Baylor Football Blog
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Big XII Has Disappointing Opening Day
Huh, the Big XII is worse than I thought. And I have a nice warm feeling about our Big XII North opponents after a very disappointing opening day. Let's start with the most pathetic and then go through the most impressive.
Colorado - You lost to Montana State. My scalp is bleeding from the incredible amount of head-scratching.
Kansas State - A 1 point win over Illinois State is one thing, but the fact that you relied on two special teams scores to get those 24 points you put up is something altogether more pathetic. KSU was out-gained by ISU by 134 yards (346-212), had 8 fewer first downs, a worse 3rd down conversion rate, less than 50 yards rushing, and had 4 penalties (ISU had zero). They allowed a 100-yard rusher and a 250-yard passer.
Kansas - Yes, you got a blowout win over NWSU (our opponent next week), but come on guys, you've got to represent better than that. KU out gained NWSU by only 56 yards (336-280), had only 5 more first downs, only 129 yards passing, and two turnovers. KU also had two special teams touchdowns to pad the score.
Texas A&M - It's the Citadel. A 32-point win is disgusting. What happened to all the leadership that McGee was going to use to propel the "best offense in the Big XII" to greatness. What happened to the great running attack? What about the best kicker in the conference? A&M rolled up an astounding 384 yards of offense against the mighty Citadel defense, renowned in D-1AA (or is it D2?) for their devastating blows and stifling, swarming schemes. McGee rallied the troops to an incredibly 200 yards passing and 1 touchdown, playing the entire game. He also rushed 8 times for 8 yards (2.2ypc), to show that Aggies won't miss Reggie's feet, either. Oh and that three-headed monster that is going to crush the Big XII? Oh yeah, they averaged 42 yards rushing, and combined for 17 yards receiving (all by Lewis on two catches). Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the ground.
Iowa State - Yes, you got the win. And yes, Toledo is no pushover. But OT for a non-conference foe from a mid-major conference? And not just OT, but giving up over 400 yards of offense, nearly 80% completion rate, and losing the T.O.P. battle? Wasn't ISU supposed to have a good secondary? I can't see that any ISU player had a bad game, but the sum of their games wasn't great. That, or their defense needs to show up.
Oklahoma - Ya'll should have lost this game, and you know it. 14 first downs? UAB had 14, too. 143 yards rushing? UAB had 135. UAB also had 11 more minutes of possession. Paul Thompson is just going to get worse. He's got too many weaknesses, and those interceptions are going to start to outnumber the touchdowns. And where is the talent in the secondary? I guess I can't see it because Thompson can't properly take advantage of it. If Peterson doesn't average 30 carries a game, OU is going to have a hard time getting to a bowl game.
Texas Tech - You beat SMU 35-3. Not bad, but the game was much more one-sided than that. Kinda like the opposite of A&Ms 35-3 game. 18 more first downs. 312 more yards of offense. Only 1 interception. Very good start to the year. The only disappointment is that Tech really should have put 40+ on SMU, but as far as Texas Tech openers go, this was a good one.
Missouri - 40 point win? Check. Offensive and defensive domination? Check. Taking care of an incredibly overmatched opponent? Check. Colorado, you should watch the MU film tomorrow morning for what your game should have looked like. A&M, you might want to stop by, too.
Nebraska - This was really a toss-up with Missouri. But since NU beat up on a more talented opponent, they get the nod. A very good offensive game, with plenty of balance. NU got banged up some with Grixby and Lucky sitting out for part of the game before coming back in, and another Cornhusker out for the game early, but NU rolled basically the whole game. With the way they were rushing the ball, you sometimes forgot they are a West Coast Offense team now.
Texas - Yeah, this one was over before kickoff. Holding UNT to less than 100 yards of offense was greatness. The speed and depth of the UT defense is astounding, and makes another run at a conference/national title look realistic. The receivers also shined, although I wasn't all that impressed with McCoy and Snead looks like he could have used a redshirt year. Sweed is special. UT did exactly what they should have done: dominate completely. It wasn't a perfect game, giving up a 9-play, 80-yard drive for a touchdown, but I think 5 of UNTs 6 first downs came on that one drive, so the rest of the game was exceptional.
Hopefully, Baylor can have a game like MU, NU or UT, and I won't have to come on here and talk about how we fit in with the KU, KSUs and CUs of the conference. Shoot, I'd take an A&M-like disappointing 35-3 win!
