Heading into Ohio State, and the biggest stadium most of these players have ever seen, the Buffaloes had the opportunity to change many people's minds about this program. The game was televised nationally; no blackouts anywhere except for a couple frat houses.
Colorado’s newest coaches have said everything right since they were appointed in October. They even looked, and felt the part. (Not this.)
But, as Jon Embree has said several times in several different situations, ‘there is a difference from saying something, and then proceeding to go out and do it’ (I’m paraphrasing here). So when he said that this time was going to be a ‘physical team that runs the ball’ I completely believed him.
Then the Buffs got the ball for the first time.
“We have been awful starting games,” said Embree. The first three plays were all throws and were all unsuccessful; they used 21 total seconds and gave the ball right back to the Buckeyes “We script plays and we go through it and we give them the looks and we practice it.”
The Buffs want to be physical program, in a name-sake game and that’s how you open the game?
If you are losing, and you need to score in a hurry I can completely understand the philosophy of throwing the ball numerous times. But if there is more than 30 minutes left in a game, so before half time, you cannot disregard everything you ever preached.
In the first half Colorado snapped the ball 23 times; 18 passes and only 5 runs. In those five prescribed running plays none lost yards and they averaged over 4 yards per carry. (‘Four yards a carry’ is something Embree has also stated previously.)
Colorado wants to return to playing good football, but you can’t just say that to win games.
But, as Jon Embree has said several times in several different situations, ‘there is a difference from saying something, and then proceeding to go out and do it’ (I’m paraphrasing here). So when he said that this time was going to be a ‘physical team that runs the ball’ I completely believed him.
Then the Buffs got the ball for the first time.
“We have been awful starting games,” said Embree. The first three plays were all throws and were all unsuccessful; they used 21 total seconds and gave the ball right back to the Buckeyes “We script plays and we go through it and we give them the looks and we practice it.”
The Buffs want to be physical program, in a name-sake game and that’s how you open the game?
If you are losing, and you need to score in a hurry I can completely understand the philosophy of throwing the ball numerous times. But if there is more than 30 minutes left in a game, so before half time, you cannot disregard everything you ever preached.
In the first half Colorado snapped the ball 23 times; 18 passes and only 5 runs. In those five prescribed running plays none lost yards and they averaged over 4 yards per carry. (‘Four yards a carry’ is something Embree has also stated previously.)
Colorado wants to return to playing good football, but you can’t just say that to win games.
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