Kansas, Tulsa, Tulane. If you choose a 4th, I'd go with Memphis.
Kansas had a statistically **** defense, yet held Houston to one of its lowest scoring totals of the season. I'd like to see why.
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@LuCane - I just finished watching the first half (not all-22 admittedly) and these are the notes I took:
1st drive- 8 yard slant, starts with tempo, 4 wr wide splits
Lashlee inside zone for little gain
Huddle on 3rd and 1
QB sneak for 1st
Dawson's offense leaves gaping holes in the middle for the QB to run when the play breaks down
Tempo after 7-8 yard gains, mixed results. Usually huddle after.
RB screen for TD. Marched down the field on their first drive no problem.
2nd drive starts in Kansas territory
Tempo again, Lashlee run to make it 3rd and short.
RB busts one on 3rd and 2 for TD.
1st 2 drives were easy money
Kansas answers with a clock eating TD drive
3rd drive UH
WR screen goes nowhere
QB scramble for 1
Int on 3rd and 9 taken back inside the red zone. Late throw over the middle.
Some really nice variation in the run game. Cheeks OL and average at best RB doesn't help.
Also lots of variation in the screen game. 2 true RB screens, a WR screen and a bubble so far
Tune looks off-rhythm. Scrambles short of 1st down
Kansas with another TD. Went from down 14 to up 7.
Weather delay in the 2nd.
Kansas either taking away the deep middle or Tune just not seeing open guys. Holding the ball forever. Takes off a lot this game.
So far if it's not a screen or 1 read throw Tune has struggled.
And just like that he throws a Dart over the middle for a good gain, followed immediately by a sack. (another wasted up-tempo play)
That's 4 different screens midway through the 2nd, would have picked up 2nd and 18 after the sack but called back for holding
Another RB screen on 3rd and forever gets some yardage back but not enough.
Kansas goes deep and just like that it's 28-14 at halftime.
So after going up 14-0, just a lot of the things that plague average teams mentally. Untimely penalties, turnover leading to a TD, and Tune just not being on it, plus a weird lightning delay. I do think Dawson might have played it a little cute with the screens, but you could tell Kansas was basically selling out on rattling Tune. Momentum totally shifted from midway through the first to halftime. I'll check the 2nd half in a bit.