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1. HenryJames said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 9:31 am

   Orakpo’s primarily a bull rusher…

   That was about nine sacks ago.

2. dedfischer said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 9:33 am

   I haven’t had a chance to re-watch the OSU game yet, but I will this evening. I’ll re-assess my analyis of Muckelroy, which was based off the Rice game. I’m curious as to how he fared against a good OL, and how far he’s come. OSU can do some things on offense to give a LB some problems and has the personnel to execute it. I’ll see how he responded.

3. PatronSaint said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 9:33 am

   If they are able to get quick pressure from the edges, I see a steady dose of short routes between the hashes for Shipley and a Wes Welker-like stat line.

4. dedfischer said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 9:35 am

   “Orakpo’s primarily a bull rusher…

   That was about nine sacks ago.”

   True, but I think Reed’s too savvy and experienced to fall for smoke and mirrors pass rush moves. And, I don’t think Orakpo will have a lot of success bull rushing. Reed will perform well enough for Harrell to get rid of the ball. He won’t have much success run blocking, though.

5. Scipio Tex said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 9:41 am

   dedfischer:

   I’ll save you the trouble. OSU was Muckelroy’s worst game. You’ll see him in his more typical role as a cleaner in Lubbock.

   Are you going to the game, BTW? What’s your over/under on throwing molotov cocktails at elderly women wearing burnt orange? Tech fans are outrageous hooligans and we at Barking Carnival will not stand for it!

6. dedfischer said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 9:47 am

   Yeah, I’ll be there. This Gameday thing could be the worst PR move since Vince’s decided to make Medellin. And, I’ll be right around there scoping things out. This shit actually means something this time. Fuck it, it’s who we are.

7. dedfischer said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 9:49 am

   Also, I requested some technical information from HenryJames to which he hasn’t replied yet. If he gets me squared away, I’ll draw up a play that Muckelroy will fall for.

8. Vasherized said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 9:57 am

   Baron Batch is a nice upgrade over some backs Leach has trotted out there in years past just because he feels like he has to, you know, hand off the ball every once in a while. To a goddamn running back.

   Why he’s still splitting carries with Woods is another pirate mystery …

9. dedfischer said:

   October 27th, 2008 at 10:05 am

   Vasherized,

   Batch has been suffering from turf toe for most of the season. He can still play on it, but I think Leach has been using Woods as much as possible early in the season knowing he would need Batch as healthy as he could have him for this game. Or at least, that’s the only thing that makes sense to me.

10. The Tortilla Retort » Blog Archive » Why We Might Win said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:13 am

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11. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:16 am

    “I’ll save you the trouble. OSU was Muckelroy’s worst game.”

    Backpedaling already? I thought that shit might show up against a good team. He’s good no doubt, but he’s skating by on a lot of plays with athletic ability, which works pretty well against Rice.

12. Bob said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:22 am

    From the comments section of the article on Tortilla Report:

    “ded, would you say Nebraska was the best front 7 we’ve faced this year?”

    and that would be my point exactly

13. Scipio Tex said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:24 am

    How am I backpedaling? Read my original post.

    And his best games were OU (16 tackles – 13 of them solo) and Mizzou (11 tackles).

14. Bob said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:25 am

    “He’s good no doubt, but he’s skating by on a lot of plays with athletic ability, which works pretty well against Rice.”

    I seem to recall it working pretty well against OU too

15. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:28 am

    I’ll just say his sometimes deficient diagnostic skills are covered up by the badassness of the two guys playing in front of him. He’ll concede angles to the tackles at the snap of the ball and get caught against team’s with OLs who can make it to that level, or be subject to misdirection. Alright, I’ll say it, I think he was peaking into the backfield against Rice. How did it play out against OSU?

16. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    “I seem to recall it working pretty well against OU too”

    And you both are aware of how overrated OU’s OL is.

17. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:31 am

    “From the comments section of the article on Tortilla Report:

    “ded, would you say Nebraska was the best front 7 we’ve faced this year?”

    and that would be my point exactly”

    And you would have a solid point there. I think Houston is going to give us a lot of problems as will Miller if we don’t double team. Still, I think Miller will give us some trouble. I’ve got you favored by a TD. AM I NO MERCIFULLLL!!!!

18. Kriess said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:37 am

    I dont know ded…night game in Lubbock. I see a 7 point win by Tech.

19. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:38 am

    I try to dismiss intangibles as much as possible. I’ve had my heart broke too many times.

20. HenryJames said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:41 am

    Last time I was in Lubbock at night this black dude in a cowboy hat was talking shit to us. Then my friend said, “Hey, shut the fuck up, Charlie Pride.”

    I was useless the rest of the night.

21. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:46 am

    Last time I was in Lubbock at night this black dude in a cowboy hat was talking shit to us. Then my friend said, “Hey, shut the fuck up, Charlie Pride.”

    Awesome.

22. Bob said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:53 am

    dedfischer
    October 27, 2008 at 10:31 am
    “From the comments section of the article on Tortilla Report:

    “ded, would you say Nebraska was the best front 7 we’ve faced this year?”

    and that would be my point exactly”

    “And you would have a solid point there. I think Houston is going to give us a lot of problems as will Miller if we don’t double team. Still, I think Miller will give us some trouble. I’ve got you favored by a TD. AM I NO MERCIFULLLL!!!!”

    In the end what I’m saying is you don’t really know until you know. Exhibit A is the 48.1yd rushing average we were giving up pre-OSU.

23. Kriess said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:59 am

    “I try to dismiss intangibles as much as possible. I’ve had my heart broke too many times”

    And Ive had my blood pressure go thru the roof too many times. Im going to have an acute MI by the end of this year. I remember 2 years ago…If it weren’t for that TECH D, Colt running for his life, and a “shady” pass interference call…Tech would have won that game.

24. beowulf said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 11:32 am

    Against A&M, the only game I’ve been able to watch Tech play at any length, they were not a hurry up offense in the mode of OU or even Mizzou. Most of the snaps were off at around the 5 second mark or later.

    Both team complete such a high percentage of their passes that the clock doesn’t stop very often for incompletions. Also, with the OOB clock rules of this year, I don’t think this is going to be normal 4 hour Tech game at all.

    Has Tech controlled TOP this year for most games? Texas might even need to get in the hurry up mode a few possessions just to change the pace, unless the A&M game was an anomaly for Tech.

    Texas 48 Tech 35

25. Tim said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 11:38 am

    - Scorpio

    How do you feel about Texas going on their first road game against a team with a pulse this year?

    No, I am not counting RRR as a road game considering there were about 45,000 UT fans there.

26. Minnesotahorn said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 11:47 am

    Yeah Serpico. What do you think about that?

27. Doperbo said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 11:50 am

    -Serpico

    How does median line split diameter affect the radius of the path to the QB and what is the inverse effect on gap control if that path is a parabola?

    No, I am not counting Missouri’s line splits since they only had like one guy emotionally committed to it.

28. Doperbo said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 11:51 am

    MH got there first. Damn your hide.

29. Facebook User said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    I was going with Spartacus or C3P0.

30. jonestopten said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Before this generates any further…

    Great analysis of starters on starters—does the Texas depth make any difference?

    How many linemen does Tech play on both sides of the ball?

    For Scipio (Serpico, C3P0): Will Tech’s offensive pace prevent problems for Muschamp if he wants to substitute?

    One more: Will we see Kindle and Orakpo on the same side sometimes? Muschamp has rolled that out a few times; don’t recall it against OSU.

31. Scipio Tex said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    I loved the part in Serpico where Spartacus stands up and says,”I am C3PO!” then a Jawa gets a running start and kicks him in the junk and the corrupt police further alienate him for trying to foment rebellion against Rome.

