Open Thread - Cincinnati Bearcats @ Oklahoma Sooners
I decided to let the "Saturday College" open thread dissolve to specifically talk about this game. Crimson and Cream Machine is the SB Nation Sooners blog and here's their open thread.
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Sooners have the ball first
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Sep 6, 2008 3:35 PM EDT
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Sooners open their first possession with five-wide, empty backfield and swing a pass to WR
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Sep 6, 2008 3:35 PM EDT
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Sooners have fast paced offense
And the Bearcats defense is low to set.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:36 PM EDT
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Big play and TD by Oklahoma
Completed a pass underneath, in the flats, and he breaks out with a bad angle of pursuit by the safety for a big gain. On the next play, Oklahoma completed a 27-yard pass for a touchdown. Shit.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:39 PM EDT
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TD drive by Oklahoma
Ran seven plays, 88 yards in 1:42.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:41 PM EDT
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Two rushes, and a first down
Jacob Ramsey rushes twice for over 10 yards and the first down. Both times, UC in shotgun.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:42 PM EDT
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Bearcats punt
After an incomplete, and a one-yard loss by John Goebel, Grutza is sacked after a bad job picking up the blitz.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:45 PM EDT
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First play of the Sooners second possession...
15-yard run by Brown.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:48 PM EDT
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Bearcats defense are just overwhelmed early
Protection by the Sooners offense is flawless, and the Bearcats aren’t defending the underneath passes. With no one close, the Sooners receivers have wide open space for big yards.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:49 PM EDT
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Third and seven, Oklahoma scores a TD.
On third down, Oklahoma easily scores another touchdown on a simple out route by the in-most slot receiver.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:52 PM EDT
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Bearcats getting smoked
After three possession in the game (2 by Oklahoma, 1 by UC):
Total yards: Oklahoma 150 yards, UC 1 yard.
Oklahoma, seven first downs. UC, 1 first down.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:53 PM EDT
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Sam Bradford
7/9, 103 yards and two touchdowns.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:54 PM EDT
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UC picked up a first down, then turns the ball over on downs
After that, it was a no-gain rush, an incomplete, and then a blown up running play forcing Grutza to rush up the middle for five yards.
Bearcats go for it on fourth down. Grutza was forced out of the pocket in shotgun, scrambled to the right and threw a missile to the WR on the right sidelines, about a yard short — it was a really bad spot, I thought.
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Sep 6, 2008 3:59 PM EDT
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Bearcats force Sooners to go three-and-out
In both passing plays (with a minimal gain rush), UC hit Bradford pretty good forcing two incomplete passes — the second hit jolted the pass.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:04 PM EDT
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Bearcats started strong on this drive
But a sack that lost good yardage, forced the Bearcats on a long third down. Bearcats punt after returning to the line of scrimmage on the third down play.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:08 PM EDT
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Bearcats INTERCEPTION
Brandon Underwood intercepts Sam Bradford’s pass — overthrown and returns the pick over a mile. Problem is the Bearcats are called for illegal block and back to the 18-yard line.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:10 PM EDT
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BIG PLAY BEARCATS
Quick WR screen to the left, to Mardy Gilyard, picks up 57 yards,
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Sep 6, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
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Third and nine... eight yard gain on QB draw.
Bearcats in shotgun, no backs, looks to throw it and then takes off — designed QB draw — and goes for eight yards. One yard short of the first down.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
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End of the First Quarter
And UC is starting to rebound after a nearly disasterous start.
Total Yards: Oklahoma 152 yards, UC 97 yards
Grutza: 5/7, 88 yards
Bradford: 7/12, 105 yards, 2 TDs, INT
Bearcats have rushed 13 times for 17 yards — keep in mind, sacks are included in rushing yardage.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:16 PM EDT
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Bearcats, fourth and one
CONVERTED. Grutza, in shotgun, runs to the right and then throws back across the field and completes the pass to tight end Adrien Robinson.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:18 PM EDT
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Bearcats SCORE, still down 14-7... PAT converted by Mason's Brandon Yingling.
After a minimal run, the statue of liberty (one yard gain), setting up a third-and-goal around the five-yard line. Empty backfield, Grutza in shotgun, slightly rolls to the left and hits Ramsey (RB) and the Bearcats are stopped at the one-yard line.
The Bearcats line up, fourth-and-goal, and Grutza sneaks into the endzone.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:21 PM EDT
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Then the Sooners come back
Murray (Oklahoma RB), rushes for 10 yards, Bradford completes a 40-yard pass to Iglesias, Brown rushes for 11, Clapp takes a pass 11 yards and Brown runs, untouched, into the endzone from one-yard out.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:31 PM EDT
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Good kickoff return by Gilyard
Takes the ball 62 yards to the Oklahoma 33-yard line.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:35 PM EDT
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A holding kills a potential TD
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Sep 6, 2008 4:37 PM EDT
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Third and 19
Grutza completes a 22-yard pass to Gilyard. Great pass protection!
