Young Talent

by trueorangeblood on Oct 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT Comment 12 comments

The way I see it, we won largely on the basis of young talent: Earl Thomas, A. Williams, Fozzy Whitaker, and Marquise Goodwin, Ben Alexander are ALL underclassmen...and OU?? where is their young talent?? Mr February is turning his stellar recruiting exploits into becoming Mr. October...out-recruiting OU is paying off

The above named players had great individual plays but our veteran O-line and front 7 on D sure helped. All I'm saying is there seemed to be a nice (and very reassuring) mix of upperclassmen and underclassmen. Very surprising that a team that recruits like OU does that they didn't make sure to reload the o-line.

And although our offense is anemic...bewildered...use whatever adjective you'd like...look at the point totals allowed by the OU defense this year...14, 0, 0, 21, 7, 16...their D is stout and has future draft picks like McCoy, Reynolds, and the CB Jackson, so we should be somewhat proud

Really like our chances with Jordan Hicks after a strong defensive performance and a W combined with an Ohio State loss...just gotta hope Florida doesn't sneak up on us and snatch him...hopefully Jeffcoat is too leaning our way if he wasn't already

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Also:

-- Great schemes by Muschamp...I'd like to see SK on more of a delayed blitz or stunt him inside but all in all some good wrinkles...and you just cant understate what a difference a year makes...he knows the players, the players know him, and it's all coming together masterfully...and back to my earlier point, there is a lot of youth and even more on the way

-- Favorite play of the game was the rollout by McCoy and Greg Smith releasing and getting lost on the weakside of the field for a great gain, I believe on a 3rd down...lets be clear, i DO NOT LIKE the EBS packages (either him or ulatowski really blew it on the missed assignment that led to Colts fumble), but would that play have worked as well with Buckner in the TE position? would Dan have gone as unnoticed? Speaking of Buckner, I guess he didn't hear my screams of "WHERE THE %@#*(% IS BUCKNER????" ...top receiver? Goodwin with 4 catches for 36 yds...wow

-- 2nd favorite play of the game: calling the QB draw in the redzone...Colt seems really hungry down there on his runs -- just need to wrap that ball up tighter

-- Took some shots down the field, had a Malcolm Williams sighting (seems to be used almost exclusively on special teams though), and glad to see Fozzy getting the bulk of the carries (scared me when McGee was put in there, but I'm guessing Fozzy needed a breather)

OK I'm done rambling...not worried about the polls or the pundits...we win out we WILL be playing for the crystal ball and we will have our shot at the best SEC team...eeeexxxxxcellent

Hook Em

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Ben Alexander is a Senior bro.

You can't spell COCKSUCKER without OU.

by nathantx57 on Oct 18, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

thanks, bro

by trueorangeblood on Oct 18, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kheeston Randall, though, is not

And he had one heck of a game as well. I thought that kid was stellar.

Honestly, I’m really excited for next season as well. This season’s going to be a wild ride, but Gilbert’s going to have one nice bus to drive. Eddie Jones, Muck, Robinson (despite his mistakes today, he’s still a great talent), Okafor, Dos Achos, and the entire DB depth chart could all be back next year, so the defense looks stacked to be among the best in the nation again. The offense will lose Colt and Shipley, which will hurt (no matter how much the stagnation yesterday makes some think otherwise), but other than those two, I think Ulatoski and Tanner should be the only departures. Give Monroe, Buckner, Goodwin, and the other guys another year of maturity, and return Brandon Collins, and the offense should be better than ever…if the blocking can return to respectability.

by burntorangehorn on Oct 18, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i love me some dos achos

VIVA DOS ACHOS

by trueorangeblood on Oct 18, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

this is awesome

I’m totally going to name my fantasy football team DOS ACHOS next year.

by jc25 on Oct 18, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Go BOH

Next year will be sick. all those guys coming back. I love Colt, but I think we will see our O take leaps and bounds next year with Gilbert. Even as a starter for his 1st time.

Look at this again…Collins, Goodwin, Malcolm Williams, Dan Buckner, Kirkendoll, Monroe and we haven’t even touched the Hales, Timmons, and have we forgotten Irby? Good heavens man. What an arsenal.

I like the O-liners coming up as well. Walters will be top shelf. New kids coming in and the freshman growing up? wow

We need a secret service patrol to keep the blood suckers off of Muschamp. They will come hard for him. I look for Georgia, Ohio State, and possibly one other BCS caliber team to be prowling about. Charlie Weiss drops 1 or 2 more and ND could be a threat. I know he is our HC in waiting, but some of these guys will offer the moon, stars, and their 1st born to get his fire and defensive genius on their campus. The gravest concerns I have are Georgia and Ohio State.

by orangetower on Oct 19, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can anyone answer the Buckner question?

Seriously, Colt trusts him and he is solid. Where the fuck was he? Fuck GD.

by Orangetower87 on Oct 18, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank the oline for Buckner not getting any playing time...

The oline was getting ran over all day so they had to put EBS in there to help with the protection. That’s the way I saw it. When Buckner did get in, I was less than impressed with what he did anyway. Specifically a missed block on the Shipley screen pass in the first half and some routes where he couldn’t get any separation.

by cj43 on Oct 18, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I saw on Todd McShay's top 5 safeties for 2010 draft

that he has Earl Thomas as #5. Let’s not forget that he’s a redshirt sophomore and could declare after this year, ala JerMichael Finley. I sure hope he comes back for at least one more year and that secondary will be absolutely filthy with or without the return of Christian Scott.

by 2Cor12:9 on Oct 18, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Would you move AJ to safety if he does?

Or just rely on Scott?

by orangetower on Oct 19, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good question

Not sure. Vaccaro might be another good option back there next year to go along with Scott, Gideon and Brewster. Then we would be able to have Williams as a lockdown corner out there by himself and one of the Brown’s on the other side.

by 2Cor12:9 on Oct 19, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good Point

Vaccaro would be a guy who’s not afraid to mix it up or bust someone in the chops. :) We know Scott brings it as well. AJ is a star though, and a smart player, but I don’t think anyone else has his talent level to CB 1 on 1 like he has, so for the team’ sake he would be better for the D on the edge.

There may be a huge battle for that safety spot if Earl leaves. I don’t think he will yet. A top 5 safety may end up deep in the 2nd round or possibly even the top of the 3rd.

by orangetower on Oct 19, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs