“Potts” Old is New Again

What a wicked season.  Some have said a trained monkey could succeed in Mike Leach’s offense.  I’m wondering when the box score will show how the trained monkey did.

Tech went to their third string QB, I mean their third starting QB, and then after two QB fumbles directly led to the only points the other team had at halftime reverted to their first string QB, I mean their second string QB….no wait….I mean their….well….the one that started the season as the starter, who didn’t exactly set the world on fire but was in there for the win 42-21 against KU.

KU and Tech play, two of the most highly rated offenses in NCAA Div I, so we naturally have a defensive struggle for most of the game.  KU scored once on defense and their D gift wrapped another TD for their team right before half.  Tech’s D gift wrapped one TD for their team, and scored one directly to put their team up by two TDs in the 4th quarter, after having entered the 4th quarter trailing by one TD.

Wait.  I’m getting dizzy.  Let me slow down a little and come back in a minute.

 

Ok.  I’m better now.  In that 4th quarter, the team had three turnovers, and they’d only fumbled three times all season.  This resulted in the QB getting benched, so Tech brought in…wait…no…that was KU that benched their QB that was the starter at the beginning of the season.  This season.   And last season.  And the season before that.

Wait.  I’m getting dizzy again.

 

OK, I’m better now.  The run defense really kicked in at this point.  The “D” had one of the best rush defenses in the league, and had held the opponent to -32 yards rushing in the first half, so in the 4th quarter they clamped down and allowed only….103 yards….and 3 TDs rushing.  Tech’s defensive coordinator became furious at seeing this until realizing it was the Kansas D that gave this up, and 123 yards and 4 TDs rushing on the day, all to one back Baron Batch.

Wait.  That freakin’ dizziness again.

 

All right.  The vaunted Tech “O” gained only about 350 yards, but Tech got 42 points.  The vaunted Kansas “O” only got 250 yards, but Kansas got 21 points.  Each team’s “D” can be said to have given them 14 points apiece, so it was Tech Offense 28, Kansas Offense 7. 

Mike Leach is to be congratulated on the rushing and rushing TDs in the 4th quarter because he’d called….passing plays on most of them.  Taylor Potts, the “QB that shall be no more”, audibled into most of the 103 4th quarter rushing yards.  Clearly he’s not over this concussion thing or he’d know Tech cannot run the ball.

I’m feeling a little like I have a concussion myself.  Good thing Tech doesn’t play for another two weeks, because I don’t think my bruised brain can take this again for a while.