Bedlam Pressure

<p><em class="gnmEkDate">Originally Published: Nov 30, 2010 12:6 AM CDT</em></p>This Bedlam was all about pressure- who put it on whom more, who felt it, and how it affected the game.OU, thanks to a great

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 1:30 pm

By: News On 6

Originally Published: Nov 30, 2010 12:6 AM CDT

This Bedlam was all about pressure- who put it on whom more, who felt it, and how it affected the game.OU, thanks to a great scheme by Brent Venables, was able to put more pressure on Cowboy QB Brandon Weeden than OSU could on Landry Jones.  The scheme also helped keep Kendall Hunter in check.  The Sooners were able to take advantage of their clear advantage- a better defensive line.  It didn’t help OSU that starting left tackle Nick Martinez didn’t play much thanks to a broken hand, and yes, Justin Blackmon’s ankle did keep him from doing some things (OSU never even tried to run that slip screen to him in the middle), but OU got close to Weeden enough to disrupt rhythm.The Cowboys tried, and the few times they forced Jones from the pocket he made mistakes, but OU’s tempo eventually wore down a thin defensive tackle position.  No push from the middle let Jones find targets on 3rd down.3 thoughts:1.Broderick Brown may have played the best game this season by a DB in college football who also got beat on a critical 4th quarter TD.  By the time Cameron Kenney caught that pass, Brown had played at least 15-20 more plays than normal.  The play before the catch he had the oh-so-close interception that might have changed the outcome.  The two other INTs were among the best in the nation- first getting a foot inbounds on the stretch to pick off Jones, and then the leaping-out-of-bounds-bat-it-back to a teammate (Shaun Jones).  Brown may be a bit undersized, but he’s setting himself up for a great two more seasons.2.The final 4 minutes.  Turnovers, touchdowns, kick returns.  More excitement than Black Friday at Target.3.Which camp will the majority of OSU fans fall into?  This was an extremely painful loss, an “all-in” effort that came up short in the most excrutiating fashion.  Some knee-jerk reaction has been negative toward Gundy, Holgorsen and Young.  Calm down.  After a few days or weeks, will Cowboy fans still be grinding?  Or will they look at an offense that will most likely return Weeden, Blackmon, Cooper, the entire offensive line and a defense that brings back Jones, Blatnick, Lewis, Brown, Martin, Gilbert, Lowe, Lavey and others, and then think about the fact that yes, Bedlam does indeed take place in Stillwater next year?