[Husker] There's a game tomorrow

Andrew Smith arossman at earthlink.net
Fri Dec 3 21:12:24 CST 2010


I'm a little puzzled (and tired) of all that talk about Martinez' cell 
phone use, and other past issues considering the BIG game tomorrow.

Regarding the game, I've grown more concerned about OU's rush defense.  
While they are ranked #63 in rush defense, that appears to be due to an 
aggressive style of play which, while it can give up few big plays, 
makes it hard to mount a long drive.  I base this from looking at the 
play-by-play of OU's games against their better rushing opponents (FSU, 
Air Force, Baylor, and OSU).  There are also two OU stats which support 
this - while OU is #40 in sacks, they are #18 in tackles-for-loss.  It 
would be nice if Martinez was healthy enough to take care of OU's 
aggressive defense, but he isn't and while I think people underestimate 
Green and Lee, they aren't big play threats.

Go Big Red!
Andy



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