We need to get back to being interesting ON game day not just having a famous, interesting coach and backstory, or that’s going to cease.
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Wyoming Game Week Thread - Saturday at some ungodly time
- Thread starter Darth Snow
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Yes, they need a big win this week to keep some intrigue going into BYU. If they're somehow able to beat BYU, that TCU game the following week is going to be big TV, IMO.
The plays installed in the spring resemble the schemed plays run by many of the currently undefeated teams in major college football. The plays aren’t awful, the OC is awful.
This is actually pretty wild, considering we have been talking about how the run defense is awful. Truth is, it's actually been pretty good, they just haven't been able to get off the field in short yardage situations.
I don't have the stats/splits to back this up, but this tells me teams just haven't been in 2nd or 3rd and long situations very often against CU. They make sure it's positive play after positive play, even if it's only 3 yards at a time to set up 3rd or 4th and short.
If I'm Livingston, I'm loading up to stop the run on every 1st down play
I don't have the stats/splits to back this up, but this tells me teams just haven't been in 2nd or 3rd and long situations very often against CU. They make sure it's positive play after positive play, even if it's only 3 yards at a time to set up 3rd or 4th and short.
If I'm Livingston, I'm loading up to stop the run on every 1st down play
It would be interesting to see the data (i.e. how many yards are the LB's giving up to the RB/TE's on first and second down passes across the middle that present many 3rd down and 1 or 2 yards. Also, how far the CB's are playing off their WR so the passes out to the flat on 1st or 2nd down net 8 yards per attempt, etc...).
If I'm Livingston, I'm demanding HCP get a real OC that gives my dudes some help by sustaining drives and scoring meaningful points. #FckPS
A friend of mine is a handicapper and physical therapist. Half of the formula for how he grades defenses is evaluating what % of defensive time on the field is based on defensive errors; which % of defensive time on the field is due to insufficient recovery; which % is due to personnal deficiencies; what % of defensive time on the field is due to injury. Then he compares that to points per play allowed.
His conclusions:
Highest % sources of defensive deficiency are 1) insufficient recovery, 2) personnel deficincies, and 3) defensive errors.
The scheme is acceptable. The offense’s inefficiency, defense’s heavy rotation, and defense’s disparities in player quality is why our defense has been bad this year (what we knew is now proven by study).
The biggest weapon in college football is a dual threat QB. It’s so hard to defend. CU needs to load the box with a spy on the QB, especially on 3rd downs.
Or, you know, employ a dual threat QB effectively on offense.
The Wyoming QB has rushed for negative 39 yards on the season thus far. He's not a running threat at all. CU's defense should get healthy this week.
Boy I hope so. Out of curiosity, how's their back-up look?
Why!?!? How!?!?
Brilliant!
It's an easy answer.
The playcaller is shît.
If he had any talent as a playcaller, he wouldn't be our OC, but would probably still be coaching in the NFL.
He can design plays. He can build an offense. He can come up with a decent strategy and game plan.
He is absolute shît executing the strategy and gameplan in actual games.
Some coaches are really good in a film room and/or on a practice field but are not good in game coaches. Shurmur is very respected by on game day he is and always has been subpar.