashamed of. Jantz completely redeemed himself from week one in the win over Iowa and Webb was impressive as well. 

QB Surprises 

Quarterback	Yards	Completion%	TDs	INTs
James Franklin	319	61.9%	2

I actually thought that Franklin played better against Arizona State than he did in week one until the Tigers got to the overtime in which he completely melted down. The Missouri offense just isn't clicking yet with Franklin under center and that surprises me. 

QB Disasters 

Quarterback	Yards	Completion %	TDs	INTs
Garrett Gilbert	8	25%	0	2

 

By all accounts it appears that the Garrett Gilbert era has come to a crashing end at Texas. All aboard the Fail Boat!

Top RB Performances 

Running Back	Yards	Average Per Carry	TDs
Joseph Randle	118	7.9	2
Shontrelle Johnson	107	5.9
James Sims	103	4	2

When you throw in Randle's 99 receiving yards there's little doubt that he should be named the Big 12's Offensive Player of the Week this week. 

 

Running Back Surprises 

Running Back	Yards	Average Per Carry	TDs
Malcolm Brown	65	4.6

 

When you compare Brown's yards per carry average to Cody Johnson (2.4) and Fozzy Whittaker (1.0) it surprises me that he didn't get more carries. 

Top Receiving Performances

Receiver	Receptions	Yards	Average	TDs
Justin Blackmon	12	128	10.7	2
Aaron Horne	4	94	23.5
Darius Reynolds	6	85	14.2	2

Blackmon finding the end zone is one of the best things that could have happened for Oklahoma State. Where Horne and Reynolds the product of Steele Jantz improving or was Jantz a product of Horne and Reynolds improving?

Receiving Disasters

Receiver	Receptions	Yards	Average	TDs
Mike Davis	0	0	0	0

Really? This can't happen for Texas to find sustained success. 

Top Defensive Performances

Team	Points Allowed	Yards Allowed
Texas	16	235
OSU	14	439

You kinda get the feeling that this is going to be the Texas MO, ugly wins behind a solid defensive performance. I guess you really can't question the yards that Oklahoma State's defense is giving us as long as their only allowing 14 points. 

Defensive Disasters

Team	Points Allowed	Yards Allowed
Kansas	42	462
Missouri	37	492
Iowa State	41	365

This won't cut it against the offenses of the Big 12.