1 -Only USC and Nicholls State have managed to get even close to 100 yards. And Nicholls only threw 3 passes,so probly not a good game to even use in any stat book. Cornish is a good back, but I dont feel that he is a dominant one.
2- As far as balance goes, yeah, KU does have a pretty even play selection between run and pass. That said, The QBs do have 7INTs to 6TDs. I fully expect to see the blackshirtsfocus on taking away the run, and forcing the KU offense into 3rd and long.
3- Our DBs are going to get picked on by everyone, but are not as bad as many want to make out.
1- While your run defense has held up so far, NU has bigger and faster backs than KU has faced so far. The ability to rotate fresh backs in is also something that hasnt been faced as of yet. And KU has given up over 100 yards to both toledo and UCF.
2- Talib is a very good CB, but one man can only do so much. The WCO isnt about torching defenses, it is about finding a mismatch. And if the running game gets working, and I have no doubts thta it will, the LBs cant sell out to the pass, making for mismatches.
3- The pass rush could very well be negated(we did a decent job of that vs USC), with heavy rushing, and various screens and shuttle passes. While the olins may still be our weakest link on offense, the protection has been alot better this year.
The game may start as a dogfight, but I clearly see this as getting out of hand for KU, quite possibly before halftime. I do not expect KU to lay down, but we are a better team.
