Originally published at: https://pistolsfiringblog.com/10-thoughts-on-oklahoma-state-texas-am-and-the-texas-bowl/
A look back at the season finale and a look ahead to some big NFL decisions.
Missing in your 10 thoughts is how badly the two missed field goals hurt in a 3 point loss. Our special teams were again āspecialā and not in a good way.
Thanks for the 10 thoughts after each game. Always enjoy reading them.
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Two missed FGs and a key moment of not calling a timeout killed us.
Sanders is way too greedy when it comes to a RPO.
But when we ran the slant we scored! Iāve been saying it all year, itās the one thing weāve gotten away from since Blackmon left. The slant pulls out the LBs and brings up the safeties. Unfortunately, we seem to think the lob fade is the best play in our playbook.
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Even if Chuba and Tylan return, this team is not competing for a conference title. This team canāt overcome bad coaching.
I think Tylan comes back next year. After tearing his ACL I think his draft stock will plummet so heāll come back to prove heās healthy I think that would be smart. As for Chuba I donāt really know why he would comeback heās done about all he can do here but in the same breath I donāt know why he would risk playing the bowl game if he wasnāt thinking about coming back.
Iāve come to a conclusion. If you always do what youāve always done, youāll continued to get what youāve always got. Gundy has been the coach at OSU for 15 years, and during that time theyāve averaged 8.5 wins a season. Gundyās not going to become a better coach all of a sudden. Youāve gotten what youāre going to get out of him. A slightly above average coach and a slightly above average football team. And apparently thatās good enough. Itās been good enough for 15 years.
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Iām not sure where the innovative play caller we were āpromisedā isā¦ maybe he forgot to move from New Jersey to Stillwater but it seemed like if a play worked that he wouldnāt go back to it. We have speed at the receiver position but throw more PA slants!!! If Chubba is in the backfield he is going to get more attention than any wide out (especially when 2 is missing). This is something we did so well in years past but the last 2 OCs havenāt used this weaponā¦ I mean name a team that hasnāt lulled is to sleep with 4-5 yard passes then killed us deep or ran the ball for a chunk play??? I mean it doesnāt seem that difficult right?
When you say ābest big 3 in the conferenceā do you mean Chuba, Tylan, and Sanders? I agree on Chuba and Tylan but Sanders isnāt a top QB in any league at this point. I hope he gets there.
But thereās not a better combo. If you have the No. 1 WR, No. 1 RB and No. 4 (?) QB, your average is No. 2. Nobody else is averaging the No. 2 player at those positions with their trio.
Iāll give you the benefit of the doubt on him becoming the number 4 QB.
For me personallyā¦the 1st time EVER I feel indifferent about 2020 & FB Program. I dont know exactly why? The optimizim is not thereā¦when I try to pinpoint whyā¦I keep coming back to Gundy ā¦I just do not see him making the necessary moves in order to get betterā¦took him 10 seasons and huge Fan criticism before he started playing OU aggressivelyā¦now he shows zero creativity in game plans ā¦he has become so predictable ā¦ I am about as blaise about 2020 as a person can get ā¦
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When everyone in the stadium knew SS was going to run it when he came in ā¦sure enough thatās what Gundy did ā¦
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They came out hot, had the TO game working, got ahead by two scores, and floundered until they were gassed and couldnāt execute what they wanted on the lines. Not good, but we donāt have the same āoneā talent or the depth without kicking them in the mouth and being effectively adaptable. A backup QB and missing WR1 doesnāt allow much room for mistakes.
Iām not defending Gundy but your views are slanted. If you remove the first season, which is fair, he is winning 9 games a season. He also is coaching for OSU, not a destination spot for recruits, and has taken little known players (not major recruits) and has that 9 game record. Say what you want but youāll find few coaches that can take non-recruited players (ie Blake Jarwin from Tuttle OK) and put them into the NFL.