You go one way with the Qs for Lebby, the other for Roof. Here's how I framed 'em.
Jeff, because of the time of possession and number of plays, were you able to get as many guys in, rotations at receiver? Or is that just something you have to deal with how the game went down?
"No, we didn’t play as many guys as maybe we hoped or wanted to. Just the way the game worked out. You look at it and up 21-0 after 15 plays of offense. Then as it moves forward, you have 10 series. Then in the second half, you only have four. Sitting there with four series, I would have loved to have played guys a little earlier and get them in for a couple of series. It didn’t present itself that way. I have to be a little more mindful on making sure some of these guys are getting in a little bit earlier. That’s how it unfolded. That was a regret. I wanted to play, we wanted to play more guys and give them more access."
Ted, because of the heat 'n all that, what did you learn about your depth? Or maybe guys you know you can trust even more than what you first thought?
"I’ll tell you what I learned too is that we had some competitive stamina. High 40’s to mid 40’s in snaps I think in the first half, so there was some competitive stamina that was developed. You train and those guys work extremely hard to get in shape to play football, but you really play by playing, because leaning on one another, striking one another, getting off the ball — all the things that go into it. I saw some competitive stamina and that’s a good thing, because that’s what it’s gonna take. But also our depth, we played in the low 30’s on defense with players, so that was good to play a lot of players. We almost went three-deep. It was good for everybody to get a little taste of it and understand that if you work hard in practice you’re gonna get rewarded if the situation dictates that."
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Jeff, because of the time of possession and number of plays, were you able to get as many guys in, rotations at receiver? Or is that just something you have to deal with how the game went down?
"No, we didn’t play as many guys as maybe we hoped or wanted to. Just the way the game worked out. You look at it and up 21-0 after 15 plays of offense. Then as it moves forward, you have 10 series. Then in the second half, you only have four. Sitting there with four series, I would have loved to have played guys a little earlier and get them in for a couple of series. It didn’t present itself that way. I have to be a little more mindful on making sure some of these guys are getting in a little bit earlier. That’s how it unfolded. That was a regret. I wanted to play, we wanted to play more guys and give them more access."
Ted, because of the heat 'n all that, what did you learn about your depth? Or maybe guys you know you can trust even more than what you first thought?
"I’ll tell you what I learned too is that we had some competitive stamina. High 40’s to mid 40’s in snaps I think in the first half, so there was some competitive stamina that was developed. You train and those guys work extremely hard to get in shape to play football, but you really play by playing, because leaning on one another, striking one another, getting off the ball — all the things that go into it. I saw some competitive stamina and that’s a good thing, because that’s what it’s gonna take. But also our depth, we played in the low 30’s on defense with players, so that was good to play a lot of players. We almost went three-deep. It was good for everybody to get a little taste of it and understand that if you work hard in practice you’re gonna get rewarded if the situation dictates that."
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OUInsider - Depth, tempo a work in progress
It was a relatively clean opening game for Oklahoma in its 45-13 win against UTEP, so in talking to offensive
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