It drives me crazy how little we ran in the 4th quarter. We had two drives where the clock wasn't a concern and we could have ran any play we wanted. There was one run of 0 yards for Ott and a double reverse to a WR. That's it. Brooks never saw the ball again.
So much of football is finding something the opponent can't counter easily and …
It drives me crazy how little we ran in the 4th quarter. We had two drives where the clock wasn't a concern and we could have ran any play we wanted. There was one run of 0 yards for Ott and a double reverse to a WR. That's it. Brooks never saw the ball again.
So much of football is finding something the opponent can't counter easily and running that until they figure it out. Cal under Musgrove in particular refuses to do that and shies away from what works.
When Cal had success on the ground, the starting Irish defensive end was injured and out, and Cal ran right at his replacement. Unfortunately, the defensive end returned to the field. Point being, the advantage Cal had on that possession was temporary.
It drives me crazy how little we ran in the 4th quarter. We had two drives where the clock wasn't a concern and we could have ran any play we wanted. There was one run of 0 yards for Ott and a double reverse to a WR. That's it. Brooks never saw the ball again.
So much of football is finding something the opponent can't counter easily and running that until they figure it out. Cal under Musgrove in particular refuses to do that and shies away from what works.
When Cal had success on the ground, the starting Irish defensive end was injured and out, and Cal ran right at his replacement. Unfortunately, the defensive end returned to the field. Point being, the advantage Cal had on that possession was temporary.