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Got to love the fake

It's unbelievable how many plays are in the playbook!

The call was great and the execution was perfect as well. The O Line with the collective stand up for a good 2 secs before the jailbreak. Too good. Love it!
 
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I was surprised they were going to kneel. I should have known better.
 
It's unbelievable how many plays are in the playbook!

Geesh. I think we have more plays in the playbook than there are fans in the stands. It looks like there aren't even 5,000 people there. Glad we are still playing hard and for ourselves, but you wish there was more support out there on the west coast.
 
I am 95% certain that the 4th and 1 late in the game where we had the delay of game penalty was going to be a fake also. The reaction of one of the players showing frustration at not getting the play off on time really implied it.
 
It's unbelievable how many plays are in the playbook!

The call was great and the execution was perfect as well. The O Line with the collective stand up for a good 2 secs before the jailbreak. Too good. Love it!

This year we went into each game with about 170 plays that could be called, more than double what we went into a game when Hazell was coach.
 
The risk/reward on the fake 'take a knee' is very low!

Now, a fake punt, has a high risk/reward! (as does many other tactics)

That said, it was VERY well executed. Takes some very good acting!
 
of course I disliked him when he was at nd, but I think he did a good job last night.

agree as well.
he seemed to know more detail about this purdue team than some btn announcers.

much prefer him (and whoever the play by play guy was) vs the dramatics of gus Johnson, who I initially thought would be there.
 
The risk/reward on the fake 'take a knee' is very low!

Now, a fake punt, has a high risk/reward! (as does many other tactics)

That said, it was VERY well executed. Takes some very good acting!

Exactly if it doesn't work it is like taking a knee, which is what you were trying to fake! Also it would mean 10 games into next season the opposing coaching staff has to watch all those games for those two dozen fakes we used and spend time making your team aware of all our tricks. So it works even when you are not using it because the other team has to spend time preparing.
 
All the more reason it will lose effectiveness

Yeah. Like last night. A 40 yard gain. Losing effectiveness.

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

This isn't the type of play you pull out every game. Or every other game. Or even once a year.

It IS the type of play you have in your back pocket, and use in the right circumstance. Like last night. For 40 yards. After it had been used previously.
 
Exactly if it doesn't work it is like taking a knee, which is what you were trying to fake! Also it would mean 10 games into next season the opposing coaching staff has to watch all those games for those two dozen fakes we used and spend time making your team aware of all our tricks. So it works even when you are not using it because the other team has to spend time preparing.

Great point!
 
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