Football isn't basketball so this is nonsense. It's just noise. You keep making hypothetical situations to support your narrative.
So scoring is the key. Agreed. If you had a choice, would you take the 8-9 minutes off the clock and score a TD or would you score a TD faster than that?
What you are fumbling in the dark for is the concept that Indiana can execute better and take what the defense gives them. So can OSU, we just have to execute better.
You are conflating a result (losses) with the approach (efficiency). The approach is the correct one, it just needs to be executed better.
To each their own. With our talent advantages you should be aggressive.
There’s a reason lessor talented teams want to play slow and drag you into the deep waters.
I’ve readily stated it’s somewhere in the middle of uptempo and our current pace. All I know is when we faced good defenses this year it was a huge problem. Texas, Indiana and Miami had an aggressiveness our methodical offense could not match.
Keep playing slow and first off we aren’t going to attract the kids who want to play in that system. Because after all when there’s 3-4 possessions a half that’s a lot of missed reps. But second off, you’re really asking less of an opposing defense. Because again, that’s less plays a defense has to buck up for. Would you want an extra 20 snaps a game from JJ Smith? I know I sure would.
Once again I’m not saying go hurry up. I’m saying more explosiveness (less hitches and 5 yard out routes) and vary the tempo. We can protect the starters reps in a different way. Instead of having a 17-3 or 21-3 lead at halftime if you’re up 28-3 or 31-3 then there’s no need for your starters at all.
Hit teams harder earlier and later in the game is the backups. Theres no need to see Julian and JJ in the 3rd quarter in most of our games.
