Football is often thought of as this complex orchestra of weird jargon, dancing bears, and Tchaikovsky. But honestly, it can be simplfied as effectivly as it can be made complex. It’s the obvious things that cost us an Apple Cup.
Blocking, tackling, pass rush, coverage.*
*Could have put a head shot of Lincoln Riley here and made the same point, to be honest.
Don’t give up 51 points. Don’t score only 6 in the second half. Simple goals. How did we fail to enact them?
Part of the answer, I think, lies in one of the foundational truths of coaching football.