32. Dave Lapham said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    LOOK AT THOSE LINE SPLITS! THEY’RE HUGE!

    HAVE YOU EVER SEEN LINE SPLITS LIKE THOSE? I MEAN WOW, LOOK AT EM!

33. Cimarrones said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    If dedfischer was as good as you guys, he’d blog in pirate speak.

34. Jim Rome said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    Did someone call my name?

35. Scipio Tex said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    jones:

    1. Tech has poor depth on their DL. The backups give you a breather – not playmaking. A Tech fan will come on and debate that Jake Raitliff is good as their 3rd DE, but they won’t believe it either.

    2. I think we’ll see series substitution. I would watch for Tech to work the running game when we put in Aaron Lewis at DT. Their guards have him by 80 pounds and Aaron doesn’t play with Lamarr’s base. We’ll also do some 4 DE stuff on certain downs and distance. DB will be similar. We really need a healthy Chykie Brown.

    3. I think we see Kindle as a hero blitzer lined up any and everywhere – outside the tackle, at OLB, inside the guard center gap. I’d line him up next to Orakpo if you put Orakpo down in a 5 tech and then I’d have both stunt inside. The problem with playing both on the outside edge together is that they’re a mile from the action by the time Harrell makes his throw.

    What do you think?

36. ChicagoTTU said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    “Hey, shut the fuck up, Charlie Pride.”

    Hilarious – and extremely rare considering 85% of the black student population at Tech was on the field/lockeroom during said interaction.

    (I know I’m assuming this guy was a student, but still, we’re talking about an extremely small population, here…)

37. Art Vandelay said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

    

38. Facebook User said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    

39. Scipio Tex said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    

40. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    I just finished watching the UT/OSU game. I’ll have my thoughts on the TR up later.

41. Tim said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    “1. Tech has poor depth on their DL. The backups give you a breather – not playmaking. A Tech fan will come on and debate that Jake Raitliff is good as their 3rd DE, but they won’t believe it either.”

    I think you would be hard pressed to find a Tech fan that thinks Jake Ratliff is even our 3rd best DE.

    I do find it funny that of all things UT has over Texas Tech you choose to pick on Defensive Line depth. If I was the average UT fan I would be gloating over Defensive line talent, rivals ranking, and how many ESPN specials Orakaho gets as apposed to D-line depth. Never the less here are some numbers for you, based on production of D-line.

    Total Tackles

    Texas Tech 4 players with 10 tackles or more

    Texas 4 players with 10 tackles or more

    Texas Tech 8 players with 5 tackles or more

    Texas 8 players with 5 tackles or more

    Tackles for Loss

    Texas Tech 4 players with more than 1 TFL

    Texas 6 players with more than 1 TFL

    Sacks

    Texas Tech 3 players with more than 1 Sack

    Texas 3 players with more than 1 Sack

    QB Hurries

    Texas Tech 3 players with Hurries

    Texas 8 players with Hurries

    You can argue Rivals Star ranking and overall D-line talent all you want, but as far as production depth at defensive line, if Texas Tech has poor depth I would argue Texas does too.

    As far as Texas lack of playing anyone on the road. I will take from the dodge of the question by all horn fans and media, as you honestly have no clue how UT will handle a ranked opponent in a true road game.

42. Dude said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    Tim, why are you so defensive? You aren’t like one of those Tech fans they show on TV giving the bird are you?

43. Tim said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    I wasn’t taking a defensive stance in my post, just posting some stats and wondering why no one is talking about the Horns lack of beating anyone on the road.

    I’ll probably end up getting defensive before Saturday is here because the average UT fan thinks Lubbock is full of “sand fleas” and Tech can’t hang within 21 points of UT. I don’t handle arrogance well.

    Of course as Tech fans we had to listen to a full week of the same thing from Jayhawks and the media.

44. Scipio Tex said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Tim:

    Don’t be touchy.

