OU improved, what about ISU

[ZRF]

Our O line has gotten WAY better.

This times 1000. Purdy is also making much better decisions over the last 3.5 games.

If Purdy can avoid the rush/sacks/mistakes I think our offense will be fine. Its on the other side of the ball, particularly at the the LOS and our deep ball coverage that worries me. If Rattler has all day to throw, Im afraid he will have a field day with our zone. We've also had problems covering go routes the last few games and have been fortunate to get some bad throws and drops. Defense will need to be better on both accounts.

 

[ZRF]

The change in Brock, post 3 INTs, has been the play calling where the long ball was removed. IMO, Brock isn't a quality long ball thrower and makes mistakes when/where to throw that.

short version is the play calling has been modified for Brock so he can be effective.

If he wants to elevate his draft stock he needs to get a lot better with the deep ball. Its by far his most glaring weakness.

 

[cycloneworld]

In our last three games

We played nearly perfect against K-State and **** them out.
We played nearly perfect agains a solid WV team.
We didn’t play very well for 3 quarters against a ranked and good Texas team on the road and won.

I like our chances next Saturday.

 

[BCClone]

If he wants to elevate his draft stock he needs to get a lot better with the deep ball. Its by far his most glaring weakness.

Unfortunately, that will be an issue without Milton. We don't have anybody else you can fly. Porter is an option, but if he is running into a wind that might slow him down quite a bit. Needs to add a little muscling.

 

[flycy]

Both teams have improved, but OU has also had a much weaker slate of games down the stretch than we have. Sure, OU destroyed KU and UT in ways we didn’t, but we destroyed a team OU lost to (K-State) and another team which OU now won’t face in WV.

I’m not denying OU has improved since our loss to us, but that improvement IMO seems to have faded a bit in the past few weeks. Meanwhile, what nobody wants to discuss, at least nationally, is how ISU has been almost on another plane of existence since halftime of the Baylor game.

They destroyed UT 53-45 in triple overtime????? Perhaps you meant a depleted OSU team?

 

[flycy]

The change in Brock, post 3 INTs, has been the play calling where the long ball was removed. IMO, Brock isn't a quality long ball thrower and makes mistakes when/where to throw that.

short version is the play calling has been modified for Brock so he can be effective.

Agreed, and Assalley should never be asked to kick longer than 40 yards. He doesn't have the leg. Just go for it or punt. I think the staff has learned that as well.

 

[flycy]

I think it's as simple as this: they're better than when we beat them, and we are too. But against OU, I don't think we'll have the room for error that we had against Texas, where we can make some critical mistakes and still eek out the win.

We need to be solid and pretty mistake-free all the way around, and efficient on offense - touchdowns, not field goals. I'm encouraged by the Kansas State and WV games where we were nearly flawless, but sandwiched in there was the Texas game, which gives me a bit of pause.

But make no mistake, this game is absolutely winnable.

Texas being better than those other teams is the reason. As much as Texas underachieves, they still are significantly better, especially when motivated, than WVU or KSU.

 

[Waddyswagon]

I do not think being on "the big stage" will affect ISU. If no Covid maybe because OU would dominate the crowd but under current circumstances the crowd should be little or no factor. The biggest question mark with OU is it's O-line. What was supposed to be a strength simply has not lived up to expectations.

 

[SolarGarlic]

The change in Brock, post 3 INTs, has been the play calling where the long ball was removed. IMO, Brock isn't a quality long ball thrower and makes mistakes when/where to throw that.

short version is the play calling has been modified for Brock so he can be effective.

The biggest factor with Brock has always been having a clean pocket or a pocket he can step into. He struggles and plays super risky when he's forced to fade to the sideline. When he has time, he's extremely accurate and has time to let his receivers get open. The OL has been giving him a well defined pocket where he can scan the field or step up and take off when needed. The OL had some issues against OU's DL earlier in the season, which forced Purdy into throwing multiple jump balls to Kolar. I think the offense has moved past that level of play and really understand their strengths and roles. It will be a really interesting matchup.

 

[ZuriCyclone]

Saw how Baylor who play our defense play, do well against OU and hold them to 24 , especially when OU had multiple good field positions. I think this game comes down to who wants it more that day.

Baylor's offense was disappointing that day and the Defense was eventually worn down.


Rattler still tends to hold the ball longer as freshman would.

 

[Rogue52]

If Baylor @ OU was representative of OU firing on all cylinders, we going to be Big 12 champs.

