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Plenty of Offense, No Defense
Published: 10/1/2007 2:31 PM
Last Modified: 10/1/2007 2:31 PM

Just about everywhere you look in college football there are concerns about defense.
Certainly, in our state, the big worries seem to center on defense.
Oklahoma State and Tulsa have terrific offenses but haven't been able to slow down anybody.
Oklahoma had some success early in the year but has had trouble slowing down Tulsa and Colorado in its last two games.
But it isn't just here in our state.
In every corner of the country, more and more teams are having trouble stopping people.
Much of that may be the sophisticated nature of the modern-day college offense.
Offensive coordinators have done a good job of devising ways to get the ball in the hands of their best players in some space.
In other words, there are dangerous offensive players with the ball with some room to roam. It is difficult to tackle a great offensive player when he has some room to make some moves.
Plus, there seems to be more and more teams with home run ability at skill positions. It seems most teams have a good or better quarterback and several very talented receivers. Most teams have at least one good running back.
Whatever the reason, the trend toward more scoring and wide-open games that go down to the wire would appear likely to continue.
The number of upsets should continue.
That may not be great for everyone but it is certainly good for the overall health of college football.




Reader Comments 4 Total
Billy Sellers (5 years ago)
When Tulsa's offense is ranked 3rd nationally and their defense is ranked 110 out of 119 teams, I think this crazy imbalance obviously needs a change. a) have the defense start picking up their slack and b) give recognition to where credit is due: the leader of the offense, quarterback Paul Smith. He has scored both passing yards and the respect of many fans, and they should show their appreciation by voting for him for The O'Brien national QB award at The Davey Obrien Web site. He's currently #6 in the fan vote standings which is awesome, and he's beating out fellow Okie QBs like OU's Bradford (#18) and OSU's Reid (#35). Top three fan votes will automatically go to the semi-finals, i guess we'll see where the true loyaltly in Oklahoma resides.
Billy Sellers (5 years ago)
When Tulsa's offense is ranked 3rd nationally and their defense is ranked 110 out of 119 teams, I think this crazy imbalance obviously needs a change. a) have the defense start picking up their slack and b) give recognition to where credit is due: the leader of the offense, quarterback Paul Smith. He has scored both passing yards and the respect of many fans, and they should show their appreciation by voting for him for The O'Brien national QB award at The Davey Obrien Web site. He's currently #6 in the fan vote standings which is awesome, and he's beating out fellow Okie QBs like OU's Bradford (#18) and OSU's Reid (#35). Top three fan votes will automatically go to the semi-finals, i guess we'll see where the true loyaltly in Oklahoma resides.
John Lopez (5 years ago)
Hey, my man.
We'd love to have you on tomorrow for our college football preview of the Boomers.
Probably in the 11 a.m. hour and I'd really appreciate it. Hope you're well.
FpPtiNJvUOZgxDPqBmd (4 years ago)
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