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Not sure if you saw the Big 12 South game tonight or not, but Oklahoma State's offense is ridiculously good. They put up 41 points and 452 yards of offense against a strong Oklahoma Sooner squad. Granted, the Cowboy defense couldn't stop a red rover game, but their O is amazing.
According to the O-State Illustrated Depth Chart, the Cowboys return 8 starters on offense for 2009 including all the critical skill positions. They only lose their tight end and two interior offensive linemen. Defensively, they lose most of their secondary and both starting defensive tackles.
In other words, Mark Richt has to get our defensive woes figured out at a DNA-level pretty quickly because things don't get easier next year.
The 2008 Schedule never actually ended up being as tough top to bottom as people thought it would. Yes, UF and Bama are world beaters, and we just got beat by Tech. But we only played three teams that will finish the season ranked. Plus, we faced the worst LSU, Auburn, Tennessee and Arizona State teams in a decade or more each. It could've been much worse.
Lastly, one positive note about opening the season against Ok State. Our overachiever seasons under Richt have come in years where the team has started with a strong or heavily hyped opener. Our underachiever teams have started with cupcakes.
- Year: Opening Team = Record
2001: vs. Ark State = 8-4 season (underachieved)
2002: vs. Clemson = 13-1 season
2003: at Clemson = 11-3 season
2004: vs. GSU = 10-2 (underachieved)
2005: vs. Boise (hyped) = 10-3
2006: vs. Western Kentucky = 9-4 (underachieved)
2007: vs. Oklahoma State = 11-2
2008: vs. GSU = 9-3 (underachieved)
PWD
2 comments:
Please, OSU? If you want to open up with a team to play then play OU not OSU! Or are you scared?!? Oh, I forgot you did't finish in the top 20 did you?
actually we did. check the rankings moron.
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