With this OLine and running back tandem, we have a least part of the formula to beat USC, but we need to score points every time we get close. Missed field goals will not cut it.
One comment. Against OSU, USC, and even Indiana, defensive adjustments cannot be delayed until the 2nd half.
Cooper Cousins has played incredibly well for a true Freshman.
Not my recollection. I think if it were not for defensive penalties then they would stalled early pretty much every drive.
ok, I don't know if this is true but on one of the video blogs, I believe it was bob flounders that said last year Kansas played Illinois and Kotelnecki had a game plan that relied on the running game to beat the Illini. Seems as if he pulled out the same plan this year.
Overallt they were good and certainly got stronger. My point is they start the game totally unprepared. Not saying they need to be perfect but we were so flat on the first drive. Raucous WO crowd cheering you on and just lay an egg.
A lot of times, a team’s best drive will be their first drive; if you can shut that first drive down , it’s almost like a bonus. Other than the continued stupid penalties and the frustrating slant catches, every team in the country would’ve taken that defensive performance last night after the first drive.
I rewatched the game when he was in there. He is a good one
Illinois didn’t score after the first possession
We are better and better stocked across the OL than anyone thought we could be this year But injuries are always a bad thing, if they keep piling up we will get real thin really quick.
Hopefully Wormley & Nelson's eyes will be OK and be ready to go for USC.
The only problem that I see with this approach is that it removes one of our best receivers from being an available weapon down field, Warren.
Need to get some of those eye shields on the helmets apparently.
Hey wait a minute there Bucco! I got hammered for saying Drew had a long way to improve. He is better than last year but not playing like a third year five star QB should,
Teams tend to practice the script over and over during the week. There is only so much time so it tends to be 15 plays or less. It’s also used to see how a defense reacts to certain formations so they can bank that info for later.
Maybe because his True Freshman season was almost a waste of his redshirt?
Allen is one heck of a football player. Can make 3-5 yards out of nothing. He is tough and gets the difficult yards. In tight situations, he is the go to back. And he has earned it!
But 3-5 yards doesn’t get you down the field as fast as 9-10 and leads to lower scoring games….that’s all I’m saying.
right....the problem is that you have to also be consistent. People don't realize but when Barry Sanders suddenly retired, they actually had a better record the next season. Why? Barry is a HoFer but he was inconsistent. he'd get 13 yards from the 20 to the 33. Then he'd get 2 - 1 - and 5> punt. That is opposed to 4-4-4 and a first down. I love chunk plays but they aren't consistent. You have to chunk and be consistent to score points.
And the problem with 4-4-4 is one penalty or one incompletion or one missed block and it’s 4-4- punt.
Allen isn't a problem at all. He's just now getting healthy and in a good rhythm. The problem Sat was our own, penalties and some errant throws. On the passing he had guys getting pressure on him and in his face, so I don't want to lay too much at Alar's feet, (no pun intended) but he has to be more accurate in games like that. Clean up the penalties and that game is probably a blowout.
