Did Oklahoma's Defense Get Any Better

[OUGuy1999]

Did Oklahoma’s Defense get any better? I know I know, Defense and Oklahoma is an oxymoron. HEY we used to have one of the top Ds in the league, back when Mike Stoops was relevant. Anyways, just looking at a single game of whom we played twice in the same year, it’s the only way to give them a good eye ball test.

Oklahoma played texas on Oct. 6th. Mike Stoops was DCO
Oklahoma played texas on Nov 30th . Ruffin McNeal is DCO.

By The Numbers

RRSO
UT Points: 48
Passing: 324
YPP: 8.8
Rushing: 177
YPR: 4.7
Total Yards: 501
Turnovers: 0
TOP: 33:50
1st Downs: 27
3 and Outs or Turnovers: 4
Fate Sealed: 3pt Field Goal with 0:09 sec to play (put texas up by 3)

Big12 CCG
UT Points: 27
Passing: 349
YPP: 9.4
Rushing: 88
YPR: 2.8
Total Yards: 437
Turnovers: 1
TOP: 28:00
1st Downs: 23
3 and Outs of Turnovers: 6
Fate Sealed: Defensive Sack for Saftey 8:27 left to play (OU would get ball to run down time and make it a two score game 2 minutes left in game)


Differences
UT Points: -21
Passing: +25 yds
YPP: +.6 yds
Rushing: -89
YPR: -1.9 yds
Total Yards: -64 yds
Turnovers: + 1
TOP: - 5:50
1st Downs: + 5
3 and Outs or Turnovers: +2
Fate Sealed: Depending if you consider the last touchdown as being fate sealed or the Defensive Safety play, could be a factor of +2 minutes or + 8 minutes, you choose. Still better than .09 seconds left.


Just using the general information you can say yay or nay. It’s really difficult to say they have gotten better in anything, maybe the rushing defense. However, they did look less lethargic the second go around, yea they still looked lost a majority of the time but they stepped up when needed. Overall, its really difficult to say they have in any case, but then there are the little things that matter in a game, such as 3 and outs, turnovers, and the safety.

In the end, they still looked like dog shit on a stick.

 

[8085sooner]

Not really, let a Average QB go for almost 400 yards, again.

 

[thunderc]

I picked yes and no

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Clearly a playoff caliber defense. The committee wouldn’t put in a team that only plays one side of the ball. No sir.

 

[OUGuy1999]

Not really, let a Average QB go for almost 400 yards, again.

I feel the same way, however Elingher or whatever his name is has improved over the years, but yes, not a superstar by any means.

Clearly a playoff caliber defense. The committee wouldn’t put in a team that only plays one side of the ball. No sir.

Dont hate the player, hate the game. But then again, we Sooner Fans hate a vast majority the defensive players, so there is that.

 

[romeo212000]

Not really, let a Average QB go for almost 400 yards, again.

Eh. They forced him to try to beat them with his arm. He racked up some yards but they held Texas to 88 yards rushing.

 

[Proud_Okie]

It's pretty tough to getting any fucking worse. It was nice to see some blitz packages.

 

[tnapucco]

how many times have you seen either CB have over the top help?

how many times have you seen WRs pressured off of the line?

how many times have you seen more than 4 defenders pressure the QB?

those things persist, and can be fixed.

our dbs are undersized, and you will lose position battles if you're undersized.

that cb blitz only worked because ehlinger was locked in to the left....BECAUSE WE NEVER PRESSURE.

 

[Proud_Okie]

that cb blitz only worked because ehlinger was locked in to the left....BECAUSE WE NEVER PRESSURE.

That's the joke I made in the sports book this weekend to a Texass fan. OU lulled them to sleep for most of the game by NEVER BRINGING ANY FUCKING PRESSURE, then, boom, surprise, mother fucker.

 

[8085sooner]

I have a feeling come Aug 15th or so, 5 or more guys get ran off, on defense. The new DC will not put up with some of the shit play

 

[Scapegoat]

That's the joke I made in the sports book this weekend to a Texass fan. OU lulled them to sleep all season by NEVER BRINGING ANY FUCKING PRESSURE, then, boom, surprise, mother fucker.

 

[Proud_Okie]

I have a feeling come Aug 15th or so, 5 or more guys get ran off, on defense. The new DC will not put up with some of the shit play

Is Golding still considered the front runner for the job?

 

[Scapegoat]

This defense is so historically bad Riley should hire George Costanza to come in and make the opposite desision of everything they did this season.

 

[bamabear82]

That's the joke I made in the sports book this weekend to a Texass fan. OU lulled them to sleep all season by NEVER BRINGING ANY FUCKING PRESSURE, then, boom, surprise, mother fucker.

Honestly, that's literally what UGA did to Bama. I'm sure Kirby thought he was Smart as fuck too.

 

[OUGuy1999]

I wonder with the extra time off before the bowl game if Ruffin will actually change anything or if we will see the same garbage we have all year.

 

[Kevin12773]

This defense is so historically bad Riley should hire George Costanza to come in and make the opposite desision of everything they did this season.

That’s my Festivus wish

 

[outofyourmind]

I wonder with the extra time off before the bowl game if Ruffin will actually change anything or if we will see the same garbage we have all year.

I don't think you will see any massive change until the off season with a new DC.

Hell, last year they said we didn't have a defense and we played Georgia to within 6 points with 102 points scored, and they were suppose to be one of the best defenses.

So who really knows.

 

[tnapucco]

Is Golding still considered the front runner for the job?

The most smoke was coming from that direction, but who knows?

I've heard:
Ruffin
Lake
Leavitt
Schiano
Golding
Akina
and a couple of others...

 

[romeo212000]

The most smoke was coming from that direction, but who knows?

I've heard:
Ruffin
Lake
Leavitt
Schiano
Golding
Akina
and a couple of others...

Ruffin will not be the DC next year.

 

[navamind]

2017: 101st in defensive S&P+
2018: 89th in defensive S&P+

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