Opening the playbook

[Pb cane]

He can still play in 4 games. They want Emory to shirt too, and he's already played in 1.

It will be Emory in mop up duty so they can save brown for situational play like the wildcat

 

[OldhamA]

Will see a lot of Emory after halftime the next 2 weeks

I'd love to empty the benches before half time - just slightly worried that the backups at DL / LB aren't good enough.

 

[P-Tizzle]

For the past several years, it’s been a running joke on this board that when we play the likes of Miami of Ohio we have the playbook closed. We are saving it for a game like TAMU. That has never come to fruition until this year. We actually saw plays that TAMU could not have possibly been prepared for. Colby Young TD, Colby Young drag route to get a big first down, George TD on the Jaylen Waddle play (which Cristobal actually implemented for those that think he is a caveman X&O guy), and the TD to Horton. So refreshing that I can’t stop thinking about it.

Now that TVD is in the Heisman race, it begs the question if the playbook remains “open” the next two weeks. Fact of the matter is he will need big numbers to keep up with Williams. I am thinking he needs 7 TD’s total next two weeks to keep up. So does Dawson remain creative to give him a chance? Or do we go back to ground game domination Like we did with Miami? It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

I disagree. Just because in past years, our offense has sucked, that doesn't automatically mean that former offensive coordinators didn't have "closed playbooks" against the BCC's & FAMU's. I think this past week vs A&M (and you would agree) that teams do in fact have closed playbooks and then open them up vs stiffer competition (that's what she said). It's your responsibility to go back to our former off. coordinators and show that they didn't have closed playbooks.

So, in 2020, we opened vs UAB (won 31-14) and then played #18 Louisville (won 47-34). In 2017, we opened against Bethune Cookman and then played Toledo. You have to go back to those seasons and prove that we didn't have a "closed playbook" against inferior teams to start the season, and then didn't open up the playbook against inferior teams.

Another point, it's going to be hard to prove since lately we have opened seasons against #25 LSU (2018), vs #8 Florida (2019), and vs #1 Alabama (2021). I think you would have to go pretty far back to prove your theory, bud. But excellent thoughts, and a great post!!

 

[Hoyacane1620]

 

[insaneinthecane]

For the past several years, it’s been a running joke on this board that when we play the likes of Miami of Ohio we have the playbook closed. We are saving it for a game like TAMU. That has never come to fruition until this year. We actually saw plays that TAMU could not have possibly been prepared for. Colby Young TD, Colby Young drag route to get a big first down, George TD on the Jaylen Waddle play (which Cristobal actually implemented for those that think he is a caveman X&O guy), and the TD to Horton. So refreshing that I can’t stop thinking about it.

Now that TVD is in the Heisman race, it begs the question if the playbook remains “open” the next two weeks. Fact of the matter is he will need big numbers to keep up with Williams. I am thinking he needs 7 TD’s total next two weeks to keep up. So does Dawson remain creative to give him a chance? Or do we go back to ground game domination Like we did with Miami? It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

I don’t see TVD playing much tomorrow.