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Here are some positives to take away:
1. Defense played really well, one or two blown assignments but they made Oklahoma work for everything they got. They kept us in the game even when our offense was sputtering.
2. Running the ball in the 2nd half showed improvement. The O-Line seemed to settle down a bit. Hurd almost had a 100 yard day, averaged around 6 ypc and has 23 yards receiving.
3. Despite the two costly INTs and the fumble (one Croom should have caught) in the end zone Worley hung in there despite a tough night being knocked around. Other then the one Int. for a TD he made good decisions and took some shots. He held the ball as long as he could to by time for the Wrs. We should be proud of his performance I think he showed a lot of leadership tonight.
4. Special teams played extremely well tonight! They got a turnover, blocked field goal, made a field goal, good coverage down the field on kickoffs and punts.
Biggest negative: O-line had a terrible night pass protecting, especially early. Started to see some improvements as the game went on but by that time Worely was shell shocked. Running game wasn't terrible statistically, but still would like to see improvement.
Luckily outside of Alabama this was probably the best defensive unit up front we will face all year. The freshmen really struggled early and they were wide eyed for sure. Great teaching tool to use for the next two weeks. They grew up a lot tonight guys. We have two weeks to prepare for a Georgia team that is certainly beatable. Look for the Georgia game for our guys to come out and play better.
Overall, closer game then the score suggests. Although Oklahoma was in control. If we had got that "fumble no call" to go our way and if Croom could have come down with that ball in the Endzone, it went through his hands, it would have been a very different ball game perspective wise. The 100 yard int return really hurt us and the overall 3 turnovers killed our chances. We had several chances to put points on the board and couldn't do it.
What I come away from this game is, I think we have a good shot at making some noise this year if our defense continues their mean streak. Cam Sutton way to lay some wood. AJ doing his thing as usual. It'll all come down to if the O-Line can get their act together. There's really one team that we will face with that kind of defensive front: Alabama. We have a shot to win a lot of, if not most of, the games we play this year, and we'll be at least competitive (I still think 7-5 should be the expectation this year). Past few years this would have been a 55-7 kind of game. Improvement despite some issues on the O-line
What do y'all think? What are some positives that you saw from our boys? Except for the O-Line play what else needs work before we go to Athens?
1. Defense played really well, one or two blown assignments but they made Oklahoma work for everything they got. They kept us in the game even when our offense was sputtering.
2. Running the ball in the 2nd half showed improvement. The O-Line seemed to settle down a bit. Hurd almost had a 100 yard day, averaged around 6 ypc and has 23 yards receiving.
3. Despite the two costly INTs and the fumble (one Croom should have caught) in the end zone Worley hung in there despite a tough night being knocked around. Other then the one Int. for a TD he made good decisions and took some shots. He held the ball as long as he could to by time for the Wrs. We should be proud of his performance I think he showed a lot of leadership tonight.
4. Special teams played extremely well tonight! They got a turnover, blocked field goal, made a field goal, good coverage down the field on kickoffs and punts.
Biggest negative: O-line had a terrible night pass protecting, especially early. Started to see some improvements as the game went on but by that time Worely was shell shocked. Running game wasn't terrible statistically, but still would like to see improvement.
Luckily outside of Alabama this was probably the best defensive unit up front we will face all year. The freshmen really struggled early and they were wide eyed for sure. Great teaching tool to use for the next two weeks. They grew up a lot tonight guys. We have two weeks to prepare for a Georgia team that is certainly beatable. Look for the Georgia game for our guys to come out and play better.
Overall, closer game then the score suggests. Although Oklahoma was in control. If we had got that "fumble no call" to go our way and if Croom could have come down with that ball in the Endzone, it went through his hands, it would have been a very different ball game perspective wise. The 100 yard int return really hurt us and the overall 3 turnovers killed our chances. We had several chances to put points on the board and couldn't do it.
What I come away from this game is, I think we have a good shot at making some noise this year if our defense continues their mean streak. Cam Sutton way to lay some wood. AJ doing his thing as usual. It'll all come down to if the O-Line can get their act together. There's really one team that we will face with that kind of defensive front: Alabama. We have a shot to win a lot of, if not most of, the games we play this year, and we'll be at least competitive (I still think 7-5 should be the expectation this year). Past few years this would have been a 55-7 kind of game. Improvement despite some issues on the O-line
What do y'all think? What are some positives that you saw from our boys? Except for the O-Line play what else needs work before we go to Athens?
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