might have something to do with no push at the end of the game. foster,sterup....seriously, not good enough to play 1 or 2 series?
We played only 5 OL in 100plus heat index? .......discuss
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Was this really true? I wasn't watching that closely but this cannot be true. There had to be some kind of rotation even if it was from series to series.
I recall a statement from the staff that the "best 5" will play. Sometimes the best 5 changes as the game progresses, especially in the heat.
There was one play where a certain player was pushed straight back and fell on his behind...I couldn't believe it when it happened but after that, I had a feeling we may lose. I can't believe how their pass rush dominated our offensive line at least until their star defensive tackle got hurt.
Foster was on punt team, never saw Knevel on the field, maybe I missed him. After 20 spring ball practices and 4 weeks of fall camp we only have 5 OL capable of playing, especially when the first unit was getting boned most of the game. Plus the fact that we ran maybe a package of 6-8 different rushing plays. The second unit doesn't know how to block those plays? That's hard to accept. How do expect to recruit top notch talent if they never see the field.
Did the OL seem like they were getting pusehd around OR just that they were more stuck in a stalemate? Getting pushed around would worry me about the SC program for the last 8 months. I guess I did not notice them getting pushed around that much.
I will say that our longest drive was less than five minutes...most were 2-3 minutes.We need better ball control but it wasn't like they were out there for 8 minute drives.
Still...come on...that may work at OSU because of talent differential and lack of heat. But not in Lincoln when it is 100 + on the field.
Still...come on...that may work at OSU because of talent differential and lack of heat. But not in Lincoln when it is 100 + on the field.
There was info in an a press release a couple weeks(?) back that the OLine would "not be rotating much". Now we know what "not be rotating much" actually means. Quote from article here on rivals:
"***Guard Dylan Utter said it really helped the offensive line not rotating much at all against BYU. In fact, he said the starting five played every snap of the game."
"***Guard Dylan Utter said it really helped the offensive line not rotating much at all against BYU. In fact, he said the starting five played every snap of the game."
I always thought that you're always better off rotating players unless #1 there's a huge drop off to the backups or #2 the system is too complicated to teach more than one group. If a player is barely better than a backup, the starter should not be playing 100% of the plays.
Utter knows that this will ultimately make them a more cohesive unit. Its a long season.
Sure it is with the youth we have. These guys need to gel together more than anything. I'll go with Cavanagh here.
So Utter is under the impression that playing five was helpful? Does he seriously think that the online performance was good? How bad does he think it would have been if we rotated? Good golly...he makes no sense.
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On a day like Saturday you have to have a little confidence in 2 or 3 linemen besides the starters is all's I'm saying even uncle Milty substituted more than that.
Sure he does. He knows there will be growing pains as the unit gels. I'm sure he and Cavanaugh get it more than an Oklahoma preacher does.
Uncle Milty never had play so much inexperience either. Cav is basically having to start from scratch.
Crazy, at the O-Line position you're bound to have guys get rolled up on throughout the year and go out injured. The chances of these 5 all being healthy at the end of the season are slim.
Utter was bad. Maybe, the one play where he got knocked completely on his ass in the backfield is clouding my view, but it's bad when your not big or athletic. Bleh
Was he the #80 I saw then?
I noticed 80, had no clue who it was, and spaced off looking it up until now. Went to the roster and see that we don't have an 80 listed.
yes that was knevel he was on the field goal team and extra end on a third on one,if lewis was injured he would have put 77 on and gone in
I was sitting behind the bench. Farmer is one large guy. His arms are like tree trunks. What's the story on this guy??
My story would be, he's moved to DT midway through 2016 spring ball if he's not on the OL 2-deep.
Hilarious! Utter wasn't talking about the rest of the season. He said it helped them on Saturday. "Utter said it really helped the offensive line not rotating much at all against BYU." If Utter and Cav think something...anything...really helped them on Saturday then they have low expectations...because the oline stunk. The only thing that may have helped them marginally was that BYU's best defensive player went out.
You guys who are trying to defend how much better our oline played on Saturday because they played five guys are stinking hilarious.
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Agreed. Pretty sure the game film verifies this. I guess an optimist credits BYU's DLine b/c they made our OLine look awful...
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This. Plus people eventually graduate, so unless you always want to be starting over, you get the other guys some snaps. I can see focusing on a certain line-up if you are in catch-up mode and trying to get them up to speed as fast as possible, but I do not believe that sets you up well for late in the season or for future seasons.
