Bucky Katt;2202355; said:
I can tell you don't mean that because you did not capitalize "FACTS"!
What I am serious about is being very glad to see the 2RIPP go. Look, Tressel and Co. won a ton of games and I loved almost all of it. But it drove me crazy to see them gear down at the start of games and then gear down more once they had a lead in the 2nd half - and that would include a 1 point lead! The whole idea of conservative offense is to not put stress on your defense, but when giving up a TD loses the game, that's putting stress on your defense.
The Sugar Bowl vs. Arkie is a perfect example. The Bucks took it to them in the 1st half, and were about one more score away from burying them, but they went to the 2RIPP, allowed Arkansas back into the game, and really should have lost the thing.
Last year Bollman really geared down, and remarkably, for a few games thought that Joe B gave the offense the best chance over B Miller or Guiton. Really? I played the game all through HS and one year of college. I understand the game, but not the extreme details of offensive x's and o's. I'm an old fat man sitting in an easy chair in Holmes County last year watching games. Even I knew what was coming. The only information I needed was down/distance and formation/motion. Usually the answer was "Dave". It was disgusting. If I knew what was coming, I'm sure every DC knew it.
So, I want to see the ball moving, and the offense having the goal of scoring rather than punting. There is risk in that, especially when you want to play fast. Mistakes can get you behind fast, and you can wear a defense out because you are either 3 and out or scoring quickly.
Knowing the nature of our fans, when we lose a game because we didn't gear down, I can hear them, myself included, asking why we didn't sit on the ball a little! Still, I think I can stomach a loss with offensive aggression rather than losses because we were afraid to score. And, I just want to look at an OSU offense, and regardless of what down/distance and formation/motion, I am surprised at what the play actually is. :)