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Here is a closer look inside the numbers for Oklahoma State's 27-13 win against West Virginia
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What Neal Brown said after the loss to Oklahoma State.
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No. 3 Oklahoma dropped one spot behind OSU to 18 after taking a bad L to K-State at home. While No. 8 Texas just dropped one spot after having to pull out a miracle in the waning minutes and overtime to escape Lubbock. Oklahoma State had its own struggles with West Virginia, but on an opening weekend like that, who’s to complain about a wire-to-wire two-touchdown win? The post Cowboys Drop Two Spots to No. 17 in AP Poll After WVU Win appeared first on Pistols Firing. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team held steady inside the top-20 in both major polls released Sunday. The Cowboys are ranked No. 17 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Daily Bullets are brought to you by Hoboken Coffee: Get 20% off your first order. In an opening weekend in which the Big 12’s top teams were tested, Oklahoma State came out looking pretty rosy despite a grind-it-out win over West Virginia. Texas had to score two touchdowns with less than three minutes to go just to earn the chance at its eventual OT win over Texas Tech. And Oklahoma, well… OSU Bullets• All 10 of Marshall’s postgame Thoughts were great, but in this one he takes aim at an offense that could be doing more, despite the Pokes being 2-0 — and the numbers don’t lie. The 43 total points OSU has put up this season are the fewest through two games since 2005, Gundy’s first year. That season OSU mustered a combined 38 points against Montana State and Florida Atlantic. [PFB] • But… This is going to take some getting used to. I’m not ready to call this a defense-first team, nor am I sure I want to jinx just how good that unit can be, but OSU is doing the things a defense has to do to win in the Big 12. • He didn’t make it into our weekly PFB Picks like normal, but he should have. If Chuba didn’t feel the need to shake off two earlier fumbles and had pulled a Chris Carson goal-line kneel a la 2016 Tech, our normal Bullets author, Steven Mandeville, would have nailed this prediction. … we should prepare for a Big Ten-like game today: (Disclaimer: I have no problem with Chuba taking the 7. Gotta go for the cover.) • Brandon Weeden spoke with KOCO’s (and Pistols Firing Podcast’s) Carson Cunningham about OSU football’s relationship with its alumni. That’s now two all-time great Pokes singing the same tune. • A.J. Green was elevated to the Browns’ practice squad ahead of their Sunday matchup with Washington. • In case you missed it, Olyvia Dowell scored a goal to push OSU Soccer to a double-OT win over No. 4 West Virginia earlier this weekend. Here’s the full sequence. Non-OSU Bullets• I’ll just leave these here. The post Daily Bullets (Sept. 27): Cowboys Survive Big 12’s Upset Weekend appeared first on Pistols Firing. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. Mike Gundy’s Cowboys are the only FBS team in the state that finished Saturday unbeaten. The Cowboys beat West Virginia 27-13 on Saturday in Boone Pickens Stadium. Here is everything Gundy said in his postgame news conference. Opening Statement “Our defense was really good again, continued to go out there, and as we struggled offensively, they kept their head up and made plays. We’re obviously putting the ball on the ground too much offensively. We’re gonna have to clean that up. “Find a way to finish a game. We were able to put a drive together there to end the game, but we’re going long periods of time and not being in sync offensively. We’ve got a lot of work in that area. “I thought our special teams was excellent again. I feel like at a certain time we were a little bit undisciplined with penalties, even thought they were … like with [Kolby] Peel’s was a little unusual. We gotta back off on some of the offsides, become a little bit more disciplined. “But we found a way to win. Again, defense continued to get stops and gave us an opportunity to win the football game.” On how close Spencer Sanders was to playing Saturday “He could’ve played. I’m not saying he can run like he would’ve run. I hate when people put percentages on things, but 80 percent maybe. It would’ve been better for him and us if he didn’t play today, but he could’ve.” On Shane Illingworth’s performance “Average. What would be somewhat expected for a true freshman.” On OSU’s linebackers applying pressure to Jarret Doege “It looks like they played well. There were a number of times where we influenced the quarterback. I don’t know if it will show up statistically because he got rid of the ball right before we hit him. You guys might know better than me, but I bet we got at least 10 hits on him today. Sometimes those count. He sat in the pocket, I’ll give it up to him. He sat in there and took a lot of hits today. But our backer pressure was really good.” On Thurman Thomas being inducted in OSU’s Ring of Honor “The Ring of Honor is something that I’ve pushed for for a long time. We’ve got a number of really, really, really qualified football players that have come out of this place that can go in the Ring of Honor. So we won’t be short with guys to put in the Ring of Honor. “I told the team and other people, my fondest memories of Thurman are of him as a practice player. He practiced just as hard as