A Lie Agreed Upon: Tulsa vs Arkansas (game thread)

[PorkyPig]

If we could accidentally find a running game, we could be...mediocre.

[DrMongoose]

Bring on Vandy!

[Zoso]

Fuck Gameday. Fuck Kirk Herbstreet. Fuck Stanford Steve. Fuck Desmond Howard. And fuck the fucking Diaz brothers!

[BleedinRed]

We are sooo back!

[vegashog]

If we could accidentally find a running game, we could be...mediocre.

who knew putting a lead blocker in would actually open a hole or two.

[BleedinRed]

who knew putting a lead blocker in would actually open a hole or two.

Who knew playing Tulsa would open a hole or two. 

[Barton Fink]

just wondering why this seems to have mattered to some.

looking at the prediction thread a bunch of folks has us losing. instead got a lot of nitpicking a win.

I could honestly care less. The statement was more so that it was pointless.

[Show-Me Hog]

I could honestly care less. The statement was more so that it was pointless.

"Because we want to give the team some mojo."
"Because we want to practice a conversion in an end of game situation."
"Because we want to take our one and only chance to run it up this season."

All those are fine.

Running the play wasn't a problem. But, "the analytics say you need to be 28 up against Tulsa with 6 minutes left, not 27 up" is beyond idiotic.

[vegashog]

Running the play wasn't a problem. But, "the analytics say you need to be 28 up against Tulsa with 6 minutes left, not 27 up" is beyond idiotic.

ok coach.

[jdcatty]

"Because we want to give the team some mojo."
"Because we want to practice a conversion in an end of game situation."
"Because we want to take our one and only chance to run it up this season."

All those are fine.

Running the play wasn't a problem. But, "the analytics say you need to be 28 up against Tulsa with 6 minutes left, not 27 up" is beyond idiotic.

That call wasn't for this game.  It was for a future game when it will matter.

[Thin Red Swine]

"Because we want to give the team some mojo."
"Because we want to practice a conversion in an end of game situation."
"Because we want to take our one and only chance to run it up this season."

All those are fine.

Running the play wasn't a problem. But, "the analytics say you need to be 28 up against Tulsa with 6 minutes left, not 27 up" is beyond idiotic.

I bet Bert has a card with that on it.

[Show-Me Hog]

That call wasn't for this game.  It was for a future game when it will matter.

Right. One of my alternative ok reasons to do it.

I just really, really hope we don't have a coach stupid enough to do it because "the card says so."

[wmr]

I turned it off when the defense all ran to the end zone to celebrate their participation trophies

Such a dumb, bush-league move.  Bobby would have strangled motherfuckers for doing that.  Or at least look like he wanted to. They would never, because they would fear him.

[animal]

We are sooo back!

I'm adjusting my prediction from 2 wins to 4!!!

[animal]

Such a dumb, bush-league move.  Bobby would have strangled motherfuckers for doing that.  Or at least look like he wanted to. They would never, because they would fear him.

I mean at least they weren't simulating their gardening skills

[Barton Fink]

I'm adjusting my prediction from 2 wins to 4!!!

I'm staying at 2. I have a feeling Tulsa's starting QB is much better than the guy that played last night.

[The Whyte Boar]

Watching the rest of the SEC, I just don't see any wins on the schedule.

[animal]

I'm staying at 2. I have a feeling Tulsa's starting QB is much better than the guy that played last night.

I mean we did avoid the dreaded mobile backup QB that comes in and torches our defense thing. 

One thing is for sure...whatever Bobby was doing with the QBs last couple years is not being driven into these guys heads now. KJ was lightning quick getting the ball out last season in limited action...no hint of indecision. This season he's holding the ball and looking at the rush and one-hopping balls on short throws...throwing lasers down the field when he needs air under it...and then floating others when he needs a laser beam. The guy is completely fucked up and it only took a scheme and QB coach change to do it. He's making every poor decision that Bobby would have put a foot in his ass over and we don't have anyone over there in these kids faces. 

[Barton Fink]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of Cramsey. Still can't run the ball. No jet sweeps or at least decoys to get the defense moving. Too many dunk passes. Still rolling KJ out right too much.

[Feral]

Watching the rest of the SEC, I just don't see any wins on the schedule.

Same.

Nothing I've seen from this team leads me to believe we'll beat any SEC team on our schedule.

South Carolina is bad and even they look light years better and more physical than us (not to mention Sellers is worlds better).

I said 4-8 before the season. I just don't see 2 more wins at all. We can't move the ball consistently on offense, OL is ass, KJ takes too many sacks and can't find open receivers and just locks onto Marshall, and we sputter in the red zone too much. 4 field goals against Tulsa is not what you want.