How Rutgers’ Offense Wins with Strategy, Not Flashy Plays
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I commend you to read the comments under the video, which are often better than the video itself. My takeaway is Nebraska is a team that beats itself and has a long snapper issue.
@yes - this is a Nebraska podcast about the RU game so in fairness, it’s useful to have it posted as a stand alone for easy access for anyone who wants to watch / listen. I assume I’m not alone in that my interest in these is to kill time in the car where I usually just tune into the first interesting one I can find if I’ve already listed to the TKR and Rant content. I don’t think an opinion on a full podcast link like this is needed from Tango (is different from posting random links to recycled articles that say the same thing).
I’ll allow it lol- maybe this should be the thread for all links in regard to the game..,
He also could just do what Richie does - put VIDEO in front of the title post.
I listened this AM. Most of his analysis was too technical for me. The one comment he made towards the end that I found interesting was his perception that RU is incapable of scoring 27 points against them.
Look - I’m in no way saying it’s a lock that we’ll score that much, but I also don’t think our scoring output vs VTech or Washington provides an accurate representation of our max offensive potential over the course of either 4 quarter game. Eating clock was the primary objective on most second half possessions in both those games. When VTech tied it, and we needed to drive down the field and score again, we did it - in a hostile environment. When Washington closed the gap to 14-10, we started throwing again - Athan misfired on 2 of 3 so we went 3 and out the next possession but KC accomplished what he needed out of that series arguably. It forced them not to stack the box which opened things up for the TD drive our next possession - AK with a few short completions mixed in to go up 21-10. We deliberately chose not to run another pass play in the game. On the following possession we picked up 9 yards on 3 carries coming up just one yard short of a fresh set of downs despite Washington basically stacking their whole team. If we get a first down there that’s basically game over. Then at 21-18 we once again deliberately chose not to run our offense. Washington knew we were handing it off to Kyle.
Neb doesn't realize that they hope we have to try to score 27 or more. Keeping the score low is pretty much our gameplan. And allows us to just eat clock and limit mistakes
The context was that one of their fans predicted 34-27 them and he was saying he doesn’t see us scoring that much. I don’t think he, or anyone for that matter, has enough data to know Rutgers capabilities in more of a shoot out style game. We haven’t been in that situation yet.
I think for the most part what they are saying is that there have only 3 teams in 17 games that have scored more than 24 points on this set of coaches.
Nebraska doesn't want this to get high scoring themselves as that would show a host of issues for their defense.
Fair enough. I didn’t follow much of you guys last year since we didn’t play you. But that makes sense then.
My summary of his big technical insights is: Rutgers tries to make backfield D players choose between run support and pass protection.
Doesn’t he say something about eye contact with the ball? Football is only a spectator sport in our house so I don’t claim to be any kind of expert, but isn’t it obvious that losing sight of the football is a bad idea?
At whom is he talking to? Video of him recording another video? Odd set up…
RU wins anyways…sorry corn
RU wins anyways…sorry corn
I wouldn't go much off of last year itself. They were just terrible offensively and only could run the ball and turn it over constantly. They ran the QB a ton then would bomb one deep to try and keep a defense honest(it didn't).
Most of the shallow stuff is this season. Some of that is to ease in a freshman QB I think but a lot of it is that is our version of a running game along with jet sweeps.
The running game has been hit and miss and no one has had enough carries to really get in a rhythm.
