Thursday, October 04, 2018

The Rivalry: Addendum A

It’s that time of year.  When The Majestic looms in front of us.

What time specifically, you ask?  Let me check my clock.... 


Coming into the game, Texas is coming off four consecutive wins – this hasn’t happened since 2013…Mack Brown’s last season (who’s laughing now, firemackbrown.com?).  


Saturday will mark the first time since 2012 that both teams are coming in ranked – but that’s a statistic we all know hardly matters in a rivalry game like this. Texas has won two of the last five meetings and lost by five points in each of the other three.  In both of those games, the unranked Texas team beat a top ten Oklahoma.  Needless to say, games are close in a rivalry like this. 

Some more statistics that don’t really matter: 


Ranked 30th, Texas will be the best defense OU has faced this season. So far Oklahoma’s opponents have defensively ranked 31st (Iowa State), 46th (Army), 88th (Baylor), 99th (UCLA) & 110th (Florida Atlantic).  Oklahoma is listed 90th in overall defense. 


As for total offense…Texas doesn’t even crack the top half of teams, ranked 77th to OU’s 12th.   But again, Texas has played teams ranked defensively at 15th (TCU), 20th (Maryland), 51st (Tulsa), 69th (USC) & 84th (KSU), meaning the average defensive ranking of Texas opponents is 48th to OU’s 75th.


Penalties: OMG Texas is ranked 103rd in penalties.  They’ve had 39 Penalties for 342 yards in FIVE GAMES.  That’s a 7.8/68.4 average.  Holy hell we need to get that under control.  Oklahoma sits at 66th, 28/270 (5.6/54 Average). 


Oklahoma hasn’t faced a ranked opponent yet this season.  Texas has played and defeated two.  


Texas has had five turnovers this season, Oklahoma has had three.  Both teams have thrown two interceptions this season.  Texas hasn’t thrown an interception since the opener to Maryland, while
OU’s most recent came at the hands of Army two games back. 


Texas has intercepted the ball six times to Oklahoma’s four. 


Points Per Game Oklahoma sits at #8 with an average of 48.6.  Texas is 72nd (eek) with a 28.8 average.  Compare those as you will to the average defensive rankings of their opponents and it’s like this statistic evens out. 


Things I’m Curious About: 

1. I’m curious to see how explosive “the great” Kyler Murray looks when stack up against Todd Orlando’s defense.
2. Hurry Up Offense.  Can we please use it pretty please?
3. Weather:  For the 3rd game now, there’s a 60+ % chance of rain at game time.  We’ve yet to see that rain.  Yet I bring the poncho week after week. 

Somethings I’m Worried About:
1. Defending the long pass
2. Nervous mistakes
3. The cost of state fair beer having gone up
4. Punting.  Which Bujcevski will show up this week?  The good Bujcevski, or the bad Bujcevski?

I’m looking forward to a close game.  Most experts are predicting Oklahoma by a touchdown.  I think Texas will win by 10.  Because I’m an optimist, despite what years of reading this blog may indicate. 

Also, this made me laugh.






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