Sooner speed vs. Raider power
Published: 11/19/2008 6:47 AM
Last Modified: 11/19/2008 6:47 AM
If it's true that Saturday night's Oklahoma-Texas Tech epic is going to come down to which defense gets the first stop, then maybe it boils down to what's more important in football, speed or strength?
Here's the way Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis put it to USA Today this week:
"When you turn Oklahoma on you see speed, speed. When you turn Tech on you see physical, physical. You have to be careful. It doesn't mean Tech can't run and Oklahoma's not physical, that's just what jumps off at you right off the bat."
That seems a decent reason to pick the Sooners. You can't tackle players you can't catch, and OU is better equipped to run down Tech receivers than Tech is OU's.
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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