KU vs OU
by Stilicho on Oct 19, 2009 9:06 PM CDT
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PrintFor the record, I am just as disappointed about the CU game as the rest of you. I don't even know what I was most frustrated with. It might have been the KU turnovers, the porous defense, or the fact that Tyler Hansen could scramble almost as well as Todd Reesing. But the point is, I am moving on, and so should the rest of you.
There is a humongous game coming up on Saturday, one that could catapult the Hawks back into the spotlight. While OU has lost is BCS ranking ( or more appropriately, never gained one), they still have the name recognition that poll voters love. Their defense looked solid against UT last weekend, but with the way our offense has been playing, I don't know many teams that could stop the passing onslaught that Reesing has unleashed on teams. Briscoe leads the nation in yards per game, and Meier is second in receptions. To have two receivers like that on one team is phenomenal.
Enough about offense however. Its the defense that everyone is worried about. Well, I am here to calm your fears. KU will be able to stop OU. Their only big game wideout is Broyles, and he is limited after his injury. Cover him well, and where else can Landry Jones go? His line is young, and with KU's decent front four, they should get enough pressure to force him into making bad decisions. If he tries to hand the ball off, the young O-Line and KU's still average D-Line should prevent any big gains.
This game will come down to OU's secondary vs. KU's passing attack. Reesing will be under pressure all night, but I trust him to make big plays on the run, as he has always done in the past. The X-Factor in this game will be Jake Sharp. If he gets any sort of running room whatsoever, Reesing gets infinitely more time to throw, and the Offense gets alot more options. So Jake Sharp, you better show up. It would make this game alot easier to win.
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I'll buy the Sharp argument...
or at least the need for the running game. When Kansas can run and pass it makes the margin for error much greater in my opinion.
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I voted Sharp
I think our WR are going to get theirs. If Dez can have any type of game similar to last year, Kerry keps the chains moving, Todd plays like Todd, passing game should be nice. But we need to be able to run the ball. We ran it pretty effectively against OU last year, and if ya’ll don’t recall, our offense played really well that game. Take away a Todd pick on the goal line and, yeah…
We need Sharp to cash in a few times on his home run potential, break a run for 40 yards, get a screen pass/shovel pass and take off, etc.
if sharp has a big game
we win. not only for the balance it brings but the ability to control the clock. that being said, i don’t know if that can happen. turnovers would help, as would a big play from special teams.
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Oct 19, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions
I say Toben.
He MUST, MUST, MUST carry the ball more than two times. Preferably, more than 10 or 12. I realize it will be very difficult to gain yards up the middle against the OU D-Line, but the more we try it, the more they have to respect it and bring extra help into the box; even if only one man, thus alotting the WR’s more room to work with across the middle and giving Toddy slightly larger windows to hit with his passes, which lately he needs.
Toben will very likely not have more than 30 or 35 yards, even if he carries 12 times, but it will open up the rest of the offense. Also, more two-back sets with Toben and Jake would be nice. Perhaps the coaches have forgotten Toben is a very skilled receiver out of the backfield. Put Jake and Toben together in the backfield and mix it up which one stays in and blocks and which one slides to the flats.
We gotta be more varying with our play-calling. We CANNOT keep running the same thing – quick slants and go’s – all day. The corners will pick up on it, just the routes and run it back to the five yard line. Oh wait, that already happened….
lol can't have a CKC without KC - Nicholai Khabibulin (LN21)
A dual running game
would be effective. Maybe a smash and dash sorta deal. And Reesing could even keep on a few of them. There would be alot of options to say the least. Play action, QB keeper, toss plays, sweeps, HB directs.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
To expand on this point:
He MUST, MUST, MUST carry the ball more than two times.
I will consume LARGE, LARGE quantities of alcohol in the ensuing 30 hours after the game ends if this does not happen. All of you aspiring law school students will be forced into early action.
lol can't have a CKC without KC - Nicholai Khabibulin (LN21)
by Andy Edwards on Oct 19, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
definitely agree on the 2 back sets
give them a different look.
