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Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 06:22 PM

I have seen the last kick return by some no name, barely D1 player go for 70 plus yards if I'm Bob Stoops.

This special teams play could be our Achilles heal!

The Preach Man

9/27/2008, 06:40 PM

I agree! I havnt seen Wilson make one tackle on special teams all year!!!!

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 06:40 PM

And another kick to the 10, returned to the 35

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 06:49 PM

nice punt. What was that 20 yards? I hope we get getter.

badger

9/27/2008, 06:58 PM

We'll get better. Can't be perfect at everything.

oumartin

9/27/2008, 06:59 PM

Just as much blame goes to Bob!

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 07:03 PM

Wow, finally a good speacial teams play. Great kick! srsly

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 07:04 PM

We'll get better. Can't be perfect at everything.
No, but consistant bad kick offs can lose a game.

Remembering Tom Stidham

9/27/2008, 07:59 PM

I can not rememer a worse punter/place-kicker bombo than we have right now. Surely there is someone else.

JLEW1818

9/27/2008, 08:01 PM

Dear Bob,

Take over special teams.

Boomer.....

9/27/2008, 08:05 PM

I just don't understand how such athletic and dominate players can tackle pretty well all the time except for on special teams.

GottaHavePride

9/27/2008, 08:06 PM

I can not rememer a worse punter/place-kicker bimbo than we have right now. Surely there is someone else.

Kathy Ireland?

Rogue

9/27/2008, 08:10 PM

Y'all watched Tennessee's special teams this year? They are worse. Much worse.

King Crimson

9/27/2008, 08:11 PM

Dear Bob,

Take over special teams.

last time that happened, our special teams were very bad.

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 08:16 PM

last time that happened, our special teams were very bad.
not this bad. wilson is actually getting paid for this work.

SoonerJack

9/27/2008, 08:57 PM

we need to heal or achilles heel.

Boomer.....

9/27/2008, 08:59 PM

Y'all watched Tennessee's special teams this year? They are worse. Much worse.

Yes and they are a much worse team. Our's should be better.

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 09:32 PM

Another great punt :rolleyes: and even worse coverage. Luckily we got the int on the next play.

snp

9/27/2008, 09:42 PM

It's not like he's a good DE coach or anything.

tulsaoilerfan

9/27/2008, 09:45 PM

I have seen the last kick return by some no name, barely D1 player go for 70 plus yards if I'm Bob Stoops.

This special teams play could be our Achilles heal!

Not his fault that Box missed a tackle about 5 yards into the run back; we have guys in position, but the tackling needs to get better; after that one runback, it did

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 09:47 PM

It's not like he's a good DE coach or anything.Meh, DE is mainly an instinctive position. Moreso than any other position on the field. He is without question and by all measure a terrible Special Teams coach.

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 09:51 PM

Not his fault that Box missed a tackle about 5 yards into the run back; we have guys in position, but the tackling needs to get better; after that one runback, it didDude, once and you are correct. But Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Washington and now TCU or every team we've played has had some good kick returns. Off the top of my head 7 for more than 40 yards. It's a bad scheme and a bad kicker (can't hit the endzone). Trust me, this will be a problem against a good team. Field position is a huge part of the game.

David Earl

9/27/2008, 09:53 PM

Field position is a huge part of the game.

Field position has absolutely NOTHING to do with football.

badger

9/27/2008, 09:54 PM

Field position has absolutely NOTHING to do with football.

I believe in equality. What makes the 50 yard line better than the 30? What makes our team's 25 any different from your team's 25?

David Earl

9/27/2008, 09:56 PM

That's it right there!

Besides, if our special teams let the other team score, our offense gets RIGHT BACK ON THE FIELD!!! That, my friends, wears opposing defenses out!

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 09:56 PM

Field position has absolutely NOTHING to do with football.
heh, I know it seems a simple point to have to explain but, well, you know. ;)

Penguin

9/27/2008, 09:56 PM

I'm not watching another game until somebody gets fired.

