Oregon-angle Fiesta Bowl Analysis
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When Oregon was one of the top teams, 10 or 12 years ago, maybe 15, they were known for their fast and explosive offense. They would run all over their opponents, then hit a long pass here and there as well. Speed all over the field.
This guy acts as if they've still got that, but 5 turnovers did them in. But OU had 86 yards rushing, total. Just 312 yards total for the game. The old Oregon would have 500 and 600 yards almost every game. Their defense kept us from big plays? Yeah, they did. But we did exactly what we wanted. First down after first down, wear down the defense, control the game play and keep the ball. Like a lot of our games this year, not particularly exciting, edge-of-your-seat type action, but we never get blown out and more often than not, we win.
This guy acts as if they've still got that, but 5 turnovers did them in. But OU had 86 yards rushing, total. Just 312 yards total for the game. The old Oregon would have 500 and 600 yards almost every game. Their defense kept us from big plays? Yeah, they did. But we did exactly what we wanted. First down after first down, wear down the defense, control the game play and keep the ball. Like a lot of our games this year, not particularly exciting, edge-of-your-seat type action, but we never get blown out and more often than not, we win.
To borrow an old golf adage, you drive for show and putt for dough. Don't need an overpowering long-game when the rest of the clubs in your bag work well.
I think ISU specifically gets hosed on a lot of holding calls because we often only rush 3. Because of that they will have a double team on two of our guys and they almost never call holding on a double team, even if they are wrapping up and tackling JaQuan like a middle linebacker.
The few times we do get a holding call is when the one rusher who is singled up gets egregiously held right in front of the QB where it would be an obvious sack otherwise. And even then we don't always get the call.
Love this! Always a classic video.
As others have said, I think the game against Oregon went exactly the way ISU wanted it to go. Slow, methodical. I think Campbell's formula for success as ISU is similar in many ways to Bill Snyder's at Kansas State all those years. I think ISU tries to win the time of possession battle, slowly wear down the defense (I think the stats this year back up that ISU is a better second half team), a healthy mix of run and pass but focus on run, etc.
So exciting to beat the PAC-12 Champion and a modern-day top 15 type program in Oregon, even if it was a slightly down year for them. Can't wait to watch this team again next year.
The game went exactly how Campbell wanted it to. He's perfectly happy being up by more than one score and just methodically marching down the field to kick a short FG. This game had a time of possession similar to a service academy game. With our offense's ability to pick up 1st downs, the game was over by halftime.
Speaking of Breece, when I rewatch our games I swear that most of his runs are improvised. It's like our line just engages the defense and then Breece just looks for an opening. Many times the opening is out around the end. But I'm sure there's more to it than that. It's just that he changes direction on most of his runs, like " I'm gonna go.... oops, not there. Ah! This looks better.... "
He's somehow patient without hesitating. I'm guessing that's an incredibly rare skill.
It's ridiculous these talking heads act like ISU doesn't pass some sort of eye test when skill position players who are usually the "eye test" players are among the nation's best.
Oh no. We had to control the clock with the best running back in college football. What a disappointment.
Did these people follow our two OU games and OU's dismantling of Florida? Different strengths and weaknesses than OU but we played Oklahoma to a draw over an identical 10 game schedule including a very close game in the last game before bowl season. In all honestly ISU had the head to head edge if you combine the two games and look at ISU's Okst loss being to a better team than OU's KSU loss.
Go ahead and bash OU/ISU/Big 12 collectively if that's you thing, but don't act like OU is somehow passing eye tests and "belongs" this year while ISU doesn't.
It's really hard to look at the Big 12's bowl performance and bash the top and middle of the conference.
The real question is what were we missing from Heacocks defense without spring ball. You know he basically settled for what was already in place and fine tuned it. You know there is more to what he wants to do. It's not his style to be content. 2021 will be a huge year
My summary of this “analysis”:
“Oregon was basically even with ISU except for turnovers...and points...and yards....and time of possession...and 3rd down conversions...and penalties...and basically any metric that counts.”
“Oregon was basically even with ISU except for turnovers...and points...and yards....and time of possession...and 3rd down conversions...and penalties...and basically any metric that counts.”
Dumb people that don't understand football equate speed = talent or passing the eye test.
What my eyes saw were an ISU offensive line that physically manhandled Oregon's DL. My eyes also saw an ISU DL manhandle Oregon's OL the entire second half. I saw an ISU QB be way more accurate, escape pressure more effectively and make better decisions than Oregon’s QBs. I saw ISUs TEs and WRs catch balls better than Oregon’s TEs especially that caught like he had oven mitts on.
Dumb fans that don’t understand football saw a game where a more talented team got beat because of turnovers.
People that understand football saw one team kick the **** out of another team.
