I've been trying to recall what approach Holtz used

by Bill, Murrieta, CA, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 11:57 (5137 days ago) @ Jeff (BGS)

and my mind has been failing me miserably. In my googling for an answer, I did turn up a Sports Illustrated article on the 1986 game against Michigan, which we lost. It references Holtz running his 'wishbone' attack with Steve Buerlein at QB and with Tim Brown getting 10 or so carries. I can't imagine that running the wishbone was the best use of Steve's talents and I often wonder why that team was 5-6 with a QB who would go on to play 10 years in the NFL and a future Heisman winning WR. I'd appreciate a recap of that year from an offensive scheme perspective if anybody's memory is better than mine.

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Short term gains versus long term goals - Bill, 2012-05-16, 11:22
- what would Kelly have done with Denard Robinson? - Jay, 2012-05-16, 13:46
  - Robinson actually had a very good QB rating in 2010 - Bill, 2012-05-16, 14:11
  - Beat FSU, USC, and a bunch of other teams - Geoff, 2012-05-16, 14:05
  - Spread 'n' shred, baby - BPH, 2012-05-16, 13:53
  - Made him a slot receiver? - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2012-05-16, 13:52
    - The evidence is right there in our game - CK08, 2012-05-16, 13:58
  - Something very similar to what Rodriguez did - CK08, 2012-05-16, 13:46
- the two scenarios are so different as to be laughable - HumanRobot, 2012-05-16, 12:22
  - Hoke inherited nearly every key player... - BPH, 2012-05-16, 13:20
  - There was a Mack Brown/Vince Young-like quality to watching - hobbs, 2012-05-16, 12:46
- The problem is it's not a binary choice - CK08, 2012-05-16, 11:57
  - I can't really blame Kelly - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2012-05-16, 12:10
- I suspect the data would show that adapting is best - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-16, 11:40
  - Coach Rodriguez at WVU disagrees - Geoff, 2012-05-16, 13:59
    - Not sure what you are saying, that actually supports my post - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-16, 16:48
      - You suggested data supports coaches adapting - Geoff, 2012-05-17, 07:05
  - In other scenarios, I agree - ndbk32, 2012-05-16, 12:11
    - was Charlie really that scattershot? - HumanRobot, 2012-05-16, 12:15
      - I think it's a bit of - ndbk32, 2012-05-16, 15:37
      - It seemed to me that Charlie would throw plays - Bill, 2012-05-16, 12:18
        
        that's not fair - HumanRobot, 2012-05-16, 12:23
        
        In the air, or on the ground; jump in the band... - Greg, 2012-05-16, 12:23
  - I've been trying to recall what approach Holtz used - Bill, 2012-05-16, 11:57
    - We were 5-6 because - CK08, 2012-05-16, 13:33
      - I think they lost five games by a total of 14 points - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-16, 16:51
        
        Oh, I agree - they were probably better than 5-6 - CK08, 2012-05-17, 06:25
      - Here's the SI article on the 1986 Michigan game - Bill, 2012-05-16, 14:15
    - Holtz adapted - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-16, 12:25

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I've been trying to recall what approach Holtz used