View from the Balcony, (10/3/2009 3:36:09 AM)

Nope - OU will get beat by 10 - Bob Stoops does not practice his team hard enough during breaks to keep their edge.. this is not conjecture but the truth from Bob Stoops side line.... OU will be lucky if they only get beat by 10...

kansassooner1, lawrence (10/3/2009 8:01:14 AM)

The way I see it, Miami will be lucky to score 10 points. No way can they win by 10 without scoring. 35-3 sooners!

SUEA, MESQUITE (10/3/2009 9:04:23 AM)

Hey View - don't bet on the Canes by 10.......you'll be jumping off the balcony.......

scarab, (10/3/2009 9:57:00 AM)

View is correct though in hist statement "Bob Stoops does not practice his team hard enough during breaks to keep their edge.. " It is evident by every game Stoops has coached where the team has had 2 week breaks or more. It drives me crazy, why doesn't it drive Bob crazy? If we can see it why doesn't he.?

LuckySooner, (10/3/2009 10:35:18 AM)

Yeah, we are only 12-1 after bye weeks with Stoops! LOL. Keep looking canes!

OU@BVAR, Bella Vista (10/3/2009 1:57:46 PM)

I am amazed by all you football coaching wizards. Maybe Bob has the wrong coaching staff.
Go Sooners
I am anticipating your answers.

Sooner transplant, Marion (10/3/2009 4:54:24 PM)

I, to, am amazed and you coaching wizards. Why aren't you coaching Div. 1 football? Or any football for that matter? Oh, because you can't? Not one of you have any "knowledge" of how Stoops conducts practices. I dare say not one of you have any knowledge....period.

CrippledShark, San Antonio (10/3/2009 5:19:19 PM)

Just for a moment let's try to imagine what it's like to be a football player at OU. You are a young man (still a kid in my book) between 17 and 23 and your very first game is at Jerry World before 100,000+ fans and a national TV audience.

You are playing against a very good team that has many seniors at the ripe ol age of 24-26 due to their missions work. You have a rebuilt offensive line with only one player that has started. Your stud TE is out for the season and your other stud TE has been moved to center due to an injury to what was projected as your starting center; albeit he is also unproven beyond HS level.

You lose your Heisman winning QB during the game and a redshirt freshman is forced in to a leadership position. You wind up losing (15-14) the game due to a missed field goal and improper clock management (coaching).

Over the next few weeks your redshirt freshman begins to show why he was such a prized recruit out of New Mexico and this very same defense shuts out a meager level 2 college team and a decent but not great TU squad. You've gained some confidence and you are still learning........

Now you are traveling 1500 miles to the muggy environment, land of decadence called Miami. You are playing a team that is also young and learning how to pull everything together. Even though the Hurricanes lost on the road to a decent, semi great Virginia Tech team - they are similar in story line.

The weather was horrible and the turf was in lousy shape. The hurricane lost their defensive coordinator to OSU (Bill Young) and are being coached by a former linebacker who was/is a great leader. The Hurricane head coach is in the early stages of turning around a program that was nearly devoid of talent.

So as this young OU player (and team) you have the swagger of the "Big Red" tradition but you also know that your team has some weaknesses that only time can fix. You fully understand that one more loss this season will cost you a chance to play for the BCS championship.

Of course there is always the Big 12 championship still yet to come and another BCS bowl game (possibly if you beat Texas and the rest of the Big 12 teams).

You are nervous and make mistakes early in the game but eventually you settle down and play up to or possibly exceed your abilities.

Everyone fully understands this including the coaches. Ah, the last piece of the puzzle - the coaching......

Will Bobby and his staff try to coach the players or will they try to mold the players to their system because they (the coaches) have big egos and they make big bucks.

Plus, almost every coach at OU (and Miami) views this as an audition for future openings at other schools or to the pros.

So it really boils down to the coaches doesn't it. If they can be real and not try to coach these young men (kids) too far beyond their capabilities - we have a real shot at flying home with a victory.

I'm going out on a limb and saying that the OU coaches are finally getting it. If for no other reason than the fact that they have dealt with much adversity and key player losses the past 6 weeks.

That reason and that reason alone is why I say OU wins by 7+ and comes home with a victory. Simply because the coaches are forced to tone it down a bit and work with young, inexperienced players who have a lot of promise. This season more than ever the team wins or loses based upon the coaching as the deep, experienced and talented player cupboard is a bit thin.

We'll see what develops with Baylor and Texas later.......

Crippled Shark

"Boomer"

OU@BVAR, Bella Vista (10/3/2009 5:53:53 PM)

Great Analysis but it has nothing to do with the game tonight. The fact is that OU is in the process of training new/old quarterbacks as coaches and they do a good job. The key is not how hard or easy you train but how the new players respond to the hipe and noise on the road. The coach that failed to call time out was a former qback. S*** happens. Better luck next time.
I think OU will win because they will want it worse than Miami. OU plays best when their back is against the wall.
Another great analysis???
Go Sooners

View from the Balcony, (10/3/2009 10:47:58 PM)

It wasn't by 10, but the blown coverages that cost us a couple of TDs and lack of offensive execution highlight what I have been saying all along - everytime OU has some time off, they lose their edge because Bob Stoops doesn't practice the Sooners enough to keep their edge. What usually happens is OU will take the lead in the 1st or 2nd quarter, and then go into a funk where OU can't execute in the Third quarter or will score in the late third and then when our opponent scores and takes the lead in the late third/early forth, OU cannot execute a drive for the win, just like tonight - Thank You Scarab - at least one other Sooner fan sees what I have been saying for the past few years - and by the way - I HAVE coached football at the college level so I DO have some insight into what I am stating - for all you Sooners who don't believe me - watch tape on Bradford - he telegraphs what he is going to do by watching his feet placement right before the snap.... He could also use a few lessons from Bret Farve on crucial plays to act like he is running for it or has fumbled the ball as even if it attracts the attention of the defense for just a moment, thats a step or two for the ball carrier that can be the difference between punting or a first down.
OU is very predictable, and this will continue as long as he keeps the same defensive coordinator and only practices in helment & shorts during time off....