Heading to Motown Tomorrow

[bbwvfan]

Taking my youngest with me. He bleeds the old gold and blue even more than I do. He's been going to WVU games since he was 5.

I cannot wait to see this year's team play.

The crowd will be large… I expect it will be loud.

Dana has remained confident in his team. This week he cited the play of the offensive line. They have another stern test Saturday night. I believe WVU will offer OU its most difficult test as well.

I am not convinced the OU QB will pose a serious threat with his arm. OU pounded out over 300 yds of rushing offense last year. As a result of the success of their ground game, they dominated the TOP. WVU had trouble with their 3rd down defense against Bama in the first game of the season. This allowed Bama to sustain drives and dominate the TOP as well.

As we witnessed last week, when WVU's defense stops its opponents… it can amp up the number of offensive plays it gets off.

If WVU plays to their potential against OU, I think they will enjoy success.

I have a sense we will see Morgantown burn late Saturday night…

 

[Wheat]

Taking my youngest with me. He bleeds the old gold and blue even more than I do. He's been going to WVU games since he was 5.

I cannot wait to see this year's team play.

The crowd will be large… I expect it will be loud.

Dana has remained confident in his team. This week he cited the play of the offensive line. They have another stern test Saturday night. I believe WVU will offer OU its most difficult test as well.

I am not convinced the OU QB will pose a serious threat with his arm. OU pounded out over 300 yds of rushing offense last year. As a result of the success of their ground game, they dominated the TOP. WVU had trouble with their 3rd down defense against Bama in the first game of the season. This allowed Bama to sustain drives and dominate the TOP as well.

As we witnessed last week, when WVU's defense stops its opponents… it can amp up the number of offensive plays it gets off.

If WVU plays to their potential against OU, I think they will enjoy success.

I have a sense we will see Morgantown burn late Saturday night…

dunno, but Knight isn't the same rookie he was in that game and OU has been very balanced between running and throwing. It should be a good game and hopefully and injury free game for both teams.


The D is the key and it's a lot better than last year, so we'll see.

Good Luck and stay away for those couches, LOL!~

 

[bbwvfan]

dunno, but Knight isn't the same rookie he was in that game and OU has been very balanced between running and throwing. It should be a good game and hopefully and injury free game for both teams.


The D is the key and it's a lot better than last year, so we'll see.

Good Luck and stay away for those couches, LOL!~

Knight wasn't any better at season's end than he was in the WVU game. Only Bama's inept pass defense made him look like a champion.

The kid has thrown 4 TD's and 2 INT's thru 3 games… one of which was against one of the worst defenses in FBS.

I agree with you… the defense for both teams will be key to the game. OU's defense has not been tested to date. The highest ranked offense you've faced is Tulsa. LT and UT are currently #87 and #93 in total offense. With that… OU has the #39 total defense.

WVU has faced #12 Bama and #72 Maryland to rank at #55 through 4 games.

Couches and all kinds of shit will be burning…

 

[wvu_man]

After watching both the WVU/Maryland and OK/Tenn games, I hope that Gibby & Co. has practiced stopping the zone read. That was about the only thing that we didn't do well on defense last week. Knight is capable and will tuck it and run occasionally so I hope we are disciplined enough to stop it.

 

[Wheat]

Knight wasn't any better at season's end than he was in the WVU game. Only Bama's inept pass defense made him look like a champion.

The kid has thrown 4 TD's and 2 INT's thru 3 games… one of which was against one of the worst defenses in FBS.

I agree with you… the defense for both teams will be key to the game. OU's defense has not been tested to date. The highest ranked offense you've faced is Tulsa. LT and UT are currently #87 and #93 in total offense. With that… OU has the #39 total defense.

WVU has faced #12 Bama and #72 Maryland to rank at #55 through 4 games.

Couches and all kinds of shit will be burning…

 

[bbwvfan]

Maybe I'm wrong….

Trevor Knight Stats, News, Videos, Pictures, Bio - Oklahoma Sooners - ESPN

His stats…

SEASON CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT RAW QBR ADJ QBR
2014 60 101 860 59.4 8.52 54 4 2 2 140 84.6 81.4
2013 79 134 819 59.0 6.11 49 9 5 4 125.0 62.1 73.1

59% last year…. 59% this year…

I agree with wvu man…. he is a dangerous runner. Hopefully, the defense is well prepared to stop his ability to make a big play with his feet.

 

[Wheat]

the difference is in his grasp of the game. we'll see what happens, but I surely wouldn't underestimate his passing skills.

 

[bbwvfan]

OK…

 

[DCWV4life]

Looks like I am going to be able to make this one...cannot wait to see the stadium Saturday night.

 

[wvu_man]

the difference is in his grasp of the game. we'll see what happens, but I surely wouldn't underestimate his passing skills.

I haven't watched Knight play as much as you have this year and I get what you're saying. You can just tell when a player is adjusting and understanding the flow of the game within a system. I think I'm feeling what BB is saying though...Last year, both teams struggled with average to below average QB play. When you look at both Trickett and Knight's stats on paper, Trickett is night and day different while Knight's numbers look very similar to last year. We will see though...the season is still very young. I'll be in Mo-Town on Saturday night and will be pulling for an upset by my beloved 'eers!

 

[Wheat]

If not mistaken, this will be either the 8th or 9th game, Knight has started in 2 years.

He is still learning, but you can tell the difference in his play and the way he approaches it.

Should be a real couch, errr, barn burner......

 

[bbwvfan]

Likely to see both defenses in blitz mode tomorrow night.

Getting ready to head out the door. 7 1/2 hr drive to Motown next.

See y'all after the game…

 

[DCWV4life]

Have a safe trip leaving here around 2

 

[ralphiewvu]

Just arrived in Motown gentlemen. My Gawd why couldn't they have had all these restaurants and shops by the new Kroger when I was here? This is nice shit here.

 

[Mac_Bridger]

There are new commercial areas everywhere. 10 times the number of stores as when I was a kid, maybe more.