Question: Why did Riley defer on kickoff?

Wakecrash · Dec 31, 2018

He was hoping for a track meet and a 14 point swing before/after half time to set the tempo and perhaps tire the bama D and give the OU D a longer blow for last half.

DzynKingRTR · Dec 31, 2018

I do not think it would have mattered. Our boys were dialed in from the start.

Tug Tide · Dec 31, 2018

Remember the Sooner trolls saying that LR would attack our strength. Well, as well as Bama has played on the opening possession offensively, I suppose they were right about something after all.

JustNeedMe81 · Dec 31, 2018

I think he was being cocky and thought he could get at least 1 stop from opening drive.

TitleWave · Dec 31, 2018

CajunCrimson said:
I think he wanted the ball to start the 3rd.....

OU is used to playing from behind.

Since when? They trailed twice at halftime this season, by three points to Texas Tech, and in their loss to Tejas.

Dumbest-*rse deferring since the dear departed Skunky Mike McCarthy of Green Bay deferred to Denver four years ago at the New Mile High because the Broncos were underdogs for the first time there, and Skunky had some false bravado that his onionskin defense might actually meet the challenge. Been downhill for Green Bay ever since - not that it would have mattered (much) for Okie Defensively Ultra Lite.

russtang · Dec 31, 2018

uafan4life said:
I honestly think he was drinking the Kool-Aid all the OU fans seemed to have been drinking with regard to how good their defense really was and banking on either us starting slow - as we had in a few games against top-shelf defenses - or them being able to get a stop.

He was in over his head in this game from the get-go and still doesn't seem to realize it because of the respectable score.

This was a respectable game but not a competitive one. A competitive game insinuates both teams having at least a moderate chance to win the game;Oklahoma never really had a chance to win this game.

They scored as many points as they scored because we let them - once the paradigm had shifted to where it was immaterial how many points they scored. We could have played six more quarters and if Oklahoma had scored 180 points, Bama would have had at least 190.

I think the bolded part says it best. He ONLY looks at the score. It's like he can't really understand defense, clock management, overall strategy, etc.
The fact that we "let off the gas", bled the clock on offense, made them eat clock when we were on defense eludes him.
His

quote after the game about "we outscored a great team 17-3 in the second half" or whatever it was, says it all.

TIDE-HSV · Dec 31, 2018

deliveryman35 said:
Their defensive captain, Curtis Bolton, said at their post game press conference that they thought we were going to come out and try to establish the run on our opening drive and that instead going immediately to the passing game caught them completely by surprise.

They were thoroughly back on their heels. I was clicking on a couple of OU boards from time to time and I remember one post in the second quarter "The Bama players actually look faster than our guys!" Well, as Gomer would say, "Sprise, sprise." I imagine Riley had a bit of a "Sprise" also. Brown wouldn't have necessarily been the fastest guy on the field, even with two legs. In fact, top to bottom, we did have more speed...

TIDE-HSV · Dec 31, 2018

russtang said:
I think the bolded part says it best. He ONLY looks at the score. It's like he can't really understand defense, clock management, overall strategy, etc.
The fact that we "let off the gas", bled the clock on offense, made them eat clock when we were on defense eludes him.
His
quote after the game about "we outscored a great team 17-3 in the second half" or whatever it was, says it all.

It says he was playing checkers while Nick was playing chess...

Relayer · Dec 31, 2018

It was a huge mistake by Riley. You have supposedly the best offense in the country, and definitely the worst defense in the country, so which unit do you put on the field first...?

The defense, of course! Let's start the game 7 points down, immediately, if not sooner (&#55357;&#56846

. What a maroon.

gman4tide · Dec 31, 2018

Wy did riley defer the kickoff? Prob same reason beamer was at the tunnel clapping at our players...stoopid is as stoopid does. :wink:

81usaf92 · Dec 31, 2018

I truly believe Riley is one of those overrated Chip Kelly type coaches that plays in a conference that won’t expose him. Play a good team and they lose.

FWIW OU will probably be back in the CFP next year if they can get past Texas and Okie Lite, but the result is most likely the same. It’s like I’ve said many times on here “ OU is the modern ND in terms of getting the benefit of the doubt and always craps the bed when it’s time to put up. “

bamaga · Dec 31, 2018

Leading up to the game, it was Big 12 defenses are not bad, big 12 offenses are just that good. After the game, all we hear from that part of the country is that everyone knew Oklahoma’s defense was terrible. I think Riley honestly thought his defense could get stops! After all, they dominated the last 3 quarters!

EnterBama · Dec 31, 2018

rgw said:
The only reason they ever ate into the 28 point lead as significantly as the final score indicates is due:

1) The awful series that started with Brian Robinson calling a fair catch for ??? when we ought to have been starting near midfield or better with what was obviously going to be a big return by Jacobs. Heck knowing how Jacobs is with a head of steam, he may have just ran the dang thing back.

2) 2 mental errors and refs falling for some OU sideline chirp to negate the Irv Smith touchdown near the end of the half.

3) A pedantic, marginal overturn of a catch called on the field on 3rd and 10 for our first drive.

4) The decision to kneel instead of piling on some sugar on the scoreboard.

You take those first two out by cleaning up preventable mental mistakes. You can take the middle two out if it wasn't for that Dang Activist Officiating. The last one was the classy and game control thing to do.

And if you include all that even with the mental errors we score anywhere from 59 to 63 points.

Elefantman · Dec 31, 2018

Coach, why don't we receive the ball?

BradtheImpaler · Dec 31, 2018

Ole Man Dan · Jan 1, 2019

VirginiaTide57 said:
Oklahoma wins the toss, and analysts are thinking Oklahoma will receive to put their strength on the field to open the game. Instead, they defer to second half, Bama grabs the momentum and before you know, it is 28-0. A strategic mistake by Riley? You assume this decision was made well before the game.

Riley believed his own press...

Ole Man Dan · Jan 1, 2019

81usaf92 said:
I truly believe Riley is one of those overrated Chip Kelly type coaches that plays in a conference that won’t expose him. Play a good team and they lose.

FWIW OU will probably be back in the CFP next year if they can get past Texas and Okie Lite, but the result is most likely the same. It’s like I’ve said many times on here “ OU is the modern ND in terms of getting the benefit of the doubt and always craps the bed when it’s time to put up. “

The phrase... 'All Show, No Go' comes to mind.

RT27 · Jan 1, 2019

he deferred cause he ain't to bright LOL. Never give Tu the ball first, this year we are almost perfect on first drives. Not that it would matter, we stuffed them th first few drives, only after th game was in hand did they get anything going, too little too late.

TIDE-HSV · Jan 1, 2019

There are some good HCs who come out of offensive backgrounds, SOS comes to mind. However, all in all, I prefer one from a defensive background...

BamaMoon · Jan 1, 2019

TIDE-HSV said:
There are some good HCs who come out of offensive backgrounds, SOS comes to mind. However, all in all, I prefer one from a defensive background...

I've never understood why an offensive minded head coach wouldn't demand a great defense. I mean, at least have a competent one. But I'm also OK with the fact that so few of those guys really understand the defense wins championships.

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