Gundy discusses WVU, our improvement, our defense, and our OL. "I believe they are currently playing as the best OLine in the league, and they dont have a single Senior on the line, they are playing with a bunch of Fresh, Soph, & Jun right now"...
Gundy also said, "They could be the best 4-4 team in the country". While its common for coaches to always talk up their opponents, I think anyone who follows WVU closely, has watched every game, what they have shown the past two weeks, and experiencing 3 very close losses, would absolutely come to a similar conclusion. If WVU beats OkieSt, WVU could be the only 5-4 team ranked in the top 25 next week.
That surely is considerable praise coming from Gundy, esp shows how this OL has gelled & improved as the season continues, which is to be expected with a young OL. Its definitely one of the biggest reasons why our offense has improved, and a rather large justification as to feeling why+how this offense will continue to improve in the next few years... There is a MASSIVE difference in performance when Doege has time to sling it compared to when hes pressured. If the OL continue to improve, Doege plays a clean game allowing to be a bit more consistent & aggressive in the passing game, it should only help widen the lanes for Leddie... A compounding effect of offensive improvement sparked by a reduction in limitations/predictability.
OkieSt always seems to have our number, we havent beaten them much since we've been in the BIG12, and they always seem to have really strong/powerful DL that give our OL serious problems. Gundy does a great job in how he develops & utilizes the talent he recruits. One of a few group of coaches who pretty consistently outperforms recruiting based expectations. I respect Gundy, Gundy & Patterson were always my two favorite coaches in the Big12. I like it when coaches of good quality remain at traditionally non-blue blood programs, and dont take that first BlueBlood offer that comes their way after showing a little success. Coaches who want to build their own legacy have my appreciation & respect.
Its going to be a very tough matchup for us. OkieSt is playing very well on Defense, so Doege absolutely must play >= how he did vs IowaSt - Pick6 if we are to have a shot at knocking off a top 11 team.. I just hope to see a competitive game and the team not regress from last week, lets see if this team can stack some consistency up and end the year strong. Who knows, we may end the season with 8 or 9 wins. After such a devastating first half of the season, I would think that would be a massive success this year. To think of how close this team is to being 7-1, its a bitter pill no doubt, but those types of close losses are apart of a growing program. I think it shows progress and how close we are to raising the floor, just a couple critical pieces away, perhaps just 1 piece.
Hoping to see Puskar filled this weekend with at least 55K, if you can make it to go to the game, our players need ya support!
Gundy also said, "They could be the best 4-4 team in the country". While its common for coaches to always talk up their opponents, I think anyone who follows WVU closely, has watched every game, what they have shown the past two weeks, and experiencing 3 very close losses, would absolutely come to a similar conclusion. If WVU beats OkieSt, WVU could be the only 5-4 team ranked in the top 25 next week.
That surely is considerable praise coming from Gundy, esp shows how this OL has gelled & improved as the season continues, which is to be expected with a young OL. Its definitely one of the biggest reasons why our offense has improved, and a rather large justification as to feeling why+how this offense will continue to improve in the next few years... There is a MASSIVE difference in performance when Doege has time to sling it compared to when hes pressured. If the OL continue to improve, Doege plays a clean game allowing to be a bit more consistent & aggressive in the passing game, it should only help widen the lanes for Leddie... A compounding effect of offensive improvement sparked by a reduction in limitations/predictability.
OkieSt always seems to have our number, we havent beaten them much since we've been in the BIG12, and they always seem to have really strong/powerful DL that give our OL serious problems. Gundy does a great job in how he develops & utilizes the talent he recruits. One of a few group of coaches who pretty consistently outperforms recruiting based expectations. I respect Gundy, Gundy & Patterson were always my two favorite coaches in the Big12. I like it when coaches of good quality remain at traditionally non-blue blood programs, and dont take that first BlueBlood offer that comes their way after showing a little success. Coaches who want to build their own legacy have my appreciation & respect.
Its going to be a very tough matchup for us. OkieSt is playing very well on Defense, so Doege absolutely must play >= how he did vs IowaSt - Pick6 if we are to have a shot at knocking off a top 11 team.. I just hope to see a competitive game and the team not regress from last week, lets see if this team can stack some consistency up and end the year strong. Who knows, we may end the season with 8 or 9 wins. After such a devastating first half of the season, I would think that would be a massive success this year. To think of how close this team is to being 7-1, its a bitter pill no doubt, but those types of close losses are apart of a growing program. I think it shows progress and how close we are to raising the floor, just a couple critical pieces away, perhaps just 1 piece.
Hoping to see Puskar filled this weekend with at least 55K, if you can make it to go to the game, our players need ya support!
