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I must at admit the prospect of running a fast wide open offense is a bit terrifying given the level of play in recent years. I really hope it doesn't lead to an explosion of turnovers.
 
SubbaBub said:
I must at admit the prospect of running a fast wide open offense is a bit terrifying given the level of play in recent years. I really hope it doesn't lead to an explosion of turnovers.
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Lets be honest, this will be a year seeing lots of mistakes on both sides of the ball. But would you rather watch 2 yards and a cloud of dust 2x, a sack, and then a punt 20X a day combined with a bend and try not to break D, topped with a sampling of bizarre ST play? Let's start attacking and dictating and stop letting everyone do that to us
 
Irish Loop said:
Easy now, the greys are awesome.
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I would be surprised if HCRE2 kept the old regime's alternates but I feel like we'd be happy with whatever replaced them. FWIW, I'd be surprised not to see the Block C reemerge in some fashion. Maybe helmet stickers? Be pretty cool to see a bunch of Block C's on the back of them.
 
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I love the helmet sticker idea. Bring back old school college football. I used to play NCAA football on the PS2 and the system awardrd dogbone helmet stickers for UConn.
 
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Any idea what media coverage deal is at today's practice/scrimmage? Wonder what we will learn.
 
SubbaBub said:
I must at admit the prospect of running a fast wide open offense is a bit terrifying given the level of play in recent years. I really hope it doesn't lead to an explosion of turnovers.
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mostly afraid of pick sixes and strip sack fumbles outnumbering first downs. I'll take too many FG's over than kind of watch through your fingers horror show. I just want them to move the ball without it being a complete shock more than one a quarter.
 
gioff23 said:
Lets be honest, this will be a year seeing lots of mistakes on both sides of the ball. But would you rather watch 2 yards and a cloud of dust 2x, a sack, and then a punt 20X a day combined with a bend and try not to break D, topped with a sampling of bizarre ST play? Let's start attacking and dictating and stop letting everyone do that to us
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I agree. I won't mind turnovers the first part of next session if it helps achieve the long term strategy. I remember watching Syracuse last year and was jealous. Even though they struggled, they were fun to watch and you saw that eventually they would be much more efficient.
 
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SubbaBub said:
mostly afraid of pick sixes and strip sack fumbles outnumbering first downs. I'll take too many FG's over than kind of watch through your fingers horror show. I just want them to move the ball without it being a complete shock more than one a quarter.
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This is what your afraid of???

I'm afraid of faking a fake field goal. I'm afraid of going for a field goal when you are down multiple scores late in a game because the coach wants to get the kicker more work from the right hash. I'm afraid of not getting a call in from the sidelines before the play clock expires.

I'm afraid of a lot of things. Going up tempo is not one of them...
 
SubbaBub said:
I must at admit the prospect of running a fast wide open offense is a bit terrifying given the level of play in recent years. I really hope it doesn't lead to an explosion of turnovers.
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I am apprehensive for the same reason. The O had trouble figuring it out at regular speed during the last few years. We are now gonna expect them to play much better AND twice as fast?
 
Well if the O sucks the uptempo will at least get them off the field fast.... errr.
 
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Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Bisack looks pretty good slinging it in those scrimmage highlights. I know literally nothing about his game though.
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Doesnt throw a tight spiral but looked pretty accurate. Interesting that Bisack was in on all those plays...didnt see any BS
 
uconnphil2016 said:
Doesnt throw a tight spiral but looked pretty accurate. Interesting that Bisack was in on all those plays...didn't see any BS
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He's in the beginning throwing the interception.

Bisack is a big kid w/ a strong arm. Guessing he will be the primary QB for one of the teams in the B/W. He will get his chance to impress.
 
SubbaBub said:
mostly afraid of pick sixes and strip sack fumbles outnumbering first downs. I'll take too many FG's over than kind of watch through your fingers horror show. I just want them to move the ball without it being a complete shock more than one a quarter.
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Truth is we're probably going to be a pretty bad team this year regardless of what offense we're running. It's about long term results
 
RSTuthill said:
I am apprehensive for the same reason. The O had trouble figuring it out at regular speed during the last few years. We are now gonna expect them to play much better AND twice as fast?
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Short possessions are a risk for the defense but, for me, anything's better than going into a game with a plan to use the offense to kill clock without even trying to score. That is just so passive and defeatist and tells the kids, "we're just trying to not get embarrassed". I'd rather see them go down taking shots. (and not the way that I go down taking shots - which usually involves tequila.)
 
SeoulHuskyFan said:
Short possessions are a risk for the defense but, for me, anything's better than going into a game with a plan to use the offense to kill clock without even trying to score. That is just so passive and defeatist and tells the kids, "we're just trying to not get embarrassed". I'd rather see them go down taking shots. (and not the way that I go down taking shots - which usually involves tequila.)
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Agreed. And that happened a lot last year.
 
huskymedic said:
He's in the beginning throwing the interception.

Bisack is a big kid w/ a strong arm. Guessing he will be the primary QB for one of the teams in the B/W. He will get his chance to impress.
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Yep, its really too bad Pindell couldn't come early....such an opportunity here this spring for reps with Williams injured. You have to figure just Bisack and Sherriffs are getting all the real reps and thats a lot of reps. And what if Rose had enrolled last fall - this would be his opportunity this spring to prove himself as a QB.
 
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