anybody I’ve ever been around. He went full speed all the time, took pride in it and that’s why he played the way he played, and that’s why he was a tough guy.” On LD Brown “I’m just thrilled with him and his ability to protect and his ability to rush the football. He started to cramp up a little bit today, but it’s almost like he just said, ‘Hey, I’m a senior. I’m gonna roll with it this year. I’m gonna play lights out.” His attitude, the smile on his face and his willingness to compete has been awesome.” On Illingworth leading OSU’s last drive “When I say average, if we’re gonna grade him based on a college quarterback not being a freshman, that’s why he fell into the average category. For a true freshman being out there, he played OK. And there’s times where he made mistakes, but there’s times where he did make some big plays. All that’s gonna take time. The guy’s young. We found a way to win, and that’s what’s important right now. We certainly have a lot of work ahead of us. We don’t need to cancel practice, but we at least found a way to win.” On how he would evaluate Chuba Hubbard through two games “It’s not good when you put the ball on the ground, and he knows that. He’s gotta do a better job of taking care of the football. He did come back in late and made a cut and made a score and did good for us, but this is not a secret. He needs to take care of the football. “We have to have him healthy, rushing the ball, taking care of the football in order for us to be a good offensive football team.” On if Hubbard is banged up “No, he’s fine.” On Dezmon Jackson “It looked like he got about, I guess I only saw two or three plays. The times he was in, it looks like he got downhill, tried to rush through there and get the yards that he could get. Depending on the weather and the health, he’s a guy who can rotate in a little more.” On teams all around the country finding a way to win “It would be like us trying to explain the virus. It’s a very unusual season, the conditioning of the teams is unusual. The make up, the focus is different than it ever has been. I’ve not been involved in anything like this, just watching what happens during the week and on the field. “The point you’re bringing up is exactly right, you just gotta find a way to win somehow. It’s not pretty. I’ve been here 16 years as a coach, and that’s not how you draw it up. But, it’s just an unusual year. It’s different than it ever has been, so the guys have to find a way to win a football game and make enough plays. Then we have to keep coaching simplicity, high reps, try to put them in a position to win football games.” Closing statement “I’m glad we’re back out here. I know people are getting canceled across the country, and I will again say that our medical staff and our players, I just told our players again in the locker room, for us to continue to have negative (tests), I’m shocked. I’m not so naïve to think that that’s gonna stay that way, percentages tell us that guys are gonna start to get it here and there, but they’ve been very disciplined. Our medical staffs have great information, and our players have done a good job of protecting themselves and helping to protect the society here in Stillwater. I’m very proud of them for that and the way that they worked hard to try to help each other out. “We’re looking forward to another week of practice and getting to play another football game.” The post The Rundown: Gundy Talks Sanders, Hubbard and More Post West Virginia appeared first on Pistols Firing. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. It’s been anything but traditional Cowboy, football, but the Pokes are 2-0. Oklahoma State beat West Virginia 27-13 on Saturday in Boone Pickens Stadium. I left free 10 thoughts here, but here is my full-game notebook.
The post Marshall’s Notebook: Leftovers from OSU’s Big 12-Opening Win appeared first on Pistols Firing. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. Well, it wasn’t much prettier than the Cowboys’ Tulsa win, but if the Big 12 taught us anything this season, it’s that being 2-0 is worthy of celebration. Oklahoma State outlasted West Virginia 27-13 on Saturday, advancing to 2-0 for the 10th time in the Mike Gundy era. Here are 10 thoughts on the game. 1. Illingworth Decision Right CallThe big drama heading into this game was going to be whether Spencer Sanders would be available after missing most of the Tulsa game with an ankle injury. After Sanders went through warmups, true freshman Shane Illingworth got the nod for his first start. I thought it the right call at the time, and given hindsight, it was definitely the right call. So much of Sanders’ game involves him being mobile, and giving an injured ankle an extra week (at least) to recover just seems right. Illingworth didn’t light the world ablaze, going 15-for-21 for 139 yards, but he led the Pokes to another win. In a way it seems like Saturday’s game was the best case scenario for Gundy, who is often ridiculed for his QB personnel decisions. Illingworth plays, Sanders doesn’t get further hurt, OSU wins and Illingworth didn’t light up the scoreboard to cause a deeper quarterback controversy. 