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Positives- Louisville is better than what we thought. Their defense was the best defense we will face all year and Chris Bell is a first round talent at WR. Their gameplan and coaching staff neutralized the pass rush and made us play in space. Overall I think UL might beat ND if they played.

Negatives- if we don’t have a run game the offense is in trouble. Beck is more of a game manager than play maker and if teams contain Bain/Mesidor offenses can move on our defense.

Will we take this game and get better or will we spiral and lose to another team like the last couple seasons like SMU or Pitt?

Playoffs or bust! This isn’t a natty or bust time season.
 
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Remember when all bye week was posting that they had a good defense and fans said they heard that every week prior about team and it didnt matter because we will smash everybody, I do.. good times I guess.
 
This isn't aimed at the poster in any negative way; more of an observation and call to the coaching staff to adjust rb snap count (it's a potential positive within the negative...:

Apparently something can be obvious and overlooked:
Obvious: Marty Brown's better suited for the run up the middle approach than the number of his carries suggests, at least according to the naked eye (would be interesting to apply an equally obvious way to measure the run game: by individual running back performance, rather than as a whole... When Marty Brown was the lead back through the 1st few games (increased snap count), the run game was difficult to stop --and even in last night's game that distinction was clearly noticeable...

Speculation: Perhaps decide running back snap distribution based on in-game, rather than practice performance (I assume Brown's getting outplayed in practice-and that informs his depth chart positioning... Perhaps because the defense has seen him so much they figured out a way or just match up better v. him... But when it's game time, he separates himself from the pack (moreso Lyle, who appears to be better suited for zone blocking running schemes) than Fletcher, who's also shown grit, and push in tough yardage situations... For whatever reason, Brown appears to be particularly flexible when twisting and falling forward after contact, which bodes well for an offensive line that practically smothers dlines... It may not be the prettiest or traditional looking, but it's effective, and his snap count going fwd should reflect that...
 
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