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Sep 6, 2008 4:40 PM EDT
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Oklahoma picks off the pass in the end zone
Grutza, forced to roll out to the left, forces a pass, across his body, into the end zone. Bad decision. Should have just thrown the ball away.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:43 PM EDT
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Brad Jones picks off pass
DeAngelo Smith hits the WR, forcing the deflected pass to Jones who intercepts the pass. WOOT.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:49 PM EDT
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Bearcats follow INT with a Touchdown, still down 21-13.
After a pass interference, the Bearcats go seven yards on a rush, and a short first-down reception by Gilyard.
Then they go shovel pass to Goebel (three yards), then fake handoff QB draw by Grutza to the 30 yard line — added a personal foul face mask.
On first down, at the 15-yard line, Grutza throws a nice pass to the back right pylon to Dominick Goodman for a TOUCHDOWN.
Then Yingling hits the upright and misses the PAT.
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Sep 6, 2008 4:57 PM EDT
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Sooners return the ball to the OU-45 -- forced to punt with over a minute left in the half
After a first down reception (11 yards or so), the Sooners pass for two yards, and then incomplete.
Third and eight. And then Oklahoma snaps the ball and hits Bradford in the left thigh. He jumps on the ball, setting up a fourth down.
UC calls a timeout with 1:14 left in the second.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:01 PM EDT
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Bearcats start two-minute drive
At the 20-yard line.
Grutza hits Goodman on a DEEP Pass. While he was running down the sidelines, the ball is punched out and Oklahoma recovers the fumble.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:04 PM EDT
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Since the ball was inbounds, but the player was out of bounds
Ball is dead. And UC keeps the ball, tack on the personal foul.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:06 PM EDT
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First and ten at the UC-48... Bearcats forced to punt.
- Quick WR screen picks up about seven yards by Gilyard.
- Grutza is nearly sacked, throws the ball out of bounds and they don’t call intentional ground.
- Third and three. Quick pass to the flats to Goodman, but surrounded by OU and the Bearcats are forced to punt.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:09 PM EDT
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I’m bouncing between ND, UC and yardwork. Every time i turn to UC, they are getting blown up and manhandled. I’m surprised the game is this close.
by mskiles314 on
Sep 6, 2008 5:12 PM EDT
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Then don't turn them on anymore. :-)
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by Kirkendall on
Sep 6, 2008 5:14 PM EDT
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If anything, it's a fun game.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:14 PM EDT
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We were luck that Sam Bradford started screwing up and slowing down after a blitzing start
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Sep 6, 2008 5:14 PM EDT
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Half time
Fun first half, OU started fast and good, but then UC came up with turnovers. A few plays going the other way (interception in the endzone, personal foul on the last drive, make the PAT), and the Bearcats could, at least, have this game tied.
Grutza: 16/21, 205 yards, TD, INT
Bradford: 13/20, 191 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs.
UC, as a team, have rushed 19 times for 39 yards — several sacks in cluded.
Chris Brown and DeMarco Murray (OU’s top RBs) have rushed 15 times for 84 yards and a Brown TD.
Marshwan Gilyard has seven receptions for 119 yards.
As a team:
Total yards: OU 275 yards, UC 245 yards.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:13 PM EDT
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Mardy Gilyard had 252 all-purpose yards in the first half
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Sep 6, 2008 5:32 PM EDT
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Game on
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Sep 6, 2008 5:32 PM EDT
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Jacob Ramsey runs on the first play for 14-15 yards.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:32 PM EDT
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UC punts.
After an incomplete, and a four-yard QB draw, Grutza (empty backfield, in shotgun), throws a bad pass to his left behind the line of scrimmage to Goodman, for a four-yard loss.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:34 PM EDT
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OU Scores TD, winning 28-13
A sloppy drive by Oklahoma, several penalties, a fumble that was recovered, ended with a Sam Bradford touchdown pass to Iglesias.
7 plays, 53 yards
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Sep 6, 2008 5:41 PM EDT
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97-yard TOUCHDOWN on Kickoff return by GILYARD!!!!!!!!!!
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Sep 6, 2008 5:45 PM EDT
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UC still down, 28-20
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Sep 6, 2008 5:47 PM EDT
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Gilyard has 347 all-purpose yards
With 119 yards receiving, Gilyard also 228 yards returning
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Sep 6, 2008 5:48 PM EDT
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Sooners converted fourth-and-inches
Bradford sneaks up the middle. They are sustaining on this drive.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:54 PM EDT
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Murray scores on an all-too-easy 11-yard run. Oklahoma up 35-20.
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Sep 6, 2008 5:56 PM EDT
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After two rushes by John Goebel for three yards. Bearcats three-and-out and punt
The Bearcats setup third-and-seven.
Grutza in shotgun, throws deep… a foot too deep… to Gilyard. Incomplete.
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Sep 6, 2008 6:02 PM EDT
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OH no.
Fake punt, tried to pass the ball and it’s tipped at the line of scrimmage. Turn over on downs.
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Sep 6, 2008 6:03 PM EDT
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On the first play, Bradford completes a 23-yard Touchdown pass to the tight end
OU up 42-20.
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Sep 6, 2008 6:05 PM EDT
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Bearcats go three and out... punt.
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Sep 6, 2008 6:13 PM EDT
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