I would be very surprised if the coaching staff isn’t working on 2 back stuff this week to go at OU with something they haven’t seen too much on film
by I need more Esteban on Oct 20, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure I saw it once or twice against CU
Or maybe I’m seeing things. But I’m almost positive I saw a two back set once or at least a play, and I think it was in the second half.
by Andrew Clark on Oct 20, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah they did
I just think it needs to happen more
by I need more Esteban on Oct 20, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll up the ante
Let’s toss out both of them in an I-formation, just to throw something at OU they’ve never seen from us before.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 21, 2009 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
You do know Toben got hurt in the CU game, right?
by hiphopopotamus on Oct 21, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Toben's fine...
nothing serious.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Ya, he won't be missing any time...
but he definitely hurt his leg semi-early in the game and was out for a while before coming back with it wrapped.
by hiphopopotamus on Oct 21, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I say Stuckey
But on the offensive sidem yes Sharp must have a big game, because he completes the offense.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 19, 2009 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
A few big hits
by Stuckey and the OU receivers would by mighty scared of catching the ball over the middle. If Laptad gets free, expect floaty passes from Landry Jones, and subsequently monster hits and picks from Stuckey.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
For the most part, Stuckey and the D hasn't brought the wood at all this season
On defense we don’t hit. We don’t tackle. We just sorta grab at shoulder pads with our arms and hang on for dear life.
Sawin' wood
I've been told tackling
will be a focus of practice this week. Last week certainly wasn’t a ringing endorsement for our tackling abilities.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Wow -
one day and two really nice FanPosts from 2 new users. I guess a KU loss is good for RCT…
Welcome Stilicho…
Sometimes I feel that I’m at an AA meeting…
Wait. Sarah Palin's in Hong Kong? But who's watching Russia?
Wouldn't it be nice to see Daymond Patterson back on O...
Didn’t Beshears take away some of his time on D? I’m not quite sure but I didn’t see a lot of Daymond on d….maybe move him back to O if that’s the case? I mean…more speed is never a bad thing
On a slightly different note
Patterson is looking like the Devin Hester of last year. He runs backwards more than forwards, instead of making upfield cuts
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
Yeah that last punt return killed us
He lost 5 yards and burned at least 10 seconds. I know he was trying to make a play, but if he just squirts 5 yards forward, thats 10 yards and 10 more seconds our offense really could have used.
by Andrew Clark on Oct 20, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
especially considering
the punt return he fair caught a low line drive at the 45 with no one within 15 yards of him. I think he was trying to make up for that one…
Wait. Sarah Palin's in Hong Kong? But who's watching Russia?
What happened to McDougald?
He looked awesome at KR a few weeks ago, but Briscoe and Stucky were back deep last game.
by Andrew Clark on Oct 20, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm betting
They feel like they can’t have them doing that, playing offense, AND playing defense. Kid’s gotta get some air at some point.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 21, 2009 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I say it's the offensive line...
that will need to have a big game in order for KU to win. I thought the OU defense was phenomenal against UT, particularly in the first half. Swarming tackles, repeated chaos in the backfield, and tight coverage in the secondary. If they play like that this Saturday, our offensive line could be in trouble. And if they’re in trouble, that means Reesing will be in trouble.
I think we’ll find out just how good these young linemen are on Saturday. This may be the week we find out how good of a LT Tanner Hawkinson is. The lineman I’m most concerned about is Spikes. He’s been inconsistent all year. He has got to step up his game this week.
We had trouble running against CU. It could be even worse against OU.
Let’s hope that the home crowd has these guys fired up and OU comes out a little bit flat.
I'll Go With Todd
Sure, it’s the easy pick. But this Saturday, Sparky has a chance to add another chapter to his KU legend. OU has a group of big uglies on the d-line the likes of which KU hasn’t faced in a long, long time. And with this being the desperation point in the Sooner’s season, you know we’ll be seeing blitzes from every direction. There will be pressure on Reesing from all angles. How will he respond?
Will he be able to jitterbug his way to a big day? Or will he make crippling mistakes that cost us the game?
I can envision a scenario where Sharp doesn’t have a big game but we are still able to pull out the victory. But without one of Sparky’s best games as a Jayhawk, there is no way we can pull off the upset.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 21, 2009 7:08 PM CDT reply actions
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