[Husker] OSU - A View from the Stands

[David Strong]

Another terrific note to go with the one from Steve.  Lots of facts and stats plus an OSU insiders take.  Great!

Dave

> Subject: [Husker] OSU - A View from the Stands
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:08:34 -0500
> From: rick.wilson at okstate.edu
> To: husker at tssi.com
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> Hi Husker friends-
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> No cool cooking analogies and I coach USSSA baseball, not football, but if you allow me, I will give a spectator's view of OSU. 
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> OSU has become a better offensive team since Zack Robinson replaced Bobby Reid as QB. All of you no doubt have watched the infamous Gundy video after the Texas Tech game regarding the QB controversy. I didn't see that game as I was actually in Nebraska playing in a golf tournament at Ashland Country Club with my 2 buddies from Omaha.  But anyway,  Robinson is a better decision maker than Reid if not an equal athletic specimen. Robinson suffered a concussion this past weekend, but I believe is expected to play. 
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> OSU will score considerable points IF they don't self-destruct. With NU's porous defense, I'm afraid there is an increased likelihood that OSU won't be their own worst enemy like they've been all year. Even the A&M game that they just lost by 1 point in College Station, had the offense not screwed up a few times (and that stupid roughing the punter penalty), they would be 4-2 and leading the Big 12 South. 
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> OSU does play much poorer away from home (who doesn't?) but they looked improved this past weekend against aTm. If the fans are not enthused about the game in Lincoln and don't get loud, OSU's performance may be affected very little. 
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> Defensively, they have improved as the year has gone along, but as a more avid Nebraska fan just using OSU season tickets as a way of keeping my teenagers off the streets,  I swear sometimes I have déjà vu and wake up out of a stupor and feel like  I'm watching a Cosgrove coached defense at Boone Pickens Stadium.  They are vulnerable and give up chunks of yards. Texas Tech got them for more than 700 yards. 
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> OSU has a better return game than Nebraska. Parrish Cox is a threat whenever he catches the ball.  He could be a difference maker in this game.  OSU's FG kicker (and punter) is good, not great. 
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> My boys and I will be wearing RED in the visitor's section this weekend. We wore RED each of the last two debacles in Stillwater, and I will always wear RED even if  we end up 4-8 and are coached by Mr. Buttermaker next year.  Oops, wrong sport. 
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> The data all point to a high scoring game.  I'm guessing it will be an entertaining affair. OSU hasn't won in Lincoln since 1960? Will another streak bite the dust?
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> Wouldn't an Overtime game be fun?
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> OK, that's it from the cheap seats at Boone Pickens Stadium. (There still are cheap seats here, though we're adding about 15,000 more in the West end zone). 
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> GBR
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> Rick L. Wilson, Ph.D.
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> W. Paul Miller Professor of Business Administration
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> NOTE E-MAIL CHANGE:  rick.wilson at okstate.edu <mailto:rick.wilson at okstate.edu> 
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