 

[spierceisu]

I am excited about this game, but the running back (Stevenson) that wasn't playing in our previous game, scares me quite a bit. He is big and fast.

 

[Waddyswagon]

The biggest factor with Brock has always been having a clean pocket or a pocket he can step into. He struggles and plays super risky when he's forced to fade to the sideline. When he has time, he's extremely accurate and has time to let his receivers get open. The OL has been giving him a well defined pocket where he can scan the field or step up and take off when needed. The OL had some issues against OU's DL earlier in the season, which forced Purdy into throwing multiple jump balls to Kolar. I think the offense has moved past that level of play and really understand their strengths and roles. It will be a really interesting matchup.

This will be the matchup of the game. OU's front 7 has been the story of 2020 for the Sooners. With Perkins back and the development of Thomas, Bonitto, and Ughwebou, it's the best front 7 in Norman since 2008.

 

[VeloClone]

Both teams have improved, but OU has also had a much weaker slate of games down the stretch than we have. Sure, OU destroyed KU and UT in ways we didn’t, but we destroyed a team OU lost to (K-State) and another team which OU now won’t face in WV.

I’m not denying OU has improved since our loss to us, but that improvement IMO seems to have faded a bit in the past few weeks. Meanwhile, what nobody wants to discuss, at least nationally, is how ISU has been almost on another plane of existence since halftime of the Baylor game.

I assume you mean OSU when you say UT. That being said OSU wasn't the same team when they beat us as they were when OU took them to the woodshed. By the same token KSU wasn't the same team when ISU destroyed them as they were when KSU beat OU. I don't use either of those teams when evaluating improvement by either OU or ISU.

 

[awd4cy]

We've done better protecting the ball and making less self inflicted errors lately.

 

[Trice]

Texas being better than those other teams is the reason. As much as Texas underachieves, they still are significantly better, especially when motivated, than WVU or KSU.

Um, yeah? Obviously the quality of the opponent has a lot to do with the way the game plays out.

But right before those were the KU and Baylor games, two opponents to which we were superior and pushed us harder than they should have.

Maybe another way to say it is, overcoming our next opponent will be difficult enough. We have to play pretty free of self-inflicted errors so we don't have to overcome ourselves as well.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

In our last three games

We played nearly perfect against K-State and **** them out.
We played nearly perfect agains a solid WV team.
We didn’t play very well for 3 quarters against a ranked and good Texas team on the road and won.

I like our chances next Saturday.

I agree with all this.

I'm curious what you typed that got edited though. "Shut" seems to make sense, so I'm assuming you either typed in **** by mistake or your auto-correct switched "shut" to "****" based on your usage.

Either way is funny, honestly.

 

[BCClone]

I agree with all this.

I'm curious what you typed that got edited though. "Shut" seems to make sense, so I'm assuming you either typed in **** by mistake or your auto-correct switched "shut" to "****" based on your usage.

Either way is funny, honestly.

I can call you a donkey, an intercourse head, and a few other things but I can't use the nickname for Richard or call you another name for a prositute.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

The biggest factor with Brock has always been having a clean pocket or a pocket he can step into. He struggles and plays super risky when he's forced to fade to the sideline. When he has time, he's extremely accurate and has time to let his receivers get open. The OL has been giving him a well defined pocket where he can scan the field or step up and take off when needed. The OL had some issues against OU's DL earlier in the season, which forced Purdy into throwing multiple jump balls to Kolar. I think the offense has moved past that level of play and really understand their strengths and roles. It will be a really interesting matchup.

I haven't analyzed it, but I feel like Brock has done pretty well this year when flushed out of the pocket towards a sideline, especially lately. I think the Baylor first half debacle was a good wake-up call for him. Also, his decision making has gotten better now that he's healthy enough to run when needed. I think calling some RPOs has helped his confidence.

I definitely get worried when they contain him in the pocket and get pressure up the middle, though. He's tried to do too much instead of taking the sack sometimes.

 

[SolarGarlic]

I haven't analyzed it, but I feel like Brock has done pretty well this year when flushed out of the pocket towards a sideline, especially lately. I think the Baylor first half debacle was a good wake-up call for him. Also, his decision making has gotten better now that he's healthy enough to run when needed. I think calling some RPOs has helped his confidence.

I definitely get worried when they contain him in the pocket and get pressure up the middle, though. He's tried to do too much instead of taking the sack sometimes.

Right, he's fine when he doesn't have to give ground. But when pressure comes up the middle and he's forced to give 5-6 yards to get outside the pocket, that's when he makes huge mistakes.