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Losing the Point of Attack
Texas has won the battle in the trenches against the Sooners for the last several years. Generally, the defensive line on each side tends to have the advantage and I'm suspicious that both schools are/were prioritizing pass protection both in recruiting and in player development. This year OU...
Ground and Pound: How Texas Can Beat OU
The Sooners under Bob Stoops have made their hay with an aggressive, quick strike offense and physical defense that exploits known tendencies -- a combo that has led to some humiliating final scores. The offense has gone further in this direction since Kevin Wilson and Josh Heupel installed the...
Excellent Play-by-Play Analysis of the Texas O and D
The concisely-named shaggybevo.com poster "P" recently published a damning analyses of our offense against OU. His conclusion: our offensive woes result from a combination of jaw-droppingly poor play design, inscrutable play selection and frustrating failed execution. In other words, Greg Davis...
Measuring up to the Rival
One of my favorite preseason rituals is to match up the good guys with the land thieves across all the positions and note which squad is stronger where. As a general rule OU rules RB and LB while Texas typically has the advantage at DB and QB. Where they often go back and forth is in the...
Piling On
Okay, it's Friday and the Longhorns have a game tomorrow against Missouri. So I feel a little behind the times posting yet another piece on our offense's struggles against Oklahoma. I spent the last few days following our depressing win preparing for and defending a soul-crushing deposition. So...
Who Is Tim Kish And Why Should He Be Oklahoma's Leading Candidate To Coach Linebackers?
There are several names swirling around in regards to Oklahoma's next linebackers' coach but the one that is popping up more often than not is Tim Kish. It really shouldn't be much of a surprise to Sooner fans that his name keeps popping up and many would place him as the leading candidate. He's...
Oklahoma Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables Leaving For Clemson Creates Multiple Voids
What started with a whirlwind of rumors and speculation over the weekend became official late Wednesday night when Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables confirmed that he was in fact taking the defensive coordinator job at Clemson. Now what was supposed to be a reunion with Mike Stoops has...
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday The 13th (1/13/12) Edition
Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Firestone 13 Anniversary Ale, in honor of today and WVU's latest Director's Cup Standings. We have some...
Rumored New Defensive Coaches At WVU: Some Background Info
With the defections of coaches Casteel, Kirelawich and Lockwood, the WVU football staff needs some replacements. The three most heavily rumored have been Joe DeForest, Brian Stewart and Zac Spavital. These are just the rumored possible coaches. Nothing is official until a release from the WVU...
More Sooner Football Spring Notes and Thoughts
Spring practices continue in Norman. Another one happened yesterday out on the green grass of Owen Field. There should be 6 more practices before the Red and White game on April 11. There hasn't been a whole lot of news out of Norman regarding spring practices. You probably would be hearing more...
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