Tuesday Before Oklahoma State
It's hard to focus on football considering the current circumstances regarding Coach Knight, and there's really not too much as far as articles are concerned as most papers are concerned with last night's most recent incident.
Nevertheless, DMN's Tim MacMahon delves into why Tech has lost it's recent half-time leads against UT. Leach believes that it is first downs and yards that win games, not running out the clock by running the ball. Leach goes so far as to say that running the ball can lead to losses more so than trying to throw the ball. Specifically Leach says:
Leach still believes that the refs caused the loss against UT, and part of me wants to believe this, however, as I said at that time, there are always times the shoe is on the other foot. Additionally, Leach mentions that the loss to OU was a result of good defense and sustained offense. Overall, really good stuff by MacMahon.
At the LAJ, they also focus on the lack of 3rd down production. Don Williams goes a little bit further and notes that not only does Tech not do well with 3rd down offensively, they are also 76th in the nation at giving up 3rd downs defensively. Once again, I believe that Setencich has done about all he can do and it may not be a bad idea to look elsewhere after season's end. I just don't see the improvement from year to year and there appear to be so many mental mistakes.
Nevertheless, DMN's Tim MacMahon delves into why Tech has lost it's recent half-time leads against UT. Leach believes that it is first downs and yards that win games, not running out the clock by running the ball. Leach goes so far as to say that running the ball can lead to losses more so than trying to throw the ball. Specifically Leach says:
"That's not the only way to maintain a halftime lead," Leach said. "All this crap about you line up tight and run it up the middle, that's a bunch of baloney. Quite frankly, I've seen more teams lose leads that way than sustain them."
Leach still believes that the refs caused the loss against UT, and part of me wants to believe this, however, as I said at that time, there are always times the shoe is on the other foot. Additionally, Leach mentions that the loss to OU was a result of good defense and sustained offense. Overall, really good stuff by MacMahon.
At the LAJ, they also focus on the lack of 3rd down production. Don Williams goes a little bit further and notes that not only does Tech not do well with 3rd down offensively, they are also 76th in the nation at giving up 3rd downs defensively. Once again, I believe that Setencich has done about all he can do and it may not be a bad idea to look elsewhere after season's end. I just don't see the improvement from year to year and there appear to be so many mental mistakes.
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