AK-47

Yeah, I watch games with the TV on mute... What happened now?

I would say Niles Paul for showing maturity and focus by having a great game this week after the poor outing last week. But with 5 TD passes and over 300 yards passing as a 'running' QB it's hard to argue against Martinez. The defense certainly needs work, but we shouldn't kid ourselves, Oklahoma State is a very good offensive football team.

I would like to say that this make us due for a big win, but at this point we're overdue. Personally I think we match up well defensive with their offense in a way they haven't seen yet. I've said it before and gotten burned, but this time I really feel like tomorrow is the day we end that dry spell.

On offense I think it will be McNeil and Reed. Teams are going to be keying on that read option play we've run about 7,000 times for the rest of the year, so if we want to have a productive offense we will have to go to the air a lot more. The key to doing that successfully is to get the ball in these guys' hands. They have been chronically underused to this point, but I look for them to see more balls this week. Especially with how frustrated Martinez got when his usual suspects dropped passes last week.

On defense I think it's make or break time for Crick. He had an excellent game against Idaho, but other then that has been relatively quiet. If our secondary can hold up as well as I think they will, then he will have plenty of time to get to the QB for a few big sacks in this game. And that really goes for the whole defensive line. I would not be surprised if the Blackshirts get 6+ sacks on Saturday.