{"id":4291,"date":"2011-11-19T20:07:25","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T01:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soonerguys.com\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2011-11-20T00:15:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-20T05:15:58","slug":"oklahoma-baylor-game-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soonerguys.com\/?p=4291","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma-Baylor Game Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The scene from Floyd Casey stadium in Waco before OU-Baylor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’re looking for a tight game <\/strong>at halftime. Our bold prediction: Sooners trail at halftime, then win by 14. Here we go….<\/p>\n

1st Quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sooners catch a break with a holding penalty nullifying a Baylor TD pass on second play of the game.\u00a0\u00a0Baylor catches a break on a roughing the passer call when\u00a0Corey Nelson knocks Robert Griffin for a loop.\u00a0 Then officials flag Jamell Fleming for interference.\u00a0 There is laundry all over the field.<\/p>\n

Lots of defensive pressure on Griffin.\u00a0 Bears’ drive stalls, forcing a punt.<\/p>\n

Sooners start on their own 16.\u00a0 Kameel Jackson starting at wide out.\u00a0 Oklahoma running it’s ball-control passing game.\u00a0 So far, Jaz Reynolds is the go-to guy.\u00a0 Baylor’s blitz gums up drive.\u00a0Kameel Jackson TD reception is nullified by an unintended chop block by Finch and drive stalls. Tress Way punts into the end zone.<\/p>\n

Both teams have had touchdowns taken away by penalties.\u00a0 Now, let’s play ball.<\/p>\n

Frank Alexander is a beast. Gets first sack of Griffin. Bears must punt from their 12.\u00a0 Stills returns to the OU 47 to set up shop for Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

Roy Finch is just not a run around end kind of guy.\u00a0 Loses 2 on run, but gets 4 on a pass.\u00a0 Reynolds can’t secure a sideline pass and the Oklahoma offense sputters.\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Hunnicutt hits a 47-yard FG.<\/em>\u00a0 Nice!<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 3\u00a0 Baylor 0\u00a0 5:34\u00a0 1st Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baylor starts drive on their own 24.\u00a0 Bears marching down the field with nice combination of runs and short passes. No long passes to give the Sooners chance to pressure Griffin.\u00a0 Wort’s facemask penalty sets Baylor up in red zone. Backed out of the red zone with their own procedures penalties<\/p>\n

On a 3rd and 17, Griffin runs a keeper and sets up a Baylor field goal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 3 Baylor 3\u00a0 1:09\u00a0 1st Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sooners start on their own 26.\u00a0 Baylor’s defensive secondary is all over the Oklahoma receivers. Two quick broken up passes and on third down Landry Jones throws throwns a 27 yard strike to Kenny Stills.<\/p>\n

From Baylor 48, Trey Franks loses the ball and the Sooners drive dies.\u00a0 Turnovers will equalize this game.<\/p>\n

Sooners have only 1 yard rushing. Bears have none.<\/p>\n

End of First Quarter.\u00a0 Oklahoma 3 Baylor 3.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bears start on their own 30.\u00a0 Wort makes a good play on Griffin’s scramble and Bears must punt.\u00a0 Sooners return to 10 yard line, but horse-collar penalty moves the ball out to the 25 where Oklahoma starts this drive.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma is missing go-to guy Broyles.\u00a0 But Jones finds Kameel Jackson to convert 3rd down.\u00a0 On next third down he finds Trent Ratterree.\u00a0 On third third down from Baylor 29, Jones\u00a0is sacked, taking the Sooners out of field goal range.\u00a0 Drive dies.\u00a0 Another Tress Way punt.<\/p>\n

Baylor gets big run after catch from Kendall Wright and Bears are marching deep into Sooner territory.\u00a0 Ronnell Lewis is down with injury.\u00a0 Stoops livid with Harris.\u00a0\u00a0 Baylor easily runs the ball right past linebackers for a Bear touchdown.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 3 Baylor 10\u00a0 7:14 2nd Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sooners start from their own 28.\u00a0 Offense operating with more urgency now.\u00a0Nice mix up of runs and passes, with a key 20 yard reception by Stills. From the 21, Jones throws the ball into an obvious rush.\u00a0 On 3rd down and 11 ffrom 21, pass to James Hannah at the first down marker, but short.\u00a0 On fourth down from the Baylor 11, the Bell-dozer comes in.\u00a0 Bears stuff it, officials make bad spot, but Bell gets the first down.<\/p>\n

On 2nd 2, Bell back in.\u00a0 Blake Bell bulldozes into end zone and Sooners score their first touchdown behind Ripkowski, Ratterree and a pulling guard Tyler Evans.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 10 Baylor 10\u00a0 2:38 2nd Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On first play Griffin hits\u00a0Reece for 70 yard touchdown pass. Oklahoma receivers were not within 5 yards of him. Obviously the Sooners cannot cover this receiver.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 10 Baylor 17\u00a0 2:25 2nd Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 3rd down from midfield Sooners at the 1:05 mark, Stoops calls time out. Oklahoma coaching staff doesn’t look too happy with the flow of the game. Neither are we.\u00a0 Jones decides to run and is short of the first down.<\/p>\n

Halftime score:\u00a0 Oklahoma 10 Baylor 17\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We hit our halftime prediction (that Baylor would lead at the half).\u00a0 We’ll see what kind of adjustments the Sooners can make at halftime. The defense is used to doing that, but the offense not so much.\u00a0 The Sooners became ineffective on 3rd downs.\u00a0 Many penalties uncharacteristic of this team.\u00a0 Anemic run game (not so uncharacteristic).<\/p>\n

