Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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#49,528
Sorry if already discussed, I’m behind quite a few pages, but something I’ve been reflecting on is compared to 2021 and 2022 one of the biggest discrepancies is our 1Q performances. Our opening drive scripts don’t seem to be as close to effective and we have a hard time generally scoring.

Feels like two decades ago that we went on the road and scored 28 in the first quarter against Missouri.

Considering NC State and Arkansas both had 7 and 9 minute drives to open the game, and our possessions are being severely limited, if I’m Heupel I’m seriously considering taking the ball first against Florida and trying to establish some early momentum. Getting an early lead could go a LONG way to building some confidence for Nico and getting the crowd into it.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Sorry if already discussed, I’m behind quite a few pages, but something I’ve been reflecting on is compared to 2021 and 2022 one of the biggest discrepancies is our 1Q performances. Our opening drive scripts don’t seem to be as close to effective and we have a hard time generally scoring.

Feels like two decades ago that we went on the road and scored 28 in the first quarter against Missouri.

Considering NC State and Arkansas both had 7 and 9 minute drives to open the game, and our possessions are being severely limited, if I’m Heupel I’m seriously considering taking the ball first against Florida and trying to establish some early momentum. Getting an early lead could go a LONG way to building some confidence for Nico and getting the crowd into it.
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Heup keeps mentioning that teams are coming out showing a different structure than what they’ve put on film all year. Said it after both OU and ARK. So the adjustment that other programs have made is they’re showing Heup something he hasn’t seen from them before.
 
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JT3 said:
Trust your eyes bro. Imagine if Davis and Johnson III played 50 + snaps last late. We all upset but we also gotta be logically.
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Trust your eyes?

Curious as to what it is you think you saw? Defenders ran around Heard like he was standing still… like he hardly laid hands on them.
 
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MarcoVol said:
Heup keeps mentioning that teams are coming out showing a different structure than what they’ve put on film all year. Said it after both OU and ARK. So the adjustment that other programs have made is they’re showing Heup something he hasn’t seen from them before.
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I do remember hearing him say that. But, to be honest, if that’s the case that’s not actually a great reflection on Heupel. It means he’s getting out-schemed and out-coached and struggling to make adjustments. If that’s the case, it doesn’t instill much confidence in the rest of this season if simply showing something different is all it takes to completely stonewall our offense.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I do remember hearing him say that. But, to be honest, if that’s the case that’s not actually a great reflection on Heupel. It means he’s getting out-schemed and out-coached and struggling to make adjustments. If that’s the case, it doesn’t instill much confidence in the rest of this season if simply showing something different is all it takes to completely stonewall our offense.
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You gotta think it’s gonna take a few series to adjust to something totally different than what you’ve been prepping for all week. And I’m sure it’s disguised to where it takes a few series to even figure it out.
 
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MarcoVol said:
You gotta think it’s gonna take a few series to adjust to something totally different than what you’ve been prepping for all week. And I’m sure it’s disguised to where it takes a few series to even figure it out.
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I guess. But it’s not like we ever figured it out. We scored 14 points. All 14 right out of halftime. We were scoreless in 3.5 quarters. So whatever adjustments Heupel made didn’t seem to work all that well. Its just a troubling trend.
 
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GoodTimeVol said:
What was the fan doing?
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It doesn’t matter, that’s the thing. That’s called character.

It’s not a mark against Big O’s character overall but being taught there are consequences for your actions is sorta part of the whole coaching and mentoring thing.

Perhaps there were extenuating circumstances and he’s not punished (although I’m sure even if we don’t see it he’ll be punished). But if he is I’m guessing it’s justified.
 
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MarcoVol said:
It doesn’t matter, that’s the thing. That’s called character.

It’s not a mark against Big O’s character overall but being taught there are consequences for your actions is sorta part of the whole coaching and mentoring thing.

Perhaps there were extenuating circumstances and he’s not punished (although I’m sure even if we don’t see it he’ll be punished). But if he is I’m guessing it’s justified.
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“It doesn’t matter” all I needed to see lol
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I guess. But it’s not like we ever figured it out. We scored 14 points. All 14 right out of halftime. We were scoreless in 3.5 quarters. So whatever adjustments Heupel made didn’t seem to work all that well. Its just a troubling trend.
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True true. But maybe the adjustments would’ve worked if Nico was seeing the field better? I still don’t know for sure if we had guys open or not bc you can’t tell on tv.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Sorry if already discussed, I’m behind quite a few pages, but something I’ve been reflecting on is compared to 2021 and 2022 one of the biggest discrepancies is our 1Q performances. Our opening drive scripts don’t seem to be as close to effective and we have a hard time generally scoring.

Feels like two decades ago that we went on the road and scored 28 in the first quarter against Missouri.

Considering NC State and Arkansas both had 7 and 9 minute drives to open the game, and our possessions are being severely limited, if I’m Heupel I’m seriously considering taking the ball first against Florida and trying to establish some early momentum. Getting an early lead could go a LONG way to building some confidence for Nico and getting the crowd into it.
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The tempo and pace are nonexistent. We did it on the two scoring drives. And it worked. We aren’t running the same offense for sure.
 
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mrMet said:
Frustrated with my betting self. Went against the +6.5 rule yesterday with Louisville (-6.5) and Arizona (-6.5).

A real disappointment!
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Followed the rule today: Cardinals & Giants. Both outright won as did both underdogs yesterday. Crazy
 
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