    A quality football team is a quality football team whether playing them at home, on the road, or at grandma’s. The physical test is what it is. Your lineman have yet to have one. To their credit, they’ve dominated who they should.

    Aggregate statistics are a pretty foolish solitary measure of quality. I’d much prefer to combine stats with watching them play.
    Unless you’d like to replace Crabtree with the 13 guys ranked ahead of him in the NCAA in recieving yards?

45. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    Hey Scipio, go check out my Tech/OSU thoughts. I’m interested in your input.

46. Sasha_Is_A_Longhorn_Dog said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    Tim, you could actually argue it is the other way around. With as fast as Tech can score, and this being a night game AT Tech, it seems that many think the Horns will lose. We’re on upset alert… again.

    In fact, the Tech guy I work with set up a bet with me based on a 7 point spread – favoring TECH to win. That is how confident he is. No credit to what the Horns have done these past few weeks.

    All that to say, there are fans on both sides that are disrespecting the other team. However, you’d be hard pressed to find that on this site, especially from the writers. Tech is good. Should be a good game.

47. Tim said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    foolish or not, the statistical production of both defensive lines is pretty equal. I have never argued that Tech looks better on film, gets better leverage, or are as cut as Orakpo.

    I have absolutely no doubt that from a talent level Texas has better depth, I just don’t believe Texas Tech has “poor depth” at the position.

48. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Tim, no offense, but there’s a pretty steep drop off from Dixon/Whitlock/Jones/Williams to Ratliff/Sesay/Perry/Riley. At least we get Henley back this game.

49. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    I should also add that Howard is quality depth/borderline starter.

50. dedfischer said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Still pondering those OSU game thoughts, I see.

51. Tim said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    ded agreed, I just don’t believe it drops all the way to “poor” considering the production you have received from the position.

    Of course a valid argument could be made as production-to-strength of schedule.

52. Scipio Tex said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    I responded over there:

    Didn’t write much. Pretty much just called you a feckless bitch.

53. horncasting said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    “I don’t handle arrogance well.”

    Then maybe you should come here and manufacture it. Nobody here is callin for a blowout.

54. Bob in Houston said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    “I wasn’t taking a defensive stance in my post, just posting some stats and wondering why no one is talking about the Horns lack of beating anyone on the road.”

    This year, last year, when? Just watching the ESPN crawl, it says Texas is 25-3 on the road. That may or may not be a factor with this team, but the juniors and seniors have won at Tech and beat a ranked Nebraska team in snow and wind. They were down to OU by 11 twice this year, and won the fourth quarter convincingly.

    If you think Texas’s lack of poise will be a factor, don’t hold back, but I don’t think it will.

55. Tim said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    I said none of the above, I simply asked why are people not talking about the fact that the #1 team in the Nation has done all their dirty work at home or on a neutral field.

    Give UT credit for the people they beat, and it might be nothing at all to waltz into Lubbock and blow Texas Tech out. I just find it curious that no one is bringing up the fact that UT has only beaten UTEP and Colorado on the road.

56. Scipio Tex said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    So Tim, the logical question is: who have you beaten at home?

57. Tim said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    The logical answer is; everyone we have played!

    This year

58. bighornfan32 said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    or the road, for that matter? Don’t say Kansas because they are not a good team.

59. bighornfan32 said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    So you’re saying Tech has beaten everyone they have played and so has Texas? Awesome.

60. p said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    dedfischer………….

    If you pop in the tape of the OSU game you will notice why they ran so effectively against us. Did Muck take a few bad angles?? Yes he did. That wasn’t where the struggles were.

    The real problem is we chose to double-team Dez the whole game. That left us out-numbered in the box against 6 sometimes 7 hats, and they are small + athletic. As you know no matter how good an athlete you are, if all your defenders are fighting off blockers, you are gonna gain positive yards. That was the first time all season that we have been in that position. OSU’s line is made to run the ball. There is a reason they average 280 a game……. Their run game is legit.