Until then, I'm going to spend every Saturday crocheting a turtleneck sweater.

And I don't know how to crochet. And I have no idea what a turtleneck is.

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 09:58 PM

Don't get me wrong. I don't necessarily mean he should no longer work at OU, just maybe he shouldn't be in charge of special teams.

SouthFortySooner

9/27/2008, 10:01 PM

I was thinkin... maybe we shouldn't score so much to have to kickoff. hmm?

CK Sooner

9/27/2008, 10:02 PM

Not his fault that Box missed a tackle about 5 yards into the run back; we have guys in position, but the tackling needs to get better; after that one runback, it did

Box doesnt miss tackles. :mad:

badger

9/27/2008, 10:03 PM

Bob pictured here interviewing Wilson's replacement before the game:
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/a0df294d-832f-4ce4-b381-4fe4c55cc93e.jpg

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 10:04 PM

:D
Bob pictured here interviewing Wilson's replacement before the game:
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/a0df294d-832f-4ce4-b381-4fe4c55cc93e.jpg

badger

9/27/2008, 10:06 PM

Big Red Ron

9/27/2008, 10:12 PM

Well, Bob won't fire Wilson, but Bob wouldn't fire Chuck Long either. Perhaps you guys just need to pool your money, find a coaching opening far, far away and bribe the school off to hire Wilson if you really want him gone.Good point. I still believe and I'm not at all alone that Chuck long lost the National Championship game against LSU with his play calling/clock management/misuse of KJ in the final drive. But I'm not bitter at all.:D

badger

9/27/2008, 10:15 PM

Kejuan Jones may never live that down... he lives close by in Jenks, perhaps we should ask him (NO WE SHALL NOT).

Woulda coulda shoulda. Have to move on.

I think we're going to improve a lot over the course of this season. I mean, punting improved within a few special teams plays of the bad early kicks.

GottaHavePride

9/27/2008, 10:17 PM

Good point. I still believe and I'm not at all alone that Chuck long lost the National Championship game against LSU with his play calling/clock management/misuse of KJ in the final drive. But I'm not bitter at all.:D

No, I think you're dead-on on that assessment.

King Crimson

9/27/2008, 10:22 PM

i don't hate on Chuck Long like some people but the the playcalling in the Sugar Bowl....I'm IN on that.

to his credit, that delay screen to Kejuan is wide open but JW overthrows him. but really, exhale, wtf.

edit: i was sitting in that endzone. and the whole game, the whole ****ing game....my Dad is yelling "Chuck, run the ball out of the gawddamn ****ing I."

the whole game. he was right, my dad.

Johnny Utah

9/27/2008, 10:24 PM

Field position has absolutely NOTHING to do with football.

Maybe European Football ;)

King Crimson

9/27/2008, 10:24 PM

i have no specific problem with Chris Wilson, i will say he got a lot of criticism here in Boulder as Barnett's DL coach. but, CU fans hate everything.

OklaPony

9/27/2008, 11:01 PM

Penguin

9/27/2008, 11:07 PM

Well, I once kicked a beer can at least 40 yards.

Yes, I prefer a long run-up.

Curly Bill

9/27/2008, 11:15 PM

I'd like to know why our kicker uses a 3-step technique on kickoffs as opposed to a longer run-up like pretty much every other kicker in D1 football. It's like he's kicking a long field goal. Any kickers out there that can explain this?

We're trying to kick the ball higher since we apparently can't kick it deep, and usually when kickers try to get under the ball more to get it higher this is what they do. The high short kick was all the rage in high school football for a while. I think it largely sucks.

Big Red Ron

9/28/2008, 01:02 AM

No, I think you're dead-on on that assessment.
Yeah, I know. It's pretty common knowledge that calling three pass plays inside the red zone when KJ was gashing their D, who was gassed and on their heals, was just effin stupid.