2. This Offense Might StinkThere are plenty of reasons why OSU’s offense is struggling, but it doesn’t make it any easier to watch. With a healthy starting quarterback and offensive line, maybe this is all going as planned, but so far this season, OSU’s offense is responsible for 18 points, its defense is responsible for 6 points and its special teams have put up 19. West Virginia had 353 yards of total offense to OSU’s 342. The 43 total points OSU has put up this season are the fewest through two games since 2005, Gundy’s first year. That season OSU mustered a combined 38 points against Montana State and Florida Atlantic. I guess the hope is that there is a substantial uptick when Spencer Sanders returns. That or maybe we’ll see how far OSU’s defense can take the Pokes. 3. But the DefenseJim Knowles’ group bent a little more Saturday than it did against Tulsa, but the group still carried a beat up offensive unit to victory. OSU’s defense scored as many touchdowns as West Virginia did in the entire game. In the second quarter, junior college transfer Tyren Irby took a Trace Ford strip sack more than 50 yards to the house. Irby was nearly in a celebratory walk when he got to the 15-yard line, but hey, he still managed to get in. After getting only one sack against Tulsa, the Cowboys sacked Jarret Doege five times and delivered blow after blow to the poor kid. Calvin Bundage had a pair of sacks, and he went full Jake “The Snake” Roberts DDT on his first. As unfun as the offense is to watch, this group makes watching defense interesting. West Virginia was just 6-for-17 on third down and scored just 6 points on two red-zone trips. OSU’s defense kept getting beat on slants across the middle when blitzing linebackers, so there is still room for improvement. But this is quite the change of pace from a stereotypical OSU D. I joked in The Chamber that this must be what it’s like covering a Big Ten team, where I’m talking about open-field tackling and a kicker who hasn’t missed. 4. Rodarius Williams Shouldn’t Be Thrown AtRodarius Williams didn’t have his name said a whole lot last week, and for corners, that usually means he is doing a good job. West Virginia went at Williams quite a bit Saturday, and I only remember him giving up one slant route. Meanwhile he had four pass breakups, and they weren’t the type of breakups guys might get for being in the general area as the receiver. He was swatting and punching Doege’s passes away from guys. Here is a big one in the red zone in the fourth quarter: 5. Those ThreadsHow did it take us this long to get here? Sheesh those uniforms were beautiful. I usually pump the breaks when people go “They should wear these alternate uniforms all the time,” but it’s true with these. Wear these on the road. Wear the 1988 throwbacks at home. Make a black one in this same style. Heck make a gray one. 6. Running Back DebateBefore Chuba Hubbard’s fourth-quarter score, Twitter was ready to usurp the Heisman hopeful and make LD Brown the Cowboys’ featured back. I wasn’t quite there, but Brown was having another good game. And Hubbard wasn’t. Brown broke an early 66-yard touchdown run and Hubbard fumbled twice. There is a vocal minority who is already over Hubbard for his social activism over the offseason, and then when the fumbles came social media turned into an interesting place. It mellowed out a little after Hubbard’s 23-yard TD. Hubbard finished with 22 carries for 101 yards (4.6 yard average) and a score, while Brown had 11 carries for 103 yards (9.4 yard average) and a score. I can’t prove this or state it as fact, but I imagine when Hubbard is in, defenses have put more respect on OSU’s run game than when Brown was in the backfield. That might not last much longer with how good Brown has looked, but all I’m saying is I’m not ready to jump into the boat that Hubbard was some sort of one-hit wonder. Plus, this was beautiful. 7. Ring of HonorWhen Thurman Thomas’ name and number was covered up in the west end zone of Boone Pickens Stadium, I was a little worried it wouldn’t look that great. It just seemed so small up there. But when the unveiling came at halftime, it looked beautiful. It was a cool ordeal for Thomas, but my favorite part of the day came after LD Brown’s long touchdown run when he hit the cabbage patch in the end zone after Thomas showed him his classic move. 8. How Good is Alex Hale?Getting lost in the “boo offense, yay defense,” of this season is how nails Alex Hale has been. Hale hadn’t kicked a live, in-game field goal until this year, and he is a perfect 5-for-5 and they all came when OSU needed points. A redshirt sophomore from Australia, Hale hit from 40 and 44 on Saturday, and he hasn’t really looked close to missing. 9. Gundy Evens Score with Big 12 OpenersMike Gundy is now 8-8 in Big 12 openers after Saturday’s win, breaking a four-game losing streak.
Given all the circumstances, this might have been a forgivable year for OSU to fall to start league play. It probably means nothing, but it could be some sort of weird 2020 omen that this year is different. 10. The Big 12, Big YikesI am a Big 12 apologist. Given the option, I will take a 63-56 game over a 10-7 game every time. With that said, this league might stink this year. OU lost to a K-State team that lost to Arkansas State. Texas should’ve lost in Lubbock before Texas Tech Teched. Iowa State, who lost to Louisiana, beat TCU. Kansas is Kansas, and Baylor is playing its first game this week. Again, I love the Big 12 for all its flaws, but this year looks to be a good one for those who bedowngrade the conference. The post 10 Thoughts on Oklahoma State’s 27-13 Victory against West Virginia appeared first on Pistols Firing. Read this original article at Pistols Firing Blog. |
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