    Texas has shaved chunks off of every opponents rush average this year, not named Utep, and they haven’t had to throw extra players in the box to do it. We got manhandled up front vs OSU, but at this point I would consider that anomaly.

61. p said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    “Give UT credit for the people they beat, and it might be nothing at all to waltz into Lubbock and blow Texas Tech out. I just find it curious that no one is bringing up the fact that UT has only beaten UTEP and Colorado on the road.”

    We can only play our schedule Tim.

    The fact remains that we played the best teams in the conference thus far, not named Texas Tech. You guys have the meat of your schedule still in front of you. So after finishing your “gauntlet” your only tough game on the road will have been at Oklahoma. You will have gotten Texas and OSU at home. I don’t see much difference there. No one is saying that Tech isn’t a formidable opponent. We are just combing over the X and O’s/

62. p said:

    October 27th, 2008 at 10:00 pm

    I think you will see us come out in more of a 3-4/3-3 look up front, with everyone in the gaps to disguise who is coming. Muschamp will look to create havoc up the middle.

    I think the part that gets missed by everyone is play calling. Showing blitz can cause a team to audible into something ineffective. Muschamp has shown the ability to anticipate how a team will react to a certain look, and get us into the right situation by baiting them. I wouldn’t be surprised to see that more than a few times this game. Something that frustrated both OU, and Mizzou.

    In this game I wouldn’t be surprised to see all DEs on long yardage situations. I would flood rushers up the middle and drop DEs out in coverage. There are so many things you can do against a passing team. It is all about making a QB uncomfortable.

63. RansomStoddard said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 4:36 am

    I’d rather have a hernia repair without anethesia than watch Tech football but I am curious as to how The Greatest Tech Team Ever almost got beat by Nebraska, a team that is on par with Tulane.

64. Bob in Houston said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 4:48 am

    Nebraska’s much better than Tulane. More like Rice, which pounded Tulane.

65. Bob in Houston said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 4:50 am

    “I just find it curious that no one is bringing up the fact that UT has only beaten UTEP and Colorado on the road.”

    OK, I see. You have nothing. Thanks.

66. dedfischer said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 6:20 am

    “I think you will see us come out in more of a 3-4/3-3 look up front,”

    I agree with you, p. Muschamp is ultimately a 3-4 disciple and his buddy Al Groh gave Tech a lot of problems. While your DL is not the caliber of Virginia’s, they still might be good enough to play some 3-4 dime with Orakpo and Houston at DE and Miller at NG. I think they’ll use Kindle or someone as a standup LB to move around and blitz different gaps like Groh did with Clint Sintim. Muckelroy will probably be the only true LB on the field. They’ll try to stop the run with these 5 guys, if Tech can’t knock them out of it, the Leach offense won’t be clicking at full efficiency for the whole game.

67. ChrisApplewhite said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 6:40 am

    We’ve slaughtered spread teams with our three man front so far. We’re built for it.

    Hmm. I smell dots coming.

    BTW ded, I don’t know if you got my email but I can help you out with the animation.

68. NM99 said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 6:50 am

    “They’ll try to stop the run with these 5 guys”

    If Texas has to commit 5 to the box, things might not be too bad for Tech. Assuming they double Crabtree, that leaves them in man on the 4 other eligible receivers. There has been a lot of talk about Morris, but I like the way Lewis, Swindall and Britton match up against the Texas secondary. Morris can be pesky, but I think Tech will be better off with it’s bigger receivers in this game. I hope to see more of James instead of the elf, and he offers some different looks.

69. dedfischer said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 7:15 am

    CA,

    I haven’t received it yet. Did you send it through the BC email? I don’t need my dots to move around. I just need to draw Xs and Os with arrows. Is it pretty easy?

70. dedfischer said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 7:18 am

    “There has been a lot of talk about Morris, but I like the way Lewis, Swindall and Britton match up against the Texas secondary.”

