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[QUOTE="A Clockwork Orange, post: 344673, member: 16"]
Just a quick breakdown of what SU did by quarter. I also want to mention that running the ball isn't evil. Some of the Nassib runs were scrambled and not designed. In any case, here goes:
 
1st Q
 
RUNS - 5
PASS ATTEMPTS - 11
 
2nd Q
 
RUNS - 11
PASS ATTEMPTS - 15
 
So SU passed a significant deal more than they ran the ball in the 1st half when the game was still close. They rushed six times in the drive they scored the TD in the 2nd quarter. So it's just false to say they were conservative, because they weren't. The first drive probably is the one sticking in your mind, where they kicked a field goal. They ran it three straight times, but the third time I believe Nassib was flushed and ran 2 yards, 1 yard short of the first down. Other then those tow drives, SU passed a significant deal more. Yes they passed more out of necessity in the second half, but I still think Nassib would have had upwards of 45 pass attempts in the game if it had been close, based on the first half alone.
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