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Friday, December 6, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 11 Merritt Oklahoma football: Columnist finds Sooners calendar finish first in offense, sixth in defense Dec. 6 By Berry Tramel, The lor's was .455. In 2016, OU's offense not being as produc- game touchdowns. That's 4. Oklahoma State .321: Junior High Burns Flat- Oklahoman, Oklahoma efficiency was .531 and run- tive as the 2018 offense have probably what skewed the Excellent defense by the Dill City Tournament. City nerup OSU's was .436. In it all backward. The Kyler perception. Cowboys. A virtual tie for The polls are closed. All 2017, OU's efficiency was Murray offense was unreal. 8. Oklahoma State .315: second. That's what Mike High School basketball at the precincts have reported. 542 and runnerup OSU's I still need to go back and This number has got to be Gundy needed, Now, about Canute, 6:30 p.m. And OU's offense remains was .467. check the 1971 Sooners. It's better. This is Oklahoma that offense... as historic as ever, But in 2018, the Sooners possible that Kyler Mur- State. The Taylor Cornelius 5. TCU .330: The Horned Dec. 9 My 2019 Big 12 efficiency got even better -- way bet- ray's offense was better than offense was at .387. If this Frogs rarely fall far on de- ratings are complete, with ter. OU's offensive efficien- the Jack Mildren offense of offense had gone .387, OSU fense. But this is a far fall for High school Five County the completion of the con- cy was .624, with runnerup 1971. would be 10-2 at worst. TCU. The Frogs were first or Tournament at Hammon. ference schedule. ‘West Virginia at a robust, but 2. Texas .367: Nice rally 9. Kansas .273: Best of- second in defensive efficien- And the Sooners’ offensive still far behind, .447. for the Longhorns, which I fense by the Jayhawks since cy from 2013-18. High School music pro- dominance virtually matches And in 2019, the Jalen guess is what happens when I started calculating efficien- 6. Oklahoma .337: Maybe gram, 7 p.m. the offensive dominance of a Hurts offense slipped -- but you finish with Texas Tech. cy in 2013. Probably the best a disappointing finish, sixth, year ago. so did all the Big 12. OU's 3. Iowa State .367: The since the Todd Reesing days but not a disappointing num- Which is impressive, since efficiency is .536 (about the Cyclones had a disappoint- of 2007-09. ber. The Sooners will domi- Dec. 16 the Big 12 had a defensive same as the '17 Baker May- ing finale, scoring just 17 10. West Virginia .214: nate any year their defense PK-2 music program, 2 uprising this season. field offense), while runn- points at Kansas State. The Mountaineers won more gets off the field unscathed p.m. Irank offenses and defens- erup Texas is .367. 4. Baylor .361: The Bears after the quarterback change about two thirds of the time. es based on how often they Defensively, Baylor is the scored 61 points on Kansas. to Jarrett Doege, but the of- 7. Texas .350: Not a good 7, 8, junior high basket- do their primary job. How 2019 king by a wide margin. That's how you rise from fense wasn't appreciably bet- number for the Longhorns. ball, 4:30 p.m. often does the offense score? Baylor's defensive efficien- seventh to fourth in one ter. When your offense is .367 How often does the defense cy number is .216 (offenses' week. DEFENSE and your defense is .350, keep the opponent from rating vs. Baylor), more than 5. Texas Tech .344: All 1. Baylor .216: Last sea- you're little better than .500. Dec. 17 scoring? I count touchdowns 100 percentage points ahead in all, a decent season of- son, Iowa State was the de- And UT finished 5-4 in the 3-6 music program, 2 as full credit, field goals as of runner up Kansas State fensively for the Red Raid- fense king, at .279. So that's conference. p.m. half credit, and divide by (319). ers, considering quarterback a big jump. By the way, the 8. Texas Tech .389: The possessions. And I use con- OSU finished fourth in de- Alan Bowman played zero best Big 12 defense of the Red Raiders got lit up all 7-8 basketball at home, 4 ference games only, so that fense, at .321, so the Cow- Big 12 games. last seven years? OSU in season long. it's an equitable study. boys were this close to sec- 6. TCU .338: Disappoint- 2013 (.174). 9. West Virginia .390: The p.m. Since Lincoln Riley's ar- ond. OU finished sixth in ing season for the Horned 2. Kansas State 319: So Mountaineers were rebuild- rival, OU's offensive ef- defense, at .337, in a tight Frogs, but I blame defense now we have an explanation ing under first-year coach High school basketball at ficiency has paced the Big clump from second through more than offense. for the Wildcats’ rise to a tie Neal Brown. But next sea- Sweetwater, 6:30 p.m. 12. But only in the last two sixth. 7. Kansas State .327: This for third in the Big 12. De- son must be better, else years have the Sooners been Here are the rankings: number surprised me. Sure fense played well. WVU will be a massive dis- Dec. 19 far above all comers. OFFENSE seemed like K-State was sol- 3. Iowa State .321: Third appointment. Elementary movie day. In 2015, OU's efficiency 1. Oklahoma .536: People id offensively. But the Wild- straight year the Cyclones! 10. Kansas .505: No sur- was .496 and runnerup Bay- who are frustrated by this cats got a batch of kicking- defense has played well. prise. Make Time for Better FAMILY FEATURES itting in time to exercise and eat sensible meals can be impractical, if not impossible, when the demands of daily life get in the way. If busy days limit your ability to live as healthy Health on Busy Days ofa lifestyle as you desire, take charge by squeezing in fitness and smart snacking when and where you can. Sneak in some exercise, Even on days you can't make it to the gym, you can find ways to get your body moving. 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