I'm inclined along the same lines as most of the other posts:
1. When you have a quick, aggressive defense, the QB is going to have to take off to make them pay for it. This will be very important.
2. You're going to need a fair amount of power runs
3. The runs will have to be quick hits - not a lot of lateral action
4. You're going to need some screens and quick passes, and perhaps shovel passes
5. It would also help to go over the top at times, but since they are going to be coming hard, you'll need to be quick - perhaps some fade passes would be effective
6. Reverses may or may not be effective - Since they have penetration, you could have a disaster, but if they over-pursue, you could get a huge play.The same goes for trick plays off reverses.
I think OU matches up well, because they are good at all of the above. It will be interesting to see how the Coaches play it. I got a good laugh when, in the press conference they asked Solich how he planned to attack the BG defense, and he laughed and said "I'm not going to tell you that".
Last Edited: 11/6/2012 11:05:04 AM by L.C.