HALFTIME STATS<\/p>\n

Total Offense OU 249 Baylor 237<\/p>\n

Landry Jones
\n16-of-23 for 200 yards, no TDs, no INTs.<\/p>\n

RUSHING<\/p>\n

Roy Finch 9
\ncarries 42 yards<\/p>\n

RECEIVING<\/p>\n

Jaz Reynolds 4 catches for 61
\nyards
\nKenny Stills 4 catches for 44 yards
\nHanna 2 catches for 30
\nyards<\/p>\n

Second half<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sooners start second half on own 31.\u00a0 Jones hits James Hannah for 50 yard pass play.\u00a0 In the red zone. Brennan Clay runs for 8 up the middle to the 5.\u00a0 Bulldozer comes in on second and two and hands the ball to Millard for touchdown<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 17 Baylor 17\u00a0 13:13\u00a0 3rd Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What defense has Venables dialed up for the 3rd quarter? About to see. Baylor starts from their own 24.\u00a0 On 4th down Baylor goes for it at their own 33 and get stuffed!<\/p>\n

Oklahoma on Baylor 33.\u00a0 Jones passes to the two for a killer play.\u00a0 Great catch by Kenny Stills.\u00a0 Next play? Belldozer for a touchdown.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oklahoma 24 Baylor 17\u00a0 11:11 3rd Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baylor starts on their possession on their own 27.\u00a0 Stalls at midfield.\u00a0 Sooners take over on own 14 after Baylor punt. on 3rd and 8 from OU 49, pass play is short of the first down.\u00a0 Drive stalls.\u00a0 That’s usual for a 3rd quarter drive for the Sooners.\u00a0 Way punts.<\/p>\n

Baylor starts at their own 16. On the luckiest deflected pass, Wright scores on an 87 yard touchdown.\u00a0 Amazing.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 24 Baylor 24\u00a0 6:39 3rd Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baylor defense is now energized and get sixth sack of the season of Jones. On 3rd and long, Stills drops a perfect pass that would have been a first down.\u00a0 That’s on Stills.\u00a0 Another Way punt.\u00a0 he’s getting tired.<\/p>\n

Griffin misses another wide open receiver.\u00a0 He was 10 yards behind any safety.\u00a0 This Oklahoma secondary is in disarray.\u00a0 Streak routes they can’t cover.<\/p>\n

On 4th and 11, Griffin converts. On very next play, the Baylor receiver is wide open for touchdown. Baylor takes the lead.<\/p>\n

Baylor 31 Oklahoma 24\u00a0\u00a0 1:15 3rd Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oklahoma offense fights for first downs. Baylor offense gets large chunks of yards.<\/p>\n

Hate to be a boo bird now, but Sooners will be luck to hold Baylor to 50 points.\u00a0 This is really disappointing, given that USC is ahead of Oregon and a win in Waco would set the Sooners up nicely in the BCS.<\/p>\n

End of 3rd Qtr:\u00a0 Oklahoma 24 Baylor 31<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On 3rd and 33 from 46, Jones finds Millard to keep drive alive.\u00a0 Jones stares down receiver and Baylor gets interception.\u00a0 Jones was about the only guy who hadn’t made some mistake — until now.\u00a0 Baylor marches down the field, with penalty help and score touchdown from the 11.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 24 Baylor 38<\/strong>.\u00a0 4th Qtr.<\/p>\n

On a third and 14 from the Baylor 25, Jones overthrew Trent Ratterree.\u00a0 On 4th down, who will make the big play?\u00a0 Jones throws the ball out of the back of the end zone.\u00a0 Jones gave no receiver an opportunity to even catch the ball.\u00a0 No receiver was fighting to get open, they were just running a standard route.<\/p>\n

So No. 4 Oregon has lost. Maybe someone should tell the Sooners on the bench.<\/p>\n

Sooners offense gets to the Baylor 4, with a great pass by Jones.\u00a0 Belldozer scores TD and back in game.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 31 Baylor 38\u00a0 5:55 4th Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 3rd and 17 from own 37, Griffin overthrows receiver. Coverage was good. Sooners will have a chance to tie this game up. Starting from their own 23.\u00a0 Here are the plays:\u00a0 Finch run to the 41.\u00a0 Finch run for no gain.\u00a0 Pass to Clay to the OU 47.\u00a0 Pass to Reynolds to the Baylor 29.\u00a0 Reynolds again to the 22.\u00a0\u00a0Pass to Franks to the 19.\u00a0 1:41 left in the game.\u00a0 Pass into coverage incomplete.<\/p>\n

Clock stopped at 1:22.\u00a0 2nd and 10 from 18.\u00a0 Pass to Ratterree to the 11.\u00a0 3rd down 3: Pass to Clay to the 4.\u00a0 First and goal with :55 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

Bulldozer in the game. From 6 Bell scores a touchdown.\u00a0 :51 left in regulation.<\/p>\n

Sooners going for two point conversion.\u00a0 And we all know what the play is going to be.\u00a0 Then Sooners get flagged for procedure.\u00a0 Kick the extra point.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma 38 Baylor 38\u00a0 :51 4th Qtr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Defense must step up.\u00a0 They don’t.\u00a0 Stoops calls a time out?\u00a0 Another Baylor receiver BEHIND the Sooners defense.\u00a0 Again. For touchdown with :08 left in game.<\/p>\n

Final Baylor 45 Oklahoma 38<\/strong><\/p>\n

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