Are we missing Sitake? I don't think we are.

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- 09/25/2015 at 11:27 PM #2803
  
  NorthEZUte
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  I know it’s way too soon to make that judgement but seeing Michigan and Stanford both having their way with Oregon St’s defense has to make people wonder. Granted our defense has had some lapses, specifically the 4th quarter of last week but I still think Pease and Co. have done well thus far. The real test starts tomorrow night, I hope we’re ready.
- 09/25/2015 at 11:39 PM #2807
  
  homer
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  Up to tonight, OSU defense ranked 31st, Utah’s 35. Utah is in middle of PAC12 defense rankings ytd. I think people believe Utah’s defense is stronger than the current record indicates.
  
  We’re 25% through the season. We shall see.
- 09/25/2015 at 11:49 PM #2811
  
  Anonymous
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  Utah’s defense is pretty great I don’t think the Utes are missing Sitake at all. Pease is much more gap sound against the rush. I would say Marcus-Williams has got caught with his pants down a few times in coverages. Zone coverage has been terrible but that is pretty typical for Utah.
  
  I think the best thing about Utah’s defense is that adjustments get made and the team executes. I said this before but it is very true statement. Utah st was scoreless in the 3rd quarter. Fresno St was pretty pathetic for 3 quarters of Football. Michigan played max pro and that Rudoch(sp?) guy threw some INT’s. He had like 5 all of last season I think for whatever school he played with before. He had 3 in a single game? That is pressure and an INT is better than a sack.
- 09/25/2015 at 11:57 PM #2813
  
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  How many first-year players are starting/playing for OSU? Announcers said 17 freshmen. I don’t know the O/D mix. Although I was not a big fan of Sitake, I think it’s way too early. On another note, I’ll take OSU’s freshman QB and the WR Villamin.
- 09/26/2015 at 12:05 AM #2814
  
  Anonymous
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  Additionally do we remember 2012? Live ball blocked FG by Utah, Falslevel(SP?) recovers when Utah’s guy gives up on the play. A few other scramble over.
  
  A great defensive touchdown!
  
  Why is it great? Because Tu’ikolovatu runs to the ball and picks it up. Doesn’t hear the whistle and knows the play is live. Hell I have seen in the NFL where guys give up on plays like that. Play to the whistle and that is coaching. In the post game Tu’ikolovatu credits Pease because he was told to move to the ball. Great coaching.
- 09/26/2015 at 12:09 AM #2816
  
  RedLine
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  Agree it’s too early to fairly assess, however from what I’ve seen so far it seems like coach Pease’s defensive philosophy is a little different than Sitakes. Evidence of this seen from the interceptions we’re getting. Also, last year our 4 man front was regularly creating pressure situations for the QB which we haven’t seen this year. I still think our defensive front is good, but just not getting the sack number we saw last year. Personally, I choose an interceptions over a sacks – flips the field faster than getting a punt back.
- 09/26/2015 at 12:29 AM #2818
  
  ironman1315
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  Can’t say that I am sad so far. Utah was not very good agaisnt the run. I will concede that Utah is not as good statistically at this point as OSU, but the level of competition has been vastly different over the weeks. For OOC our worst opponent was Fresno State, two lapses in the backfield aside, we stuffed them 8 ways to Sunday. Their worst OOC opponent was Weber State, I rest my case. Their third opponent was SJSU, a MWC team. Our MWC team was a good one in Utah State. We shut them out in the 3d Quarter and did well in the 4th. Aside from a bad 2d quarter we would have crushed them as well. Even with that 2d quarter we won comfortably. OSU let SJSU hang 20+ on them and was close until pretty deep into the 2d half. Next, we turn Michigan, we stuffed their offense, stuffed it hard. Oregon State did not. Stanford ran for 300+ tonight. Stanford, in a down year. Look, Sitake’s defense is exotic and exciting to watch, but it’s not really assignment sound. It’s disruptive and aggressive yes, but that aggression comes at a cost. Sitake’s cost is getting gashed in the run game.
- 09/26/2015 at 7:28 AM #2823
  
  Tony (admin)
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  I think we are missing Nate Orchard way more than Sitake.
  - 09/26/2015 at 8:08 AM #2830
    
    Jumpmasterute
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    ^^^ This!
- 09/26/2015 at 9:27 AM #2855
  
  YodaUte
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  Sitake is dead to me. I hope his defense gets torched in every game.
  - 09/26/2015 at 9:35 AM #2857
    
    ironman1315
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    I think we can figure out where Yoda Ute is on the Dark Side scale.
    
    He’s passed the fear stage, passed the anger stage, and is now at the hate stage. Let’s hope when we play them this year Utah can make them suffer. 😉
    - 09/26/2015 at 9:50 AM #2865
      
      YodaUte
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      Perceptive, you are!
- 09/26/2015 at 12:23 PM #2917
  
  Red Don
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  It’s always been Whit’s defense and I never expected any effect defensively from his leaving. However, I’ve heard he was a very good recruiter and have concern that is where he may be missed. However, I agree, he’s dead to me too.
- 09/26/2015 at 12:23 PM #2918
  
  Wilson’s Mustache
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  TO be fair Sitake is installing a new system & had 2 returning starters to work with…
- 09/26/2015 at 3:43 PM #2950
  
  NorthEZUte
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  Quite honestly I doubt we’ll ever feel any effect of him leaving. Next year, two years from now, etc.
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