Jacie
12/4/2008, 08:51 PM
OUr counterparts associated with the big school in Austin, TX have been doing their part to clog the internet with post after post on hornfans.com complaining about OUr coach, Bob Stoops, and how week after week he leaves his first string offense in and runs up the score against OUr hapless opponents.
As Sooner fans, we followed OUr games from opening kickoff to final gun and know that the explosive Sooner offense was scoring at will in the first and second quarters (this was practically the only scoring in the first half of the season) and only played competively in the third in Big XII games.
The perception, however, is that the big scores OU won by were due to bad sportsmanship on the part of coach Stoops.
A relatively new poster to hornfans.com, Sooner303, tried to correct this misconception by pointing out a statistic (which I have not verified but it sounds about right) that a side-by-side comparison of Sam Bradford to Colt McCoy reveals the following numbers of 4th Quarter Minutes Played:
Bradford - 38
McCoy - 118
In reply, a UT fan, who no doubt majored in rocket science, said Sam played 15 minutes in the 4th quarters of both the Texas and OSU games.
Hmmm . . . so not only is Sam possibly the best QB to play for Oklahoma but he also plays on defense and special teams!
It was also pointed out to the readers at hornfans that OU scored on average only 6 points/game in the 4th quarter vs UT's 9.5 (42-point differential over 12 games).
OU's defense scored in the second half of the year via 1 punt, 2 fumbles and 1 INT returned for a TD, a safety and a 2-point conversion attempt return, for a total of 32 points (counting the PAT's).
This means 2.5 of OU's 53.3 ppg were a result of the defense scoring.
So unless OUr defense has practiced taking a knee instead of running towards the opponent's goalline when they find themselves in possession of the ball, there is a chance they will score.
Also this does not show the scores following a return (KO, punt, INT or fumble) that sets up the offense with a short field (such as the 2-yard line).
What it all means is that final scores show the final result, but do not indicate how or when the numbers were put on the board.
As Sooner fans, we followed OUr games from opening kickoff to final gun and know that the explosive Sooner offense was scoring at will in the first and second quarters (this was practically the only scoring in the first half of the season) and only played competively in the third in Big XII games.
The perception, however, is that the big scores OU won by were due to bad sportsmanship on the part of coach Stoops.
A relatively new poster to hornfans.com, Sooner303, tried to correct this misconception by pointing out a statistic (which I have not verified but it sounds about right) that a side-by-side comparison of Sam Bradford to Colt McCoy reveals the following numbers of 4th Quarter Minutes Played:
Bradford - 38
McCoy - 118
In reply, a UT fan, who no doubt majored in rocket science, said Sam played 15 minutes in the 4th quarters of both the Texas and OSU games.
Hmmm . . . so not only is Sam possibly the best QB to play for Oklahoma but he also plays on defense and special teams!
It was also pointed out to the readers at hornfans that OU scored on average only 6 points/game in the 4th quarter vs UT's 9.5 (42-point differential over 12 games).
OU's defense scored in the second half of the year via 1 punt, 2 fumbles and 1 INT returned for a TD, a safety and a 2-point conversion attempt return, for a total of 32 points (counting the PAT's).
This means 2.5 of OU's 53.3 ppg were a result of the defense scoring.
So unless OUr defense has practiced taking a knee instead of running towards the opponent's goalline when they find themselves in possession of the ball, there is a chance they will score.
Also this does not show the scores following a return (KO, punt, INT or fumble) that sets up the offense with a short field (such as the 2-yard line).
What it all means is that final scores show the final result, but do not indicate how or when the numbers were put on the board.