Daily Bullets (Sept. 30): 2020 = 2009 Cowboy Football?, O-Line Getting it Done

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OSU Bullets

• Solid piece here from Bill Haisten likening the 2020 season to the 2009 season for Cowboy Football

• Dissecting the West Virginia game post-mortem unearthed this gem – OSU’s offensive line got the job done:

The Mountaineers managed six tackles for loss but only one sack. The Cowboys looked to get the ball out quickly with Illingworth, ran some max protection, and remarkably went 7-14 on third downs while picking up four of them with the run game, including a third and four and third and nine.

[Inside Texas]

How did the line have that kind of success? They nearly always had a tight end on the field:

Out of the Cowboys’ 63 total plays, I only counted a few times where they were in 10 personnel (one running back and no tight ends/Cowboy backs). The Pokes had at least one Cowboy back in on almost every play of the game.

[PFB]

• Pokes are one spot ahead of the (.500) Sooners in the latest AP poll

• Jim Knowles’ defense is giving up almost 20 points less per game than six of their conference brethren – some are twice that

• I hope I’m not the only one who’s been trying to find the right time to be the embarrassing dad and cabbage patch around the house this week.

• Good heavens – can you imagine how good this unit would have been with Collin Clay? (injured four-star lineman transfer from Arkansas)

Non-OSU Bullets

• Great faith-based piece on how to (not) ruin your children
• The LeBron – Pat Riley showdown in the Finals will be fun – also, does anybody else think Riley coached Iceland in the Junior Goodwill Games?

Here’s the Finals schedule for those interested: