Offense: Tempo vs Ball Control

[Eight]

Fair enough, but generally trying to beat the blue bloods at their own game is suicide. I think Army might be the only non blue blood to give OU a run for their money in the last couple years. Used to be uptempo spread was the way to beat the Alabamas and Ohio States because it wasn’t what they did or practiced against, now it plays into their game. Everything kind of works in cycles, maybe the way to beat them now might be slow, deliberate, complex running schemes like the triple option.

Not suggesting we do that or don’t start using some tempo but I really don’t think HUNH exclusively is the recipe for beating teams like Oklahoma. Would probably just result in really lopsided higher scoring games.

first, HUNH is not the same as using tempo.

tempo simply is picking up the pace when the offense has had success on a play and not letting the defense adjust, substitute, or get calls into the game.

you stand the best chance of winning the games by running the plays your offense best runs and using the pacing that best suits the offense be it against bama or iowa state.

the point simply is that so far this year in the game against the two best opponents tcu played the offense was most effective using tempo.

you could see the negative impact on the frogs offense by having the offense literally standing over the ball until the last 5 seconds of play clock on the final series of the smu game when the smu defense was allowed to regroup by the tcu offense not pushing the tempo.

gary for some reason believes the frogs are better suited slowing the tempo and going old school with tactics and that just hasn't proved right this year.

 

[Wexahu]

first, HUNH is not the same as using tempo.

tempo simply is picking up the pace when the offense has had success on a play and not letting the defense adjust, substitute, or get calls into the game.

you stand the best chance of winning the games by running the plays your offense best runs and using the pacing that best suits the offense be it against bama or iowa state.

the point simply is that so far this year in the game against the two best opponents tcu played the offense was most effective using tempo.

you could see the negative impact on the frogs offense by having the offense literally standing over the ball until the last 5 seconds of play clock on the final series of the smu game when the smu defense was allowed to regroup by the tcu offense not pushing the tempo.

gary for some reason believes the frogs are better suited slowing the tempo and going old school with tactics and that just hasn't proved right this year.

Don’t necessarily disagree because our offense stinks when it’s going slow. If GP insists on not using tempo we need to scrap the offense we run.

I’m just not sure philosophically if increasing the number of possessions and lengthening games is the answer to beating the best teams now since they are way better prepared to play that way now than they were not too long ago.