I think the next step is playing cleaner against elite teams in the form of penalties...
Sounds easy and obvious but if you look at the 4 games we have lost vs the 5 games we have won. The penalties have been glaring.
Going as fast as we do takes a lot of mental strain to execute when you are tired. Big transition coming from Pruitt's offense. This is upped even more against big time teams. You have to strain harder and the stakes are higher in those games. I think this is where you see more penalties from us. More mental fatigue against those teams leads to mistakes you aren't going to make against a Missouri or a Vandy team.
Pittsburg- 13 penalties. Not having Tiyon hurt but the penalties were why we lost this game. Losing Jalin Hyatt (when he was still running with the 1s) hurt as well when he dropped that TD and got concussed in series 1.
Florida- in the game and about to possibly grab control until Callaway dropped TD. 10 penalties.
Ole Miss- really the 1 game where we kept penalties under control. Had 6. But the personel issues killed us in this game. Losing Cade on the 3rd play of the game is a non starter for this team. No Tiyon hurt. Jabari playing with 1 shoulder. Then Hendon got hurt late to potentially win the game.
Alabama- in the game late in the 3rd Q. 12 penalties where the story. Even more impressive with a very limited Tiyon who I don't think finished the game. Hooker was also limited as a runner.
This will continue to develop but our players have to get conditioned mentally against upper level talent. Hope to see that today.
Heupel's system being so fast is hurt badly by offensive penalties. Lets the defense reset and puts us behind the sticks. I also have felt in 3rd and long situations we seem to typically just check down most of the time. Can't get penalties. Heupel would rather give up a TFL to still play fast then have a deadball penalty.
Sounds easy and obvious but if you look at the 4 games we have lost vs the 5 games we have won. The penalties have been glaring.
Going as fast as we do takes a lot of mental strain to execute when you are tired. Big transition coming from Pruitt's offense. This is upped even more against big time teams. You have to strain harder and the stakes are higher in those games. I think this is where you see more penalties from us. More mental fatigue against those teams leads to mistakes you aren't going to make against a Missouri or a Vandy team.
Pittsburg- 13 penalties. Not having Tiyon hurt but the penalties were why we lost this game. Losing Jalin Hyatt (when he was still running with the 1s) hurt as well when he dropped that TD and got concussed in series 1.
Florida- in the game and about to possibly grab control until Callaway dropped TD. 10 penalties.
Ole Miss- really the 1 game where we kept penalties under control. Had 6. But the personel issues killed us in this game. Losing Cade on the 3rd play of the game is a non starter for this team. No Tiyon hurt. Jabari playing with 1 shoulder. Then Hendon got hurt late to potentially win the game.
Alabama- in the game late in the 3rd Q. 12 penalties where the story. Even more impressive with a very limited Tiyon who I don't think finished the game. Hooker was also limited as a runner.
This will continue to develop but our players have to get conditioned mentally against upper level talent. Hope to see that today.
Heupel's system being so fast is hurt badly by offensive penalties. Lets the defense reset and puts us behind the sticks. I also have felt in 3rd and long situations we seem to typically just check down most of the time. Can't get penalties. Heupel would rather give up a TFL to still play fast then have a deadball penalty.