16 hours to go! I'll be arriving in Waco in 12 hours to start the tailgate. See ya'll there. ¶ 9/02/2006 0 Comments
Colorado - You lost to Montana State. My scalp is bleeding from the incredible amount of head-scratching.
Kansas State - A 1 point win over Illinois State is one thing, but the fact that you relied on two special teams scores to get those 24 points you put up is something altogether more pathetic. KSU was out-gained by ISU by 134 yards (346-212), had 8 fewer first downs, a worse 3rd down conversion rate, less than 50 yards rushing, and had 4 penalties (ISU had zero). They allowed a 100-yard rusher and a 250-yard passer.
Kansas - Yes, you got a blowout win over NWSU (our opponent next week), but come on guys, you've got to represent better than that. KU out gained NWSU by only 56 yards (336-280), had only 5 more first downs, only 129 yards passing, and two turnovers. KU also had two special teams touchdowns to pad the score.
Texas A&M - It's the Citadel. A 32-point win is disgusting. What happened to all the leadership that McGee was going to use to propel the "best offense in the Big XII" to greatness. What happened to the great running attack? What about the best kicker in the conference? A&M rolled up an astounding 384 yards of offense against the mighty Citadel defense, renowned in D-1AA (or is it D2?) for their devastating blows and stifling, swarming schemes. McGee rallied the troops to an incredibly 200 yards passing and 1 touchdown, playing the entire game. He also rushed 8 times for 8 yards (2.2ypc), to show that Aggies won't miss Reggie's feet, either. Oh and that three-headed monster that is going to crush the Big XII? Oh yeah, they averaged 42 yards rushing, and combined for 17 yards receiving (all by Lewis on two catches). Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the ground.
Iowa State - Yes, you got the win. And yes, Toledo is no pushover. But OT for a non-conference foe from a mid-major conference? And not just OT, but giving up over 400 yards of offense, nearly 80% completion rate, and losing the T.O.P. battle? Wasn't ISU supposed to have a good secondary? I can't see that any ISU player had a bad game, but the sum of their games wasn't great. That, or their defense needs to show up.
Oklahoma - Ya'll should have lost this game, and you know it. 14 first downs? UAB had 14, too. 143 yards rushing? UAB had 135. UAB also had 11 more minutes of possession. Paul Thompson is just going to get worse. He's got too many weaknesses, and those interceptions are going to start to outnumber the touchdowns. And where is the talent in the secondary? I guess I can't see it because Thompson can't properly take advantage of it. If Peterson doesn't average 30 carries a game, OU is going to have a hard time getting to a bowl game.
Texas Tech - You beat SMU 35-3. Not bad, but the game was much more one-sided than that. Kinda like the opposite of A&Ms 35-3 game. 18 more first downs. 312 more yards of offense. Only 1 interception. Very good start to the year. The only disappointment is that Tech really should have put 40+ on SMU, but as far as Texas Tech openers go, this was a good one.
Missouri - 40 point win? Check. Offensive and defensive domination? Check. Taking care of an incredibly overmatched opponent? Check. Colorado, you should watch the MU film tomorrow morning for what your game should have looked like. A&M, you might want to stop by, too.
Nebraska - This was really a toss-up with Missouri. But since NU beat up on a more talented opponent, they get the nod. A very good offensive game, with plenty of balance. NU got banged up some with Grixby and Lucky sitting out for part of the game before coming back in, and another Cornhusker out for the game early, but NU rolled basically the whole game. With the way they were rushing the ball, you sometimes forgot they are a West Coast Offense team now.
Texas - Yeah, this one was over before kickoff. Holding UNT to less than 100 yards of offense was greatness. The speed and depth of the UT defense is astounding, and makes another run at a conference/national title look realistic. The receivers also shined, although I wasn't all that impressed with McCoy and Snead looks like he could have used a redshirt year. Sweed is special. UT did exactly what they should have done: dominate completely. It wasn't a perfect game, giving up a 9-play, 80-yard drive for a touchdown, but I think 5 of UNTs 6 first downs came on that one drive, so the rest of the game was exceptional.
Hopefully, Baylor can have a game like MU, NU or UT, and I won't have to come on here and talk about how we fit in with the KU, KSUs and CUs of the conference. Shoot, I'd take an A&M-like disappointing 35-3 win!
16 hours to go! I'll be arriving in Waco in 12 hours to start the tailgate. See ya'll there. ¶ 9/02/2006 0 Comments
