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[QUOTE="chakka3421, post: 1535607, member: 1091"]
When you watch the high octane offensive teams they never put on the brakes.  Watching the Bowling Green game the other night reminded me of this.  At the end of the half BG calls time outs to get the ball back with over 2 minutes left when Ohio had the ball.  They then throw 2 long passes each being broken up for in-completes and if I recall they throw another incomplete for a 3 and out. Ohio gets the ball back with about 2 minutes left.  I thought it was kind of strange they didn't even run a running play to run down the clock a little bit but I've been programmed to think this way watching SU play for a long time.

So BG then goes all out to get another TD as they didn't play "not to lose" at end of half but went all out with the kind of abandon you mention we had with LSU.  I don't mean our coaches should play with reckless abandon but it's a mindset when you watch Bowling Green and other high octane teams like Baylor & Oregon of a year or two ago.  All BG wants to do is score TDs fast and furious.

I wish Shafer & Lester did this as you suggest ALL THE TIME!  I'm not sure if it's the style of play but more of a mindset.  I just haven't seen it since the LSU game.  I think that's the mindset we want for SU to take advantage of its greatest asset - the Dome environment.

The question I have in my mind can Lester & Shafer the guys who can take advantage of the Dome environment and deliver a high octane offense?  Or do we have a coach that calls a time out cause he thinks his offense is "gassed" before the end of a half at FSU.  For me this is the crux of the issue regarding Shafer & Lester long term...
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