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Originally Posted by texasfight06
Maybe so. But then again, any yards that were accumulated by our backs last year are discounted for one reason or another on this board. So be it. For now, I will just continue to support the point of view of the other UT posters on this board, that Charles has some sick talent and speed, and scouts and fans seem to agree that he has a certain RB "it" factor that can be credited to vision, etc. I am hoping that he is the focal point of our running offense, but we have plenty of talent there, and he has to hold on to the ball to get his deserved share of carries. In my opinion, his stats will be better this year overall, running behind this line and out of an offense tailored to his style.
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Ok let me translate this for ya. This game isnt going to be won or lost based upon the Texas offense vs the
OSU defense. Its going to be won or lost based upon weither the Texas defense can consistently stop the
OSU offense.
If the
OSU offense scores over 25 Texas will lose this game. YOu can tell me how giddy you are about Charles but you all aint playin Baylor and Charles isnt going to beat
OSU single handedly PERIOD. Like Ive said several times
OSU will put 9 in the box and put the game in the rookie quarterbacks hands. I like
OSU's chances without Young.
Look I happen to think the Texas defesne is going to be good. Not as good as last years, particularly in the secondary but still very good. What is going to be the difficulty for them is the BALANCE that the
OSU offense will through at them. The buckeye offense is just as comfortable passing as it is running the ball. That will lead to long sustained drives in the second half.
IMO the game will probably be very close in the late 3rd with
OSU winning it in the 4th on a long time consuming drive against a tired Texas defense.
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Originally Posted by texasfight06
Also on the experience of your defense, I think its the easiest counterpoint of UT fans to the green QB argument, and therefore is overused and overhyped. And as I have personally stated, its harder this year to make blanket statements, because there is no VY, there is no Carp or Hawk, etc. With those three, and others (Huff for UT, other Defensive players for tOSU) they were proven studs, so points of view were more easily supported by play (minus anybody discounting VY's throwing ability last year). But this year, its easier to make the blanket statements about Troy Smith, Ginn, Gonzo, Pittman, and a good portion of our defense, as they have all proven themselves. I am less skeptical about your defense than many other UT fans, as I would think that the "new" starters this year learned a lot from the guys last year and from tOSU's defensive scheme in general, and also because you always have strong to solid defensive core. I don't see why that would change this year.
(Not tailored just to your statments jwiin, but all of these posts about our RBs' production) But then again, UT always has a strong running offense. Sure we can take out VY's stats, but if a lot of our offense was contributed to blocking for the zone read and freeing up lanes for VY, and instead we design our offense in a different direction tailored more towards our RB committee, with yet another bad ass group of blockers, it seems to realize that UTs running game will be as productive as it has been in the past in this style. The flipside would be to take out VY's stats, and then don't add any to the RBs stats? That doesn't make much sense to me, as UT has been a consistent running powerhouse for several years, be it through the zone read, through Cedric Benson, Hodges Mitchell, Ricky Williams, etc.
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Come on now, comparing 5th year seniors, 4th year juniors on the defense, guys who have MULTIPLE starting experience is NOT the same as a kid who has never started a college game in his life. If thats your way of negating the
OSU defensive experience then someone is in lala land.