BWahlberg said:
Hey look it's growler posting the same topic he posts every 2-3 months on MB as well! Up next, how to win in-state recruiting!
I like how he basically just says give us Hauck's offense with Breske's defense, waive a wand, make it so, and we'll win. He doesn't take into account that programs change, offenses have become more dynamic, defenses plan better, there's newer and more innovative systems and designs out there that the old "blunt force" approach doesn't work well.
NDSU and Alabama win a crap-ton of games because of many things and yes winning at the line of scrimmage is part of it. But if someone thinks they're just saying, "run the ball well and don't let the other guys score much" like Growler is saying here... well you're not looking at the whole picture.
And FWIW I REALLY like what this coaching staff is doing here and what they're building towards.
As much as it pains me, I agree with Growler. Just thinking back, to establish a dynasty type program, the blunt force approach does seem to work the best. Oklahoma is a great example. In 2001, they won their last championship. The offense was decent and rather workman like, but the defense was stifling. Since then, they have had numerous high flying offensive schemes, Heisman winners, NFL players and no championship. The defense is exposed by the fast break offense against teams of equal talent. The defense is on the field way to much and wears down. The offenses lack of ability to hunker down and run the ball consistently is the key in my opinion. Approaches like Alabama, LSU, Florida, and U.S.C..
In the NFL, Seattle had it run by a grind it out run game and superior defense. Denver this year compared to two years ago is a totally different philosophy.