I've been very surprised at the number of negative plays allowed this year. I don't know if it's physical or or mental ( missed assignments ), but we've had a ton of negative offensive plays this year. Pass protection has been an issue in many games, particularly on the right, as Earle noted. I'm still scarred by the Sugar Bowl loss to the Sooners, with Stryker running wild against Cyrus. He undressed Big Cy that night, and I would not want to see him tee off on Jackson. Nuss failed us in that Sugar Bowl by moving away from the run game with Henry battering them for 10 yards a pop. There have been times when Kiff failed us in the same sort of way. OU's def line has looked really good to me this month. They are likely a matchup problem for us if we face them.