Possession 1
1st and 10 at OKLA 23 Cody Thomas pass incomplete
2nd and 10 at OKLA 23 Samaje Perine run for 8 yds to the Okla 31
3rd and 2 at OKLA 31 Samaje Perine run for 10 yds to the Okla 41 for a 1ST down
1st and 10 at OKLA 41 Samaje Perine run for 2 yds to the Okla 43
2nd and 8 at OKLA 43 Cody Thomas pass complete to Durron Neal for 5 yds to the Okla 48
3rd and 3 at OKLA 48 Cody Thomas pass complete to Aaron Ripkowski for 6 yds to the TexTc 46 for a 1ST down
1st and 10 at TTU 46 Samaje Perine run for no gain to the TexTc 46
2nd and 10 at TTU 46 Cody Thomas pass incomplete
3rd and 10 at TTU 46 Cody Thomas pass incomplete
4th and 10 at TTU 46 Jed Barnett punt for 33 yds, downed at the TexTc 13
We did start out throwing the ball but then went heavy run. Then completed a couple of passes. Only after a run of no gain did we feel the need to pass. (Sure, on this possession we could have run on 2nd and 10.)
Possession 2
1st and 10 at OKLA 25 Keith Ford run for 2 yds to the Okla 27 OKLAHOMA Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Okla 17
1st and 18 at OKLA 17 Keith Ford run for 1 yd to the Okla 18
2nd and 17 at OKLA 18 Cody Thomas pass incomplete
3rd and 17 at OKLA 18 OKLAHOMA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Okla 13
3rd and 22 at OKLA 13 Cody Thomas pass incomplete
4th and 22 at OKLA 13 Jed Barnett punt for 33 yds, downed at the Okla 46
Possession starts with an ineffective run and holding. We try to run again and it is not effective. Then we're stuck at 2 and 17 and are forced to pass.
Possession 3
1st and 10 at OKLA 7 Keith Ford run for 7 yds to the Okla 14 0 7
2nd and 3 at OKLA 14 Ford, Keith rush for 1 yard to the OKLAHOMA15, PENALTY OKLAHOMA holding 7 yards to the OKLAHOMA7, NO PLAY.
2nd and 10 at OKLA 7 Alex Ross run for 9 yds to the Okla 16 0 7
3rd and 1 at OKLA 16 Aaron Ripkowski run for 3 yds to the Okla 19 for a 1ST down
1st and 10 at OKLA 19 Cody Thomas pass complete to K.J. Young for 24 yds to the Okla 43 for a 1ST down
1st and 10 at OKLA 43 Cody Thomas pass complete to Durron Neal for 45 yds to the TexTc 12 for a 1ST down
1st and 10 at TTU 12 Cody Thomas pass intercepted Sam Eguavoen return for 5 yds to the TexTc 8
Can possible criticize the play calling here. The INT was terrible. However, it was the passing that moved the ball down the field.
Possession 4
I'm not going to list the plays as we scored a TD. We did rush the ball five times for a total of 12 yards. We scored despite ineffective running.
Possession 5
1st and 10 at OKLA 27 Keith Ford run for 4 yds to the Okla 31
2nd and 6 at OKLA 31 TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the Okla 27 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Okla Keith Ford
Timeout OKLAHOMA, clock 01:49
3rd and 10 at OKLA 27 Cody Thomas pass intercepted Tevin Madison return for no gain to the Okla 49
We only passed after the previous two plays left us at 3rd and 10.
Possession 6
1st and 10 at OKLA 31 Cody Thomas pass incomplete 7 14
2nd and 10 at OKLA 31 Samaje Perine run for 1 yd to the Okla 32
3rd and 9 at OKLA 32 Cody Thomas pass intercepted Keenon Ward return for 37 yds to the Okla 21
This one was a desperation throw. Could have backfired but didn't. I probably wouldn't do this with a new QB but not a big deal.
So, anyway, I think all of this criticism is misguided. We did run the ball a lot. As often happens early in games it was not nearly as effective as it was later. I don't see a lot of changes that could have been made to the offensive gameplan here. Lots of our passes were called because the down and distance dictated it. Thank goodness we're not in a the 'bone where a 3rd and 15 was an automatic stop and punt.
I'm only posting this to provide perspective. I thought Heupel called a pretty darn good game considering what he was given. I've been critical of him at times but I think he got it done this week.
I think it's foolish to believe we would have run the ball as well in the first half as we did in the second. That didn't happen with Peterson and it isn't going to happen with Perine.