What is it exactly?

[the6chambers]

We come out fired up...looking good...everyone's in sync - defense / offense (with the exception of a few plays, understandably).

2nd half it's like a steady downhill slide.

How does that happen? Conditioning? Mental toughness? 20 minute break throw everyone off? Team get too comfortable?

 

[Ernest Volmingway]

We come out fired up...looking good...everyone's in sync - defense / offense (with the exception of a few plays, understandably).

2nd half it's like a steady downhill slide.

How does that happen? Conditioning? Mental toughness? 20 minute break throw everyone off? Team get too comfortable?

Coaching, coaching, and coaching.

 

[bam15]

Our locker room looks like varsity blues at halftime.

 

[emzeeee]

We come out fired up...looking good...everyone's in sync - defense / offense (with the exception of a few plays, understandably).

2nd half it's like a steady downhill slide.

How does that happen? Conditioning? Mental toughness? 20 minute break throw everyone off? Team get too comfortable?

They had momentum.

Then the coaches stripped it away by pissing players off on that derpy pooch kick from hell and a draw play on 3rd and long.

 

[bcartervol98]

We come out fired up...looking good...everyone's in sync - defense / offense (with the exception of a few plays, understandably).

2nd half it's like a steady downhill slide.

How does that happen? Conditioning? Mental toughness? 20 minute break throw everyone off? Team get too comfortable?

Lack of leadership and mental preparation at halftime? LAck of depth from several sub-par recruiting classes?

 

[JimVol]

I think Mizz is just playing better ball in the second half.. They figured out that underneath in the flats is wide open like everyone else we played... except NC State..

Even with this crowd of 90k people, Neyland is a LOT to take in.

 

[the6chambers]

Coaching, coaching, and coaching.

Well, I agree - but which elements cause the drop off in quality of play?

 

[hillccs]

Dooley?