and we can't seem to break through it.
I'm very torn on how to feel about where we stand. I think if you would have told me before the year we'd be 17-8/8-5 at this point I would have considered it a mild disappointment. But it would have needed context. The context though is what makes me WORSE, not better.
I simply cannot put my finger on what nags me about this team, but I think it's probably because deep down I don't trust them. And that's troubling to me considering our core are all upperclassmen. We've been great front runners this year. If we get out early, we have generally buried teams. A couple other times we came out scorching in the second half and ran away. Offensively we have the ability to explode. Defensively we are pretty consistent and sometimes rise to an elite level. The record is solid. The rpi is great. On pace for a good finish in a tough conference. On pace for a top 4 seed. All good things.
But we are all most tested in times of crisis or pressure and it is hard to succeed in life by sinply avoiding those situations. OU is great when we avoid the pressure by putting a game away early. They've wilted terribly when it's tight. And they've wilted against some not so great opponents. I am horribly troubled by our 0'fer in close games. Each loss is more troubling than the last because it also shows we aren't inproving or learning in that department.
We vapor lock on offense in possession games and it usually ends with Woodard trying to do something on his own. And that hasn't gone well. We look completely lost in those instances and it bugs the heck out of me because I orherwise really like this team and LK.
Good news is that we keep getting chances. Season is far from over and we will have more opportunities to get this monkey off our back. I'll be at the LNC Tuesday and I must admit that I kind of hope it's close late. We need to get over that hump. Or at least I do.
I'm very torn on how to feel about where we stand. I think if you would have told me before the year we'd be 17-8/8-5 at this point I would have considered it a mild disappointment. But it would have needed context. The context though is what makes me WORSE, not better.
I simply cannot put my finger on what nags me about this team, but I think it's probably because deep down I don't trust them. And that's troubling to me considering our core are all upperclassmen. We've been great front runners this year. If we get out early, we have generally buried teams. A couple other times we came out scorching in the second half and ran away. Offensively we have the ability to explode. Defensively we are pretty consistent and sometimes rise to an elite level. The record is solid. The rpi is great. On pace for a good finish in a tough conference. On pace for a top 4 seed. All good things.
But we are all most tested in times of crisis or pressure and it is hard to succeed in life by sinply avoiding those situations. OU is great when we avoid the pressure by putting a game away early. They've wilted terribly when it's tight. And they've wilted against some not so great opponents. I am horribly troubled by our 0'fer in close games. Each loss is more troubling than the last because it also shows we aren't inproving or learning in that department.
We vapor lock on offense in possession games and it usually ends with Woodard trying to do something on his own. And that hasn't gone well. We look completely lost in those instances and it bugs the heck out of me because I orherwise really like this team and LK.
Good news is that we keep getting chances. Season is far from over and we will have more opportunities to get this monkey off our back. I'll be at the LNC Tuesday and I must admit that I kind of hope it's close late. We need to get over that hump. Or at least I do.
