Is this a service academy offense????

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Alabama couldn't stop the run.

Indiana's best trait this season has been balance. They can run the ball, play defense, and also have a Heisman winning QB with awesome efficiency.

Minnesota will be a service academy offense too (see the Ibrahim and a good OL years) if the other team either can't stop it, or if the players they have available dictate that it's their best strategy.
 

fmlizard said:
Alabama couldn't stop the run.

Indiana's best trait this season has been balance. They can run the ball, play defense, and also have a Heisman winning QB with awesome efficiency.

Minnesota will be a service academy offense too (see the Ibrahim and a good OL years) if the other team either can't stop it, or if the players they have available dictate that it's their best strategy.
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Simply, run it till the opponent stops it.
 




RememberMurray said:
50 (FIFTY?!?!) rushing attempts vs only 16 (!) passing attempts? Is this Army, Navy or Air Force?

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12 of them were in the first half.

Both TDs in the first half were passes.

The third TD in Q3 was a pass.

In the second half, Mendoza was 4-4 for 99 yards.

It's amazing what you can accomplish when your team knows what they're trying to do, but the other team doesn't.

Having a dominant O-line certainly helps, too.
 

Team that got out to a big lead ran the ball to drain the clock in the 2nd half? Wow. I'm shocked no team had tried this strategy previously.
 




Breakin' The Plane said:
Team that got out to a big lead ran the ball to drain the clock in the 2nd half? Wow. I'm shocked no team had tried this strategy previously.
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you mean the 4th quarter that went 19 rushes to 1 pass (which was a 31 yard completion) was a novel strategy? I knew Cig was good, but this is just next level that he's the first to come up with this. 27-3 run-pass ratio in the 2nd half.

Indiana had 4 possessions in the 2nd half
TD
TD
TD
Run out the clock over 5:40

Every team will run the ball if given the choice and the other team cannot stop it
 

Some guy said:
People don’t dislike conservative offenses. They dislike ineffective offenses.


But for some reason on this board people confuse effectiveness with aggression
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Yep....far too often it gets viewed as Run = Conservative and Pass = Aggressive.

An effective run game is a huge offensive weapon because there is a lot less risk involved and it is demoralizing to a defense when they know you are going to run the ball and they can't stop it.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Yep....far too often it gets viewed as Run = Conservative and Pass = Aggressive.

An effective run game is a huge offensive weapon because there is a lot less risk involved and it is demoralizing to a defense when they know you are going to run the ball and they can't stop it.
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Woody Hayes: "There are three things that can happen when you throw a pass, and two of them are bad"
 



STPGopher said:
Simply, run it till the opponent stops it.
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I loathed the late Woody Hayes, but I always got a kick out of his response when reporters asked him why his teams didn't throw more. I am paraphrasing, but his answer was "There are three possible outcomes when you pass and two of them are bad." In short, if the other team can't stop the run, keep running. In addition to the yardage, you just wear the other team down.
 


I will never forget the 2011 home game against NDSU. The Gophers had a 10-play, 95 yard drive that consisted of the following plays:
23 yard run
1 yard run
7 yard run
5 yard run
5 yard run
13 yard run
8 yard run
1 yard run
2 yard run
30 yard run (touchdown)

The guy next to me complained the entire drive "THROW THE DAMN BALL". I switched seats the next year.
 

DarrenTheGreek said:
I will never forget the 2011 home game against NDSU. The Gophers had a 10-play, 95 yard drive that consisted of the following plays:
23 yard run
1 yard run
7 yard run
5 yard run
5 yard run
13 yard run
8 yard run
1 yard run
2 yard run
30 yard run (touchdown)

The guy next to me complained the entire drive "THROW THE DAMN BALL". I switched seats the next year.
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Was that the "saved by a fingernail" on the blocked FG game or was that game earlier?
 


DarrenTheGreek said:
That was 2006 I believe.
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Thanks. I should have remembered that. Without the fingernail, the Gophers would not have been bowl-eligible and we would have been spared the collapse against Texas Tech and Mason's subsequent firing. Of course, in the absence of the fingernail, Mason would have probably been let go at the end of the season.
 

caliGopher said:
It's amazing what you can accomplish when your team knows what they're trying to do, but the other team doesn't.

Having a dominant O-line certainly helps, too.
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With 50 rushing attempts, I'm not sure there was all that much deception and trickeration involved.

More like, "Here we come, we're coming right at you. See if you can stop us."
 

50PoundHead said:
I loathed the late Woody Hayes, but I always got a kick out of his response when reporters asked him why his teams didn't throw more. I am paraphrasing, but his answer was "There are three possible outcomes when you pass and two of them are bad." In short, if the other team can't stop the run, keep running. In addition to the yardage, you just wear the other team down.
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There are 3 outcomes with running too: gain, loss, fumble. Two are bad.
 

Allshade said:
There are 3 outcomes with running too: gain, loss, fumble. Two are bad.
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You can lose ground on a pass completion, too. You can also break your leg, have a heart attack, or be abducted by aliens. Maybe we need to adjust the old Woody Hayes proverb to reflect every possible eventuality.
 

everybody knows my name said:
You can lose ground on a pass completion, too. You can also break your leg, have a heart attack, or be abducted by aliens. Maybe we need to adjust the old Woody Hayes proverb to reflect every possible eventuality.
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Also run for no gain on 4th and 1.
As any follower of Gopher football can attest to.
 

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