    I concur. I think if Tech can buy enough time for Harrell, the Tramain Swindalls and Detron Lewis’ of this team will show to have a better understanding of zone coverage than the young UT DBs. I just don’t know, if we’ll have enough time for those routes to develop.

71. ChrisApplewhite said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 7:40 am

    Email sent, this time to you.

72. ChrisApplewhite said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 7:41 am

    “I concur. I think if Tech can buy enough time for Harrell, the Tramain Swindalls and Detron Lewis’ of this team will show to have a better understanding of zone coverage than the young UT DBs. I just don’t know, if we’ll have enough time for those routes to develop.”

    I doubt we’ll see a lot of zone, for that reason. Our strength is man + pressure right now, and that is what I’m counting on. We stopped Maclin and Fatboy, we can handle Tech.

    Potentially.

73. NM99 said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 8:29 am

    “I doubt we’ll see a lot of zone, for that reason. Our strength is man + pressure right now”

    I assumed Texas would be playing man, as will Tech if they have learned anything from their first 8 games. Harrell and Co. eat zone defenses for breakfast, and the Tech D is terrible in zone.

    Size and speed wise, I think Texas in man against Tech’s WRs tends to favor Tech (with the exception of Morris), espcially if Chykie isn’t 100%. I am interested to see what Muschamp will do to bring pressure and how Tech responds. I have no doubt that if Tech tries to wait for plays to develop, the Texas DL will find the weak spot. But I also don’t expect Harrell to hold the ball for long. So the speed of the pass rush will be the key for Texas, and finding the mismatch in the man coverage will be key for Harrell (I know that’s stating the obvious).

    I have a hunch that if Texas can’t get quick pressure with 4, Muschamp will go primarily to a 3 man front and try to force Tech to beat Texas on the ground and we’ll find out if Baron Batch is for real.

74. p said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    “Muschamp is ultimately a 3-4 disciple and his buddy Al Groh gave Tech a lot of problems. While your DL is not the caliber of Virginia’s, they still might be good enough to play some 3-4 dime with Orakpo and Houston at DE and Miller at NG.”-Dedfischer

    Our defensive line is every bit as good as Virginia’s. You have to remember where Virginia plays first. Virginia had 74 tackles for loss last year for 343 yards. We are on pace for 90 for 456. Virginia had 43 sacks, and we are on pace for 47.

    I expect to see us rushing multiple defenders through the same gap, and a lot of twists to confuse blockers, while the other guys drop out in coverage. All we want to do is rush throws, and you don’t need a lot of guys to do it. You just need one or two guys to beat one of their men, and get in Harrell’s face. That can be done without compromising too many guys from your coverage. If we can get after him with three, and drop 8 we can cause problems.

75. dedfischer said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    “Our defensive line is every bit as good as Virginia’s.”

    Arguable, but okay. I think we will see a lot more of Leach’s max protect, playaction stuff down the field to get Muschamp out of man coverage and try to run against an undermanned front. If it doesn’t work early, we’ll probably abandon it, but we’ve been rolling with it for about 2 or 3 plays per series. Which has proven to be more than sufficient against shitty competition.

76. kujotx said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    3-4? Really?

    I really think Texas will still run out of base DL dropping LBs for DBs and a lot of zone dog. Harrell is going to be harrassed from a bunch of different looks, with DEs dropping into passing lanes for disruption. I am trying to imagine how effective Muschamp thinks we’d be in man, but I bet he’s going to rely on zone.

77. dedfischer said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

    Yes, I think Muschamp will try to play a lot of 3-4 dime, cover 2 like he did with Mizzou.

78. dedfischer said:

    October 28th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    Muckelroy’s issues in the OSU game were that the Cowboys effectively gameplanned him out of it. He’s a damn good OLB, but there might be a little too much going on for him at MLB with 2 gap responsibility. It’s certainly waaaay too much for Norton to handle, if the play gets that far.

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