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11/19/2009, 01:46 PM
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OU Notebook: Chicken Tech?
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
Texas Tech fans were once infamous for throwing tortillas at games. That practice has been curbed, but a few still find their way onto the turf at Jones Stadium. This, apparently, is news to Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy.
"They throw tortillas?" McCoy said. "They better not throw me one. I'll be hungry. I'll eat it."
Actually, if Red Raider fans want to throw food, McCoy has a menu suggestion.
"They need to throw chicken," he said. "Hey, if they threw fried chicken — shoot, I'll provoke 'em on purpose. Aaahhh! Chomp!"
Getting wild: The OU offense versus Texas A&M renewed the wildcat formation, where DeMarco Murray or Ryan Broyles takes the center snap and just gets creative. Quarterback Landry Jones simply splits out wide on the play and the rest of the Sooners play 10-on-10.
"Usually I just try to get off the ball and try to get in the way of someone out there," Jones said.
Any threat of Jones running a route?
"Oh no. No, no," Jones said.
So what does he do when he splits out wide?
"Sometimes I just kind of come off the ball and get in the way of the corner," he said. "Sometimes I kind of just like to sit back and watch them run, see those guys play. Those guys are incredible."
Ever worry that the corner will take a cheap shot?
"No, I try to get out of the way of that, if that guy's coming down on me," he said. "Or I might even try to lock on to them and try to get them down."
Wild Sooner: When Darren McFadden brought the Wildcat formation in vogue at Arkansas, part of the threat was that he could throw a pass, which frequently resulted in a touchdown.
Is there any chance Murray might throw?
"I'm not sure yet," Murray said.
Is Murray a good passer?
"I'm not sure yet," Murray said.
Get the split: One thing that makes Texas Tech's offense so unique is the 2- and 3-yard splits by the offensive line. The idea is to spread a defense from sideline to sideline, which creates more space for offensive players to get free. But the Sooners have never had problems with it.
"Splits are just an illusion to our defensive line," said defensive tackle Adrian Taylor. "It doesn't really affect the way we play. It might trick a lot of other schools, but it don't fool us at all."
It's a snap: Why so many false start penalties by Oklahoma's offensive line? Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson doesn't have an answer.
"We're not trying to be cute with the snap count," Wilson said. "We don't get up there and change it a great deal. There are probably some junior high teams that could be more complicated than what we try to do. We're not trying to draw guys offside. It's not like a hard count or a bluff."
OU Notebook: Chicken Tech?
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
Texas Tech fans were once infamous for throwing tortillas at games. That practice has been curbed, but a few still find their way onto the turf at Jones Stadium. This, apparently, is news to Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy.
"They throw tortillas?" McCoy said. "They better not throw me one. I'll be hungry. I'll eat it."
Actually, if Red Raider fans want to throw food, McCoy has a menu suggestion.
"They need to throw chicken," he said. "Hey, if they threw fried chicken — shoot, I'll provoke 'em on purpose. Aaahhh! Chomp!"
Getting wild: The OU offense versus Texas A&M renewed the wildcat formation, where DeMarco Murray or Ryan Broyles takes the center snap and just gets creative. Quarterback Landry Jones simply splits out wide on the play and the rest of the Sooners play 10-on-10.
"Usually I just try to get off the ball and try to get in the way of someone out there," Jones said.
Any threat of Jones running a route?
"Oh no. No, no," Jones said.
So what does he do when he splits out wide?
"Sometimes I just kind of come off the ball and get in the way of the corner," he said. "Sometimes I kind of just like to sit back and watch them run, see those guys play. Those guys are incredible."
Ever worry that the corner will take a cheap shot?
"No, I try to get out of the way of that, if that guy's coming down on me," he said. "Or I might even try to lock on to them and try to get them down."
Wild Sooner: When Darren McFadden brought the Wildcat formation in vogue at Arkansas, part of the threat was that he could throw a pass, which frequently resulted in a touchdown.
Is there any chance Murray might throw?
"I'm not sure yet," Murray said.
Is Murray a good passer?
"I'm not sure yet," Murray said.
Get the split: One thing that makes Texas Tech's offense so unique is the 2- and 3-yard splits by the offensive line. The idea is to spread a defense from sideline to sideline, which creates more space for offensive players to get free. But the Sooners have never had problems with it.
"Splits are just an illusion to our defensive line," said defensive tackle Adrian Taylor. "It doesn't really affect the way we play. It might trick a lot of other schools, but it don't fool us at all."
It's a snap: Why so many false start penalties by Oklahoma's offensive line? Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson doesn't have an answer.
"We're not trying to be cute with the snap count," Wilson said. "We don't get up there and change it a great deal. There are probably some junior high teams that could be more complicated than what we try to do. We're not trying to draw guys offside. It's not like a hard count or a bluff."