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Just because Pohl was medically cleared for not showing concussion symptoms right before the OU game doesn't mean he should have automatically been rushed out onto the field. It's not like he had a sore arm or leg where he could play through some pain. The injury that Pohl suffered is related to the type of head injuries that have caused severe brain damage in NFL players. I appreciate that Coach Bowden showed an abundance of caution in holding Pohl out.

Good remarks. My guess is OU went in to the game having made the decision that they were going to stop the run and have a freshman, back-up QB who has not shown much beat them. Smart game plan. If one takes out CH's and JC's longest runs, one is left with 11 rushing attempts for 21 yards (1.9 yards per carry). That isn't going to beat anyone and results in wasted downs. When Bowden said something along the lines that they were stuffing the run, he was right. The running game resulted in zero points. Woodson played like a freshman QB and still almost won the game passing. Playing on the road in a divisional game is always difficult and the Zips found themselves in a game they didn't want to play, but had to play. All things considered, maybe it could have been a lot worse. If not for the pants pooping in the final four minutes, we might be having a different discussion today. If the defense is going to stop your running game, you have to be able to pass. If the defense is going to stop your passing game, you have to be able to run. It's D1A football in 2014. Doing the opposite of what the defense wants stop is a winning strategy if you can make it work.

It will only work in our favor until our next few games - then all of a sudden we play and win against numbers 119, 132,152 and 153 and our RPI drops considerably each time. Penn St. will be a 'quality win' but I think that if we win out, we still can't do better than where we are now without teams above us losing.