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  1. That happens sometimes with a redshirt freshman. Brockermeyer will be a 5th year guy, I think, next year. He’s going to remain physically incapable of making the plays asked of his position. He is what he is. At least with Ford there’s a higher ceiling.

    Agreed on the edge being the number one issue if I had to pick one.

    It’s not really an either or with Ford. All 4 of our top LBers have utility. Only one gets shit on. Continuously. That’s the shit that wears me out.

    Ford had more game time experience than Brockermeyer coming into this year. But that’s not really the point.

    But to act as those Ford was better yesterday than in prior games is bullshit. He’s s decent combo of reading the play and attacking. He’s not good in zone defense although he’s productive chasing after the catch.

    Gbendas utility is that he goes hard. But also that’s in the wrong direction. That looks damn good when he gets put right there but is awful when not. Yeah, I’d use that sucker in short yardage if I’m attacking the LOS. He also seems to clean up around the LOS with a slow footed QB trying to free the pocket.

    Many of you want shit that doesn’t exist. At least rarely. All our dudes get whipped by OLineman. That 250 lb dude that handles OL but can run down Deuce Vaughn doesn’t exist in many places.

    Our front 4 is the biggest need. They don’t eat blocks, they don’t force double teams, they don’t pressure the QB, they don’t make many negative plays, they don’t keep our LBers clean. I’d load up here on the recruiting front. Even with Ossai here it was a problem up front. Our goal should be dominant across the front.

    But I’m not sure any of us know what we’re trying to accomplish on D so if you don’t know what we’re trying to do, you don’t know who is capable of what.
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  2. But that was the difference.  All year they couldn’t make a play when it was most needed.  They did it multiple times yesterday.  Seems like Colburn was pretty motivated yesterday.  I wonder if the coaches listing him for senior walk got his attention.  

    I agree. We’ve needed anyone to make a play to shift the tide in any of 6 losses. And we finally got em. Not including the 4th down stops Ovie and Bush both made individual stops on 3rds. Great football plays all of them. But also some honesty is required in that if it’s anybody but Vaughn they may have enough power for first downs.

    I’d also add that Thompson pitch to Roschon from the pocket was winning football. That’s really the first of its kind this season in which the QB makes a play out of nothing. Gets a first and kickstarts the drive.

    That’s a good question on Coburn.
  3. Gbenda was lost on several plays yesterday -- not sure if he's gonna figure it out.   Ford definitely is improving...  

    Is Ford improving?

    He got his ass whipped quite a bit yesterday.

    By the way he’s played a lot since OSU. He had 12 tackles then, six yesterday. He had a nice tackle for loss then got pinned inside the next play.

    And actually I like him. In my opinion, our biggest issue is upfront including the edge guys. But yesterday they made plays. Key plays.
  4. Last spring, with a few bad apples like BJ Foster. I'm not convinced he needs to turn over 30% of this roster. He needed to get buy-in and to coach 'em up. Didn't happen.
    I have thought he's the dumbest coach alive at times this season. 

    This is quite accurate.

    But I’m not sure who the bad apples are. Think many Thought Coburn was. But he blew up 3 of 4 short yardage plays yesterday. So what does that say.

  5. He’s running around guys because he’s giving up 60-80lbs.

    Saw Broughton flash in pass rush where he threw a guy off (Baylor game?) and then promptly benched.

    Collins is playing all over the place. His lack of development is likely due to not having a position.

    Ovie ran underneath the block of a FB/HB on Vaughan 20 yard run. It caused him to be a Half step late. Way back to Baylor’s long TD run, it was a thing of beauty. The QB blocked him and wasn’t trying. It happens far too often.

    But he’s not the only one so singling him out just points it out play by play. Also hes lined up wide a lot so he should fight a little harder to turn them up. Then again our LBers have to fight off Guards or Tackles and get wide. That’s often hard to do.
  6. no, on 3rd and 1 and 4th and 1 we actually got stops, something we haven't done all year. Brock is a crock of shit

    You inspired me to rewatch both those sequences.

    Coburn was involved in two plays. With Ojomo on one. And Ovie on the other. Richardson and Ojomo made the other plays. And actually Coburn was 3 yards deep on one he didn’t make.

    We do have a heavy short yardage run D. We’ve run it several games. We did it twice here. Our standard LBers didn’t play in it today and they haven’t before.

    KState was dumb to run heavy with the smallest D1 RB in the country. Then Coburn played like an All American.
  7. It's not, just the guys behind the edges were horrible too. Schooler was killed in space against Vaughn, just like he was all season.



    No shit? You mean a five foot five 150 pounder beats a dude in space.

    Go find me anybody in college that he can’t do that to consistently. That’s his game and he’s freaking D3 if he can’t.

    You’re expectations of our dudes are to perform freakin magic that no one in college football does.

    He’s not Bijan largely cause he lacks the size power. And we’d expect to Bijan to beat a guy in space every time.
  8. The edges are still an issue. Ovie gets caught peeking inside or cutting under a block, but made his best play on the speed option on 4th down. Maybe it finally sunk in. 

    Yes, that was an awesome play. The difference between winning and losing.

    Jones came out inspired. Last play he chased the QB then got in on the tackle. We needed that effort all year. Same on his 10 yard tackle for loss.

    I don’t know that anyone was great, but there were lots of individual plays made.
  9. Who was there for Kansas in 1997?

    “Stay Ricky Stay”

    This is that kind of watershed game that sets the program on course. Our QBs are out or banged up. The RB lineup is the same as the QBs. Others out. We play as a team and win.


    Yeah, yeah, yeah I know. It’ll be a long 9 months so just trying to make last effort at being positive.

    Anybody with me?


  10. But we'll always be torn on the drug use issue.  I think most people are fine with taking uppers, or speed, or coke or whatever they needed to get up for a particular game after a grueling road trip or something.  There's been some form or fashion of that since the 1910's in the game.  But it was the habitual use, over the course of a season or career, of steroids and HGH that we'll just never get past.  It changed the game more than the DH, lowering the mound, night games, all ever could. 



    Should we be ok with this?

    Within this context of baseball, I’ll never be ok with it. For one, many of those dudes, if provided the opportunity to take some juice, they would have done so especially as salaries began to escalate. Secondly, it gave them advantages over those who followed the rules/law. Lastly, baseball didn’t care and allowed the practice to happen. The uses differ, but the objectives for usage are very similar.
  11. But, start Collins! Who cares about his effort in practice this fall! Some people who claim to get it one here don’t fucking get it. Yeah, Collins was obviously more talented than whoever was on the field in his place, but if the culture is going to change, a line has to be drawn and that line has to be held. You don’t create a tough culture by giving talent a pass on expectations. What happens when you have a room full of talent?

    What if Tyler Johnson really was a starting caliber dude, but didn’t show the proper attitude for the new culture?
  12. The season could look different if 3 non-called penalties were called correctly.

    1. OU receiver clearly going OOB before catch. Ref threw hat even.
    2. Double sound punt “block”
    3. Roughing passer on the Card injury.

    All were clear. All went against us.

    You could add personal foul roughing the QB versus OSU. And holding versus KU.
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