OU Notebook

Published: October 11, 2007

GameDay location set
Oklahoma officials announced Wednesday that the ESPN College Football GameDay set will be constructed in the infield of John Jacobs Track, immediately east of Owen Field.

Fans planning to attend can only enter through gates on the southwest corner of the track facility.

The track itself will be closed, and all fans should restrict themselves to the grass infield or to the bleachers on the south side of the track.

GameDay's first broadcast from Norman will be at 4 p.m. Friday. Gates will open to fans at 3 p.m.

The Saturday morning show will begin at 9 a.m., and gates will open two hours prior.

ESPN requests that fans be in place by 8 a.m.

The parking lots adjacent to the track will be controlled on Friday and Saturday as they are on all game weekends.

Those attending GameDay functions will need to make alternate parking plans.

Another Colorado? Looking through Missouri game tape, OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson sees some familiar concepts.

"It's going to be very similar to what we saw at Colorado,” Wilson said of the Tiger defense.

"We didn't execute well. I know (Missouri coaches) are watching that game over and over, because we struggled. And there's some things that Colorado does that very specifically fits (Missouri's) package.”

What's new? Most of the players are back and the principles of the offense are the same, but Missouri is a very different team than it was a year ago, says OU secondary coach Bobby Jack Wright.

While the look of the offense is the same, the Tigers added a variety of trick plays, including the formation that was developed in 1999 by then-OU offensive coordinator Mike Leach and came to be called "The Ninja.” It features offensive tackles split out wide next to a receiver, with another receiver or running back behind them.

"They've added a lot of gimmicks,” Wright said. "They give you a few more problems from the standpoint of formation adjustments.

"(Trick plays) aren't just something they pull out every once in a while. It's part of their arsenal.”

By Scott Wright

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That sprint draw thing just makes me crazy; all we heard for the last 3 years was "Adrian Peterson likes to run downhill, so we like to hand the ball off 30 yards deep in the backfield". Just makes me want to yank my hair out by the roots. I do understand the patience required to establish the running game, but it doesn't make that deep handoff easier to watch!
Kelly, norman - Oct 12, 2007 11:38 AM
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Trick plays should be a regular part of every teams arsenal. Double pass, flea flicker, statue of liberty, fake reverse plus the usual counters, and misdirection.

Is the statue of liberty so different than that lame draw play we run so often. Have Murray line up in the slot and take it. It provides the same function of draw but has a better suprise element.
Your, way - Oct 11, 2007 3:36 PM
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Rick,

Take a chill pill. OU struggled in Colorado because of dropped passes and poor execution. Granted, it wasn't Wilson's best game, but we should have won. Bad games happen, even when we win the title.
B, Oklahoma City - Oct 11, 2007 10:57 AM
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they might look like cu but the end result wont be the same boomer sooner
marcus - Oct 11, 2007 9:58 AM
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Well it must be nice to have a coach that dosent like vanilla. What happened to the element of surprise. I personally thought we were waiting until the Texas game to shed the vanilla look, with so many weapons. You give up those when all you do is hand the ball of to the right and then again to the left. Thats why Colorado defensed our scheme so well, they didnt have to prep for the element of surprise. Sam B is obviously a great athlete, who has outstanding speed at 6'5, why not run a sweep or QB option at least. In the one time he actually got to run the ball, he made more than ten yards and didnt run it again. Kevin Wilson had better bring his play book soon or he wont last much longer in Norman.
rick, mesa - Oct 11, 2007 9:05 AM
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