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OU Notebook: Eldridge sorely missed

Brody Eldridge
 
By GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer
Published: 11/9/2009  2:21 AM
Last Modified: 11/10/2009  2:18 PM

The first of Landry Jones' five interceptions at Nebraska Saturday night was already costly for Oklahoma in the sense that it set up the game's only touchdown. The question remains whether it will impact the Sooners down the road.

OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson revealed Sunday that left guard Brody Eldridge injured his shoulder while trying to tackle interceptor Prince Amukamara. It is not known how long Eldridge will be sidelined; he actually tried to play the first series of the third quarter at Nebraska before leaving the game for good.

Any absence will be a problem, given both the inconsistency of the Sooners' offensive line, and the fact that Eldridge has been one of the line's few stabilizers in the three weeks he has played guard.

"Every week he's had the highest grade of all the guys," Wilson informed last week.

In the meantime: When Eldridge departed early in the second quarter, he was replaced by walk-on Brian Lepak for one series. Then the Sooners moved right guard Stephen Good to Eldridge's spot on the left and slid right tackle Jarvis Jones inside to right guard.

Freshman Tyler Evans, a two-game starter at guard earlier this season, is battling an ankle injury, Wilson said.

Tavaris Jeffries, OU's starting right guard against Miami, Baylor and Texas, was tending to what Wilson called a "major family issue" and, therefore, not in Lincoln.

Personal insult: OU is one of three teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision with over 700 yards in penalties, joining Texas Tech and Arizona State. Three personal fouls made up the bulk of the Sooners' 64 yards in infractions Saturday night. One was whistled against defensive end Frank Alexander, and it helped Nebraska in its third-quarter drive to a field goal.

Sunday, however, defensive coordinator Brent Venables took issue with the call.

"He was protecting himself," Venables said. "The guy (who Alexander hit to get the penalty) was coming to block him after the ball was out of bounds. He actually was looking at the ball and felt the guy coming from his blind side and actually just pushed off to protect himself. It happens."

The last word: Phillip Dillard, the former Jenks linebacker playing his final game against OU, played like a man possessed Saturday night. He had eight tackles, a third-down sack of Landry Jones and a fourth-down interception that stopped a late drive at the Nebraska 32.

"I didn't get to play last year (he missed the Huskers' 62-28 loss at OU due to injury), so I had a lot of anger built up," Dillard said.
By GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

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soonerman37, Broken Arrow (11/9/2009 6:00:48 AM)
Where to start? Let's see...

1. Bob Stoops is still a good coach. Before the OSU fans and OU haters get on here (becuase they don't go to their team homepage and comment) he is doing the best he can with what he has been dealt this year.

2. It is time to get some new asst. coaches. The team needs some new blood in the coaching area. I don't think he needs to clean house, but I think it is time to do things differently.

3. Can somebody please tell me where Florida, Alabama, or Texas would be ranked right now without their starting QB's, TE's, or WR's. Where would they be ranked with a young Offensive line? No excuses, but OU has been hit hard with injuries this year. They have a frshman QB, no TE, and a banged up, inexperienced, and young offensive line.

4. To all of the OSU fans on here, let me say this. On paper, you should win in Noman this year. According to records, you should win this year. From your comments, you should win this year. If you don't win, you never will. If you can't beat us this year with everything that has happened to us...
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5055567475852000, Euless (11/9/2009 6:06:08 AM)
Bullet items 2,3 completely disagree. After a record-setting year breaking all kinds of NCAA records, i'm not ready to chuck the O coaches. Stupid $hit statement. As for the other, hypotheticals are warm and fuzzies; don't need em here, bra.
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jasheldon, (11/9/2009 8:32:46 AM)
Bullet item 4, is completely true.
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lovethemsooners, Fayetteville (11/9/2009 8:33:02 AM)
I sort of agree. I don't see as much of a problem with Wilson as I do Norvell and Patton. Norvell has been here for few years now, and this is as bad a the receiving corps we've had since we started throwing the ball, and he hasn't done much on the recruiting trail either.

As far as OSU winning in Norman. I don't know, I mean, history isn't on their side. They've beaten us only 17 times, which means we've only had 17 down years in our programs history. They won't be snapping the nation's longest active home win streak.
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shaw411, Scottsdale, AZ (11/9/2009 9:10:00 AM)
50556747.....is that your DOC number bra?
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Arbythree, Tulsa (11/9/2009 9:11:31 AM)
Good one shaw411!!

LOL!!!!!
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Cool Tool, roswell (11/9/2009 9:25:48 AM)
"Eldridge sorely missed"

At first glance I thought that this was going to be a story about how crappy a QB Laundry Jones has turned out to be. At least we know who to turn to when we need an errant Zepplin or Blimp brought down by a thrown football.

NO WAIT!!! He'd more than likely overthrow the Zepplins and hit a news chopper covering the story.
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BOBO1, (11/9/2009 9:33:09 AM)
OSU's main obstacle will be the Sooner defense. OSU's defense is so much better than in the past and OU's offense is sucking so these both will cancel each others advantage out. OSU offense is pretty good after a slow start and with Hunter back and the receivers gaining confidence will tilt the scale. Never though forget the bedlam series though where emotions run high and players rise to the occasion. Should be a great game. Advantage OSU.
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shaw411, Scottsdale, AZ (11/9/2009 9:42:15 AM)
Yes, Bedlam should be very interesting this year.....

Boomer!
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UptheMiddle, Playa del Rey (11/9/2009 1:41:08 PM)
OU seems to have more than its share of injuries each year. Does it have anything to do with its conditioning program?
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AZOkie, (11/9/2009 4:14:22 PM)
I don't think that we need to start considering dumping any members of the OU coaching staff, but one thing that I have noticed since we started crapping our pants in important games is the fact that OU coaches never make any significant adjustments at halftime. What you see in the first half is what you'll see in the second half, whether it's working or not. It has gotten to the point that experienced OU fans can predict a win or a loss based upon the way the team plays in the first quarter, because we all realize that there will be no adjustments by the coaching staff. Either we'll come out on fire (like the K-State game) or we'll just piss down our leg and embarrass ourselves. You'll know the outcome early in OU games these days.
 

 
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