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Other Games week of 9/30-10/2

Buffnik said:
May not matter. That opening drive got them half the points that defense needs to beat just about anyone.
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Yep, their defense is nasty. They could beat anybody. If you can run it and play D, mix in some play action, you're in business.
 
****, Georgia might be the best team in country right now. Will it end up that way, who knows? They look pretty damn good, though.
 
Wisconsin should let the students spread out so there isn't those big holes in the stands.
 
Wisconsin is a program to watch closely the next few years. The whole athletic department, really. I suspect that as great as he was, Alvarez drew so much water that their success was more tied to him than an organization he built there. Without him there, I don't think they're any different than Minnesota and similar schools.
 
BuffLuke80 said:
****, Georgia might be the best team in country right now. Will it end up that way, who knows? They look pretty damn good, though.
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They have talent everywhere, speed, skill, everything you would want.

This isn't the first time though and it seems like somehow they always manage to slip up somewhere in the schedule and lose one they shouldn't.

Today isn't that day though.
 
Buffnik said:
Wisconsin is a program to watch closely the next few years. The whole athletic department, really. I suspect that as great as he was, Alvarez drew so much water that their success was more tied to him than an organization he built there. Without him there, I don't think they're any different than Minnesota and similar schools.
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They refuse to change their philosophy as a program and it’s going to be their down fall. Great defense and strong running game is great until they run up against teams that can match up in the trenches. There’s just zero creativity or emphasis on explosive plays, which I believe correlates fairly high with winning.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
They refuse to change their philosophy as a program and it’s going to be their down fall. Great defense and strong running game is great until they run up against teams that can match up in the trenches. There’s just zero creativity or emphasis on explosive plays, which I believe correlates fairly high with winning.
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I've mentioned it before, but that's the Urban Meyer philosophy. Winning football comes down to how many explosive plays you can create. His offenses are designed to set up big plays. Power running to wear teams out and force adjustments into something they're waiting for to counter and exploit.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
They refuse to change their philosophy as a program and it’s going to be their down fall. Great defense and strong running game is great until they run up against teams that can match up in the trenches. There’s just zero creativity or emphasis on explosive plays, which I believe correlates fairly high with winning.
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Could be wrong, but they always struck me as a program that was content to have an established identity, great game day atmosphere, and a team that wins you 8 or 9 games a year. They’ve exceeded that mark of late, but not sure if they are going to chase after being something more at the expense of their identity, even if it means they don’t break through to Ohio State or Michigan status.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
They refuse to change their philosophy as a program and it’s going to be their down fall. Great defense and strong running game is great until they run up against teams that can match up in the trenches. There’s just zero creativity or emphasis on explosive plays, which I believe correlates fairly high with winning.
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Agree,

It's great to be dominant at a particular aspect of the game but teams are good enough that you are one dimensional somebody will figure out how to shut down that one dimension.

You have to be good enough at something else to force teams to respect you.

For a lot of teams those big plays come off things that are counter to their dominant tendencies. Want to overload the box against the run, fine, we will take advantage of you leaving corners alone on our wide outs.
 
MtnBuff said:
Agree,

It's great to be dominant at a particular aspect of the game but teams are good enough that you are one dimensional somebody will figure out how to shut down that one dimension.

You have to be good enough at something else to force teams to respect you.

For a lot of teams those big plays come off things that are counter to their dominant tendencies. Want to overload the box against the run, fine, we will take advantage of you leaving corners alone on our wide outs.
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Have they named a successor yet? Seems like the kind of program that might go internal. But, I’m not sure that’s what they need (per convo above)
 
lawdogg said:
Could be wrong, but they always struck me as a program that was content to have an established identity, great game day atmosphere, and a team that wins you 8 or 9 games a year. They’ve exceeded that mark of late, but not sure if they are going to chase after being something more at the expense of their identity, even if it means they don’t break through to Ohio State or Michigan status.
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I think that’s the perception largely because Barry Alvarez has essentially forced that mindset on the program for all these years. It’s who Beilema was/is as a coach, but it drove Gary Anderson to Oregon ****ing State and now Chryst being a legacy is in lock step w BA as well.

The flip side is that they are likely only as successful as they've been because of that philosophy, so abandoning it probably puts them on the same level as Minnesota as Nik said
 
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