CoSooner
8/15/2006, 02:10 PM
I don't think this has been posted
#2 Oklahoma
Seniors Ah You and Thibodeaux bookend a DL that holds up well in the historical annals of OU fronts. Don’t forget about DE Larry Birdine, who many Sooner fans feel is the best of the pass rushing bunch, as he returns from a torn bicep that sidelined him all of last year. Though some presence was lost inside (Dvoracek), Pendleton and Bennett have top recruit Granger to push everyone’s performance levels higher. The Sooner’s stellar LBs will distract opposing blockers so that the numbers will pile up for any/all of these down linemen, making this the best front seven in the land. True tests come versus the Longhorns and Aggies (both scorched OU for 200+ ground yards last season), but revenge will come if the two-deep here stays healthy.
Link (http://www.nationalchamps.net/2006/open/unit_rankings/DL.htm)
#2 Oklahoma
Seniors Ah You and Thibodeaux bookend a DL that holds up well in the historical annals of OU fronts. Don’t forget about DE Larry Birdine, who many Sooner fans feel is the best of the pass rushing bunch, as he returns from a torn bicep that sidelined him all of last year. Though some presence was lost inside (Dvoracek), Pendleton and Bennett have top recruit Granger to push everyone’s performance levels higher. The Sooner’s stellar LBs will distract opposing blockers so that the numbers will pile up for any/all of these down linemen, making this the best front seven in the land. True tests come versus the Longhorns and Aggies (both scorched OU for 200+ ground yards last season), but revenge will come if the two-deep here stays healthy.
Link (http://www.nationalchamps.net/2006/open/unit_rankings/DL.htm)