By ERIC BAILEY Sports Writer on Sep 5, 2011, at 6:40 PM Updated on 9/05 at 6:40 PM
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Number of plays Oklahoma ran off against the Tulsa defense on Saturday night.
I’ve had the opportunity to witness the scene many times during the past few seasons covering Tulsa football.
The offense simply wears down a defense and takes advantage of its fast-paced attack.
Typically, it’s been Tulsa dictating the pace. On Saturday night, in a 47-14 loss at Oklahoma, the Sooners controlled things.
OU ran off 59 first-half plays to nab a 30-7 lead at intermission. Last year, five Tulsa opponents snapped the ball 65 times or less in an entire game.
The Sooners ended up rolling up 100 plays against Tulsa. It was the most since Houston had 100 snaps in a 46-45 victory over the Golden Hurricane in 2009.
The defensive line — thin already, especially in the interior — was pressured from OU’s opening possession. The Sooners ended up with 663 yards of offense (A sidenote: Oklahoma State, Tulsa’s week 3 opponent, had 666 yards of offense in a win over Louisiana-Lafayette.)
Tulane may not have as potent an attack as Oklahoma, but it does have a senior quarterback and third-year starter in Ryan Griffin.
One position to watch on Saturday: Cornerback. By the second quarter of the Oklahoma game, the season’s two starters were missing at this position — John Flanders (academics) and Lowell Rose (concussion).
Players like Milton Howell, Justin Skillens and J.D. Ratliff received a lot of on-the-job training and will need to use that experience in week two.
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