The secret to beating OSU

[Turbine]

Before I give you the secret (and there are several, so "secrets" is more like it) let me just say the fact that OSU is getting 11 players back on offense does not mean (by itself) they will be as productive in their 1st game of the season as they were in their 5th last year. Timing may be off, a receiver may have bulked up and is slower the QB-WR timing is not the same. Another WR is faster this year, perhaps they were the same speed last year and the QB and his receivers were totally on the same page. This year it takes a game or two to get back to where they were. I'm not saying this is the case, I'm saying it is not 100% certain a team starts the season where it left off, EVEN with 11 returners.

OK Secrets to winning. IMPROVEMENT

Improve:
UL rushes for 132 yards total.
UL passes for 10 more yards than they did last year vs OSU

Hold OSU's Justin Blackmon to 180 yards receiving instead of 190 and don't let anyone pick up his slack
Hold OSU to 10 yards less rushing, than they earned last year.

UL gets 3 more 1st downs than last year
Hold OSU to 1 less first down

UL punts the 2 times less than 2010
OSU punts 2 times more than they did in 2010
The above can also mean 2 fewer 3rd down conversions for OSU and 2 more 3rd down conversions for UL. 4th down conversions lagniappe.

Maintain kickoff results of last season

However UL doesn't need a Daryl Surgent KO return but taking the KOR out of the equation needs to improve average starting field position by 5 yards per possession.
UL needs to hold OSU to 4 yards worse starting field position on average.

1 less turn over for UL
1 more TO for OSU

Add it all up and this will result in 2 fewer TD's for OSU and 2 more TDs for UL (even without the KO return)

UL kicks 1 FG
OSU kicks 3 instead of 4


UL WINS 38-37

jmo

[duggie85]

Long story short, your secret is that OSU's timing will be off and UL's won't?

[cjbcajun]

So what your saying is small improvements in every aspect of the game give us the "W"...

[Turbine]

Long story short, your secret is that OSU's timing will be off and UL's won't?

Yes the timing at the 0:00 mark is the secret

So what your saying is small improvements in every aspect of the game give us the "W"...

Exactly, and I don't think anything mentioned is beyond the realm of doable.

[ULGrad@HOU]

Again, Holgorsen is gone as their Off Coord. They won't repeat the offensive production of last year. Will that make a difference Saturday night? May not, but I hope so.

[cajunfan79]

The secret is having about 3 or 4 of your own all americans. Turb I like your enthusiasm but come on I'll be surprised if we don't lose by 3 to 5 touchdowns. I am pretty sure the new cordinator didn't do much to mess things up, ever heard the saying don't fix what ain't broke.

[ULGrad@HOU]

The secret is having about 3 or 4 of your own all americans. Turb I like your enthusiasm but come on I'll be surprised if we don't lose by 3 to 5 touchdowns. I am pretty sure the new cordinator didn't do much to mess things up, ever heard the saying don't fix what ain't broke.

Ever heard of one coach better than another? Don't you think every coach in America would like to have a great offense if they could? Well, they all don't and they all can't because they have different abilities. Everywhere Holgorsen has been, his offense has been very productive. One of the reason's, is because he's talented and he knows how to call plays and exploit defenses. That's why Ok State hired him. Now, he's gone. Not all coaches can do that. The new guy is fairly in-experienced and who knows what he will do, but it won't be the same.

[RaginWaldo]

from what i read in a yahoo.com article...RB Kendall Hunter, WR Micheal Harrison, and a starting FS will be out for OK st.

[duggie85]

from what i read in a yahoo.com article...RB Kendall Hunter, WR Micheal Harrison, and a starting FS will be out for OK st.

Hunter plays for the 49ers...

[RaginWaldo]

Hunter plays for the 49ers...

Im a dip____....ty duggie

[Turbine]

Last year OSU outgained UL by 25%

The question is, how to close the 25% gap?

The answer is 12.5%

12.5% improvement on Offense
12.5% imrovement on Defense
12.5% improvement on Special Teams

Since Special Teams go head to head an improvement of 12.5% closes the 25% gap.

Accomlish the above and UL has given itself a chance to win.

[CajunGator]

Don't seem like much, but adds up to too much.