This subject has come up quite a bit, so I was seeking a little more analysis and debate.
Please bring all stats, objective analysis, rankings, outiside sources, pompous subjective opinion, and mindless blabber...whatever...We just want answers.
So, we all know it takes a sound offense combined with sound defense to really be great. You can be good with one great side of the ball and an OK other. Struggle on both sides simultaneously or even in a back and forth manner (inconsistent on both) and you can lose a lot of games quick.
Just for the sake of healthy debate and analysis I want to do a quick, subjective run down of our games and my own personal view and open the subject for debate and facts as it relates to our season.
Louisiana W 38-18 Even contribution from both sides
Arkansas. L 21-40. Offense no showed until game was too far gone and defense let them run all over us
Rice W. 58-0. Even contribution by both
TTU. W. 70-35. Great O, up and down D
TCU. W. 32-27. Even contribution by both
OU. L 48-55 offense started hot, defense started hot, both went cold though defense more to blame with aweful 2nd half - mostly on defense
OSU L. 24-32 defense started hot, offense pretty hot, game changed on terrible offensive play, O went cold, then D had too much pressure and couldn't hold up - mostly on the offense
Baylor. L. 24-31 offense started ok, defense started ok, looked like we had upper hand but offense failed to capitalize multiple times in second quarter and left door open. BU took advantage after halftime as O did little and D couldnt hold up - mostly on the offense. (O blew it in the 2nd)
ISU L. 7-30 defense started great, offense not so great but hey whatever, offense did nothing and continued to do nothing hanging D out to dry, defense couldn't hold up - mostly on the offense
KU. L. 56-57 offense started real slow, defense started real slow, offense picked up, defense never did til right near end.. too late. - mostly on the defense
WVU. L. 23-31 other than first drive defense started OK, offense started absolutely atrocious (no 1st down until 5th possession, 37 total yards in 1st quarter including -2 rushing, just 10pts at half..13 2nd), defense up and down but offense left them on the field too much, on D waay too many open pass looks on crucial downs... - hard to call this one - I say with halfway good O we win with Ds effort...and who knows what they would have done if O hadn't left them out there so long...O had virtually no sustained drives save ONE - I'll go 60% on O and 40% on D
So....tally IMHO is:
3 even contribution Ws
1 even contribution L
1 offensive W
3 Ls mostly on O
2 L mostly on D
1 hard to call but I lean mostly on O
Last edited: Nov 21, 2021