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1. The bloodbath has ended. I’ve showered but I still can’t get the stench of 84 unanswered points off me. Savannah State is disturbingly bad. I mean I knew they were horrendous but we got to the point where, if you gave me Union or Jenks and 10 points against Savannah, I’d think for a looooong time about it.
2. Wes Lunt is so easy. He makes everything he does looks like he’s been doing it for 15 years instead of four. We obviously won’t know anything until next weekend (and Texas) but I feel good about him.
3. Also, I can see why he’s the starter. In fact, I told my dad as we were walking out “man, I’m really glad he enrolled early.” Walsh and Chelf just aren’t at the level we’ve come to expect from our last few QBs1.
4. I feel like I need an almanac to keep up with all the receivers we run out there. 11 guys shared 26 catches, our best guy didn’t play, our second best guy had one catch, and Blake Jackson was barely thrown at. There’s not going to be a 1,500 yard guy out there but there might be five 500 yard guys.
5. Odds Todd Monken was calling plays from Murphy’s in the second half? Odds Dana Holgorsen would have been calling plays from Murphy’s in the second half? “Yeah, trips right and run the back doo…I SAID A FROZEN JACK AND COKE YOU FOOL, THIS HAS ICE CHIPS IN IT!!”
6. A+ to the student section. I know it’s easy to come to OSU games right now and root for a really great team but you guys had the place packed out 30 minutes prior to kickoff, made some noise, and engaged in a game a few of my flag football teams could have been competitive in. You’re going to make a difference in a conference game down the road. Keep up the good work.
7. Your guess is as good as mine as to why Walsh played so much more than Lunt. My hypothesis is that Lunt’s value to Monken and Gundy is so high right now that to lose him in a meaningless game isn’t worth the risk of getting him more than 11 throws. I don’t know if that says good things about Lunt or bad things about Walsh…
8. I know it’s Savannah State but Lyndell Johnson (#27) and Ryan Simmons (#52) were really impressive. All our linebackers are big (as most D-1 linebackers are) but those two guys can fly.
9. Our inability to put together a decent to above average in-stadium game production is staggering to me. You can’t even hear what people are next to you are saying because the Delta Dental teeth rattling hit intro is about 70,000 decibals too loud. The intro video looks like it was thrown together in iMovie earlier this week. Watching any kind of replay on the video boards requires 20/5 vision. I just don’t understand why this is so difficult.
10. Met some online friends2 today at our tailgate (Kelly Hines, James Poling, Kieran Steckley, and a few readers. Good folks all, appreciate you guys stopping by.
I’ll have a few more posts tomorrow recapping the action but right now I’m off to root on UTEP. We are all Miners!
Totally agree about the sponsored replays. Would of looked good in the 90′s. Any grad student that knows After Effects could run circles on around that stuff. Also, when is kick off song that every school uses going to change?
I would have liked to have seen Wes get at least most of the half for experience before they go to Arizona.
Did Quinn think today was St. Patrick’s Day? Are those green shoes?
Lunt gets more meaningful reps in practice, I am glad they pulled him early. The coaches will have him and the team ready to roll next week. Looking forward to watching how the season progresses.
I think you meant Chelf in your footnote…
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No, their not going to make a bowl this year.
Couldn’t agree more with points 2 and 3. The separation between Lunt and Walsh was made clear even in such a short amount of playing time. I want no part of the poor-man’s Taylor Martinez throwing passes to our stable of receivers.
I didn’t think Walsh played bad at all. The one interception was the receiver’s fault. True, he had a pass batted down, which from my understanding, is a pretty regular occurrence with him. But still, he seems like a worthy back up to me. But how about Lunt? 11 for 11? I realize that most of those were easy hitches but still, a brand new QB in first collegiate start? Landry Jones was even having trouble with short passes last night. And that 20 or 30 yarder to Isaiah Anderson was just pinpoint accurate.
Even though SSU is just a really bad team, the fact is that OSU looked really, really sharp.
I mean, just look at OU’s game…. Does anyone here think that if the opponents were switched, OSU would still be struggling late in the third against UTEP? And would OU have hung 84 on SSU? The outcome of the OU game was EXACTLY what I was expecting…. once again, they have been overrated, and once again, they came out in their season opener looking like they hadn’t practiced since their spring game. I agreed with “big game” Bob when I saw him mouth into the headset “This is bull****!!”
On the drive home, my dad, brother, and I analyzed the game and debated the rationale behind Walsh’s extensive playing time. (For the record, I’ve said after watching the Spring game that Chelf should be the back-up and Walsh should be moved to slot receiver.) The consensus was Gundy needs to keep Walsh on campus, and after a poor start, continue to play him to improve his self-confidence and mastery of the offense.
Does anyone know why we scheduled this game? I know, or I have been told, that we schedule some of these teams based on former players or coaches being affiliated. I just don’t understand the connection.
The reason OSU had a vacant date was due to conference realignment. Nebraska let the Big 12 to go to the Big 10, creating one more conference game for Purdue. The Boilermakers asked if we would kindly cancel the series so they could use our date to fill with the Nebraska game. Holder and Gundy agreed to their request.
Why SSU and not another team? Nearly every other team had a complete schedule already. Those that didn’t, they either demanded an unrealistic amount of money (SSU received $385,000 and a headache), had unfavorable terms (if we change the home game to an away game), or simply refused to play Oklahoma State (for fear of getting run own of the stadium).
If you didn’t catch the ESPN late summaries, the only real comment any of the three SEC fans they have as commentators made about the game was to “scold” OSU for running up the score; obviously unaware that our starting offense was on the field for less than 7-8 minutes of playing time….Of course, they don’t watch the games, they just report on them as if they actually watched the game….