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Originally Posted by AggieSigmaNu361
If you had told me going into that game that we would hold OU to 17 total points, I'd have taken it and liked our chances to outscore them. I think in the 4th quarter of the game Fran chose to abandon what had been working for us, running the ball with Goodson and Lane, in an attempt to catch OU off balance. I may just be a different coach, but when it comes to nut-cutting time, I'm going to stick with what's working. If they can't stop the option with McGee and Goodson, I'm going to run it at them. If they can't stop our 275 lb running back Lane, I'm going to pound him. OU didn't score in the 4th quarter. They fumbled once and had 2 3 and outs. We dominated that quarter and settled for 2 FGs. When I've been running the ball with success and get a 1st and GL at the 7 with 7 minutes to go, down by 7, I'm not going to throw 2 incomplete passes. Especially not on 3rd and GL from the 2.
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OU did the exact same thing. Tried to start passing in the second half, stayed away from the run.
You are acting like your team is an offensive juggernaut playing against a PeeWee Team. OU led the Big XII in scoring defense, was second in rusing defense, and was 2nd in Red Zone defense. OU was also second, behind yall, in holding on 3rd down. Do you really blame Fran for trying to mix it up and throw from the 7 yard line??? I sure as hell don't.