Yeah, that's true as well. It was just a weird game where a lot of stuff happened. The O almost dropped 50 despite turning the ball over a bunch. And the D looked pretty decent despite getting 50 dropped on them.
Geoff: Were they exhausted because they were out of shape or because they were on the field too much? Although I'm glad that Spav is our OC, but that game sure did remind me of the old Sonny/Spav offenses that scored quickly but then forced the defense right back on the field. Sonny's current record at TCU is 4-4 (which I would be THRILLED if that was us) but he seems to be having some of the same problems as when he coached at Cal; exhausted defenses that are on the field too long.
Eh, it's not a similar thing. The defense did enough to run a team similar to the Belloti/Kelly Ducks teams, where you're scoring enough that the defense is allowed to give up a few TDs as long as they keep a strong PPP. In a a woulda/coulda/shoulda world where we don't fumble the ball once, this is a multi TD upset win.
The problem is that the offense gave the opponent 4 drives with really short fields, and that's not the defense's fault. Dykes' defenses were just...bad in comparison and we would never have build that kind of lead on USC.
And Dykes’ D was consistently shredded. This game is a W without the O coughing it up 4 times. Put the D behind the 8-ball.
Yeah, that's true as well. It was just a weird game where a lot of stuff happened. The O almost dropped 50 despite turning the ball over a bunch. And the D looked pretty decent despite getting 50 dropped on them.
21 of SC's 50 were a result of turnovers. Our D played pretty well except when they were depleted at LB and exhausted in the late 4th Q.
Geoff: Were they exhausted because they were out of shape or because they were on the field too much? Although I'm glad that Spav is our OC, but that game sure did remind me of the old Sonny/Spav offenses that scored quickly but then forced the defense right back on the field. Sonny's current record at TCU is 4-4 (which I would be THRILLED if that was us) but he seems to be having some of the same problems as when he coached at Cal; exhausted defenses that are on the field too long.
Look at $C’s TOP. Will tell all. D was gassed, just like the old Dykes Days.
Eh, it's not a similar thing. The defense did enough to run a team similar to the Belloti/Kelly Ducks teams, where you're scoring enough that the defense is allowed to give up a few TDs as long as they keep a strong PPP. In a a woulda/coulda/shoulda world where we don't fumble the ball once, this is a multi TD upset win.
The problem is that the offense gave the opponent 4 drives with really short fields, and that's not the defense's fault. Dykes' defenses were just...bad in comparison and we would never have build that kind of lead on USC.
Still an inherent flaw in tempo offenses is the defense doesn’t get much breaks. And, yes, Sonny was so offense focused, he neglected the defense.
Moreover, one could argue the tempo can confuse and cause your own offense to make mistakes, like turnovers.
Gassed and depleted.