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<blockquote data-quote="JConXtsy" data-source="post: 129361175" data-attributes="member: 1483045">I think the quick box score can be misleading.&nbsp; It's also a little early to tell if OUr defense is good or bad.After giving up a quick 17-0 lead to Tennessee by the 2nd quarter, OUr defense buckled down and held Tennessee to 82 total yards the rest of the game.&nbsp; That's 82 yards for more than a half of play, 12 drives, or an average of 6.8 yards per drive.&nbsp; OUr defense was actually the star of that game.Against Tulsa, the defense looked porous like past years though.&nbsp; Some believe this was inevitable considering the new coaching staff at Tulsa (Baylor disciples).&nbsp; But if you look at the drives in that game, the OU defense once again did OK in the 2nd half.&nbsp; We gave up 14 points and 123 yards in 82 seconds to end the first half.&nbsp;&nbsp; In fact, only 3 of their scoring drives were long sustained drives (11, 9 and 10 plays respectively). Their other 2 TD drives were a Hail Mary (1-play) and a 4-play hurry-up drive in what most would call junk time with OU up 52-31 and 4 minutes left in the game. So I'd say the jury is still out on the defense.&nbsp; We might still be susceptible to the long-range passing attack, but it seems, so far, like we're OK in most other facets of the game.&nbsp; I think OUr game this weekend will really tell which defense we have.Good luck to the Mountaineers.-Boomer Sooner</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JConXtsy, post: 129361175, member: 1483045"] I think the quick box score can be misleading. It's also a little early to tell if OUr defense is good or bad. After giving up a quick 17-0 lead to Tennessee by the 2nd quarter, OUr defense buckled down and held Tennessee to 82 total yards the rest of the game. That's 82 yards for more than a half of play, 12 drives, or an average of 6.8 yards per drive. OUr defense was actually the star of that game. Against Tulsa, the defense looked porous like past years though. Some believe this was inevitable considering the new coaching staff at Tulsa (Baylor disciples). But if you look at the drives in that game, the OU defense once again did OK in the 2nd half. We gave up 14 points and 123 yards in 82 seconds to end the first half. In fact, only 3 of their scoring drives were long sustained drives (11, 9 and 10 plays respectively). Their other 2 TD drives were a Hail Mary (1-play) and a 4-play hurry-up drive in what most would call junk time with OU up 52-31 and 4 minutes left in the game. So I'd say the jury is still out on the defense. We might still be susceptible to the long-range passing attack, but it seems, so far, like we're OK in most other facets of the game. I think OUr game this weekend will really tell which defense we have. Good luck to the Mountaineers. -Boomer Sooner [/QUOTE]

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