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Originally Posted by -King-
We had a lead until 3 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. And we were down 3 with 10 minutes to go in the game. Then they scored 2 TDs and it was game over.
I'm close friends with one of the players and he pretty much said it was the coaches fault for refusing to change out of their game plan to stop Tra Mason. The players kept on asking for different formations, but coaches were stubborn and kept calling the same plays.
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I wish I could say that I'm surprised. This is why I'm glad Steckel is getting the hell out.
We ran nothing but a 4-3 base against teams with four and five wide in the BXII, putting us at a massive disadvantage. Hell, they refused to load up against Navy.
The only thing that made our defense good this year is that we had so much talent on the front four that you could run a Tampa 2 and just let Ray, Golden, and Brantley win their matchups.
That Auburn game broke something in me. I spent a lot of time afterwards looking at schemes to use against the read option. It reinforced a long-existing belief: most football coaches are dumbassed meatheads.