Quick Thoughts and Takeaways: Texas blows 21 point lead in loss to Oklahoma

[dillohorn]

If ou had a 3td lead on UT, the Horns would never catch up.

 

[Eastexhorn]

If Horns had played fourth quarter like first three a victory would have occured.

OU did not pull out a win .Two bone head KRS gave the game to them.

 

[Austin Horn]

I miss Joseph Ossai this year

 

[Jameson McCausland]

I miss Joseph Ossai this year

Texas misses Ossai more than any other player from last years team. He covered up for a lot of mistakes on the DL in both the run and pass game. 

 

[zion3d]

Question for the experts.  Are the issues with the Texas defense:

A.  Talent

B. Scheme

C. Both

D. Consistency

 

[Soldierhorn]

Question for the experts.  Are the issues with the Texas defense:

A.  Talent

B. Scheme

C. Both

D. Consistency

I'm no expert but, IMO, mostly technique (skill set); Foster being a prime example.  It takes more than a summer and a fall to fix. with some players it would take more than a year or two to fix their bad habits. 

 

[zion3d]

I only ask because if you cannot identify which one of these issues is the problem you cannot fix it.  

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Question for the experts.  Are the issues with the Texas defense:

A.  Talent

B. Scheme

C. Both

D. Consistency

It varies, IMO. By the way, I'm no expert either.

At DE, it's been talent. Now we've decided to start Alfred Collins and he's been the only thing we've had with a pass rush.

At corner, it's D. You don't hear about the plays they make so much as the plays they don't make. Got to get better with the long ball.

At safety, it's A. I know Foster was highly ranked, but like someone said above, he's one of those who has some bad habits and they don't break overnight.

OU is no slouch on offense so its hard to be terribly critical. Rattler was our biggest hope and he got taken from the game. With Caleb, that machine just revved up again.

 

[zion3d]

It was the tale of two defenses.  How can we have played so well the first half and so poorly the second? With the coaching prowess that we have on the sidelines how could they have allowed this to happen?  You could see the handwriting on the wall but no one knew how to stop it.  Remember 2018 when we were going into the 4th quarter up 45-24 and OU scored 3 TD's.  I chalked it up as a Herman issue but now history has repeated itself.  You just sit and wonder why?

 

[Soldierhorn]

I only ask because if you cannot identify which one of these issues is the problem you cannot fix it.  

When I played and we made a bad initial first step, we got hit with a walking stick usually on the shoulder pads. 

I think they should shoot them with paint guns for bad technique moves.  three paint ball stains and you get replaced for a while

 

[Soldierhorn]

It was the tale of two defenses.  How can we have played so well the first half and so poorly the second? With the coaching prowess that we have on the sidelines how could they have allowed this to happen?  You could see the handwriting on the wall but no one knew how to stop it.  Remember 2018 when we were going into the 4th quarter up 45-24 and OU scored 3 TD's.  I chalked it up as a Herman issue but now history has repeated itself.  You just sit and wonder why?

bad technique on UT's side and a LOT of luck on 0U's side. He's not the only one but using Foster as an example again: of the four 0U second half plays that went for over 40 yds, Foster was in position to change the game on three of them and failed due to indecision, bad angles, falling over himself, etc. 

 

[zion3d]

There has to be shared responsibility between the players and the coaches. If you have a guy that is getting burned or gashed you either have to get him to dial in better or sit him on the bench and allow some else to take his place even though that player might not be as talented.  Who knows it might make the started focus better when or if he re-enters the game. 

On the other side of the ball it seems that we never adjusted to the pressure that Casey was getting in the second half.  I don't know what Sark's playbook looks like but having Casey continually trying to stay in a collapsing pocket was an exercise in futility.  It reminded me of the Arkansas game when Sark had a lost look on his face.  Maybe its just me.  

 

[Eastexhorn]

Luck is he right word forOU. All the calls, allthe ball bounces, all the in or out of bounds.

Still Texasshould have won the game.

DE mostly talent

DB mostly technique does not look at ball.

Some on coaches or player not listening still on coach.

IMO atending to small is what made DKR and Sabin great coaches

On OU QB long run should have been stopped at line of scrimage tackler just missed could see not see hls number.

No expert just a old country boy who has watched a lot of football.

 

[Eastexhorn]

While we are on subject of what the matter withdefence .

Does any one think they subistute too much and playlesser talent by doing this

 

[Sirhornsalot]

While we are on subject of what the matter withdefence .

Does any one think they subistute too much and playlesser talent by doing this

I don't know. Is a fresh Byron Murphy better than a winded Keondre?

 

[Eastexhorn]

Proably he is then two DTare too fat to play efficently.

 

[Soldierhorn]

On the other side of the ball it seems that we never adjusted to the pressure that Casey was getting in the second half.  I don't know what Sark's playbook looks like but having Casey continually trying to stay in a collapsing pocket was an exercise in futility.  It reminded me of the Arkansas game when Sark had a lost look on his face.  Maybe its just me.  

It looks like the experiment moving Kerstetter inside was a mistake. He's back to playing RT this week. 

 

[Soldierhorn]

On OU QB long run should have been stopped at line of scrimage tackler just missed could see not see hls number

Foster SHOULD have had QB in the backfield when DE made QB bounce it outside.  Foster looked like he didnt treat the QB as a RB, which he should have once Williams tucked the ball.  It looked like a called running play.  



Thompson being the containment guy on that side CAN NOT miss this tackle... but he did. Foster looked like he was going 3/4 speed and unsure of himself.  Great safety blitz call & Foster should have sacked him

 

[Eastexhorn]

Great view of the play. If Foster had hit him wouldnot have wraped up and QB would went on aways.

 

[Soldierhorn]

Great view of the play. If Foster had hit him wouldnot have wraped up and QB would went on aways.

probably. If that is the case, then Foster should be benched for a while. His athletic talent is what is suppose to make these type plays work

I love the safety blitz call but Foster wasnt the right blitzer. There is something missing in his game and it's probably between the ears. Foster came in untouched. His only concern SHOULD have been to be a missile to the ball carrier and at the very least cause disruption so someone else could get the ball carrier. Foster doesnt do any of that and looks unsure of himself.  If he was told to watch for misdirection (eg, a reverse) then he misread the play.  Priority 1 is get to the ball carrier as fast as possible; priority 2, while taking the 5-6 steps to the ball carrier watch for a misdirection play.  If no RB/WR is coming towards the ball carrier (QB) or you (blitzer), as in this case, then it's not a misdirection play

The risk of calling a safety blitz is that if he doesnt get to the ball carrier or cause disruption, then the 3rd level (beyond he LBs) is wide open. In this case a second safety might have prevented a TD when Thompson lost containment due to his lack of fundamental tackling technique.