martinss01
blissfully stupid
my keys to the game:
texas offense
1. dominate the los - our dline has gotten better as the year progressed. but the pounding delivered by USC had nothing to do with the flash players at lb, cb, or safety. it was because their oline manhandled our dline. if our dline can fight to a draw with your oline we have more than enough talent to hold our own defensively.
2. attack the safeties - we have imo the best 3 man cb grouping in college football. im sure you know about jenkins, but imo checkwa and washington are just as good albeit not as physical. russell and coleman have both progressed nicely over the year at safety. but imo russell isn't back to where he was before he blew out his acl. coleman is still on the young side and can be taken advantage of. thats who i would pick on in the passing game if i could get favorable matchup.
texas d
1. orakpo and ? - the guy is a freak of nature but by himself against pryor it won't be enough. maybe in week 3 or 4. but not at this stage, pryor is too comfortable in the pocket at this point. he's going to need someone on the other side or up the middle to give a solid push. if that happens, pryor will have serious problems.
2. stack the box, and if its a pass blitz. pryor is a true freshman, brewster is a true freshman, and browning is a red shirt so. who has struggled against dominant dlinemen. id put orakpo on browning, cheat up the cb's and bring heat every snap.
tOSU offense
1. consistency - it all starts up front. the oline must play consistent which is something it has not done all year. youth has been the biggest issue but the extra practice time will hopefully address a lot of the issues.
2. posey/small/thomas - one of these three guys needs to step up and firmly entrench themselves in the 3 wr set. robo is an excellent 2nd receiver and hartline imo is a perfect fit for the slot. we need a holmes/ginn type that forces a d to account for him on every play. right now the brian twins are respected, but noone fears them. we need a guy that forces d's to say, "ok wheres #". the running game with beanie and boom won't have an issue so long as the passing game pulls its own weight.
tOSU d
1. pressure - the dline has to have their game of the year. with the continual progression throughout the year this seems like it could be the game it happens. but if they get pushed around like they did against usc texas will dominate.
2. heacock has to be aggressive. we can't sit back and give colt easy throws. personally id like to see jl matched up with colt the same way we used to do the big kat and mobile qbs. as soon as he shows it isn't a run revert to lb 101, see ball get ball. not sure anyone is more deserving of the heisman. but win or loose, we have to hit colt early and often. if his jersey isn't a dry cleaners worst nightmare by the end of the game the scoreboard might be mine.
alot of people have mentioned the similarities to the 05 matchup. honestly i don't see it. i think both offenses are better now than they were at that point of the year and i question whether either d is as good as they were in 05. but as in 05, i believe the more physical team will win. on paper texas to me is a 10 point favorite. but if tOSU brings the noise the way they did against scum... all bets are off.
edit: ive written up a similar post leading up to our last two bowl games but didn't actually post them. ill be damned if i make that mistake a 3rd time. gotta get rid of the bad joo joo.
texas offense
1. dominate the los - our dline has gotten better as the year progressed. but the pounding delivered by USC had nothing to do with the flash players at lb, cb, or safety. it was because their oline manhandled our dline. if our dline can fight to a draw with your oline we have more than enough talent to hold our own defensively.
2. attack the safeties - we have imo the best 3 man cb grouping in college football. im sure you know about jenkins, but imo checkwa and washington are just as good albeit not as physical. russell and coleman have both progressed nicely over the year at safety. but imo russell isn't back to where he was before he blew out his acl. coleman is still on the young side and can be taken advantage of. thats who i would pick on in the passing game if i could get favorable matchup.
texas d
1. orakpo and ? - the guy is a freak of nature but by himself against pryor it won't be enough. maybe in week 3 or 4. but not at this stage, pryor is too comfortable in the pocket at this point. he's going to need someone on the other side or up the middle to give a solid push. if that happens, pryor will have serious problems.
2. stack the box, and if its a pass blitz. pryor is a true freshman, brewster is a true freshman, and browning is a red shirt so. who has struggled against dominant dlinemen. id put orakpo on browning, cheat up the cb's and bring heat every snap.
tOSU offense
1. consistency - it all starts up front. the oline must play consistent which is something it has not done all year. youth has been the biggest issue but the extra practice time will hopefully address a lot of the issues.
2. posey/small/thomas - one of these three guys needs to step up and firmly entrench themselves in the 3 wr set. robo is an excellent 2nd receiver and hartline imo is a perfect fit for the slot. we need a holmes/ginn type that forces a d to account for him on every play. right now the brian twins are respected, but noone fears them. we need a guy that forces d's to say, "ok wheres #". the running game with beanie and boom won't have an issue so long as the passing game pulls its own weight.
tOSU d
1. pressure - the dline has to have their game of the year. with the continual progression throughout the year this seems like it could be the game it happens. but if they get pushed around like they did against usc texas will dominate.
2. heacock has to be aggressive. we can't sit back and give colt easy throws. personally id like to see jl matched up with colt the same way we used to do the big kat and mobile qbs. as soon as he shows it isn't a run revert to lb 101, see ball get ball. not sure anyone is more deserving of the heisman. but win or loose, we have to hit colt early and often. if his jersey isn't a dry cleaners worst nightmare by the end of the game the scoreboard might be mine.
alot of people have mentioned the similarities to the 05 matchup. honestly i don't see it. i think both offenses are better now than they were at that point of the year and i question whether either d is as good as they were in 05. but as in 05, i believe the more physical team will win. on paper texas to me is a 10 point favorite. but if tOSU brings the noise the way they did against scum... all bets are off.
edit: ive written up a similar post leading up to our last two bowl games but didn't actually post them. ill be damned if i make that mistake a 3rd time. gotta get rid of the bad joo joo.
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