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Message: [QUOTE="ivorytower, post: 3830439, member: 6888"] Contact mostly happens when there are actual scrums which was the case with Albany .Dont want your wing physically tying themselve with another on approach when the ball is being won clean by the opposing fogo because split seconds matter. Addressing another, our wings are the fastest atheletes on team but wings dont just sprint to a faceoff as a quick change of direction is often needed for reasons that I assume are known by most. Our wings are there when battles occur but also must adhere to their responsibilities which perhaps should be loosened agaisnt slower fogos. In scrums, gonna be contact and pushing when maneuvering to position. Albany game showed wings more involved because there were actually scrums at x rather than clear wins or kickbacks to their wings.. In previous game vs ND , our wings won most of the few scrums whether initial or secondarily. Overlooked in that game was Aviles had four ground balls, two on kickbacks , believe Varello and Savage sent one each his way, n two on balls jarred out of ND heads by Kennedy when they were gathering possession. Mentioned those four gb's because no one else has. Aviles has been very good defensively these past two games as well. Every fanbase defaults to a narrative true or not whenever losing faceoffs . Opposing wings will win some scrums but realty is there e have been very few totals by wings on either side but our wings have actually totaled more gb's than opposing on the few scrums near x in those bad faceoff games. One large concern especuially for this game is rushes to cage off clean fogo wins. Depending on direction of break, one wing redirects down towards middle while the other rushes down to alley to cover down while close should comes up. This has not always been timely or totally coordinated . UNC fogos are both very fast and will go straight to goal on any clean wins so our wings will need to be positioned lower which might hinder their involvement in quick battles. In last two meetings of teams in 2019 , Cuse had slight edge 25- 23 but mixed results for both Phaup and Varello in individual games . If one remembers NC used a mid late in 2nd game on faceoffs who changed game . Watch Utube vids by Guerlian explaining all the various fogo methods , position can be intricate with several ways and counters. Phaup had a overriding strength but will have to expand his repertoire. Putting the ball on the ground rather than going for clean wins may become a emphasis agaisnt some . Dont think we have ad here at present and suspect to see all three fogos, tbh hoping for a split. [/QUOTE]

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