I think I posted at least once below that I was surprised we

by BillyGoat, At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 05:55 (31 days ago) @ Mike (bart)

didn't do more to attack their offense. If nothing else, force the give to the motion guy and be prepared to go get him -- you know who he is and where he's going. Also, it's the riskier play for them. They have to get a tricker exchange correct, and that guy is running sideways in the backfield, ripe for the picking. Maybe we don't get him in the backfield every time, but you just need one per drive and they are way off schedule. And he's not Zachariah Branch -- you don't need to be scared of their speed. It was like one of those incredibly frustrating Navy games where we freaked out about the pitch and let them just give it to the FB a thousand times for 4 yards per.

As a result, the defense that shut down Caleb Effing Williams last year got eaten alive by NIU's RB. He was their best player -- probably their only offensive player of note -- and we let them use him to their heart's content.

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I used to run a very similar offense to NIU - Larz, 2024-09-09, 20:02
- Kinda reminds me of a Kelly-Era BYU game - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2024-09-10, 07:32
  - Was that senior day 2012? Golson dinged, so we had to - BillyGoat, 2024-09-10, 09:32
    - Don't think it was Senior Day - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2024-09-10, 10:57
      - Yikes. That was FREEZING for an October game then. - BillyGoat, 2024-09-10, 11:05
        
        Agreed - I recall there were some flurries flying around - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2024-09-10, 11:11
- By the way, #1 is from Savannah. Beach High School. - Grantland, 2024-09-10, 06:20
  - He’s a problem for sure. Talented RB. Hope he has - Larz, 2024-09-10, 06:30
- The timing on the fly motion was so good - Mike (bart), 2024-09-10, 03:27
  - I think I posted at least once below that I was surprised we - BillyGoat, 2024-09-10, 05:55
    - That’s absolutely it - Larz, 2024-09-10, 06:04
  - The key is - Larz, 2024-09-10, 05:23
    - Thank you Larz. As I was reading it I thought "sounds - Grantland, 2024-09-10, 05:48
      - No worries! Absolutely, very much like defending the option - Larz, 2024-09-10, 05:58
- Thank you for this. - terribletr, 2024-09-09, 22:02
  - No worries! Motion is a killer for sure! - Larz, 2024-09-10, 05:27
- It felt during the game... - domer.mq, 2024-09-09, 20:24
  - Yes, they really struggled with that. Totally agree - Larz, 2024-09-09, 20:35
- The analysis of the ND offense is actually easier - Larz, 2024-09-09, 20:20
  - We are so bad getting in and out of breaks at WR - Mike (bart), 2024-09-10, 03:37
    - Kris Mitchell is a 1,000 yard receiver - Jay, 2024-09-10, 07:11
      - Yeah it’s so odd - Larz, 2024-09-10, 07:28
        
        My guess (as per linked post above) - Mike (bart), 2024-09-10, 07:34
        
        watch the Duke highlights - HumanRobot, 2024-09-10, 07:35
        
        The NIU game film is fairly hopeless - Mike (bart), 2024-09-10, 07:40
        
        check out - HumanRobot, 2024-09-10, 08:02
        
        Lead foot going in the totally wrong direction - Mike (bart), 2024-09-10, 09:04
        
        How did he win the Manning Academy with these flaws? - San Pedro, 2024-09-10, 09:26
        
        We paid $2 million for a QB who can't hit a crosser. - San Pedro, 2024-09-10, 08:40
        
        Don't cry for Jay Jordan... cry for us - atxND, 2024-09-10, 08:59
      - It's really strange. Terry mentioned his hands. - San Pedro, 2024-09-10, 07:24
        
        his FIU highlight tape is fantastic - Jay, 2024-09-10, 07:29
    - It also doesn't help when they don't make plays - Domer99, 2024-09-10, 06:51
      - Greathouse has to make that fucking catch. - KGB, 2024-09-10, 06:55
    - Once again our most twitchy receiver is a walkon lax player. - San Pedro, 2024-09-10, 05:56
      - Yeah. As improbable as it seems, Faison seems to be our - BillyGoat, 2024-09-10, 06:41
    - Yea it really stands out. It’s odd. - Larz, 2024-09-10, 05:33
      - Denbrock may be surprised to discover - San Pedro, 2024-09-10, 06:02
        
        Hard to imagine what his plan for the season was - Mike (bart), 2024-09-10, 06:11
      - The pass scheme has been shocking - Mike (bart), 2024-09-10, 05:59

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