{"id":3572,"date":"2016-10-24T23:33:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T04:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2017-01-27T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T21:41:32","slug":"fredsportsextra-college-football-review-sooners-defense-oklahoma-state-lookback-alabama-tops-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=3572","title":{"rendered":"Fredsportsextra College Football Review: Sooners Defense; Oklahoma State Lookback; Alabama Tops 25"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Texas Tech\u2019s Patrick Mahomes II (5) breaks away from Oklahoma\u2019s Austin Roberts (95) in the third quarter during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. OU won 66-59. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Plenty of reasons for Oklahoma\u2019s defense to be trashed by Texas Tech last Saturday night.\u00a0 Here is the list:<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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  1. \n
    \u00a0Sooners have injury problems on that side of the ball<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II\u00a0is very good against porous defenses<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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    Mike Stoops and his defense tried everything to stop a passing attack void of a running game and it did not work-coach was shit-out-of-luck<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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    OU could not stop Tech on third down all night.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    We\u00a0will not\u00a0see such a game\u00a0like the one in Lubbock\u00a0anytime soon (well, we might, sooner than later).\u00a0 OU\u2019s defense was the worst defense in the country trying to stop that Red Raider offense\u00a0 (well, I am not into going to Tech practices).\u00a0It just was a \u201cperfect storm\u201d and it kept on raining and blowing Tech touchdowns on OU.\u00a0 And the Tech defense was in the same storm in trying to stop the Sooners (and I will not go into the structure of the Red Raiders defense as hell-if-I-know).<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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    Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury had no answer for the Sooner offense that also gained record yardage in the contest. I had predicted OU to score 80 in the game but the Red Raiders \u201cheld\u201d the Big Red to 66.\u00a0 Give credit to Mahomes II and his bunch in not turning it over much.\u00a0 Joe Mixon, DeDe Westbrook, and Sooner quarterback\u00a0 Baker Mayfield\u00a0baked and\u00a0ate the Red Raider cake\u00a0defense with gusto, filling their bellies with soft\u00a0yards, frosting off\u00a0touchdowns thru the air and on the ground.\u00a0 This was the first game in NCAA history in this \u201cbig boy\u201d division to have a 250 yard rusher (Mixon), a 200 yard pass catcher (Westbrook), and a 500 yard passer (Mayfield).\u00a0 It was\u00a0one of the Sooner records set (and if you are a Tech fan, you know what<\/strong> Mahomes\u00a0II did to OU).\u00a0 Yes sports fans, you liked the game or you didn\u2019t, but it was historic, on both sides of the field.<\/h6>\n

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    What can OU do to play better defense against the likes of Oklahoma State, Baylor, West Virginia, Kansas and Iowa State?\u00a0 Getting some of the injured players back onto the field will not hurt.\u00a0 But let us get realistic.\u00a0 Of those five teams mentioned above, we all know that three of them will light the Sooner up if changes don\u2019t happen. And we come to find out that Bob Stoops will continue to have confidence to continue to do what they have been doing in the past.\u00a0 And that is an honest outlook for the Sooner boss. What can you do?\u00a0 Another perfect storm, a couple coming to Norman in the real near future?<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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    Oklahoma State got into the game in Lawrence after a sluggish couple of quarters.\u00a0 Kansas has a very good defensive line that played well to bottle up the Pokes enough to keep the game interesting.\u00a0 The same start this week against West Virginia will not be good.<\/h6>\n

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    \"ku_fbc_osu_22_t960\"<\/a>
    Oklahoma State running back Chris Carson (32) hurdles Kansas cornerback Derrick Neal (7) after a catch during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at Memorial Stadium. Kansas safety Fish Smithson (9) is at right. PHOTO: NICK KRUG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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    Texas needs to play their games at home in Austin where they are unbeaten.\u00a0 Kansas State was just ok but that was enough to beat the Horns in Manhattan and put another nail in the coffin of Charlie Strong.<\/h6>\n

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    West Virginia beat an over-rated TCU.\u00a0 That does not mean I think West Virginia is an patsy that does not deserve a nice national ranking.\u00a0 The seven starters on offense and the same on defense tell me that the Mountaineers are a veteran team with a bunch load of experience. Good win for Dana Holgorsen.<\/h6>\n

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    Big Twelve Rankings<\/h6>\n
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    1. \n
      West Virginia<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n
      Baylor<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \n
      Oklahoma State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    4. \n
      Oklahoma<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    5. \n
      Kansas State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    6. \n
      TCU<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    7. \n
      Texas Tech<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    8. \n
      Texas<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    9. \n
      Iowa State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    10. \n
      Kansas<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      School<\/th>\nBig 12<\/th>\n<\/th>\nOverall<\/th>\nPct.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
      Oklahoma<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n4 \u2013 0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5 \u2013 2<\/td>\n.714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Baylor<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n3 \u2013 0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6 \u2013 0<\/td>\n1.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      West Virginia<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n3 \u2013 0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6 \u2013 0<\/td>\n1.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Oklahoma State<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n3 \u2013 1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5 \u2013 2<\/td>\n.714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Kansas State<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n2 \u2013 2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4 \u2013 3<\/td>\n.571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      TCU<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n2 \u2013 2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4 \u2013 3<\/td>\n.571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Texas<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1 \u2013 3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3 \u2013 4<\/td>\n.429<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Texas Tech<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1 \u2013 3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3 \u2013 4<\/td>\n.429<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Iowa State<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n0 \u2013 4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1 \u2013 6<\/td>\n.143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Kansas<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n0 \u2013 4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1 \u2013 6<\/td>\n.143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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      Aggies let opportunity slip away with a shift in momentum during third-quarter stretch By Brent ZwernemanOctober 22, 2016 Updated: October 22, 2016 11:02pm 0 Texas A&M quarterback Trevor Knight can only watch as Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen returns a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the third quarter Saturday. Photo: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer \/ 2016 Houston Chronicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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      Fredsportsextra\u2019s Top 25<\/h6>\n
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      1. \n
        Alabama<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      2. \n
        Michigan<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      3. \n
        Washington<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      4. \n
        Clemson<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      5. \n
        Ohio State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      6. \n
        Louisville<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      7. \n
        West Virginia<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      8. \n
        Texas A&M<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      9. \n
        Wisconsin<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      10. \n
        Florida State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      11. \n
        Baylor<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      12. \n
        Auburn<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      13. \n
        Nebraska<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      14. \n
        Utah<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      15. \n
        Florida<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      16. \n
        Navy<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      17. \n
        Boise State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      18. \n
        Oklahoma State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      19. \n
        Western Michigan<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      20. \n
        LSU<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      21. \n
        Washington State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      22. \n
        Oklahoma<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      23. \n
        Colorado<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      24. \n
        Penn State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
      25. \n
        Tennessee<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Final Four:\u00a0 Alabama, Washington, Michigan, Clemson<\/h6>\n
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        National Championship Game:\u00a0 Alabama over Michigan<\/h6>\n

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        Feature photo of Joe Mixon (http:\/\/stormininnorman.com\/2016\/10\/23\/oklahoma-football-takeaways-from-track-meet-texas-tech\/)<\/p>\n

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