Kansas vs. Texas Tech Tale of the Tape

by Denverjhawk on Oct 29, 2009 5:00 AM CDT in Football Comment 16 comments


	National	Conf	Actual	Category	Actual	Conf	National
Advantage	Rank	Rank	Actual	Category	Actual	Rank	Rank
Kansas	63	7	145.57	Rushing Offense	69.63	12	118
Tech	5	2	329.43	Passing Offense	418.88	1	1
Tech	5	3	475.00	Total Offense	488.50	2	4
Tech	10	5	35.14	Scoring Offense	40.00	2	5
Kansas	16	3	98.29	Rushing Defense	129.25	8	57
Tech	68	9	127.34	Pass Efficiency Defense	119.97	6	46
Kansas	51	5	344.86	Total Defense	367.75	8	73
Kansas	53	7	22.71	Scoring Defense	23.75	9	62
Tech	104	11	33.13	Net Punting	33.50	10	97
Tech	74	9	8.13	Punt Returns	9.72	7	53
Tech	64	7	21.48	Kickoff Returns	24.61	3	T-21
Kansas	T-48	6	.29	Turnover Margin	-.75	12	103
Tech	100	10	246.57	Pass Defense	238.50	8	91
Tech	27	3	143.43	Passing Efficiency	156.34	2	11
Tech	T-24	4	2.71	Sacks	3.00	2	T-11
Kansas	28	3	6.86	Tackles For Loss	6.5	6	39
Kansas	71	9	2.14	Sacks Allowed	2.63	11	93

For sake of comparison last years Tech team ranked 1st in sacks allowed, 68th in rushing offense, 12th in rushing defense, 58th in total defense and 27th in turnover margin at the time of the Kansas game. In short there are some big differences between this years Tech team and last years.

Of course the game is in Lubbock and it should come as no surprise that Tech still has one of the most potent offenses in the country.

Areas Kansas can exploit this Tech team are in committing to the run and using it to control the clock and minimize mistakes offensively. On the defensive side of the ball, pressure the quarterback and force mistakes. If you take into account that Kansas' best offensive player has been a bit of a turnover machine lately, then the defense must be doing something right and needs to continue to do so against Tech.

The biggest concern though has to be which Tech team shows up and on that note which Kansas team shows up. This is a bit of a mystery to me, my only hope is that Mike Leach's fat girlfriend's comment does more harm than good, Kansas comes out and plays mistake free football and manages a big win on the road which has proven pretty tough in the Big 12.

If Kansas can win this one, and that's a decent sized if, they can jump back into the drivers seat in the minds of some before heading to Manhattan for a must win in the North.

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Our special teams seem OK, but the net punting could improve. We need every advantage we can get.

Insanity is just a state of mind.

by giants9107 on Oct 29, 2009 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

honestly the reason for the low net punting was the four non-con games...

when the only time Alonso Rojas would punt we were sitting at about the fifty and he was trying to pin teams deep. He did a great job at it, but it doesn’t show up on the net punting stats because most of those are 35 yards at best. He did a pretty good job at pinning teams inside the 20 when he was asked.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 30, 2009 8:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

decent-sized if?

the if is as big as the state of texas. our only hope for the rest of this season is to right the ship at K-State, and that is looking doubtful the way we’re playing.

"He once had an awkward moment, just to see what it felt like - He is the most interesting man in the world"

by Home Run Tony Cogan on Oct 29, 2009 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You're too negative, man.

We’re 5-2. We blew one game we shouldn’t have. We win this one tomorrow, and that is made up for.

I know people are frustrated right now, but the reason we’re frustrated is because we know the team can play better than this. Tomorrow is a great opportunity for us to start playing up to the potential we see in them.

ROCK CHALK!

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 30, 2009 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly...

upsets happen all the time and unfortunately, we finally fell victim. Now we have to rectify that loss with an upset of our own. Which is plenty attainable.

by hiphopopotamus on Oct 30, 2009 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You'll have to forgive

Home Run Tony Cogan – he’s spent all summer over at Royals Review, as a Royals fan it’s pretty tough to be upbeat about anything (including our ’Hawks) after the last 5 months.

Me no likey Clint Bowen.

by labbadabba on Oct 30, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Truly.

The current mood of Royals Review is best expressed by the fact there’s been an advertisement for buy one get one free burial plots running there. :)

by hunter s. royal on Oct 30, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lolz

Me no likey Clint Bowen.

by labbadabba on Oct 30, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I made a bet with my dad that the Royals would make the playoffs next year

With 10-1 odds, on a ten dollar bet. So yeah…lets go royals (clap clap clapclapclap)

by KU Grad 08 on Oct 30, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow -

I’ll take those odds..

Me no likey Clint Bowen.

by labbadabba on Oct 30, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea, the Royals are a bad team

but their division is not very good, so 10-1 odds are probably a good bet.

by hunter s. royal on Oct 30, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

IM RICH!

by KU Grad 08 on Oct 30, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tech...

is playing with their third string QB…might start a true freshman at left tackle….has already been forced to make a few replacements on the o-line and might also be without their two starting safeties. There are reasons to believe this can be done. Tech is beatable. Not easily but they are beatable.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 30, 2009 8:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shoot, everyone is beatable this year. I haven't seen a team yet where

I can say: “no way are they gonna lose”.

The biggest thing that worries me with Tech is their speed. The only Tech game I’ve watched was the Houston loss and I kept saying to myself: “damn this team is FAST”.

Baron Batch is like a cannonball. If we don’t hit that kid at the knees he’s gonna just bust our D for 5-7 yards a pop.

Sawin' wood

by Rivethead on Oct 30, 2009 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Batch is definitely a concern

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 30, 2009 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I also wish...

they were going with Taylor Potts instead of Doege.

Potts is immobile and I don’t want to see Doege doing a repeat performance of Tyler Hansen running circles around our defensive lineman for 20 minutes at a time. I believe he is more mobile than Potts which might actually help Tech, although Sheffield is clearly their best alternative and he’s out.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Denverjhawk on Oct 30, 2009 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs