strigori
All-American
The game was ugly, unless you were a USC fan. I saw some comments asking if the two teams swapped coaches would the result be different. No. With the Talent differences this would have taken a monumental upset.
1 - We have a serious need for better D- linemen. Suh was the only guy of the 4 playing at a level that could compete. The others got manhandeled. No amount of scheme or coaching was going to make up the physical differences in this area.
2 - The O - line needs more work. More physical guys are needed. Seeing Byford get thrown on his back by Ellis was a sign of the issues. The line did better in pass pro than run blocking. Showing to me that the line is well coached, but still needing better prospects. Hopefully Jones and Williams will be the mes needed, along with the incomming class.
3 - The passing game wasnt too bad. Though the need for a game breaking speedster at WR is still an issue. Keller looked good for most of the game. One of the two INTs was a tipped ball, so really only one was from a poor choice, and it was after being down.
4 - The kick return game was much better than last season, though I still think we need to try someone else besides Grixby back there. While Grixby did alright, I never got the impression that he could take one to the house.
5 - The freshmen linebackers better be faster than the current crop of guys.
This game showed that we are not back to a nation title level yet. However after watching all the games so far this season, the only teams that can play on the level we saw last night are Florida, LSU, OU, and maybe Cal. I think it is possible we can run the rest of our slate. With OU looking as they do now, winning the Big 12 will take a large upset in the Champ game. We could, however, look at an at large BSC bid, if we finnish the season with just losses to USC and OU.
1 - We have a serious need for better D- linemen. Suh was the only guy of the 4 playing at a level that could compete. The others got manhandeled. No amount of scheme or coaching was going to make up the physical differences in this area.
2 - The O - line needs more work. More physical guys are needed. Seeing Byford get thrown on his back by Ellis was a sign of the issues. The line did better in pass pro than run blocking. Showing to me that the line is well coached, but still needing better prospects. Hopefully Jones and Williams will be the mes needed, along with the incomming class.
3 - The passing game wasnt too bad. Though the need for a game breaking speedster at WR is still an issue. Keller looked good for most of the game. One of the two INTs was a tipped ball, so really only one was from a poor choice, and it was after being down.
4 - The kick return game was much better than last season, though I still think we need to try someone else besides Grixby back there. While Grixby did alright, I never got the impression that he could take one to the house.
5 - The freshmen linebackers better be faster than the current crop of guys.
This game showed that we are not back to a nation title level yet. However after watching all the games so far this season, the only teams that can play on the level we saw last night are Florida, LSU, OU, and maybe Cal. I think it is possible we can run the rest of our slate. With OU looking as they do now, winning the Big 12 will take a large upset in the Champ game. We could, however, look at an at large BSC bid, if we finnish the season with just losses to USC and OU.