He usually times slowdowns towards the end of a game when we have a lead to milk the clock and limit an opponents offensive possessions. He has some computer in his brain to take into account the score differential, the time remaining, the probability of the opponent’s offense scoring in the time left, his offense not turning it over etc to time these end of game slowdowns.
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Just because you disagree with it doesn't mean he's wrong. You've been preaching the same thing for years, we get it, you don't like meathead football. Even Saban says it's not viable anymore right? Maybe not for winning NCs but it's how we win in the Northeast. Always has been. We go to bowls when we have a back like Tucker, Carter, Reyes, etc and a good defense. Ball control, limit the other team's possessions. I really don't care if you like it or not, we've gone to more bowls with that than we have any other type of offense. Doesn't matter if it's this year, next year, last year, etc. I get it, some people still think we deserve more. Maybe so, but it can't be forced. We need to re-establish a winning tradition even it it's 7-6, 8-5 type of years so we can start recruiting more elite talent. Even with a pass happy offense and a 10 win season we still couldn't recruit stud WRs. I understand what you want, just not sure you can have it.
It is okay. People were giving their takes before me and will continue to long after I am gone.
That is exactly what it means.
You're not talking to children. 'Because I said so' doesn't hold up.
That's exactly what it does.
Every time we try to deviate from it we fail. Always for the same reason...we can't attract that type of talent. If Dino freaking Babers coming off a 10 win season with all his charisma and a pass-first offense with guys like AET and Ish breaking every receiving record in SU history still can't bring in top WRs then no one can. It is because we are small, private, and stuck in the 2nd least sunniest city in the country, none of which are going to change. There is nothing about this area that is going to bring kids here other than a great education and our tradition which right now is 4 bowls games in the past two decades.
Only in your head. Not to anyone else reading it.
To everyone else reading it.
Peace be with you.
the 10 win season was with tempo
I'm not sure what benefit playing with tempo all the time has anymore. Plenty of teams play with the tempo. It certainly is not unique, or something that shocks teams anymore.
yup. Tempo will do nothing for a team that is 1 dimensional.
It’s not a surprise when teams run tempo any more but it doesn’t mean teams aren’t still effective. Spread offenses is not unique anymore but teams still are successful with it.
I don't really disagree with what you are saying. Let's talk about that last statement for minute though. That very statement is what has plagued SU football for the past 20 years.
Meathead is a term used by some to define a game style that involves short gains, ball control, and strong defense. Usually results in lower scoring games that have to be grinded out at the end. They use the term meathead due to it's smash mouth nature. You aren't necessarily trying to use fancy playbooks to scheme guys open, you just line up and knock the guy in front of you on their ass.
Again, I point out that we were great under McNabb and Graves… while not playing meathead football. I’ll add under Don McPherson too. What we did have was dual option QBs. And as has been discussed here many times, a dual QB can compensate for overall squad talent.
As money has said - the current system is the same system Dino started with, minus the tempo. He’s always wanted to run the ball well and take shots down the field.
The good teams have a lot of depth and are well conditioned. If you go tempo a possession here or there it's fine. Doing it every time your just hurting your defense.
Yeah, Pyle is way over indexing on the importance of running backs to our program.