In light of the Kansas game, I get to talk about one of my
favorite things: The Texas Defense.
Finally a shut-out!! I
mean, sure, a shut-out against Kansas is kind of like kissing your cousin, but
in all honesty, I think our defense needed to be able to look at a game and see
conclusive results of their hard work.
Not only did the defense shut out the Jayhawks, but:
They did it on the road
They turned the ball over four times
They turned the ball over four times
They didn't allow a rush longer than 20 yards
I can’t say I was super concentrating when I watched this game, so I don’t have a ton to say. I was at a sports bar and the game was being shown on a tiny TV in the corner…if it wasn’t hard enough to watch from that angle, the Texas A&M / Arkansas game was playing and I wanted very much for Arkansas to win. It didn’t help that Fox Sports changed the channel of the game at the last minute and this was just a little too much for the TV Wrangler at the bar to comprehend.
Prediction wise, I was totally on point:
I’m thrilled that three defenders had takeaways: Duke Thomas
(had 2), Jordan Hicks and Quandre Diggs, who is one of my favorite players, all
had interceptions.
I’m not exactly sold on our kicking game yet. Nick Rose missed an extra point (no excuse!)
and a 48 yard field goal. While Rose did
nail a 42 yard field goal, it was his career long and he is 3 for 6 this far in
the season. Maybe I’m spoiled after
years of AMAZING kickers like Kris Stockton, Dusty Mangum, Justin Tucker, Ryan
Bailey, and Hunter Lawrence. Even
Anthony Fera pulled it together for a great 2013.
Unfortunately, in this time of darkness when the offense can’t
necessarily score touchdowns, a kicker with a higher than 36.6 yard average is
valued and preferred.
Instead, we have the 162nd ranked kicker in
FBS. Out of 175. I’m just saying. That’s not going to get it done.
All that being said, I’m happy with our defense. Even though we weren’t playing the greatest
team, I hope the confidence has been boosted on all sides of the ball to give
us a little momentum in the weeks ahead.
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